Zeta Alpha Chapter

Zeta Alpha Chapter (Founded 3 April 2010) is located at University of California, San Diego in San Diego, CA. The Chapter had 18 Charter Members and is a member of the Southwest Region.

Zeta Alpha Charter Class, Spring 2010

Chapter History

Founding

Efforts to found a Phi Sigma Pi chapter started when Alumna Kathryn Lieber, a graduate student at University of California, San Diego, contacted the National Office for expansion assistance during Fall Quarter of 2009 at the university. At the end of the quarter, only seven undergraduate students were interested in the fraternity. Seeing low turnout,the Director of Expansion Ryan DeGuzman and Kathryn Lieber decided to extend recruitment drive to the beginning of Winter Quarter. However, the stability of the group of students decreased when four of the seven withdrew from expansion effort over Winter Break. Moreover, the four students requested the UCSD Center of Student Involvement to revoke Phi Sigma Pi as an official student organization at UCSD. However, the other three students held their spirits high, and committed themselves to founding a chapter. The three Founding Members (Hana Lee, Natasha Best, and Martin Kwok), the Alumni Advisor Kathryn Lieber, the Staff Advisor Colleen Garcia, and the Director of Expansion coordinated and prepared for the recruitment drive for the beginning of Winter Quarter.

After days of informational sessions during Winter Quarter, at the first organization meeting, 26 undergraduate students pledged themselves as the Alpha Class of Phi Sigma Pi at UCSD. Executive Board Officers and Committee Chairs were elected, and the Colony Class was finally established. However, through the course of the quarter, many of the Initiates withdrew from the Initiation Program. Only 18 Initiates stayed by the end of Winter Quarter. However, under the leadership of the Initiate Class President Natasha Best, the charter petition was finally approved at the beginning of Spring Quarter on April 3, 2010. Thus, Zeta Alpha Chapter was inducted into Phi Sigma Pi with 18 Charter Member.

The Active Chapter

Immediately after Induction and the Chartering of Zeta Alpha Chapter, the Brothers went forward. The Rush and Initiate Advisor Daniel Coffee and the Rush and Initiation Committee coordinated a successful Rush Week. By the end of the first quarter of Zeta Alpha Chapter, the size of the Chapter Brotherhood nearly doubled. During the first quarter, the Chapter expanded as Officers, Chairs, and Brothers solidified the Chapter Bylaws, programming, families, and traditions.

Executive Board

The Chapter currently has a seven member Executive Board. Officers are elected each spring to serve the following academic year. The Rush & Initiate Advisor is elected after every Rush Quarter to coordinate and implement the next Rush Quarter.

Executive Board Officers 2010-2011

• President- Martin Kwok
• Vice President- Maclen Zilber
• Secretary- Erika Gagnon
• Treasurer- Jocelyn Villatoro
• Rush & Initiate Advisor- Daniel Coffee
• Historian- Elaine Yu
• Parliamentarian- Adam Johns

Committee

The Chapter currently has seven Standing Committees. Each Standing Committee represents a certain unique aspect of Zeta Alpha Chapter and Phi Sigma Pi. Each Chair is responsible for leading his or her committee to accomplish its goals and carry out its responsibilities. The Judicial Board only convenes by the call of the Chapter or the Executive Board.

Committee Chairs

• Scholarship Chair- Erika Gagnon
• Service Chair- Hana Lee
• Social Chair- David Chen
• Fund-raising Chair- Jocelyn Villatoro
• Public Relations Chair- Don Lee
• Alumni & Inter-Chapter Relations Chair- Karina Martinez
• Rush & Initiation Committee Chair- Daniel Coffee
• Judicial Committee- Adam Johns

Past Chapter Presidents

• Natasha Best- Colony President (2010)
• Martin Kwok- First Chapter President (Present)

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Zeta Alpha Chapter Initiate Classes

Further Resources

• Zeta Alpha Chapter official website