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Beta Lambda Brothers Adam McCabe, Chun Wong, Matthew Metzger, and Kyle Sacha at the Rho Chi Initiation Dinner.
Beta Kappa brothers (L–R) Jaclyn Brucker, Regina Ulis, Ashley Firm, Andy Nguyen, Mark Yacko, David Kim, and Corey Karadeema helped build a corn maze for local children.
Beta Eta brothers draw volunteers in for an American Red Cross blood drive. Sarah Mallow and Tori Capozzi also dabbled in adventure with Sarah traveling to Peru for two weeks and Tori heading over to Egypt for a month. Sarah’s trip had highlights of Machu Picchu and Peruvian pharmacy, while Tori rode camels at the pyramids of Giza, snorkeled in the Red Sea, and worked in a hospital pharmacy in Alexandria. I think it is safe to say our brothers are bold, brave, and serve as excellent examples of Kappa Psi. The brothers of Beta Eta hope to see many of you at fall Province in Pittsburgh. —Tori Capozzi
Beta Kappa University of Pittsburgh Founded 3/26/1913 School of Pharmacy 228 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 betakappa@kappapsi.org
Beta Kappa prepared for the school year ahead by holding our annual House Lift. Brothers came out to the house for a cookout and bit of clean-
ing to make the house look better than ever, and our new front lawn is growing in great! We were also excited to learn that Beta Kappa chapter is ranked number six nationally. Beta Kappa finished a very successful rush period that included a luncheon presentation, outside games and activities at the Cathedral lawn, a luau and a barbecue at the Kappa Psi house. These events were so successful that rush chairs Tyler Chanas and Melanie McCoy made Beta Kappa history by recruiting our largest pledge class ever. We are happy to announce we inducted 49 new members into the 2012 fall pledge class this past week. Now Beta Kappa is focusing on the most exciting time of the year—pledging. Each fall, we hold several fun events to promote pledge unity and fraternal bonding, including Round Robin, Big/Little Dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse, Fright Farm, and Scav Night. Besides pledging and social events, brothers have been serving the community and participating in philanthropy events. In September, 10 brothers helped build a corn maze for local children. Many brothers also participated in the most recent national DEA Drug Take-Back Day. Plans are also in the works to assist a pharmacist in a wellness fair at a local Rite Aid and promote smoking cessation at a university student health fair. Beta Kappa is also in the midst of planning for the first Mountain East Province assembly in October. We are excited to meet the new brothers and cannot wait to show off our city of Pittsburgh, of which we are so proud. —Sarah Ward
Beta Nu Brother Laurie Uehara, pledge Shaylee Donathan, and Brothers Dreana Valenciano and Alex Kugler at the annual fall rush event.
Beta Lambda University of Toledo Founded 5/22/1925 College of Pharmacy 801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 betalambda@kappapsi.org
First off, congratulations to Eric Geyer for winning the 2012 Grand Council Deputy Outstanding Achievement award representing Beta Lambda. We could not be more proud and are thankful for all the help he gave to the chapter. Also, four members were initiated into Rho Chi this fall. Adam McCabe, Matthew Metzger, Kyle Sacha, and Chun Wong accounted for more than 20 percent of the inductees. In addition, three brothers, Wei Hu, Rushil Patel, and Chun Won, were inducted into the pharmacy leadership society, Phi Lambda Sigma, for their exemplary leadership within the College of Pharmacy. As a chapter, we were also recognized for our services during last year’s Veterans Day and received
an award for our efforts from the American Red Cross. Our rush week was full of activities, including flag football, bowling, Uncle John’s Pancake House, game night, and a tailgate prior to the Toledo rivalry game against Bowling Green. We currently have 11 pledges. We have continued to expand our philanthropy and fundraising activities. For example, this fall we will continue with Food for Thought every other Friday where we help prepare bagged lunches for the homeless in downtown Toledo. Also, through Adopt-a-Highway, we cleaned our designated section once and plan to do it again sometime before winter hits. Our food drive Halloween party is coming up and we are very excited due to last year’s success. It was a blast getting to see the brothers of Mu Omicron Pi and Gamma Delta, and we plan on more chapters sharing the fun this year. —Daniel Kovach
Fall 2012 u MASK OF KAPPA PSI PHARMACEUTICAL FRATERNITY
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