The National Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied arts
Rush week is underway at Virginia Tech! We have held informative meetings, complete with ice cream sandwiches and pizza, and we have bowled with the interested soon-to-be pledges! After interviews, as shown above, we have passed out the bids, and pin in is tomorrow, February 4, in Burruss Hall. We are so excited to be expanding the Metagenes chapter!
An Alpha Rho Chi scholarship fund is being created in Kim Clark’s memory. The scholarship will benefit Metagenes actives. We feel that this tribute to a great brother will help Kim continue his work on behalf of the active chapter in perpetuity while letting future Metagenes brothers know how important Kim was to all of us.
We have established a steering committee, and if you are interested in helping in any way, please contact Michele LeTourneur at alumni@metagenes.org.
Accepting Contributions
In the meantime, no donation in Kim’s name is too small, whether that be $25, $100, $250 or whatever amount you feel is appropriate. Please see the following details:
Checks made out to:
Alpha Rho Chi Foundation
In the memo line, please add “Kim Clark Fund”
Please send checks to Michele’s attention below. Do NOT make the checks out to her or to the Metagenes Alumni Association.
Mail checks to:
Michele LeTourneur
9109 Coronado Terrace
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Checks are being sent to Michele so she can collect them and send to the Foundation to set up the fund. Once all checks are received, she will forward them on to the APX Foundation and the fund will be officially started. The Foundation will acknowledge all donations as tax-deductible. Any follow up checks can be sent to the Foundation directly once we have additional fund information.
Please let Michele know if you have any questions. If you will be sending a check, send her an email at alumni@metagenes.org so she will know I look out for it.
Our brother, Kim Steven Clark, has passed away from complications caused by Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was 52. After struggling for over two years with the disease, he passed away peacefully this morning at Roanoke Memorial Hospital near his home in southwest Virginia. His beloved wife Bonnie was by his side to the end. In addition to his wife he is survived by a teenage daughter, Sarah. All his brothers in Alpha Rho Chi share in his loss.
For those of you that knew him personally, you know that his love of Alpha Rho Chi was exceeded only by his love for Bonnie and Sarah. His contributions to our chapter and fraternity are too many to name here, but suffice to say, neither would be what they are today without him. He has been the glue that binds us together for many years, and he will be sorely missed.
Memorial Services
Kim’s family has made arrangements for him memorial services in Roanoke.
All of his APX brothers are invited to pay their respects at the visitation or memorial service.
Family visitation hours – Sunday Jan 9 , 6-8 pm
Memorial service – Monday, Jan 10, 10 am.
Both events will be held at:
Oakey’s South Chapel
4257 Brambleton Ave
Roanoke, VA 24018
Map link: http://bit.ly/hFsELL
Please contact Rick Jenkins directly with any questions you may have.
Send a email if you are interested in ride share or hotel matching.
He can be reached at rljenk@metagenes.org or by phone at (703) 901 5003.
Holiday Inn Roanoke-Tanglewood is near the funeral home and convenient to I-581.
This past year the Executive Board formed a committee to review our constitution and by-laws, and more specifically the election terms and procedures for our association. As you can imagine, we were quite surprised to find out that neither our constitution or by-laws have been formally approved by the Association. They have been “Provisional” for almost 10 years now.
Over the last few months, the committee (and by Committee we mean Michele) reviewed the documents with the National Fraternity and has proposed a series of minor modifications to bring the documents in compliance with the National Constitution and reflect our current practices . They have also proposed a few typographical corrections.
Below you will find links to the proposed changes along with the current provisional documents. Please review the documents and let us know whether you vote to approve or decline the amendments by e-mail us at election@metagenes.org. If you have any questions about the documents please contact Michele LeTourneur at mletourneur@envisionsite.com
Thanks for your input!
From March 25th through the 28th, Alumni and Actives from all over the country gathered in Virginia’s Capital, Richmond, for the 63rd National Convention of our fraternity. All told, over 170 brothers were in attendance including 31 actives and alumni from Metagenes. In addition to the daily business sessions at the Omni Hotel, participants participated in several breakout sessions on various professional and fraternal topics. On Friday they toured the recently renovated grounds of the State Capital, designed by Thomas Jefferson, along with other sites around the city. Continue reading “63rd National Convention”
Alpha Rho Chi is coming to Richmond on March 25-28, 2010. With the National Convention returning to the Old Dominion for the first time in over 30 years, we expect to see all Metagenes brothers at the banquet on March 27.
UPDATED HAPPY HOUR INFO
Friday March 26, 6:00-?
Sine Irish Pub
1327 E. Cary St. Richmond
Here’s where to get the details.
Information and Registration at alpharhochi.org
Facebook Event Page
Brother Thomas L. Jenkins died Wednesday Oct 14 after battling cancer and complications from a stroke. The fraternity mourns his passing and extends its condolences to his family.
Tom Jenkins was born on December 17, 1954 to Catharine Baker Jenkins and Joseph Frederick Jenkins of Williamsburg, Virginia, Tom is survived by his only brother John Jenkins, and one son, Neil Jenkins (age 19).
Tom joined the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corp at age 12 as a drummer and has remained active in this organization. Tom graduated from Virginia Tech with an Architecture degree. He is a member of the Alpha Rho Chi professional architecture fraternity. He is a registered Architect and a member of the A.I.A. He has worked at the Administrative Office of the US District Courts serving as an Architect, Designer and Project Manager during his career.
Wow! I can’t wipe the smile off my face, nor remove the lump from my throat! What an emotional yet gratifying weekend. It was great to see all the brothers who attended,… from the Charter Class to the Gamma Eta Class,… you’re all First Class to me! I had a great time, and can’t wait until our next reunion! It won’t be another 40 years,… promise.
-Kim Clark
I hope that by now you have received your invitation for the Metagenes 40th
Anniversary Celebration. Please e-mail me at btearle@gmail.com if you have
not.
As you are making plans to attend, you’ll want to arrange for your lodging as
soon as possible. We have blocked a limited number of rooms at the Courtyard
Marriott on South Main Street in Blacksburg. Rooms are $109 per night. As
stated in our informational letter, you need to reserve these rooms by calling
the local hotel at 540-552-5222, and ask for the “Alpha Rho Chi” rate.
Of course, there are several other lodging options in town. A search this
morning turned up the Blacksburg Days Inn, which is also on South Main St.,
within a mile or so of the Courtyard and Bull & Bones Brewhaus and Grill. The
online rate was about $60 per night, but is subject to change. The Days Inn is
located at 3503 Holiday Lane, Blacksburg, VA 24060 Phone: 540-951-1330. The
Holiday Inn on Prices Fork Road, which is much closer to campus (formerly the
Marriott), is also an option. The online rate is closer to $100 per night.
We look forward to seeing you in April for the celebration of this milestone
anniversary.
-Brian
This past May five of our brother’s graduated from college. They are:
Eric Brown [gg], Achitecture
Stacy Corwin [gb], Industrial Design
Holly Harshman [gg], Interior Design
Kara Criggar [gg], Interior Design
Steve Farrelly [gb], Industrial Design
Congratulations guys and welcome to the Alumni Association
