Celebrating 50 Years of Brotherhood & Music

Gaslight 2010

2010-03-08T14:43:00.002-06:00

Brothers,

Gaslight 2010 will be this weekend, March 12th and 13th. Hope to see you there!

LLS.

2009-10-18T13:48:00.002-05:00

Blue Angel Coming Up!!!

Blue Angel is coming up again soon, and we'd like to

invite all of the alumni out there to come

back and enjoy some great music and brotherhood.

The showtimes for this year will be:

Friday, November 6th at 8 pm

and

Saturday, November 7th at 7 and 10 pm

We hope to see you there!

LLS!

2009-03-31T12:23:00.002-05:00

Eta Nu Chapter

The Brothers of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

cordially invite you back to honor the

service of Dr. Jeff Highland on Saturday

May 2^nd

__ I/we will be attending the celebration.

____ # of attending

____________________________________________________________

(names of those attending, we welcome spouses and family to join you.)

______ (SMU Class Yr.) ________ (CST Class Yr.)

Celebration Activities (Please complete all of the following)

__ I will be attending the Ritual (Brother’s only)

__ I/we will be attending the dinner. ___ # of attending

__________________________________________________________

(Please list the names of those attending the dinner/program)

___ Included is the $20/person payment for dinner.

(Please make checks payable to Phi Mu Alpha)

__ I will need a vegetarian option

__ I have some special dietary needs, _______________________________

__ I/we plan on attending the entertainment. ___ # of attending

Please share any well-wishes and/or favorite memories of Dr. Highland and of Eta Nu.

__________________________________________________________________________

(Please continue on the back if necessary, or if you would like you can email them to rfisher@smumn.edu. Also, please send any photos with this invitation or to phimualpha@smumn.edu.

Feel free to print this off and mail it to us!

2009-03-31T12:16:00.007-05:00

Dear Fellow Sinfonian:

A few words come to mind when you think of Dr. Jeff Highland (Norwegian, Lutheran, self-less, hard-working, and a True Sinfonian). He is also a great man who has served Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for over 30 years, and a great mentor to our Eta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia for over 25 years. He certainly has left a great legacy within the bluff-lands of the Saint Mary’s campus.

Dr. Highland has announced that he will be retiring from Saint Mary’s at the end of this academic year. A very important era is coming to an end, and we need to come together and honor him in a very fitting way. The Brothers of Eta Nu cordially invite you back to campus to help honor Dr. Highland’s dedication to Saint Mary’s, Eta Nu, and the friendships that he has formed with the hundreds of brothers during the last 30 years. The festivities will occur on Saturday, May 2^nd. The scheduled events include:

Time Event Location

5:30pm Ritual (Brother’s only) Studio Theatre, Performance Center

6:30pm Dinner/Program SMU Dining Room

8pm Entertainment Figliulo Recital Hall, Performance Center

Enclosed with this letter is an invitation form for the festivities. If you plan to attend, we ask that you return the form and payment by April 28. Also, located on the invitation form is a section where you can write well-wishes to Dr. Highland and/or share your favorite memory. We will present these to him on May 2^nd. Even if you are unable to attend the event, we encourage you to share your thoughts. Lastly, we are also putting together a slide show and picture gallery. We have some great pictures in the Eta Nu archives, but if you would like to share your pictures with us for the slide show, please either include them with your invitation or you can email them to phimualpha@smumn.edu. We will return them to you on May 2^nd.

We hope that you will be able to join us as we celebrate Dr. Highland’s incredible legacy and his dedication to the Sinfonian brotherhood.

Fraternally yours,

Neil M. Leibundguth ’09

President, Eta Nu

Bob Fisher ’97

Alumnus, Eta Nu

SINFONIA SONGS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

2009-03-09T17:16:00.001-05:00

Brothers,

The Fraternity is proud to announce the availability of almost 70 Sinfonia Songs through online distribution sites such as iTunes. The songs are compiled in a three-volume set. All net profit from the sales of these recordings will be donated to the Sinfonia Educational Foundation.

Read all about it at:

http://www.sinfonia.org/News/SN-2009-03-05.asp

2009-03-06T16:11:00.004-06:00

Blue Angel Pics!!

There have been requests for pictures from Blue Angel 2008. Here are some accompanied by a couple of fraternity songs. Also posted is a video of Oldies rockin' out on Rockin' Robin!

Sorry for the wait!

LLS,

Chris Engesser, Webmaster

We're Back

2009-01-20T17:08:00.001-06:00

Hello All,

After a long period of technical difficulties with our website, we're finally up and running again.

Expect more updates soon to follow

Blue Angel 2007 a Success

2007-11-05T23:19:00.000-06:00

Thanks to all the alumni brothers for coming to Blue Angel this year. We hope you enjoyed the show as well as the Brotherhood that was shared.
The actives feel fortunate to have such supportive alumni.

We have put up some pictures of Blue Angel setup. (PICTURES OF THE SHOW WILL FOLLOW SOON) We know that almost every brother has done a Blue Angel setup.

WE WANT TO KNOW:
Do you have any funny or interesting stories about a Blue Angel set up or tear down you experienced? Please Share with us!!! Post on the blog or e-mail phimualpha@smumn.edu

Question for Alumni and Blue Angel reminder

2007-10-21T16:17:00.000-05:00

Thankyou to those who have replied about recieving the Eta Nuz by e-mail.

Here's our question for Alumni, What would you like to see on the webpage? A monthly discussion? Photo Albums? Please let us know what we can do to make an exciting webpage!

Just a reminder Blue Angel is coming soon:

Friday November 2nd at 8pm

Saturday November 3rd at 7 pm and 10 pm

Tell us about these pictures!

2007-10-21T15:51:00.000-05:00

If you have had a chance to read the most recent Eta Nuz; these pictures were published on the back page. The Actives were hoping that Alumni could help us learn about these pictures: If you know anything please comment on this blog.

If there's a great story please share it! Our history and legacy are very important!
-Eric Saindon '07 Alumni Relations Officer

New Dean of the Arts

2007-05-19T11:27:00.001-05:00

We would like to congraudulate Mike Charron on his appointment as the Dean of the Arts. Mike pledged in the spring of '76 and is an alumnus of Saint Mary's. We would like to welcome him back to our chapter.

Semester Update

2007-04-25T22:51:00.000-05:00

We would like to welcome and congratulate our newest three members!

Tim Schmall
Peter Snell
Eldon Vaselaar

Our officers for next year have also been chosen, and will be sworn in next week.

President - Rick McCoy
Vice President – Alex Downes-Borowski
Secretary - Jeremy Johnston
Treasurer – John Freeman
Music Director - Tony Freeman
Alumni Relations Officer – Eric Saindon (1st), Michael Fye (2nd)
Historian - Eldon Vaselaar
Social Director - Tim Schmall
Warden – Pat Mathieus (1st), Alex Gorgone (2nd)
Quartermaster – Neil Olstad
As. Quartermaster – Neil Leibundguth
Webmaster - Chris Schleper
FEO - Bryan Atchison
Fraternal Gopher – Matt Clementz
As. Fraternal Gopher - Adam Wig
Grandfather – Davey Warner

Farmers Park is scheduled for Sunday, May 6th. Alumni are encouraged and invited to attend! Please let us know if you plan on attending.

SLIBFS

Blue Angel

2006-11-02T22:41:00.000-06:00

This year, Eta Nu is proud to present the 40th Blue Angel. There have been hundreds of acts over the last 40 years. With these hundreds of acts, many memories have developed. These recollections are some of the best memories from Saint Mary's. Please share with us your favorite Blue Angel memories.

We invite each of you back to campus this weekend (November 3 & 4) for Blue Angel 2006.

Long Live Sinfonia,
Chris Schleper
Webmaster

Oldies to Perform!

2006-09-17T16:05:00.000-05:00

The Oldie Moldie All-Stars will be performing September 30, at 7:00pm in the Plaza at Saint MAry's University. This performance is scheduled as part of Saint Mary's Family Weekend Festivities, and marks the first performance of the Oldies for this school year. The Oldies' set will include such favorites as Twist and Shout, Crocodile Rock, Brown Eyed Girl as well as many others. The set will go for about 45 minutes to an hour. So if you're going to be at SMU for Family Weekend or if you're just going to be in the Winona area, stop on by and see the Brothers carry on a tradition that's over 30 years old.

The rain site for the performance will be the cafe in the Toner Student Center.

R.I.P.

2006-09-04T18:48:00.000-05:00

Jason Rohr
8/19/1978 - 7/23/2006

Beloved friend and fraternity brother. Jason pledged Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Eta Nu Chapter in 2000 and was a devoted Sinfonian and musicianly man. Jason entered into eternal life on July 23, 2006. Please pray for Jason's family, especially his wife, Kristina and God's blessings for Jason Rohr.

50th Celebration

2006-04-18T23:20:00.000-05:00

All Hail Brothers!

The time has come to celebrate Eta Nu's 50 wonderful years of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Saint Mary's University. This weekend, April 21 and 22, will mark a very special weekend of events. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, April 21

7pm - American Composers Recital, Figiliulo Recital Hall
830pm - Reception, Saint Mary's Common Room *Sponsored by Saint Theresa's Leadership Institute

Saturday, April 22

1030am-3pm - Historical Display, Toner Center Room B
1030am-230pm - Tours available beginning in Toner Center Hall of Fame Room
11am - Marinote Award presentation, Toner Center Lounge
12pm-230pm - Rehearsal time available for Saturday night concert, Phi Mu Alpha Room
4-5pm - Ritual...Private event, Brothers only
6-7pm - Social/hors d'oeuvres, President's Room Toner Center
7-830pm - Banquet, Toner Center Lounge
830-10pm - Desert/Concert/Jam Session, Toner Center Cafeteria

Sunday, April 23

1030am - Mass

SLIBFS

Oldies After Party

2005-11-14T02:00:00.000-06:00

Blue Angel Recap

2005-11-14T01:34:00.000-06:00

All Hail Brothers!

The actives of Eta Nu want to thank each and every alumni brother who made the trek back to Saint Mary's for a very memorable Blue Angel weekend! The turnout was over and above what anybody imagined and we can only look forward to April's formal gathering of brothers once again.

The reception following Friday night's performance was the highlight of the weekend with the impromtu Oldies (both past and present) performance serenading anyone who would listen afterwards. The night will not be forgotten and will be forever cherished by anyone who was present. For those actives on campus, it strengthened our bond of brotherhood; and for the alumni, it renewed your vows to Phi Mu Alpha's continuing legacy and rich traditions.

No other group can correspond and interact like we do-even through the span of decades that may have seperated our active membership with each other - we all share a common bond of brotherhood.

From the actives point of view it was great interacting with alumni and hearing stories from the past. It is important that these stories and anecdotes get passed down throughout the years so that they may touch the lives of future Sinfonians.

Please feel free to leave any comments you wish to share about this memorable weekend.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

May Phi Mu Alpha ever reign.

An Evening of Brotherhood

#38

2005-10-26T23:29:00.000-05:00

Brothers,
I trust that the Eta Nuz has found you well, judging in part from the responses we've been starting to receive. This Friday we are setting up for the 38th Blue Angel and will be conducting rehearsals all next week until the shows on the 4th and 5th. We were wondering if any of you might have some fond (or not so fond) memories or anecdotes from past Blue Angels you would be willing to share. Keep in mind this blog is a public website so keep it in the black if need be or send an email if you're not sure. Email is not a secure form of communication either but is at least password protected. We may not respond right away, but we'd love to hear from you, let alone see you at Blue Angel.

Welcome

2005-09-11T18:05:00.000-05:00

Through the use of this blog, it is our goal to keep alumni brothers updated with events circulating around Phi Mu Alpha's Eta Nu Chapter at Saint Mary's University. This blog will give you the opportunity to easily interact with active brothers by leaving comments and posting information of your choice, but keep in mind this is in no way a secure form of communication and can be read by any member of the public.