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A Few Words from Our President"Working together, the undergraduates and alumni brothers have positioned us to become the fraternity of choice at Penn State"Fall 2007 has been a semester of growth and achievement that we all can be proud of as Alpha Sigma Phi brothers. Our fraternity is poised to continue on this path of success and our undergraduate brothers are leading the way. They have recruited 21 winter pledges, representing one of the largest pledge classes in our recent history and one of the largest at Penn State. In October, Chi Omega and Alpha Sig teamed up to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the first annual Mash Bash. Our undergrads have also raised $15,000 for the start of the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) 2008 and have begun to build a tradition of their own. Our new website has over 300 alumni brothers visiting regularly. As a result, we have seen a marked increase in alumni involvement. Homecoming week was emblematic of their enthusiasm with over 150 brothers joining us at our homecoming party on Saturday night. Before the party, many of our alumni joined the Upsilon alumni board for a house meeting to discuss our chapter’s goals, strategic planning, and leadership initiatives. Our alumni have also contributed significantly to our History Project by sending us composites and chapter artifacts from years past. Finally, our fully functioning Chapter Advisory Team has gone above and beyond by assisting our undergrads through the rush process, creating and accomplishing chapter goals, and producing a successful Homecoming week. Our hard work is paying off, but our efforts have just begun! Working together, the undergraduates and alumni brothers have positioned us to become the fraternity of choice at Penn State. As we continue to expand and implement our strategic plan themed “Brotherhood for Life”, our fraternity will increasingly become a source of value. We welcome your thoughts on this project. Frequent requests have included career services, pledge class and decade reunions, and regional alumni gatherings. Our goal is to sustain lifelong bonds that bring us together, as well as set an example for our undergraduate leaders. During this holiday season, please consider Upsilon in your philanthropic giving. As a chapter, we have not yet fully incorporated the spirit of ‘giving back’, which is paramount to the advancement of all Greek societies. Without a consistent base of annual donors, organizations struggle to provide the quality resources that we all have come to expect. Our goal is to create a ‘culture of giving’ that will stand for generations to come. Upsilon Chapter Inc decided to not ask our alumni Brothers for financial support during our time of re-colonization and subsequent re-chartering. We have worked with the minimal funding that we were able to generate and, fortunately, we have accomplished all the things necessary to keep the Old Gal at Penn State. We are hoping that our demonstrated effort, our accomplishments, and our love for our fraternity will be motivation for all Brothers to consider a gift to Upsilon this holiday season. To make your gift, please click here for the Annual Fund 2007-08. Wishing you and yours the very best during the holiday season and in 2008! And thank you for considering Upsilon this season. With Brotherhood for Life,
Chapter Advisory Council and New Officers Keep Momentum GoingPleased to report a strong finish to the Fall 2007 semester and looking forward to Spring 2008One way to measure success is doing what we said we were going to do, which is part of Alpha Sig's values. With that said, we are pleased to report a strong finish to the Fall 2007 semester. Looking back at the goals set forth at the semester kick-off meeting, the chapter delivered on our business objectives; namely recruitment and getting a head start on leasing the house for next year. Thanks to a strong group of officers, lead by HSP Eric Musser '09 the chapter has gained momentum into another successful semester this spring. We look forward to initiating the Fall class, a strong Spring pledge class of 10+, THON, and the Chapter Advance co-sponsored with the National Office. Several improvements are scheduled to be made in the house, including a new sound system as well as new washers and dryers. We still have a lot of work to do, and appreciate all of your support this year. Happy Holidays, Shawn P. Smith '99, GCA Meet our new Undergraduate Leaders...
Alberto Fernandez '09, HSP. Alberto is the current HSP, and he has also served as Vice President and Member at Large. A Junior Communication Arts and Sciences major, Alberto has won the intramural wrestling tournament two years in a row, and is looking for a third victory in the spring. He is from Oradell , NJ. Alberto is also an Upsilon Chapter Founding Father. Stephen Baldwin, HJP. Stephen is the vice president and a sophomore from Havertown , Pennsylvania. He is a Labor and employment relations major, and he enjoys watching or playing football and baseball in my spare time.
Kevin MacIntosh '10, HE. Kevin is currently a Sophomore at Penn State , majoring in Finance and minoring in Economics. He has two older sisters who graduated from Penn State and he places heavy emphasis on his relationships with family and friends. He loves sports, basketball and golf in particular, and works hard as a caddy in the summer. He has served as Sergeant of Arms, Pledgemaster, and now he is currently the Treasurer of Alpha Sigma Phi-Upsilon Chapter for Spring semester '08.
Eric Musser '09, Member at Large. Eric is in his Junior year at PSU, majoring in Communication Arts and Sciences. He is fresh of a very successful term as HSP, and is excited to still be on the Prudential Committee. He is from Bellefonte, PA and he graduated high school from the George School outside of Philadelphia. Eric is also a Founding Father of Upsilon Chapter.
Daniel Davies '09, Member at Large. As a chapter Founding Father, Dan is proud to be serving his third consecutive term as Member at Large; successfully completing the three peat in our elections. He is a Junior, Communication Arts and Sciences major from Bellefonte, PA. Dan enjoys soccer and is looking forward to leading the Alpha Sig team in the spring.
Brother Patrick E. Malloy III ’62, makes $5 Million Gift to Penn State FootballUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. December 4, 2007On the eve of Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno's induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, two longtime friends of the Paterno family have announced their intention to endow the position that Coach Paterno has held for 42 years. Patrick and Candace Malloy of Key Largo, Fla., have committed $5 million to create the Malloy Paterno Head Football Coach Endowment at Penn State.
The endowment will be the largest individual gift in the history of Penn State intercollegiate athletics, and is believed to be the first named and endowed head football coach position at any of the nation's universities. The Malloys planned the gift as a surprise for Paterno, according to Director of Athletics Tim Curley. He announced the gift to the coach and other attendees at a private reception in New York on December 3, the day before the Hall of Fame ceremony. "We are here tonight to celebrate Joe Paterno's legendary career as one of the greatest coaches in the history of college football," said Curley. "We are also here to celebrate the generosity and loyalty that he has inspired in the Malloy family. Their gift will ensure that Joe's legacy of leadership continues for generations to come." Patrick and Candace Malloy said they intend their gift to honor not only the coach's achievements on the field, but also the values that Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, share off the field with players and the University community. "All of Penn State has benefited from Joe's commitment to success with honor," said Patrick Malloy, a 1965 alumnus of the University. "He is so much more than a coach—he's an educator. He teaches his players how to win in life as well as in football, and he teaches every Penn State fan how to make the world a better place through integrity, honesty, and excellence. We are also fortunate enough to know Sue Paterno, and we have the deepest admiration for her volunteer and philanthropic leadership at Penn State and beyond." The Malloys' gift will provide important resources for the football program, said University President Graham B. Spanier. "It will allow Joe and his successors to build upon the tradition of achievement that Coach Paterno has already has established," Spanier said. "The University is deeply grateful to the Malloys for this extraordinary gift, and we know that it will inspire other alumni and friends to new levels of generosity in our coming fundraising campaign." The University invests endowed gifts in perpetuity and uses a portion of the annual income for the purposes intended by the donor. The remaining income is added to the principal to protect it from inflation and ensure its growth. Income from the Malloy Paterno Head Football Coach Endowment will be directed, at the head coach's discretion and with approval from the director of athletics, to purposes ranging from academic support and special medical care for team members, to expenses associated with recruitment of student athletes and coaching expenses, excluding salary supplements. Penn State intercollegiate athletics receives no state support for its programs and must cover the cost of fielding 29 varsity teams from ticket revenues and private giving. The Paternos themselves have been major donors and fundraisers for Penn State, and Coach Paterno said he was deeply moved by the Malloys' gift. "Pat and Candace are great friends and great leaders for Penn State," he said. "Honestly, this means just as much to me as making it into the Hall of Fame. I can't imagine a better surprise—I guess Christmas came early this year." Joe Paterno's Penn State career began in 1950, when he joined the football staff headed by Rip Engle, his former coach at Brown University. Paterno took on the head coach position when Engle retired in 1966, and he has now passed the University of Chicago's Amos Alonzo Stagg for longevity at a single institution. Selected an unparalleled five times as the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Paterno has led the Nittany Lions to two national championships and 22 bowl wins. His teams regularly have one of the best graduation rates in the nation, and Paterno has helped 27 players to become first-team Academic All-Americans. Patrick Malloy earned a B.S. in business administration from Penn State and played three years of varsity lacrosse. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army as an armor officer, and was later assigned to an elite Green Beret unit during the Vietnam War. He received a Bronze Star as well as two Army medals, and the Vietnamese government's Cross of Gallantry. Upon returning from Vietnam, Malloy was two-time captain of the U.S. Sailing Team, winning the silver medal in England for the United States, as well as later winning the gold medal in Sardinia for the United States. After an early career in commodities, Malloy formed his own real estate company. Today he is president and CEO of Malloy Enterprises and chairman of the board of publicly traded Goodrich Petroleum Co., as well as several other companies he owns privately. Patrick Malloy and Candace Corbett were married in 1981. They have two daughters, Kate and Maggie. The Malloys live in Key Largo, and Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Michael Cocco '05 Honored by Penn State Alumni AssociationReceives 2007 Recent Alumnus AwardThe Penn State Alumni Association honored four individuals and 21 groups for their outstanding work the past year by giving them one of 14 Volunteer Awards at an Oct. 26 ceremony at The Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. The Volunteer Awards, part of the Alumni Association's comprehensive recognition program, acknowledge outstanding individuals and groups for service to their communities, the University and the Alumni Association. Each affiliate group recognized for a group award receives a certificate recognizing their organization's achievement and a $500 grant to be used for future programming. Individual award winners receive a crystal Nittany Lion to commemorate their achievements. The 2007 Recent Alumnus Award recognizes Michael Cocco '05. In his first year as an alum in 2006, Cocco was the top fund-raiser and Thon dancer for the Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group. Currently, Cocco is the president of the Northern New Jersey Chapter. Through his leadership, the group has revised and updated its Web site, doubled the number of events it holds, doubled the chapter's financial contribution to Thon, and more. Cocco's volunteerism reaches beyond the gates of Penn State. He serves on the Executive Board of Nutley UNICO, an American-Italian service organization that helps families in need. He also serves as a member of the Million Dollar Round Table, a professional organization made up of the top one-percent of the world's best financial advisors.
More History from Conor Moran ‘06Conor adds a few more priceless items to our History ProjectI'm in possession of a bid note that was given out from the Alpha chapter at Yale. It was written on official chapter stationary with the letters Alpha Sigma and Phi. The bid is open ended, so no one knows who it was addressed to specifically, but it mentions that if they are to accept they should be in their room at 8 o'clock. The signatures name is clearly visible and he was a sophomore becoming a junior that year and was a member of the society. What's interesting about the bid is that it was given out in July 1849. The fraternity was founded December 1845, with the first bids going out in June 1846. So in theory, and I don't have my 'To Better the Man' book handy, but Louis Manigualt, Horace S. Weiser, and Stephen O. Rhea would have graduated in 1848, making this the first initiates after they left school (although they didn't all graduate). This has to be one of the older pieces of Alpha Sigma Phi historical memorabilia in existence, if not the oldest depending on how records were kept and transferred from Alpha over the years. I have it framed and it's behind UV protected glass to ensure that it isn't exposed to deterioration from the sun/lights. I'm having Nationals do a little research on the bid note and see if they can find some more information on the secretary along with a bit more on the background. They sent out an e-mail to all alumni yesterday quoting Louis Manigualt in his letter to one of the other founders that he hoped the fraternity would stay alive. The quote was one month before the bid was given out.
New Photos from Homecoming 2007...
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