This Spring we’ve held several events to help Psi Upsilon Brothers connect with one another in their cities, some of these are standing and regular programs and others were grass roots where alums have offered to organize and manage the gathering. We hope to grow this practice to more areas but need volunteers to help organize – these can be informal like a happy hour or sporting event, or more formal like a dinner or speaking event. We’re happy to help connect you with others in your area to plan, and we can assist with creating registration page and email and social media campaigns to get the word out. If you would like to speak with someone about getting involved in this endeavor, please feel free to reach out to Executive Director Thomas Fox at tfox@psiu.org.
A summary of some of our Spring Events:
June 18th – Washington DC Nationals Game
We had over 25 Psi U’s from eight chapters recently get together at a Washington DC Nationals Game in the hope of creating more regular Psi U events in the Washington DC area. Thank you to David Pitcher, Phi , Bruce Blakeman, Phi , John Hoskins, Eta and Jonathan Colb, Phi Nu for helping organize the event.
June 5th – ATL Celebration of Psi Upsilon Achievement
Brothers from 9 chapters in the Atlanta area gathered to celebrate Psi Upsilon scholarship & graduate scholarship recipients, Social Impact Fellows, and new Foundation board member Jennifer Roper, Gamma Tau ’03. Special thanks to JC Sparking, Chi ’89, for sponsoring! Attendees enjoyed remarks from 2023 FishFund Senior Fellow Alex Hofelich, Gamma Tau ’98 (Georgia Tech), 2023 Gamma Chapter Corporation Senior Fellow Jeremiah Olney, Gamma Tau ’15, and Dr. Tony Kremer, Omicron ’87 Graduate Scholarship recipient Tuna Ergan, Gamma Tau ’23, and Psi U volunteers. It was a pleasure to support these brothers and learn about their achievements and honors.
May 16th – Speaker Series Event at the Chicago Club
Peter Weismantle, Eta ’72 (Lehigh) is the Director of Technical Architecture of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and helped design the Burj Khalifa (tallest building in the world) and the Jeddah Tower which will be the first 1km tall tower when it is completed! Our Speaker Series program was created by the Psi Upsilon Foundation to create platforms for alums to share their stories. Thanks to generous alums in the Chicago area we were hosted at the Chicago Club and had a wonderful evening.
April 18th – Perfect Pint Happy Hour in New York City
Psi Upsilon has been hosting happy hours at the Perfect Pint in New York City for a number of years now, and it has become a regular Spring event for our alums in the NYC metro region – many of whom now serve as hosts and help with marketing the event.