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Theta Chi Fraternity Pledges $100K to YSU
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University will name a Kilcawley Center computer lab in honor of Theta Chi fraternity to recognize the alumni of Epsilon Delta chapter who committed to raising $100,000 for renovations at Kilcawley.
An event celebrating the naming of the Theta Chi Computer Lab, on the second floor of Kilcawley Student Center, is set for 10 a.m. July 21. Theta Chi was active on the YSU campus from 1956 through 2010 and is the first fraternity to have a room on campus named in its honor.
Paul G. Perantinides, ’66, an attorney in Akron and former president of Epsilon Delta chapter, initiated the fundraising effort in October 2011. Paul Zaffaroni and Angelo Ford, both 1969 graduates, solicited support for the $100,000 goal by launching an email campaign to chapter alumni nationwide.
YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson, a guest last March at a Theta Chi reunion dinner in Sarasota, Fla., said it was “truly inspiring” to hear the fraternity alumni share stories of their experiences at YSU. “At that gathering, it was clear that the friendships created on campus were genuine and lasting,” she said. “I’m so pleased that the members wish to support YSU by establishing a campus legacy for their fraternity.”
In all, 74 members of Theta Chi contributed, and several made additional gifts in memory of 13 deceased members. A donor plaque will be unveiled at the room naming ceremony, listing the donors’ names and the deceased members in whose names memorial gifts were given.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.