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Third Annual Little 500 Party April 12

Break away from your everyday life to experience the World's Greatest College Weekend! Join the crowd to watch the 58th annual men's Little 500. Door prizes and special raffle prizes of IU memorabilia. Proceeds from the raffle tickets will benefit the Jerry Foster Memorial Scholarship Fund. Chopper’s brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and other food specials. $2.50 domestic drafts, $1 IU shots.

There are more than 600 IUAA members and over 5,000 IU alumni from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. Let's see how BIG we can make this party! Your friends and family are also welcome.

Attire: Cream and Crimson and Little 500 gear!

Third Annual Little 500 Party
Saturday, April 12
11 a.m., race begins at noon.
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/
http://iusf.bloomington.com/little5frm2.html

R.S.V.P. to at (303) 252-0852.

NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds March 21 & 23, 2008

IU will play its first round game vs. Arkansas on Friday, March 21 @ 7:40 p.m. If IU wins its first round game, the second round game will be vs. Mount St. Mary’s or UNC on Sunday, March 23. Join fellow IU fans at Chopper’s (in the private party room to the right behind the pool table) to cheer on the Hoosiers!

Happy Hour is 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Drink specials: $2 hurricanes and different beer specials each day
Food specials:
Friday: Chicken Fried Steak
Sunday: Brunch 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., after 2 p.m. Open Faced Sirloin Steak Sandwich

NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds – Join IU Fans @ Chopper’s
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room to the right behind the pool table)
80 S. Madison St. @ Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448

http://chopperssportsgrill.com/

Big Ten Tournament March 13-16, 2008

The Denver Chapter invited all of the Big Ten Colorado chapters to Chopper's for the Big Ten Tournament. Chopper's will designate space in the private party room (to the right behind the pool table) for the games.

IU plays Friday @ 7:00 p.m. MT vs.the winner of Minnesota and Northwestern. If IU wins, semi-final game is 2:05 p.m. MT on Saturday. If IU wins, final game is 1:30 p.m. MT Sunday.

Let your Big Ten Colorado friends know that for the 10:00 a.m. games on Thursday and Friday, Chopper's will open the doors for Big Ten fans but the kitchen doesn't open until 11:00 a.m.

Happy Hour is 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Drink specials: $2 hurricanes and different beer specials each day
Food specials:
Thursday: Blackened Atlantic Salmon Alfredo
Friday: Chicken Fried Steak
Saturday and Sunday: Brunch 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., after 2 p.m. Open Faced Sirloin Steak Sandwich

http://chopperssportsgrill.com/

2008 Men's Basketball Big Ten Tournament Brackets

Going Away Party for Jerry and Maryann Kopelov/Michigan State Game Watch March 2

Please join us to bid farewell to Jerry and Maryann Kopelov (Denver Chapter Past President) before they move to Bloomington! And watch the rematch of IU and Michigan State!

Going Away Party for Jerry and Maryann Kopelov
IU at Michigan State
Sunday, March 3
Tip-off noon
CityPub
3575 S. Yosemite at Hampden
Denver, CO 80237
(303) 694-0454
http://citygrille.com/citypub/

R.S.V.P. to Pam Berke by or by calling (720) 529-9091.

6th Annual Rocky Mountain Big Ten Ski Trip March 1

Join your fellow Big Ten alumni for the 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Big Ten Ski Trip on Saturday, March 1. Last year we filled an entire car of the Ski Train to Winter Park with 68 local alumni and friends! See last year’s pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmac/tags/skitrain/. The deadline to sign up is February 1. Email Chris Durso of the MSU Rocky Mountain Alumni Club cdurso@intrawest.com for the sign-up sheet. Fill it out, and send it as an attachment back to Chris. Once he receives your sign-up sheet via e-mail, you will receive via e-mail a PayPal invoice to pay by credit card.

6th Annual Rocky Mountain Big Ten Ski Trip
Saturday March 1, 2008
Ski Train to Winter Park
-Ski train leaves Union Station promptly at 7:15 a.m. arrives at Winter Park at 9:30 a.m.
-Ski train leaves Winter Park at 4:15 p.m. and arrives at Union Station at 6:30 p.m.

www.skiwinterpark.com
www.skitrain.com

Second Annual Euchre Tournament & Northwestern Game Watch Feb. 23

Winning team takes home Nick’s "Sink the Biz" set!
http://www.nicksenglishhut.com/nicksshop/proddetail.php?prod=BizPack

Missing the Midwest? Want to go back in the barn? Euchre, anyone?

Come join other IU alumni for the Denver Chapter of the IUAA's second annual Euchre Tournament! After the fun, stay to watch IU take on Northwestern. Sign up as a team or as an individual and you will be paired up.

$5 per player minimum donation to the Jerry Foster Memorial Scholarship Fund at the door or via PayPal at http://tinyurl.com/2m7bho. Tournament will be limited to 24 teams (48 participants). $2 domestic drafts, $1 "IU" shots.

Second Annual Euchre Tournament & Northwestern Game Watch
Saturday, Feb. 23
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/

3:30 p.m. welcome
4 p.m. tournament begins
6 p.m. IU at Northwestern

R.S.V.P. to or by calling (303) 252-0852, so she has an idea of how many teams will be playing.

Joint Game Watch with Purdue Club Feb. 19

Please respond if you plan to attend so we can give the Purdue Club an IU headcount.

For the past few years, the Denver Chapter has been arranging joint game watches with Purdue and other Big Ten Colorado clubs. Please join us to cheer on the Hoosiers in their only game vs. the Boilermakers this season.

IU vs. Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 16
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Tip-off at 5 p.m.
Bar Louie
8332 E. 49th
Denver, CO 80238
(303) 457-5900
http://www.barlouieamerica.com/denver.html

R.S.V.P. to Pam Berke by or by calling (720) 529-9091.

Joint Game Watch with Michigan State Club Feb. 16

Please respond if you plan to attend so we can give Chopper’s a head count.

For the past few years, the Denver Chapter has been arranging joint game watches with Michigan State and other Big Ten Colorado clubs. Please join us to cheer on the Hoosiers in their first game vs. the Spartans this season.

$2 domestic drafts. $1 “IU” shots. Free appetizers.

IU vs. Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 16
Tip-off 7 p.m.
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/

R.S.V.P. to Pam Berke by or by calling (720) 529-9091.

Wisconsin at Indiana Game Watch Feb. 13

With special guest Jen Goins, senior director alumni chapters and student recruitment, $1 “IU” Shots!

Please respond if you plan to attend so we can give Chopper's a headcount.

Let’s see if IU can redeem itself against Wisconsin at home. $2 domestic drafts, $1 “IU” shots, $1 off house wines, well drinks, and appetizers during Chopper’s happy hour 3 to 6 p.m.

Wisconsin at Indiana Game Watch
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Tip-off at 5 p.m.
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/

R.S.V.P. to Pam Berke by or by calling (720) 529-9091.

Indiana Day with Straight No Chaser Feb. 9

The Denver Chapter will be hosting Indiana Day on Saturday, Feb. 9 with a reception at 7 p.m. and a concert at 8 p.m. The IUAA-sponsored men’s a cappella group, Straight No Chaser, will be performing at Cherry Creek High School’s Fine Arts Theatre. Invitations will be mailed to all IU alumni within the Denver Chapter region after the New Year.

Click here to view the invitation.

The founding members of Straight No Chaser performed their unique arrangement of "The 12 Days of Christmas" at the MAC in 1998. The performance has had nearly seven million views on YouTube. More information on Straight No Chaser may be found at http://www.sncproductions.com.

To update your IU record visit the Alumni Directory page.

To become an IUAA member, visit the Membership page.

To subscribe to the Denver Chapter of the IUAA e-mail list, visit the Subscription page.

For further information, or if you have suggestions for a future Indiana Day, please feel free to contact Pam Berke, secretary, Denver Chapter of the IUAA, at (720) 529-9091 or by .

Recent Alumni/New to Denver Happy Hour and Game Watch January 31

R.S.V.P. by Jan. 29

Have you recently graduated from IU? Are you new to the Denver metro area? Ross Miller '04, Beth Daly '03, and Kristin Langona '03 are hosting a happy hour for you. And IU is at Wisconsin so stick around to watch the game.

$2 domestic drafts, $1 “IU” shots, $1 off appetizers during Chopper’s Happy Hour 3 to 6 p.m.

Recent Alumni/New to Denver Happy Hour and Game Watch
Indiana at Wisconsin
Thursday, Jan. 31
Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m.
Tip-off at 7 p.m.
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/

R.S.V.P. to Ross Miller by or at (303) 957-8288

Joint Game Watch with Denver Illini Club Jan. 13

Please respond if you plan to attend so we can give Chopper's a head count

For the past few years, the Denver Chapter has been arranging joint game watches
with Illinois and some other Big Ten Colorado clubs. Please join us to cheer on
the Hoosiers in their first game versus the Fighting Illini this season.

$2 domestic draft beers. $1 "IU" shots. Free appetizers.

IU vs. Illinois
Sunday, January 13
Tip-off at 2:30 p.m.
Chopper's Sports Grill (in the private party room)
80 S. Madison St. at Bayaud, Cherry Creek
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 399-4448
http://www.chopperssportsgrill.com/

R.S.V.P. to Pam Berke by or (720) 529-9091.

Calling All Broomballers: Games Begin Jan. 4

If you haven't played broomball before, think of it as a combination of ice hockey and floor hockey, but played with brooms and without skates. Five players are on the ice at one time. This is a coed recreational level team. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to join. Our goal is just to have some fun with or without broomball skills. We already have returning players from our 2005 team so don't miss your chance to join the fun!

Dates: Six Fridays starting Jan. 4, 2008
Time: One hour match between 9 and 11:15 p.m.
Location: Big Bear Rink, 8580 E. Lowry Blvd., Denver, CO 80203
Cost: $40 due at registration and $15-$40 due Jan.4 depending upon the number of teammates.

To register, with "IU Broomball" in the title.