12th Annual Active/Alumni Turkey Bowl
The alumni will be looking to continue a tradition of dominance. Last year was the closest game in the series. Can the actives get over the hump vs. men who may already be over the hill? Come Friday morning and find out.
When? Friday, November 27 from 10:30am to 1:00pm
Where? Calabazas Park in Cupertino (at Rainbow and Blaney)
To learn more, see who’s coming or RSVP visit the event page at
http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=202723994253
If you’re not on Facebook yet email Pat Horton.
Fraternally,
- Greg
Gamma Xi to Rock Out for a Good Cause on Saturday
Gamma Xi’s “Rock-a-Thon” philanthropy is this Saturday from noon to 9:00 pm. A mere $3 donation gets you in the door, scores ya pizza and a coke, and gets you access to nine 9 awesome hours of live music compliments of the killer DJs and rockin’ local bands listed below. All proceeds go to chapter neighbor and all-around good cause Grace Baptist Church.
12:00-1:00 Welcome
1:00-1:30 DJ Boogie / Heat Davis
1:30-1:45 Raffle Drawing
1:45-2:15 Los Tiliches
2:30-3:30 Cylinder
3:45-4:15 Mother Goose
4:30-5:00 Boom Boom Stereo
5:00-5:15 Raffle Drawing
5:15-5:45 Vincent Do with Band
6:00-7:00 Jonah and Timeless
7:15-7:45 April Chase
8:00-8:30 Your Stupid Brother
8:30-9:00 Closing Thank You / Raffle
To learn more or RSVP, visit the event’s Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=189321531334&ref=nf
Recap of Homecoming ‘09 Open House and Tailgate
John "Ameba" Webb, Jim "Bumpy" Ferryman, Pat "Yetti" Ferryman, and Paul "Rip" Engel party it up with our lady guests.
Over 200 people enjoyed the tacos, beer and good times of the Gamma Xi tailgate before SJSU’s homecoming game against Idaho on Saturday, making it the biggest Gamma Xi alumni event in recent memory. A number of alumni came by the house beforehand to see how the place is holding up, specifically to check out the results of the capital campaign that’s raised some much-needed funds for the improvement of the house.
The actives and alumni from throughout Gamma Xi’s history for all-you-can-eat catered tacos and plenty of libations. The t-shirts were very popular and on display throughout the afternoon and into the evening as we supported the Spartans (who unfortunately lost when Idaho scored a go-ahead TD with 1 minute left…) and then met up at San Jose Bar & Grill after the game. Here’s a video, and a photo album is below.
[album: http://www.thetachisjsu.com/photos/homecoming09/]
Homecoming ‘09 T-Shirt Design Unveiled
(Click the image for a bigger preview)
Quantities are limited, pre-order yours today!
Summer ‘09 Gamma Xi Gazette Published
The Summer ‘09 Gamma Xi Gazette is hitting mailboxes today. If you are an alumnus of Gamma Xi and don’t get one, check out the online version and please please update your address for next time.
Inside the issue…
- Active Alumni: Find out about all kinds of casual get-togethers, formal reunions and fun sporting events such as the Active vs. Alumni turkey bowl, basketball and softball games.
- Alumni Updates; : Get the skinny on how far we’ve come, who’s helped us get there, and how we’re going to keep pressing forward to improve the condition and safety of the chapter house.
(Note, I realized today that I missed a batch of email submissions, sorry about that. I’ll check in to make sure they’re still valid and include them next time around.) - Capital Campaign: Get the skinny on how far we’ve come, who’s helped us get there, and how we’re going to keep pressing forward to improve the condition and safety of the chapter house.
- Homecoming ‘09 Info: Find out what’s in the works for the big tailgate on October 10.
Download the Summer ‘09 Gazette Now!
Homecoming Tailgate Registration Now Open
The Gamma Xi Alumni board’s SJSU Homecoming ‘09 tailgate is coming together…all we need is you!
So please register right now!
Not sold? OK, here’s the situation and my plea…
The more we know about who is coming the better we can plan, so to encourage advance payment/registration we’re offering some sweet discounts and a special “All In!” package for those of you who buy the whole kit and kaboodle of tailgate food, beer, a t-shirt and your game ticket.
Here’s the math…
Tickets will set you back $25 if you buy them at the gate. Then our tailgate will cost you $10 for food, $10 for beer. (Still a good deal, mind you…) And you’ll definitely want one of the t-shirts we’re making, that’ll be $15. That’s $60 my friend! Our limited-time-offer “All In” package gets you all that for just $50 ($35 for kids) and you’ll get credit for a $20 donation to our 2009 capital campaign. Pretty sweet deal eh? (If you’re a friend of the chapter or alumni scene instead of a member or alumnus and want to give that credit to a friend, just say so in the comments.)
That do the trick?
Cool! Now please register now!
If you have any questions or suggestions please email greg@thetachisjsu.com.
Steppin’ up OXSJSU Social Networking
Ironically, as part of sending out the first printed Gamma Xi Gazette in many years this week, I’ve decided to step up the social networking side of Theta Chi Gamma Xi alumni communications. Step one, start blogging more regularly. Step two, find a way to have blog posts automatically hit up the various social networking outlets I’m setting up so I don’t have to manage ‘em all. Ya know, because I won’t. : )
So I set up a Twitter account for “ThetaChiSJSU” and have created a Facebook page for it as well. To make it all manageable, I set up a cool Wordpress plugin called “Facebook/Twitter Updater” that should automatically update Twitter, the Theta Chi Gamma Xi Facebook page, and my own profile.
Let’s consider this here a test post…if it successfully updates Twitter, my profile page, and the Theta Chi Gamma Xi page I’ll be a happy man. If not, time to do some debugging. Fingers are crossed, and here we go.
Founders Day BBQ on April 11, 2009
The alumni board and chapter will be hosting a founders’ day lunch at the chapter house from noon to 3:00.
Please mark your calendars, save the date and TELL A FRIEND!
More info as it becomes available…
Al Saunders Addresses National Convention
In case you didn’t know, Gamma Xi alumnus Al Saunders (currently offensive coordinator for the Rams, previously of the Redskins and Chiefs) addressed the Theta Chi National Convention in Indianapolis this past July. It’s good stuff!
Part One:
Part Two:
Fresh Pics of New Deck
Construction is well under way, and the new deck is looking great.
Check out the gallery of pics.
More to come when it’s done.
Update on Deck Rebuild
The replacement of the decrepit old deck is well underway. Here’s some pictures that Nate Kong took last week on a visit. New pics of a completed deck coming soon.
More Info About All ’60s Reunion June 2009
Brothers, what has happened to your wingmen? Come to Reno and see the ones who can still fog a mirror! The big TC party will be at Steve Brennan’s house on Saturday, June 27th. We are reserving a block of rooms at a hotel from Thursday 6/25 through Saturday 6/27. The hotel is just a short walk to Brennan’s house overlooking the Truckee River in Reno.
Reno is hosting Brewfest that weekend. You can buy a bottomless mug for a few bucks – and refill it with suds from micro-breweries.
More details later. For now mark your calendars, and pass the word to brothers who were actives in the SJSC house during the 1960’s. Please register your interest in participation by calling Ron Smith at (775) 230-0642 or emailing him at smithistry(at)aol(dot)com.
Homecoming ‘08 Tailgate; Summary and Pics
The Theta Chi 2008 Homecoming tailgate was a huge success, with over 50 paid attendees and dozens more alumni stopping by just to hang out for a bit. We had guys from all eras enjoying each other’s company (along with the beer provided by brother Dave Coburn and professionally made-to-order tacos) before heading in to enjoy San Jose State’s pounding of Utah State. Here’s a few pictures to save me from typing thousands of words. (The only pics I have so far are totally 90’s centric, so if you were there and got pictures of the 60s, 70s, or 80s guys that were in attendance, send ‘em to me at gregbarr23@yahoo.com.)
The chapter sold over 60 of the awesome blue and yellow shirts you see in lots of these pictures. A preview of the artwork is shown here. The shirts will soon be available as appreciation gifts for alumni that contribute to the 2009 capital campaign.
Late 60’s Reunion in June 2008
Homecoming is 10/11
I hope you’ve got a circle around Saturday 10/11 for SJSU Homecoming. In addition to being a hell of a fun day, it’s an important one: the morning of the game is the annual alumni board meeting and elections. We have a good group of guys working hard right now, but need to bring in some fresh blood for new ideas and to share the workload, etc.
Please do your best to join us, and if you have any questions, let me know.
Here’s the agenda:
9:00 to 11:00 — Alumni board meeting at the chapter house
11:00 to 12:00 — Open house at the chapter house
12:00 to 4:30 — Alumni tailgate by the Stadium
4:30 to 8:00 — Football game vs. Utah State
T-Shirt Design
Blog Moving Right Along
Man, wordpress makes this SO easy! I integrated a Google-powered search function that spans all posts, pages and even PDFs. I set up categories for each decade, so “where are they now” profiles and information about little get-togethers will be organized and easy to find.
The first big project is to post those ‘where are they now’ information that people submitted with their capital campaign contributions. We had the best of intentions to get a printed newsletter out, but this is a far more cost-effective and far-reaching medium. I made one about myself to give you a sense of what they’ll be like. People can share as much or as little info as they want.
I’m also going to send a notice about this new site to the Yahoo! Group, and encourage people to submit info and check the site out. I am confident that this new site will be a powerful tool in helping to establish communications with and build brotherhood among the alumni (and hopefully actives) of Gamma Xi.
Please fill out the comments field below to let me know where you’d like to see this site go in terms of content, functionality, etc.
New Site/Blog
This is the new web site of Theta Chi Gamma Xi’s alumni board and housing corporation. It’s based on the popular open source Wordpress blogging software so it’ll be easy for a number of board members and even undergrads to contribute to the content, and for you as alumni to comment and contribute and provide feedback.
