Allegheny Region Conference
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The Allegheny Regional Conference for Trading Ideas and Connections (ARCTIC) was the regional conference for the former Allegheny Region, which is know mostly part of the Western Pennsylvania Region.
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History
National Recognition
The 2009 ARCTIC, hosted by Upsilon at Edinboro University, won the Outstanding Regional Event Award at National Convention 2009.
Events
- 2009 - Lights, Camera, ARCTIC:
- Icebreakers/Get-To-Know-You Games
- Marketplace with t-shirt sale and basket raffle
- Roundtable Workshops
- Scholastic Scene-It Tournament
- Castle Building Team-building Activity
- Movie-Themed Formal with celebrity look-alike contest and dancing
- Collection of DVDs/CDs for Hamot Medical Center (95 DVDs and 41 CDs were donated)
- Farewell Brunch/Best Practices Expo
- 2008 Events:
- Leadership event
- Round Table Discussions
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Dinner at Fat Fish Blue
- Alumni Career Panel
- 2007 Events:
- Meet and Greet Activity/Theme Activities/Chant-off
- IUP Museum Trip
- Breakout Sessions: Tripod Attributes (Brothers have the opportunity to attend discussion of different aspects of a successful Chapter)
- Subway Dinner at HUB
- Service Event: Concert to benefit the Indiana County Blind Association
- Phi Sigma Pi Jeopardy
- Dodgeball Tournament
- 2006 Events:
- Meet and Greet Cookie Social
- Breakout (Groups were broken into three sessions and topics included: Bylaws, Scholarship, Initiation, Fundraising, Social, Interchapter, Service, Media Relations, and E-board)
- Leadership workshop with keynote speaker Richard Rowland, Client Executive, IBM US Sales and Distribution
- Service Event
- Hard Rock Café!
Awards
- 2009
- Scene-It Tournament Winners: Purple and Gold Lamps
- Formal
- Best Look-Alike: Cast of Will and Grace - Kyle McQueeney (Upsilon) as Will, Bridey Kearns (Upsilon) as Grace, Lauren Lippert (Upsilon) as Karen, and Brent Miller (Beta Beta) as Jack
- Funniest: Pete Ostrander (Upsilon) as Sean Connery
- Best Dressed: Ikedi Onyamobin and Amy McKee (Upsilon) as Seal and Heidi Klum
- Best Portia and Ellen: Katie Lotko (Beta Beta) and Nicol Ortman (Beta Beta)
Conference Locations
- 2010: Alpha Omega at Pittsburgh, PA
- 2009: Upsilon at Edinboro, PA
- 2008: Beta Beta at Kent, OH
- 2007: Eta at Indiana, PA
- 2006: Alpha Omega at Pittsburgh, PA
Attendees
- 2009: Mu (4), Upsilon (29), Beta Beta (13), Alpha Mu (2), Alpha Omega (2), Krista Kay
- 2008:
- 2007: Eta, Mu, Upsilon, Alpha Mu, Alpha Omega, Beta Beta, Shannon McKenney
- 2006: Shannon McKenney
Regional Delegates
Regional Delegates
- 2009-2010
- Eta, Barry Wade
- Kappa, Emily Hutzayluk
- Mu, Danielle Kalie
- Upsilon, Kristin Carter
- Alpha Mu, David Asselstine
- Alpha Omega, Carly Werner
- Beta Beta, Jamie Mastriana
- 2008-2009
- Eta, Andrew Vinton (Fall 2008) and Amanda Smith (Spring 2009) (Scholarship Chair)
- Kappa, Kate Brittingham (PR Coordinator)
- Lambda, Francie Milliron (Fall 2008) and Katherine Ruperto (Spring 2009) and Tiffany Johnson (PR Coordinator)
- Mu, Cara Costik (Secretary and Service/Leadership Chair)
- Upsilon, Bridey Kearns (Host/Logistics Coordinator)
- Alpha Mu, Elizabeth LaFayette (Fall 2008) and David Asselstine (Spring 2009) (Treasurer)
- Alpha Omega, Carly Werner (Workshop Coordinator)
- Beta Beta, Meredith Craig (Fall 2008) and Jamie Mastriana (Spring 2009) (Social Chair)
- 2007-2008
- 2006-2007
- 2005-2006
