Alpha Eta Chapter

Alpha Eta Spring 2009

(Founded 11 November 1989) is located at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. The Chapter was founded by Richard Freed. Alpha Eta is a member of the East Region. The Chapter has been honored with numerous national awards, including five Top Ten Chapter awards, five Top in East Region awards, and four Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Awards.

Chapter History

1989

Founding

Alpha Eta was founded by Richard Freed on November 12th, 1989. He was also a founder of the Delta Chi Chapter at Lehigh University.

Early Years

The Active Chapter

The current Alpha Eta has __ Active brothers.

The current officers and committee chairs and co-chairs are:

President Lauren Vascellaro
Vice President Marianne Nagengast
Treasurer Sierra Bush
Secretary Sophia Tripop
Parliamentarian Matt Pazoles
Historians Shannon Marshall, Brian Christiansen, and Mike Fascelli
Initiation Committee Co-Chairs Jessica Marshall and Paul Gwiazdowski
National Correspondents Dan Plaut and Kelly Smith
Finance
Service
Social
Scholarship
Alumni
Risk Management
Public Relations
Webmaster Brad Fletcher

Past Chapter Presidents

Lena Julle, (1989-90)
Dave Ryan, (1990-91)
Matt Yancisin, (1991-93)
Diane Leather, (1993-94)
Michael Sicaranza, AH 156 (1994-95)
Anthony Semaio, (1995-96)
Stephanie DeMarco, (1996-97)
William Curtis, AH 219 (1997-98)
Evan Rosen, AH 237 (1998-99)
David Petrucci, Jr., AH 262 (1999-2000)
Ed Vergano, (2000-01)
Laura Vella Geynisman, AH 334 (2001-02)
Megan Dalfovo,(2002-03)
Kevin Eanes, (2003-04)
Michael Smith, AH 407 (2004-05)
Zach Schaffer, (2005-06)
Brian Brady (2006-07)
Emily Hueber (2007-08)
Zach Wendel (2008)
Lauren Vascellaro (2009)

Initiate Classes

Alpha Eta selects one initiate class each semester after holding Information Session and the Rush process. Initiate classes have ranged anywhere between 8 people and 28 members.

For more information on individual Initiate Classes, please refer to the link below.

Main Article: List of Alpha Eta Chapter Initiate Classes

Chapter Events & Activities

Hope Bowl

The Hope Bowl is an annual coed flag-football tournament that directly benefits AIDS Delaware. Founded in 1984, AIDS Delaware is the state’s largest and oldest AIDS service organization. It works for health in the human family by providing social and support services to clients and their families as well as prevention and education programs to halt the spread of HIV and other STDs. It also advocates for compassionate public policy.

Alpha Eta Chapter organized the first Hope Bowl in 1996. Now in its 13th year, the annual tournament has raised thousands of dollars and draws hundreds of University of Delaware students, Phi Sigma Pi Brothers from other chapters and Alumni each year.

Hope Bowl Website

Kick the Silence

Kick the Silence is a campus-wide Kickball tournament hosted by the Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi Co-Educational Honor Fraternity benefiting CHILD, Inc. which aids battered women and their children.

Kick the Silence Website

Former Chapter Events

Tripod 21

Tripod 21 was a annual regional leadership conference organized by Alpha Eta Chapter started before Regional Conferences were standard events across Phi Sigma Pi. The event was designed for other Phi Sigma Pi chapters in the area to converge and discuss common problems and issues and arrive at solutions. The first Tripod 21 event was held in March 1998 continued nearly every year through 2004 before being discontinued.

Notable Alumni

Drew Volturo

National Secretary (2002-2004)

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

Alpha Eta has been recognized for excellence with many national awards. The awards and the years they were received are listed below.

C.H. McClure Single Service Award
- 1997, 2002
Top Ten Chapter Award
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009
Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Programming
- 1999, 2003
Outstanding Initiate Program Award
- 2004
Best in (East) Region Award
- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Charles W. Chance Alumni Award
- 2006, 2007
Chapter Most Able to Overcome Adversity Award
- 2008
Steven A. DiGuiseppe Administrative Award
- 2008

University Awards

2000 University of Delaware Outstanding Volunteer Organization of the Year

Further Resources

Alpha Eta Chapter Website

Collegiate Chapters
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