EPAA Newsletter - August 2023
Brothers Working for the Good of All Epsilon Pi Alumni Association Newsletter: Volume 6, August 2023
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EP Golf Outing! The EP Golf Outing was a tremendous success as more than 80 EPs representing SEVEN decades of brotherhood enjoyed a magnificent day at the Grove City Country Club. By all accounts Tom Tuchnowski organized an outstanding event. Congratulations to our 2023 champions Bucky, Doc, Fletcher and Powless, who finished at an impressive -14 on a challenging course. Nine other teams posted -9 or better. In other news, Brian Lang was closest to the pin on #5, Pat Donoughe had the long drive on #8, Mike "Goo" McKee was closest to the pin on #13, and Marcus Macino had the long putt on #18. Art Lindquist and Paul "Fat Wally" Marshall won craft baskets, Jayme Russo bid highest for the home vault, and Art Lindquist scored tickets to the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony in Canton, Ohio (courtesy of new EPAA board member Kyle Heim). Special thanks to George Rogers (1989) and UC Graphics, who kindly donated the hole sponsorship signs and our hole sponsors: Jeffrey "Llewellyn" Burd, Brownie, "Athanasius" Hutch, Earl, Paul & Winnie, "Georgiapapulus" Tuck, DeMaio, Mateer, Manges & Farrell, John Ellis, Bob Miller, Nate Herring, Jim Palmer, Scott Tovissi, Jeffrey "Shengano Tonga" Laskey, Scott Mossgrove, Jerry Aubel, Jeff Cass, Marty Dietz, Jon Cherry, Jayme Russo, Brian Lang, and Mike Bartoo. Finally, a shout out to generous brothers who donated door prizes: Todd Powless, Grove City College, Jerry Aubel, Kyle Heim, and Doc Ellis. Be sure to sign up early next year for this extremely popular event.
EP Homecoming 2023 – September 29th and 30th Epsilon Pi’s 104th Homecoming Celebration & Grove City College's Homecoming are quickly approaching on September 29-30. We’re kicking off the celebration on Friday, September 29th with golf at Grove City Country Club. Saturday’s events include lunch and gathering in the EP tent (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) while the Wolverines take on the Presidents at the Robert E. Thorn Field. The weekend will culminate with dinner and dancing at the Grove City Country Club on Saturday evening. Reservations and payment for golf, lunch, dinner, sponsorships, and donations will be made online through Eventbrite. Simply click on and the Tickets box and scroll down to choose events and/or sponsorships.
Homecoming Registration & Sponsorships For Friday golf, contact dave.mannion@lancastersafety.com when you have your foursome put together - in advance of payment. We will be serving lunch (hot & sweet sausages, hot dogs, chips, pretzels, water & soft drinks) from 11:30 AM until 2:30 PM at our EP hospitality tent. This popular is open and free to all, so please bring your families and make reservations by Tuesday, September 26th so our “chefs” (John Miller, 1991 and Scott Mossgrove, 1989) can plan ahead. The EP hospitality tent and meals are funded by donations and alumni sponsorships. When you make reservations though Eventbrite you can purchase an Epsilon Pi 104th Anniversary Homecoming hospitality tent sponsorship “for the good of all” even if you can’t make it to campus. The Navy Blue & Gold sponsorship level also includes 2 dinner tickets for Saturday night! Any proceeds beyond expenses will be used to fund the EPAA and EPAA scholarship funds, which have awarded over $300,000 since their inception, including more than $42,000 in 2022-2023. Note: A block of hotel rooms has been set up at the Hampton Inn, Grove City, PA under Epsilon Pi. The hotel phone number is: 724-748-5744 or make reservations at https://www.hilton.com. Please coordinate all hotel rooms amongst yourselves. Please feel free to contact me with questions. We look forward to seeing you at the Epsilon Pi 104th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend! Fraternally, Jeff Burd ‘79, jlburd14@gmail.com 412-445-8756
Vintage EP Jackets The men of Epsilon Pi can begin to wear colors this Fall, and we want to get those proud navy blue and gold jackets back into circulation. We have 15 jacket sponsors, which is halfway to our goal of 30 jackets to outfit each Active and a small surplus for incoming freshman. Seniors would hand down jackets upon graduation. To help get to our goal with a $130 sponsorship, please contact Dave Auker at dauker22@yahoo.com.
Actives: Epsilon Pi will be fully active on the GCC campus this fall. See our Actives and their LinkedIn pages here: Members EPAA Board The EPAA Board recently filled two vacancies with Dane Mossgrove (2016) and Kyle Heim (2022) and is seeking graduates from recent decades to take more active roles in EPAA activities. EP Scholarships EP Scholarship funds are the largest of any GCC Greek organization. Make your tax-deductible donations through EP Donations and include EP Scholarships in your will. Grove City Field House Project GCC is building a new athletic Field House. To make tax-deductible donations EP Donations and select Field House Project. Watch your mail for a brochure from the College. More information is available through Doc Ellis at jwellisjr@hotmail.com. Epsilon Pi Documentary David Auker (1983) with Aaron Phillips and Ayden Gutierrez (both Dec 2023) are creating a documentary to debut at Homecoming 2023. EPAA Directory The EPAA has 639 valid emails from living alumni and the EPAA can help you find a missing brother or please visit the GCC Alumni Directory. Epsilon Pi Bible Study Fellowship Join via TEAMS on the first Wednesdays of every month at 7 am for time in God's Word. Contact Tom Tuchnowski at tommyt9951@gmail.com Featured EP Alumni - Marcus Macino (2004)
My wife, Becky, and I have been married for 12 years, and we have two beautiful and amazing daughters, Erica (9) and Lila (7). We live in Canonsburg, PA, and I am a Senior Key Account Sales Consultant with MSC Industrial Supply, where I have worked in sales for two decades, which is hard to believe. I was recruited to play football by W&J, Allegheny, Thiel, Waynesburg, and Grove City. I took overnight visits to both W&J and Allegheny, and while I thought highly of those schools they just didn't feel "right" to me. Upon visiting GCC, I was surprised at how much I liked the campus and the people. My chaperone was not an EP, so it was not an EP experience that convinced me to come to GCC. It was the beautiful campus, strong academic reputation, affordability, and the opportunity to play football were the driving forces behind me ultimately choosing GCC. Once at GCC, I instantly bonded with other football players during camp, including Active EPs or other incoming freshmen who were drawn to the EPs. After attending a few social events and learning more about the men of The Epsilon Pi Fraternity, I found that choosing to become an EP was actually one of the easiest decisions of my life, and I have never once, not even for a moment, regretted that decision. The friendships and bonds that were forged during the process of becoming an EP have remained strong, even 20 years after graduating. As far as favorite memory as an EP, there are too many to list. I always enjoyed our community service project, which was raking leaves with the Zetas to raise money for Christmas gifts for the kids at the Mercer County Head Start Program. Every week we visited homes in the Grove City area to rake in the cold, wind, rain, and even snow. On Tuesday mornings, a group of brothers would head out to Mercer and we would have the absolute best time playing games and doing activities with all of the kids. I was even lucky enough to get to be Santa Claus one year, so I got to see up close and personal what a difference our efforts made for these kids and their families. As college students, many of us were truly unaware of how much this program meant to those families, but getting to see the looks on all of the kids' faces, and to have their parents thank us all with tears in their eyes made every second we raked worth it. Sometimes, we wonder about how we could have made better choices, and how those choices may have altered the course of our lives. One thing that I never waiver on was my decision to choose to GCC and to join Epsilon Pi. Great men doing great things...BROTHERS WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
EPAA Newsletter - Contact Nate Herring ('85) bigbadnate9@yahoo.com to suggest or provide content for future editions. Thank you.
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