june 2011 e-communicator
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Monthly e-Communicator of Phi Delta Chi professional pharmacy fraternityTRANSCRIPT
Edited by GVPC Michael Nelson
e-CommunicatorPHI DELTA CHI PHARMACY FRATERNITY
June 2011
GRAND PRESIDENTBrandon Sucher (Beta Rho)3333 Regis Blvd, H-28Denver, CO [email protected]
GRAND PAST PRESIDENTSong You (Eta)7103 Pennsylvania AvenueUpper Darby, PA [email protected]
GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGIATE AFFAIRSAmy Valdez (Beta Iota)12663 SW Springwood DriveTigard, OR [email protected]
GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRSLindsay Watson (Beta Nu)1160 N. Quincy St. Apt #207Arlington, VA [email protected]
GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONSMichael Nelson (Theta)3333 Regis Blvd, H-28Denver, CO [email protected]
GRAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRSJennifer Esch (Alpha Nu)1401 S. Nicolet Road Apt 24Appleton, WI [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORKenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon)116 N Lafayette, Suite BSouth Lyon, MI [email protected]
Registration for the 68th Grand Council August 2 – 6, 2011 is now open. Click HERE!
In This Issue...• NancyAlvarezrunsforAPhAPresident-elect
• UpdateonThe Prescription for Hopefundraisingcampaign
• GEICOAffinityAgreement
• AlumniAffairsUpdate
• UpdatedBrothersforLifeCampaignstandings
• FollowthislinktoreadaboutcandidatesrunningfornationalofficeatGrandCouncil
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The Grand Council of Phi Delta Chi provides Brothers an opportunity to be part of the business decisions of a major pharmacy organization, to enjoy Brotherhood, participate in development workshops, and connect with Brothers from around the nation.
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PDC BROTHER RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAlpha Nu alumnus Nancy A. Alvarez is a candidate for President-elect of the American Pharmacists Association for 2012-2014. She has had diverse practice and participation experiences and has model behavior inclusive of pharmacists, irrespective of the practice path chosen for their careers.
If you are an APhA member, consider her biosketch and candidate statement (below). Candidate video responses can be located on the APhA website at www.pharmacist.com after June 1, 2011.
Poll is open now through the end of July. If you are an APhA member and received a ballot, consider casting your vote for her.
Nancy A. Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA serves as Trustee-at-Large and on the Performance Improvement and Strategic Directions Committees. Notably, she was an APhA-ASP National
Executive Committee Member-at-Large, New Practitioner & APhA-APPM Community/Ambulatory section officer, and a long-time delegate.
Before the Director, Medical Information in the Medical Affairs Department at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Nancy enjoyed a community practice with Walgreen’s and later a hospice/palliative care practice. She earned a PharmD degree from The University of Arizona in 1992 and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist.
She has diverse participation experiences including service as Phi Lambda Sigma National President, inaugural PTCB Certification Council member and Phi Delta Chi Grand Vice President for Collegiate
Affairs. She’s a Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute Board member, member of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and preceptor for student pharmacists.
Arizona pharmacy service was recognized with 1994 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year and 1995 Employee Pharmacist of the Year Awards. National recognition consists of the 1997 PLEI Prescott Leadership Award for outstanding leadership by a pharmacist with ≤ 10 years career experience, 1998 APhA Good Government Pharmacist of the Year and the 2007 APhA-APPM Distinguished Award in Administrative Practice. She was named an APhA Fellow in 2004.
Nancy’s Candidacy StatementAt the end of the presidential term, my hope is to have contributed to courageous decisions so as to position the Association to enjoy a period of unprecedented fiscal strength and organizational capability development, complimented by growth in the number of pharmacist members. It would satisfy me to know the APhA staff has a bounty of human and financial resources at its disposal as a means to execute against a strategic plan which ultimately empowers members to improve medication use and advance patient care through advocacy, education and information. I hope to have led a strong collection of voices to inform policy makers and the public that pharmacists offer solutions to minimize the risks and costs coupled to non-adherence and misuse of medication issues.
I hope to offer myself as example of someone who has maintained consistent, career-long professional participation, because of the support APhA has offered to me, with the aspiration that it influences student pharmacists to plan ahead for how they intend to participate as they progress through the various phases of their careers and manage competing priorities.
I hope to continue to model behavior inclusive of pharmacists, irrespective of the practice path chosen for their careers. We are a community of pharmacists who have diverse practice interests and every role is equally valuable. The diversity of the membership lends strength and credibility to the APhA. Thus, APhA is our home.
Alas, I do not expect that any single, unique contribution during a term will be solely responsible for reaching the profession’s vision of being responsible for optimal medication use, but I do expect to offer my best self and contribute my part. I have accepted this obligation and serving as a presidential officer for the APhA is one way to fulfill it.
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In 1995, Phi Delta Chi chose St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® as its national philanthropy. Since that time, Chapters and Brothers of the Fraternity have raised funds for St. Jude through various means. In August 2007, the Fraternity expanded support of St. Jude using a targeted letter-writing campaign called The Prescription for Hope. Through this campaign, the Fraternity pledged to raise $200,000 over 4 years. In April 2009, Phi Delta Chi surpassed this goal within just 2 years! Upon completion of this commitment, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s outpatient pharmacy located on the first floor of the Patient Care Center was named in gratitude of Phi Delta Chi. The plaque adjacent to the pharmacy pick-up window reads, “IN GRATITUDE TO PHI DELTA CHI PHARMACY FRATERNITY FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF ST. JUDE AND ITS PHARMACY PROGRAM.” The outpatient pharmacy shares a waiting area with the hospital’s Solid Tumor Clinic (D Clinic) and Neuro-Oncology Clinic (E Clinic). This waiting area allows patients and families to enjoy fun, child-friendly activities while they wait for their appointments or for medications to be filled and picked-up. In August 2009, the 67th Grand Council voted to continue their support
of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through The Prescription for Hope fundraising campaign.
During our strategic planning retreat in October 2009 hosted by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Executive Council and Regional Officers enjoyed lunch with a St. Jude patient family. It was a powerful experience to see how St. Jude’s care extends beyond diagnosis and treatment to caring for the whole patient and family. The patient’s father shared with us that if he met with us 18 months ago, he would have been too distressed to talk. “My daughter wouldn’t have eyes if it weren’t for St. Jude,” he continued. Click on this link to learn how your support for St. Jude helped Esa: Click on this link to learn how your support for St. Jude helped Esa.
During the retreat, our St. Jude representatives, Burton and Marcie, also led a discussion on how we could enhance The Prescription for Hope fundraising campaign. The Executive Council acted upon the 67th Grand Council’s commitment to St. Jude and identified a new naming opportunity for Phi Delta Chi. Upon completion of our new goal of contributing $1 million by 2020, St. Jude will recognize our support with the naming of a
patient care room with adjoining parent rooms in gratitude of Phi Delta Chi. St. Jude’s patients need the support and love of their families during their hospitalizations, yet they also need their own privacy from time to time. Patient care rooms with adjoining parent rooms allow parents to be there for their child whenever needed, while still giving both parents and patients the privacy they need. Each room has a large window which allows parents to check in on their children without disturbing them, but the patient has control of the curtains.
St. Jude has also supported Phi Delta Chi by providing leadership training for approximately 30 Collegiate Brothers each year for the past few years. Unfortunately, St. Jude was unable to sponsor leadership training for Phi Delta Chi in Memphis this year, but they will be offering a workshop during this summer’s Grand Council.
Phi Delta Chi is on target for contributing $1 million by 2020. During the 2009-2010 academic year, we raised over $140,000. We still have a month to go in this 2010-2011 cycle, and we have already contributed over $145,000! Thank you for your support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Grand President UPdate
UPDATE ON THE PRESCRIPTION FOR HOPE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Brandon Sucher (Beta Rho)Grand [email protected]
Election of National Officers at Grand Council
Candidates for National Offices are now listed on the Grand Council page of the Phi Delta Chi website. Be sure to check out each candidate’s
bio and photo before coming to Grand Council.
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A few years ago Phi Delta Chi entered into an affinity agreement with Geico Insurance Company. As part of this agreement Phi Delta Chi is paid for every inquiry that a Brother makes for insurance rates. For every inquiry a Brother makes for renters, condominium, boat or auto quotes, Phi Delta Chi is paid $5.00. For every inquiry for homeowners insurance PDC is paid $10. This adds up quickly! For the first quarter of 2011 PDC was paid over $800 for insurance inquiries.
A Brother can make an inquiry every quarter for each type of insurance whether or not you purchase the insurance. What are you waiting for? Go to www.geico.com and inquire about each type of insurance you are eligible for. And do it again in 3 months!
execUtive director & national office UPdate
GEICO AFFINITY AGREEMENT
Kenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon)Executive [email protected]
Brothers for Life Campaign Ends June 30th – Last Chance to Earn Free Registration to Grand Council
As June 30th quickly approaches, it is time to make the last minute push to reach out to any of your alumni who do not appear on the Active Alumni Brothers list for your chapter. This is your chapter’s final opportunity to earn free registration to Grand Council coming up in August. Moving up in the rankings to earn 1, 2, or 3 registrations can be as easy as connecting one or two more alumni Brother back into the National Office. Check out the leader board on the following page to see where your chapter stands!
Congratulations to the Class of 2011: Our Newest Alumni Brothers!
I am honored to congratulate 957 Phi Delta Chi Brothers on their tremendous achievements while completing many tough years of pharmacy school! Welcome to our family of Alumni Brothers. Remember that Phi Delta Chi will be here for you throughout your career. So long as each of us is a true Brother, we are Brothers for Life!
Have you declared your ongoing commitment to Phi Delta Chi? Pay your first year National Alumni Dues of only $32.50 and receive a minted Phi Dex coin with your graduation year
on it. This also makes a great graduation gift for Big Brothers and chapter officers! www.pdcstore.com
Best of luck as you embark on the next journey in your lives!
Editor’s Note: An update to the Brother’s For Life Campaign standings is on the following page.
alUmni affairs UPdate
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2011... AND DON’T MISS THE BROTHERS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN
Lindsay Watson (Beta Nu)Grand Vice President for Alumni [email protected]
Collegiate Dues
Alumni Dues
17.3%
82.7%
Attention Alumni Brothers
Approximately 90% of our 43,000 Brothers are alumni......yet, over 80% of dues are received from collegiate Brothers.
Total Dues Collected 2009-2010
Declare that you are a Brother for Life.Support our collegiate chapters by paying your annual Alumni Dues online.
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1. Beta Nu - 152. Omega - 92. Beta Phi- 94. Beta Sigma- 85. Delta - 75. Alpha Nu - 75. Alpha Upsilon - 75. Alpha Iota - 7
Highest number of 2010 and 2011 graduates paying National Alumni Dues
1. Gamma Nu- 100% 2. Beta Nu - 58% 3. Alpha Omega - 40% 4. Alpha Upsilon - 33% 5. Alpha Iota - 30% 6. Beta Phi - 27% 7. Delta - 24% 8. Beta Iota - 22% 9. Alpha Mu - 21%10. Eta - 20%
Highest percentage of 2010 and 2011 graduates paying National Alumni Dues
1. Alpha Psi - 118 2. Beta Gamma - 61 3. Alpha Sigma - 49 4. Alpha Upsilon - 48 5. Eta - 47 5. Beta Beta - 47 7. Delta - 46 8. Chi - 45 9. Alpha Xi - 4410. Alpha Delta - 43
Highest number of total alumni Brothers paying National Alumni Dues
1. Gamma Beta - 47.4% 2. Beta Phi - 21.7% 3. Beta Omega - 21.3% 4. Beta Nu - 17.6% 5. Beta Chi - 16.7% 6. Alpha Psi - 13.0% 7. Beta Gamma - 12.1% 8. Delta - 10.7% 9. Beta Sigma - 10.5%10. Beta Psi - 10.0%
Highest percentage of total living alumni Brothers paying National Alumni Dues
1. Alpha Psi - 121. Beta Beta - 121. Beta Nu - 124. Delta - 104. Omega - 106. Chi - 86. Alpha Gamma - 86. Alpha Iota - 86. Alpha Sigma - 86. Alpha Upsilon - 86. Beta Phi - 8
Highest increase in number of total dues paying alumni Brothers from January 25, 2011 to June 30, 2011
Φ ∆ ΧALTERUM ALTERIUS AUXILIO EGET EACH NEEDS THE HELP OF THE OTHER
PHI DELTA CHI BROTHERS FOR LIFE~
Please contact Grand Vice President for Alumni Affairs Lindsay Watson for information about the Brothers for Life Campaign ([email protected])