UAA April Newsletter

Apr 15

Written By Jason Gerrish

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Newsletter Highlights

Dear Brothers,

Spring is in the air! Whistle while you work! We have several updates from the Actives and the UAA to share with you.

Updates from the actives!!: The actives are slated to initiate three new members in a week’s time, bringing the total actives living in the chapter house next fall to 18!! Additionally, the actives have secured two deferred bids (pledging in the Fall semester), and are planning to offer four more deferred bids before the end of the spring semester. That means you can certainly expect to meet several new pledges at Alumni Weekend this upcoming Fall (10/9 - 10/11). Going into Spring 2027 the actives are on track to have 20+ members living in the chapter, which will be a major milestone!!
Chapter Live-In Advisor switch-up!!: Along with the actives moving into 133 Sunset Terrace this past January, so did a DTD Upsilon alum serving as the live-in advisor, Matthew Stormer (Maurice ’19). He recently decided to pursue a clutch job opportunity overseas, but a new live-in advisor has been found!!
Doc Medicus Scholarships - 2026: The next round of Doc Medicus Scholarship applications are being collected by the scholarship committee. The merit-based winner will be presented at Alumni Weekend!!
The UAA Giving Hub is LIVE: We're happy to unveil the UAA Giving Hub. The Giving hub is your central location to donate and keep up to date on the status of all fundraising drives the UAA is running. Please stop by and don't forget to donate!

Friendly reminder that it’s never too early to book your transport and lodgings for Alumni Weekend 2026, starting October 9th!!

yf UAA

Upsilon Actives Updates!!!

Recently, bigs & littles were decided with the actives and our associate members.

This month started off great with Saturday dinners. First weekend back from Spring Break (3/14) we had a great turnout, with both friends and potential new members (PNMs) at the Shelter to enjoy some birria tacos made by our brother Yang (House Steward).

With the equipment finally getting here, the brothers are now hard at work setting up and cleaning our new gym! Much thanks to the UAA for raising the money to allow us to do this. Also with the help of the UAA, we were able to get our lights set up along with our sound system.

The brothers are both excited and grateful for everything that the alumni have helped us with so far.

Pedro Davila (BBL '28) - Communications Chair

Chapter Live-in Advisor Updates!!

Since the actives moved into the chapter house at 133 Sunset Terrace this past January, they have had a full-time live-in advisor living with them (per new RPI requirements for Greek Life). Initially this was Matthew Stormer (Maurice ’19), who occupied a newly renovated suite nearby the kitchen (the Time Warp) and provided much support and guidance to the actives as they adapted to life in the chapter house.

Unfortunately, Matthew had to cut his stay short as a unique work opportunity overseas came calling. The Upsilon DTD House Corporation, Upsilon Alumni Association, and the wider Upsilon alumni community are extremely grateful to all the time and effort dedicated by Matthew to making sure the actives are setup to succeed and prosper as the chapter rebuilds!!

After a call was put out by the House Corporation to find a replacement, Ronald Thomas Jr. (Drater ’02) answered the call and recently moved into the house on March 26th! Ronald is psyched to return to the house and hang out with the actives, imparting wisdom and key stories!

House Corporation is already looking ahead and seeking prospective live-in advisors for next year. The time commitment could be relatively short, and would be well-suited for someone who can work remotely, or is pursuing graduate studies in the Albany-area. If you want to learn more about what would be involved, contact the Upsilon DTD House Corporation.

Doc Medicus Scholarships Incoming

After the 2026 Doc Medicus Scholarship presentation to the actives at the end of March, the application process began and will run through mid April. After the deadline, the scholarship committee will begin the review process for the merit and needs-based awardees.

Much like last year, we plan to give out around $15k split between the recipients. This year's merit-based winner will be presented at Fall AWE. Thank you to everyone who donated to the scholarship fund this past year!

yf Zac Autio (Chunder ’10)
Scholarship Committee Chairman

UAA Giving Hub is LIVE

The UAA is proud to announce that we've rolled out our new UAA Giving Hub! The giving hub is the place to donate and keep up to date on the status of all fundraising drives the UAA is running.

The UAA is in constant communication with the Actives Executive Board and the House Corporation to ensure our efforts are always aligned with the needs of the chapter. As a result of this collaboration we were able to identify two pressing needs: The House Jumpstart Fund to help the new actives with critical operational items to run the house, and the Shelter Renovation Fund. The Shelter Renovation fund first focus was to fund renovation of the MR Weight Room.

We're happy to report that both fundraising goals were achieved! Navigate to the UAA Giving Hub for more details. Check back with the giving hub periodically for updates on the projects as they progress.

Our evergreen Brotherhood Fund needs your support! College is expensive. Restarting a chapter is hard! Please help these young men defray housing costs so they can focus on their education and maintaining the Upsilon tradition with successful recruitment. The UAA remains committed to defraying the cost of all new members living in the shelter. We need you to keep that commitment.

Donate today!