Recap: Poker Night

Back in the day, the alumni met regularly for Poker Night. Rob Huie generously offered his place in Arlington, VA on Nov. 12th.

We had pizza, tons of junk food and Rob has a Wii. Woo hoo!

A good time was had by all. We took the attached photo to remember what a good time we had!!

In H&T,
Alex

Upcoming Event: Gamma Beta Founder's Day BBQ

The Gamma Beta Chapter has invited all local alumni (and any brothers that can make it to DC) for their annual Founder's Day BBQ. It will be on Saturday, October 20, 2007.

From 2:00 to 3:30 PM, they will be doing a game of ultimate frisbee at the park 3 blocks away before we eat, or a similar game (touch football? soccer? kickball?).

Then at around 3:30-5:30 they will be heading back to "The Townhouse" for the BBQ. A party for Brothers/Pledges (and Alumni if they want to come back later) will start later that night at 9:30.

The park is located behind/North of a school that is on N Street between 24th and 25th St. The townhouse is 2134 Newport Pl NW, Washington DC 20037. Closest metro is Dupont Circle (South exit) and there should be parking available on the streets around the park since it'll be a Saturday (free also).

Hope to see you there!

In H&T,
Alex

Update: UMCP Colony Effort

Great news on the University of Maryland Colony efforts!!! The Dean has agreed to allow us to send both a US postal mailing and a listserv posting to all of the engineering students there.

Now we see what kind of response there is and see where it goes from there!!

Recap: Beertasting - July 2007

On Friday, July 20, 2007, about a dozen alumni got together at the famous Brickskeller Down Home Saloon just off of Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. With over 1,000 different beers available, this has been a favorite haunt of the Gamma Beta chapter for years.

Although it was primarily a social event, it provided an opportunity to have a short informal meeting to discuss upcoming activities with the Alumni Club and our interaction with local students. The three big items that we discussed were giving the status of the on-going efforts to establish a colony at the University of Maryland, coordination of the alumni club with the Gamma Beta chapter for Founder's Day in October 2007 and beginning preparations for the celebration for the 20th anniversary of the re-founding of the Gamma Beta chapter, which will occur on September 23, 2009.

But, as I said...it was mainly it was a good chance to socialize and touch base with local (and some distant) alumni. Of course, the one problem with having an event at a bar, is that by the time you remember to get a photo to document the fun...you might not get the photo you wanted. Well...this'll have to do. :-)

In H&T,
Alex Rosenheim, GB '96

Recap: Shrimp Feast 2007

On May 18, 2007, we all had a great time at the annual Alumni Shrimp Feast. This year we decided to have the Shrimp Feast be a tailgate party (with hand-made Shrimp Po' Boys...with a little help from Popeye's Popcorn Shrimp...yum!!!) in the parking lot of RFK Stadium followed by the Battle of the Beltway with the Washington Nationals hosting the Baltimore Orioles. (The O's won 5 to 4)

We had about 20 people join us at the event with alumni from the area being plus Tony Martins and Ken Han, two Gamma Beta alums who drove down from New York and Boston, respectively. Both GWU and VCU students were also in attendance.

We followed the game by meeting up for some tasty beverages at a nearby waterhole on Capitol Hill. A good time was had by all!


For those of you who don't know, the Alumni Club Shrimp Feast goes back to the 1950's when every spring, the Gamma Beta Alumni hosted a Shrimp Boil for the local students. Since it's formation in the early 1990's, the National Capital Section Alumni Club has taken up the mantle of this tradition and hopes to continue it into the future.

Back in business

After an extended period of inactivity...we have finally gotten the blog fixed, so we will try to get the page as up to date as possible. We have had a great summer and things are looking up for the fall and into next year.

In H&T,
Alex Rosenheim, GB '96

Founders' Day

Sunday, October 16, 6:30pm
Hard Times Cafe (Clarendon)
3028 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22314


Brothers,

Come join us for a Founders' Day Dinner as Theta Tau turns 101 this year.

We will meet for dinner at the Hard Times Cafe in Clarendon. Located conveniently across from the Clarendon Metro. We will be discussing events & goals for the upcoming year. We will also take this time to reflect on the founding of our Fraternity.

Hope to see you there.

In H&T,
Mark Wisneski, UB '00

Summer 2005 Newsletter

The Summer 2005 Newsletter (PDF) is now online. If you haven't seen it already, it contains a letter from the president, brother updates, and event photos. If you'd like to contribute to our newsletter or if you have some news you'd like to share, email Kami Fitzpatrick at otgb648@aol.com. If you have questions about the club, email Mark Wisneski at markopollo@juno.com.

University of Maryland Colony

The National Capital Section Alumni Club has decided to take on the task of establishing a new Theta Tau Colony at the University of Maryland at College Park. With approximately 2,800 undergraduate students, the Clark School of Engineering is an excellent prospect for expansion of the fraternity. We were encouraged to find that although the Engineering School has many active student engineering organizations and a strong Greek system, there is nothing that has all of the unique qualities and facets that Theta Tau has to offer. We spoke with several current students at UMCP, and they responded with a very enthusiastic response, and felt that a group like Theta Tau would be a welcome addition. We felt that this made The University of Maryland at College Park fertile ground for colonization.

Our next step was to gather the support of the local alumni and student members in the Washington, DC area. The idea was brought up by the alumni club. We then contacted the Gamma Beta Chapter at The George Washington University to get their input and ask for their support. With only a short metro ride between the two campuses, Gamma Beta's interaction will be critical to these efforts.

We have recently attended a meeting with the Associate Dean of the Engineering School. At this meeting, both representatives for the Alumni Club, Mark Wisneski, UB and Alex Rosenheim, GB) and the Student Chapter (Jon Kazmiercyk, GB and Ben Tinsley, GB) gave a detailed presentation of the fraternity's history, our on-going student and alumni club activities and an outline of a proposed timeline to formation of the Colony leading to full Chapter status.

The National Office has contacted the Dean of the Engineering School making a formal statement of our goal of establishing this Colony. Locally, we will be spending the summer learning more about the logistics of student groups at UMCP and completing our preparations for full interaction with the engineering student body. At the administration's request, we will be a introducing Theta Tau to the Engineers' Council at UMCP in the fall. As our progress continues, we will keep the Nationals, the local alumni and students informed on our latest activities.

In H&T,
Alex Rosenheim, GB '96

Welcome

Welcome to the official website of the National Capital Alumni Club of Theta Tau!

Our alumni club exists to benefit Theta Tau's brothers who live around or visit the Nation's Capital. The purpose of this homepage is to keep alumni and student members informed of our activities. Information on upcoming events, club meetings, and how Theta Tau alumni can join our organization will be available. The club aims to hold at least one event per month.

In H&T,
Mark Wisneski, UB '00
President, Theta Tau National Capital Alumni Club