Texas Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at the University of Texas
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Save the Date Join Texas Alpha for Founder's Day, February 28-March 2, 2014. This weekend also marks milestone reunions for the classes of 2003, 1993, 1983, 1973, 1963, 1953, and 1943. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 7 p.m. • Wine tasting and casino night reception at chapter house. TEXAS ALPHA ALPHA AVALANCHE Texas Alpha House Board, Inc. P.O. Box 28061 Austin, TX 78755-8061 Address Service Requested SATURDAY, MARCH 1 9:30 a.m. • Golf Tournament at Barton Creek Country Club - shotgun start, $125 per golfer. 6:30 p.m. • Awards Banquet at North End Zone Club (overlooking stadium). • Dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. $60 per person. SUNDAY, MARCH 2 10 a.m. • Board meetings at the chapter house. 12:30 p.m. • Barbecued rib dinner served. Welcome, New Members Auston Anon • Houston, Texas John Bergquist • Brewster, N.Y. Iris Berthelot III • Houston, Texas Jon Bopp • Rockwood, Texas Sager Brown • Austin, Texas Ryan Bruderer • Wimberley, Texas Nick Burns • Fort Worth, Texas Jake Caraway • San Antonio, Texas Zachary Cossum • Kingwood, Texas Sudip Das • Austin, Texas Michael Duncan • McKinney, Texas Calvin Giddens • San Antonio, Texas James Huff • Iowa Park, Texas Will Hyry • Fort Worth, Texas Daniel Kapilivsky • McAllen, Texas Austin Kim • Tomball, Texas Kenneth Klamert • Manchaca, Texas Nathan Krog • Dallas, Texas Alan Li • Fort Worth, Texas Stephen Lin • Brookfield, Wis. Matthew Longoria • San Antonio, Texas Mason McCormick • Minnetrista, Minn. Charles Meehan • Waco, Texas Cam Meziere • Plano, Texas Robert Montoya • McAllen, Texas Viet Nguyen • Texas City, Texas Wilson Petty • Austin, Texas Andrew Prucha • Humble, Texas Patrick Shaia • Chappaqua, N.Y. Xavier Spencer • San Antonio, Texas William Swope • Houston, Texas Graeme Thomas • Texarkana, Texas Ramsey Timmerman • Westlake, Texas Aaron Wierengo • Tomball, Texas Texas Alpha Accredited with Honors T exas Alpha recently received "Accredited with Honors" distinction from the National FKY Chapter Excellence Program. Texas Alpha is now recognized to be in the topechelon of Phi Kappa Psi's 110 chapters. The foundation of the Phi Kappa Psi Chapter Excellence Program is the 11 standards of operation adopted by the Executive Council. These standards provide the blueprint by which chapters may measure their performance and Chapter Officers Chapter President John Powers '10 Dallas, Texas (214) 392-2925 johnwolftag@yahoo.com Chapter Vice President Daniel Camara '11 Flower Mound, Texas Alumni Relations Chairman/ Secretary Aaron Salzer '11 College Station, Texas (979) 224-1567 aaron_salzer@yahoo.com Recruitment Chairman Blake Bender '11 Sacramento, Calif. (916) 873-5588 blake.bender@yahoo.com set goals for the future. They also provide standards used by the fraternity to determine accreditation and to evaluate the current state of the chapter. The 11 areas of evaluation are: ritual, scholarship, membership recruitment, campus and community involvement, chapter operations, fraternity education, financial management, alumni relations, housing, risk management and code of conduct. Texas Alpha's effort was completed by the active chapter under the leadership of David Thomson '10. Treasurer James Robb '10 Dallas, Texas Fraternity Educator Colin Peterson '11 The Woodlands, Texas Recording Secretary Nicholas Swope '11 Dallas, Texas Sergeant-at-Arms Jeremiah Rodgers '13 Duncanville, Texas Membership Chairman Blake Bender '11 Sacramento, Calif. Scholarship Chairman Sean Valentine '12 Park Ridge, Ill. Social Chairman Austin Wands '11 Lake Forest, Ill. Chaplain Joseph Latta '10 Alexandria, Va. Philanthropy Chairman James Trapp '13 Coldspring, Texas Messenger David O'Neil '12 Colleyville, Texas Risk Management Roy Urquhart '10 Arlington, Texas Historian Benjamin Adler '12 Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.