This past weekend the Grand High Zeta met.  It was my first meeting as Grand High Alpha.  I thought, overall, the weekend and the numerous meetings associated with it went very well.  Building on the committee system established by our 21st Grand High Alpha, Ted Grossnickle, this GHZ is overseeing and carrying out its work through four […]

Last week, I had the pleasure to attend the Associate Member Ceremony that officially began Lambda Chi Alpha’s newest colony at Miami University of Ohio.  Having attended several of these over the years, I was impressed by the overwhelming number of alumni in attendance.  In addition, university staff and parents attended.  The ceremony was performed by the […]

Last weekend I was the guest of Sigma Zeta at the University of Michigan for a football weekend against the University of Wisconsin.  Bill Farkas, Executive Vice President, and George Spasyk, Executive Vice President Emeritus and Sigma alumnus, were also in attendance.  The three of us were joined by seven brothers and associates for dinner […]

Since August 1994, I have participated in an annual beach retreat to the beaches of either North or South Carolina.  Actually, the annual gathering started back in 1987 but moved to the beaches in 1994.  The participants have two things in common.  First, we are brothers.  Second, we work in higher education fundraising.  So the retreat is both […]

This week I had the pleasure to attend a special Fraternity dinner in Indianapolis hosted by our Executive Vice President, Bill Farkas.  The dinner had two purposes: (1) to say farewell to Rob Walker who is leaving the staff as Director of Development for the Educational Foundation to start law school this fall and (2) […]