Author name: jmcpsiu

COVID-19 has forced bookstores across the country to shut their doors for an undetermined length of time, and booksellers across the globe have their livelihoods threatened. Everything from iconic bookstores such as the Strand in New York City or Powell’s in Portland to many many smaller stores must close down operations in order to ride out this viral storm.  Jason Pinter, Xi ’03 (Wesleyan) is using his publishing company, POLIS BOOKS, to help. On June 16th, Polis Books will publish “LOCKDOWN: Stories of Terror, Crime, and Hope During a Pandemic,” edited by Nick Kolakowski and Steve Weddle.  All proceeds from sales of LOCKDOWN will go to BINC, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit that assists booksellers in need. Learn more about the anthology here https://litreactor.com/news/exclusive-polis-books-announces-lockdown-stories-of-terror-crime-and-hope-during-a-pandemic-cha and pre-order here. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781951709174

You can join us on May 28th for a Q&A Zoom with Jason as part of out Virtual Speaker Series. Free to all PsiUs, significant others, and friends, register here. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2215881091649/WN_i5F8f5-1SiObccIanILrVA

If you want to get to know a little more about Jason and his work, here’s an excellent interview with him by Ryan Steck https://therealbookspy.com/2020/03/03/hide-away-five-questions-with-jason-pinter/

The #2020PsiUMarchChallenge is in the books!
Congratulations to the Gamma Tau (Georgia Institute of Technology) for winning the challenge!

Congratulations to the Gamma Tau (Georgia Institute of Technology) for winning the challenge!

Strong back and forth competition from the Omicron (University of Illinois), with the Phi (University of Michigan) coming in 3rd.

See how your chapter did here:

Thank you to our matching donors!

• Larry Rakers, Omicron ’86 – matched  $2500 for the Omicron
  
• Garrett Gleim, Tau ’01 – matched $2500  for the Tau
  
• Alex Senchak, Eta ’06 – matched $2500  for the Eta
  
• Greg Rupp, Phi ’81 – matched  $500 for the Phi

Thanks as well to our boosters who spread the word, everyone who sent in pictures in their Psi U finery, and everyone who participated in the challenge! 94 donors raised over $20,000 in support of the annual fund and will help fund Psi Upsilon’s scholarships, grants, and programming.

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