Gamma Rho Wins House of the Year!! |
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| SMC Zach Rubnitz ('14) holding the House of the Year award with International President John Bobango (L) and CEO Justin Buck (R) |
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Chapter Brings Home Top Honor at Annual Conference
After earning the House of the Quarter award in the fall, Gamma Rho received the coveted House of the Year award from the International Fraternity at this year’s Academy award ceremonies. The Academy is held every other year in Memphis when the International Convention is in its “off year” with the agenda focusing on leadership development and improving chapter operations. Members of the Chapter that attended the Academy included SMC Zach Rubnitz (’14), Internal VP Joe Farrell (’14), and Membership VP Jacob Kerr (’14) who are pictured below with the award. The feature in the Shield and Diamond for the House of the the Year article will appear in the next issue. Photos of 2313 Sheridan can be accessed on the Chapter’s Flickr page here.
A huge thanks to all the alumni who have donated their time and money to help make the Northwestern PIKE House a premier property! | | | Jacob Kerr ('14), Zach Rubnitz ('14), and Joe Farrell ('14) with the House of the Year trophy |
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Gamma Rho Scholarship Endowment Continues to Grow
The GR Alumni Association and Garnet & Gold Scholarship Fund headed by Richard Moenning (‘56) recently transferred the entirety of the fund into the Gamma Rho Endowment Fund which is managed by the highly qualified team at the PIKE Foundation. The fund, which exclusively benefits Gamma Rho, is comprised of two accounts, the PIKE University Fund which has a balance of $100,000 and the John Jones Memorial Fund which has a balance of $38,000. The PIKE U fund is used to offset the expenses of sending Gamma Rho undergraduates to three unique PIKE U events each year including the summer conference. Fees for registration, travel, lodging, and meals can exceed $10,000 annually for the chapter. The Alumni Association has set out with a goal to achieve a balance of $250k in the PIKE U fund in order to fully cover these costs as the annual dividend is typically 4%. | | | Alumnus's Company Acquired by FanDuel Keith Goldner (’08) is the Chief Analyst at numberFire, a sports analytics startup that specializes in predicting player and team performance for fantasy sports fans. numberFire was recently acquired by fantasy sports company FanDuel, a major move for the company. Keith is passionate about sports, pledging PIKE to take advantage of it’s strong athletic presence. After interning in sports analytics throughout his undergraduate career, he had to decide between working for the Philadelphia Eagles and taking a job at numberFire. Feeling that he would be given more opportunities to showcase his talents at a startup like numberFire, Keith made his decision and never looked back. Keith says he would tell brothers trying to gain success in the business world to build and maintain a strong network of friends and colleagues. Without being proactive about building a network and utilizing the PIKE alumni and chapter resources, Keith says he would have never found the success he has with numberFire.
If you would like to share any alumni updates about yourself or your fellow brothers please fill out the form here. |
| | Join Gamma Rho in the Wrigley Field Bleachers
The Gamma Rho Alumni Association is organizing an event for Chicago Cubs game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday September 23rd at 7pm to coincide with Big 10 Night at Wrigley. Everyone is encouraged to buy bleacher tickets which are general admission. You can buy your bleacher ticket directly from the Cubs here which is $32 per ticket and includes an NU Cubs beanie or you can purchase from StubHub here which go for less but doesn't include the beanie. To stay updated about the event please fill out the form here. |
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Contact Info Update Please forward this message to brothers who may not be on the email list!
If any of these interest you please click the button below to update your contact information. Everything is stored on the Alumni Association's servers and only accessible to board members.
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Alumni Association Dues
Annual dues for the Alumni Association are $30. Dues paying members receive the following benefits:
- Discounted event prices - Free quarterly newsletter mailed to your house - Voting privileges - Your name listed in the newsletter and website
Dues are used to pay for general operations including website hosting, newsletter production, planning future events, and annual dues to Memorial Headquarters. |
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Saturday Sept. 5th
11:00am
NU Football Home Opener vs. Stanford Ryan Field
Thursday Sept. 10th 9:00am
Move-In Begins at the PIKE House
Friday Sept. 11th
Welcome Week Begins
Monday Sept. 21st
Classes Begin
Wednesday Sept. 23rd
7:00pm PIKE Alumni Chicago Cubs Outing at Wrigley Field (See story below)
October 16th-18th
HOMECOMING More details to follow
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A special thanks to those alumni that have donated to the Chapter either through Northwestern or the International Fraternity this past year.
Shield & Diamond Society H. Brandon Guest
Gamma Rho Society Robert Armacost Jr. Greg Graves Asa "Geordie" Herald
Society levels are based on lifetime giving to Gamma Rho's Scholarship, Building, and Alumni funds. Founders | $50,000+ Jr. Founders | $25,000 Sabre & Key | $10,000 Garnet & Gold | $5,000 Lily of the Valley | $2,500 Shield & Diamond | $1,000 White Horse | $500 Gamma Rho | $250
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Check out the photos of the Chapter House here. This page will be constantly updated as improvements are made. |
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Gamma Rho placed in the top 25 for most initiates across PIKE chapters nationwide. That and the chapter update for the spring were featured in the most recent summer issue of the Shield & Diamond. Check out the write up and general chapter update here. |
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Gamma Rho alumni are encouraged to use this form to report updates about their own lives or the lives of their Gamma Rho brothers. Old stories or memories of your time as a PIKE at Northwestern or after graduation are also encourage. Report your update here.
We look forward to hearing from you! |
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