Welcome to the Rensselaer chapter of Acacia Fraternity! If you are on Facebook, check out our group where a bunch of us hang out.

News

  • Annual Meeting Zoom Sat 2pm Eastern

    This message includes Zoom connection for the 18 April 2026 Annual Meeting of the Alumni Corporation to be held at 2pm Eastern and the latest newsletter from the Actives.

     

    1) Dues paying alumni are eligible to vote on any issues which are tabled at the meeting.

     

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    2) Hello, alumni!

     

    This past March we held a St. Patrick’s Day event. We made traditional Irish food including corned beef, soda bread, Guinness cake, lamb stew, and colcannon. We also had potatoes and Lucky Charms (a meal fit for a leprechaun). The food was great, we had fun, and we even gained a new pledge from the event, which is very exciting news.

     

    Last week, we initiated an amazing pledge class of 6, including the newest pledge, who we are proud to call our brothers. The house is expanding once again which is exciting news! *We have 15 actives with two graduating next month. 

     

    The Black & Gold Formal is happening on April 25th. We hope to see you there! If you haven’t filled it out, the RSVP form is below. The day before, we’re holding a concert at our house, so feel free to stop by a day early (don’t worry, we’ll make sure the house is spick and span!). If you have any questions, feel free to text VD Jackson Lawrence at (914) 582-0060!

     

    Black And Gold 2026 RSVP Form 

  • The Jim Flaherty #383 Pledge Brother and Alumni (PBA) Hockey Game of 2026

    The Jim Flaherty #383 Pledge Brother and Alumni (PBA) Hockey Game of 2026

    On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the alumni and undergraduates came together to celebrate our long tradition of skating at the Field House after the Big Red Freakout in the Pledge, Brother and Alumni (PBA) hockey contest.

    In honor of the alumnus responsible for organizing and keeping this event going, the Board has renamed it the “Jim Flaherty #383 PBA” Thank you, Jim, for your enthusiasm for the sport and honoring its history at RPI Acacia.

    We will do everything we can to get the word out in advance of next year’s event and keep growing the number of participants.

    Also, from the VD: 

    The active chapter had an amazing time at PBA! At the house we hung out, talked, and played games (and ate a pineapple). We went to Famous for lunch and Brown’s for early dinner in Downtown Troy.

    And then of course we watched the Big Red Freakout hockey game. It started out slow, and the referees were terrible at their job, but in the end RPI destroyed Harvard with a final score of 3 to 1! To finish off the day, we reserved the ice to skate and play some hockey after the big game, which was a blast.

    Thank you to all our alumni who came to PBA. (And a special thanks to those who helped at work party the day after.) 

    All the players who played in the game

  • Spring 2026: Alumni Newsletter

    Good evening, Brothers. I am Andrew Silva (920), the alumni communications chair of RPI Acacia. This is our final alumni newsletter of the spring semester:

     

    Hello, alumni.

     

    We had a busy but exciting weekend around the end of April. On Friday the 24th, we held our second GZ Basement concert of the semester. Rock to Trevor for making such excellent brisket and barbecued chicken. We also made 10 pounds of mac & cheese. On the following day, we held our 77th annual Black & Gold Formal. Thank you to everyone who showed up, and rock to Tim, Johnny, and Sean for helping out at work party.

     

    President Martin A. Schmidt visited our house last week. We gave a tour, showed off a few of the rooms, and took a group photo. Bone to Andrew M. for walking out of his room shirtless in front of Marty.

     

    We are glad to report that room game went well, and everyone seems happy with their room choices. Additionally, our new brothers have accepted several officer positions and house roles for the upcoming semesters. We would also like to congratulate Adrian as our new venerable dean. We are confident that he will perform the responsibilities of this role exceptionally.

     

    As the active chapter welcome new brothers into Acacia, we must also say farewell to our older brothers. Congratulations to our new alumni, Trevor and Jackson. Another rock to Trevor for being an amazing junior steward, planning great meals while staying under budget. And many rocks to Jackson for being an amazing venerable dean and getting us through this academic year. We will miss you greatly, and we look forward to seeing you whenever you visit the house.

     

    That concludes the spring 2026 semester. We will continue sending out these newsletters at the start of the upcoming fall semester.