Beta Upsilon Chapter
Beta Upsilon Chapter (Founded 10 April 1996) is located at University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Chapter had 94 founding Brothers and is a member of the Northeast Region.
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Chapter History
Founding
The Beta Upsilon Chapter was founded on April 10, 1996 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. There were 94 founding members of Beta Upsilon, Tina Sachar being the first inducted. The first meeting held without national Phi Sigma Pi representatives present was on October 21, 1996, with 74 members present.
Early Years
The Beta Upsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Pi underwent a few struggles upon being chaptered. The charter class was establish on April 3, 1995, however the fledgling Chapter did not succeed and a restart of the Chapter by National Headquarters was done in April 1996.
The chapter saw new initiate classes made up on average of about fifteen members. The brotherhood quickly established local traditions, such as the annual banquet at the end of each semester. The banquet was held at the Peking Garden restaurant in Hadley, MA during the first few years of it's founding. Initiation has always been the interest of all active brothers, and the chapter celebrated an Initiate Picture Day to help initiates bond. During this event, initiates and brothers would hang out around campus and get lunch together. The day would also include a little photo shoot of the initiates.
Another tradition established early on in the chapter was the Initiate Scavenger Hunt. Split into teams, the initiates have to travel around campus to decipher clues which will ultimatly lead to their final clue. In the past, the scavenger hunt involved clues relating to the University of Massachusetts campus. However, recently the event has been changed to include annonymous clues about each brother.
The Active Chapter
The Beta Upsilon Chapter currently has 35 Active Brothers and 23 initiates of the Alpha Beta initiate class. Beta Upsilon's members are active in the UMass communitty, ranging from social fraternities/soroities, to honor societies, to various registered student organizations around campus.
The chapter's recent goals include stregthening alumni relations, and making an appearance at inter-chapter events. Recently the brotherhood has expanded the chapter through new executive board positions as well as a new committee, the Historical Committee.
The chapter has taken an active role in recent years to create new traditions, such as:
- Beta Upsilon's Annual TFA 5K race in the spring
- Participation in UDance
- National Founder's/Valentine's Day Dinner
- Participation in Relay for Life
The Active Chapter
Current Brothers
Beta Upsilon Active Brothers
Beta Upsilon Chapter Initiate Classes
Beta Upsilon Active Alumni
Beta Upsilon Family Trees
Chapter Chant
Go!
Go..Beta!
Go..Beta..Oops!
Go Beta Oops!
Chapter Mascot
The Beta Upsilon Belties
Spring 2009 Beta Upsilon Executive Board
- President: Christine Rega (Chi)
- Vice President:Uriel Rodriguez (Chi)
- Secretary: Victoria Hall (Chi)
- Treasurer: Meaghan Whitfield (Omega)
- Parliamentarian:Ryan Pothering (Omega)
- Historian: Vincent Capone (Chi)
- Initiate Advisor:Jamie Bergstein (Chi)
- Rush Advisor: Ashley Blubaugh (Omega)
- Brother At Large: Yang Li (Chi)
Here is a list of Beta Upsilon Past Executive Boards.
Current Committee Chairs
- Service: Erika Kaplan (Omega)
- Fundraising: Jennifer Banks (Alpha Alpha)
- Scholarship: Kayla Blake (Chi)
- Social: Allison Slater (Alpha Alpha)
- PR/Inter-Chapter Relations: Jesse Norris (Omega)
- Alumni Relations: Sarah Martin (Omega)
- Teach for America: Ashley Kumlin (Psi)
- Website: Korey Mendes (Psi)
- Alumni Advisor: David Romanelli (Upsilon)
Past Chapter Presidents
- Tancy Kelly (Spring 1996 - Spring 1997)
- Cheyenne Ferro (Fall 1997 - Spring 1998)
- (Unknown)(1998)
- (Unknown) (1999)
- Matt Fallon (Fall 1999 - Spring 2000)
- (Unknown) (2001)
- (Unknown) (2002)
- (Unknown) (2003)
- Sarah Stancato (Fall 2004 - Spring 2005)
- Joe Cabral (Fall 2005 - Spring 2006)
- Rich Iannone (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007)
- David Romanelli (Fall 2007 - Spring 2008)
- Christine Rega (Fall 2008 - present)
Chapter Events & Activities
Here is a list of various Beta Upsilon Events
Events Done In The Past
Notable Alumni
- Tina Marie Sachar (1994)
- Founding Member
Chapter Honors and Awards
Publications
- Purple and Gold Fall 2008 Page 2,14&19
- Amherst Wire "Co-ed fraternity breaks the mold" (12/27/08)
National Awards
- None to date
University Awards
- None to date
