Oklahoma state university alumni
APRIL NEWSLETTER 2009
Big Things Coming!!! Big 12 Alumni Night with the
This quarter our chapter will see some new Staten Island Yankees additions and / or changes. The first will be this new quarterly newsletter.
To sustain and build upon the success our chapter has seen, we need to encourage maximum participation, but without inundating our members with information and notices they neither want nor need.
This newsletter is an attempt to provide all New York City Area OSU Alumni, and friends of OSU complete visibility of up coming events and to
brag about recent accomplishments. This should reduce the need to regularly send out Join your fellow NYC Cowboys on Aug. 1 as we notices and inquiries. take in a night of baseball with other area Big
th 12 alumni groups and the Staten Island Second, in case you have not heard, June 7 Yankees! we will hold our first chapter election. At this meeting we will elect chapter officers and board The Staten Island Yankees will be taking on members. We will establish our by-laws, cross-town rival Brooklyn Cyclones in the mission statement and the chapter’s event beautiful Richmond County Bank Ballpark, calendar for 2009/2010. which overlooks New York Harbor. The Ballpark directly adjoins the Staten Island Ferry Terminal ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. so no further transportation is needed once off the ferry!
Details can be found on our website. We will The price of admission includes all-you-can-eat continue to accept nominations for any and all th concessions, a free SI Yankees ball cap, a free positions up until April 30 . If you are program and more (see attached flyer). But not interested in running for any position, please only does your $25 ticket provide all of this, $9 email either [email protected] or comes back to your NYC Chapter's scholarship [email protected]. At the time this fund! You get a night of fun and support your newsletter is being written most positions are chapter at the same time! uncontested and one position is completely OSU alumni will be seated together near the open! Apply today!!! other Big 12 alumni groups. We will need
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volunteers to participate in the in-game Too many Evites? entertainment contests versus the other alumni
groups – how competitive are you? With all the activities we have undertaken of
late, it is difficult to know who would like to be The deadline for purchasing your ticket is June notified of what. We have been sending almost 1, 2009. The attached flyer tells you how to everyone on our Evite list notices of everything! purchase your ticket by mail, email, fax or phone. If you need any assistance, call the SI If that has been too much (and for many we Yankees at 718.313.1336. If you have any suppose it is) we would request that you questions for the Chapter, please email us at consider the following categories for which you [email protected] . do want to receive notices and we will custom
Brooklynite wins first NYC Cowboys - Big XII tailor our Evite lists. You can send us your Chili cook-off!!! preference to [email protected].
New York City? On a beautiful spring Saturday Select any that apply. th afternoon, March 28 , 20 chapter members and guest participated in our chapter’s first chili I would like to receive notices for: cook-off. Chapter members from the Baylor □ Chapter Business Meetings Alumni – NYC Chapter participated. A local □ Football Watch Parties culinary school provided a student judge. □ Basketball Watch Parties
□ Cultural Dinners The chili was quite diverse, to include chili □ Thirsty Thursdays made with shredded beef, ground beef, with □ Receptions (of visiting classes or faculty) beans and without (true chili), and varying □ Future Student Recruiting Activities/Fairs levels of heat ☺ !!! □ Community Service Events
□ Fund Raising Events After all was said and done, Ken Kinzer, native □ Joint Big XII Chapters Events Brooklynite and graduate of OSU’s School of □ Oklahoma Events (ie. Thunder vs Knicks) Hotel and Restaurant Administration took first □ Intramural Chapter Teams / Events place!!! Do you remember that Old El Paso □ Chapter Newsletter commercial about salsa? – “New York City”?!?!
Yep, a native New Yorker won the prize! You can also email us to opt-out of all future Trophies and cash prizes were presented to the notification. following winners:
Cultural Dinner Success! Hottest Chili – Jace Hendricks st 1 Place – Ken Kinzer Our Chapter has now hosted two very special 2nd Place – Mike Callaham rd culinary evenings. The first occurred February 3 Place – Sam Sherman 12th at the Utsav Indian Restaurant in Midtown.
The gathering was intimate and the meal After all expenses were covered and the fun exquisite! Amit Bansal recommended Utsav was over, the event generated $95 for the and it didn’t disappoint! The meal provided an chapter. “It was a good FIRST chili cook-off, we explosion of taste and the company was should enjoy more success next year” offered delightful. Ken. Is that a challenge?
Too Many Emails?
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Our second experience took place April the 9th Legacy continues at the Brazil Grill, again in midtown. Another intimate evening found us consuming an Congratulations Kyle Kinzer on being accepted amazing variety of savory cuts of beef, pork and and enrolling at Oklahoma State University for chicken and turkey. this coming fall! Kyle, son of chapter member Ken Kinzer and wife Dawn, will graduate this We did learn that spring and attend OSU’s Sports Media Camp the multi-colored this summer. His declared major? Sports “salt shaker” is Media, of course!!! actually how you tell the waiter, “bring more meat!” If the green side is up, it keeps coming, when up coming events you’re ready to stop make sure the 5/14 – Thirsty Thursday – El Rio Grande, 160 E red side is up! 38th Street.
The evening was fun and over too quickly! Our 6/1 – Deadline for purchasing tickets for the th next dinner will be held on June 11 at Zum Big12 night at the Ballpark (Staten Island Yankees Schneider’s in the East Village. Put it down on vs Brooklyn Cyclones) your calendar – but be forewarned! Cash only – no plastic accepted. 6/7 – Chapter Election and Business Meeting
6/11 – Cultural Dinner – Zum Schneider’s March was ever so mad! 7/9 – Thirsty Thursday - Stillwater Bar & Grill Talk about a busy month! Not only did we enjoy 8/1 – Big12 night at the Ballpark a great chili cook off, but we held six men’s basketball watch parties that saw a loss in Bedlam, followed by sweet revenge in the Big12 tournament! Odds and ends
We witnessed our men’s team, under first year It cannot be emphasized enough that we really coach Travis Ford, pull together and make an need each and everyone’s participation to make exciting run into the dance and past the first this chapter hum!!! You can be as involved as round. Things are looking bright for next taking a leadership roll as an officer, board season!!! member, committee chair or member, or as simple as making a recommendation of which AND add to all that, we had held an informal no one has yet thought. WE NEED YOU! reception for OSU’s Dr. Betty Simkins and her 34 finance students visiting NYC during spring Please plan to attend our election and planning break – what a fun evening!!! meeting, and consider involvement, however your circumstances allow.
Our website will continue to give you the most up-to-date information regarding our activities. Your RSVPs on Evite, are greatly appreciated!
GO POKES!!!
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Big 12 Alumni Night with the Staten Island Yankees
August, 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm Richmond County Bank Ballpark
• ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT hamburgers, hot dogs,
chicken sandwiches, soda and water
• FREE Limited Edition Staten Island Yankees cap for each member of your group
• FREE PlayBallTom game Kurtz program for each memberGroup of your Sales group Coordinator Staten Island Yankees • Sit with other75 Richmond alumni Terracefrom your school Staten Island, NY 10301 • Watch alumni from Big 12 rivals compete during [email protected] in-game entertainment contests
phone (718) 313-1317 • Your alumni group will be welcomed on our fax (718) 273-5763 high-def LED replay board during the game www.siyanks.com
• All kids 12 & under can run the bases for FREE after the game
$16-$25 (depending on school)
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