RSE Alumnus Dr. Thomas Ludlam '63 Gives Lecture at RPI
RPI’s much anticipated Herta Leng Lecturer this year was RSE alumnus Dr. Thomas Ludlam ’63, of Brookhaven National Laboratory.
On Wednesday, March 28th, Dr. Ludlam spoke on The Quark Gluon Plasma and the Origins of Matter - Physics at TeraKelvin Temperatures.
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Annual Dues and Donations
It’s that time again; so, in order to maintain RSE and our soon to be 88 year old house as the best fraternity on the RPI campus, we need your help and support. Your annual dues and donations support maintenance and renovations to all areas of the RSE clubhouse (such as the front porch reconstruction project and upgrades to the heating system) and occasional alumni activities. They also support our alumni communications program, including publication and distribution of the semi-annual OveRSEer and our other mailings. You will be receiving your dues and Annual Fund solicitation request in the mail in the next month. Please be as generous as possible and remember it is not necessary to wait until then to contribute.
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Did You Land a Job Thanks to RSE?
RSE was filled with many fun memories, and served as the foundation for great friendships that have lasted well beyond graduation. But we know that the RSE connections have likely led to great job opportunities too. Did you land a job thanks to a career network formed at RSE? Share your story on the message board.
Also, if you’re looking for a new job or looking to hire, the RSE brotherhood is a great place to network. You can share your details on the message board, and hopefully find your next career path or great employee.
Election Results Are In
Results of our biennial election have been tabulated and verified and ten members have been elected to make up the RSE Board of Trustees from May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2014. Congratulations to all that were selected!
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These Are the Final Weeks for the RSE Annual Fund Drive
Thus far, we have had very good Annual Fund results, with contributions coming in from 141 alumni members to date. However, our 2011-2012 Annual Fund goal was to achieve donations from at least 200 of our members. We now have less than six weeks before we reach the end of this giving year and if another 60 members could step up at this time and contribute; those donations will make a real difference toward the ongoing success of RSE. As such, we would really appreciate it if you would consider giving back to RSE before the end of June.
Don’t forget that the generous Youmans’ Family Two for One Donation Match is still going on and your annual RSE alumni dues are still only $60.
Join the Newly Expanded and Updated RSE Facebook Group
Facebook has taken the world by storm and we didn’t want RSE to be left behind.
We have been discussing consolidating our RSE alumni and the undergraduate JMs into one Facebook group for many beneficial reasons, including quicker and more accurate information updates and exchanges, earlier and better interaction between the alumni and our current JMs, and to give our alumni one more touch point with their fraternity.
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RSE JMs Have Another Successful Relay for Life
Once again, the RSE Junior Members gave a very strong fundraising effort in support of RPI’s annual Relay for Life event on April 27th. RSE was one of the top five money raisers, collecting a total of $4,482 in donations from members, friends, family and alumni. In addition, they were one of only six of the 87 teams participating that achieved either gold or silver donor status.
If you would like to make a donation to the RSE Relay for Life team to benefit the American Cancer Society, please follow this link, or search for the Rensselaer Society of Engineers team.
In Memoriam - Laszlo Fulop '80
By Dave Hall '80, RSE Foundation VP.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Laszlo Fulop, RSE class of 1980. Laszlo was RPI’s varsity hockey team manager and also was in charge of scheduling and refereeing for RPI intramural hockey. He touched many lives while at RSE and RPI and we will all miss him. He fought a long battle with cancer and left us much too soon.
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The RSE Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners for 2012
RSE Foundation President Eric John ’95 announced the four RSE Foundation Scholarship Program recipients during the recent Spring Society Meeting on April 28th at the RSE house.
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Editor's Note
A few updates to report since the printing and mailing of the most recent OveRSEer. If you didn't receive your copy in the mail, click here to download an online version.
Dave and Sharon Youmans are challenging Dave's fellow alumni to make up up to $25,000 in total combined, new and unrestricted donations to either the RSE Annual Fund or the RSE Foundation General Fund from now until the end of 2013 and they will match those contributions on a "two for one" basis. In other words, every dollar that you, our RSE alumni and friends, donate (up to the first $25,000) over the next 21 months will be matched by Dave and Sharon with up to another $50,000.
RSE JMs Receive Prestigious Award at Annual Greek Five Star Ceremony
The RSE Junior Membership, led by the great efforts of IFC Vice President of Community Service and RSE Philanthropy Chair – Colin Foreman ’14, received the highly sought after Communiversity Award for Excellence in Community Engagement and Philanthropy at the recent annual Greek Five Star Event hosted by Dean Matt Hunt.
This award recognizes the RPI fraternity or sorority that has demonstrated the highest ideals and had the greatest success in continuing the long RPI Greek tradition of community service and philanthropy.
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RSE History - Location Chronology Update
For those of you interested in RSE history, here is a brief RSE location history lesson that we would wager no current living alumnus would have known it its entirety.
We recently had a request from Pi Kappa Alpha regarding at what point during RSE's long history we occupied the current Pi Kappa Alpha house located at 128 12th Street in Troy. At the time of this request, no one on our current board of trustees knew for certain.
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