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Update from the Undergraduate Chapter

By Jack Brotman ’21 | Pro Consul and we are excited to see them grow and multicultural fraternity on campus. All
The 2018-2019 school year had a great excel as members of the Psi Psi Chapter. profits went to the March of Dimes organi-
start here at 737 Comstock. We kicked off We look forward to adding more new zation. The event had a great turnout, and
the year with a very successful fall rush. members during the spring recruitment, we are already working with the Sigmas
Recruitment is something we continue to which will be held February 7-15. to schedule another tournament for the
pride ourselves on and take very seriously, spring semester.
and we are very excited to welcome our We have also continued to excel philan-
six new members to the Psi Psi Chapter: thropically. On November 2, we continued Our fall pledge class took the time to
our tradition of hosting a blood drive in make and donate over 200 sandwiches
• Benjamin Alon ’21, Jericho, NY our chapter house with the American Red to Catholic Charities Men’s Shelter, an
• Christopher Daus ’21, Golf, IL Cross. This semester, we had 24 donors, emergency evening shelter for homeless
men in Syracuse.
including 13 first-time donors, give a total
• Jared Kaiman ’21, Great Neck, NY of 20 units of blood—enough to save the
• Nathan Kellar ’21, Syracuse, NY lives of 60 patients. We look forward to Of course, no spring semester is complete
• David Ogunnowo ’21, Jamaica, NY reaching even better totals when we wel- without Derby Days. While we have not
• James Rudman ’21, Medford, NJ come the American Red Cross back on yet determined the exact dates, we have
February 27. lofty goals of surpassing last year’s record
On November 3, 2018, we initiated these total of $27,000 for Hunstman Cancer
six men as Sigma Chis. We believe these On October 6, we co-hosted the inaugu- Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network,
young men are worthy of carrying forward ral “Sigma Hoops,” a charity basketball and Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
the values and traditions of the fraternity, tournament, with Phi Beta Sigma, a

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