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Professional Activities

Professional events form a cornerstone of our Fraternity. Professionally-minded and ambitious, our members gain valuable insight and networking through our professional activities.

Current Events - Spring 2008

  1. Rush Event - ESPN (February 11, 2008) - David Rader, former Delta Sigma Pi President and current Sales Associate for Disney-ESPN, spoke about the importance of being involved in organizations when interviewing and about the path he took to his current position with such an elite company.
  2. Blue Turtle DSP Alumni Networking Event (February 23, 2008 12-3 pm) - Several brothers as well as Delta Sigma Pi Alumni met at the Blue Turtle in Manchester, CT and cheered on the UConn Huskies as they took on the Villanova Wildcats.
  3. Travelers (February 25, 2008) - Traveler's Team Husky came and shared some great insight into considering Traveler's as a career choice. All members of the Traveler's panel were UConn Alumni.
  4. Founders Capital Management (March 24, 2008) Pat Terrion spoke to the chapter regarding his insights for a successful career in business. Pat Terrion is a money manager and currently a partner at Founders Capital Management. Previously Pat worked in the corporate world as an executive at British Airways and American Express.
  5. Nerac Startup Event (April 16, 2008 6:30-8:00 pm) Nerac CEO Kevin Bouley, Control Station CEO Dennis Nash, and Tune Rooms CEO Kevin Gardiner spoke to the chapter about different strategies for starting up a company. The event was moderated by Michael Sousa.
  6. Sunday BBQ Alumni Event (April 20, 2008 1-9 pm) - The chapter held a BBQ/Get together for Brothers and Alumni. The event was well attended and both Alumni and Brothers enjoyed the food and had a lot of fun.
  7. UConn Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway (April 21, 2008) - Uconn's Athletic Director, Jeff Hathaway, spoke to the chapter as well as answered questions about what goes on behind the scenes to make Uconn Athletics so successful.

Past Events - Fall 2007

  1. Rush Event - Phillip Morris – Recruiting and information event about the sales industry. Theta Iota alumni Christina Pazos led the Phillip Morris presentation.
  2. Accenture (Oct 15, 2007) - Recruiting and information event about the consulting industry.
  3. Travelers (Oct 29, 2007) – Alumni and informational event about the insurance industry. Two Theta Iota alumni, Tony Torsiello(TI 196) and Frank Judice(TI 130), now executives at Travelers, spoke to the fraternity about their career and experiences.
  4. IBM (Nov 5, 2007) - Kim Blomker, Director, Vitality Programs for IBM Finance spoke to the fraternity about IBM and shared her career experiences.
  5. Faculty Brother Event (Nov 12, 2007) – Faculty Brother Samuel Schrager spoke to the fraternity about business law, focusing on the structure of startup companies and small businesses.
  6. Northwestern Mutual (Nov 28, 2007) – Matt Eppinger of Northwestern mutual spoke about the insurance sales industry and career opportunities within it.

Past Events - Spring 2007

  1. Rush Event - Faculty (Feb 6, 2007) - Pete Peterson, faculty and director of the Program for Sales Excellence, spoke about selling yourself.
  2. Alumni Event (Feb 21, 2007) - Adam Bokon, DSP Alum 2003 and now an Assistant VP in the Commercial Real Estate Finance division at People’s Bank, spoke about his experience as a Brother, his involvement with the School of Business, and his career in banking and real estate.
  3. School of Business (Feb 26, 2007) - Jim Pelligrino, former executive and city mayor, and now a career and job market consultant and advisor in the Business Placement office, spoke about the current job market and  factors that will lead to a successful job and internship search.
  4. First Investors (March 28, 2007) - First Investors Corp, an investment management and financial planning company, spoke to us about the personal investment industry and the opportunities available to us at First Investors.