Congratulations to Katelyn Provost, Gamma Tau ’23 (Georgia Tech) and Carson Carr, Phi Delta ’24 (Mary Washington) on being the elected representatives of the Undergraduate Advisory Board for the 2022-23 Academic Year! Voted on by the 178th Psi Upsilon Convention Kaitlyn and Carson will participate on Executive Council Committees and attend regular meetings of the council. In addition, they’ll be working with chapter leadership to help guide the direction of the fraternity this year and in the future.
Three new members of the Executive Council were elected at the 178th Psi Upsilon Convention in Washington DC: Brighten Meade, Phi Beta ’21 (William & Mary); Lance Miller, Epsilon Nu ’80 (Michigan State); and Madison Turkette, Delta Omicron Provisional ’19 (Purdue University).
Brighten Meade, Phi Beta ’21 (William & Mary)
Brother Meade helped start the Phi Beta Owl Club at William & Mary, was their first Archon and initiated in Spring 2021. Currently he serves on the board of the Phi Beta Alumni Association and is a member of Psi Upsilon’s Expansion and Growth Committee. He received a B.A. in Government and a minor in Classical Studies and currently serves as a management consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington D.C.
Lance Miller, Epsilon Nu ’80 (Michigan State)
Brother Miller is the CEO of TerraX LLC, which provides environmentally sustainable products and technologies to the agriculture, commercial, industrial and marine industries. In addition Brother Miller is an award winning speaker and trainer – a Distinguished Toastmaster with Toastmasters International he emerged from a field of 28,000 contestants from 90 countries to win the title of the World Champion of Public Speaking in 2005.
Madison Turkette, Delta Omicron Prov ’19 (Purdue)
Brother Turkette is a founder of the Delta Omicron Provisional Chapter at Purdue University and was initiated in the Spring of 2019 when the colony became a Provisional Chapter. Graduating with a degree in Professional, Technical, Business and Scientific writing from Purdue she then obtained an MBA in Analytical Efficiency from Cleary University. She has served as Archon of her chapter and is a current member of Psi Upsilon’s Expansion and Growth Committee. Originally from Campbellsville, KY she is now a senior underwriter with Guaranteed Rate in Ft. Wayne, IN.
We’d also like to thank Christian Brydges, Nu ’95 (Toronto); Jay LaPanne, Delta Nu ’89 (Keene State); and Greg Rupp, Phi ’81 (Michigan) for their service on the board as their terms have ended and they did not run for reelection.
For a full list of criteria, past recipients, and award histories, visit our full awards page.
Garnet and Gold Award for Academic Excellence
The Garnet and Gold Award for Academic Excellence is given out to those chapters who achieve above the campus average across multiple semesters.
Upsilon, University of Rochester Eta, Lehigh University Chi Delta, Duke University
Owl Award for Exceptional Academic Performance
The Owl Award for Exceptional Academic Achievement recognizes chapters that demonstrate truly significant academic achievement
Delta, New York University Xi, Wesleyan University Eta, Lehigh University
Clasped Hand Award for Outstanding Philanthropy & Service
The Clasped Hand Award for Outstanding Philanthropy and Service recognizes those chapters that go above and beyond. During the 2021-22 Academic Year, while much of the world was sheltering in place Psi Upsilon chapters found safe ways to contribute over 3,525 hours of service in their community and raised more than $138,000 for charities.
Upsilon, University of Rochester Phi, University of Michigan Pi, Syracuse University Theta Theta, University of Washington Epsilon Iota, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lambda Sigma, Pepperdine University Alpha Omicron, New Jersey Institute of Technology Delta Omicron Provisional, Purdue University
This is the third year Psi Upsilon Fraternity has partnered with Phired Up to train members of our chapters to become a Certified Recruiter. Their 2-hour program will help teach brothers how to improve their recruitment efforts and drive both the quality and quantity of new members. Every member who is dedicated to helping your chapter attract, select, and secure the right members should become Certified Phired Up Recruiter. Also, upon completion be sure to share this certification on your LinkedIN Profile!
Each lesson is packed with videos and resources to help brothers learn:
The Fundamentals: Dynamic Recruitment Principles and the Fraternity Recruitment Funnel
How to maximize your recruitment efforts with technology
How to market your chapter (including a sample marketing plan)
How to grow your names list and fill your prospect funnel
The art of Social Excellence™ and how to make authentic connections with Potential New Members
How to use values-based selection to find the right members
How to give a bid the right way
How to systematize recruitment for the future (including an example of a successful recruitment plan!)
Chapter Alumni and Advisors who would like to ‘refresh’ their own recruitment skills are also encouraged to take part in the program and become certified.
Phired Up is the premiere organization to help fraternity and sorority chapters grow, and Psi Upsilon is excited to partner with them and become one of the first fraternities to offer their digital classrooms to all of it’s members and give brothers the opportunity to become a certified Phired Up Recruiter!
If you would like to participate in a Digital Classroom please download instructions here.
For more information about our Certified Recruiter Program, our recruitment assistance, please contact our Director of Growth, Travis Smith.
When: Friday, October 14th, 2022 & Saturday, October 15th, 2022 (tentative itinerary found below [depends on the football game time and if it changes due to NCAA Flex Scheduling])
Who: Omicron Alumni Brothers and their guests. We encourage brothers from 5-year anniversary groups (97s, 92s, 87s, 82s, etc.) to contact your brothers and attend
What: Alumni & Undergraduate Brother Photo on the Front Lawn, Food, Drink, Alumni Meeting, Football
Why: To celebrate our history, our memories, our time in the fraternity, to meet the new generations of brothers, and to see the repairs & maintenance that have been performed on the house this past year
Where: 313 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820
How: RSVP via the weblink here – Homecoming 2022, via e-mail, via text, or via phone call to Mark Tallungan (contact information below) by October 7, 2022 (to help with the hotel reservation count as well as the food and drink count)
Itinerary/Schedule of Events for Psi Upsilon Fraternity Homecoming 2022
(All activities will be held at the chapter house)
Friday, October 14, 2022
7:00 pm The Omicron Alumni Association will provide complimentary beverages for alumni brothers and their guests
Saturday, October 15, 2022
9:00 am The Alumni Association will provide donuts and coffee for alumni brothers and their guests
9:34 am The Alumni Association will conduct elections and a board meeting. All alumni and active brothers are invited to attend
11:00 am Illinois-Minnesota Football Game
3:30 pm Group photograph of alumni and active brothers in the front yard of the Psi Upsilon fraternity house
4:00 pm The Alumni Association will provide complimentary beverages and a post-game meal for active and alumni brothers and their guests
5:00 pm Alumni-Actives Bags tourney
Sunday, October 16, 2022
No formal activities are scheduled for Sunday
Hotel Accommodations:
Nine (9) Hotel Rooms have been booked at Baymont by Wyndham Champaign
Baymont by Wyndham Champaign
302 West Anthony Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61822
United States
Phone #: 217-356-8900
IMPORTANT – A Two-Night stay is required. The total charge for a Two-Night stay is $461.04.
This is on a first-come, first serve basis. All nine rooms have been booked under Mark Tallungan’s name. The Baymont Wyndham Hotel Cancellation Policy is 72 hours prior to arrival by 6:00 pm to avoid a full charge for the room, so commitment is needed on or before 10/7/2022 at 6:00 pm. If you can only stay one night, please let Mark Tallungan (224-766-6005 or tallungan78@yahoo.com) know which night and he will coordinate with you.
For the annual dues & donations, checks for Alumni contributions can be made out to “The Omicron Alumni Association of Psi Upsilon” and they can be mailed to the following address:
We are excited to invite you to Wesleyan Homecoming and Family Weekend, and specifically to some events happening at the Xi, on Saturday November 5th! Please come by the house anytime during the day to meet with brothers old and young, share stories, and learn about what’s happening at the Xi! Schedule of Events:
9:30am – Coffee & Light Eats on the Main Floor 10:00am – Chapter Meeting and State of the Xi, led by Brother Jeff Phelon ’82 and Archon Cece Hawley ’24 12:00pm – Tailgate on Andrus Field. Look for the Psi U flag!
1:00pm – Wesleyan Vs. Williams Homecoming Football
Game
Come by the house anytime during the day to meet with brothers old and young!
The 158th Edition of THE GAME, aka THE RIVALRY will be played at 1230 in Easton on Saturday November 19th. They say “you can throw the records out” and “anyone can win”. That first part certainly holds true as the Leopards are 2-6 and the Mountain Hawks 1-7. Rather than go to Easton, consider…
… a trip to the Eta to catch up with your Brothers. Schedule below. Attend whatever parts you can.
9-10 Goodale Literary Association [GLA] annual meeting in the Chapter House dining room or via internet link below 10-3 Tailgate behind Stabler Arena. Please bring a dish to share and your own drinks 12:30 – 330 THE Game [in Easton] 400-ish Social Hour at the Chapter House – Appetizers and Beer/Wine* 500-ish Dinner
*Alumni encouraged to bring beer and/or wine for the Social Hour. No hard alcohol per Lehigh rules. Families welcome. Donations will be collected to help the undergrads cover the cost of dinner.
GLA Annual Meeting includes a review of finances and election of board members. The Board has limited representation of Brothers that have graduated within the last seven years. Younger alumni have a better feel for the trials of maintain a fraternity at Lehigh. . If you can spare an hour a month and are interested in helping the Eta continue, contact John Mathews at farmerjack25@gmail.com
On Saturday, April 23rd, the Phi Beta Alumni Association initiated sixteen new members to the Undergraduate Chapter as we continue our return to the College of William and Mary. Currently an Owl Club, a term used for an undergraduate chapter returning to full chapter status, the chapter successfully petitioned the campus IFC and became a recognized organization in the Fall.
After some years of dormancy, the Alumni Association of the Phi Beta became re-invigorated thanks to Steve McCleaf, Phi Beta ’89, Christian Klein, Phi Beta ’92 and several other brothers. In the Fall of 2019, an opportunity to work with a group of undergraduates arose and we were positioned well to support them thanks to the alumni association. The pandemic did cause the return to be slower than we hoped it would be, last Spring the alumni initiated four brothers who were graduating, but wanted to see a larger number before they initiated the entire chapter. The alumni partnered with Phired Up to provide additional recruitment coaching which helped lead to a successful Spring recruitment period.
This initiation was held in the Wren Chapel on campus, where the chapter was originally installed 38 years ago on April 14, 1984. You can read about the original chartering of the chapter at psiuarchives.org.
If you know of any potential members attending William and Mary, or any campus with a Psi U Chapter, please be sure to send us their information using our “Recommend a Brother” form.
On Friday, March 18th, the Lambda Sigma Chapter at Pepperdine University hosted their annual Psi U Think You Can Dance Philanthropy. This event invites Fraternities, Sororities and other student organizations to create dance teams and compete in front of a panel of judges. Beginning in the 2000’s this event has grown into a campus tradition, and after having to hold the event online in 2021, returned to an in person performance in front of the student body on campus.
Since the Philanthropy’s inception proceeds have gone to support the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation which became Conquer Paralysis Now. Sam Schmidt ’86 was a founder and first president of Lambda Omega Sigma, the local fraternity that became our Lambda Sigma Chapter in 1998. Sam was a professional Indy car driver when he sustained a C-3/4/5 spinal cord injury while practicing for the 2000 season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway. He created the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) that year to raise funds for medical research, innovative equipment used for rehabilitation, and quality-of-life issues. In 2014 SSPF became Conquer Paralysis Now and is a leading authority on spinal cord injury research and treatment.
