Allegheny Region Conference

The Allegheny Regional Conference for Trading Ideas and Connections (ARCTIC) is the regional conference for the Allegheny Region.

History

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, Brigid 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

Regional Delegates

• 2008-2009
  • Eta, Barry Wade
  • Kappa,
  • Lambda,
  • Mu,
  • Upsilon, Kristin Carter
  • Alpha Mu, David Asselstine
  • Alpha Omega, Carly Werner
  • Beta Beta, Jamie Mastriana

Past Regional Delegates

• 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, Brigid 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
  • Eta, Unknown
  • Kappa, Brian Terwilliger
  • Lambda, Amber Thompson
  • Mu, Jill Michalsky
  • Upsilon, Cassie Vozar
  • Alpha Mu, Travis Smith
  • Alpha Omega, Ryan Kalez
  • Beta Beta, Nate LaPrairie
• 2006-2007
  • Eta, Laura Mills and Joe Bowman
  • Kappa, Erica Smeltzer
  • Lambda, Amber Thompson
  • Mu, Christy Rebholz
  • Upsilon, Jessica Jackson
  • Alpha Mu, Tony Roush
  • Alpha Omega, Matt Felbinger
  • Beta Beta, Kate Mileti
• 2005-2006
  • Eta, Max Houseschnect (Chair)
  • Eta, Wes Lauch
  • Kappa, Janelle Ross
  • Lambda, Jackie Rodgers
  • Mu, Kelsey Stein and Christy Rebholz
  • Upsilon, Carrianne Rupp and Jessica Jackson
  • Alpha Mu, Gates Thompson
  • Alpha Omega, Andrew Rowland and Matt Felbinger
  • Beta Beta, Nicole Augustein