March 2011
3 posts
Alumni Get Together at BJ's in San Jose on March...
picture via: Christine Shieh
For the recent graduates, “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Own Your Experience
Dear Actives and Pledges,
While I can’t point to a “best” moment in my pledging process, I’d love to share a great message found in my pledge binder when I first joined Alpha Phi Omega, and what I got out of it. It is tradition for every pledge class namesake to issue a challenge, and this was the one I got:
To tell you the truth, when I first read it, they were just some nice-sounding...
Dearest Alumni!
Instead of asking you to just blog about whatever you want, we will help you out by giving you a topic each week! That will give you a starting push :) Don’t feel limited to the question though! You can still post anything you want. Perhaps, the question will spark a memory? ;)
For this week, the question is: What was your favorite memory during your pledging process?
Pledges will read...
November 2010
1 post
Godzilla strikes!
This weekend, I attended Family revealing. The fact that I, myself, was there was astonishing in and of itself, but I was even more surprised to see the number of alumni there. It still paled in comparison to the numbers we used to see “back in the day,” but there was a significant increase since the past terms of just me, Dinh, and Sophia. One of the biggest surprises was to...
May 2010
3 posts
Breaking my turtle shell
When I heard Iota Phi was starting up Assassins again, I began thinking of all the crazy stories that happened when I played. For those that don’t know, this insane game was created by my big bro Christopher Takemori, who played this game with his own friends at home. He of course had to tweak it a bit because instead of 5 people playing, we had 100+. I’m unfamiliar with the rules of...
The Toy Class Curse
First off, thank you to everyone who ran for office last night. Even when you are the most qualified person with the best ideas for an office, it can be difficult to get up there in front of the whole chapter and present, and not everyone has the advantage of that confidence, especially now that there is a discussion section that you won’t be privy to. Luongs, I’m proud that so many...
The thing about being an alumnus
It’s about that time. You’re graduating and becoming a member of the “Old People Club.” Congratulations. You’re free.
Now, you have a decision to make. How active will you remain in APhiO? I mean, if you’re moving away, the answer is fairly obvious, but if you’re staying in town, what’s your next step?
I used to think that this question had...
April 2010
3 posts
A Post from a Really Old Fart...
This is Teri Sheets. Yeah, a blast from the old, old, past. I’m not posting to tell you about “the good ol’ days” or “back when I was an active.” I’m posting to talk about my most recent activities with the chapter and how I’m so grateful to all of you for reaching out to us old farts to stay in touch.
Since about 2002, I had left the...
First post
Hi!
I’m posting to show my support to the Alumni Sec… :)
[Post by Sophia Chew]
Reasons why not…Reasons why
I almost didn’t join APHIO. I’m not the most outgoing, social butterfly of the group. I only went to Info Night because a friend asked me to come along with her. It was so late in my college career; I wondered how much I could contribute with so little time left at Davis. And then I almost dropped out during the pledging process because there was so much on my plate already that quarter. All...
March 2010
7 posts
The Day Dinh Shot My Pledge Bro
I know that maybe 98% of the people in APhiO right now (the other 2% being his sisters and old people) don’t really know the current namesake, so I decided I would tell some stories.
This is one of the many stories connected to the most epic Sneak ever. Mayen Sneak. Now, a lot of you know the story of how we planned it and double-crossing the actives and maybe even a little bit about our...
Once Upon a Time
Once upon a time there was a loud, obnoxious, Americanized, Asian girl and her three other roommates, Kitty, Jane, and of course Anh. One day, while randomly leaving Wellman from class, Kitty and Genie got roped in my an even louder, more obnoxious Papa named Drew Mayan with promises of no commitment and free food. We were convinced; yup that easy!
The journey continued with almost dying,...
Ahh, stories...
It is 5:15am on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Happy Pi Day, everyone.
A lot of what I love about being an alumnus is that people seem intrigued by the stories I have from our chapter in the old days. I’ll talk about playing bullshit poker with my big bro and getting a welt on my arm. I’ll talk about “Uncle” Dinh and the various things that I will never forget about...
Get ready to realizing that those people that you...
One day you are the young one on the block, with your sponsor, big brother, pledge parents, and older members to watch over you as you progress through the chapter. New and naive and usually ready to take instructions on how to embody iLFS, it never crosses your mind that the very people you looked to for advice and guidance will be gone. You will have to take their place.
It’s kinda how...
How Many Characters Can I Post? I Hope It's More...
After graduation, I thought my passion for Alpha Phi Omega would slowly fade away, since I am no longer constantly around the euphoric LFS.
But upon returning to Davis earlier this year for the Alumni BBQ hosted by the awesome alumni secretaries, I can’t say my passion was rekindled since I don’t think it’s ever died down. I still read every single Iota Phi emails (I, however,...
Turning Weakness Into Strength
A recurring issue that our chapter faces is active retention or member turnover. We are lucky that our chapter is so large and that it is able to accommodate large pledge classes, but we could be much bigger and better if we were able to hold on to more brothers.
When I’ve talked to rushees who did not choose to pledge, pledges who chose to DP, or brothers who have drifted away from the...
Time is Indefinite
Hello!
Kristal Delacruz and Jessica Li here, iPhi’s Alumni Secretaries for Luong Term, Spring 2010.
What does being an Alumni Secretary mean to us? As Alumni Secretaries, we are the “tie between the wise and the new”. Alumni serve as the foundation of the chapter, relay information about the fraternity, and advise the chapter with their knowledge and experience. As a result,...