Letter from the President
2013 was a fantastic
year for Zeta chapter.
We initiated a class of
18, the largest of all
fraternities on
campus, building off
of the class of 12
i n i t i a te d t h e ye a r
before which included
myself.
This
represents a level of
sustained growth the
chapter has not
experienced for more
than a decade.
However, there are reasons to believe that 2014 will be
even better. The first is a burgeoning level of cooperation
between Zeta Alumni Corporation and the active chapter.
ZAC president Jesse Schaefle and I have been
communicating weekly about ways to realize the chapter’s
untapped potential. This communication is beginning to
form into observable outputs that will work to make Zeta
chapter a more efficient organization. It cannot be
overstated how much the active chapter needs the
continued support of ZAC. We are extremely thankful for
our positive relationship and hope that it continues in the
future.
A second reason involves some of our newer officers: Alec
Harkins and Chan Tov. Alec is our philanthropy chair. He
has done a superb job of researching, planning, and
executing philanthropic events. In November, we
partnered with Children Deserve a Chance Foundation, a
non profit in Lancaster for the Extraordinary Give, an
event sponsored by the Lancaster County Community
Hello, my name is Hunter Citrin and I am the
Vice President of the Zeta Chapter. I am currently
sophomore at F&M. Along with being Beta I am also
the president of the club water polo team and The
New Member Recruitment Chair for F&M’s
InterFraternity Council. I am a public health major
with an environmental studies minor.
At the beginning of my term I set forth with
many goals that I wished to accomplish by the end
of the year. Namely, I wanted to see an increased
effort in philanthropy and academics. So far, we
have raised over $2000 through philanthropy
efforts, and we will be sponsoring three more
events this semester. We are looking to hike our
service hours to more than 32 hours per brother.
Foundation. CDCF works with inner-city and firstgeneration college bound students to prepare them
for life as a college student. Overall, CDCF raised
$59,424 for the event, of which the chapter raised
$2,100. I am grateful to have Alec and I expect more
successful events to be conducted in 2014.
Chan Tov is our social and alumni relations chair.
Chan is an extremely well organized and motivated
individual who is
passionate about
event planning. He “Join us as we embark
h a s d o n e a n on a new year filled with
extremely good job promise. You will not be
organizing social
disappointed.”
events this year.
Our winter formal
was fantastic and
that was due in large part to his planning and
organization. In addition, this bi-annual newsletter is
Chan’s brainchild. It is meant as a way to inform
alumni of the events we are planning and conducting,
as well as a way to get to know active brothers through
individual profiles. I am confident that Chan will
continue this fantastic level of performance in 2014.
I am convinced that the current active
brotherhood is capable of amazing things. It is
unlocking the potential that will define 2014 for the
chapter. So join us as we embark on a new year filled
with promise. You will not be disappointed.
!
Sincerely,
Alex Rossello ‘15
President, Zeta Chapter Phi Kappa Sigma
Letter from the VP
We have started work on the Zeta Library; an
effort to digitize notes and collect textbooks to lower
the financial burden of spending hundreds of
dollars each semester. This library will take a lot of
time and effort, but its completion will increase the
academic welfare of the chapter.
Our brothers are extremely active on
campus. With just over 30 active brothers, Zeta
Chapter has four club presidents, nine campus
employees, three varsity and eight club athletes,
and involvement in over 25 teams and
organizations on campus.
The work and dedication of this brotherhood
this year has been outstanding and I’m proud to be
a Phi Kap because of it.