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In Memorium: Kim Clark

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.

Roanoke Times Obituary

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.

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Summer Picnic

Saturday, July 17 at Noon – Fairfax VA

Please join us for the annual summer picnic at Michele LeTourneur’s house, just outside of Washington D.C. We’ll be grilling from noon on, so bring your favorite summer side dish. All brothers and their families are welcome. Just be sure to RSVP with Michele at mletourneur@gmail.com.

Following lunch the Alumni Association will be holding its annual meeting. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss, please let Brian know, so he can add it to the agenda.

Address info:
9109 Coronado Terrace
Fairfax, VA 22031

See you there!

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New Gamma Iota Brothers

This past weekend, the chapter welcomed its newest members to Alpha Rho Chi. Congratulations!

Metagenes Chapter 4/25/2010
Metagenes Chapter in chronological order.
Our newest brothers are in the front row.
Blair Miller, 1st Year Architecture
Sarah Haase, 2nd Year Architecture
Erin Sanchez, 2nd Year Architecture
(Bear is in the very front, but he is not a member of the fraternity.)

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Pledgebook Covers

The tradition of pledge book covers is as old as the Metagenes Chapter. Each class of prospective members has produced a cover or container design to protect their copies of The Archi Pledge. Although the designs have ranged in materials from chipboard to aluminum to plexiglass to cloth or in size from over a 12-in square to more recent compact designs, each has represented a generation of brothers of the fraternity.

Here’s a gallery of pledge book designs. If you don’t see yours, send us a photo!

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Thanks to Kent McCullough for many of these scans.

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Chapter Eternal – Tom Jenkins

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.