The vision of Blue Tuesday is to provide a unique, memorable, chic, upbeat environment for like-minded urban professionals that are either friends or associates of the men of Iota Nu Sigma chapter to network and socialize with.  All of the venues selected provide their own unique experience in contemporary settings, which are easily accessible with ample parking.  If image is everything then the venues selected will speak volumes about the men of Iota Nu Sigma Chapter.Past host venues includet Nacional 27, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Devon Seafood, Martini Park, Vintage Wine Bar, Boundary Tavern and Grill, Crimson Lounge, and Landmark Grill, Red Kiva, Sawtooth, and Ghostbar.

For more information or to host an upcoming Blu Tuesday please contact Director Claude Gibson at bluetuesday@iotanusigma.com.

  

The goal of Blue Tuesday is to provide a win-win situation for the fraternity and the venue.  By bringing in an established clientele of urban professionals to meet, greet and network to your venue on an off-peak night will generate traffic and exposure for you.  Iota Nu Sigma will continue to establish a brand/image of urban professionals with an edge of sexy, upscale and excellence.  We feature a special happy hour drink at each event and also promote host venues on our website as a friend of Iota Nu Sigma.

 

About the Director

Brother Claude Gibson currently serves at the director of Blu Tuesday for INS.  Inducted in April of 1991 at the Epsilon Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has been active at both the undergraduate and alumni level.  Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, he attended Hirsch Metro High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from U of I in 1995.

He was there when Iota Nu Sigma was reactivated in 2000 serving as the first director of Blu Tuesday at it’s inception in 2001 as well as fundraising chair, member of the Bigger and Better Business committee, and contributing as a writer to The Sentinel.  Bro. Gibson has seen the chapter experience tremendous growth over the past ten years.  His vision for Blu Tuesday is to see the event continue to grow into a dynamic marketing opportunity for the chapter and develop “Next Level” events and programming that guests enjoy and continue to talk about.

Professionally, Bro. Gibson has worked on the sales side of the group benefits and insurance industry for the past 15 years.  He has worked in all lines of the business selling to and working with companies both large and small. Bro. Gibson has also been involved in the television and film industry as he has cast for films and television shows.

Bro. Gibson continues to work to help improve and strengthen Iota Nu Sigma’s presence in the Chicagoland area and its’ presence in the fraternity.  He looks forward to very big things from INS over the second decade of the Iota Nu Sigma re-incarnation.