Beta Upsilon Chapter

Beta Upsilon Chapter (Founded 10 April 1996) is located at University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Beta Upsilon Chapter was founded by Chapter alumnus Name and is a member of the Northeast Region.

The Beta Upsilon Chapter at the First Annual TFA 5K Road Race

Chapter History

Founding

The Beta Upsilon Chapter was founded on April 10, 1996 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Active Chapter

The Beta Upsilon Chapter currently has 34 Active Brothers.

Chapter Chant

In the works!

Chapter Mascot

In the works!

Fall 2008 Beta Upsilon Executive Board

Beta Upsilon at Relay for Life

• President: Christine Rega
• Vice President: Yang Li
• Secretary: Victoria Hall
• Treasurer: Barry Epstein
• Parliamentarian: Uriel Rodriguez
• Historian: Jamie Bergstein
• Initiate Advisor: Ginny Nielsen
• Rush Advisor: Marisa Pacifico

Past Chapter Presidents

• Matt Fallon (1999-2000)
• Joe Cabral
• Rich Iannone (2006-2007)
• David Romanelli (2007-2008)
• Christine Rega (2008-present)

Chapter Events & Activities

Service Events

Arbor's Assistant Living Center

Brothers Uriel Rodriguez and Christine Rega with Peg at the Arbor's

• The Brothers regularly visit the elderly at Arbor's. In the past we have attended events such as a community dance and pumpkin painting with the residents.

Relay for Life

• The Beta Upsilon Chapter participated in Relay for Life in Spring 2008. The Brothers came out to support the American Cancer Society in this event and raised money for the cause. From dusk to dawn one Brother was walking around the track for this fundraiser and participated in various events through out the night such as a relay race and whipped cream pie contest.

Social Events

Founder's Day

• Every year on April 10th, the Brothers gather to celebrate our founding as a chapter at UMass Amherst. We invite the initiates and help them create their Biography sheets and family trees. We also have lots of food and bake a birthday cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to Beta Upsilon. It is one of the best events for the year because it is a time where all the Brothers can get together with the initiates and have a great time. This Spring our chapter will be 13 years old so we will be having a bar mitzvah.

Initiate-Brother Retreat

• Last Spring we had our first Initiate-Brother retreat at Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA. The Brothers and initiates played team building games, used the low ropes equipment and climbed their rock wall during our stay. The purpose of this event is to increase fellowship and leadership in the Brothers while also getting better acquainted with the initiates. We all had a blast!

Notable Alumni

• Name (Chapter year)

Founding Member

• Name (Chapter year)

DSK year

• Name (Chapter year)

Office Held (year-year)

Chapter Honors and Awards

Publications

• Purple and Gold Fall 2008 Page 2,14&19

National Awards

• None to date

University Awards

• None to date

Further Resources

• Beta Upsilon Chapter Website