Brothers Working for the Good of All
Final days for EP HC24 Dinner registration (by 10/2), which will now include a happy hour at the Doubletree beginning 45 minutes after the GCC football game.
Dinner cost is only $25 pp for young (2014-2023) Alumni and only $50 pp for more seasoned Alumni. Coach (and Featured Alumni) Chris Smith (1972) will be our dinner speaker. Register through the GCC HC24 site for golf, tent lunch, and EP Dinner.
EP 105th Homecoming
Weekend of October 12th
Friday: EP Alumni have 6 tee-times at GCCC and there are still a few slots available. Contact Jeff Burd for more information.
Saturday: The EPs will have the largest Homecoming tent (from 11:00 to 3) and serve meals to 200+ EP alumni, friends, and families and to hand out EP swag. Last year EPs from 8 decades (1950's to 2020's) were represented! Meanwhile, the Wolverines (led by several EPs) take on CMU at 2 p.m.
Saturday Evening: HC24 dinner at the Doubletree in Cranberry. Coach Chris Smith (1972) will be our featured dinner speaker and GCC President McNulty will stop by to provide an update.
The Grove City Wolverines, led by several EPs are off to a 2-0 start this season after a convincing 56-7 win at St. Vincent. They host Allegheny College on Saturday at 7 p.m.
A $4 million gift from EP alumnus Howard E. Winklevoss (1965) to support GCC’s mission and the School of Business, which will be named in his honor this fall. More details to come!
EPAA Dues and Donors Roll
More than 125 EP Alumni support EPAA activities through 2024 Dues and larger sponsorships. Pay dues and be a Homecoming Sponsor today.
2024 Navy Blue & Gold ($500+) Sponsors: Jerry Aubel, Jeffrey Lewellen Burd, John "Doc" Ellis, Jack Kopnisky, Paul Lange, Mickey Marburger, Drew McCandless, Bob Miller, Jim Milligan, Edward Randall, and Mark Zimmerman.
2024 Octagon-Level ($100+) Sponsors: David Auker, Ray Balzer, Mike Bartoo, Ed Berti, Dan Brado, David Brown, Jeff Cass, Eric Christian, Robert Davis, Chris DeMaio, Philip Daley, David Felt, James Arlington Foster, Gary Glew, Nathan Herring, Sam Hopper, Richard Horton, Kirk Fennel, Jeff Lane, Brian Lants, Jeffrey Shengano-Tonga Laskey, Dale Lattanzio, Kris Lightcap, Marcus Magister, Jeff Mateer, Jon McIntyre, Lyle Mook, Dane Mossgrove, Robert Patrick, Greg Pierce, Randy Raidel, Charles Rawson, Brian Rizzo, Jayme Russo, Tim Lazatheohanes Saxton, John Senkowitz, Curt E. Siverling, Mark Smith, Scott Tovissi, Thomas Georgiapapulus Tuchnowski, Curtis Blow Tutak, Bob Veitch, Bruce "Granny Rag" Vetter, Bob Winland, and Mike Zellers.
Fieldhouse: Main Lobby & Hall of Fame Campaign
EP Alumni have donated/pledged $665K to raise $1.25 million to name the Main Lobby and Varsity Sports Hall of Fame in honor of Epsilon Pi and the Football Locker Room in honor of Coach Chris Smith (1972). See this video and a synopsis here. Online donations can be made on the EP giving page or contact Doc Ellis, 412-848-0666.
The EP website connects EP alumni from around the world to our heritage and provides new opportunities for engagement. Also, Follow EPs on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
EP Bible Study- Grow in your faith on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 a.m. via TEAMS meeting. Contact Tuck, or at 412-600-4265.
Featured Alumni: Chris Smith (1972)
A GCC alum who worked with my Dad at Republic Steel in Canton, OH made us aware of what GCC had to offer and it was an easy and logical choice considering the solid reputation, right major, and great price. GCC had better qualities than anywhere else and playing football at GCC was an option.
I knew absolutely no one on campus when I enrolled. As I got to know more people through sports, dormitories, and classes, the EPs were a group of upperclassmen that I really respected. The members of my class that I could see myself associating with were also attracted to the EPs. Little did I realize how many of those would be close friends for life. BROTHERS!
There are too many lasting memories to list, including friendships that started as teammates, that went on to be brothers. Shared lives, weddings, children, vacations, professions, celebrations, and even ends of lives. High school recruits, that ended up players and then also friends for life.
What have I done since Graduation:
-Two years in the Army after - having been drafted.
-Three years back at my HS alma mater, Massillon Perry coaching football, basketball, and baseball.
-Two years at Western Kentucky University as a graduate assistant football coach and earning my Masters.
I was contacted then by R. Jack Behringer with a job offer to come back to GCC and I spent five years as an assistant football coach under Joe Kopsinky and assistant track coach under Jim Longnecker. I was promoted to head football coach, a position I stayed in for 32 years. I also served as AD from 1996-2002 and retired as an Associate Professor.
During those 37 years I also spent time coaching men and women's golf, filled in on occasion as baseball coach, softball coach, women's basketball coach and tennis coach. I also team taught a history course Sport in American History with Dr. Barbara Aiken and Dr. Gary Smith.
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