42nd Annual Big Red Freakout and PBA Hockey Game

Big Red Freakout is Jan 26th, puck drops at 6PM

Afterwards, we'll be having our annual PBA Hockey Game

Additionally, we would like to kick off rush this spring with a “Meet the Brotherhood” event. This will give potential new members (from here on “PNMs”) a great idea of who we are and the kinds of connections and networks formed in joining our house. This is especially important this year due to the recent difficulties in rush caused by changes in RPI policy. This will be the weekend of PBA and Big Red Freakout. As a fraternity, we need to show that we have active alumni who continue to support the house and the current brothers. If you are able, please come to PBA and, in addition to hanging out, help us grow our house by showcasing the opportunity for networking with alumni. Unfortunately, the school now requires any alumni in the house during the rush period (not just at an event, at any point) to take online training. It is an inconvenience but should not take long to complete. We are working on getting this out as soon as possible to give ample time to prepare.

For more info, contact Scott Schipmann - scott.schipmann - at - gmail.com

Brothers,

Work week will be August 21-28 this year, with projects including: repainting the exterior of the wing, repainting the lines in the parking lot, fixing the lights in the yard and parking lot, removing and filling the hole for the fan in the pantry, and if possible, installing cameras for rock spot and the parking lot (cars have been broken into in the past, and recently people have illegally been using our dumpsters causing them to overflow and create an additional charge from the sanitation company)  

The projects that will probably need the most bodies will be painting the exterior of the wing, fixing the yard lights, and building a pergola.  

For more information, please contact: Brother Koziol, 874: goodnight.rpi@gmail.com

YF,

Miceli

RPI Acacia 777

Black and Gold 2018

The actives have some information to share about Black & Gold:

Date: April 14th, 2018

Time: 4:00pm

Location:Starts at House (145 Sunset Terrace, Troy, NY 12180

)Dinner:La Serre14 Green St.  Albany, NY 12207

Dinner Menu:

     Salad Maison

     Wild Salmon

     Sliced Filet Mignon

     Chicken Amalfi

Cost: $75 per attendee

RSVP no later than April 7th, 2018

Space is limited so RSVP ASAP

To RSVP, please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/rWvgoacILMGSt0R83

We hope to see many of you there. If you have any questions feel free to email Kevin Sanita at sanitk@rpi.edu

The 41st Annual Big Red Freakout is February 24th, vs Colgate University

Puck drops at 7PM

The active chapter will be having dinner catered at the house prior to the game, and PBA will be taking place afterwards.

Contact Joseph Adamczyk, joseph.adamczyk@gmail.com,  or Kevin Sanita, sanitk@rpi.edu, for any questions.

In February 2018, Secretary Kevin Sanita, 875, and Venerable Dean Jake Miner, 870, created an Acacia Family Tree showing big brothers of current active members as far back as they could be traced.

If a number is highlighted yellow, then their downline has an active. Red (or Red Border) are those who, according to either ours, or International's records, are debrothered.

The Low rolls listed are as far back as we can trace. 118 and 126 were both part of the Spring Pledge Class of 1955.

Credit is due to Jim Benscoter (Roll 558) who gave them a near complete list of big brothers between rolls 200 and 700, Sean Lewis (Roll 861) and the other brothers who compiled information on the recent lines a year or two ago, and all of the alumni who commented on the Google Doc or Facebook posts to fill in many gaps and incorrect items. This tree is not perfect and likely not complete, but they plan to try to build as many of the dead trees as possible, and this is an amazing start.

Brotherhood Tree V1

RPI Acacia Alumni,

We need your support for our summer 2016 work projects! Please join us to improve the physical house and for alumni bonding.

For summer 2016 the work-scope is very focused (no yardwork or cleaning of the basement, attic or kitchen!!)...

Our job will be the renovation of 2 rooms (The Farm and Big Sky) with scope as follows:

• Replace the passage door for each room.
• Replace/repair window casing, door casing and baseboard.
• Finish the crown molding replacement project in FARM. Crown not needed in BIG SKY-Prep and paint ceilings, walls and trim.
• Replace electrical switches, wall plugs and cover plates.
• Prep and finish floors.

Note: The actives will 100% purge both rooms prior to our arrival. Work scope does not include bathrooms.

The 3 work weekends (Fri, Sat and Sun AM) for summer 2016 are:

• June 24-26
• July 15-17
• Aug 5-7 (this is our back-up/wrap-up weekend. Projects should be 90% done prior to this weekend)

If you can, for each weekend, please arrive Thurs eve so we can start right away on Fri morning. We will clean up and depart by Sun noon.

At least 6 volunteers for each weekend would be ideal.

Please contact support@rpi-acacia.org to be put in contact with the organizer with questions/comments.

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