Upsilon Sigma Phi Los Banos Grand Alumni Homecoming and Reunion
October 7 and 8, 2006
UP Los Banos, Laguna

Dear Fellow Upsilonians,

Loyalty Day celebrations hold a very special place in my heart. It has been common knowledge that for the last two years, I have been at the forefront of organizing this yearly event of events for Upsilonians from Los Banos and even to our brods from Diliman.

Truly, I have never been as alive, beatin’ and kickin’ , since we had our Beatniks at 86 in 2004 and Still Rockin’ at 87 last year. The decision to anchor our celebrations with the decades have brought all of us closer not just to the fraternity but the lasting legacy of how Upsilon as indeed grown and matured through time. Like a fine harvest, it will outlast its first decade and be a drink of choice as it gets older.

Not only are we entering the final turn to our immortality as a fraternity, we in the Association have rekindled the flame of dear old Upsilon at we are now at the threshold of a new wave of greatness.

One of the most daunting tasks that was put to the shoulders of the organizers of Otso-Otso sa Toronto was to provide a suitable venue for a plenary session, where all fellows of the Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association of Northern America convened, debated, and elected its board members for 2006-2008.  True to its promise however incomplete, Toronto delivered what it said it will – a new 2-year term.  However, the task was not finished there.  During a teleconference held on August 26, 2006, USPNA officers, together with the help of board representatives from local chapters in the United States and Canada, finally completed its election of board of directors, as follows:

Jimmy Velasco’70 – President
Toti Fabella’56 – Vice President
Chug Chug Sichon’68 - Immediate Past President
Dodie Arevalo’64 - Chairman of the Board
Edwin Pana’69 – Vice Chairman of the Board
Mike Macapagal’88 – Secretary
Bobby Hocson’77 – Treasurer
Frank Batara’66 – Auditor
Henry Lua’76 – Sergeant at Arms

Fund raising event in support of medical missions and build-a-schoolroom in the Philippines.

The Association of Philippine Physicians in New York (APPNY) & the Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity (Northeast Chapter USA) with the assistance of the Philippine Consulate General in New York are holding their 3rd annual fund raising golf invitational Sunday, September 17, 2006 at the Douglaston Golf Course.

With beautiful wide rolling fairways and hilly terrain the course provides shots for all levels of golfers. Douglaston is situated at the highest point in the Borough of Queens, providing picturesque views of the Manhattan skyline.  The signature hole is #18, a 550 yard par 5 requiring a precise drive and approach shot to a large well bunkered green. Original golf course Architect Willie Tucker in 1927, and renovated by Stephen Kay in 2004.

Reservations are on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis, limited number of available slots.

We appreciate your tax-exempt donations and grants.  Sponsorships are available.

Click on the following link to save and print the 2006 APPNY-USP Golf Invitational Registration Form. Download Adobe Reader.

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