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Alpha Upsilon Chapter (Founded 12 February 1992) is located at University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. The Chapter is a member of the Southeast Region.

Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Spring 2008

Chapter History

Founding

The Alpha Upsilon Chapter was founded on February 12, 1992. It is unknown which member or members founded the chapter, but the Alpha class had 93 members inducted between February 12 and April 22.

Early Years

Unfortunately, the chapter does not have much information about its early years. There is no known record of history until Katie McLean created the Chapter History in 2003. What is known of the earlier years has been passed down through stories older brothers have shared with newer brothers.

Since Alpha Upsilon's founding, there have been two mascots. Originally, the chapter mascot was a cow. It is unknown when or why this selection was made, but eventually at another unknown point in time, the mascot was changed to the spider monkey, which it is still currently today.

Tim Bott was either the first president of Alpha Upsilon, the Alpha Class president, or both.

The chapter has had two faculty advisers since its founding: Dr. Timothy Bergen, Jr. and Mrs. Mary Ellen O'Leary, who still currently serves as the faculty advisor (since September 26, 1995).

The Active Chapter

The current chapter has 52 Active Members. Initiate class sizes have ranged from 2 to 30 Initiates, with the class of 30 being Alpha Iota Class, Spring 2008. The chapter is currently rebuilding its public relations on campus and have started to become a well known organization throughout the USC community. The Brothers of Alpha Upsilon are not only active in their Chapter, but many other organizations on campus. The activities range from honors societies such as Alpha Lambda Delta, to social sororities and fraternities like Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Alpha, as well as organizations like Carolina Productions and Campus Recreation.

2009-2010 Executive Board

President - Lexie Selzer
Vice President - Neel Dhere
Corresponding Secretary - Hannah Sagedy
Recording Secretary - Josh Rickard
Parliamentarian - Rob Werhman
Treasurer - Jennifer Gornall
Historian - Dee Milton
Initiate Advisor - Chrysta Bigelow
Chaplain - Farah Kablaoui

2009-2010 Committee Chairs

Alumni - Sarah Bartoletta
Co-Initiate Advisor - Steven Cruise
Fundraising - Maggie Hoppe
ICR - Sean Jordan
Public Relations - Meghan Tankersley
Scholarship - Hayley McLeod
Service - Amanda Polis
Social - Chris Stapleton
Sports Liaison - Jordan Gracien

Past Chapter Presidents

Jeff Bergen (2001-2002)
Kristen Ballard (2002-2003)
Mandi Black (2003-2004)
Alex Kronsteiner (2004-2005)
Bill Arndt (2005-2006)
Dawn Head (2006-2007)
Jenelle Conaway (2007-2008)
Marshall Taylor (2008-2009)
Lexie Selzer (Present)

Past Executive Boards

2008-2009

President - Marshall Taylor Vice President - Brian Harley Corresponding Secretary - Chris Ziegler Recording Secretary - Kelly Ridgeway Parliamentarian - Eric Bradford Treasurer - Ryan Pettitt Historian - Kristin Lowrey Initiate Advisor - Nikki Peiffer (Fall 08) & Austin Pair (Spring 09) Chaplain - Craig Stango

2007-2008

President - Jenelle Conaway Vice President - Courtney Peralta Corresponding Secretary - Megan Lange Recording Secretary - Tasha Bowman Parliamentarian - Christine Redmond & Cale Bonner Treasurer - Ryan Pettitt Historian - Kristin Lowrey Initiate Advisor - Ashley Bradshaw Chaplain -Justin Cooper (Fall 07) & Andy Strassler (Spring 08)

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Alpha Upsilon Chapter Initiate Classes

Chapter Events & Activities

Founder's Weekend

Alpha Upsilon celebrates its founder's day weekend the 2ed February of each year. Most founder's weekends are celebrated within the chapter, and are not typical large ICR based events. This is due to that years ago, Alpha Upsilon lost a substantial amount of funds while attempting to host a large founder's weekend, which then took years to recover from. In 2009, Alpha Upsilon hosted the Southeast Regional Conference, in doing so, they decided not to celebrate their founder's day.

Phi Sigma Pi, "Pi" Mile 5k

Alpha Upsilon hosts a 5k Run/Walk in order to raise money in support for Teach For America. While this event is only a few years old, it is increasing in size every year, with this past year almost doubling the participants of the previous year. This event has been previously held around early April, but with future intent on hosting it around March 14, Pi Day. Six trophies are handed out to the first three men and women to finish. Participants can also enter as groups, which encourage support and can persuade others to join them. The largest group to enter receives a plaque.

Home Football Games

09/19/09 vs. Florida Atlantic
09/24/09 vs. Mississippi
10/03/09 vs. South Carolina State
10/10/09 vs. Kentucky (SEC Game)
10/24/09 vs. Vanderbilt (SEC Game)
11/14/09 vs. Florida (SEC Game)
11/28/09 vs. Clemson

Alpha Upsilon brothers are willing to host brothers who wish to attend these games!

Notable Alumni

Katie McLean

Creator of our Chapter History.

Bill Arndt

One of the most active Alumni Brothers.

Cale Bonner

Current Alumni Advisor

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

2006 Outstanding PR and Community Relations Award
2009 Recruitment Incentive Plan Reward Recipient

Chapter Awards

Colby Cup

The Colby M. Reimer Award is given in honor of late brother Colby Reimer, who passed away in 1997. The cup was donated by his family to be presented to the most outstanding Alpha Upsilon brother each semester. The Colby cup the one of the oldest known pieces of Alpha Upsilon Chapter history.

Spring 2009 Steven Cruise
Fall 2008 Not Given
Spring 2008 Courtney Peralta
Fall 2007 Currently Unknown
Spring 2007 Currently Unknown
Fall 2006 Kristin Lowrey
Spring 2006 Kathryn Pfahler
Fall 2005 Michael Guyton
Spring 2005 Anne Coutch
Fall 2004 Mike Christopher
Spring 2004 Bill Arndt
Fall 2003 Mandi Black
Spring 2003 Katie Stephens
Fall 2002 Jay Brigman
Spring 2002 Dustin Barnett
Fall 2001 Amy Young
Spring 2001 George Hildebidle
Fall 2000 Craig Copeland
Spring 2000 Jeff Bergen
Fall 1999 Jade Norris
Spring 1999 Pat Bozik
Fall 1998 Tara Hatley
Spring 1998 Milli Wehr
Fall 1997 Peter Bergholz
Spring 1997 Darlene Rodilio

Further Resources

Collegiate Chapters
Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta • Epsilon • Zeta • Eta • Theta • Iota • Kappa • Lambda • Mu • Nu • Xi • Omicron • Pi • Rho • Sigma • Tau • Upsilon • Phi • Omega • Alpha Alpha • Alpha Beta • Alpha Gamma • Alpha Delta • Alpha Epsilon • Alpha Zeta • Alpha Eta • Alpha Theta • Alpha Iota • Alpha Kappa • Alpha Lambda • Alpha Mu • Alpha Nu • Alpha Xi • Alpha Omicron • Alpha Pi • Alpha Rho • Alpha Sigma • Alpha Tau • Alpha Upsilon • Alpha Phi • Alpha Chi • Alpha Psi • Alpha Omega • Beta Alpha • Beta Beta • Beta Gamma • Beta Delta • Beta Epsilon • Beta Zeta • Beta Eta • Beta Theta • Beta Iota • Beta Kappa • Beta Lambda • Beta Mu • Beta Nu • Beta Xi • Beta Omicron • Beta Pi • Beta Rho • Beta Sigma • Beta Tau • Beta Upsilon • Beta Phi • Beta Chi • Beta Psi • Beta Omega • Gamma Alpha • Gamma Beta • Gamma Gamma • Gamma Delta • Gamma Epsilon • Gamma Zeta • Gamma Eta • Gamma Theta • Gamma Iota • Gamma Kappa • Gamma Lambda • Gamma Mu • Gamma Nu • Gamma Xi • Gamma Omicron • Gamma Pi • Gamma Rho • Gamma Sigma • Gamma Tau • Gamma Upsilon • Gamma Phi • Gamma Chi • Gamma Psi • Gamma Omega • Delta Alpha • Delta Beta • Delta Gamma • Delta Delta • Delta Epsilon • Delta Zeta • Delta Eta • Delta Theta • Delta Iota • Delta Kappa • Delta Lambda • Delta Mu • Delta Nu • Delta Xi • Delta Omicron • Delta Pi • Delta Rho • Delta Sigma • Delta Tau • Delta Upsilon • Delta Phi • Delta Chi • Delta Psi • Delta Omega • Epsilon Alpha • Epsilon Beta • Epsilon Gamma • Epsilon Delta • Epsilon Epsilon • Epsilon Zeta • Epsilon Eta • Epsilon Theta • Epsilon Iota • Epsilon Kappa • Epsilon Lambda • Epsilon Mu • Epsilon Nu • Epsilon Xi • Epsilon Omicron • Epsilon Pi • Epsilon Rho • Epsilon Sigma • Epsilon Tau • Epsilon Upsilon • Epsilon Phi • Epsilon Chi • Epsilon Psi • Epsilon Omega • Zeta Alpha • Zeta Beta • Zeta Gamma • Zeta Delta • Zeta Epsilon • Zeta Zeta • Zeta Eta • Zeta Theta • Zeta Iota • Zeta Kappa • Zeta Lambda • Zeta Mu • Zeta Nu • Zeta Xi • Zeta Omicron • Zeta Pi • Zeta Rho • Zeta Sigma • Zeta Tau • Zeta Upsilon • Zeta Phi • Zeta Chi • Zeta Psi • Zeta Omega • Eta Alpha • Eta Beta • Eta Gamma • Eta Delta • Eta Epsilon • Eta Zeta • Eta Theta • Eta Iota • Eta Kappa • Eta Mu • Eta Lambda • Eta Mu • Eta Nu • Eta Xi • Eta Omicron • Eta Pi • Eta Rho • Eta Sigma

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 ===Founder's Weekend===
-Alpha Upsilon celebrates its founder's day weekend the 2ed February of each year.  Most founder's weekends are small, and in the past have not been large ICR based events.  This is due to that years ago, Alpha Upsilon lost a substantial amount of funds while attempting to host a large founder's weekend, which then took years to recover from. In 2009, Alpha Upsilon hosted the [[Southeast Region|Southeast Regional]] Conference, in doing so, they decided not to celebrate their founder's day.  However, due to the chapter's recent growth explosion, '''Alpha Upsilon''' brother's have started to travel to more ICR events.  Consequently, a highly anticipated Founder's weekend is expected to be planned for the chapter's 18th founder's weekend.
+Alpha Upsilon celebrates its founder's day weekend the 2ed February of each year.  Most founder's weekends are celebrated within the chapter, and are not typical large ICR based events.  This is due to that years ago, Alpha Upsilon lost a substantial amount of funds while attempting to host a large founder's weekend, which then took years to recover from. In 2009, Alpha Upsilon hosted the [[Southeast Region|Southeast Regional]] Conference, in doing so, they decided not to celebrate their founder's day.
 === Phi Sigma Pi, "Pi" Mile 5k ===
 Alpha Upsilon hosts a 5k Run/Walk in order to raise money in support for Teach For America.  While this event is only a few years old, it is increasing in size every year, with this past year almost doubling the participants of the previous year.  This event has been previously held around early April, but with future intent on hosting it around March 14, Pi Day. Six trophies are handed out to the first three men and women to finish.  Participants can also enter as groups, which encourage support and can persuade others to join them.  The largest group to enter receives a plaque.
-=== Rush Week ===
-Coming Soon!
 === Home Football Games ===
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 *11/14/09 vs. Florida (SEC Game)
 *11/28/09 vs. Clemson
+''Alpha Upsilon brothers are willing to host brothers who wish to attend these games!''
 == Notable Alumni ==

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