Theta Xi - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

www.alpha6294.com Alphabet AlphaBet Soup Campaign Status At-a-Glance As of August 31, 2020 Total Committed $993,807 Payments Received $880,578 (89%) Remaining to Collect $113,229 Capital Campaign to Officially Close in 2021 $1 Million in Sight for Alpha Chapter I n February, we mailed a last-call letter to all alumni and donors to confirm their capital campaign commitment, payment history, and donor plaque listing. Thank you to all who responded to that mailing. More than $13,000 in new donations came in as a result, and more than $15,000 has since been received toward open pledge balances. We are now at 89% collected with $113,000 in scheduled payments remaining. THERE IS STILL TIME Given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we have delayed the official closure of the capital campaign to 2021. As a result, there is still time to return your confirmation letters, make additional contributions, and submit pledge payments for recognition on the donor plaque. We are now asking for all responses, gifts, and past due pledge payments by March 31, 2021. HOW YOU CAN HELP If you would like to see Alpha Chapter hit $1 million raised (we are only $7,000 away!), please consider submitting a one-time donation. This will be added to any existing giving history and be reflected in your society level for the plaque, as appropriate. Additionally, if you are one of our donors whose original payment schedule has lapsed, please bring your balance current by March 31, 2021. Please make checks payable to: Theta Xi Association of Troy, N.Y. Please mail checks to: Theta Xi – RPI P.O. Box 2187 Columbus, GA 31902-2187 If you would like to confirm your pledge status or need information for a tax-deductible pledge payment through SPGH, please contact our campaign coordinator, Amanda Lehr, at alehr@penningtonco.com. Julian Smetana '56 (A827) and his wife, Barbara, offer their love to all from Pennsylvania. Email: smetajul@icloud.com Lee Wilcox '60 (A944) started playing duplicate bridge in 2012. In 2019, he earned 519 Master Points, placing him 451st in North America out of 160,000 players that year. Email: leewilcox88@gmail.com Rick Gordon '65 (A1024) and his wife, Suzy, are doing well, living 100 yards from the Gulf and only a couple miles from a post office and grocery store. Email: jrgordonfla@yahoo.com John Coffey '71 (A1104) provided a digital scan of the 1969 Theta Xi composite from his sophomore year at RPI. Email: jc.coffey@ yahoo.com Duncan Sparrell '77 (A1160) and 20 of his era brothers got together on April 29 for a Zoom 6294. Brothers in attendance spanned A1147 to A1196. Email: duncan.sparrell@gmail.com Phillip Esempio '88 (A1260) is finishing up his second master's degree in secondary education and chemistry. He teaches chemistry and physics to high school students in Allentown, Pa. Phil hopes to get back for 6294 next year provided the world is back to normal. Email: phil.esempio@gmail.com Allan Herman '89 (A1284) lives in Rome, Italy, and loves it there! He says that everything was going smooth until COVID- 19 came to town and shook things up. Email: hermanallan@yahoo.com Scott Cihocki '90 (A1302) wishes he could put on paper all of the great opportunities that the Zoo and RPI prepared him for. His log home and heavy timber manufacturing facility is starting to look like just that. Scott is shipping projects out of state to keep people working. He wants to give everyone his thanks! Email: applemillhomes@yahoo.com Matt Glaccum '92 (A1324) says the fall class of 1988 had a chance to catch up the week before 6294 with an email chain going around. "It was the first time some of us had been in touch in close to 30 years" Email: mattglaccum@gmail.com Alejandro Ross '92 (A1329) lives in Mexico City with his wife, Angie, and their two daughters. Alejandro and his brother own a real estate developing firm and project management firm for construction projects in Mexico. They started last year on their first project in the U.S. in Houston. Email: aleross01@gmail.com Phil Cutrone '96 (A1388) is staying safe and sane in NYC. "Just a bit of cabin fever like the cold, snowed in winters of Troy but with nicer weather." Email: philip.cutrone@gmail.com Jason Romano '96 (A1407) had to completely convert the Lake Anne Brew House from primarily a taproom brewery into a take-out business. They're not set up as an industrial production brewery, so they retrained bar staff to can beers one at a time. Labor costs are up, but he is proud to be keeping everyone employed. Email: aracnid@gmail.com Dave Gottler '98 (A1437) says all is well in Greenville, S.C. He is adjusting to a different order to life with his wife, three kids, and two dogs. "I was really hoping to get up to 6294 this year. Hoping next year will be back to normal! Email: gottleda@gmail.com Jim Ciccio '99 (A1453) looks forward to catching up at next year's 6294, assuming life is back to normal. Email: jimc1453@yahoo.com

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