Upsilon Corporation members, Eric Musser ’09, Skip Lange ’67, Matt Campbell ’00, Scott Coperthwaite ’89, Mike Band ’06, Russ Gombos ’69, and Shawn Smith ’99

Upsilon Board Meets to Plan the Future of our Chapter

"we can earn our way back to the upper echelon of fraternities at Penn State"

The board of Upsilon Chapter, Inc. met June 30th to plan for the next year.  Over the past ten years we’ve had our challenges as a chapter. But after a long journey back, your board feels this is a year to make a significant investment in the chapter so we can earn our way back to the upper echelon of fraternities at Penn State.

But wait... there's more... Skip Lange '67, Shawn Smith '99, Craig Snyder '89, and Scott Cowperthwaite '89 debating during the Upsilon Corporation meeting on June 30th, 2007

To that end, we have committed $20,000 to the chapter to do the following: refurbish the kitchen with new (or used) equipment as well as utensils and supplies; renovate the ladies head; invest in recruitment to ensure we have a full house for the next school year (2008-2009) and every year thereafter. 

We also intend to use our Educational Foundation to help encourage and motivate enhanced academic performance and student leadership. 

If our fundraising efforts under the leadership of Matt Campbell ‘00 generate additional funding, we will also renovate the party room, a place of a million memories, and continue to upgrade the furniture, fixtures and equipment to enhance the Brothers’ quality of life.

Special thanks to Marianne and...

...Colby for allowing us to use their house for the meeting

And this isn’t all.  We’ll be forming an alumni advisory council to provide more proactive support to our undergraduate leaders from some of our more recent graduates.  The council will provide individual and group advice and counsel to the Brothers and be available for less formal consultation.  Another group of your alumni Brothers will be exploring initiatives and activities to help build brotherhood for life.  Ideas under consideration are a job/resume bank for full-time jobs and internships, regional Upsilon activities and more reunions at the Old Gal.

Skip Lange ‘67 - "we can earn our way back to the upper echelon of fraternities at Penn State"

We need your help, of course.  With all this new energy and ideas, we need the support of the Brotherhood to make all this—and more—a reality.  Money will help, it always does.  But your contribution can also come as an investment in time and energy.  The time spent is not all work either—the spirit of Alpha Sig and fun lives on long after we’ve left the Old Gal.  So please get involved and give back to an experience that gave so much to you.  Keep an eye on our website and you’ll have lots of opportunities to give back.

With Brotherhood for Life,
Skip Lange ‘67 - President, Upsilon Chapter, Inc.

Click here to Download the Meeting Minutes

Many thanks to the Upsilon Board and Chapter Advisory Team Members ...

• President: Edward ‘Skip’ Lange III ’69
  
• Vice President: Craig ‘Codge’ Snyder ’89
  
• Treasurer/Operating Budget & CAT Member at Large: Michael Devine ’04
  
• Treasurer/Educational Foundation: Scott Cowperthwaite '89
• Chairman/Chapter Advisory Council: Shawn Smith ’99
• Director of Communications and Fundraising: Matthew Campbell ’00
• HSP: Eric Musser ’09
• Director & CAT Member at Large: Michael Band ’06
• Director: Dave P. Dapko ’89
• Director: Thomas F.Songer III ’93
• Director: Kenneth Brownstein ’04
• Director: Russell Gombos ’68

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The Agenda from the Chapter Advisory Team's Fall 2007 Kick-off Meeting with the Actives

Chapter Advisory Team meets with Actives to Provide Direction and Support

"focus areas include academic improvement, risk management, community service/philanthropy and leadership development"

On August 25, members of the Chapter Advisory Team (CAT) met with the Upsilon undergraduates to kick off the Fall semester. 

Much like the purpose and mission of the CAT, the objective of the meeting was to provide direction and support to the brothers. We continually re-visit our strategic objectives to ensure the chapter is progressing. Some of the focus areas include academic improvement, risk management, community service/philanthropy and leadership development. Of course in my years as the GCA, I haven’t had to remind the chapter about having a good time!

We also continue to set goals that will ensure success for the Chapter now and in the future. For example our Fall 2007 Pledge class goal is 20+ members. On the business side, we want to guarantee a full house for next year by requiring 35 brothers to sign a master lease agreement with the Upsilon Corporation by December 1, 2007. Then following up through the Upsilon Educational Foundation, we’ve offered incentives to the brothers to achieve these goals. These are in addition to our GPA incentive plan approved at the summer board meeting.

As you can see, we try to keep it simple and provide as much support as possible to the brotherhood. Our ability to do this is sustained through alumni contributions of both time and gifts.

On behalf of the CAT, thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at Homecoming.

In Phi,
Shawn P. Smith '99 - Grand Chapter Advisor

We’ve added the Undergraduate Bylaws to the website so that our brotherhood can view and post any comments, suggestions, etc. These bylaws have not been updated since 1988 and could use a good update - Russ Gombos ’69