Please read the email from concerned Phi Tau mom, Alice Armstrong below…

I heard about the demolition of the BGSU Phi Tau house last week to make room for dorms. Apparently, this is supposed to happen in the middle of the school year, so I can certainly understand Alice’s concern. If any of you can pass this info along to someone that may be able to help this would be greatly appreciated!

Perhaps if we each send an email to the BGSU president and our National boycotting sending in our annual gifts or something like that, it may prompt them to a different course of action.

Here is the article:

BOWLING GREEN -- A residence hall and two fraternity houses will be razed to make way for two new dorms at Bowling Green State University, officials announced Monday.

The new dorms are part of a complete overhaul of campus residence and dining halls.

One of the new residence halls will be built where Rodgers Quadrangle and the Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity houses are now located off Wooster Street.

While Rodgers was closed before this school year in anticipation of changes, the students who live in the fraternities are figuring out where they will go.

The university provided the fraternities, which have about 60 students combined living in the houses, options last week for different on-campus housing.

They are being asked to move over winter break because demolition is planned for April to make way for construction of the new dorms, which are expected to be completed by the 2011-12 school year.

In Phi,

Bro’ Dave

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From: Armstrong, Alice [mailto:Alice.Armstrong@...]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 18:25
To: stwheaton@...; dstanton@...; DAVID TOTH
Subject: BGSU Phi Tau Chapter notified yesterday - being evicted next month from on-campus fraternity house by University for construction project

 

I am a parent of a current Phi Tau BGSU student (and a 2007 Phi Tau BGSU grad) - the fraternity was informed yesterday by the University, through their advisor Tim Smith, that they will be tearing the House down (chapter is 49 years old tomorrow) this spring (April) to construct a new dorm - the students will be distributed through-out the campus for the winter semester and must vacate by Christmas break. I am shocked that the University would even consider disrupting these kids mid-year and will not wait until the end of the school year.  I know how upset my son is, and what personal turmoil this will cause for him as well as for his fraternity brothers.  Their way of life that they have chosen at college is over, and the history of the house will be gone in a matter of weeks.  I am sure that this has been in the works for quite awhile and as a parent I have not received any news from the the University nor did the kids know.  It will be extremely difficult to keep this chapter together after a disruptive move such as this that will literally scatter the fraternity members across the campus. 

 

I was hopeful that you may have a network that you could contact quickly that could email the University to at least request that they wait until the end of the school year to close the house for demolition. It appears that BGSU is not thinking about what is best for the students at all in this situation, only what is best for their  construction schedule  - and why no mention of this earlier in the year?

 

Tim Smith gave me the following names to email and he was going to contact National after our conversation this afternoon to discuss the situation with them. 

Ed Whipple VP Student Affairs - BGSU - ewhippl@...

Michael Griffel, Director of Resident Services - griffem@...

 

Tim Smith, BGSU Chapter Advisor - tfsmith@...  (I questioned Tim about potential conflict because he is currently serving in an advisory capacity to the President of the University - he claims that he does not feel compromised...)

 

My thought is that the fraternity needs a very strong advocate - from outside of the University environment - to help them through this situation or at the very least a number of voices that will have their best interest in mind and make the effort to appeal to the University to re-consider their decision.

 

Would appreciate any suggestions you may have.  I hate to see this happen to these kids.

 

Best regards,

 

Alice A. Armstrong

___________________________________

 

Alice Ake Armstrong

3900 Key Center

127 Public Square

Cleveland, OH  44114-1291

 

216.566.5404 p

216.403.3832 c

216.566.5800 f

alice.ake@...

 

 

Hello brothers,
   I'm Jared or JR from Muhlenberg College, Eta Chapter. I recently published my
first book called Rising Sign and it's in an online contest with the opportunity
to be a Barnes and Noble bestseller if it gets the most votes. Voting is easy
and takes less than 5 minutes. You're only voting on title, cover, and summary.
If you can take a few minutes to vote, I would be very grateful! The contest
runs til Sept 25th and my competition is right on my tail. If you feel inspired,
please feel free to tell friends by posting the link on your webpage or
Facebook, etc. Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated! Here is the link
to vote: http://tinyurl.com/nsudj4

Also, if you're interested, you can read the first two chapters on my website:
http://starchildtrilogy.com/book1.php

Thank you in advance!

Proud to be,

Jared/JR

The 2009

BIG DOG GOLF CLASSIC

Saturday, August 8th

The NEWSLETTER and REGISTRATION FORM ARE ATTACHED! (Good old fashioned paper versions went in the mail this weekend also.) 

Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Rob Reese at rreese@... or call 216-287-5179.

Beta Mu Alumni Phi Kappa Tau

Dear Brothers,

Let me start by saying THANK YOU to all the brothers that have sent encouragement and contributions for my Multiple Sclerosis Society Pedal to the Point team. I simply cannot express my full gratitude to each of you.

For those brothers I may not yet know, I want to tell you a little bit about me and why I ride. I was initiated at the Beta Mu chapter in 1996.  I was an "active" active brother; serving on the executive board, participating on most of the intramural teams, keeping my grades up and paying my dues.  I enjoyed many friendships within the fraternity during college and do so to this day!

In January of 2003, just over two years out of graduate school and four months before my 30th birthday, I woke up feeling "hung-over" - bleary-eyed, foggy headed, nauseous and a little bit dizzy - the thing was, I hadn't had anything to drink the night before.  This feeling went on for a couple more days and my wife scheduled a doctor's appointment for me.  I reluctantly went, that doctor referred me to another and then another and the fourth doctor said, "Well, its one of two things, either a brain hemorrhage or a brain tumor".  Neither sounded like something I wanted, so when my family practitioner called a couple days later with the test results, you can imagine my relief when she said, "I'm sorry to have to tell you that you have MS".

My immediate thought was, "well, let's get to work staying ahead of this damn thing".  I took up running (I know it sounds very Forrest Gump-ish (running to overcome adversity and all) but I took to it and kept doing it, 8 marathons (with a Boston Marathon qualification time posted this year) and an ultra-marathon later, here I am. This year is my sixth Pedal to the Point and my seventh MS Bike Tour event (I rode the Coast the Coast in New Jersey a couple years ago).  My team has been very successful over the past few years, and we hope this years fund raising will put our cumulative total over the $10,000 mark.  This is the only fund raising event I participate in, because I do not want to be the "uh-oh-here-comes-Aaron-Hawkins-looking-for-money" guy.

For the 6th year I will captain Team Phoenix Rising for the MS Pedal to the Point, and this year we are fielding our strongest team ever.  We have 34 registered team members ready to ride their bicycles over 150 miles in two days to raise money for this cause.  This year my team includes 6 Beta Mu brothers. In addition to myself, I have recruited Beta Mu alums Kurtis Fraley, Gregg Bourdo, Tom Brewer, PJ Moore, and Bob Baldwin to ride with me.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) MS150 - Pedal to the Point is one of the MS Societys landmark fund raising events. I do not want anyone, by any stretch, to feel obligated to donate. If you wish to donate, I would greatly appreciate your support. 

You can donate online by visiting our team's MS web page:

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/OHABikeEvents?team_id=142527&pg=team&fr_id=10830&et=SbpdEA_EdYjiiRgSen1i7Q..&s_tafId=105225

Wish us luck and thank you.

In Phi,

Aaron

Aaron Hawkins 96

If you have questions or comments or wish to participate in the 2009 version of the Pedal to the Point on my team, please email me at ahawk515@.... If you would like more information about the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, how proceeds from the MS Bike Tour are used, or the other ways you can get involved in the fight against MS, please visit nationalmssociety.org. 

Services for Jeff Durr, past president of Psi Chapter, U. of Colorado

Viewing: Thursday July 9th from 5-7pm at the Adamson Funeral Home 2000
47th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80634, USA

Funeral: Friday July 10th at 1pm at the First Christian Church 2230 13th
St Greeley, CO 80631-4555
(970) 352-1292

Immediately followed by the interment at the Evans Cemetery Evans
Cemetery 1100 37th Street - Evans, CO 80620-2036 A reception will follow
at the funeral home.

Brothers -
Any of you from Psi who are not on Paul's distribution list?


Ken Loewen (Colorado '80)
National Councilor - Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Bailey [mailto:pbailey@...]
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 11:46 PM
Importance: High

First, my apologies for not being able to call each of you with information,
and it is likely that the above list has a number of errors
in addresses, so please pass this message along to people that you think may
be able to help.

Funeral arrangements for Jeff Durr, who passed on Saturday July 4, are
pending, hope to hear more later today.

In the meantime - can you help with any photos?  If so, please reply to
friends.of.jeff.durr@...

Jim Noland did a quick dig through his photo files and came up with some,
and I will be doing likewise.  If you have photos you can scan and
send, or otherwise have us pick up that would be helpful.

Here are the screen resolution files we have thus far
http://picasaweb.google.com/Friends.of.Jeff.Durr/JDPhotosFromJimNolandScreen
Resolution?feat=directlink

There are higher resolution scans of some of these in another directory
http://picasaweb.google.com/Friends.of.Jeff.Durr/JDPhotosFromJimNoland?feat=
directlink

Paul Bailey
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Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3200 USA
(303) 449 7779 x8244 office
(303) 748 9103 mobile
(303) 957 5487 fax
pbailey@...

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Greetings Brothers,

I am a recruiter with the United States Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps.  Little is known about the USPHS though it is one
of the United States' 7 uniform services.  Yes I said 7; Air Force,
Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Corps.

Well if you are familiar with the United States Surgeon General you
are familiar with the figurehead of the USPHS. We are an all officer
corps of non combatant active duty personnel.  We are a representation
of practically every occupation that contributes to the delivery of
care and services within the health care arena including researchers
and engineers.  We are federal employees working within the Department
of Health and Human Services, its agencies and other individual
federal agencies that employ health care professionals.  As active
duty officers we are on call for Disaster Response; hurricanes
Katrina, Gustav, Ike we were there providing care to those whom were
victims of the catastrophe.  Looking for something different and
exciting while serving your country in uniform without a contract or
enlistment?

If you are looking for work consider federal employment ("working for
the man"), if are already employed by the federal government look to
see if you are eligible to wear the uniform (www.usphs.gov).  If you
are not qualified for the USPHS but are interested in federal
employment, I can help navigate the trivial USAjob.gov website.

The following is a list of occupations that the USPHS accepts

Physician
Dentist
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Engineer
Scientist (Doctorate Degree in Health or Science related Field)
Environmental Health
Veterinarian
Pharmacist
Dietician
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist
Speech Language Pathologist
Respiratory Therapist
Audiologist
Clinical Psychologist
Information Technology or Computer Science Professional
Dental Hygienist
Medical Health Records Administrator
Medical Technologist
Ophthalmologist
Physician Assistant
Podiatrist
Clinical Social Worker
Have a graduate degree in a Health or Science Related Field (including
MBA with a health concentration)

We also have opportunities for intership/externships in these fields.


Please do not hesitate to use me as a resource.  Feel free to pass
along my information as well to anyone you think might be interested
in “Protecting, Promoting and Advancing the health and safety of the
Nation” in the uniformed service of the United States Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps.
I hope that all is well with you and yours.

Very Respectfully,

Kevin M. Kunard, MBA
Epsilon Phi '99 / Lambda Alum
LTJG, United States Public Health Service
Recruitment Specialist

Office of Commissioned Corps Operations,
Division of Commissioned Corps Recruitment
1101 Wootton Parkway, Plaza Level, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (240) 453-6040
Fax: (240) 453-6134
kevin.kunard@...

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________________________________________

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply.  Willing is not enough; we must do"
Goethe

Save The Date 

The 2009

BIG DOG GOLF CLASSIC

Saturday, August 8th

The newsletter and entry form will follow via e-mail and regular USPS.

We will be hosting the Texas Hold-Em tournament again this year on friday evening. Shotgun start at the Kent State University Golf Course saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.

Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Rob Reese at rreese@... or call 216-287-5179.

Phi Tau Alumni:

Mark your calendars for the Louisville/National 2009 Phi Kappa Tau Alumni Golf
Classic: Monday, July 13, at 12:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Club in Simpsonville,
Kentucky, just east of Louisville.

Phi Taus from all chapters are invited to participate.  Either form your own
foursome or we'll group you with others from your chapter and era.

Please see the attached Invitation/Reservation Form for more details.

With best fraternal regards - -

Bill Brasch
Louisville '67

William F. Brasch PE
Sr. Construction Coordinator

University of Louisville
Planning Design & Construction
421 W. Cardinal Blvd.
Louisville, KY  40208-5456
502.852.0201 502.852.6841 (Fax)
E-mail: Brasch@...

Phi Kappa Tau Big Dog Bowling 2009 

Let's Go Bowling!!!  

Big Dog Bowl will be Saturday, May 16th. This year we are returning to Kent Lanes! The registration form for this year's BOWLing event is attached.

As always we will issue a commemorative patch that can be worn on your Big Dog Bowling shirt. This is a very casual event, and it is perfect for family and friends. Alumni from all across the area are invited to attend. The bowler with the highest series will be awarded the traveling Big Dog Bowl trophy to cherish all year long!

I hope to see you there.

If you need any additional information, please contact: 

Nick Phillips

216-906-6776

nphillips@...   

April, 2009

New Graduate - Seeking Employment 

Attached to this e-mail is the resume for Chris Kikel. Brother Kikel will be graduating at the end of the summer from Kent State.

Thanks in advance for your consideration and any assistance you may be able to provide.

In Phi,

Beta Mu Alumni 

April, 2009

New Graduate - Seeking Employment 

Attached to this e-mail is the resume for Chris Kikel. Brother Kikel will be graduating at the end of the summer from Kent State.

Thanks in advance for your consideration and any assistance you may be able to provide.

In Phi,

Beta Mu Alumni 

Beta Mu Alumni Phi Kappa Tau

In the spirit of Easter, here are two links to a northeast Ohio holiday attraction

"EGGSHELLAND"

The Manolio family has been decorating their property in Lyndhurst, Ohio for the past 52 years. (Matt Manolio '87 is a re-founding member of Beta Mu, and he signed the charter when the chapter returned to campus in 1989.

http://eggshellandohio.tripod.com/

http://www.eggshellandmovie.com/ 

Happy Easter!!

Beta Mu Alumni Phi Kappa Tau

Beta Mu Alumni Phi Kappa Tau

The following messege is from Nick Miesen

of Flying Horse Farms

Team:

We have coverage on Ch. 5 news in Cleveland today airing until noon. See this link:
www.newsnet5.com/video/18904651/index.html?taf=nn5

Nick does a great good job with the facts....not sure the HITW folks would approve, but I like it!

Jen, can we get this on the blog?

Back story here is.....Nick Phillips is a PKT and I met him at a golf outing last summer. We have stayed in touch and they are doing this fundraiser Saturday at Great Lakes Mall up in Mentor, OH.

Nicholas J. Miesen
Director of Development
Flying Horse Farms
614.505.6161 x2#
nick@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick [mailto:nick@...]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:03 AM
To: Nick Miesen
Subject: From A Friend: 'Local Students Help Paul Newman's Charity - Video - WEWS Cleveland'


Nick has sent you a link: "Local Students Help Paul Newman's Charity - Video - WEWS Cleveland"

The link:
www.newsnet5.com/video/18904651/index.html?taf=nn5
 

"Paul Newman took advantage of what life offered him, and while personally reluctant to acknowledge that he was doing anything special, he forever changed the lives of many with his generosity, humor, and humanness. His legacy lives on in the charities he supported and the Hole in the Wall Camps, for which he cared so much."

Team Hole in The Wall - Yogesh Patel

Donation Link: Team Hole in The Wall - Yogesh Patel

Hello Brothers,

My name is Adrian Martinez and I was Undergraduate National Councilor
for Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity from 2004 to 2006. I was recently laid off
  from my job and I have gone back to School. I have my Bachelor of Arts
  from SFSU in Liberal Studies and I'm now attending The Art Institute of
California - Los Angeles and majoring in Culinary. Its been a passion
of mine and something I wanted to do for a long time.

While I'm attending culinary school in Los Angeles I'm looking for a
job preferably in the restaurant field. I can work on the weekends and
im taking only two classes this quarter. If there are any fraternity
brothers who owns a restaurant or knows of a friend who owns a
restaurant and is looking for some help please forward my resume or my
contact info to them. My resume is attached to this e-mail.

In Phi

Adrian Martinez
661-714-4428

Beta Mu Alumni Phi Kappa Tau

House For Sale

Please see the attached information from Shawn Fugarino '97. If you need additional information, please contact Shawn.

Shawn Fugarino

330-620-0299

fig222@...

OPERATION DOGGIE BAG

At the 2008 BIG DOG CLASSIC, our alumni and friends were asked to bring items that could be packaged and mailed to our U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq. We were sending specifically to Brother Jason Reckard.

I am pleased to share the following notes received from Brother Reckard. There are also several pictures attached that Jason has sent back from Iraq.

It is with great pride that we report Operation Doggie Bag - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Over the past 2 months twenty packages were shipped on behalf of our Phi Tau alumni and friends. The amount of supplies and treats ecxeeded 240 lbs! The packages were shipped out 2-4 at a time every 4-6 days, providing a steady stream of good wishes to Brother reckard and all the men and women serving with him in Iraq.

Here are the notes from Brother Jason Reckard:

9/2/08:

Brother Rob:

What a great surprise today when the mail clerk delivered two boxes to
my office. Great stuff enclosed, I passed out the hats and shirts and
as you can see from the photo they were a hit. BIG DOG has gone
international!

I appreciate the gang taking the time and for you taking the lead to do
this for us. You are all good brothers! I could tell from the notes
that were written cold beers were flowing (I hope the Pickle wasn't
driving).

Please pass along my thanks to the Brothers of Beta Mu. Already looking
forward to next years event//

Brother Reckard

Jason Reckard
LTC, MP
Provost Marshal
Victory Base Complex, Iraq
DSN: 318-822-3183
DSN: 318-822-4790 (24 Hour Emergency)
SIPR: 312-243-6970
IRAQNA: 07901932083
jason.reckard@...
jason.reckard@...

9/18/08:

Brother Rob:

The packages continue to pour in, they are great. Please pass along, to all our brothers, my sincere appreciation. You guys are great! Thanks for remembering me over here.

I attached a few recent pictures.

Thanks again,

Jason

God Bless Phi Kappa Tau & God Bless America!

The

Phrenecon Trust Authority, LLC

Serving the Beta Mu Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau

Please welcome the newest members of our chapter's extended family.....

The announcement is attached as a PDF and a JPEG

October, 2008

Phi Tau Alumni - Seeking Employment

Dear Brothers,

Attached to this e-mail is the resume for Scott Hornak '95. If you know of an opportunity that might match up well with Scott's experience and/or employment goals, please contact Scott or feel free to forward the attached resume.

Scott can be reached at shornak1@...

Thanks in advance for your consideration and assistance.

In Phi,

Beta Mu Alumni

Arrangements for the funeral of Joseph J. McCann, Sr., Gamma Upsilon
(Spring Hill), father of past national president Jay McCann have been
announced.

This is the link to the obituary with details from the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette:
http://www.legacy.com/PostGazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=1156649\
46

Please continue to keep Jay and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Charlie Ball

Brothers:

It is with great sadness that I report the death this afternoon of
Joseph J. McCann, Sr., father of past national president Jay McCann.
Jay's father is also a Phi Tau, having been initiated as into the
Gamma Upsilon Graduate Council at the 2002 New Orleans National
Convention.  Arrangements are pending.

Please keep Jay and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Charlie Ball

Phi Tau alumni:

You can still participate in the Phi Tau National Convention in Louisville this
week by attending the special Alumni Meet & Greet Party this Thursday evening,
August 7.  But you need to call and make your reservation NOW.

Reservations can be made by calling the National Headquarters at 800/758-1906,
extension 226.

Your participation will make the 2008 Convention in Louisville a real success!

With best fraternal regards - -

Bill Brasch
Chair, Convention Host Committee
Louisville '67

William F. Brasch PE
Sr. Construction Coordinator

University of Louisville
Planning Design & Construction
421 W. Cardinal Blvd.
Louisville, KY  40208-5456
502.852.0201 502.852.6841 (Fax)
E-mail: Brasch@...