Tuesday, June 10

Our Oaks: 2009/2010 Academic Year

Greetings Actives, Alumni, Parents, and Friends!

It’s amazing to look back on everything that we have accomplished this past year. The high energy we started with certainly foreshadowed what was to come. Beginning with Fresh X, and continuing all the way to the Big Kahuna, the year has brought with it some amazing accomplishments and awards to be proud of.

This year we had pledge classes of two in the Fall and eleven in the Spring. The sophomores have already stepped up to be leaders in the Chapter – both will be serving on the executive committee for the upcoming academic year. The spring pledge class has brought nine freshmen and two juniors that are full of excitement and positive energy. We are all looking forward to what the next year will bring us.

The tradition of excellence has continued at Alpha-Chi this past year. For the third year in a row, we have won the Dean’s Award for Chapter Excellence, accumulating over 2,000 hours of community service. Our 25th annual Haunted House raised over $3,000, and was recognized by the Chi Phi National Office in the most recent publication of the Chakett.

As the year comes to a close, we will be saying goodbye to 14 seniors. Their accomplishments inside and out of the Oaks are indications for the bright futures ahead of them. Some have left marks on the Chapter that will persist for years to come. They will all be sorely missed.

But as we say goodbye to the old, we look forward to the new. The 2010/2011 academic year will be one of our strongest yet. Every male group leader on Fresh X this upcoming August is an Alpha-Chi. The four day long camping trip has proven to be one of our most valuable recruitment tools, and this summer looks to be no different.