2007 Winter - Alpha Phi Delta Foundation

Kleos winter 2007 2/6/07 12:38 PM Page 2THE KLEOSOF ALPHA PHI DELTAAn Educational JournalVolume 78, Issue 2Winter Issue, February 2007Compiled and edited by:John J. Russo1331 Peachtree LaneNorth Huntingdon, PA 15642E-mail: Kleos@apd.orgAssociate Editors/Contributors:Joseph Randazzo, Al Parisi, Danny Thomas, Jr.,Chris Mancusi, Bob Saglian, Fr. Jim Lentini,Len Farano, Pete Gaudiuso, Mike IacovelliCreative Designer: Jody TothNational OfficersPRESIDENTEvan SottosantiE-mail: President@apd.orgEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTDoug SundoE-mail: ExecVP@apd.orgCENTRAL OFFICE/EXECUTIVE SECRETARYDanny Thomas Jr.E-mail: APDoffice@apd.orgVICE PRESIDENT FINANCIAL AFFAIRSTodd CusatoE-mail: VPFinancial@apd.orgFoundationFOUNDATION CHAIRMANPaul R. Fabrizio1007 Harvard RoadMonroeville, PA 15146E-mail: Foundation@apd.orgSCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMANCharles G. Fiore42 70th StreetBrooklyn, NY 11209E-mail: CFiore@LewisandFiore.comCentral OfficeP.O. Box 200Struthers, OH 44471Telephone: (330)755-1891Website: www.apd.orgIN THIS ISSUE:President’s Message . . . 2Foundation Message . . . 3Alumni Gatherings . . . 4Scholarship Winners . . . 6Scholarship Opportunities . . . 7Undergraduate Scrapbook . . . 8Carfang Motivates Undergrads . . . 10Alumni News . . . 12In Memoriam . . . 15Call to Convention . . . 16PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEHere Is To a New Year!BY EVAN SOTTOSANTI, NATIONAL PRESIDENTI am happy to say that we are off to another great schoolyear. Pledge numbers are up and we have 4 expansionleads that look very promising. These leads do not includethe reactivation projects taking place at Fordham–Rosehilland Rutgers- Newark currently. So, it seems that if all ofthese leads and reactivations pan out, we can see a niceincrease in the number of chapters. However, on thedown side, there are a few chapters that are flirting withclosing unfortunately due to their dwindling numbers. Iknow the district governors are working with those chaptersto try to increase membership and assess their recruitingprograms.On another note, our new insurance plan is in place asof October 12, 2006, which includes the Membership Accident Protection Program forall of our undergraduates. This is a new benefit to the undergraduates and hopefullynone of them will ever have to call upon it.We are going to try to work more closely with our apparel manufacturer, SpiritRecognition, to create some new items for people to purchase as well as to make surethat they are a continued presence at our events.As we enter the New Year, we are making a concerted effort to make sure there is100% compliance with the new procedures in place. Part of that includes record-keeping.Our record-keeping will be more efficient and easier to comply with thanks to thedatabase and website that will allow for this. As I have said in the past, I want to takesome of the burden off of Central Office for several reasons. The first is that we want tomake this position attractive to people and less time consuming. The second is that wewant to diminish the mistakes that can be made via transcribing illegible handwriting.The third is that I want the district governors to be more hands on with the transfer ofinformation from the chapters to Central Office. With that said, I have to give kudos toour district governors. They have been doing an outstanding job and have taken onmany of these responsibilities already. With all that said, it still takes someone to enterthe data. Based on the compliance rate of our chapters in returning forms, it is patheticallylow. Once the database is in place, the chapter president can log on to any computerand fill out Form C online at the beginning of the school year. No more paperworkto fill out and mail in. Everything we are trying to accomplish is to make it easierfor the members of Alpha Phi Delta to keep their information up to date and for theofficers to do their jobs more easily.The officers of Alpha Phi Delta have been working extremely hard this year with allof the changes and really have acclimated themselves quite well. I want to thank themfor all of their support and initiative in accomplishing a lot of our goals. They reallyhave been an integral part of the process and many of our decisions have been made bycommittee.All in all, we have made some radical changes in the way we operate. These changesshould serve us well now and into the future. Our ability to think outside of the boxand to not be bogged down in the “this is the way we have always done it” mentality hasallowed us to explore new opportunities and streamline our processes, which will allowus to concentrate our resources and money into more membership oriented services.Again, I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank all of our officersthat have done such a great job during this time of transition. Enough can’t be saidabout their desire to make Alpha Phi Delta successful and poised to increase ourmembership.I hope everyone had a great holiday and that we all have a safe and prosperous 2007.2 KLEOS-The Magazine of Alpha Phi Delta www.apd.org Winter 2007