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Volume 1, Issue 4 |
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3rd
Quarter 2008 |
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Fall
Rush Week 2008
Monday,
August 18
Taste of the Quad – Come meet the members of the Greek
community and enjoy the evening’s festivities. Take
advantage of all of the food and entertainment provided.
Tuesday,
August 19
Come meet distinguished members of the fraternity, as
well as many of our members who have graduated and are
living successful lives. Dinner will be served at 6:00
pm, so bring your appetite.
Wednesday, August 20
Prepare for classes tomorrow with the entertainment of
some local comedians. Laugh All Nite comedy will be
presenting some of the best comedians in the greater Chicago
area. Show starts at 7:00, so don’t be late.
Thursday,
August 21
Relax after the first day of classes and join us on our
annual trip to Hooters restaurant downtown. We will be
leaving from the chapter house at 6:00 and make the trip via
the CTA, so make sure to have your UPASS!
Friday,
August 22
Finish off your first week on campus with live music on
the lawn in front of our chapter house. Enjoy the
music presented by student band Kaiserkeller, as well as
others. Bands start at 7:30.
Saturday,
August 23
Wake up and join the men of Alpha Sigma Phi as we
contribute to our community. When we return, a brunch
will be served at the chapter house.
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What’s News
The latest happenings in and around
the chapter...
Isabella Ann Swan was born on May
18 at 8:58 PM to brother Chris Swan, ('96) and wife Lisa.
Roland Erwin Laiser was born on
May 26 at 5:06 PM to brother Moshe Laiser ('99) and wife Susanne.
Ling Qi ('97) and wife gave birth
to a boy, 綦振豪 (Zack Qi) on June 18, weighing in at 7lb 2oz.
On August 6th at 5:59 PM Robb
Phiri ('99) and wife Chandra had their first baby, Thandiwe Grace
Phiri weighing 7 lbs and 13 ounces.
John Crane ('98) has moved to a
new IT consulting firm and is now with Dynamic Solutions Group,
serving clients in Chicago's loop. If you're downtown, let's
do lunch.
Tim Nystrand ('05), currently the
undergraduate chapter president, has stepped down to become the RA.
He replaced Brother Matt Moy ('01) per sanctions by the school.
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ALUMNI PROFILE: John J. Song
Initiated: 5/2/1987
Roster number: 745
Big Brother: Matt Winefield
Marital Status: Happily Married w/ 3 kids
Major: (at IIT) Finance, BBA
Graduated from:
IIT
Update: -left blank-
Brothers he'd most like to see profiled: Rhoel Tierra
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ALUMNI PROFILE: Moshe
Laiser
Initiated: 9/19/1999
Roster number: 875
Big Brother: Shawn Schiffner
Marital Status: Married with child
Major: BS and MS in Electrical Engineering
Graduated from: IIT, also currently enrolled in "Parenting
101" and "Holy S**T, I'm a Parent 102"
Update: Currently chilling and working in the Northwest
suburbs of Chicago. Doing Bluetooth engineering for the fifth
largest Tier 1 automotive supplier in the world. Joined the parents
club about 3 months ago (a boy). Still skateboarding and rock
climbing when he gets the chance (once every blue moon).
Brothers he'd most like to see profiled:
Seungbi, Ling, Marin, Rene, The old guard, etc... |
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Save the Date!
Black and White is coming up soon!
Black and White this year will be
held on December 6th which is our Founder's Day. The old gal will be
turning 163. Details on location and cost and time will follow. If
you would like to know more or lend a hand with black and white
please contact the current HP, Ronald Chan at
hp@iitalphasigs.org. If
you've been interested in showing your support for the house, this
might be an excellent time to plug back in and get involved.
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ALUMNI PROFILE: Antonis
Antoniou
Initiated: 11/9/2002
Roster number: 904
Big Brother: Aleks Leposavic (Lepke)
Marital Status: In between girlfriends aka single
Major: Computer Engineering
Graduated from: IIT, in May 2006
Update: Currently living in Chicago and doing graduate work
towards his EE masters at IIT. Plans to graduate this fall and find
a job. Hopefully it will pay good money.
Brothers he'd most like to see profiled:
Louis Tourtellotte, Chris Vafinis, Mike Reed, Joe Sutalo |
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Upcoming Birthdays
Don't see your birthday?
If so, please pass it along to
secretary@corp.iitalphasigs.org.
September
-8th - Corwin Reese
-8th - Louis Tourtellotte
-12th - Nick Palladino
-16th - John Crane
-17th - Paul March
-23rd - Michael Sepcot
October
-2nd - Moshe Laiser
-6th - Stephen Evanoff
-7th - Luke Krauszowski
-19th - Tim Nystrand
-20th - Robert Phiri & Todd Dalessandro
-23rd - Mohammed Almashat
-26th - Vito Natale
-27th - Steve Truch & Stuart Matthews
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Volunteers Needed!
The housing corporation is searching for
some brothers that can bring experience to our upcoming renovation
campaign. If you haven't seen the campus in a while, it's changing.
New student dorms, a new student center, and remodeled classrooms;
the chapter house is
essentially unchanged since the 1960s. We are in the early stages of
developing a plan to modernize the house, and both architectural and
fund raising experience will be invaluable. Please contact me at
HousingCorpPresident@iitalphasigs.org or (312) 498-3475 if you
would be interested, or know of someone I should contact.
YWTMC
Shawn Schiffner '96
Housing Corporation President |
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Recent update from Brother Ling Qi
I have never been very good at keeping
in touch (apologies), and
recently this particular bad habit has been degenerating (more
apologies).
That said, I have recently gotten a better excuse about it: As many
of
you may already know, on Jun 18, my wife had given
birth
to a boy, 綦振豪 (Zack Qi), weighting in at 7lb 2oz. He is a fairly
average baby with the same astounding ability to generate his own
weight in dirty diapers every day. He has also inherited some very
excellent genes from me: from the nocturnal nature to the lack of
hair. I have finally been able to coax one photo worth sharing, and
it
is attached.
Between diaper changes, I am involved in an eternal struggle
between two companies for dominance in the PC graphics arena. The
latest salvo from our side is called "GTX 280" which is mainly a
piece
of silicon the size of a postage stamp that can draw upwards of 180
amperes. If all goes well, these types of processor will be able to
cure cancer and bring world peace in several years time.
Best wishes,
-Ling Qi
[for pictures and such,
http://picasaweb.google.com/lingqi/]
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