10/7 Golf Tournament and Fundraiser Recap

Brothers,

Our first annual event was a huge success!! We had 20 golfers, consisting of alumni and actives participate. We raised over $900 in the silent auction. There were about 60 alumni, actives and pledges at the house for dinner, drinks and socializing.

See below for pictures of the event and stay tuned for next year to be even bigger!!

Regards,

Alumni Board of Directors
Zeta Xi Chapter, Theta Chi Fraternity

501 Russell Property Improvement Day FQ3 2023

Members of the Alumni Board and undergraduate Brothers worked together on Saturday, 9/23 for several hours to give the fraternal property a much-needed cleanup and facelift. Brothers were led by their undergraduate officers and advised by Alumni Board officers in tasks such as:

  • Fixing exterior gates

  • Drywall Replacement

  • Paint Stripping and Repainting

  • Sealing of Exterior Siding Gaps with Wire Mesh

  • Trimming and cleaning of front hedges

Overall, 4 alumni and 25 brothers attended the event.

New Alumni Board Officers Elected

Alumni Brothers,

I’m excited to announce our 2023 Alumni Board Election winners:

  • President: Eric Tennyson (‘87)

  • Vice President: Chuck Cox (‘89)

  • Treasurer: Jimmy Beall (‘13)

  • Secretary: Ed Gallagher (‘96)

  • Property Manager: Alan Chamorro (‘89)

Thank you to all who attended our elections call. It was great to see and hear from so many of you. Please find the meeting minutes below:

View Minutes

We’ve got an incredible slate of new and returning board members. I personally have never been more excited for the future of the chapter and the alumni organization.    

As we make this transition, the board will rely on all of you to support them. With your continued involvement we can set the new board up for success. I can’t wait to see what they accomplish with your support.


All the best,
Peter Swanson - Alumni Board President (2019 - 2023)

2022 Fundraising Results

House Repairs are Underway

Thanks to our generous alumni donors we raised over $10,000 for chapter house improvements during our Picnic Day fundraiser. As promised, those funds are allocated to fixing the dilapidated window facing the parking lot, and to install a much needed new stove in the kitchen.

See below for pictures of the new installations!

 

 

Thank You to Our Generous Donors:

We can’t thank our donors enough for making these fixes possible. I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank everyone who has contributed to our Picnic Day Fundraiser. One of the donors below deserves extra recognition for matching donated funds, but has chosen to remain anonymous thus far. If that changes, they deserve special recognition for being a huge reason these fixes are possible. Thank you to all who donated:

Derek Yau | Ryan Abusaa | Gianni McClaine | Shaun Hamlin
Samir Himes | William Han | Jim Day | Darren Goetz | Hal Bartholomew
David Stiles | John Hodgson | Jonathan Nasca | Bert Pierroz
Seaver Klug | Will Lorne | Julian Lawton | Brian Keller | Brent Chaney
Daniel Diaz-Vigil | Eric Parker | Bob Sommer


Peter Swanson

President, Board of Directors

2022 Fundraising Goals

Hello Alumni Brothers, 

Picnic Day is tomorrow and we’re excited to see you all there. Before the main event gets underway I wanted to share the details one last time and highlight our fundraising agenda for the year.

Event Details

Picnic Day is planned for this Saturday, April 23rd, and there will be an event at our chapter house at 501 Russell Boulevard. We will be hosting this private event for alumni and friends to celebrate the resumption of our Picnic Day traditions, the continuation of our fraternal bonds, and to address important fraternity business. Doors open at 11AM and we will have an Alumni Board meeting at 1PM.

Fundraising Agenda

The house has seen many improvements on the part of the Board and Chapter leadership over the last year, but there are fixes backlogged that require further financial support to tackle. This year our goal is to raise $30,000 for critical house fixes. The full scope is outlined in the infographic below as well as this interactive graphic courtesy of Seaver Klug. It includes overhauling the dilapidated kitchen, fixing the caving roof and fixing long broken windows. Your support would mean the world to us and the undergraduates currently living in the house.

Fundraising Goals

Generous donors to the board have offered to match every dollar donated to a limit of $15,000. That means anything that you can chip in will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling your contributions all the way up to our campaign goal of $30k.

These dollars are bookmarked for these account fixes. You can rely on our board members to quickly move forward on fixes when their respective funding thresholds are reached.

Please consider donating to the Alumni Board for these important fixes, and stopping by the event in Davis this coming Saturday. Instructions on how to donate via check or bank transfer can be found here on our website. Our crowdfunding campaign will be live soon with more payment options so stay tuned for that!

We welcome your support, and appreciate the consideration you show in contributing to a greater source of value at our brotherhood property. Your helping hand contributes to better living conditions for our chapter tenants, and allows us to continue to serve the alumni of the Zeta Xi chapter.

All the best,

Peter Swanson

Nominated Delegates for Alumni Board Elections 2019

This list will be updated as nominations are received.

Spots up for a 4-year term:

President

  • Peter Swanson

Vice-President

  • Jarret Anaraki

  • Derek Yau

Treasurer

  • James Beall

  • Will Lorne

Secretary

  • Ryan Abusaa

Property Manager

  • Andrew Koper

  • Samir Hines

  • Will Lorne

Spots up for a 2-year term:

1960’s Representative

  • Charlie MacDonald

1970’s Representative

  • Bryan Jeff Holcomb

1980’s Representative

  • Joe Moore

1990’s Representative

2000’s Representative

2010’s Representative

  • Daniel Quiroz

  • Daniel Diaz-Vigil