FETA Spring Fling 2018

Thursday, June 14th, a spectacular day, saw the 68th Annual FETA Spring Fling being held in NYC (Ok, maybe we're using fuzzy math there, but it wasn't our first Spring Fling rodeo...)  
 
A strong showing of spirited FETAns eager to enjoy the sunshine, warm weather and cool harbor breezes (language lifted from a Sandals resorts ad) gathered at City Pier A in Lower Manhattan. The event also saw the introduction of the prestigious and coveted FETA wristband. Each attendee received a wristband and, before long, FETA wannabees and paparazzi were offering FETAns upwards of 90 drachmas for their wristband. Angela Merkel, in town for a United Nations meeting, even suggested that Greece could settle its E.U. debts by trading 50 FETA wristbands. She was told "Nein" by the Notorious S.E.C. 
 
Here for your viewing pleasure are some photos from the highly enjoyable day. And thanks again to SistaPopi for organizing the party and to our generous sponsors:
 

Foley & Mansfield

Margolis Edelstein

 

Gallo Vitucci Klar

The FETA wristband is already in the high-fashion league of Christian Louboutin shoes or Members Only jackets. One onlooker tried to trade a Rolex watch for a FETA wristband but he was spurned.   

 BroMichaelJordanGeorge proudly displays his homemade name tag affixed to his dress shirt (available at Target, $5.99) Also pictured: Kristin McMahon, a FETAn-in-Waiting (ahem, get that Membership Statement in!)  

BroFlowerPower of Marshall Dennehey cozies up to BroBrownopoulos of Margolis Edelstein to try to discover Margolis Edelstein's secret for being successful enough to sponsor a FETA party.



BroFlowerPower surrounds himself with some FETA arm candy (Cecilia, Georgia, Popi and Nicole).



A guest from UHaul (whose name the SEC now forgets, lovely lady), SistaStraggler and SistaGeorgiaPeach provide more eye candy. Luckily SistaStraggler didn't marry that billionaire or we probably wouldn't know her! (yes, the SEC likes to beat dead horses)(and dead private jets, mansions, etc.)  

 

BroBrowopoulos explains to BroPhotoMatt how his firm won a big parking ticket appeal in Philadelphia. Kristin McMahon (not yet a Sista), clearly impressed, ponders whether to add Margolis Edelstein to her company's Parking Ticket Appeal panel.

 

BroZach jetted in from Chicago on the Willis corporate plane only to be told that he'd now be reporting to Willis intern Nicole Pappagiannakis (pictured to the right of SistaGeorgia Peach). BroZach was told by Willis to take a Greyhound back to Chicago. Meanwhile, State Senate Candidate Andrew Gounardes (Brooklyn) wonders whether being at this event will hurt or help his chances (answer: probably neither). Please consider making at donation to a fellow Greek's campaign at:   https://www.andrewgounardes.com/

 

BroMichaelJordanGeorge has been at almost every FETA party (a fact which appears prominently on his resume and LinkedIn profile)

 

The St. Pauli Girls have been replaced by the St. Mythos Girls. 

 

 

 

The Notorious S.E.C., sporting his best Walmart Hawaiian shirt, and SistaNicole are photobombed by BroZach. This might, in fact, be classified as a "photo nuclear bomb." There were no survivors.

 

 

PowerBroKardashian shows off his new Conan O'Brian/Donald Trump mash-up hairstyle. The NYC Parks Department will be showing "Jaws" in Central Park on PowerBroKardashian's forehead on July 18th. 

 

BroTedKouridis (nickname long ago forgotten) shows off his best side for the camera. BroTed: Barney the Dinosaur needs his purple shirt back by Thursday.

 

 BroZach distributing the drinks, one of his strong suits.  

And, finally, after all those photos of arm-and-eye candy above, here's a photo of some eye broccoli. Thanks again to our sponsors and SistaPopi, we hope everyone has a great summer!   

 

The FETA 2017 Christmas Party

FETA (Federation of EthnicGreek Trade Associations) held its 2017 Christmas Party on February 15, 2018 (Greek time) at Kellari Taverna in Manhattan. People flew in from all over the globe to attend this red-carpet, A-list event. 

FETA Worldwide Senior Management would once again like to thank our very generous sponsors: 

Foley Mansfield

Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani

Margolis Edelstein

Marshall Dennehey

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP

And, of course, our most excellent party organizers, SistaLambrOuzo and SistaE-Kat.

This edition of the FETA Blog will engage in a little creative photo captioning (also known as "Fake News" to some.) Hey, if you want the real news, you're in the wrong place...  

The FETA four-person ice dancing team discusses strategy shortly before departing for South Korea. Auxiliary FETAn Jim Brown, Esq., of the law firm Margolis Edelstein (in red striped tie from Target) won the prize for Most Creative Name Tag. It said "James Kαφέ" (which means "brown" in Greek).  Bravo Jimbo!   

 Random shot of beautiful people. All the uglies stayed home.   

 SistaLambrOuzo shows off the pose that she used to inspire the sculptor of the "Fearless Girl" statue on Wall Street. Trivia: The fearless girl on Wall Street was defiantly waiting for her ouzo shot despite being under age. 

PowerBroKardashian pouts about not being invited to Kylie Jenner's baby shower. Notice that he prefers to hold his appetizer plate at a 90-degree angle (the food, all for show, is glued on.) 

BroEverythingIsComingUpVoses practices his Match.com spiel on an unsuspecting victim. 

How can a trio of lookers like this not have a single female in the photo? Some mysteries are not to be understood... 

SistaPopiOfGreenwichVillage formulates her plan to mug these three unsuspecting Midwestern rubes. Word on the street is that she netted $285 and an unused ticket to the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

 Whoa, it's getting hot in here! The cast of "The Real Housewives of Mykonos" stopped by for a surprise appearance to promote their upcoming season. Not pictured: Bethenny Frankelopoulos, creator of Skinny Girl Ouzo.  

 Insert your own caption here (hey, I'm not doing all the work). 

SistaPopiOfGreenwichVillage feigns interest in the latest ISO wording of the Additional Insured Clause. We fell asleep just typing that...

It's wine-o'clock somewhere...

 Home page photo for the new Greek dating website called "Just Marry a Nice Greek Already and Give Us Grandchildren You Vlaka." (Warning: These are professional models, don't try this at home.)

BroFlowerPower mistakenly thought the party's theme was "1980s Studio 54 Shirt Unbuttoned to the Waist." This photo was taken minutes before he donned his gold chain and Members Only jacket. 

Finally, an answer to the question: What would happen if Frankenstein and Fred Flintstone had a child? 

The two men who federal investigators determined caused New York City's hair gel shortage. 

Two of the greatest legal minds of our generation...couldn't attend the party, so we're giving you a photo of these guys instead. 

The good Sistas E-Kat and LambrOuzo purchased a vasilopita for the party at Starbucks but the stupid American barristas baked it upside down! 

 The injunction having been lifted, Sista "Lorena Bobbit" LambOuzo is once again allowed to hold a knife.  

The after-party was really rocking. Here BroZach regales the crowd with details of the finer points of insurance broker licensing in Illinois.  

 Two members of PROVOLONE were caught infiltrating the party, given away by their rapid hand movements while speaking. 

SistaChristmas displays the latest state-of-the-art technique in ignoring BroKambo. 

It's a wrap kidz. Thanks again to our generous sponsors and all of the attendees who made the 2017 FETA Christmas Party something to write home (or on a blog, anyway...) about! 

FETA 2017 Spring Fling Rocks Da House

Here are your highly-anticipated photos from the FETA Spring Fling 2017, held in NYC at the beautiful Mykonos Blue restaurant on Thursday, June 29th. Thanks again to our very generous sponsors: Foley & Mansfield and Margolis Edelstein. 

A portion of the crowd stands in rapt attention as distinguished guest Mr. Art Dimopoulos, Executive Director of the National Hellenic Society, speaks about preserving Greek heritage. The people in the back talking among themselves are Turkish operatives who were later escorted out of the party.

Mr. Dimopoulos made the compelling point that hundreds of patents found in the technology of today's cell phones were originally owned by Kodak and Polaroid, but those companies squandered their resources and opportunities. He analogized this to various cultures, such at the Greek culture, which need to be vigilant about preserving and enhancing their assets. Then everyone drank ouzo.  

SistaLambrOuzo, drinking what appears to be a salad, and SistaKapsomera flank BroZach and PowerBroKardashian. Nothing exciting to say about this photo. 

Bill Matsikoudis, candidate for Mayor of Jersey City, also provided some brief remarks. Anyone wishing to support Mr. Matsikoudis's campaign can obtain more information HERE.  So far the election track record of politicians who have spoken at FETA events is not great, but Mr. Matsikoudis might turn that around. 

BroZorro and Art Dimopoulos apprehend SistaLambrOuzo as she attempts to sneak out with a table centerpiece.

The Spring Fling '17 was also an informal going-away (or, as many called it, a "Please, go away!") party for BroZach, who recently signed a very lucrative multi-year deal with Willis in Chicago. As part of the package, the Willis Tower will be renamed The Zach Tower (of course, as with BroZach, the elevator won't go to the top floor.) Please note the retro name tag consisting of a photo of BroZach from 1964. When an office building in Chicago in named after you, you can get away with those things.  

BroMichaelJordanGeorge relives his single-and-dating days by politely putting his arms around two beautiful women and then going home by himself. Pictured on right: SistaChristmas (NOT Jennifer Anniston) (thanks again for sponsoring SistaChristmas!)

SistaCathyStraggler(Straggas) who, we learned, once dated a guy who's now a  billionaire, shows off her name tag with a photo of the Phillie Phanatic. Translation of the caption: "I once dated a billionaire who got away, but I'm over it." [Not really, but most of you won't know...] Thanks again for sponsoring SistaStraggler! 

SistaGeorgiaPeach's personal space is uncomfortably invaded by BroNeilDiamond (left) and her husband, BroTeddyBear (right.) Unseen thought bubble above her head: "Well, I may not have married well, but at least I didn't marry this other one..."

When presented with a photo like this, of BroNeilDiamond and SistaChristmas, the only mature and reasoned response is obvious: No thanks, I use toilet paper (culled from the fourth-grade archives.)

BroHoleFoods shows his Greek patriotism, fueled, no doubt, by his tumbler full of Greek ouzo. By the way, those are clear glasses showing off BroHoleFoods' new facial tattoo. 

BroMichaelJordanGeorge and Honorary (for a day) BroJimBrownopoulos yuk it up.BroJordan was disappointed to learn that BroJimBrown never played in the NFL nor did he sing any hit songs.  

The SEC shows off his $2,400 Gucci sunglasses while BroDandelion (center) does his best facial impersonation of a baby during potty training. Notice that BroZach is wearing a Marsh lanyard. Let's hope senior Willis management doesn't read this blog or The Zach Building may have a new name.  

Honorary Greek Lisa of the Foley & Mansfield firm and BroTorreador show off some of the extremely tasty fare at Mykonos Blue. Thanks again to Sistas E-Kat and LambrOuzo for doing a great job choosing the venue and organizing the party!

BroNickKaraKostco, former head of AHEPA, and Mr. Art Dimpoulos, former friend of BroZach's (this party ended that...), discuss Nick's recent election as Prime Minister of Greece.

 The cast of the new Broadway show "Beauties and the Beasts" stopped by to say hello...

The crowd stares in amazement as a $320,000 fireworks display, paid for out of FETA's petty cash account, lights up the sky blue and white over Manhattan.

Mrs. SEC comes down off the mountain to hob nob with the FETA crowd.

BroDandelion had a bit too much fun at the party. Unseen thought bubble above SistaChristmas's head: "If I can just lift his wallet, we'll have another co-sponsor." Unseen thought bubble above SistaE-Kat's head: "I organized a party for this? Help!"

SistaSocrates and BroMichaelJordan flank SistaLambrOuzo as she does her best impersonation of a kid waking up on Christmas morning.

President Trump stopped by briefly to detail his plans to build a wall around Turkey...at the expense of Mexico.

 Three happy FETAns closing down the party at 4:15 am.

Mrs. SEC catches up with one of the newest FETAns, SistaChrysaZach, a recently-minted broker at Marsh in Atlanta. SistaChrysa has already BOR'd eleven of her father's (BroZach) accounts, but she says that she's stopping there -- because her brother will soon be working at Lockton, and she wants to leave some accounts for him to take. Not pictured: Any of BroZach's clients.

BroFlowerPower and BroZorro asked to have this photo taken from above to obscure any double-and triple-chins. Looks like it worked!

An aerial view of the truly excellent food on hand at Mykonos Blue, as photographed by the FETA drone.

 And, finally, we leave you with a shot of BroTeddyBear hanging out with all of his FETA friends.

Until the next party...Yasou!