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Inside: Spotlight on Ambassador Beecroft

Leadership & Service Highlights

ABOUT THE INSIDE THIS EDITION:

• Letter from the Chair •About the 2020 Social Impact Fellows •Tribute to Dr. Sam Fager, Tau ‘81 • David A.B. Brown, ΕΦ’66 Distinguished Alumnus Award & Distinguished Alumni Service Profiles •Undergraduate Awards •Psi U Responds: To Covid 19 •Profile on Judge John Paul Stevens, Omega ‘41 About the cover Brothers of all chapters at the 2014 Psi Upsilon Convention in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, participate in a Service Learning project at Fountain Hill Elementary School in an underserved part of the city. Brothers repainted school walls and put together a learning garden with a shed.

FE LLOW SHIP STEER ING CO M M IT T EE

Christian Brydges, Nu ‘95 (University of Toronto) • Chair Gary Pan, Eta ‘86 (Lehigh University)

Psi U Beacon

The Psi U Beacon is a publication of the Psi Upsilon Foundation focusing on the award-winning achievements for the common good and promising work these men and women are doing.

F O UN D A T I O N BOA R D OF D I R EC TOR S

E X E C UT I VE C O UNCI L BOA R D OF DI R ECTOR S

P R E S I DE N T & C H A I R

Alexander C. Senchak, Eta ‘06

P R E S I D ENT

VICE CHAIR

Jeremy McKeon, Eta ’08

Matthew J. Eckenrode, Epsilon Nu ‘04

V I C E P R E SI D ENT

S E C R E TA R Y

Christian Brydges, Nu ’95

J. Martin Brayboy, Gamma ‘84

S E C R E TARY

TR E A S U R E R

Dave Hollis, Gamma Tau ’11

John F. H. Ong, Gamma ‘82

TR E A S U RER

C H A I R E ME R I TU S

Timothy Zepp, Chi Delta ’08

Patrick J. Gilrane, Psi ‘83

A L U M N I TE R M M EM B ERS

D I R E C TO R S

Garrett W. Gleim, Tau ‘01 Doug Jackman, Omega ‘89 Gary G. Pan, Eta ‘86 Larry Rakers, Omicron ‘86 P A S T C H A I R S / P R E S I DE N TS

Mark D. Bauer, Omega ‘83 Charles M. Hall, Nu Alpha ‘71 Thomas T. Hanford, Gamma ‘62 Samuel J. Tinaglia, Omega ‘88 DI R E C TO R O F M E MB E R E N G A G E ME N T

Jonathan M Chaffin, Gamma Tau ‘00 D I R E C TO R O F A D MI N I S TR A TI O N

Bethann Taylor

Christian A. Klein ESQ, Phi Beta ‘92 (William & Mary) Mary D’Agostino, Gamma ‘84 (Amherst College) Alexander Senchak, Eta ‘06 (Lehigh University) Jonathan Chaffin, Gamma Tau ‘00 (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Patrick Gilrane, Psi ’83 Jay LaPanne, Delta Nu ’89 Gregory Rupp, Phi ’81 Jon Szynkowski, Epsilon Nu ’06 L I F E ME MB ERS ( P A S T P R E SI D ENT S)

Thomas T. Allan IV, Theta Theta ’89 Mark D. Bauer, Omega ’83 David A. B. Brown, Epsilon Phi ’66 Charles M. Hall, Nu Alpha ’71 Richard A. Rasmussen, Upsilon ’72 James A. Swanke, Jr., Rho ’80 Evan W. Terry, Epsilon Phi ’93 H O N O R A R Y L I FE M EM B ERS

Bradley R. Corner, Omicron ’72 Murray L. Eskenazi, Lambda ’65 Charles A. Werner, Omega ’55 William N. Wishard III, Delta Delta ’64 E X E C U TI V E D I RECT O R

Thomas J. Fox, Omicron ’00 DI R E C TO R O F C H APT ER SERVI CES

Jason Allen D I R E C TO R O F ME MB ER SERVI CES

Ashley Stein

Social Impact Fellowship

supporting effective leaders of today, & inspiring leaders of tomorrow.

INTRODUCTION

A L E X S E N C H A K , E TA ’ 0 6 P SI UP SILON FOUN DAT I ON C HA I R & P R E S I DE N T

Since joining Psi Upsilon, I have never stopped discovering the staggering achievements of brothers in virtually every industry. Even more striking to me is the way many of those leaders have made substantial contributions through their work and personal lives to the betterment of society. From international relations to health & medicine to engineering, our network includes a wondrous abundance of distinguished individuals – many of whom do this important work unsung. I attribute this to the very values we take and repeat each year as we induct new members, “Aspire to moral, intellectual, and social excellence” – values we live out in our chapters through philanthropic works on campuses and in the community each year.

Through our culture and programs, Psi Upsilon prepares to utilize their work, industry, and sector to benefit our society. In this new era of both neighborhood and global challenges, many we have not seen before, the Foundation has sought to innovate our programs and be a firm part of the work our brothers do every day in solving these challenges. This edition of the Beacon highlights the great work happening each day in our network from philanthropic support to judges and responses to crisis – it is an honor to celebrate all of these great brothers. New programs expand our reach to elongate the relationship brothers have with the fraternity and make Psi Upsilon a resource brothers can turn to throughout their life for inspiration and support as they navigate their life - personally and professionally.

Through digging further into our mission and developing programs that move us towards a vision of “Psi U for Life”, we formed the Social Impact Fellowship.

The opportunity to support these promising early and mid-career brothers provides a moment to showcase the very best of the future of up-and-coming leaders in our communities and in Psi Upsilon.

Through showcasing these brothers along with connecting them to younger brothers interested in their field, we hope to encourage more brothers to engage in their communities and with causes that can fix the challenges of our world.

Our ambition for this program is not only to provide awards and stipends, but also to create cohorts that can benefit from each other and a network of experienced brothers to help them tackle challenges in their work and effectively navigate their organization to be more impactful. Regardless of the industry, the Fellowship program will provide a new forum for emerging leaders to seek out peer connections and perhaps find new ways of advancing our collective good within society.

It may seem lofty and out of reach in our world today, but reading the many stories in the forthcoming pages, I hope it becomes clear that we have the talent, the work ethic, and the necessary ingredients to make such a difference both locally and globally. The investment of such generous brothers made in Psi Upsilon and to launch this program cements in me the trust that this will become a core program of the Foundation and wonderful shining star amidst our already dynamic brotherhood.

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ACHIEVEMENT DEDICATION PROMISE UP TO $10,000 AWARDED TOTAL

2 NAMED FELLOWSHIPS ESTABLISHED

STARTED IN 2020

The Social Impact Fellowship aims to highlight brothers’ commitment to service for the common good of society and provide funds for leadership skills development. The Fellowship builds cohorts of emerging leaders to support their pursuits, and through this to provide a distinguished year-long opportunity inspire others.

BEDROCK OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP A S S O C I AT E J U S T I C E O F T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S S U P R E M E C O U R T

THE HONORABLE JOHN PAUL STEVENS • Omega ’41 (U. of Chicago) Life. In an article published December 7th 1938, Stevens wrote of Omega, “Now the house is as strong as ever, the greatest strength in numbers and in personality lying in the sophomore and junior delegations, and the greatest success in campus activity in the senior class.”

After graduating Magna Cum Laude, Stevens joined the Navy and stationed at Pearl Harbour until 1945, breaking Japanese codes and earning the Bronze Star. Upon discharge, he pursued a law degree at Northwestern University Law School, using the G.I. Bill to complete his degree in two years and achieve the highest grade point average in the history of the school. After university, he went from Supreme Court Clerkship to a 22 year career in private practice.

When Justin Douglas retired in November 1975, Judge Stevens replaced him, assuming office the following month. Stevens held “a conviction that both the public and the law were best served John Paul Stevens, Omega ’41, University of Chicago, was the when differing views were expressed and explained, rather than second-oldest and third-longest-serving Associate Justice to ever sit on the US Supreme Court. During his tenure, he advocated for suppressed for the sake of surface collegiality.” He was known to be skeptical of “rigid doctrinal tests” and preferred to trust his affirmative action, renounced capital punishment, and defended own judgement. Further, he served the law with humility and the separation of church and state. Appointed by President treated his clerks as peers. It is said that he would write his own Gerald Ford in 1976, Brother Stevens entered the Supreme Court first drafts, debate with clerks, and leave them instructions such as as a moderate Republican antitrust lawyer, and exited 35 years “don’t let me look like an idiot.” later as an “outspoken leader of the court’s liberal wing”. Stevens’ For Rasul v. Bush in 2004, Justice retirement in June 2010 and death in Stevens wrote the court’s majority 2019 at age 99 left behind a legacy of “Both the public and the opinion which determined the fate legal prowess, independent thought, law [are] best served of two Australians and 12 Kuwaitis and fearless dissent. After his brother, when differing views were captured in Pakistan or Afghanistan William H. Taft, Beta ’78, Stevens was expressed and explained, during the war against the Taliban. the second member of Psi Upsilon to be These enemy combatants were held appointed to America’s highest court, rather than suppressed at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo with Scott Pelley claiming that Stevens for the sake of surface Bay, Cuba with no access to attorneys. “has shaped more American history collegiality.”

Steven acknowledged that his job than any Supreme Court Justice alive.” was to write opinions that were Brother Stevens was born and raised sometimes unpopular, yet asserted in Hyde Park, Chicago, attending the that “if this Nation is to remain true to the ideals symbolized by Laboratory Schools and receiving a Bachelor in English from the its flag… it must not wield the tools of tyrants.”

University of Chicago. Brother Stevens was in the Phi Beta honor “He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Jane Sesemann society, Head Marshal of the Class of 1941, and played tennnis and Susan Roberta Mullen; nine grandchildren; and 13 greatfor the undefeated 1938 team. Stevens was also the editor-ingrandchildren.” chief for The Chicago Maroon, frequently commenting on Greek

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2020 HONORARY SOCIAL IMPACT FELLOW

A DIPLOMAT & A MUSIC LOVER

ROBERT “BOB” BEECROFT • Tau ‘62 (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Browsing the Diamond in 1959, you probably would not remark on a sentence mentioning that Brother Beecroft had his own radio show on campus radio that year. If this did register, you might remember one year in the Diamond of 1960 issue that Brother Beecroft became the WXPN. Checking the yearbook for 1962, it might surprise you is to find out that Bobo Beecroft, or “Bob” as he prefers these days, would go on to be a distinguished diplomat and an important figure in the world of international relations.

Robert Mason Beecroft began his college career at the University of Pennsylvania. as a music major after a youth devoted to music with vocals and playing French Horn. At the time, he chose the University as an urban center. Modern students know it as a place with closed off streets and a beautiful campus, but at the time Bob thought “At that time, the trolley cars ran right through the middle of the campus. It was ugly – alleys and grimy neighborhoods. But it was a city. I’ve never regretted going to Penn.”

Here, Bob joined the Tau chapter and joined our brotherhood.

His love for music led him to the aforementioned, but did not keep him on track. Bob still loved music, but, “Language happened.

I discovered first of all, that if you’re not going to be the world’s best musician, you might as well enjoy the music without doing something that is going to frustrate the hell out of you.”* Changing his major to French, Bob thought that he would be a teacher, and teaching would be an important part of his career. Before leaving college, Bob spent a year studying abroad at the University of Paris and the University of Munich, graduating in 1962. At the time he thought, “It prepared me to be a teacher, which was what I thought I was going to be”.

Moving back to Strasbourg, Bob taught courses on English and American Civilization while studying at the University of Strasbourg for two years. After graduation he faced a choice; “I had to make a decision, stay on in Europe, perhaps permanently, or come home. Frankly and to my surprise, I was homesick for the U.S.” Upon returning to the U.S., Bob began graduate studies in

French at the University of Pennsylvania; it was in this program that he met his future wife Mette Louise Ording Ottesen. “We spent a long day together administering Princeton graduate language exams...we had a great time, and one thing led to another.

I began looking for an alternative to going immediately on active duty.” The active duty was because this was at the time of the Vietnam draft. Despite everything Mette and Bob were wed in 1966 and have been together ever since.

In 1967, while in training for the medical corps, Bob took and passed the State Department service exam. Although initially told his passing grade expire by the time an opening came available, Bob petitioned to have his results delayed. Accordingly, Bob’s service in the State Department was delayed until 1971. “[M]y case was so unusual that they later decided they would never again put anyone on leave without pay who had never been on active Foreign Service duty”.

During that gap of time Bob continued to serve in the medical corps while Mette finished her Ph.D 1968.

The State Department proved to be the right home for Bob and Mette and he said they have been “vagabonds” ever since.

Bob continued to serve in the State Department continuously until 2006, serving in posts in Belgium, France, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Jordan, Bosnia, and at home in Department headquarters.

He also taught at the National War College. From 1996-7, Bob served in the U.S. Embassy at Sarajevo as Special Envoy for the Bosnian Federation and Chargé d’Affaires. In 2001-04, he served as Ambassador and Head of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2004 to 2006, he returned to teaching and was Professor of National Security Strategy at the U.S. National War College in Washington. At the time of his retirement he had achieved the rank of Career Minister-Counselor.

Speaking to the Diamond about his work, Beecroft described the work of diplomacy as “conducting a constant back-and-forth dialogue between the U.S. and another country.” and added that “Facebook and Linkedln are no substitute for the reality of human interaction; they are not real. What is real is looking someone in

“[Being in a Fraternity] is not unlike life in an embassy overseas. You have to find ways to compromise and build on people‘s relative skills in one or another area. You have to be the peacemaker if the collective is going to succeed.” — AMB Robert Beecroft, Tau ’62 5

the eye, face-to-face, and negotiating differences.”** After retiring from the State Department, Bob entered the private sector as the Vice President of Diplomacy and Development for Military Professional Resources, Inc. (MPRI, an L3 Company). However, Bob was called to serve once again and in 2009 he rejoined the State Department as a Supervisory Senior Inspector. In 2011 Brother Beecroft produced a report for the American Academy of Diplomacy on the professional education and training of American Foreign Service Officers. In 2015 he returned to writing with the late Ambassador Princeton Lyman to produce a paper for the U.S. Institute of Peace analyzing the roles and effectiveness of U.S. special envoys in American diplomacy. In 2016 Bob retired from the State Department for the second time.

During this long and globe-spanning career Mette and Bob have found time for family; they have two adult children, Pamela and Christopher, who are both active and involved in International Affairs. Music continues to be a part of his life as he and Mette have sung in various choirs. Mette has supported Bob and the State Department as a whole as a volunteer and as the co-founder of

the Family Liaison Office at State. This work improved the quality of life and safety of Foreign Service employees and their families worldwide. For her work, Mette received a Superior Honor Award and other State Department honorariums. Over the years Bob has continued to be a frequent donor to Psi Upsilon and is frequently mentioned for his charitable contributions in the Diamond. His affection for his alma mater has never waned “I met my wife there, and our daughter graduated from Penn in 1996. Penn and Philadelphia have been very good to me.”

References https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/member/robert-mason-beecroft/ * Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Ambassador Robert M. Beecroft interviewed by Charles Stuart Kennedy 2004 https://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Beecroft,%20Robert%20M.toc.pdf **The Diamond of Psi Upsilon, Fall 2013 https://www.psiuarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Diamondof-Psi-Upsilon_Fall_2013.pdf#search=Beecroft

2020 FE L L OWS HO NO R AR Y S OC IA L IM PA C T FE L L OW

Robert “BOB” Beecroft • Tau ‘62 (Univ. of Pennsylvania) G AMMA C HAP TER C ORPORA T ION S E N IOR FE L L OW

Rico Francis • Phi Nu ‘18 D R . SAMUEL FA G E R, T A U ‘ 81 FE L L OW

Dr. Osman J. Bhatty, M.D. • Pi ‘10 SO C I AL IM PAC T FE L L OW

Rhoden Monrose • Beta Beta ‘09 SO C I AL IM PAC T FE L L OW

Dan Coveillo • Eta ‘13 This program has been generously funded by brothers and especially the members of the Gamma Chapter Corporation and donors to the Dr. Sam Fager Fellowship.

See the full list of donors online at Psiu.org/social_impact_fellowship and in the December edition of the Psi U Review.

DR. SAMUEL FAGER, TAU ‘81 FELLOW

DR. OSMAN J. BHATTY, M.D. • Pi‘ 10 Brother Bhatty is a member of the Pi In medical school he travelled to Pohkara, chapter and graduated from Syracuse Nepal on a medical mission to train within University in 2010 with a degree in Biology the local teaching hospital - he also helped and goal of becoming a physician. He with organizing a food drive for a local recalls volunteering at the nearby Crouse charity. He continued similar volunteer work Hospital right past Marshall Street as a as an internal medicine resident at Creighton rising sophomore which would become his University. earliest experience engaging with patients It should come as no surprise that someone and helping them navigate the healthcare with his record of volunteering has authored system. works that emphasizes the humanity of the From there Brother Bhatty attended the medical profession and of patients outside American University of the Caribbean of an academic context. Brother Bhatty’s School of Medicine, choosing to spend writing credits include two moving articles his clinical years rotating through various entitled “Clinical Flashback: A Patient’s New York City hospitals. After achieving Humanity” published in The Intima: A a Doctorate of Medicine he trained at Journal of Narrative Medicine in 2015 as well Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska as an internal medicine as “Making Sense of Emotions During Residency” published on a resident. He spent three years there during which time he served widely read medical blog, KevinMD, in 2017. as the head of the hospital’s patient safety committee and also had In addition to his civic-minded pursuits Brother Bhatty has the opportunity to present several research published a variety of peer-reviewed projects at national meetings. After abstracts and articles. He continues to “Psi Upsilon, to me, graduating he returned to New York City be an active participant of his medical always emphasized to serve as chief medical resident within specialty’s national conference, most the importance of our the Montefiore Medical Center where he recently have working accepted in the relationships with our continued to engage with clinical medicine upcoming 2020 meeting. in an academic setting. friends and communities – His accomplishments as a leader, He would then be accepted to complete a lesson I’ve always aimed educator and communicator are a Rheumatology Fellowship, a medical expected to serve him well in his new to embody” discipline focused on autoimmune role within the American College of — Dr. Osman Bhatty, Pi ‘10 diseases and musculoskeletal disorders, at Rheumatology’s Communications and Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh Marketing Committee for which this where he is currently finishing his final year of training. He hopes grant was applied. to continue a career in clinical medicine after graduation with a The ACR is a professional organization servicing over 7,700 focus on quality improvement and patient advocacy. He will serve physicians worldwide and allows for members to serve on various as a Fellow member of the American College of Rheumatology’s committees. The Psi Upsilon Social Fellowship is a grant intended Marketing and Communications Committee in the upcoming to fund his work on this board. Prior work of the committee has months. included organizing patient education materials pertaining to While Brother Bhatty demurs this is his first time working for various autoimmune diseases and working with media outlets a non-profit it is far from his first foray into community outreach to serve this agenda. The committee also works with the ACR’s and involvement. As a medical student he took classes to become official publication, “The Rheumatologist” which Brother Bhatty a NY state licensed first responder for domestic abuse victims. has also published for in the past.

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GAMMA CHAPTER CORPORATION SENIOR FELLOW

RICO FRANCIS • Phi Nu ‘18 Rico Francis, Phi Nu ’18 (Christopher Newport University), has always had a passion for youth development and community engagement. As a high school student he worked both as a lifeguard at the YMCA as well as a camp counselor beginning the path of working with community and with youth outreach.

He also credits the amazing mentors and teachers that he had the privilege of having during his time attending public school During his time at Christopher Newport University Brother Francis would go on to volunteer at a local Title 1 Elementary School and be awarded the Ferguson Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship. More importantly, Rico would begin working with the Newport News Public School system first as a Family Engagement Intern and then move on to support the Newport News Public Schools Youth Development Department. During his time with the Public Schools he began a program in collaboration with his Brothers and the local schools to work on finding the best opportunities the chapter could be of service.

Initially the only intention was to find more ways that the Brotherhood could contribute to their community and develop critical community relationship skills. What resulted from this partnership blossomed into a new organization with the Friends of Phi Nu. “I was able to identify specific resources the Phi Nu could offer which were widely in-demand for both CNU and the Newport News Public School system (volunteers, fundraising, programming, and public relations). In return, the public-school system would offer to sign off on volunteer hours, write letters of recommendation, and most importantly, be an advocate of the chapter in the community.” Brother Francis would hold a new

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position with the school system supporting student leadership across the district under the guidance of Ms. Bridget Adams and the Youth Development Department team.

After graduation Brother Francis would work as a teaching assistant and then as a recruiter for Phalen Leadership Academies.

However, from his success with this program Brother Fancis wanted to push further and extend the lessons of Friends of Phi Nu and take those lessons beyond its humble beginnings. First was the founding of JumpStarters, a program intended to use the methods of the Friends of Phi Nu and spread it to schools across the states of Maryland, Virginia, & Indiana. Brother Francis has successfully grown this organization through partnerships and fundraising to keep these services free to the schools receiving them.

Two years later Brother Francis joined TNTP’s Indianapolis Teaching Fellows to address inequality in public education opportunities by providing an accelerated path to teaching for experienced professionals thus connecting students and schools with a number of talented professionals who might never have entered the teaching profession. With this fellowship, Brother Francis plans to expand the scope of Jump-Starters with a deeper understanding of educational needs as well as expanding ways for undergraduates and alumni of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity to further learn, connect, and engage with education leaders across our nation. Jump-Starters also intends to push its domain nationally and help bring together as many students, young professionals, and industry leaders as possible to gain a greater insight into the state and needs of the modern educational landscape.

“With support from the Phi Nu Chapter I was able to trailblaze a new type of community engagement program, one led by valuedriven men on a college campus willing to step up to support teachers, students, and parents in the community we lived in.”

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PSI UPSILON RESPONDS

AC T I O N S A R O U N D T H E C OV I D - 1 9 PA N D E M I C “PSIU RESPONDS” IS AN ANNUAL ROLLUP OF WORKS PSI UPSILON BROTHERS ARE DOING AROUND A GIVEN SOCIAL IMPACT TOPIC.

RPI BROTHER WORKS ON REGENRON COVID THERAPUTIC PROJECT Ines Martinovic Berger, Epsilon Iota ‘05, RAC, PMP is the Associate Manager of Drug Product Project Management at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2008 and was the Vice President of Psi Upsilon’s Epsilon Iota chapter.

Her work at Regeneron has involved the development of REGN-COV2, an experimental antibody cocktail that is being evaluated for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19.

REGN-COV2 is currently being evaluated as part of four latestage clinical trials, including the RECOVERY trial in the United Kingdom, to determine its effectiveness in the treatment of hospitalized patients and prevention for those who have been exposed. The first preliminary human data from the ongoing, randomized, double-blind trial was released on September 29, 2020. Upon releasing the data,

George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron, stated, “We are running simultaneous adaptive trials in order to move as quickly as possible to provide a potential solution to prevent and treat COVID-19 infections, even in the midst of an ongoing global pandemic.”

Ines’ role on the project is managing the process of getting bulk material filled into individual vials, labeled, packaged, and shipped out to distributors. Typically, her group works with the research and development teams over the course of a year to transfer the research process up to large-scale manufacturing. But, in order to rapidly respond to COVID-19, the teams had to work in parallel.

“The research team began working on COVID-19 in early 2020, and by early Spring, we learned that a potential treatment would be coming our way quickly,” Ines said. “We needed to prepare for filing, labeling, and

packaging it, without having all the details like number of molecules or their properties.”

In addition to the physical process, a lot of documentation needs to be in place before any manufacturing work can proceed. Materials need to be ordered and often have a lead time of over six months – yet the team was aiming to have product manufactured and out the door within three.

Despite the challenge of preparing to manufacture a product so quickly, the team rose to the occasion. Ines stated, “The team worked long hours, weekends, holidays, and through the night. Getting this potential treatment to patients has been everyone’s top priority. One of Regeneron’s ways of working is to ‘make it happen,’ and we’ve banded together to find creative solutions and do just that. “I’m so grateful to have been a part of this exceptional team and to have had this opportunity.”

Z E TA U N D E R G R A D H E L P S R A I S E $ 2 2 2 , 0 0 0 + FOR FRONTLINE WORKER PPE Sophomore Sacha Pritzker, Zeta ’22 (Dartmouth), helped found Fuel Our Heroes, an organization that has raised over $222,000 for PPE for frontline workers fighting COVID-19. Several other brothers have also participated in the effort, spearheading local campaigns.

In their own words:“Previous generations were asked to fight on the beaches at Normandy and risk their lives to protect those overseas.

This is our generation’s war and to

do our part, we’ve been instructed to stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, there are still heroes fighting for our protection and risking their lives on the front lines.

Our doctors, nurses, and medical staff are sacrificing everything, day after day, to prevent the proliferation of this virus ravaging cities around the world. Let’s do our part to support our modern day heroes and our fight by providing them with groceries, gas, and personal protective equipment for 9

healthcare workers on the front lines.”

“Fuel Our Heroes” has been fueled by the donations of college kids themselves. It’s designed to meet the needs of medical workers, like gas cards and other donations.

They partnered with UCLA Health for 501c3 status. There are branches of the project popping up in many major cities. The money raised goes to the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment, gas cards, and groceries for frontline workers.

E P S I L O N I O TA ALUMNUS USES 3D PRINTING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Psi U Red Leader at the Make It Through Alliance creates team to create masks for first responders. Jean-Etienne LaVallee EI’94 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) lives in Richmond, VA and is also a huge member of the “maker” community there – designers and fabricators who use 3d printing and machining skills to make just about anything. With the onset of the pandemic Etienne and his friends Larkin Garbee, Adam Gainer, Bert Green, & Jeff

Rock launched the Starwars themed “MakeItThru Alliance” to produce medical community approved face shields.

Assembled from approved materials in a sterile environment, the Alliance has made over 15,000, starting with a donation of 500 to friends in the Navajo Nation. They have since donated many more to native tribes, extended care and clinical facilities in Virginia and elsewhere. They completed the “Shields Across the Alliance” sprint campaign at their Echo Base Safe Assembly Center in conjunction with Alliance partners in RVA Project Shield (covid-19 response) and GOODHEALTHTaskForce.

He writes “Our team of only 9 @ MakeItThru Alliance volunteer Assemblators produced 4000 units of the ‘Goodshield 1000’ flexible face shield design in less than 4 days! In total, our cross-Alliance effort produced over 10,000

A LIVING TRIBUTE TO

face shields in less than a week which will be on local HCP caregivers heads within the next 48hrs.”

Of the shields produced at Echo Base, 3500 will be heading to the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Southside and the remaining units will be going to Bon Secours and other local HCPs. If you’d like to contribute to his ongoing efforts, you can do so here.

MakeItThrough is also a valuable resource if you have question about how to use you maker skills and resources to help medical personnel in your area; contact them at makeitthru@goodworksociety.org If you would like to purchase a faceshield while also donating here is their “Good Store” donation shop: https://www.goodworksociety.org/store/ GOODSHIELD2000.html

continued his life-long learning as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in the joint program at Stanford University and the University of California at San Francisco, where he studied adolescent medicine and ambulatory care administration.

In addition, Dr Sam recognized the impact he could make by studying business and applying this knowledge in the healthcare setting. He received an MBA in Health Care Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1986.

Naturally, Dr. Sam didn’t stop there, he went on to study health care law and received his JD from Georgetown University Law School in 1997. Remarkably, Sam has been able to continually improve his education to make a larger impact on society, improving our healthcare system while continuing to steward the brotherhood of the Tau. Throughout Dr. Sam’s years as advisor to the Tau, he makes himself available to help any Brother, whether actively enrolled at UPenn or decades removed from academia. There are Brothers who graduated in the 1980’s who still call him for advice on how to handle stressful life events and many of their children are now also advisees of Dr Sam, having themselves matriculated through the Tau Chapter. Dr Sam is not only an advisor; he remains a confidant and close friend to a countless number of the Tau. It’s not uncommon for a Brother to call him as late as 10pm, leave Dr. Sam a message, and then get a return call at 11:30pm...only to have the good doctor apologize for not answering the earlier call because he was helping another Brother! With the amount of time Dr. Sam sacrifices for the Brothers, it’s amazing he has time for his own medical career, let alone all the additional graduate level education he received while being the advisor to the Tau.

“DR. SAM”: SAMUEL FAGER, TAU ‘81

by Garrett Gleim, Tau ‘01 (Univ of Pennsylvania) Dr. Samuel Fager was initiated into the Tau Chapter in 1981 and has continued to serve as the Tau’s advisor ever since. He is fondly known simply as “Dr. Sam” and his dedication to helping any Psi U Brother is of chapter lore. Dr Sam’s first introduction to the Tau was in 1979, where he found an eclectic group of young men lacking a chapter adviser. He soon made the selfless decision to sacrifice his time to shepherd the Tau. For the past 38 years, he has a been a friend, mentor, and beacon of inspiration to every Brother that has been blessed to cross his path. Every spring, Dr. Sam writes thorough recommendations for scholarship applications.

Dr. Sam continues to epitomize Psi U’s mission “to aspire to moral, intellectual, and social excellence in themselves as they seek to inspire these values in society.” Further, his life mirrors the goals of the Social Impact Fellowship. After graduating from Princeton University, he chose a career path to help society by becoming a medical doctor. After receiving his MD from Drexel, Dr. Sam completed his residency training at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Not satisfied to rest on his achievements, Dr Sam 10

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RHODEN MONROSE • Beta Beta ‘09 At the age of 12, when many kids are “CariClub is a unique technology trying to figure out what clubs they are platform strategically positioned at the going try out for, Rhoden Monrose was intersection of corporate citizenship and uprooted and emigrated from Saint Lucia professional networking. CariClub is to America. Other challenges awaited the a community of talented professionals family as Rhoden and his sister grew up working together to tackle society’s biggest in Harlem with a single mother. With all problems. Our technology makes it easy for of these challenges, they were helped by our members to discover associate board a number of non-profit organizations. positions with hundreds of inspiring and Thanks to their help, both Rhoden and his effective nonprofit organizations. CariClub sister were able to attend some of the best also helps firms connect with their millennial high schools in America. When it came workforce and subsequently help them attract, time for college, public works by virtue of retain, and develop their next generation of his academic success came in the form of leaders by giving young professionals access a scholarship to Trinity College, where he to philanthropic leadership opportunities, would be initiated into the Beta Beta chapter. specifically associate board positions with Brother Monrose has always been interested in business, well-known nonprofits and foundations.”* and in college founded the websites TrinSnacks.com and Quitting his job in 2013, Brother Monrose founded the CheaperLearning.com, which he would manage throughout his website, unsure of where it would lead him, but looking back on a college years. During his years at Trinity life shaped with so many opportunities College, he was the President of the given by nonprofits that he felt “Our mission is to unlock Trinity College Investment Club, where compelled to make this idea a reality. the potential within each His first client was his now former he managed a $500,000 equity portfolio. individual to become a Working with finance was both a personal employer, CitiGroup, and from there he and professional passion for him, and set out to grow. Six years later, CariClub driving force for good.” before college was over, he would work as serves hundreds of major corporations an Analyst at MetLife and a Trading Analyst Intern at Barclays and over 500 major nonprofit institutions, helping young Capital. professionals to find the fulfillment of public service that will help After college, Brother Monrose went on to work as a them become more well rounded as individuals and members of derivatives trader at CitiGroup, finding what he described as a their communities. job he loved. It was there that he encountered a number of other With this grant, Brother Monrose aims to obtain 30 new young professionals who were wanting to contribute to their clients for his platform in the next 6-9 months, as well as do community, and especially to serve on boards of nonprofits, but 300 board placements. Beyond that, he hopes to put in place finding they did not have the time or connections to properly do the infrastructure for CariClub to scale as it grows into a larger so. “Many Millenials don’t just want a company that does well, organization that can help even more young people to find ways they also want a company that does good (for the community)”* to contribute to their community.

It was a simple observation that so many organizations wanted to *When Everyone Wins Magic Happens transcription of interview of give nonprofit opportunities to their employees, but did not have Rhoden Monrose by Devin Thorpe published on “Your Mark on the World” the time and connections that do so, that became the genesis of Jan 2019 https://yourmarkontheworld.com/tag/rhoden-monrose/ CariClub. In his own words:

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DAN COVEILLO • Eta ‘13 During a recent trip to Ecuador, Brother informing them of when bills that would Coviello took time to reflect on life and impact them and help their clients make where his own life was heading. “What better policy decisions. should I do?” and “What should I contribute While our Brother found this work to society?” are questions everyone asks fulfilling and challenging, he was to begin themselves...Dan was no different in his another adventure when his girlfriend (now ponderings. Ultimately, Brother Coviello wife) was accepted to a Ph.D. program came to a decision about his life and in Kansas. Uprooting his life once again, purpose. Despite being highly educated with Brother Coviello sought new opportunities a Master’s degree under his belt, he returned and found them in the Democratic Party to school to pursue an MBA for the good of of Kansas. Working as the Director of public health. To an outsider this might seem Operations and the Deputy Director of like an odd choice, but looking back on his life Finance, he oversaw the operation of 250+ this makes all the sense in the world. employees during the 2018 midterm election.

Even as an undergraduate Brother, His passion for public service felt fulfilled, Coviello was involved in the Community but it was also an important lesson about his Service Office of Lehigh University. Not only did he help organize own future. “I learned an immense amount about myself and how blood drives, but also helped to refine the organization and to run an effective organization. While I will forever stay involved communication of service opportunities for students on campus, in politics, I know that I do not want it to be my career.” and contributed to the Service Offices Five After travel and reflection, Brother Year Plan.

Coviello began his MBA program While working on a Masters in and worked in the health industry.

“If people are going to Environmental Policy Design, Brother His prior experience working with reach their full potential Coviello worked at the United Nations in organizations large and small, local multiple capacities. During his two years they need to be mentally and global, all came into play, but at the U.N. he helped produce two editions even then, with a commitment to and physically healthy.” of the Sustainable Development Journal learning all he could, there were things as Associate Editor and helped review and he wanted to go above and beyond inform the committee for sustainable development. However, on. “From the beginning, I recognized that my education would working at the United Nations on such high level questions led happen inside and outside of the classroom.”

Brother Coviello to feel distant from the real impact. “It is easy to With this grant, Brother Coviello intends to purchase the become dissociated from those who you are trying to help when expensive textbooks of his graduate program. More importantly, working at the UN.” he will attend the American College of Healthcare Executives in After finishing his Master’s Degree, Brother Coviello moved 2021. This event will allow him to network and gain contacts with to Washington D.C. seeking out new challenges. “While it was the preeminent leaders in healthcare administration, to expand not what I expected, working at Quorum Analytics turned out both his contacts and understanding of the challenges ahead. to be just the challenge I was looking for.” Quorum Analytics focused on analytics of bills in Congress, connecting groups and

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DAVID A.B. BROWN, ΕΦ’66 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

MORRIS WOLFF • Gamma ’58 (Amherst) Wolff remembers when his fraternity brother, John Boettiger, Gamma ’60, Amherst, requested the fraternity hold a tea party so he could invite his grandmother, who happened to be former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. Wolff picked her up from the airport and brought her to the Psi Upsilon house. This one-onone time he spent with Roosevelt changed his career trajectory forever, and fueled Wolff ’s fascination with meeting influential people. Wolff went on to meet Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Frost, John and Jackie Kennedy, and many other figureheads of his time.

Wolff describes Eleanor Roosevelt as a kind and gentle woman who genuinely cared to give guidance to young men.

When Wolff first met Roosevelt, he had been determined to go to Harvard Law School. In the short few hours he spent with her, she encouraged Wolff to attend Yale instead, a decision which impacted his life greatly.

At the age of 83, Morris Wolff, Gamma ’58, Amherst, still One of Wolff ’s greatest motivators continues to be his rides his bicycle eight to ten miles a day. Now living in central disdain for injustice and the misuse of power, particularly Florida, Wolff was born and raised in Philadelphia. In more within government. Wolff remains consistently outspoken in than eight decades of life, Morris Wolff has worn many hats. He these scenarios. He, only half joking, credits this to his Jewish has been a husband, an author, a civil rights lawyer, a teacher, an heritage and his Quaker educational background. “They taught activist, and an advocate against injustice. me to speak up when things were wrong and unacceptable.”

“Wherever I saw injustice, I felt called to help and to heal,” Wolff explains that Psi Upsilon’s pillar, Service to Society, said Wolff. This inspired him to write his first book, ‘Whatever resonates most with his life accomplishments. From his Happened to Raoul Wallenberg?,’ upbringing to his education to his the story of his efforts to rescue profession, he feels as though his life Raoul Wallenberg from wrongful has truly been devoted to service “Psi U focuses on the imprisonment by the Soviet Union of society. After his essential work human heart as a place of following World War II. The Wallenberg drafting legislation for the Civil knowledge and positive family sought out Wolff after the Rights Act and securing the votes Swedish diplomat had already been in energy,” says Wolff, “This to pass it, Wolff saw a need for the a Soviet prison for 39 years. Wolff went younger population to be equally has motivated me to to work immediately, suing the Soviet and fairly represented. He founded intervene and teach to Union to secure Wallenberg’s release. the Take A Brother program in the heart of these youth, Wolff won a $39 million verdict against Philadelphia, which was committed where others had failed.” the Soviet Union and later joined forces to saving hundreds of young with Israel’s officials and a former US people from the justice system. The program involved matching young ambassador to rescue Wallenberg. boys who had criminal records up Unfortunately, Wallenberg was never with outstanding high school boys in their neighborhoods for released. mentorship. Wolff partnered with his wife Patricia, going to Wolff ’s passion for righting wrongs and defending justice the public high schools to find outstanding students to lead began at a young age. This led him to join two of his brothers these wayward boys away from a life of crime. The program who were also involved in Psi Upsilon Fraternity at Amherst.

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awarded the high school boys with college scholarships. Wolff explains that in Philadelphia at this time, many young kids were pushed through the justice system without much of a chance to learn, grow, or become contributing members of society.

The innovative program received a Points of Light award from President George H. W. Bush.

“Psi U focuses on the human heart as a place of knowledge and positive energy,” says Wolff, “This has motivated me to intervene and teach to the heart of these youth, where others had failed.”

Sixty years after his time as an undergrad member in Psi Upsilon, Wolff still recognizes the impact those four years of brotherhood had on him. He maintains friendships with fellow brothers Freddie Greenman, Gamma ’58 (Amherst), and John Lagomarcino, Gamma ’58 (Amherst), after all this time. As he sang over the phone “O Dear Old Shrine,” one of many songs Psi Upsilon members hold sacred, Wolff made it clear and apparent that his love for the organization has not faded over the years. To Wolff, Psi Upsilon’s motto, “Unto us has befallen a mighty friendship,” is the brotherly oath that each brother belongs to each other, from the heart. “I’ve been very, very lucky,” Wolff concludes. “I am looking forward to as many more years of health and happiness as possible.”

Psi Upsilon is proud to announce Morris as a recipient of the David A.B. Brown, ΕΦ ’66, Distinguished Alumnus Award. This is the highest award which may be bestowed upon an alumnus of Psi Upsilon. It is issued for bringing honor to the Fraternity by exemplifying the true spirit and meaning of brotherhood and moral leadership, for dedicated and unselfish service in pursuit of the advancement of the Fraternity, and for demonstrating a commitment to serve the educational environment, community, and country. The Fraternity would like to congratulate Brother Wolff on this award and thank him for all his hard work and reflection on Psi Upsilon.

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD OF PSI UPSILON

CHARLES M. “CHUCK” HALL ESQ • Nu Alpha’71 / Gamma Tau ‘91 (H)

Since the Nu Alpha chapter at Washington and Lee University joined Psi Upsilon in the fall of 1970, Charles M. “Chuck” Hall, Nu Alpha ’71 (Washington & Lee), who was the chapter’s President at the time, has been an active member of Psi Upsilon. He has inspired generations of Psi Upsilon brothers strive to for bigger achievements and supported them with advice, recommendations, and compassion.

“Psi U changed my life, and in a very good way,” says Chuck. “I came from a small town on the Ohio River in West Virginia and hadn’t been exposed to a lot of the world.

When I joined a fraternity, I grew up in ways that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.

I learned leadership skills, self-confidence and how to work with and manage people. It was a positive experience—and it helped me in life.”

After graduating from W&L, Chuck received his commission thanks to ROTC and went on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army. After he was released from active service, he attended law school at Emory University in Atlanta, where he remained to practice law. At the urging of William Robie, EO ’66, Chuck became involved with the leadership of Psi Upsilon on the International level; he is a past Treasurer and past President of the Fraternity’s Executive Council and also Past President of the Psi Upsilon Foundation.

“Psi Upsilon has had a positive influence on a lot of undergraduates,” Chuck added, “but that didn’t just happen. It’s because members who came before us decided to leave something behind. A bequest is an easy way to provide for the fraternity and help change people’s lives.”

Chuck was elected to the Executive Council while he was in law school, and soon was asked to become an alumni advisor to the fledgling Gamma Tau chapter at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Since then he has been continuously involved with the Psi Upsilon Society of

“ [Scholarships, Fellowships, and similar awards are] in large part paid for by brothers who are no longer with us but who believed in the mission and in a better future, paying it forward to help people they would never know.”

Georgia, serving at times as the only board member and for a long time as Treasurer.

During his long involvement with PUSOG, Chuck negotiated the purchase and financing of two chapter houses as the Gamma Tau grew and matured.

He was initiated into the Gamma Tau chapter 30 years ago, and even though some say it was an honorary membership, the brothers of the Gamma Tau have always told him that he is a full brother of the chapter (and to forget walking away because of semantics). Becoming a Gamma Tau kept Chuck involved and many of the undergraduates he met over the years have become life-long friends.

“Donating to the Foundation pays off for years and years to come. Consistent donations at any level were the one thing that humbled me when I served on the Executive Council and on the Foundation. They were always voluntary and came from people who were not compelled to give.”

Brother Hall maintains a well-regarded private law practice and contributes to social excellence through involvement with other community organizations.

On the role of alumni, he writes, “Alumni play a vital role in the Fraternity. They provide an important link, without which undergraduates of each generation would know little or nothing of the rich history of Psi Upsilon and of the strength and durability of brotherhood and friendship.” Chuck has guided the Fraternity with distinguished leadership and deep and abiding Fraternal devotion. It is with deep gratitude that the Fraternity bestows upon him the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD OF PSI UPSILON

ROBERT “BOB” DORIGO JONES • Epsilon Nu ’85 (Michigan State University)

In 1985, as a young Page in the Michigan House of Representatives, Bob took a break to chat with one of his fellow Pages. He showed a picture in his wallet of his fiancé and explained that he got this job after his father cut off his college funds when he bought an engagement ring. Bob was finishing school and working two jobs. Even with two jobs, full-time school, a fraternity, and a fiancé, Bob had the dedication to volunteer for MSU’s student judiciary, too. Two jobs didn’t provide enough funds to cover all his expenses. Fortunately, he received a scholarship from his fraternity, good old Psi Upsilon.

Fast forward thirty-five years and Bob is telling this same story to a young undergrad at Michigan State University about how that year in 1985 painted a picture of his life to come. He speaks with gratitude about Keith Kaminski, Epsilon Nu ‘87, who had also worked as a legislative Page and helped him get the job. Paul Reising ‘83, was instrumental in helping him land the position on the student judiciary.

Bob often speaks about the opportunities and benefits provided by the Fraternity to others.

As Bob extols the virtues of Greek life he enjoyed, he’ll tell you that one of the most memorable nights was when Glenn Stinson ‘84, and Peter Campbell ‘83, talked up the benefits of joining Psi Upsilon. From there, he would go on to serve in important roles during his undergraduate years. “I had some of the best professors at MSU, but they couldn’t teach me how to lead a group of young men like I learned (more or less) to do as the Epsilon Nu House Manager and later as President.”

“I parlayed all of these experiences into a 35-year career as a writer, political advisor, radio commentator and advocate for legal reform,” he says. Bob now sits as the president of Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (MiLAW) after a long and distinguished career

that includes debates on national television and a bestselling book.

In 2007, Bob became a bestselling author for his book, “Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest, and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever”. This led to one memorable and unexpected fraternal encounter.

“A few months after the book was published, I found the MySpace page of my publisher at Time Warner, Jason Pinter, Xi ‘03 (Wesleyan), and was surprised to learn that he was a Psi U brother from another college! Neither of us knew about this connection until that moment. Incidentally, a Psi U brother who was a student at Michigan State University at the time, Mike Dalere ‘05, helped me with the research for the book.”

Shortly after graduating, Bob wed Denise, the fiance he risked college for. They have been happily married ever since, and raised two amazing young men. Bob notes he took Denise to the Psi U Homecoming Party two years before they married. “She had just been elected to the MSU Homecoming Court, and had it not been for the Psi U party, I don’t know if I would have ever worked up the courage to ask her on a date.”

While Bob has gone on to many amazing things, he’ll be the first to tell you “I owe it all to Psi U,” and that this is a major motivation for him in his engagement with the Fraternity. Generations of Epsilon Nu brothers will tell you that Bob has been there for them as a mentor and a help to their chapter. From mentorship, to leadership, to fundraising – Bob has been a stalwart and a guiding light for Psi U. He was the President of the Hesperian Building Association (the alumni organization of the Epsilon Nu Chapter) for 20 years and now serves as its Treasurer. Under Bob’s leadership, fundraising and construction began for refurbishing the house and restoring it to the way it was in 1928. Bob is a pillar of his local Psi U community, but he has found time to contribute and volunteer at the international level. “Volunteering for Psi U on the international level adds another opportunity for Brothers to enrich their own life and the lives of others. There are many different ways to do that, and I chose to be involved in the scholarship committee. It’s both interesting and inspiring to see what great students we have as Brothers and to see how we can help them achieve their dreams through scholarships. It also provides great hope for our future.”

It is with deep gratitude that the Fraternity bestows upon Bob the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

“I believe the social skills students will learn if they take full advantage of everything the fraternity has to offer can give them a tremendous edge over other college graduates who don’t participate in Greek life.

Even more importantly, I believe it will give them an opportunity to achieve their full potential.”

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“Psi Upsilon continues to give students the opportunity to build lifelong friendships while learning about self-governance, ethical leadership, and service to others.”

— Jeremy McKeon, Eta ’08 President of the Executive Council

2019-2020

PSI UPSILON UNDER-

GRIFFIN AWARD FOR SENIOR EXCELLENCE The Griffin Award for Senior Excellence was created to recognize members of the Senior class who have shown exceptional dedication and commitment to Psi U in their final year of classes as an undergraduate. Congratulations to those members of the class of 2020 who are being recognized for their dedication to their chapters.

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Delta - Raymond Lee Zeta - Saheer Mathrani Psi - Tristan Chaix Xi - Wei-Ling Carrigan Upsilon - Mahlon Schaffer Phi - Serge Albarian Omega - Payton Jancsy Pi - Anthony Licata Beta Beta - Alexander Herbst Eta - Matt Hamati Tau - Eddie Hammond Rho - Neil Outarsingh Omicron - Brad Martisauski Theta Theta – Israel Sixto-Sanchez

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Zeta Zeta - Saul D Morales Epsilon Nu - Jimmy Pierce Gamma Tau - Blake Ballew Chi Delta - Sameeha Hassan Epsilon Iota - Brian McGrath Phi Delta - Kyle Ortiz Lambda Sigma - Grayson Beeman Alpha Omicron - Anthony Anderson Sigma Phi - Elliot Biddle Delta Nu – Michael Fremeau Phi Nu - Cameron Ogren Tau Epsilon - Taylor Griffin Delta Omicron Provisional - Lucca McKay

--GRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS OUTSTANDING JUNIOR RECIPIENTS The Outstanding Junior Award is decided by each chapter as they choose the brothers, in the junior class as they rise to a senior, that best exemplify the values of Psi Upsilon Fraternity: Lifelong Friendship, Moral Leadership, Intellectual Engagement, Responsible Social Conduct, and Service to Society. Congratulations to the 2020 Outstanding Juniors and thank you for the contributions to Psi Upsilon and your chapters.

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Delta - Karren Angel Cao Zeta - Michael Tellini Psi - Thomas Graham Xi - Esme Lytle Upsilon - Roy Krishnan Phi - Joesph Cobau Omega - Alexander Kamal Pi - Juan Arias Beta Beta - James Callahan Eta - Luke Christman Tau - Jack Silver Rho - Toyoto Borgmann Omicron - Eric Hypke

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Zeta Zeta - Seoho Choi Epsilon Nu - Max Carey Gamma Tau - Ashwin Ganeshan Chi Delta - Carrie Hunner Epsilon Iota - Evan Spoor Phi Delta - Ryan Kohler Lambda Sigma - Adam Williams Alpha Omicron - Tyler Wetherell Sigma Phi - Giovanni Palmieri Phi Nu - Alex Dutt Tau Epsilon - Shane Donahue Delta Omicron Provisional - Nikolas Damalas