Yuda Bands to Support Edson Chinyangana
The Brothers of Epsilon Eta are selling Yuda Bands to support sending Edson Chinyangana to school. Each band costs 7 dollars and all proceeds will go directly towards his education.
Edson Chinyanganya is a boy raised in Africa by a single mother alsong with 2 other siblings. His mother is currently unemployed and his family earns very little money. The entire family lives in one room and his mother cannot continue to pay for Edson's education. Edson aspires to be a doctor when he grows up and loves to play cricket and soccer in the little spare time that he has as well as go to church.
If you would like to support Edson but cannot make it to purchase a bracelet on campus, you can donate using the link below.
Brothers Visit South Beach Miami for Spring Break
Brothers Ameya, Andrew, Brian, Chris, Chris, Curt, Greg, James, Joey, Joseph, Kevin, Malay, Matt, Nick, Rob, Will, and Zach visited South Beach Miami for Spring Break. There they went deep sea fishing, hung out at the beach, visited the clubs, and explored Little Havanah and Calle Ocho. But most importantly they enjoyed the beautiful weather in Miami.
Charly Visits Montreal for Spring Break
Brother Charly Blazy (EHZ 1376) pictured in the center of the left photo, visited Montreal for Spring Break this year. While there Charly visited China town, Old Montreal, and celebrated St. Patrick's day with a few of his High School friends that go to McGill University.
Brothers Visit Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana for Spring Break
Brothers Luke, Brandon, Mark, Matt, John, Anders, Jeff, and Slade spent their Spring Break in Punta Cana. While there they enjoyed their relaxing week off on the white sand beaches, in the warm waters, and hanging by the pool. They were also able to go kayaking, sailing, snorkeling, volleyball, enjoy the local food, and took a trip on a party cruise. Stay tuned for more Spring Break trips!
Fat Sandwiches a Huge Success! - Proceeds Donated to Relay For Life
On February 25th brothers held our second annual Fat Sandwiches event at the house where we made Fat Sandwiches to sell to the local community. We we're able to raise a total of $1322 in just under 3 hours of selling sandwiches! The Fat Brandon was the highest selling sandwich, selling a total of 47 sandwiches, and a total of 154 sandwiches were sold all together! Thanks to Evan Schulze for planning the event and all of the other brothers who helped to cook food, make sandwiches, deliver them, and supported the event.
All of the money raised was donated to Relay for Life putting our chapter at a total of $3489 and pushing us into first place on campus ahead of The Relay Committee ($1894) and Alpha Gamma Delta ($1220). If you would like to make a donation to our chapter and support the fight against cancer, click the link below.
Fat Sandwiches is Back!
Fat Sandwiches is back on February 25th! Make sure to check out the flyer for all relevant information pertaining to the event. Last year, our Spring Class of 2016 hosted this event as their class philanthropic event and it was a huge success. They were able to raise over $1000 for Relay for Life in a matter of hours. If you want to help make it a success this year make sure to order your Sandwich this Saturday! If you would like to donate to Relay for Life in general, you can use the link below. (All proceeds go towards our Relay for Life total and towards the American Cancer Society).
Dress for Sethcess
This past weekend, Brothers participated in our Annual Dress for Sethcess event and went to the Big Red Freakout Hockey game (RPI vs Quinnipiac) dressed up as the RPI Hockey Coach, Seth Appert. Brothers brought their best suits, slicked back hair, and game faces for the matchup. Despite RPI losing the game 6-3, Brothers were able to pose for a picture with Seth. Plans are in the works to bring Seth Appert to the house to speak at an upcoming Kappa session, so stay tuned!
Welcome to our New Associate Members
Welcome to our new Associate Members who went through the ceremony on February 12th, 2017. Pictured from left to right are Daniel Deladeau '20, Beck Zhu '20, Zachary Kettering ' 20, Graham Zola '20, Danuel Carr '19, and Nicholas Kesler '20. Congratulations to our new Associate Members and good luck on the journey ahead!
Brother Uses RPI's New 6-Axis Robot
Brother Joseph Skulski ('17) learns how to control the recently acquired 6-axis robot at the RPI School of Architecture. He is involved in a studio this semester that is examining the newly forming relationship between Architecture and Robotics.
Strike out Strokes 2017
This year, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha and the sisters of Alpha Phi held the 4th annual Strike out Strokes event at Uncle Sam Lanes in Troy, NY. The event was a success and 11 teams participated in the bowling, competing for Ben & Jerry's gift cards. In the end almost $500 was raised for the American Stroke Association. RPI's Ski Lodge (Phi Kappa Theta) won the team prize and one of our own, Matthew Clopeck '17, won the individual prize. Thanks to everyone who came out to the event and supported the American Stroke Association!