{"id":942,"date":"2017-11-21T16:36:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/thetachi\/?p=942"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:36:59","slug":"xi-lights-holiday-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/thetachi\/2017\/11\/21\/xi-lights-holiday-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi Lights Holiday 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xi Lights Holiday 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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CONTENTS<\/center><\/p>\n

Holiday Message and Update \u2013 Mark Chinn
\nTreasurer\u2019s Report \u2013 Patrick Higgins
\nHouse and Grounds Subcommittee Report \u2013 Chris Winter
\nAnnual Fund Report \u2013 Mark Chinn
\nPresident\u2019s Corner \u2013 Austin Simpson, Xi Chapter President
\nAlumni Corporation Board Contact Information <\/p>\n

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HOLIDAY MESSAGE AND UPDATE<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving! It was great to see many of our alumni at our annual Homecomings tailgate last month. Over 100 of you, representing seven decades, turned out with your families on a spectacular sunny Saturday in Charlottesville. Although it was a disappointing day for the \u2018Hoos football team, that was a minor hiccup in an otherwise fantastic weekend spent with friends and family.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing to you in my first Xi Lights since succeeding Rick Nadeau as president of your Alumni Corporation Board. Luckily for me and the rest of the board, Rick has another year remaining on his board term and I\u2019m counting on his invaluable advice and guidance as I take on this role. Rick has been the very model of leadership as well as tremendously generous with his time, and we thank him for his commitment and energy to the Xi Chapter.<\/p>\n

On the Sunday following Homecomings, Rick and I joined the Quent Alcorn Scholarship trustees and guests at their donor appreciation event at the Colonnade Club on the lawn. To date, the Scholarship has raised nearly $80,000 from 300 donors. You can see more about the Scholarship, and Quent\u2019s life, on our website under Giving.<\/p>\n

Following the Scholarship event, we met at the House for our annual meeting followed by our quarterly board meeting. During the board meeting we officially elected officers \u2013 joining me are Mark Williamson as Vice President, Will Teass as Corporate Secretary, and Patrick Higgins (re-elected) as Treasurer. Chris Winter was appointed Chairman of the House and Grounds Subcommittee. Aside from these officer changes, the board membership itself is stable this year, but five of our nine board members will reach the end of their terms over the next three years.<\/p>\n

At the annual and board meetings, we outlined a number of priorities for the coming year. Below are some highlights of these initiatives \u2013 please visit our website at www.thetachiuva.com<\/a> and future Xi Lights for additional details in 2018:<\/p>\n