Together, this past Saturday, our brothers formed a team for the annual Big Event, and gave back to the Blacksburg community through volunteer work. We divided up into 7 small groups and tackled a list of 8 projects, including raking leaves, washing windows, weeding, and mulching (and Caitie and Veronique somehow managed to do a little yoga as well as cleaning). Overall, our group put in over 25 hours of community service while spending time together as brothers. Also, last week our brothers played in an intramural softball game on the first APX team. The game was called early for thunder, but the team pulled in a win, defeating the opposing team 7-5. Here’s the team photo from the game!
APX Interviews, Spring 2012
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!
Announcing the Kim Clark Scholarship Fund
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.
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.
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.
Metagenes Constitution and By-Laws
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. Â 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. Â 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 . Â They have also proposed a few typographical corrections.
Below you will find links to the proposed changes along with the current provisional documents. Â 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. Â If you have any questions about the documents please contact Michele LeTourneur at mletourneur@envisionsite.com
Thanks for your input!
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!
63rd National Convention
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”
New Gamma Iota Brothers
This past weekend, the chapter welcomed its newest members to Alpha Rho Chi. Congratulations!
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.)
Early Letters
Metagenes Chapter turned 41 years old this week, so here is a collection of correspondence from the founding days of the chapter – including letters from the sponsor chapters, Demetrios (Ohio State) and Vitruvius (Penn State).
Convention in Richmond
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
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