the cal nu journal fall 2012

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FALL 2012! U C R I V E R S I D E P H I K A P P A P S I! VOLUME 1 - ISSUE 1

In the past several years Phi Kappa Psi

has emerged from the GreekCommunity at the University of

California Riverside as one of the most

notable and respected fraternities on

campus. A new exciting time has

befallen the brothers of California Nu.

The creation of a Housing Corporation

and newly acquired property with over5000 sq/ft and half an acre of land has

set the stage for not only our

established presence at UCR, but also

for all future brothers who join our

ranks. We are proud of what we have

achieved here in just a short amount of

time since our introduction at UCRiverside and we continue to ensure

our stability and longevity as a

California chapter of Phi Kappa Psi.

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Much in Store for California Nu by Trelynd Bowles

CHAPTER UPDATE NEWBROTHERS GRADUATED BROTHER UPDATE

THE CAL NU JOURNALTHE OFFI CIAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE

PHI KAPPA PSI FR ATERNITY AT UC R IVERSIDE


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THE CREATION OF THE COMPLEX

The Complex is the envy of the Greek

community at UC Riverside. Efforts

over the past year have pressed to

expand the influence of the Chapter

and such efforts have rewarded the

chapter with such a prominent

establishment that serves to distinguish

the fraternity on campus. The donation

made by Jerry Nelson has

complimented the property with a

chapter study room and displayed that,

although we have made strives to

increase our prominence, academics still

remains a top priority for brothers. All

brothers of Phi Kappa Psi are welcome

to the property and have access to its

front doors.

When it comes to the progress in

relation to Phi Kappa Psi at California

Nu, these houses represent not only

the dedication of brothers now, but the

guarantee of dedication and

development for brothers in the future.

With the honorable flag of Phi Kappa

Psi displayed distinctly over our houses

and beside the letters of our fraternity,

brothers are filled with a since of

obligation to forever uphold the values

of the fraternity, the chapter, the

university and the community.

THECOMPLEX

5000+SQUAREFEET

TWOBLOCKSFROMCAMPUS

COMMERCIALGRADEWIFI

CHAPTERLIBRARY

CHAPTERSTUDYROOM

CHAPTERMEETINGROOM

TWOLOUNGES

BEACHVOLLEYBALLCOURT

BASKETBALLCOURT


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ATHLETICS

by Trelynd Bowles

THIS QUARTER PHI KAPPA PSI

PARTICIPATED IN INTRAMURAL

VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL,FOOTBALL, AND SOCCER.

ALL TEAMS MADE THE PLAYOFFS

AND OUR BASKETBALL TEAM HAS

HAD ITS BEST QUARTER YET! WE

REACHED THE SEMI FINALS

PHILANTHROPYby Trelynd Bowles

BROTHERS TOOK FIRST PLACE IN

THE PIKE FIREFIGHTER

CHALLENGE AND SECOND

OVERALL IN THE 5K RUN FOR

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION.

CALIFORNIA NU ALSO STARTED

OUR FIRST ANNUAL TOYS FOR

THE HOLIDAYS PHILANTHROPY.

SOCIAL

by Ali Hasan

CAL NU IS WELL-KNOWN AROUND

CAMPUS FOR BEING ACTIVE IN ALL

THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE

EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS

OF THE FALL QUARTER WAS THE FIRST

MAJOR SOCIAL EVENT AT THE NEW

COMPLEX, OUR HEAVEN AND HELL

THEMED AFFAIR, WHICH WAS A GREAT

SUCCESS ALL AROUND!

APPROXIMATELY 360 LADIES JOINED

60 BROTHERS OF CAL NU IN

CELEBRATING THE OFFICIAL OPENING

OF THE COMPLEX; ALL THE GIRLS HAD

A BLAST AND BROTHERS HAD AN EVEN

BETTER TIME. RISK MANAGEMENT'S

EFFORTS DID NOT GO UNNOTICED AS

POLICE APPLAUDED US FOR

EXERCISING THOROUGH RISK AND

LIABILITY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES.

THE BROTHERS OF CAL NU HAVE

RECEIVED NOTHING BUT POSITIVE

FEEDBACK ON ALL SOCIAL EVENTS!

STUDENTS AND A NUMBER OFSORORITIES CAME OUT TO

DONATE UNUSED TOYS FOR NEEDY

CHILDREN. THE MOST DONATIONS

CAME FROM THE PI BETA PHI

SORORITY. THE TOY DRIVE WILL

BE AN ANNUAL PHILANTHROPY

FOR CALIFORNIA NU AND WILL

FURTHER DEMONSTRATE OUR

CHAPTERS WILLINGNESS TO

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

NEXT QUARTER WE ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO WORKING WITH

THE LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION!

LOSING IN DOUBLE OVERTIME.

AUSTIN CLAIBORNE, WHO HAS

RECENTLY PLEDGED PHI KAPPA

PSI, WAS ABLE TO PUT UP 30

POINTS, 18 REBOUNDS AND THREE

ASSISTS IN ONE GAME!

SOCCER REACHED THE PLAYOFFS

AND LOST IN THE SECOND ROUND.NEXT QUARTER WE LOOK TO

START A DODGEBALL TEAM AS

WELL AS ENCOURAGE MORE

BROTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN AT

LEAST ONE OF THE CHAPTERS

TEAMS.


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PHOTOS FROM THE CHAPTER


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JOSHUAMIRANDA

JOSHUA MIRANDA (#29)AFTER

GRADUATING IN 2011, JOSHUA BEGAN

WORKING FOR SOUTH GATE ENGINEERING

IN CHINO, CA, A CUSTOMMANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION

COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN

PRESSURE VESSELS. AS A DESIGN

ENGINEER HE WORKS WITH 3D MODELING

AND UTILIZES THOSE MODELS TO

PRODUCE MANUFACTURING DRAWINGS

THAT GO OUT TO THE SHOP STAFF FOR

PRODUCTION.

ADAN ALVAREZ

ADAN ALVAREZ (#20) RECENTLY

GRADUATED FROM THE

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE LANGUAGE

SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE TOP

LANGUAGE INSTITUTIONS IN THE

COUNTRY, WITH AN MA IN

MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

(FRENCH AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE

& CULTURE). HIS MA REQUIREDHIM TO COMPLETE HIS

COURSEWORK IN FRENCH AND

STEVE LEVKOFF

STEVE LEVKOFF GRADUATED

FROM UC RIVERSIDE WITH HIS

PH.D. IN ECONOMICS IN 2011. !KNOWN AS "THE GODFATHER OF

CAL NU," BROTHER LEVKOFF WAS

THE FIRST COLONY/CHAPTER

ADVISOR AND THE FIRST FACULTY

ADVISOR FOR THE CHAPTER

WHILE HE HELD HIS

APPOINTMENT AS AN ADJUNCT

PROFESSOR AT UC RIVERSIDE. !

Brother Updates

Quarterly the chapter will be featuring

brothers that have graduated from the

university and ventured from the

chapter. We have begun the task of

reaching out to alumni and former

brothers to establish a network that isnow present at California Nu! Any

brother is welcome to be featured in

the newsletter. We also encourage all

brothers to stay up to date on

upcoming chapter events and

announcements by joining the Cal Nu

Alumni Facebook page.

ITALIAN AND COMPLETE CLASSESAT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

(ITALY). WHILE IN FLORENCE, HE

WORKED AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER

FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS.

ADAN HAS MOVED BACK TO

RIVERSIDE AND IS NOW

WORKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

REDLANDS AS AN ADJUNCT

PROFESSOR OF FRENCH FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN

LANGUAGES.

RECENTLY, HE HAS ACCEPTED AN

APPOINTMENT TEACHING AT UC

SAN DIEGO'S DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMICS, ONE OF THE TOP

PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. IN

ADDITION, HE HAS ALSO BEEN

CONSULTING FOR NERD

KINGDOM, INC., A TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT FIRM BASED IN

THE LOS ANGLES AREA, AS THE

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMICS

RESEARCH. CURRENTLY, HE LIVES

IN LA JOLLA WITH HIS WIFE,

KATHERINE.


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Featured Brothers

ALPHA IOTA

Congratulations to the brotherswho have recently crossed over andofficially become brothers of thePhi Kappa Psi fraternity!

The group of well rounded youngmen includes Artur Abramyan,Henry Puente, Ed Bravo, JonathanSanchez, Roanan Harris, Elias Adely,Han Zhao, Eduardo Gonzalez, SethLake, Brandon Sidhu, MichaelSveinson, Dustin Kown, and SagarAkre.

spearheaded the creation of the HouseCorporation and establishment of theproperty which was mentioned earlier inthis newsletter. Every upgrade, legalprocessing, renovation and action that has

shaped the Complex to its state today; Timhas had a major part in.

Phi Psi has given me the opportunity tonetwork with countless alumni, opened upnumerous internships all over the worldand has allowed me to mature and growunder the watchful eye of mentors I callBrothers. What I do for Phi Psi is the leastI can do to show my gratitude towards theBrotherhood that has shaped me into aman. I want to continue on this traditionand ensure that the support I havereceived through Phi Kappa Psi is available

to others in the future.

So whats next for Tim?

I hope to continue on pursuing myreserve military career while pursuing myambitions in consulting. Naturally throughall of this, I will be active on the nationaland the chapter level of Phi Psi; helpinganyway I can.

Well there you have it, the great joy ofserving others.

Tim Suwandhaputraby Trelynd Bowles

Out of all that have come fromCalifornia Nu, there isnt any Brotherthat serves our chapter quite like TimSuwandhaputra.

In 2011, he was elected as the District VIArchon where he actively works toensure that every chapter in this Districtreceives the logistical, financial andalumni support needed to be successful.In addition to establishing numeroushousing corporations and alumniassociations throughout the District, hehas authored a Veterans Initiative that

gave a national dues discount to Phi Psiveterans. Through his hard work andtravels, he has met nearly every chapterand developed a network that reachesinto every corner of the Phi Psi world.

These actions have not only broughtpositive attention to Tim as one of themost active and influential Archons butalso to Cal Nu and the significantprogress the chapter has made.Tim has brought the knowledge andnetwork he has built as Archon togreatly assist Cal Nu. In 2012, he

ALPHA KAPPA

The brothers of Phi Kappa Psi are

thrilled to welcome our new AlphaKappa pledge class!

This quarter we sought out thebest and the brightest to join theranks of California Nu.

Alpha Kappa includes ChristopherSchreiber, Eisaku Kuboki, GeorgeEckert, Austin Claiborne, KenHorton, Kliment Bozhilov, StevenHa, Matt Cresci, and Hayden Dahl.

Cody Heads to D.C.by Trelynd Bowles

California Nu is extremely honored tohave one of its brothers, Cody Gonzalez,attend the UCDC program in ournations capital Washington D.C.

Cody will be in the program until March14th and seeks to further his career as apolitical science major while in

Washington D.C.

Its absolutely amazing. To be in such adynamic environment, surrounded by thekeenest minds of the nation truly givesrise to the notion steel being sharpenedby steel.

Be sure to keep in touch with Cody onFacebook to be up to date on his timeand work there!


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Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity

1000 Minerva Court

Riverside, California 92507

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity1000 Minerva CtRiverside, California 92507

Founders DaySave the date!

February 23, of this upcoming

Winter Quarter California Nu

will be hosting a Founders Day

event in collaboration with theCalifornia Desert Alumni

Association. For more

information contact Brother

Scotty Cramer (858) 356-7223

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