| ACACIA NEWS | |
RECRUITMENT 2008 Acacia Fraternity is seeking out the best and brightest to join in the Fall of 2008. Click here to see the calendar of events if you are, and come by frequently throughout the four weeks of rush to learn about the house and the brothers.    | $5,100 For The New House Our
annual Mom's Day auction was upgraded this year with the auction being
held in a banquet hall instead of the fraternity house. The auction
proved to be worth the costs with a slightly lower net, but a $5,100
donation towards the Capital Campaign. During the auction, an anonymous
parent offered to match the combined $100 donations of any of the other
parents up to $2,500. Consequently, 26 parents raised their hands and
donated $100 each to the new house and the future of Acacia. The total
was $5,100 and made the excitement of the year that much greater.Congratulations to the New Exec Board! Matt Schild,
new Venerable Dean, heads up the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Executive
board as chosen by the chapter last week. The entire executive board can be viewed here.
The new board will do great things this upcoming year and build on the
great accomplishments already in stone. They will be representing the
chapter at Conclave 2008 in an effort to bring home the Malcolm Award,
the best chapter in the country.  New-Initiate/Alumni Breakfast Going
on the second year, Phil Chapman facilitated the breakfast with the
Executive Board and members of the newly initiated, 29 freshman active
pledge class. The event is always looked forward to by the active
chapter and serves as a great medium between the alumni and actives.
All alumni who are interested in participating in the breakfast next
time around should contact Phil at pchapman@highlandil.com. Pictures from the breakfast are available here.If you'd like to visit the chapter house, let Venerable Dean Joel Grachan know by emailing him at grachan2@uiuc.edu. Alumni are always encouraged to visit and meet with the ACACIA active chapter. Spring 2008 Social Calendar kicks off! Our first exchange with the Thetas was a great time at the Chester Street Bar. Next week Acacia hits the rink, ice skating with the Tri-delts. We're also looking forward to a Cubs game in April, and of course formal in Windsor, Canada. This is regarded by many in the house as the best social calender we've had in years. We must be doing something right!ACACIA Adds 11! This spring we added another 11 to our already impressive roster. Close to 150 members, we are approaching the largest fraternity on campus, by far the largest ACACIA has had in the last 3 decades.ACACIA Gears Up for Yet Another Sucessful Rush
Matt Schild, newly elected Spring Rush Chair, is excited to bring another record breaking pledge class into ACACIA. Check out the rush section on the left hand menu for more information on ACACIA Rush events. Acacia Claus 2007 Huge Sucess This
year is the very first time we are participating in our ACACIA national
philanthropy "Acacia Claus". The sucess was almost 200 toys to children
this holiday season. Click here to see more information.PICTURES ARE UP! Homecoming 2007 Thanks to everyone who made Homecoming 2007 another Acacia sucess. Pictures are now up here. If you have some of your own that you want to be posted, email Joel Grachan at grachan2@gmail.com.The chapter donated $40,000 at Homecoming to our capital campaign! Click here to contribute to our new house!  Congratulations Mel Rapp!
At
our Homecoming 2007 dinner, Mel Rapp was given the Award of Merit from
Acacia International Headquarters. Less than 10 Illinos Acacians have
been given this honor since the chapter was founded. Congratulations
Mel!The 2011 pledge class is ACACIA Bowl Champions!
Our pledge class defeated the Pikes in the ACACIA Bowl Championship, taking home the traveling trophy for the first time since the football tournament has happened. Pictures will are up! Also, our 7 Days of Service ended on Friday. Here is the press release . Also, pictures are up for the 7 Days as well. |