Chicago Canes Happy Hour

Come on out and beat the winter chills with your fellow Chicago Canes!

Forget hibernation, its time to socialize at Fifty/50 (2047 Division St.) on
Friday, March 5 from 5:30 - 8:30pm.

This hot spot in Wicker Park embraces UM pride, providing great deals for Chicago Canes!

Drink specials include:
$3 domestic beers
$5 Kettle One and Absolut cocktails
$6 house red and white wine
$5 Cazadores shots
Plus $10 food buffet available from 6:30-7:30pm.

Paid club members will also receive their first drink free!

Please RSVP to Kelsey at k.huggett@umiami.edu or check out the Facebook event page.

This event is part of a series of Social Events scheduled to occur once, every other month, in between the Business Networking events.

Cheers!

3rd Annual ACC Bowling Social

While all our schools battle it out on the hardwoods and gear up for March Madness, it's a perfect time to gather with fellow Chicago alumni and have our own rivalries. For the 3rd year in a row, ACC Clubs of Chicago will take over the lanes at Waveland Bowl (3700 North Western) on Monday, March 15 at 6:30-9:30pm.

Join forces with alumni from your alma mater while mingling with alumni from all 12 ACC schools. This is a purely social event with some healthy competition among ACC schools. All participants will sign up individually via online registration below, simply noting your ACC school affiliation for lane assignments and grouping. You'll not only meet the fellow bowlers in your ACC lane, but be next to other schools' lanes to meet and mingle. Every participant will be bowling two full 10-frame games. All school participants' scores will be added and averaged by number of participants for an overall score for each ACC school.

Bowling will begin promptly at 6:30pm, so please arrive between 6-6:15pm to register, get shoe rental and lane assignment. All participants are encouraged to wear their ACC colors or logos.

The event is $28/participant, which includes bowling, shoe rental, all you can eat pizza/salad buffet from 7-8pm, and 2 free drink tickets to be used for beer or soda. There will also be cash awards for high scores in male, female, and overall ACC school categories as well as drawings for gift certificates to various ACC-affiliated bars.

Space is limited to 100 bowlers and we expect this event to fill up fast, so register early and show our Cane spirit to the rest of Chicago's ACC. Click here to sign up.

Miami vs Ohio State 2010

ROAD TRIP!!!

Hey Canes Fans!!

As I'm sure most of you know, we are finally getting our rematch against Ohio State this coming September. It took nearly a decade, but the Hurricanes will finally get a chance to avenge the travesty of the 2002 Fiesta Bowl!

The Chicago UM Alumni chapter is planning a trip to Columbus for the game. Depending on how many people are interested, we will either rent a shuttle or a charter bus (or many charter buses!) and probably stay overnight, depending on the date/time of the game. None of the details are confirmed yet, but since we'll have to plan and pay for this trip long before next football season, we need to know who would like to be included now.

Please RSVP to chicagocanes@gmail.com if you are seriously interested and we'll be in touch!


Revenge of the Robbery in the Desert!!!


In case your memory of that devastating game is a little foggy, check this out: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=games/decade/2003fiestabowl

McDonalds Corporation
2009 Chicago Golf Classic
Tournament Sponsor

2009 Chicago Golf Classic Outstanding Success!

The 2009 Chicago Golf Scholarship Classic was a RECORD BREAKING success.
The two events brought in over $40,000 for scholarships at the University of Miami. With a tough economy Chicago area `Canes displayed their pride and reinforced that it is ALL ABOUT THE U!
The record attendance included Head Coach Randy Shannon, Chicago Bears Tight End Greg Olson, Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, and Hurricane Coaches Wesley McGriff - Secondary Coach, Joe Pannunzio - Tight Ends / Special Teams Coach, Jeff Stoutland - Offensive Line Coach and Mark Whipple - Offensive Coordinator.

Pictures from The Randy Shannon Dinner May 29

The 2009 Randy Shannon Dinner was a Huge Success! Check out pictures from the event here: Click Here

GameWatch Location Information 2009

WE GOT SOME "CANES OVER HERE!


Downtown
5 W Hubbard (Hubbard & State) Chicago, IL

NEW for 2009!
Hurricanes Fans Received $2 off All Alcoholic Beverages
(Almost 50% discount)
and
Free Pizza Sponsored by the Chicago Alumni Club

Hey Downtowners we will once again be returning to Mother Hubbard's. This is one of the top sports bars in the city. You think the ESPN Zone would be good? Mother Hubbard’s has SIX 10ft projection screens. Second only to Joe’s but at Mother Hubbard’s we are the only College team! Compare 16 to the ESPN Zone’s single screen. Some of you prefer watching the ‘Canes on your HDTV at home. Mother Hubbard’s also has TWO 16ft HDTV screens. They also have numerous plasmas and tube TVs throughout the facility. As if the TV’s are not enough I can confirm they have great burgers and the nachos rock as well. The menu is pretty extensive and so is the tap selection. Come check this place out. The owners have committed to having the game sound on for all games and will reserve seating for us. It is going to be a great location so come check it out!

Suburbs
Fox and Hound
Smokehouse &Tavern (2004 Sun Times Review)
910 W. Dundee in Arlington Heights

We will return to Fox and Hound for our suburban GameWatch location. Fox and Hound is an sports bar and restaurant that is similar to a Champps with upscale decor and billiards. Based off attendance last year and the caliber of the facility we are excited to return to Fox and Hound. For those of you who failed to come by last year this is a great place. At Fox and Hound we have a private room in the back with FOUR big screen TVs along the back wall and more TVs around the tables. Orange and Green balloons throughout the room and a top notch menu make this place an awesome experience. The management caters to our every need and we even have our own volume control. The manager has become a Canes fan and will hanging “Canes Fan Parking Only” signs throughout our room! She even told the Penn State group that they were not welcome anymore. Talk about support.

Email requests/complaints/suggestions to Brian Kidder Game Watch Coordinator

Interested in Helping With the Game Watches?
The Chicago Alumni Club is looking for a few alumni to help coordinate the game watch parties. Duties include collecting the sign in sheet, keeping a head count, acting as the liaison for the locations management and organizing raffles during the game watches. We are looking for people for both locations. Contact Brian Kidder if you are interested in learning more.


These GameWatches only work if we make a concerted effort to represent "The U" at these establishments who commit time and space for us. The more fans the more support these buisnesses show our club through the year. We will only support two locations as long as attendance merits the expansion. So come on out and support your team with fellow 'Canes fans! We encourage parents of students and any and all 'Canes fans to join us.

2008 Record Success

The 2008 Chicago Golf Classic was a record success.
The two events brought in nearly $30,000 for scholarships at the University of Miami. The record attendance included Head Coach Randy Shannon, Chicago Bears Tight End Greg Olson, Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, and Hurricane Coaches Wesley McGriff - Secondary Coach, Joe Pannunzio - Tight Ends / Special Teams Coach and Jeff Stoutland - Offensive Line Coach.

Click Here for Pictures of the event

Club Officers

The following people participate in the smooth operation of the club:
Jose Armario - President
David Panitch Treasurer/Membership Chair 847-388-3936
Jim Georgalas - VP
Brian Kidder - VP Young Alumni / Golf Chairman
Stan Papuga - Past President
Jack Weiner - Past President
Dennis Lingle - Past President
Dan Spiegel - Volunteer Coordinator
Greg Franz Webmaster; 847-275-8489
University Contact:
Patricia Brodeur Associate Director Alumni Programs UM 305-284-2872
Please e-mail or call them with any questions you have about the club or this site.