Phi Kappa Psi Arizona - Tucson Alumni Association

Welcome to the website of the Tucson Alumni Association of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

The Alumni Association was established in 2007 with the goal of hosting local alumni events, welcoming alumni to Tucson, building our alumni network, and supporting the undergraduate chapter of the fraternity.

The Alumni Association was chartered by the national fraternity and is run by an officer board that currently has four members.  In addition, the Chapter Advisory Committee provides oversight and guidance to the active chapter. We have many volunteer positions available and local alumni are welcome to participate in our growing association.

To navigate this site, please use the links to the right. To contact the association, please use the comment link below, your message will be sent to the association president by the system, it will not be posted here.

Founder's Day 2010

The Founder's Day Golf Tournament that will be held on Saturday, February 20th.  The tournament will be held at Fred Enke Golf Course in Tucson.  The tournament will start at 8:30 and will be in scramble format.  Teams will be matched up based on their ability (Handicap/Average score).
 
Please let Founder's Day Chairman CJ Calkins <cjcalkins@hotmail.com> know by Thursday, February 11th, if you are going to play so he can send the final numbers in by February 12th.  The price to play will be $48 for cart and 18 holes.  If you are have a rewards card for city courses there will be a $10 discount.  Dinner at a TBD place will be held in the evening.

Homecoming 2009

Saturday's Big Daytime Events! …

NEW! Homecoming Food Court
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Homecoming 2009 features a food court that includes Tucson-area vendors. Enjoy local cuisine and mingle with alumni and friends in the food court area on the Mall, west of the cactus garden. As usual, alcohol sales will be carefully regulated by campus authorities, this PDF file explains how to BUY beer wristbands at Homecoming.

Tents on the UA Mall
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Colleges, fraternities, sororities,alumni, and campus and student organizations host alumni at Tents on the Mall. Phi Kappa Psi is tent #52, on the Southwest side of the Mall near Old Main. Download the Mall Map here (PDF).

College Village
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Stop by and visit your college at the College Village during the Tents on the Mall.

NEW! Reunion Central Decades Tent
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Reunite with classmates from the UA! Whether you graduated in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s; this is a great stop for every alum this Homecoming! Stop by Reunion Central to meet with classmates, find out who is in Tucson for Homecoming, and reminisce about your time at the UA. The Reunion Central decades tent will be located in Alumni Plaza, in front of the Administration Building.

Homecoming Parade
11 a.m. - noon. More than 100 entries including floats, bands, pep groups, and past and present royalty circle the UA Mall from Campbell to Old Main and back.

Football Game
1:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Washington State. Stick around to watch the Wildcats take on the Cougars! (Game time is subject to change.) 

Parking At Homecoming
Here is information about parking during the Homecoming football game (it also is the same for all home football games). Here's a link to the campus parking map (PDF file – 103k).
   • 2nd Street and 6th Ave Garages: $10
   • Highland and Tyndall Garages: $5
   • Main Gate and Park Avenue Garages: FREE

Alumni Reception at Phi Kappa Psi
Immediately following the football game, alumni are invited back to the Phi Kappa Psi house (1011 N. Tyndall Ave.) for an alumni reception.

Phi Psi Mourns Death Of Florence Nelson

We learned today that Florence Nelson, longtime friend of Phi Kappa Psi and wife of Foundation Trustee Jerry Nelson, passed away the morning of Friday, September 25, 2009. Arizona Alpha and our alumni join our national fraternity in mourning the passing of Florence Nelson. We admired her generosity of spirit as she welcomed many of us to her homes over this last decade. She will be missed.

Tucson AA Group on LinkedIn

Following a trend set by other alumni associations I have created a Tucson Alumni Association group on the LinkedIn professional networking service.

According to their about statement:

LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.

By joining this group you can help provided a career knowledge base for recent graduates/alumni and a network for other alumni who may be moving to, or considering a move, to Tucson. It's an opportunity to help brothers find jobs and advance their careers using the trusted networking tools of the LinkedIn service.

If you are a member of LinkedIn, the group can be found here:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1846402&trk=anet_ug_grppro

Founder's Day 2009

The Tucson Alumni Association would like to invite local alumni to attend our first annual Founder's Day 2009 in Tucson, Arizona. We are hosting a dinner on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at 6 PM in the Rincon Room of the Student Union Memorial Center (SUMC) on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Dud Daniel, Alumni Dinner Speaker

Please join Symposiarch Phil Davidson and our speaker Mr. Phi Psi himself, Dud Daniel, for an enjoyable and memorable evening of brotherhood as we observe the national theme of "1+1=71,000 - Growing, One Brother at a Time." A private banquet room has been reserved, which will include a three course dinner for $35 per person. This will be a semi-formal event.

To reserve your space, please send a check payable to Phi Kappa Psi to:

Tucson Alumni Assoc.
C/O Joel Davis
746 E. 5th St. 9
Tucson, AZ 85719

Or, you may pay online using PayPal:

Please RSVP by Feb. 11, 2009.

The Chapter will also send out invitations this coming week including details on the open house they will host at 2 PM that day. I talked with Dud and Phil and I know they are really looking forward to visiting Arizona Alpha and seeing all the progress the Chapter has made. I hope you can make it!

UofA Homecoming 2008

Arizona Alpha invites local alumni to attend the following Homecoming events on Saturday, October 25th:

11:00 a.m. - Noon: Meet at our house for a special chapter meeting specifically directed towards the discussion of Arizona Alpha's housing situation. We will present everyone with the most up to date information and come up with our plans for the future.

Noon - 4:00 p.m. Catering and drinks at the house.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Phi Psi tent on the mall (tent #54)

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Arizona Football game Vs. USC

10:00 p.m. - Alumni Mixer

For anyone who has still not seen our current house, the address is:

1011 N. Tyndall Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719

It's located 1 block West of Manzi Mo dorms, 1 block North of the Marriott.

Fall Events

The Tucson Alumni Association invites local alumni to meet the president of the national fraternity, Paul Wineman, Washington Alpha '55, and Foundation Trustee Jerry Nelson, UCLA '48, when they visit Arizona Alpha on October 11th. These two distinguished alumni will be on hand to offer a leadership and negotiating seminar to the undergraduate brothers of AZ Alpha during the day and attend a dinner in the evening. These events are subject to change, depending on their schedule, but as of this writing they plan to spend the night in Tucson and are eager to meet local alumni.

We would also like to extend an invitation to alumni to visit during Homecoming 2008, October 23 -25, as the Wildcats take on the USC Trojans. More details will be posted as they become available.

AZ Alpha Spring Initiation

 
Local alumni are invited to attend the initiation of the Spring 2008 pledge class, we will start at 2:00 PM at 545 East University Blvd (the former Phi Psi house) on Saturday, April 19th. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Phi Kappa Psi Chapter House, at 1011 N Tyndall Ave. Questions to Alumni Chair Kevin Newman.
 

Founder's Day in Tucson

Hello brothers,
This is Kevin Newman, the alumni chairman for AZ Alpha this semester. For those of you that have not yet heard, we have a founder's day celebration set for Saturday, February 23rd. We will meet at the house starting at 6:00 PM and proceed to dinner at Hooter's at 7:00 PM. Dinner includes your choice of entree (burger with fries), five wings, and a drink for only $7. They will be playing the Arizona basketball game vs Washington State. Dinner will be followed by wine and cigars at the house. So far there are over 30 active brothers and pledges signed up, so this is a great chance to meet the undergraduate brothers as well as alumni. Please RSVP to me via email so I can get a rough head count. Hope to see you all soon, feel free to ask me questions or comments.

AZ Alpha House Address:
1011 N Tyndall Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
(one block south of Speedway on Tyndall)

Hooter's Address:
6335 E Tanque Verde Rd
Tucson, AZ

Kevin Newman...
Email: knewman@email.arizona.edu

Founder's Day in Phoenix

Phi Kappa Psi Brothers,

Please join us for a Founder’s Day Celebration on Saturday February 23rd 2008

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Don and Charlie's

7501 E. Camelback Rd

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-990-0900

Cost: $65.00 (Cash or Check)

Menu: Non Alcoholic Beverages, Appetizers, Salad, Sides and a Choice of: B.B.Q Ribs, Prime Rib, Filet Mignon or Fresh Fish

Please RSVP to Alumni@phxpkp.com or Ted Hackman 602-312-7222

Agenda:

4:00 - 5:00 Business Meeting

5:30 Drinks

6:30 Dinner

We encourage everyone to attend the Business Meeting at 4:00 to discuss the Alumni Association.  We would love to hear your thoughts on building the association, possible events and ideas.

Please invite any bothers we might not have contacted and encourage them to visit Phi Kappa Psi Nationals at http://phikappapsi.com and update their information.

We need the following volunteers for Founder’s Day. Main Speaker (10-20 Minutes), Symposiarch (Master of Ceremonies), Song Leader, Candle Lighters. If you would like to volunteer please let us know. 

You will also be receiving a postcard reminder in the mail.

Fraternally,
Ted Hackman, Matt Bycer, Michael Pontiakos, and Ben Sywarungsymun