Tag: News

Alumni News – Ebner Buys a Home

No, it’s not the latest Dr. Seuss story.  It’s part of the American Dream – owning your own home.  There’s nothing more satisfying than coming home and knowing that the house you walk into is not just your home, but it’s YOUR home.  It’s not someone else’s property that you are merely renting – but it is completely YOURS!

Happy Homeowners

Brother David Ebner and his wife, Brittany, signed the final papers and closed on their house this past week.  Such an incredible way to celebrate their anniversary – closing on their new home and getting moved in to start a new chapter in their lives.

If you haven’t already done so, reach out and wish Brother Ebner and his wife congratulations!

 

In the News – 2014 USF Football Season Takes Shape

University of South Florida’s 2014 football schedule began to take shape Wednesday when the American Athletic Conference announced home and away conference opponents for all 11 conference teams for the 2014 season. Dates, kickoff times and television arrangements will be announced at a later date.

USF-BullsIn addition to previously announced USF non-conference match-ups with Western Carolina (Aug. 30), Maryland (Sept. 6) and North Carolina State (Sept. 13) in Raymond James Stadium and a road contest at Wisconsin (Sept. 27), the Bulls will once again play four conference home games and four conference road games in 2014. The Bulls’ schedule will feature six teams that reached a bowl game last season, including Maryland and Wisconsin from the Big Ten, with four of those teams visiting Raymond James Stadium.

USF’s conference home schedule will see East Carolina, Houston, and UCF, which all played in bowl games last season, as well as UConn coming to Raymond James Stadium.

The Bulls will make the program’s first-ever road trips to Tulsa and SMU as well as play at Cincinnati, a bowl participant last year, and Memphis in conference action. LTMKTWNSURMZMHO_20121001153147USF will not play Temple, for the second straight season, or Tulane in the eight-game 2014 conference schedule.  USF’s game at Tulsa will mark the first-ever meeting between the programs. The Bulls will be facing East Carolina for the fifth time but first since 2006. The Bulls faced all of the other six opponents on their 2014 conference schedule last year in the first season of The American.

If you get the opportunity, make plans to support your Alma Matter when the Bulls come to your town!  For the full article, check out http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=209404415

In the News – USF in the Olympics!

While not Chi Phi-related, recent news about a USF student is certainly worthy of taking notice!  Felicia Zhang, a 20-year old part-time student at USF who is studying psychology, is going to have the prestigious honor of representing the United States at the Olympics!  Zhang and her figure skating partner, Nathan Bartholomay, will be heading to Sochi, Russia on February 1st to participate in the Winter Games.

She and Bartholomay earned their spot on the Olympic team after taking second place in the U.S. Championships in figure skating.  This placement was surprising, since the third-place team has had considerable more international experience and was expected to score higher.

 Olympics

Zhang cannot wait for the opening ceremonies of the Games, which is an event she has watched time and time again over the years, and she is very excited about the prospect of competing in the Olympics.  She knows it is a longshot, since U.S. figure skating pairs rarely earn medals at the Olympics, but for Zhang, just having the chance to complete is exciting enough.

Which just goes to show – you never know who you were sitting next to while in classes at USF.  From Olympic competitors, to WWE wrestlers, to television comedians, to award-winning actresses – who knows who’ll come out of USF next?

For the full article on Felicia Zhang, check out http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/usf-st-petersburgs-felicia-zhang-heading-to-sochi-olympics/2162776