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The turn of the Millenium encounters a University and Fraternity system in flux. Amidst the chaos, the eternal ideals of brotherhood obtain, and reign; the flame of fraternity may flicker, but will not fail!
The house at 572 George had to be sold because it was too big to accommodate the brotherhood. See 'The House' page for latest. Two Fijis were Gamma Sigma Alpha National Academic Greek Honor Society Spring 2007 Initiates: James Andrecovich Thomas Szymanski Sept 17 2006 saw a magnanimous (and tasty!) contribution by the House to the annual "Heel to Heal" walk/cycling event at Johnson Park in Piscataway, organized by the Embrace Kids Foundation. The event had over 800 participants, including the families of children with cancer and blood disorders, for whom the foundation exists. Junior Kai Addo was the prime (rib) mover, barbequing food for the participants afterwards. (It wasn't really prime rib---just couldn't resist the pun opportunity). "It's for a good cause," Brother Addo offered in an interview with the Daily Targum. This participation, along with that of other Rutgers students, was one reason why the event coordinator said "We love the Rutgers community." In 2005 Nu Beta provided live entertainment, food and alcohol-free drinks to raise money for the Red Cross and Salvation Army in support of "Katrina's Kids". 2005 Members of The Perge! Society Samuel H. Mudie ('62) Andrew J. Galloway ('49) John J. Manginelli ('83) Craig J. Mardany ('82) Displayed below are some photos which I grabbed from the Geocities site, in the event that site 'goes South' (and I'm not talking about Spring Break): ![]() ![]() Fiji Day 2004 This is a brief article about the successful 2004 event: "Fiji Day, foreseen as a possible replacement for Pig Dinner, has been an "Open House" for everyone to visit the House – undergraduate and graduate brothers' family and friends, as well as the Rutgers community. We had a heartening turnout of graduate brothers from the 70's at the event, in addition to the undergraduate cohort. Maybe from that core, and the closeness engendered at the event, will come a feeling of community inspired by shared memory, and facilitated through this website. "Predominant in the event were the themes of academics and community service. The 2nd Annual Josh Shane Basketball Shootout took place in the warm afternoon. The Basketball Shootout is an annual fundraising event to benefit the chapter's designated charity, The Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders based at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. "The Chapter's heart was illustrated by its adoption, as their "little brother", of "little Lorenzo", a local 5 year old boy with cancer. This new generation of Fijis is characterized by such social consciousness, and they do us all proud in that regard. An Academic and Community Service Recognition Dinner was our shared repast. The driveway was the location of a buffet style dinner to recognize the academic and community service achievements of individual brothers and the whole Chapter. The informal nature of this approach enhanced interaction between the generations. During this time, the Nu Beta Foundation presented scholarship awards to deserving undergraduate brothers, and a number of Brothers spoke." Pictures of Fiji Day 2004 Nu Beta Membership 2006: Cabinet: President: Chris Brady Treasurer: Adam Scovill Recording Sec: Dmitry Katsnelson Corresponding Sec: Mike Sosin Historian: Evan Prodromo ----------------------------------------------------------- Sergeant at Arms: Paul Zetterstrom Pledge Educator: Bobby Alessi House Manager: Adam Scovill Rush Chair: Chris Murphy Community Service Chair: Scott Langevin Social Chair: Kai Addo Active Brothers: Geoff Dolan* Bobby Alessi Matt Gervasio Matt Hoffman Adam Mortelliti Julio Santos Avery Axel Sean Azari Chris Brady Jimmy Gervasio* Amin Gillepsie Dmitry Katsnelson Scott Langevin Chris Murphy Evan Prodromo Adam Scovill Mike Sosin Chris Stead Paul Zetterstrom Kai Addo Dave DeRisi Joe Osvai Mike Paragano Tom Szymanski * Previous Chapter President Outstanding examples of academic work for a recent crop of young strivers, in a Chapter which has been characterized by academic excellence for most of its history. This scholarly bent was presaged by the early years of the Chapter, with many Phi Beta Kappas and Henry Rutgers Scholars. ( Learn more ) |
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