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== Chapter Events & Activities ==
 
=== Educational Events ===
 
=== Educational Events ===
 
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==== ''Arbor's Assistant Living Center'' ====
 
==== ''Arbor's Assistant Living Center'' ====
 
*The Brothers regularly visit the elderly at Arbor's.  In the past we have attended events such as a community dance and pumpkin painting with the residents.
 
*The Brothers regularly visit the elderly at Arbor's.  In the past we have attended events such as a community dance and pumpkin painting with the residents.
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==== ''Relay for Life'' ====
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*The Beta Upsilon Chapter participated in Relay for Life in Spring 2008.  The Brothers came out to support the American Cancer Society in this event and raised money for the cause.  From dusk to dawn one Brother was walking around the track for this fundraiser and participated in various events through out the night such as a relay race and whipped cream pie contest.
 
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==== ''UDance'' ====
 
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*Started in 2006, UDance is a 15 hour dance marathon to benefit the Children's Miracle Network and the Baystate Children's Hospital in Springfield, MA. The dance is put on by the fraternities and sororities at UMass. There are many other events during the dance marathon such as a relay race, a four square, and a Guitar Hero tournament. Beta Upsilon has danced the night away since 2007. In 2007, UDance participants raised over $20,000!
 
  
 
=== Social Events ===
 
=== Social Events ===
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==== ''Formal Banquet''====
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*At the end of each semester, the Beta Upsilon Brothers go to the Holiday Inn in Springfield, MA to celebrate.  We rent out a banquet hall room and have a formal sit-down dinner along with superlative awards and night-long dancing.  All of the Brothers wait all semester for this event to dress up and have a great fun night!
 
 
==== ''National Founder's/Valentine's Day Dinner'' ====
 
==== ''National Founder's/Valentine's Day Dinner'' ====
 
*First organized in 2009, the dinner commemorates the founding of Phi Sigma Pi as a national organization, as well as celebrating Valentine's Day. Organized by both the Brother at Large and Historian in 2009, the dinner was held in the university dining hall's private room, and included a Secret Valentine gift swap.
 
*First organized in 2009, the dinner commemorates the founding of Phi Sigma Pi as a national organization, as well as celebrating Valentine's Day. Organized by both the Brother at Large and Historian in 2009, the dinner was held in the university dining hall's private room, and included a Secret Valentine gift swap.
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==== ''Founder's Day'' ====
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*Every year on April 10th, the Brothers gather to celebrate our founding as a chapter at UMass Amherst.  We invite the initiates and help them create their Biography sheets and family trees.  We also have lots of food and bake a birthday cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to Beta Upsilon.  It is one of the best events for the year because it is a time where all the Brothers can get together with the initiates and have a great time.
 
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==== ''Initiate-Brother Retreat'' ====
 
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*Last Spring we had our first Initiate-Brother retreat at Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA.  The Brothers and initiates played team building games, used the low ropes equipment and climbed their rock wall during our stay.  The purpose of this event is to increase fellowship and leadership in the Brothers while also getting better acquainted with the initiates.  We all had a blast!
 
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[[image:Banquetfamily.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Some Brothers Formal Banquet]]
 
  
 
=== Fundraising Events ===
 
=== Fundraising Events ===
 
==== ''Talent Show'' ====
 
==== ''Talent Show'' ====
 
*In Spring 2008, Beta Upsilon held its first annual Talent Show in the Student Union Ballroom.  The acts ranged from various student bands to a poetry reading and juggling.  Brothers [[Louis Harris]] and [[Korey Mendes]] also preformed, Louis rapping and Korey preforming kendo.
 
*In Spring 2008, Beta Upsilon held its first annual Talent Show in the Student Union Ballroom.  The acts ranged from various student bands to a poetry reading and juggling.  Brothers [[Louis Harris]] and [[Korey Mendes]] also preformed, Louis rapping and Korey preforming kendo.
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==== ''Mullins Center Clean-Up''====
 
==== ''Mullins Center Clean-Up''====
 
*Every semester the Brothers go to the Mullins Center and get hired to clean up after events (i.e. hockey games, concerts, etc).  This is our steadiest fundraiser that we do every year, even though it is not a favorite to do.
 
*Every semester the Brothers go to the Mullins Center and get hired to clean up after events (i.e. hockey games, concerts, etc).  This is our steadiest fundraiser that we do every year, even though it is not a favorite to do.
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==== ''Brother Auction''====
 
==== ''Brother Auction''====
 
*The favorite fundraiser that the Beta Upsilon Brothers do every semester is the Brother Auction.  One Brother offers a task up for bid (i.e. cooking dinner, cleaning rooms, sewing PSP pillows).  The other Brothers then bid for what is being presented and highest bidding Brother wins.  Many times half the money goes to Teach for America while the other half benefits the chapter.
 
*The favorite fundraiser that the Beta Upsilon Brothers do every semester is the Brother Auction.  One Brother offers a task up for bid (i.e. cooking dinner, cleaning rooms, sewing PSP pillows).  The other Brothers then bid for what is being presented and highest bidding Brother wins.  Many times half the money goes to Teach for America while the other half benefits the chapter.
  
 
=== TFA Events ===
 
=== TFA Events ===
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==== ''Teach for America 5K Walk'' ====
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*The Beta Upsilon Chapter held our first TFA 5K run in Spring 2008.  The run spans campus, finishing at the Fine Arts Center with the Brothers cheering the runners in.  Prizes were awarded to the first place male and female runners with gifts from our sponsors.  Last year we had 50 runners and raised $500 for Teach for America.
 
  
 
=== Intramural Sports ===
 
=== Intramural Sports ===
 
==== ''Volleyball Team'' ====
 
==== ''Volleyball Team'' ====
 
*In spring 2009 Beta Upsilon made a co-ed intramural volleyball team that will hopefully continue to be a semesterly occurance.
 
*In spring 2009 Beta Upsilon made a co-ed intramural volleyball team that will hopefully continue to be a semesterly occurance.
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===[[Beta Upsilon Retired Events|Events Done In The Past]]===

Revision as of 18:17, 30 March 2009

Chapter Events & Activities

Educational Events

Brothers Uriel Rodriguez and Christine Rega with Peg at the Arbor's

Etiquette Dinner

  • The Beta Upsilon Brothers attended their first etiquette dinner in Fall 2008. We were taught to learn how to eat and act properly over a four course meal prepared by students in the Hospitality and Tourism major.

Various Theater Performances

  • The educational committee often gets groups of brothers to attend local area performances on or around campus, such as the campus performance of the Vagina Monologues, or the Not Ready for Bedtime Players.

Service Events

Arbor's Assistant Living Center

  • The Brothers regularly visit the elderly at Arbor's. In the past we have attended events such as a community dance and pumpkin painting with the residents.


Social Events

National Founder's/Valentine's Day Dinner

  • First organized in 2009, the dinner commemorates the founding of Phi Sigma Pi as a national organization, as well as celebrating Valentine's Day. Organized by both the Brother at Large and Historian in 2009, the dinner was held in the university dining hall's private room, and included a Secret Valentine gift swap.


Fundraising Events

Talent Show

  • In Spring 2008, Beta Upsilon held its first annual Talent Show in the Student Union Ballroom. The acts ranged from various student bands to a poetry reading and juggling. Brothers Louis Harris and Korey Mendes also preformed, Louis rapping and Korey preforming kendo.

Mullins Center Clean-Up

  • Every semester the Brothers go to the Mullins Center and get hired to clean up after events (i.e. hockey games, concerts, etc). This is our steadiest fundraiser that we do every year, even though it is not a favorite to do.

Brother Auction

  • The favorite fundraiser that the Beta Upsilon Brothers do every semester is the Brother Auction. One Brother offers a task up for bid (i.e. cooking dinner, cleaning rooms, sewing PSP pillows). The other Brothers then bid for what is being presented and highest bidding Brother wins. Many times half the money goes to Teach for America while the other half benefits the chapter.

TFA Events

Cupcakes

Intramural Sports

Volleyball Team

  • In spring 2009 Beta Upsilon made a co-ed intramural volleyball team that will hopefully continue to be a semesterly occurance.

Events Done In The Past

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