Phi Psi Silicon Valley Alumni Association

Phi Psi Alumni Dinner with Special Guests from Cal Gamma! Iota!

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:50:13 -0700

Fun at Nordstrom San Francisco's Cafe Bistro! High! High! High! Phi Kappa Psi!

Replacement badges, sweetheart pins, and the SVAA google calendar

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:05:56 -0800

Terrific event last night, gents. Is it just me, or are these more fun recently than they have been in the past? We've got a really nice group of alumni that I'm very proud to call friends and brothers.

Below are a couple of things I was asked about last night. Enjoy!

-Eric...

How to order a replacement badge or sweetheart pin

Go here and order: http://phikappapsi.com/Shop

Replacement badges are only $35! They engrave your chapter and badge number on the back, too. It takes about 6 weeks for them to mail it to you.

Sweetheart pins start at $95 and go up based on how much bling you want.

The SVAA Google Calendar

If you use google calendar, you can add the SVAA shared calendar and know about all the upcoming SVAA events. To add it:

Click this link: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=Y2V1dXZraTJuajBwYnNhMjVrN29xcHVwcWtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
In the bottom right corner, click the + plus sign
When it asks you if you want to add it to your calendar, choose Yes.
Now you've got the SVAA calendar! Profit!

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Last call for Cal Beta Founders' Day Dinner -- Friday, Feb 24, 6pm

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:49:00 -0800

Brothers,

You can still register at the last minute, but there is a small late fee. We've got quite a decent turnout, and I look forward to hosting Tryon Hubbard, our SWGP!

Full details are below. Don't forget to bring the scotch you've been saving in your cupboard.

Finally -- an update on the capital campaign! There are 19 donors out of the 41 people who have registered. The current total is $647, only $200 shy of our goal of $850! Click here to help them reach their goal!

-Eric...

Pat Keller, OR Alpha '38
Alan Brown, NY Eta '61
Larry Fibich, NY Eta '62
Tryon Hubbard, AL Alpha '64
Bill Dwan, Cal Beta '78 *donor
Carlos Hernandez, Cal Beta '78
John Hansen, Cal Beta '78
Rico Hernandez, Cal Beta '78
Mark Humphries, Cal Beta '86 *donor
Travis Nagler, Cal Iota '89
Ari Mukamal, Cal Beta '93 *donor
Eric Balin-Watkins, Cal Beta '98 *donor
Chris Montgomery, Cal Beta '99 *donor
Sachin Agarwal, Cal Beta '99 *donor
John DeNero, Cal Beta '99 *donor
Bob McGrew, Cal Beta '00 *donor
Doug Bourne, Cal Beta '00 *donor
Geoff Schaeffer, Cal Beta '00 *donor
Ashwin Anand, Cal Beta '00
Brian Worth, Cal Beta '02
Samo Devenica, Cal Beta '02
Andrew Lutomirski, Cal Beta '03 *donor
Andrew Schwartz, Cal Beta '03 *donor
Dan Grier-Roddy, Cal Beta '03
John Garrod, Cal Beta '03 *donor
John Stockdale, Cal Beta '03 *donor
Justin Burdick, Cal Beta '03 *donor
Karl Kalantari, Cal Kappa '03 *donor
Nick Hsu, Cal Beta '04 *donor
Julien Bassan, Cal Kappa '04
Sharad Khanal , Cal Beta '04
Eric Boromisa, Cal Beta '05
John Shen, Cal Beta '05
Ashwin Mudaliar, Cal Beta '06
Ari Officer, Cal Beta '06
Drew Williams, DC Alpha '07 *donor
Akshay Aanabathula, Cal Iota '08
Dan Robinson, Cal Beta '08 *donor
Matt McDevitt, Cal Beta '09
Max RoseFigura, Cal Beta '09
Alan Guo, Cal Beta '09

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Founders' Day Dinner is Friday, Feb 24

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:01:00 -0800

Note: The deadline to register has passed. You may still register, but there is a $5 late fee.

The California Beta Chapter and
The Silicon Valley Alumni Association
Request the pleasure of your company at

Phi Psi Founders' Day Dinner 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012
6:00 p.m. Cocktails
7:30 p.m. Buffet dinner

The Stanford Chapter House
592 Mayfield Ave, Stanford

Distinguished guest: Tryon Hubbard, Alabama Alpha '64, president of the national fraternity.

Brothers only. Business casual attire.

Admission costs - If you graduated

2006 and before: $53+5
2007-2012: $38+5
Grad student / unemployed: $20+5

Includes dinner, drinks, and $6 annual alumni association dues.

Scotch potluck! Please bring a bottle of scotch you would like to share with fellow alumni. It's fine if it's already open or even half empty.

Send your name, chapter, initiation year,
and a check payable to "Phi Psi SVAA" to:

Founders' Day 2012
c/o Eric Balin-Watkins
3814 Ross Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Or, register online: (pay with Paypal or a credit card)

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Donate to the Cal Beta Capital Fund

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:15:00 -0800

Patio_Upgrade.pdf Download this file

The Stanford chapter is trying to raise $850 so they can buy patio furniture for the balcony. We've already received $647 in donations. Please help them reach their goal!

Thanks,
-Eric...

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Save the Date for Founders' Day 2012 - Friday, Feb 24

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:15:56 -0800

Save the Date for Founders' Day Dinner!

Who:       Probably brothers only
What:      Cocktail hour followed by dinner
Where:    Stanford chapter house
When:      Friday, Feb 24
Time:       TBD, probably 6pm or 6:30
Cost:       TBD, probably $40, or $30 if you graduated in the last 5 years
Speaker: Tryon Hubbard, current SWGP of the national fraternity!

Happy Holidays, gentlemen.

-Eric...

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Details for the Big Game Tailgate - Nov 19

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:04 -0800

For $30, you get drinks and all the food detailed below. As usual, Betsy Fowler has put together an amazing menu.

The Phi Psi tailgate will start early - around 10am. The game will either be at 5pm or 7:15pm. It will be in Lot 2, near Gate 13 of the stadium.

Please RSVP to me!

-Eric...

For the Early Birds

Bagels

Cream Cheese

Tequila Cured Salmon

Apple Slaw

Mid Day

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast and all the fixings (including stuffing and cranberry) for the best part of Thanksgiving, the Turkey Sandwich

Smashed Potato Salad

Roasted Root Vegetable Salad

Red Velvet and Lemon Bars

PM Snack

Black Bean Sirloin Chili

Cornbread

Cheesecake

Dinner

Make Your Own Sandwich

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Big Game Luncheon - Fri, Nov 18

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:21:40 -0800

Here's the official invitation to Big Game Lunch. Please RSVP to kenperscheid at yahoo dot c o m

Anyone want to carpool from the "southbay", aka Palo Alto?

-E

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kenneth Perscheid
Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Subject: Big Game Luncheon - please forward!
To: Eric Balin-Watkins

Big Game Luncheon Looms Large!

When: Friday, November 18, 2011

Time: Cocktails at 11 a.m. / Lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Where: John’s Grill, 63 Ellis Street (between

Market & Powell), San Francisco

How: Via BART – 2 blocks from Powell Street

Station

Via car – Park at Ellis-O’Farrell Garage – across the street from John’s Grill

Cost: $40 Alumni / $20 Undergraduates – pay at the door

If "luck" plays a role, the Big Game could get ugly, but the Big Game Lunch is always a blowout! Your cost of admission entitles you to salad, choice of entrée, dessert, entertainment and all the Brotherhood you can digest!

Besides, what else do you have planned that day?

Consider sponsoring a Cal Beta or Cal Gamma undergrad for only $20!

Reserve your seat – please contact:

Ken Perscheid ’78

Telephone: 925.947.6797

Email: kenperscheid at yahoo dot c o m

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Big Game Lunch / Big Game Tailgate - Nov 18-19

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:15:49 -0700

Two weeks away! Put it on your calendars. Formal announcements to follow. You'll be expected to RSVP.

(1) Big Game Lunch is Friday Nov 18 at John's Grill in SF. Followed as always by Harrington's.

(2) Big Game itself and a catered tailgate on Saturday, Nov 19. The game time is still TBA.

-E...

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Big Game Lunch / Big Game Tailgate - Nov 18-19

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:15:49 -0700

Two weeks away! Put it on your calendars. Formal announcements to follow. You'll be expected to RSVP.

(1) Big Game Lunch is Friday Nov 18 at John's Grill in SF. Followed as always by Harrington's.

(2) Big Game itself and a catered tailgate on Saturday, Nov 19. The game time is still TBA.

-E...

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Cal Beta Homecoming Alumni Reception in Two Parts

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:03:00 -0700

Phi Psi Homecoming Alumni Reception

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Part 1: Alumni Reception at the Chapter House

Come reconnect with fellow alums and undergrads, take a quick tour of the house, and find yourself in old composite photos.

1:30pm - 4pm

The Stanford Chapter House
592 Mayfield Ave, Stanford, CA

Smoked chicken, smoke baby back pork ribs, potato salad, coleslaw, corn bread muffins, and an open bar.

Part 2: Homecoming Tailgate

You know the drill -- the energy at the stadium is incredible. If you have tickets to the game, come back out at half time and grab a sandwich and a drink!

4pm until the game ends

Near Gate 13 of the Stadium
(the side of the stadium that faces El Camino Real)
Look for our red and green balloons.

Pulled pork sandwiches on ciabatta bread, cucumber salad, and premium beer.

Please RSVP by Friday, Oct 14

Wives and significant others are invited. Dress is casual.

Cost per person is:

$25 for the reception at the house
$10 for the tailgate
$30 for both

Send your name, chapter, initiation year, your guest's name,
and a check payable to "Cal Beta House Corp" to:

Phi Psi Homecoming 2011
c/o Eric Watkins
3814 Ross Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Or, register online:

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Phi Psi Alumni Reception -- Homecoming Weekend -- Sat, Oct 22

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:37:17 -0700

Brothers,

The Stanford chapter and its House Corporation invite you to join them for an informal afternoon of relaxing, reconnecting, and reliving your undergrad glory days. The Homecoming football game is at 5pm this year, so we've split the festivities into two parts.

Part 1: Alumni Reception at the Chapter House

1:30 - 4pm

Cal Beta Chapter House
592 Mayfield Ave
Stanford, CA 94305

Tentative menu: Hors d'oeuvres, smokehouse barbecue, and open bar.

Come reconnect with fellow alums and undergrads, take a quick tour of the house, and find yourself in old composite photos.

Part 2: Homecoming Tailgate

4pm until the game ends

Near Gate 13 of the Stadium
(the side of the stadium that faces El Camino Real)
Look for our red and green balloons.

Tentative menu: Sandwiches, snacks, and premium beer.

You know the drill -- the energy at the stadium is incredible. If you have tickets to the game, come back out at half time and grab a sandwich and a drink!

Guests are welcome to attend. Dress is casual. Pricing is TBD -- mark this on your calendars, expect further details in the coming weeks.

-Eric...
Cal Beta '98

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Brothers seeking summer internships

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:50:36 -0700

phi kappa psi resumes.pdf Download this file

Dear brothers,

I'm attaching the resumes of six of our Cal Gamma undergrad brothers who are looking for summer internships. Most of them are juniors, so they have one year left before graduating. Nearly all of them have leadership experience.

If you have any openings, please contact them ASAP.

Thanks!
-Eric...

Brief summary:

Eben Margolis - economics, finance, or public policy

Jorge Labastida-Galvan - business

Philip Zhou - business, finance, sales or marketing

Michael Nill - mechanical engineering, materials science

Thomas Caterina - marketing

Jose Adrian Garcia Gomez - business

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The Cal Beta Phi Psis Welcome You Back to Rush!

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:45:46 -0700

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They held a BBQ today and a "Casino Night" plus "Battle of the Bands" are coming up.

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Cal Beta Co-Founder Mark Reinecke's Founder's Day Message

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:25:11 -0800

video-2011-02-24-10-56-41.mp4 Watch on Posterous

Mark is an esteemed Professor of Psychology and Department Head at Northwestern University. Deceased brother, Allen Amen, Mark and I, Carlos Hernandez, '78 were influenced by Guy Minardi and Tom Kramer to re-launch the Stanford chapter in 1978.

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Founders' Day Dinner is Feb 25, 2011

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:12:00 -0800

Note: The deadline to register has passed. You may still register, but there is a $5 late fee.

The California Beta Chapter and
The Silicon Valley Alumni Association
Request the pleasure of your company at

Phi Psi Founders' Day Dinner 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011
6:30 p.m. Cocktails
8:00 p.m. Buffet dinner

The Stanford Chapter House
592 Mayfield Ave, Stanford

Brothers only. Business casual attire.

Admission costs - If you graduated

2005 and before: $53+5 = 58
2006-2011: $38+5 = 43
Grad student / unemployed: $20

Includes dinner, drinks, and $6 annual alumni association dues.

Scotch potluck! Please bring a bottle of scotch you would like to share with fellow alumni. It's fine if it's already open or even half empty.

Please register by Friday, Feb 11.

Send your name, chapter, initiation year,
and a check payable to "Phi Psi SVAA" to:

Founders' Day 2011
c/o Eric Watkins
3814 Ross Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Or, register online: (pay with Paypal or a credit card)

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Phi Psi Reminders: Founders' Day, getting a replacement badge and sweetheart pin, the svaa google calendar

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:33:00 -0800

Brothers, here are some reminders!

Founders' Day Dinner is Friday, Feb 25

Save the Date! We're still working out the details. Here's what we know so far.

What:    Founders' Day Celebration
When:    Evening of Friday, Feb 25, 2011
Where:   Stanford chapter house
Who:        Brothers only -- no guests
Details: Cocktail hour followed by buffet dinner
Cost:         Probably in the range of $30-40
Speaker: Shawn Collinsworth, Executive Director of the fraternity

Shawn promises to keep it short, and also to let us eat before he starts speaking. :)

How to order a replacement badge or sweetheart pin

Fill out the attached pdf, and either mail, fax or email it according to the directions at the bottom of it.

Replacement badges are only $35! They engrave your chapter and badge number on the back, too. It takes about 6 weeks for them to mail it to you.

Sweetheart pins start at $95 and go up based on how much bling you want.

The SVAA Google Calendar

If you use google calendar, you can add the SVAA shared calendar and know about all the upcoming SVAA events. To add it:

Click this link: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=Y2V1dXZraTJuajBwYnNhMjVrN29xcHVwcWtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
In the bottom right corner, click the + plus sign
When it asks you if you want to add it to your calendar, choose Yes.
Now you've got the SVAA calendar! Profit!

See you soon,
-Eric...

Form to get a new badge or sweetheart pin.pdf Download this file

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Northern California Leadership Conference - Pictures part II

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:25 -0700

Here are the pictures of the speakers from the conference last month.
Apologies for the long time it's taken me to get this together.

I have higher quality versions of these and some more pictures
available. Please let me know if you'd like to get a full size copy.
I'm at johnxshen [at] gmail [dot] com

ITB...

John Shen
Cal Beta '05

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Northern California Leadership Conference - Pictures

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:48:08 -0700

Here are the pictures of the speakers from the conference last month.
Apologies for the long time it's taken me to get this together.

I have higher quality versions of these and some more pictures
available. Please let me know if you'd like to get a full size copy.
I'm at johnxshen [at] gmail [dot] com

ITB...

John Shen
Cal Beta '05

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Phi Psi Homecoming dinner 2010

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:46:20 -0700

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Online registration using a credit card or Paypal! Note: There is a $2 online processing fee.
What year did you graduate?
Contribute to the House Corp Capital Fund? (Charged as "shipping and handling.")
Your name:
Chapter and initiation year:


What parts are you attending?
How many people?
Help send an undergrad to GAC? (Charged as "shipping and handling.")
Your (and your guest's) names:
Your chapter and initiation year:
Note: There is a $2 online processing fee.

Online registration using a credit card or Paypal! Note: There is a $2 online processing fee.
What year did you graduate?
Contribute to the Alumni Induction Ceremony? (Charged as "shipping and handling.")
Your name:
Chapter and initiation year: