gz initiation

This past April, inside a small house on the outskirts of Blacksburg, actives, and alumni gathered to initiate several new brothers. After a long and sleepless night, we welcomed four new brothers into the fold. They are:

Margaret Bozicevich, First Year, Architecture
Amy Frieslander, First Year, Architecture
Amanda Lee. Third Year, Architecture
Jennifer Wilkinson, Second Year, Interior Design

Special thanks to all the alumni who came down to help out, and congrats Gamma Zetas!

new chapter officers

Congratulations to the new Metagenes Chapter officers on their recent election. We wish you the very best for your term. The new officers are:

Worthy Architect – Amanda Erickson
Worthy Associate Architect – Nate Williams
Worthy Estimator – Kim Hyewon
Worthy Scribe – Carlyn Luu
Worthy Clerk – Lauren Shaw
Worthy Superintendent – Kris Duritza

Homecoming 2007

Thanks to everyone who came out to tailgate before the Hokies-UNC game on September 29. Click on the photo above for a larger version.

Election Results

Congratulations to the new officers and directors of the Metagenes Alumni Association for 2007-2008. Some of the races were very close, including a 3-way tie for the final director slot that expanded the board.
President: Michelle Ringley
Secretary: Brian Earle
Treasurer: Kim Clark

Directors at Large:
• Michele LeTourneur
• Ray Consoli
• Matt Williams
• Jeff Kendrick
• Kristen Ruch
• Kent McCullough

Many of these names belong to our newest alumni. Welcome aboard!

Cookout – July 28

Picnic Cadencies

A reminder about our annual cookout. There will be a pool and families and all brothers are welcome.
Saturday, July 28 at 12:00 noon

4300 Rose Cottage Rd, Quinton, VA 23141
(Google Maps)

Please RSVP at picnic@metagenes.org

The new Board of Directors will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon in Quinton, Virginia.  All alumni are invited.  Nominees for board positions are particularly encouraged to attend.

Directions from our hostess:

  • From I-64, take exit 205 towards Route 60 – Bottoms Bridge/Quinton, take a left off of the exit onto Route 249 (New Kent Hwy).
  • Go 2.5 miles, (you will pass Food Lion on your right).
  • There will be a Methodist church with white siding and a small cemetary on your right – after you pass it, you will take your next left onto Quinton Rd. It’s a very sharp left turn.
  • Follow Quinton Rd about 1/2 mile, turn right onto Rose Cottage Rd (It’s the second or third dirt road on the right.)
  • Follow Rose Cottage and stay to the right anytime it forks or another driveway joins in (on the paved part.)
  • The house is at the very very end of the driveway – about a half mile down. It’s a long, white brick house, blue trim, low roof. I’ll put signs or balloons up too.

Call if your lose your way. See you there!

Elections

The following brothers have been nominated for the Metagenes Alumni Association board and officers for 2007-2008.

All members are invited and encouraged to cast their votes via email by to election@metagenes.org. Voting ends at noon on Saturday, July 28, 2007. Election results will be announced at the picnic on Saturday.

President:
Ray Consoli
Blair Frier
Michelle Ringley

Secretary:
Brian Earle
Kent McCullough

Treasurer:
Kim Clark
Rick Jenkins

Directors-at-large (vote for up to two)
Jeff Kendrick
Michele LeTourneur
Kristen Ruch
Matthew Williams
Gary Zickafoose

Note: Votes for the runners-up for each office will be counted as votes for directors-at-large. The association’s board will have 7 directors: 3 officers and 4 directors-at large.

Call for Nominations

The Metagenes Alumni Association is calling for nominations for officers. The positions are:

  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Directors (At-large)

All members – old and new – are eligible for any office.

Please nominate yourself or a brother via email at election@metagenes.org. Nominations will be open through July 21 with elections thereafter.

Metagenes Summer Picnic – July 28

Picnic Cadencies

Plans are underway for the annual summer cookout – this year in the Richmond area. There’s even a pool this time! Thanks to our hostess, Michelle Ringley.

Hotdogs and hamburgers will be provided. Please bring a side to share and beverages. All brothers and families are invited.

Save the date:
July 28 at 12:00 noon – Quinton, VA

RSVP at picnic@metagenes.org

Overnight accomodations available.

More details/directions to be posted soon.

Founders' Day 2007

I just want to say how deeply moved I am to receive the Dwight Palmer “Pop” Ely Award.  For those of you who didn’t get to see the original sculpture, the award was beautifully designed and fabricated in concrete by our very talented actives.    I hesitate to mention names for fear of leaving someone out, but I hope someone will post the name(s) of the responsible brother(s) for this award so they will receive the credit they deserve.  The “Pop” Ely Award is proudly displayed in my dining room.

Saturday was filled with emotion and I was very blessed to spend it with many of my brothers.   It was gratifying that our first Founders’ Day celebration in more than a dozen years was so well attended.  It really helps that we have over 30 actives, but it was good to see all the alumni there, too.  I’m now looking forward to our summer gathering.

The entire Metagenes family would have been proud that our fraternity, as a group, honored the victims of 4.16.07 in a very dignified and touching way.  Thank you, Brother Consoli, for coordinating our tribute.  The plaque we presented at the altar in the War Memorial Chapel will forever remain part of the archives of Virginia Tech.

Thank you again, actives and alumni, for making Founders’ Day 2007 very special for this alum.  I will never forget this honor, and will be forever proud to wear the badge of the Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity.

In Brotherhood,

Kim