FETA Christmas Party 2015

FETA held its annual Christmas Party on Thursday, January 8, 2015 (using the typically-late Greek calendar, the 2014 party was held in 2015, let's not be sticklers for detail...)

A big shout out to Sistas E-Kat and LambrOuzo for organizing a most excellent event.  The great food and awesome atmosphere were enjoyed by a capacity crowd.

Once again, FETA extends its most sincere thanks to our generous sponsors:

Foley & Mansfield
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 
Kaufman Dolowich Voluck 
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin 
McManus & Richter 
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edleman & Dicker.

Without further adieu, here are some photos of the evening: 

A full house packed Anassa Taverna for the FETA Christmas Party. 

BroHoleFoods, one of our newer FETAns, quickly blended in (with the wall).  He was, however, seen speaking to someone later in the evening.  It was a waiter (BroHoleFoods was asking for directions to the men's.) We're sure he'll make some FETA friends over time... 

PowerBroKardashian getting ready to strip down to reprise Kim Karadashian's famous "Break The Internet" pose with a bottle of ouzo.          

BroScaryFaces was kind enough to model the bathing suit he wore for the New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim fundraiser for his son's school. The teddy bear will be up for auction next month for those who are interested.  

  

BroDandelion and SistaChristmas show how Greeks in the Chicago 'hood get their dance on.

SunnySideUp Sparano, BroTedBundy, SistaEstelleGetty and Coal Cracker Andy pose for a photo while Andy makes like a true gentleman and rests his arm on his colleague's head. BroTedBundy is furtively making the "OK" sign over Andy's shoulder.  We don't know what that means but it can't be good.    

Here's our annual close-up of BroKambo.  Many FETAns blow up this photo and post it in their garden to keep rodents away.  It's also great for posting on your front door to scare off Trick-Or-Treaters if you don't feel like buying candy on Halloween.   

BroDandelion, confusing his calendar a bit, wore his Halloween tie.  You can see how interested SistaE-Kat is in watching the Chicago version of a traditional Greek dance.  

SistasE-Kat and LambrOuzo delight in showing guest George Clooney how to cut a vasilopita.  Not pictured: Amal Alamuddin Clooney.  

SistaChristmas reacts to the news that Zurich will be cutting her firm's hourly rate by 20%.  Note: The "2015" decoration on the vasilopita was created by celebrity guest baker Stevie Wonder. 

Sistas LambrOuzo and Christmas playfully re-enact the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ron Goldman murders, always a staple of any wholesome Christmas celebration.  

Bros Dandelion and Zach and SistaDemitasse yuk it up with an unidentified official from the Chinese Embassy.  Oh, wait, that may be BroScaryFaces.  Brooklyn has apparently just joined Colorado and the State of Washington in legalizing marijuana.  This may explain the bathing suit.     

BroPsychos, clearly distraught that his celebrity actress wife couldn't attend the party, tries to make the best of a difficult situation.  

BroDandelion claps encouragement as PowerBroKardashian (left) awaits a flattened refrigerator box in order to perform a break dancing routine (circa 1982.) Not pictured: Sugar Hill Gang cassette tape playing on a boom box off to the left.  

Sistas MookieWilson and GeorgiaPeach flank BroTeddyBear.  This blurry photo was taken with a recycled 7-11 surveillance camera.  Bigfoot appears in the background over BroTeddyBear's right shoulder.

This photo needs no caption.  Or if it does, it's not getting one.  Sorry.   

BroZach and SistaChristmas discuss who their pets and dead relatives will vote for in the next Chicago municipal elections. 

BroTedBundy Kouridis, due to a communications mix-up, mistakenly thought he was dressing for the FETA "Pretend You're Going On A High School Class Ski Trip" Party.  With things not going so well in his insurance career, BroTedBundy asks the waiter if Anassa Taverna has any openings.  Bad Sign: When the waiter is better dressed than you are.   

SistaKing, BroScaryFaces, BroNeilDiamond and SistaE-Fabulous discuss the state of the economy in Greece.  Apparently BroScary also mistakenly received the FETA High School Ski Trip email.

BroTSA, Michael Kaufmanopoulos and SistaE-Kat look great in dark lighting!  BTW, BroTSA may have taken his FETA nickname a bit too far when he tried to pat down all the ladies...

OK, at this point The SEC has more important, work-related things to do and is tired of writing these captions, so you'll just have to enjoy the rest of the photos sans captions (with a few exceptions), sorry!

SistaMookieWilson's shirt enjoys a nice sip of pinot noir courtesy of SistaChristmas.  

BroFotoShop explains the benefits of his firm's superior broking capabilities in worker's comp and boiler-and-machinery coverage...ZZZzzzzz.  Not pictured: The two people on the floor who fell asleep.  The woman pictured only lasted 20 seconds more.

SistaLambrOuzo shows off her highly-coveted FETA iPhone case.  BroFlowerPower schemes to steal it (he is an attorney after all...)

SistaPopi was asked to calm down after this outburst. It appears that she may be asleep, no doubt due to more of BroFotoShop's worker's comp talk.  Her car, the SistaPopi Mobile, which she frequently rides in while participating in parades, is equipped with bullet proof glass.  Hopefully you get the Pope references by now.    

Congrats to SistaLambrOuzo who is with child (and, in this photo, with a childish man.)

Norman Bates stopped by for a few minutes. 

Despite a restraining order prohibiting her from being within 100 yards of the Supreme Executive Commander, Jennifer Aniston nonetheless crashes the FETA Christmas Party.  Being a nice guy, the SEC will not notify the authorities this time.  

That's it for this year's recap kids.

Here's to a great 2015 for all FETAns and their families and to a fun and productive year of FETA networking!