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Psi U's 166th Convention in Vancouver features 3 great speakers, Thomas d'Aquino, Zeta Zeta '62 (UBC), Barry Gough, Zeta Zeta '62 (UBC) and Mike Dunphy.

Convention delegates will conduct the Fraternity's legislative business and develop strategies for making their chapters valued and respected members of the campus community in the Leadership Institute.

In addition, the Zeta Zeta has organized a harbor cruise and cookout at the chapter house for Convention delegates.

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Winner's check for the inaugural Clean Energy prize
Geoff Horst, Phi '02 (Michigan) and his team from Algal Scientific won $65,000 and first prize in the inaugural Clean Energy Prize competition. From left, Geoff Horst, Jeff LeBrun, Robert Levine, John Rice, and DTE Energy President Gerard Anderson.

Using waste water to grow algae thar produces a source of biofuel, earned Geoff Horst, Phi '02 and a team of UM students, first prize in the inaugural Clean Energy Competition sponsored by DTE Energy.

Geoff, a grad student at Michigan State has co-founded Algal Scientific Corporation which treats wastewater and produces a biofuel byproduct.

Read more about Geoff's company.

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Monty Vickers, Nu Alpha '75 (Washington & Lee) is an optometrist by day, folk singer by design.

After 55 years of thinking about it, Monty has released his first album, "Cellular".

From his beginnings playing air guitar on his mother's tennis raquet and flipping 45 RPMs at his uncle's AM radio station, Monty has found a comfortable spot in life as an optometrist and leader of the band, Lost Cause.

If his website is any indication of his creative genius, expect a Grammy in his future.

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Rules Get Broken Book Cover

John C. Herbert, Upsilon '68 (Rochester) has published his first book, an autobiography.

Rules Get Broken is the story of John, Peggy, his wife of nine years who dies seventeen days after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia leaving him with two children, aged three and eight months, and Nancy, the young woman who lived next door.  Rules Get Broken deals with love lost, love found and the collateral damage along the way when society’s rules are broken and demonstrates what love is…and isn’t.

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Benefits of Study Blue

StudyBlue.com

Harry S. Manchester, Rho '56 (Wisconsin) writes:

"A company called "Study Blue" has created a web site that provides students with content, tools and connections to learn more effectively. The site is a quantum leap forward from the old Psi U Exam Files of my era. This study tool is designed to increase retention of important material, create virtual study groups, provide tutorials, etc.

Recently, retired chancellor, John D. Wiley threw his enthusiastic support behind the company because he saw this tool as an invaluable study aid. It's Chancellor Wiley's hope that these learning tools can be broadly shared to enhance the human condition as well as the competitiveness of the US work force.

I hope that this learning tool can make Psi U Brothers into "academic nerds" in addition their normal role of being campus leaders."

Check it out at www.studyblue.com

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Turnintoart.com

John Girdwood, Epsilon Nu '99 turns digital photos into art via their website.

TurnIntoArt.com is an online meeting place for the gifted artist and art loving customer.

Creator of TurnIntoArt, John Girdwood, Epsilon Nu '99 (Michigan State) explains: “Our website provides potential art customers 5-25 offers from American artists within a day or two. Every offer comes from an independent artist and each artist has a detailed profile linked to the offer. Their purpose is to create memorable art for you while they exercise their talents and earn a living through art."

To see the possibilities, go to turnintoart.com and “Upload” a picture.

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Chapter newsletters

Theta chapter helps with Habitat for Humanity

Chip Miller ’09 and Gabe Kramer, Theta '09 (Union) work on a Habitat House

The Theta chapter (Union College) helped Union College earn a place on the President's Higher Ed Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.

Also worthy of mention is Zach Saucier, Delta Nu '10 (Keene State), who was named Mr. Greek Week. This is the third year in a row that a Psi Upsilon brother has won the title.

Jon Blue, Tau '89 (Pennyslvania) got a special mention in the Wall Street Journal. At this year's Kentucky Derby, Jon's $1 exacta box bet earned him $2,073.40.

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Larry Rakers, Omicron '88 (Illinois) recently commented that when he was involved in hiring interns at Fidelity Investments, fraternity members stood out as highly capable individuals.

Those who had been chapter leaders knew how to deal with conflict, address problems promptly, and present themselves well.

Your gift to Psi Upsilon's Annual Fund supports unique learning opportunities that our undergraduate brothers will carry with them for a lifetime.

Invest in Psi Upsilon today.

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With sore and stricken hearts, we mourn...

To report the passing of a brother, please send the date of death and a copy of the obituary to intl_ofc@psiu.org or snail mail it to:

Psi Upsilon Fraternity
3003 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN  46240

Recent Notifications

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June 26-29, 2009
166th Psi Upsilon Convention & 2009 Leadership Institute
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Mark A. Williams, Phi '76

September 25-27, 2009
Duke University Homecoming
Laura King, Chi Delta '04 or Elizabeth Scott, Chi Delta '12

November 14, 2009
Sigma Old Guard Dinner
Hope Club, Providence, RI
John Cobb, Sigma ‘55, 845-565-0500

December 7, 2009
Delta Yule Log
Eldred Halsey, Delta '58

December 28, 2009
Elmira Holiday Dinner
Elmira, NY

 

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