Iota Fly News
2.13.2011:
MC's, Honoraries, and More
We are three weeks into the spring semester and already things are getting busy for the Iota Phi chapter! We are preparing for many upcoming events to be hosted here at UNH; these include the NHMEA Solo and Ensemble Festival, the Clark Terry Jazz Festival, and several Celebrity Series. We also are planning a few fundraisers for our chapter, such as a Black Ops/Super Smash Brothers Brawl video game tournament and the third annual Rock Royale. Our Treasurer, Josh, has also designed T-shirts bearing the names of UNH’s concert ensembles, which will be sold to all interested members.
The Alpha Alpha class’ membership education process is going well so far. They had a very successful bake sale fundraiser a few weeks ago where they raised over $50 for the chapter! Their service project is coming up soon- they will be refurbishing and reorganizing the drum closet in the PCAC. Though they have lost a few members along the way, the class has stayed focused, and they continue to learn and grow together on their quest for further enlightenment.
On Sunday, we welcomed two Honorary brothers: Sean Giardino and Dave Seiler. They were recognized for their love of music and outstanding service to the UNH music department. Congratulations Sean and Dave!
AEA,Amanda Morris
"Garden State Girl" #155 Psi
2010-11 VPM
12.2.2010:
Fall Update
This semester (Fall 2010) has been a busy semester for both the Iota Phi chapter and the UNH Bands. The Wildcat Marching Band has finished up its regular season. This year's highlight was probably performing at the first annual "Colonial Clash," the first ever college football game played at Gillette Stadium against UMass. We were able to meet and perform with several other chapters this year through marching band: The Theta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Rhode Island during our away trip, the Kappa Gamma chapter at Lehigh University at a home football game, and the Epsilon Nu chapter at UMass, our big brother chapter, at the Gillette game.
Concert ensembles also had a productive semester, with the Wind Symphony saying goodbye to 13 seniors, the largest hit the group has taken in many years. 2 senior spots will need to be filled in symphonic band, and 4 seniors will leave concert band this semester.
The Iota Phi chapter has worked dilligently for the bands this fall. We helped to fund leadership days for WMB Band Camp, painted music department stands, gave some bulletin boards in the PCAC a makeover, and several other small projects. We are currently rehearsing for our annual "Solstice in Song" concert, which will take place on December 12th at 11AM at Chester Academy (Chester, NH) where alumnous brother Kurt Schweiss teaches.
We recently gained 12 enthusiastic membership candidates, members of the Alpha Alpha class:
- Brian Fanning
- Brittney Beland
- Emily Calhoun
- Leah Desrochers
- Josh Brown
- Nick Dargy
- Julie Graichen
- Sean Gribbin
- Heather Guilfoyle
- Connor McGrath
- Colin Milmore
- Nate Seguin
On behalf of the Iota Phi chapter, I wish you a happy holiday season.
AEA,
Kristina Looney
#138 X "DOOBAH"
VPS
4.26.2010:
Website Under Construction
Inventory is posted for all active brothers. The link is posted under the "links" section of the yahoo group.
The website will be undergoing some major changes in the coming weeks. Do not hesitate to check back for news concerning not only the website but also the Brotherhood. A digital family tree, a flickr site, and an updated blog.
The right sidebar contains links to the individual blog posts where you can comment on the stories. When more posts are up, I will include a link to all of the recent stories.
AEA,Phoenix
4.25.2010:
A Quick Update
I sincerely apologize for the lack of recent posts, here is a brief overview of the past semester.
In fraternal news, we recently added 12 new Brothers to our chapter here at Iota Phi. Their road was long and hard but we believe that they will be great additions to our already strong chapter!
Our dual service project and fundraiser, Rock Royale, occured on March 27th. 'Raising Anchors' was crowned the winner over 'Dusty and the Know' by a single vote.
Congratulations to the 2010-2011 officers! They were elected two weeks ago and installed last week. This past meeting was their first full meeting as the officers of our chapter. This week, the new chairs for the 2010-2011 school year were also named.
AEA,Aiden Durocher
"Phoenix" #149 Psi