Ethan Do and Dr Russ Newell who drove hundreds of miles on his motorcycle for the dinner.


atmosphere. Every year, dozens of members will hit the slopes during the day, and bond over board games and drinks at night. Chapter President, Annie Hsu, has been doing an amazing job with


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Science Center has already had an exciting fall this 2017-2018 school year, and look forward to seeing what the spring semester brings. Te year began back in August with our Annual ZIPs Rush Week, in which we hosted three events to get to know the Class of 2021, and show them which fraternity remains the best here at UT College of Dentistry. Te first of the events was a meet and greet at one of Memphis’s newest establishments, Railgarten, where members and potential new mem- bers hung out, played ping pong, and got to know one another. On Wednesday, we hosted our “Black and White” event at the Balinese Ballroom. Te week was capped off with our main event, the Annual ZIPs Flip Cup Tournament on Friday.


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St Anthony Zip Volunteers to feed the hungry and serve the homeless


her vision for the fraternity this year. She put together a video of the ZIPs board thanking and celebrating our beloved Dean John Featherstone at his retirement party in November. Her involvement and dedication to


ZIPs cannot be matched or every replaced. We cannot wait to share our 2018 accomplishments in the next article.


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Dr. Stan Covington, Chapter Advisor, hosted the first part at his home. Te Pledges attended and the chapter officers conducted the ceremony. A second party involving the entire chapter was held later that evening. Before leaving for the second party, the Chapter Officers reinforced the motto “Hospitality is the Life of Friendship” by stamping “ZIP” into the palm of the Initiates’ right hands—the hand of Friendship.


Once again the rush week was a


success, as 43 students of the Class of 2021 decided to join our Chapter here at UTHSC. Later in the fall we


teamed up with the Chapter of Psi Omega to host a Halloween Party at Jerry Lee Lewis in downtown Mem- phis. Costumes were recommended


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