05/17/2011 THREE WEEKS LEFT till the Second Annual Chi Alumni Reunion JUNE 4th 2011

Hope your all excited to see fellow brothers from years past.

Bar-A will be providing DJ entertainment and as much BBQ food as you can eat. Drink Specials will be available so come prepared to have yourself a great time...

Entry: $10.00

Time: 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

There are several hotels/motels/Holiday Inns (lol) in the area and judging form the performance of several of last years attendees it would be extremely beneficial to book one for the night. Recommend Belmar Inn, Belmar Motor lodge Or The Mayfair Hotel. Message me for additional details

***NOTE*** If your an active brother or near the age of 21 bring two forms of ID with a picture, Bar-A is notorious for turning away any suspect ID's. It would be a shame to miss the fun simply because your stupid..(JK) but it would be a shame...***NOTE***

RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE

Any questions just call.
Chi Once!
Bob

04/17/2011 Upcoming May Meeting

Hello Gentlemen,

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up, May 12th at 8pm is the date of our next Alumni Association meeting. All members are invited to attend and we encourage all of you to do so. Attending meetings are the most efficient and productive way to have your ideas become reality. 

Alumni Committee Meeting 15

Date: 05/12/2011 Time: 8 PM
Location: 821 Jersey Ave. Elizabeth, NJ

We are currently in our "busy season" with several exciting events coming up. YOU can be a part of the decision making of how these events will take place. Please come and voice your opinion to help further our organization.

Topics to be covered:

1. 2011 Scholarship Award & Annual Induction Dinner
2. Event A (tba within weeks)
3. Second Annual Alumni Reunion - June 4, 2011 Bar Anticipation Lake Como, NJ
4. Summer Boat Fundraiser (Late July - August)

If you would like to attend or have any ideas or questions please email us a Secretary@chialumni.com or contact any officers directly. All officer email addresses are listed at the following link http://chialumni.com/officers.html

Look forward to hearing from you!

Chi Once!

www.chialumni.com

www.sigmathetachi.org

04/02/2011 Meeting Agenda, Minutes & Financials

Hello All,

One of the most important aspects of any relationship is trust; we realize this and keep this in mind when serving our membership - Alumni E-Board

 What we are referring to when we speak of trust is the opportunity to know what goes on "behind the scenes", we want to give all members the opportunity to see into the inner workings of  our alumni association. This way you can better prepare for future events. The better informed you are the more motivated you'll be when a event of interest comes up.

The first of three options to help our member is the new online meeting archives. We plan to stream all upcoming meeting live at www.ustream.tv/channel/chi-alumni-meeting and make archives available for review. This will give each of you eyes into the inner working of the alumni association.

A second option and also extremely important, each month we publish our financial statements online in a secure, password protected page for all members to view. We do this to give you the opportunity to see how all of our funds are collected and spent in order to operate the alumni association. This is our safety net to make sure all money is spent prudently.

One the easily overlooked ideas, but very simple tool that you will find useful at keeping you informed is that all meeting agenda's and meeting minutes are posted online as well. These documents offer our members the ability to keep up to date on activities and future events even when their schedules restrict them from attending. Why do this? Chi is truly an organization owned by its membership. “It is what we put into it” and it only continues to exist because of the efforts of the brotherhood that supports it. We encourage all of you to offer your experiences to help further our organization.

We do all of this to provoke interest and encourage involvement, this will truly help grow our organization and help to create a more diverse group of professional involvement. For more information on how you can help out or if you would like to attend our next alumni meeting on May 12th, 2011 please contact us at Secretary@chialumni.com

Agendas & Minutes: http://chialumni.com/phpBB3/minutes.php
Financial Statements: http://chialumni.com/phpBB3/financial.php

Chi Once!
Your Alumni Executive Board
www.chialumni.com
www.sigmathetachi.org
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04/07/2011 Alumni Meeting 8PM View Archive online here!

View Archived video online here

03/29/2011 MDA Summer Camp Volunteers needed

Dear Alumni & Active Brothers,

I thought I would pass on some interesting information. If any of you are looking to bulk up your resume (all you teachers) or just want to help out at the MDA summer camp this August let me know…

If you know some people that would be interested.  We are in need of MALE counselors this year, simply because our male campers, ages 10+ need to be paired with only male counselors.  

Our camp takes place on Saturday, August 20^th - Friday, August 26^th at Camp Visions in Spring Valley, NY.  It’s a week long, sleep away camp and all counselors are 100% volunteer, so there will be no compensation.  They would need to stay the entire week and care for a child with a disability.  This person would need to basically be the arms and legs of this child and each child is different.  There are some campers that have severe needs, while others are still able to walk and function normally.  In some cases, a counselor can be paired with a camper and they may have to feed, bathe, toilet and possibly turn them in the middle of the night.  It’s a great experience and these counselors feel ‘different’ after they leave camp.  It’s exhausting, both physically and mentally, but the feeling they will have once they leave is something that they will take with them forever.  

I’ve attached a fact sheet to give a little more insight regarding this volunteer opportunity.  Each person interested would need to come into my office for a face to face interview, fill out an application, and we need to conduct a background check.

Any way that you can help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

Muscular Dystrophy Association

03/23/2011 Chi B-Ball Jersey Orders

Good Morning All,

By popular demand we have decided to place a second order for Basketball Jerseys! (Must be all the March madness fever) If you would like to order a jersey they are $25 per jersey +$2 S&H. The turn around time on these is about two weeks and will be shipped to you directly. Orders can be placed by doing any of the following:

(1) Go to: http://chialumni.com/donation.html click on the "Donate" button and enter $27.00 on the paypal page. (if you don't have paypal it's OK, there is an option to pay without an account)

(2) Emailing: Events@Chialumni.com Include Size and Number/Name. A paypal request for $$ will be sent to you, once $$ is received we will process your order and email you a confirmation.

(3) Phone/Mail: 201-481-9954 I can place the order for you and I'll give you the address to mail a check to.

Please don't wait, we will be ordering by March  27th. 

Thanks,

Bob

03/18/2011 Welcome

Hello and welcome! This week marks a new milestone for the our alumni association. We are very excited to announce that we have added one more arrow in our quiver with the Chi Alumni Blog....

Question: What is this? 

Answer: Simple question, we've always operated with face-to-face contact and now we have this blog. A blog is simply an internet site that we can continually update with relative ease compared to a website which requires specific commands and codes to operate and be updated. We will be posting all email communications, event announcement, and general information on this blog so that we have a written record for each of you to look to for updates. 

Question: How can it help me?

Answer: This site is a quick and easy way to keep up-to-date on whats been going on with your alumni association. If you receive an email about an event but then can't find the email, you will have this site to fall back on. If your looking for updates on the active fraternity or an alumni Vs. active football game...check this site and you'll have all the information you need. For continual updates subscribe to our blog feed at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChiAlumni

Question: What makes this different from Facebook or www.Chialumni.com

Answer: In addition to being one of several resources that the alumni association plans to take advantage of, this site offers up a voice from ANY alumni. We are looking to create several reoccurring blog topics. If your an alumni interested in contributing to help further our organization but don't have the time to offer or possibly the location your currently living in isn't ideal then "blogging" can offer you an outlet.

Question: How can I contribute?

Answer: We are looking for alumni who want to offer their expertise on issues that can help the alumni association and/Or the active brotherhood. If you have some experiences please feel free to put together a post and email it to Secretary@chialumni.com When we receive your emails we will post it here for all to read. This can help if you have real world experiences you want to share...from a great vacation spot you've recently visited to some hard life lessons you've lived through and care to help others avoid falling victim to. Please don't hold back...

Question: I'm not a great writer but still want to help. What can I do?

Answer: The alumni association focuses on building a concrete foundation that will help excel our organization for many decades. We are still in the early stages of our growth and to continue to create a better alumni association we require help. Please click the paypal link and pay your dues for 2011. The cost is $25 dollars per year and ALL of the money goes to promote events, promote the alumni association and help build something we can all be proud to be a part of. Support your association and pay 2011 dues...http://chialumni.com/dues.html