January 2012

January 10: PDC CV Workshop

January 12: Dodge Ball Social Event

January 13: UH Hilo Beautification Project

January 14: PDC Membership Interviews

January 20: Game Night Social Event

January 27: Big Island Candy Sales

February 2012

February 3-5th

: PDC Regional Conference at Portland,

OR

February 18: PDC 1st Annual Paintball Social Event

February 25: A1C Screening at Annual Heart Walk

Health Fair

February 28: Inception of Medicinal Herb Garden

Planning Committee

March 2012

Window Display Project at Ululani Pharmacy-

Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse

Donation to Kappa Psi’s Project- Hawaii Island Adult

Daycare

March 5-16: PDC Food Fundraiser at the Student

Lounge

March 9: Relay for Life PDC Donation

March 13: Leadership Workshop with Ana Sofia

GAMMA THETA EVENTS FOR SPRING 2012

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Volume 3 Issue 2

Spring 2012

Phi Delta Chi Gamma Theta Chapter

Barrenechea- True Colors

March 16: HMC Pediatrics Unit Visit

March 16: Saint Patrick’s Day Social

March 19: PDC Alumni former WCC Garrett Hand’s

Career Presentation

March 20: PDC Officer Elections

April 2012

April 4: PDC Scholastics Committee- Law Review

April 6-8: PDC Chapter Retreat at Miloli’i

April 7: 2nd

Annual Miloli’i Health Fair

April 7-8 PDC Officer Training at Miloli’i

April 2 and 9: UH Hilo Medical Services

Immunization Clinic

April 9-20: PDC Canned Food Drive

April 10: Dr. Luoluo Hong Leadership Workshop

April 16: PDC Goodwill Clothes Drive

April 21: 1st Annual AID’s Walk

April 24: Last Formal Meeting and Goodbye to P3’s

April 28: PDC End of the Year BBQ

April 29: PDC Car Wash

April 30: PDC Scholastics Committee- Law Review

May 2012

May 2: Spring Awards Ceremony and Talent Show

May 10: PDC Graduation Ceremony

PDC Scholastics

This spring semester, we were lucky enough to have two special guest speakers: Luoluo Hong and

alumni Garrett Hand. Luoluo spoke to the chapter about what it takes to be a leader. Garrett spoke to the

chapter about his current job as a pharmacist in the Navy.

The chapter also hosted several workshops. The curriculum vitae workshop gave chapter members

the opportunity to update and improve their CV’s with help and input from other members. The membership

interview gave the pledges a chance to interview one another and then present what they learned to the active

members. It was a great opportunity for all the members to learn about each other. The leadership workshop

hosted by Ana taught members about their strengths and weaknesses as leaders.

The scholastic’s committee also put together several study sessions for the law class. The committee

hopes to put together more study sessions for the future and for all difficult classes.

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Left: Special Guest Speaker

Garrett Hand

Right: Special Guest

Speaker Luoluo Hong

This semester PDC Gamma Theta

chapter participated in many community

service events. The semester started off with

both pledges and actives cleaning up the UH

Hilo campus garden area. The chapter made

several donations to different charities and

organizations including donations to Relay

for Life and to a Kappa Psi community

service project. The chapter donated food to

the food bank and donated clothes to

Goodwill.

The Hilo Heart Walk and the

Student Health Center Immunization Clinic

gave members an opportunity to help the

community and to improve their clinical

pharmacy skills.

Two new community service

projects this semester were the visiting of the

Hilo Medical Center pediatrics unit and the

first ever AID’s walk in Hilo. The chapter

hopes to continue these service projects in

the future.

PDC Community Service

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Above: Brothers Keith Acab and Katie Bass

show the gifts they plan to give to the children

in the HMC pediatrics unit.

To the right: Brothers

prepare for the first

annual AID’s Walk in

Hilo

Top picture: Brothers Keith Acab and Katie Bass show the gifts

they plan to give to the children in the HMC peds unit

Bottom picture: Heather Hirata of the Student Medical Center

and brother Chris Kamei give students free flu shots.

Second Annual Miloli’I Health Fair PDC Gamma Theta chapter hosted

the Second Annual Miloli’i Health

Fair in Miloli’i Hawaii. This year

PDC expanded the health fair and

brought in several visitors, HIV

screening, and a live band. More

brothers attended and participated

in the fair this year. The number of

community members that attended

also increased. There were new

informational booths and

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children’s activities. This year

about 150 people in total attended

the health fair.

This semester was filled with fun activities

for all the brothers. Brother’s were able to

participate in dodge ball and paint ball. There

were several social outings like game night, a

St. Patrick’s Day celebration and an end of

the year BBQ.

PDC Social Events

Regional Conference in Portland

For the first time Gamma Theta was able to send many of its members to the Regional Conference in Portland. The brothers who

attended had a wonderful time meeting other PDC members and were able to bring back a lot of information for the other brothers

of the chapter who could not attend.

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Above to the Left: All Brothers attending the PDC Regional Conference in Portland

Above to the Right: PDC Gamma Theta Brothers and new friends go out for a night on the town in Portland

Above: Brothers gather for a picture

during the First Annual Paintball

Event

To the Far Left: Brothers Jin, Eddie,

and Bryan gather for a picture at the

Miloli’i retreat

To the Left: Brothers watch as

Brother Antonio takes a shot on the

pool table at a PDC Gamma Theta

social event.

The last meeting of PDC Gamma Theta

chapter this year celebrated our P3 brothers

and gave everyone a last chance to mingle

and say good bye before summer and

rotations. Good luck to all the P3 brothers on

their rotation. Gamma Theta Officers for 2012-2013

P3 Brother Send-Off

Welcome New Brothers of PDC Gamma Theta Chapter

Worthy Chief Counselor: Janine Masri

Worthy Vice Counselor: Andy Le

Worthy Correspondent: Lindsey Takara

Worthy Keeper of Record and Seals: Katie Bass

Worthy Keeper of Finance: Jimmy Stevens

Worthy Prelate: Keith Acab

Worthy Master-at-Arms: Jin Bae Pak

Worthy Inner Guard: Bryan Huynh

Worthy Alumni Liaison: LaTasha Riddick

Above: All the P3 brothers gather for a

photo before starting their P3 rotation

To the Left: Former officers of Gamma

Theta chapter gather for a photo in front of

the chapter’s trophy

Clesson Lee

Jin Pak

Chi Chiu

Ryan Fukumitsu

Jozelle Gabriel

Ryan Himes

Bryan Huynh

Madison Karr

Romelyn Lamosao

Jennie Lim

Christine Lucas

Kenneth Navarrete

Tracy Ng

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Above: New active brothers gathering

for a photo after initiation

Thai Nguyen

Shadie Obeidi

LaTasha Riddick

Natalie Savona

Roxanne Sewake

Stacie Takahashi

Lindsey Takara

Antonio Verduzco

Jill Villarosa

Daniel Watanabe

Eric Wigmosta

Edward Wong

As a founding member of the Gamma

Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Chi, my hope

was to be a part of creating something that

would grow into a true brotherhood that I

could be proud of. I had no idea how far

our chapter would come in the next two

years, and I am amazed by the dedication

and hard work that you, my brothers, have

put into making our chapter such a

success. As incoming WCC I pledged to

promote scholastic, professional, and

social growth of our brothers, but I didn’t

realize how much I would grow myself,

and I thank you for the opportunity to

serve as your leader. I would especially

like to thank my fellow officers for

Message From Outgoing WCC

Aloha brothers! What an exciting

year it has been for all of us. I am

truly honored to work for each and

every one of you as Worthy Chief

Counselor. I am continually inspired

by the fraternal spirit and bond we’ve

created over the past year, and I look

forward to being a part of it forever.

To the new pledges, I thank you for

the enthusiasm and energy you have

brought the Gamma Theta chapter of

Phi Delta Chi. You have made it

possible for us to reach out to the

community as significantly as we

Message From Incoming WCC

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making it possible for me to have this experience, which is undoubtedly the

highlight of my pharmacy career thus

far.

With the initiation of our 100th

brother, and the installation of the best

set of officers this chapter has ever

seen, I am confident that our

brotherhood will continue to grow and

create the future leaders in pharmacy

that our profession and our country

needs. Toward that end, I’d like to

remind you to keep in mind the

purpose of all that we do. The

knowledge, skills, and relationships we

foster make us better able to serve, and

I am excited to see what you, my

brothers, are able to do with the power

that our brotherhood gives us.

Alterum Alterius Auxilio Eget,

Prabu Segaran

WCC 2011-2012

have this past year. I challenge all of

us to adopt this spirit in our efforts

this coming year. To the brothers

leaving for rotations, you will be

missed. We have such a wonderful

PDC family with all of you, and we

wish you the best of luck on your

journeys. I challenge all of you to

keep up your connections with us this

next year, though it may not always

be face to face. Today, I make my

promise to you, the Gamma Theta

chapter of Phi Delta Chi, to do my

best in ensuring that each one of us

has the opportunity to develop as

individuals, as brothers, and as future

pharmacists.

Janine Masri

At the end of the year Gamma Theta brothers

gathered to celebrate our P4’s graduating.

The chapter hosted a cord ceremony and a

reception for the brothers and their guests.

Good-Bye to Our P4 Brothers

Jeremy Watson (WCC, 2010-2011) - Upon graduation

this May, has accepted a contract offer from CVS in

the Houston area and has also been offered a PRN

hospital position at Tomball Regional Hospital.

Eugene Talatala - Currently working in Midtown in

New York City for Pfizer in their product safety

surveillance and reporting group. I wanted to try to

branch out to industry and explore the other

opportunities that are available for Pharmacists. So far

things are going well!

Updates on our Alumni Brothers

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Congratulations to our P4 Brothers!

Bryceson Tanaka

Stephen Wong

Kyle Higuchi

Jenna Fujimoto

Paige Kurosawa

Thomas Bui

Lawrence Chan

Meng Fei Lee

Jeremy Watson

Carol Lynn Goo

Derek Dominguez

Brian Vo

Irene Chiu

Tanya Moore

Lee Hoang

Above: Brothers Meng and Kyle covered

in leis after the graduation ceremony

Above: Brothers mingle during the cord ceremony

and reception