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ALUMNI News Alumni and a few active brothers got together this past summer for a BBQ and golf outing.

Rho alumni hosted a golf outing and summer BBQ this past August
in Naperville, IL, with Brothers Chris Perkins ’91, Mike Phillipp
’91, Dave Taylor ’76, and Terry Wagner ’90 taking home the
championship. A total of 34 alumni and undergraduate brothers participated,
including some alumni that traveled from four states outside of Illinois. While
not all of the golfing was impressive, fun was had by all. Rho alumni aim to
make this an annual event that is even larger next year. For information on
the 2016 event send e-mails to RhoAlumniPKS@gmail.com.

Rho chapter brothers and alumni met up at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria Chapter Eternal Have Alumni
in Lincolnwood for our annual winter break get together. We had a News?
great time and hope to get a better turnout in years to come! We are saddened to have learned of the
passing of our Brother. Our sympathies to We want to hear from you!
Send your personal updates,
his friends and family. accomplishments, adventures,
and photos to our Account
Robert Rummler ’36 Manager Kasey Breedlove at
kbreedlove@elevateims.com.
We will include your news in
the next issue of The Rho Extra!

Ebel realized I better spend the four-year-old daughter of a friend of mine
a substantial amount of was diagnosed with cancer. He was telling me
(Continued from Page 1) time learning how to about it one night and I asked him if we could
be a manager. So I cut grant Emma a wish through Make-A-Wish. He

exist back then. I met a guy that Jason at the main brewery in front of one my hair and beard and said yes and within six weeks we put the first
had just started a brewery and of the fermenters rows. Each tank holds started reading business festival together. We brought them to the fest and
needed help, so I took the job. I 400 kegs, which means there is plenty to books. I still put a lot raised enough money for her wish to meet the
was definitely the grunt. I cleaned share with everyone. of time into reading Disney princesses. Now eight years later it has
kegs and tanks. I milled grain and and studying how to turned into a 15,000-person festival with national
carted out the used grain – all the manage people and run a headliner bands playing. We grant multiple
low man on the totem pole jobs that business. I love learning wishes as well as donate to other local charities.
the owner didn’t want to do. about it and seeing
what other successful Outside of work, what do you do for fun?
Once you landed a job on a companies do.
design team at an architect I have a true love of travel. Spending a
firm, why did you decide to How did your year in France made a lasting impression on
leave? friends and family me. My family and I love to go to new places
show their support and experience new adventures. I also like to
After working in the brewery for for your dream? exercise and be outdoors. I enjoy running and
hiking. Plus, all the exercise allows me to have a

a year, we decided to move back We couldn’t have few extra beers.

to Chicago. I got a job at a good done this without their overwhelming support. What advice can you give the alumni
architecture firm in downtown Chicago on the We started our brewery on a shoestring. We had and young actives about staying
design team. I worked there for a couple years, our grandfather’s used dairy equipment that motivated in life?
but I always thought about brewing and getting we turned into beer equipment. We didn’t have

back into it. Eventually, with the support of my money to hire many people either, so we worked I am a firm believer that you should enjoy what
wife and family, I realized that I should follow you do for a living. You have to get up every day
my dream while I was young enough to do it. a ton of hours. We used to ask our friends and and do something, so make it something you love.
So I left a good paying architecture job for an family to come help us package the beer. We If you aren’t having fun and don’t like what you do,
$8/hr brewing assistant job. It turned out to be would have packing parties where we would then it is time to move on. It really helps you stay
a great decision, but it was one I could not haveorder pizzas and drink a few beers as we packed positive when you don’t mind going to work.
made without their support. cases for the general market. Our family and
friends were invaluable to our success. June 3-4
What was the most difficult part about
starting your own brewery? What prompted you to host the Two
Brothers Summer Fest?
Learning how to be a manager. When we started
Two Brothers Summer Festival is something
ΦΚΣout, I was a 24-year-old, ex-deadhead, hippie kidwe are all very proud of here. It is a two-day beer,

that knew how to make beer but nothing about food, and music festival in early June, where all

running a business or managing people. I soon the proceeds go to charity. It started out because @ Riveredge Park - Aurora, IL 3