Happy New Year & 30th Update

Dear Brother:

On behalf of the Alpha Rho Alumni Chapter Board of Directors, I wish a Happy New Year to you and your Family.

As I have communicated to many of you, I am very excited about 2008. Alpha Rho will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of our Re-Chartering this year in grand fashion. The renovations of our home on Spruce St will be completed and ready for us and our undergraduates to enjoy again. The Undergraduate Chapter will continue its unbelievably successful Re-Organization under the leadership and guidance of Chapter Advisor Eric Dyson. In short, we all have many reasons to be excited for 2008.

With all of this excitement as a backdrop; I am personally asking every Alpha Rho Alumnus to commit themselves to do two things in 2008:

1. Make it a point to join the Alumni Chapter as an active member this year.- I know we’ve harped on this for the past several years, but it’s crucial now. The funding we receive will help the chapter grow in many different aspects. Please go to our website and click on the link to join.

2. Commit to attend the 30th Anniversary Weekend in October.- 5 years ago we had an unbelievable celebration to commemorate our 25th anniversary. We held this event with a little over 100 AP alumni in attendance. This year, we are looking to double the number of alumni who attend. Currently, we have reserved the weekend of October 22, 2008 for the celebration. This date is subject to change due to the WVU football schedule. It will be confirmed no later than March 2008. Please do not commit to anything in October before we release this date.

Over the next few weeks and months, you will be receiving correspondence from many of us working on things for Alpha Rho. Patrick Folio and the 30th Anniversary committee members will be sending you frequent updates as the planning progresses. Chapter Advisor Eric Dyson and Housing Corporation President Mike Turner will be sending you updates on the house and Re-Organization efforts as well. You will also hear from the Alumni Chapter to inform you of our Annual Spring Alumni Weekend in Morgantown as well as other important Alumni items.

I hope you will choose to share in our excitement and will be a part of the celebration this year. If you have been away from the chapter for whatever reason, this is the perfect time to “re-connect”.

I look forward to seeing you in Morgantown this year!
In Brotherhood!

Tom Begley- AP 284
President
Alpha Rho Alumni Chapter