The Beta Theta Pi Magazine - Summer 2010 by Beta Theta Pi

BETA THETA PI M

THE LEGACY

QUESTION:

WHAT IF HE CHOOSES NOT TO JOIN OR, WORSE, ISN’T OFFERED A BID?

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RECRUITMENT

If it’s the Fraternity’s lifeline, why do so many chapters struggle with it? (page 14)

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[Volunteer] ENGAGED for life The challenge starts with work deadlines, seriously dating which then turns into marriage, and before you know it kids are on the way. I guess this is where we lose many of our brothers who in the course of building their careers and families tend to forget about the Fraternity. My question is, why can’t we have all three? A family life, our careers, and still being a part of the Fraternity?

“Why do so many of us look to stay engaged with our Fraternity right after graduation, but fail to stay engaged for life?”

Brian L. Boardman

District Chief of District 5: Columbia, Stevens and Wesleyan

Profession

Sales and Marketing Executive, Accenture - Avanade

Alma Mater

University of Rhode Island

Degree(s)

B.A. in Accounting, Masters of Business Administration

Hobbies

Skiing, Golf, Mt Biking, Beach, Traveling, movies, hanging out with friends and brothers a like

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The answer continues to haunt me because we always hear the phrase, “Being a Beta means being a brother for life!” Yet as I look around the county and see who is still engaged with our beloved Fraternity it seems that there are a couple different groups. There are always the recent grads who look to stay engaged with the Fraternity as a means to continue the friendship and experiences they enjoyed throughout their undergraduate years. Then there are the group of men I call the ‘Die Hards,” which represent the brothers who regardless of age still bleed delicate shades of pink and blue. And ﬁnally there are a group of men that I feel are ‘the converted’. These are the men who have been recruited by their fellow alumni volunteers to come back to Beta Theta Pi and donate their time and lives. While today’s volunteers have tremendous energy and experiences to offer our chapters, my original question still haunts me as a District Chief who is continually looking for more alumni to get engaged with our local chapters. After careful consideration it feels like our recent alumni come out of school with the world at their feet and a sense of debt to the organization that has helped shape them into the men they are today. Hence as they return to their hometowns or venture out to their ﬁrst employer, they remember the good times we all shared in the chapter house and decide they too need to pay it forward.

This where it all started for me. Upon graduation I continued to volunteer for a few years as the chapter advisor, but then life suddenly crept up on me and I had to step down from being an advisor. It wasn’t until many years later when my active chapter reached back out to me for some additional assistance that I realized I have a lot to offer the active chapter and that the brothers were not always looking for money, but for alumni to simply be engaged. My experiences coming back to Beta showed me that you could have a work life, a family life, and volunteer. Today’s undergraduate brothers are tremendous people who value our advisors time, respect us as brothers, and truly value our time and contributions. People often ask me why I am still working with a Fraternity. I generally ask them how much time do they have as my answer can sometimes be lengthy. In short I share that by staying engaged with Beta Theta Pi I have a sense of belonging. A sense of helping an organization that is clearly bigger than myself. By sharing some of my experiences, hopefully the next generation can avoid some of the mistakes I have made. I often remember the Bridge Builder poem and try to share the concept with others. Some people get it, and others don’t. For many I share that passing on one’s life lessons are not just supposed to be for your own children, but in many cases you can help dozens of people live better lives. It’s not about never letting go or failing to ‘grow up’, it’s about teaching by example, it’s about staying grounded in our Founding principles, it’s about being a better person and giving back to an organization that has shared so much with me. — Brian L. Boardman, Rhode Island ’91, brian.boardman@avanade.com

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[Contents]

I am a Man of Principle.

I AM A MAN OF PRINCIPLE

I believe in the power of the mind, cultivating my own intellect and the minds of others. I respect leadership, lead when called upon to do so and help to prepare the leaders who will come after me. I willingly lend my talents and abilities to the service of my community. I recognize and respect the worth of each person, refusing to take part in activities that undermine the dignity of others or myself. I choose to act responsibly, weighing the consequences of my actions on those around me. I speak honestly and listen actively. I seek the company of other men of principle, extending them the bonds of brotherhood. I build bridges, not walls. I am a Beta.

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Recruitment: If it’s the Fraternity’s lifeline, then why do so many chapters struggle with it? Betas mustn’t lose sight of the one component that is –and always has been – paramount to our Fraternity’s future: meaningful personal relationships. But today’s fraternity men tend to think that big events and catchy t-shirts are the answer for recruitment. Are they?

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From the Editor

News & Notes

Optimism: Beta’s Fourth Principle?

features 08 General Secretary’s Report

Charlie Warner, Lynchburg ’87, offers parting thoughts after three years of service

Fraternity Announcements

The Darkening of the Hall

The Opening of the Door

Campus Life

Sports Roundup

Mystic Shrine

Crossword ___kai___

A Lasting Moment

Chapter Closures

The Legacy Question:

“Distinguishable and Distinguished”

Re-/Colonizations Spring Updates Spring Athletics

In Loving Memory

What if he chooses not to join or, worse, isn’t offered a bid?

Closed in 2003, Delta Xi returns to EKU with spirit and determination

Test Your Beta IQ

Blessed to Give Back

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Crossword Puzzle Answers: 1. Distinguishable; 2. Intellect 3. BetaThetaPiFans 4. Strength; 5. Shepardson; 6. DC; 7. Principles; 8. Recruitment; 9. South Carolina; 10. Obligations; 11. Expansion; 12. Shades; 13. Cleveland; 14. BLF; 15. Mutual; 16. BETA; 16. Beta Statesmen; 17. Trust; 18. People; 19. Wooglin

[From the Editor] Optimism: Beta’s Fourth Principle? A few months ago I was attending a meeting of EKU’s college of business. The provost was a guest speaker and he opened his remarks with an interesting little story…

“A reporter was interviewing famed investor Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha. He asked him at one point during the exchange, ‘Mr. Buffett, given all of the hard times that have faced this nation and the world, why do you remain so optimistic about the future?’

Buffett paused, tilted his head and without hesitation remarked, “Name me one successful pessimist.”

The notion of optimism has always been a fascinating concept for me. Just think about it. With all of the disappointment and despair in the world, is there really anything left to be optimistic about? Yes, there is. And one of those things is Beta Theta Pi. Could one argue that, perhaps optimism is Beta’s unofficial fourth principle? Optimism is no doubt a value of the Fraternity because Beta was founded on the belief that a man’s life is enriched by being bonded with others in friendship. So, if Beta is about friendship, and friendship is good, then in a very mathematical way, Beta equals good. Right? And since optimism relates to ‘the belief in possibilities for goodness’ then by definition optimism is embodied in our Great and Good Fraternity. Evidence of Beta-optimism abounds daily as young men focus intently on recruitment. Recruitment by its nature suggests that Beta is worth entrusting to others – that the benefits are so valuable to future generations that we don’t want to keep it just for ourselves. We’re very eager to share it. We love giving it away! What an unbelievably confident, optimistic attitude. So, as Beta presses optimistically in “developing men of principle for a principled life,” this issue is dedicated to what best-selling author Jim Collins (Good to Great) argues is critical in the development of an organization’s culture: “First who, then what.” So, brothers and friends… 1) 2) 3) 4)

Take interest in the cover and feature that discusses Beta’s long-held philosophy toward Beta legacies. It’s a fantastic read. Notice the ad on page 18 encouraging you to recommend young men for membership in our Fraternity. We can all help with recruitment. Check out Beta’s five new colonies and major recruitment efforts on page 11. They are all symbols of Beta’s optimism. Learn about the recruitment culture of so many campuses on page 14, and why Beta needs to refocus on personal relationships, not chaotic social events.

With Men of Principle as our guide, and brotherhood, increasing GPAs, volunteerism, improved risk management (knock on wood) and leadership program participation at an all-time high, you and I have every reason to be optimistic. Like Buffett, I’ve never met an excited, successful, joy-to-be-around pessimist. And I bet you haven’t either. Must be the Beta in us. — L. Martin Cobb, Eastern Kentucky ’96, martin.cobb@betathetapi.org

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The Beta Theta Pi The oldest continuously published college fraternity magazine, The Beta Theta Pi was founded on December 15, 1872, by Charles Duy Walker, V.M.I. 1869. Editor L. Martin Cobb, Eastern Kentucky ’96 Director of Digital Media Robert T. Umstadter, San Jose State ’05 Creative Director Sarah Shepherd Contributors Brian Boardman, Phyllis Bowie, Shaun DeLuca, Phil Fernadez, Alex Hammel, Allen Hardin, MacGregor Hill, Jay Langhammer, Lynn Maddox, Charlie Warner Editors Emeritus Thomas C. Olver, Central Michigan ’98 Erv Johnson, APR, Idaho ’53 Robert H. Kurz, Miami ’58 The Beta Theta Pi, (USPS 052-000) official magazine of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, is owned by the Fraternity, edited and published under the direction and control of its Board of Trustees, published Winter, Spring and Summer for $30 one-time pre-paid subscription. Standard non-profit class postage paid at Oxford, Ohio, and additional points of entry. Canada Post International Publications Mail (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 0397474. Copyright Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, 2009. Produced in the USA.

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171st

General Convention BETA THETA PI

FIRMAM CONSENSUS FACIT

Senator C. William (Bill) Nelson, Florida/Yale ’65

Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison ’54

WASHINGTON DC

AUGUST 5 — 8, 2010

L.E. (Erv) Johnson, Idaho ’53

PARTICIPATE in the awarding of Beta’s highest honor, the Oxford Cup, to United States Senator C. William (Bill) Nelson, Florida/Yale ’65, on Thursday night, August 5th.

ENGAGE first-hand with hundreds of Beta collegians and volunteers as they do the legislative work of the Fraternity, strategize in The Hugh E. Stephenson, Jr. Leadership Summit and graduate from The Peter F. Greiner Leadership College. MEET United States Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison ’54 and author L.E. (Erv) Johnson, Idaho ’53, as Beta’s first new book in 20 years, Beta Statesmen, is unveiled. JOIN hundreds of Betas, Sweethearts and guests, and experience the sights, sounds and symbols of the U.S. Capitol. It’s a perfect family vacation!

We look forward to seeing you at the 171st General Convention! Register today:

www.betathetapi.org/convention 800—800—BETA

[Staff Changes/New Hires] STAFF Changes New HIRES 6

L. Martin Cobb, Eastern Kentucky ’96, was appointed editor of The Beta Theta Pi by the board of trustees and named director of communications by administrative secretary, Judson A. Horras, Iowa State ’97 in May 2010. A former director of expansion and director of the Men of Principle initiative, he will maintain his role as director of advancement for the Beta Theta Pi Foundation.

Garrett H. Hyer, Central Florida ’08, was named co-director of leadership development and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. In concert with Megan Vadnais, Friend of Beta, he is responsible for the development and execution of the Fraternity’s awardwinning undergraduate leadership programming and the creation and implementation of a global leadership development strategy.

Allen M. Hardin, Oregon ’09, was named director of expansion and recruitment and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. His responsibilities include organizing, planning and executing all expansion and colony related activities. In addition, he works to provide recruitment resources and training opportunities for all of Beta’s existing chapters.

Timothy S. Herrmann, Dayton ’10, was named associate editor and assumed duties in Oxford June 1, 2010. Herrmann served as the new member educator, internal vice president, chaplain, and photographer during his tenure as a founding father for the Eta Delta chapter. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Management and minors in English and Psychology.

T.J. Hutchings, Oklahoma ’10, was named leadership consultant and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. Chapter president, vice president and risk manager, he graduated from The Wooden Institute, The Peter F. Greiner Leadership College and The Miller Nichols Chapter Presidents Leadership Academy. Hutchings graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in management and a minor in finance.

Geoffrey P. Lewis, UCLA ’09, was named associate editor and assumed duties in Oxford June 1, 2010. An avid photopragher and social media enthusiast, Lewis was a 2008 graduate of The Peter F. Greiner Leadership College and an instrumental leader of Gamma Nu chapter’s recruitment and alumni relations efforts. Geoff received his bachelor’s degree in Sociology in May 2009.

Michael A. McPhee, Furman ’10, was named leadership consultant and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. A re-founding father of the Zeta Lambda Chapter, McPhee also served as colony president. Helping to establish Beta as an integral part of the Furman Greek community, he graduated with a bachelor of arts in history and Asian studies.

John A. Reineke II, Central Michigan ’09, was named leadership consultant and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. Reineke served as pledge educator, alumni relations chairman and ritual chairman, as well as vice president of IFC and intern at the 170th General Convention. He graduated in December 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in economics and finance.

Justin P. Warren, SMU ’10, was named leadership consultant and assumed those duties June 1, 2010. A re-founding father, Warren served as president during Gamma Omega’s recolonization. A graduate of The Wooden Institute and event coordinator for Keystone, Warren received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in psychology.

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[News & Notes] 2010-2011

RECOLONIZATIONS Hanover College Iota Chapter September 6, 2010 ryan.bares@betathetapi.org

INTERFRATERNALLY SPEAKING With strong interfraternal roots that date back to the late 1800s, including the co-founding of the College Fraternity Editors Assocation and the North-American Interfraternity Conference, this new standard feature will highlight noteworthy achievements of Beta’s interfraternal brothers and sisters. If you become aware of deserving recognition, please share the information with the editor at martin.cobb@betathetapi.org.

ΠΚΦ − Pi Kapp recently won the NIC’s 2010 Laurel Wreath Award for their international philanthropy, Push America, and T. J. Sullivan, co-founder of CAMPUSPEAK, was also honored with the Alumni Award of Distinction. Congrats, T.J. and Pi Kapp!

University of Michigan Lambda Chapter September 7, 2010 phil.fernandez@betathetapi.org

ΚΚΓ− With a $2.5 million challenge grant from The Walton Family Foundation to endow their Leadership Academy, Kappa is just $48,000 away from achieving their historic pursuit. We hope you claim victory at this year’s Convention, Kappa!

University of Kentucky Epsilon Omicron Chapter September 19, 2010 allen.hardin@betathetapi.org

ΣΦΕ − The Fraternity recently announced a reﬁned 10-year

University of Denver Alpha Zeta Chapter January 2011 allen.hardin@betathetapi.org

strategic plan. Aimed at ““Building Balanced Men,” they will focus on ﬁve priorities: 1) recruit and develop balanced men; 2) be a valued partner in higher education; 3) develop and maintain quality residential learning facilities; 4) recruit, train, support and manage the best volunteers, and 5) grow strategically.

Centre College Epsilon Chapter February/March 2011 allen.hardin@betathetapi.org

Date

Event

We applaud and share your enthusiasm and determination, Sig Ep!

ANNIVERSARIES & MAJOR EVENTS Location

June 2010 19-23 The Wooden Institute – Session #1 Oxford, OH 26-30 The Wooden Institute – Session #2 Oxford, OH July 2010 7-11 The Wooden Institute – Session #3 Oxford, OH August 2010 5-8 171st General Convention Washington, DC 5-8 The Peter F. Greiner Leadership College Washington, DC 5-8 The Hugh E. Stephenson Jr. Leadership Summit Washington, DC September 2010 18 Oxford Cup – Donald L. Cromer, Washington State ’59 Pullman, WA 24 Zeta Phi Chapter 140th Anniversary, University of Missouri Columbia, MO October 2010 th 1-2 Beta Kappa 50 Anniv. of Chapter House, Ohio University Athens, OH November 2010 5-7 Fall Board of Trustees Board Meeting & Alumni Appreciation Dinner Cleveland, OH January 2011 14-16 Presidents Leadership Academy Oxford, OH 14-16 Board of Trustees & Foundation Board Joint Meeting Oxford, OH February 2011 4-6 Keystone Conference – Midwest Lisle, IL 4-6 Keystone Conference – Northeast Cherry Hill, NJ 11-13 Keystone Conference – Northwest Bellevue, WA 11-13 Keystone Conference – Southeast Jacksonville, FL 18-20 Keystone Conference – South Central Oklahoma City, OK 18-20 Keystone Conference – Southwest Los Angeles, CA April 2011 th 2 Zeta Zeta Chapter 20 Anniv., Univ. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI TBD Spring Board of Trustees Meeting & Alumni Appreciation Dinner State College, PA October 2011 29 Gamma Pi Chapter 75th Anniv., Lawrence Univ. & Oxford Cup – Ambassador David C. Mulford, Lawrence ’59 Appleton, WI

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Cleveland Area Beta Alumni Appreciation Dinner November 6, 2010 6:00 p.m. Reception ~ 7:00 p.m. Dinner Location TBD Hosted by the Beta Theta Pi Board of Trustees Evening Emcee: General Fraternity President Dr. P. Thomas Purinton, Kansas State ’63 Featuring the General Secretary’s “State of the Fraternity” address, recognition of current and long-time Beta alumni volunteers, recognition of all Fraternal 50s and Fraternal 25s in attendance, and celebration of Beta’s commitment to building men of principle for a principled life. For more information, please contact the Administrative Ofﬁce at 800-800-BETA or Foundation Director of Advancement Ryan King at ryan.king@betathetapi.org. Event details and invitations forthcoming to all area alumni in September 2010.

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G e n e r a l

S e c r e t a r y ’ s

Charles W. Warner Lynchburg ’87 General Secretary

If you have an interest in volunteering for Beta, please let me know by calling the Administrative Office at 1-800-800-BETA (2382).

Let The Ritual Be Your RUDDER I love boating. There is nothing like it, and I am fortunate to live close to a boater’s paradise, the Chesapeake Bay. Any type of boat will do (I am an equal opportunity boater), from a skiff, to a sail or power boat, or heck, I am even happy on a yacht. Skimming across the water and, with just a soft turn of the wheel, the boat can venture forth on any course you set…..with the help of the rudder. Yes, the rudder is the most important piece of equipment on a boat because it helps you set the direction and, ultimately, the joy you will get out of every trip. But being rudderless is no fun, trust me. In much the same way, I believe that Beta’s ritual is OUR rudder, charting the course for our lives as undergraduates, sons, brothers, fathers and grandfathers. If you believe in the ritual of Beta Theta Pi and you live the ritual of Beta Theta Pi, you will have very few life regrets. Our Fraternity’s Founders created a rudder like no other. To watch and listen to today’s undergraduate men talk about what the ritual means to them speaks to the pure genius of our Founders. They created a document that has transcended time and is just as relevant now as it was when it was created. And, thankfully, 10 years of the Men of Principle initiative has undoubtedly helped us re-set the rudder in a totally aligned direction. 8

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With the luxury of three years at the General Secretary helm, I came into this position solid in my belief of three things: • Appoint great volunteers and allow them to do their jobs. • Hire great people and allow them to do their jobs. • Bring in great undergraduates who want to self-govern and trust them to do so. Throughout this past year, we have every reason to be excited about our Great and Good Fraternity’s progress. This year our expansion department re-colonized St. Lawrence and South

our volunteers and members. They have helped us create stability and hope for the future of our Fraternity. And the work of our Foundation Board has continued with an aggressive Beta Leadership Fund drive as well as the unveiling of the undergraduates’ Sons of the Dragon Club. All outstanding work. Standard Chapter Operating Expectations (SCOE) continues to provide us with valuable information regarding the health of our chapters. It helps our chapters know where they are meeting or exceeding expectations of a “good” chapter, and where they might need to work to improve. I can’t thank our undergraduates,

“I believe that Beta’s ritual is OUR rudder charting the course for our lives. Live by it and you will have few regrets.”

Our alumni volunteers and Friends of Beta have provided thousands of hours of service to our chapters and colonies. These individuals, 1,000 strong, have dedicated time, effort, and treasure to ensure that our undergraduates have a great experience.

volunteers, and staff enough for all you have done to steer our beloved Fraternity. I believe our rudder, the ritual, continues to take us safely into uncharted territory. So, I am very humbled to have served these past three years. A huge thanks to my pledge brothers from Lynchburg who ultimately helped me steer my boat towards Beta. Although my time is up as General Secretary, my hope is to continue to be a lifelong volunteer as my way of saying thanks to this Fraternity that has given me the direction I needed.

Our volunteer structure with the Board of Trustees, regional directors, district and assistant district chiefs provide the linkage from the General Fraternity to

Every day before I go to bed, I ask myself “What did I do for Beta today?” If I have an answer for that, it was a very good day. — cwarner@wcupa.edu

Carolina and established our new colony at Northeastern. Our Penn State Chapter is newly re-vitalized, as is Cornell, and collectively these projects brought in over 200 men into Beta’s broad domain.

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Darkening

of the Hall Institution: University of Utah Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Greek Designation: Gamma Beta Founded: October 25, 1913 Chapter Motto: “The land teems with plenty” Total Initiates: 2,471 Reason for Closure: Risk Management

retreating from campuses where men of principle and character once followed the light of the three stars.

University of Utah – Gamma Beta Chapter A prominent and leading force at the University of Utah since its founding in 1913, our Gamma Beta chapter has long been known for its academics, high-caliber recruitment and incredibly successful alumni who are boasted on the State’s lists of foremost business and community leaders. Unfortunately, the chapter’s recent culture ran quite counter to Gamma Beta’s legendary position of leadership. And on March 31, 2010, the chapter was officially closed by its alumni and the General Fraternity until the 2011-2012 academic year. During a litany of risk management incidents in the spring of 2004, efforts were redoubled by the alumni, university and General Fraternity to support the Chapter in its quest to change. Members and officers were sent to the General Fraternity’s leadership development

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programs and with the help of the district chief, a group of five chapter advisors were recruited and trained to mentor the undergraduate officers on a regular basis. Despite increased support over the past six years, the Chapter failed to make significant lasting progress. Many of its members continued to condone illegal actions on the property, vandalism of the chapter house with no accountability, disrespect of members and guests, and a genuine lack of respect for the authority of fellow undergraduate officers, chapter advisors, alumni and the university as a whole. For alumni and Friends of Beta who are interested in supporting the re-establishment of the Gamma Beta chapter, please direct your comments and questions to District Chief, Christopher M. Conabee, Utah ’88 at cconabee@aol.com.

Institution: University of Texas Location: Austin, Texas Greek Designation: Beta Omicron Founded: May 18, 1886 Chapter Motto: “We look toward the heaven” Total Initiates: 2,244 Reason for Closure: Organizational Apathy

University of Texas – Beta Omicron Chapter Founded nearly 125 years ago, the Fraternity is saddened to announce that the Beta Omicron chapter at the University of Texas has been disbanded and closed. This action originated from a joint decision between the current undergraduates and alumni leadership due to poor academic performance, organizational apathy, low campus involvement, and few clear signs of a sustainable chapter recovery. All ritual books and historical artifacts were moved into storage and all undergraduate members have been placed on “alumni” status. The General Fraternity is committed to a vibrant and successful chapter at the University of Texas and is dedicated to placing the necessary preparation and resources into Beta’s return when the right opportunity presents itself.

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The 2009-10 academic year opened the door for a newcomer in Beta’s Broad Domain, along with three recolonizations and a major recruitment push for one of Beta’s oldest.

Opening of the

Door

Developing Men of Principle For a Principled life

Founding Fathers of Beta’s New Colony at Northeastern University

Re-Founding Fathers of Beta Zeta at St. Lawrence University

Re-Founding Fathers of Upsilon at the University of South Carolina

Spring 2010 Pledge Class of Beta Delta at Cornell University

Re-Establishment Class of Alpha Upsilon at Penn State University

Northeast Gains Another Star at Northeastern Late last fall the General Fraternity’s expansion team added yet another high quality institution to the Fraternity’s roster. Nestled in the heart of Boston, Beta’s new colony at Northeastern University boasted 46 founding fathers, filled with athletes, scholars and campus leaders. They even posted a 3.4 GPA for their first semester on campus. The Fraternity looks forward to hearing continued success from one of Beta’s newest stars! 29 Recolonize St. Lawrence, Then Recruit 21 Beta Zeta’s storied chapter in Canton, New York was unfortunately closed in 2005 for a number of risk management and chapter operations concerns. But Wooglin continued to watch over Seth Brooks’ beloved chapter, and this past Fall the alumni and General Fraternity expansion team breathed life into Beta Zeta, securing 29 accomplished refounding fathers. The Beta spirit is so alive and well that those 29 young men turned around and recruited another 21 “Sons of the Stars” this past winter in their first formal recruitment period. Welcome back Beta Zeta! South Carolina is BACK: 74 Founding Fathers Strong What was originally founded in 1858 at the University of South Carolina, Beta’s recent recolonization of her Upsilon chapter secured 74 outstanding founding fathers. With a collective 3.62 GPA, the new student body president and leaders from across campus, Beta is BACK in Columbia. Congratulations Upsilon! Cornell Rebuilding Nets Momentum and 24 Our Beta Delta chapter in Ithaca, New York - with strong support from the General Fraternity’s expansion team - reshaped their recruitment culture and aggressively went after some of the top men on campus in an effort to redefine what Beta is at Cornell. The result? Twenty-four men of principle. Way to go Beta Delta! Penn State Initiates 59 in Re-establishment On April 17th, as some 50 alumni looked on, 59 young men were initiated into the re-establishment class of Beta’s storied Alpha Upsilon chapter. The traditional Initiation Banquet was held immediately thereafter in the chapter’s grand dining room, whereby 100 parents and guests joined the Beta crew for a first-class celebration. Make no mistake about it... Beta is alive and well in State College! betathetapi.org

The Legacy Question: WHAT IF HE CHOOSES NOT TO JOIN OR, WORSE, ISN’T OFFERED A BID?

John had already been to 18 Beta Conventions by the time he arrived at college. His annual family vacations had always coincided with the first week in August for as long as he could remember. His father was a Beta, his grandfather was a Beta, and his great-grandfather had been a Beta. Growing up, his choice of fraternity seemed obvious and predestined. Two weeks into the semester, however, John was embarrassed and confused. He sat alone in his dorm room as his father yelled on the phone with the Administrative Office demanding to know why his son, a fourth-generation legacy, “didn’t fit in.” How could the fraternity have made such a terrible decision? This fictitious scenario is an all-too common problem for college fraternities. Legacies, the term for potential recruits related by blood to a member, add both a great tradition as well an aggravating problem to recruitment: what if they choose not to join or, worse, aren’t offered a bid?

Did you know the ninth member of Beta Theta Pi, Henry Hunter Johnson, Miami 1840 was a Beta cousin.

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The question of legacies was originally addressed in an October 1953 Inter Fratres by Seth R. Brooks, St. Lawrence ’22. His wisdom and advice continue to ring true today: “Many years of fraternity experience have taught me some important lessons on this legacy question which has worried me very much. I would enumerate those as follow: 1. No child should be brought up with the idea that when he goes to college he must join dad’s fraternity and dad’s fraternity must pledge him. 2. A chapter is very rude and very wrong if it discriminates against a man because he is a legacy. However, no chapter should have to take a man because of a family membership in a given fraternity. 3. A chapter should show every courtesy to a legacy and certainly approach him with the strong feeling that he is potential material. The family tie is a vital thing in life and in fraternity life. 4. The legacy should not take the attitude that he is to be shown any special favors nor should he act coy. Many legacies have hurt themselves very much by assuming that they entered college with a certain claim staked out. 5. Parents should realize that there are a great many good fraternities and often a child will be better adjusted in some fraternity other than the one dad or mother joined. 6. Kindness, consideration and good manners are desperately needed. A chapter in voting should do some soul-searching and each member should ask himself – “How would I feel if I were a legacy and were turned down?” Moreover, before casting the ballot the member should realize that in about 25 years he may be dad with son entering college hoping to become a member of dad’s fraternity. Boy, what a different story that is! 7. Objectivity is needed in this whole matter. The chapter should judge a man for his own worth; a chapter should have enough heart to think of parents and relatives and the individual himself. The student entering college should be objective about the pledge system. If he is pledged, well and good; but often many of the things in life we have wanted most, and have not gotten, have turned out to be the biggest builders of our character. Parents should be objective about it and not ﬂoat into the air when the pledge pin is ﬁnally delivered or sink into the slough of despair if it is withheld.

SETH’S CONCLUSION and lasting counsel leave clear charges to chapters, parents and legacies. CHAPTERS: give full and diligent consideration. PARENTS: temper expectations and allow your son to navigate his own life. LEGACIES: put your best foot forward and let the cards fall where they may.

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This persistent and aggravating problem would always be met correctly if it were handled as so many other things in life should be handled. ‘Do unto others as you would be done by.’” Perhaps then we can successfully deal with the legacy question and avoid John’s disappointing experience. — MacGregor M. Hill II, William & Mary ’04, macgregor.hill@betathetapi.org

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R e c r u i t m e n t

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North-American Interfraternity Conference Five-Six-Step Recruitment Model (Adapted by Beta Theta Pi)

Step 1: Meet Him Most of the people we should be recruiting, we already know. However, you can’t recruit who you don’t know. We meet people naturally through class, friends, sports and other campus involvements, not big events.

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The house sat in silence on a cool Saturday morning. Decorations littered the great hall and recruitment pamphlets were still scattered among the coffee tables. Rush week just ended and although most members are still sleeping, there is a strong sense of pride in the chapter’s newly recruited class of 20. These men have the highest GPA of all the fraternity pledge classes and their character is supposedly second to none. Sounds like the ideal recruitment week, right? What this picture fails to mention is that the chapter spent about $5,000 this year on rush t-shirts, a new video, and hosting some of the biggest events on campus, especially the battle of the bands last night. Instead of going through the hard work of scripting the video, designing and ordering t-shirts, and organizing thousands of logistics for the countless events of the week, the chapter would have been better off writing a $250 check to all of the recruits when they walked through the front door…

“Going back to the beginning, one could argue that recruitment is the oldest tradition in all of Beta Theta Pi. Before any general meeting had occurred or any ritual ceremony had been drafted, founder John Reily Knox recalls asking fellow founder Samuel Taylor Marshall, “Whom shall we connect with us in this matter?” (Knox’ letter to E.B. Stevens, 1843)

N WHY DO SO MANY CHAPTERS STRUGGLE WITH IT?

I T M E N T Like so many chapters, this example exploits just how much wasted energy (and money) we spend on “rush week” year after year after year. We pat ourselves on the back for getting “good guys,” but often we barely even know the depths of their character. Make no mistake about it. People join people. Not brochures, not t-shirts, not parties and certainly not websites. People join people. Period. In an age where texting and tweeting have replaced phone calls, and one’s lunch at Chipotle can now be ordered using a cell phone, it seems the days of actually stopping to ask someone for directions are long gone…let alone engaging a complete stranger in a personal conversation! The problem with recruitment today is that fraternity men tend to think big events and catchy t-shirts are the

answer. “If we can just get our name out there, then more guys on campus will want to ‘Go Beta.’” Does IBM just try to get its name out there when searching for new executives? Does Nike rely solely on a catchy commercial to attract its accountants or human resource personnel? Not a chance. Talk to the leaders of these companies and they’ll tell you it’s about developing quality personal relationships. It’s about measuring someone’s past achievements (or lack thereof) and determining as best possible their personal character. Fraternity recruitment should be no different. Now, the Fraternity is not advocating for the abandonment of all marketing; but, even with a virtual world at our ﬁngertips, Betas must not lose sight of the one

STEP 2: MAKE HIM A FRIEND College is a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. Expand your horizons and be genuinely interested in other people and their interests. In the process, master the social skills of conversation.

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Step 3: Introduce Him to Your Friends Helping your friends in the chapter to befriend the prospective member is what makes recruitment work. Odds are, there is someone in your chapter with similar hobbies and interests for every recruit you will meet. Keep in mind, steps 1-3 involve little to no conversation about Beta.

Step 4: Evaluate Him Against Standards

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Now that you have made a new friend and introduced him to your friends, it is time to decide if he meets your recruitment standards. Is this person committed academically? Will this person uphold our obligations? If indeed he has the qualities we seek as Betas, we should proceed in introducing him to the Fraternity.

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component that is –and always has been – paramount to our Fraternity’s future: meaningful personal relationships. For was it not the people that Founder Linton spoke so highly about in the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi when he discussed cultivating friendships for friendships sake? Was it not the people who created a Fraternity “a little warmer and stronger, just a little tenderer and more enduring…”? Was it not a person or group of people who initially attracted you to the privileges and purpose of our brotherhood?

In The Beginning

In a recent email, John Rothwell, California, Irvine ’78, Chapter Counselor for Delta Sigma chapter, suggested, “Recruitment is obviously the 800-pound gorilla. It is the single most important issue not only because of the importance of having sustainable numbers but because who you select for membership determines the quality of the organization and the quality of your Beta experience in the future.” But if recruitment is the Fraternity’s lifeline, then why do so many chapters struggle with it? Going back to the beginning, one could argue that recruitment is the oldest tradition in all of Beta Theta Pi. Before any general meeting had occurred or any ritual ceremony had been drafted, Founder John Reily Knox recalls asking fellow Founder Samuel Taylor Marshall, “Whom shall we connect with us in this matter?” (Knox’ letter to E.B. Stevens, 1843.) Additionally, recruitment finds its way into our flag – the dragon facing west as a symbol for expansion and growth. As a reminder, recruitment in Beta’s first 40 years was mostly sub-rosa, as fraternities had not yet been recognized publically by institutions. With fraternities popping up on college campuses, and with much more public acceptance (Beta was the first fraternity to publish an open constitution in 1879), a strong

sense of competition began to settle among the societies in the late 1800’s, especially in recruitment. No longer were they confined to secret meetings, but fraternities were often seen greeting candidates as they got off the train for the first days of class. Competition continued throughout most of the 1900’s and was certainly amplified by an influx of students after the G.I. Bill of 1944. In the decades that followed, students who never had the privilege of

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* Average Chapter Size of All Beta Chapters and Colonies attending college swarmed American and Canadian universities and, as a result, fraternities experienced some of their largest membership increases in the post World War II era. Little did we know that this idea of “rushing” people – a system created to deal with the chaos of the mass of students – would set the stage for a dramatic loss in membership and an almost irreversible spiral toward mediocrity. Over the decades fraternities became distracted and seduced by the excitement and high-energy of rush events as opposed to staying focused on the careful selection of qualified brothers.

Back to the Basics

While “rushing” remained relatively unchanged for many years, in the mid-90s Beta found herself backed into a corner as data pointed to underperformance in academics, recruitment, risk management and

public relations. Facing a question of relevance, change was certainly needed, and one could argue that it began with the recruitment efforts of one chapter. “Recruitment at the University of Georgia in ’97 was pretty wild and wooly,” explains Dr. Tom Purinton, Kansas State ’63 and current General Fraternity President. “No one was recruiting on values. Everything was focused on social, big parties, lots of alcohol.” Serving as a pilot chapter for Beta’s new Men of Principle initiative, there were certain ‘non-negotiables’ that the chapter had to adhere to, one being alcohol free recruitment. “Against all odds, they held dry recruitment and, much to their amazement, recruited the second largest class they ever had. Even more to their amazement, they were stellar men, many of whom when asked said that dry recruitment had been the deciding factor in their decision to join.”

do we inherently assume that quantity and quality are mutually exclusive? And that we have to have one or the other? The phrase we should be embracing is, “Quantity drives Quality,” which simply means the more people we meet in a meaningful, quality way, the more selective we can be. Too many times we rely on a list of men who are registered for rush to determine our recruitment candidate pool. Imagine if one’s chapter was aggressive and got to know 200 men on campus. Then, it could hand select the top 10% of that group, and still have a class of 20. Recruiting 20 from a pool of 75 has a whole different feel, doesn’t it?

Preserving Our Legacy

If we are to continue making a fundamental shift toward recruitment, it is not something that will just happen on its own. No, hope is not a strategy. Rather, it will take a commitment of hard Since those pilot days of Men of work and a culture of being proactive Principle, recruitment in all forms has 24/7, 365 days a year. Of befriending come a long way. Beta’s collective GPA men in class who aren’t Greek. Of has gone from a mere 2.82 to a 3.069. extending oneself at the campus Advisors per chapter have increased cafeteria. Of recognizing that our from 1.91 to 6.93. And participation in members know talented men on campus the Fraternity’s leadership programs is from their high school years who may or now around 1,600 may not have been annually (compared “People join people. Not in their same circle to seven Betas in of friends but, with brochures, not t-shirts, ‘98). What many exposure to Beta people don’t realize not parties, and certainly Theta Pi, could and is that even though not websites; people join would help build a Beta has recruited diverse but strong people. Period.” men who are more chapter. in alignment with our The question now on the table is Fraternity’s founding principles and core whether our Fraternity will confront the values, our average chapter size has brutal facts and realize we are spending actually increased by 27% (49 in 1998, too much energy on marketing, putting 59 in 2009).Thus proving the point that too much stake in our big events, and chapter size and stellar character can be are waiting for people to come to us. achieved within the same effort.

Quantity Drives Quality

“We are about quality, not quantity.” But only if the Fraternity had a nickel for every time that statement was repeated by a Beta brother! The quality part is easy to understand. Under no circumstance should we ever sacrifice the quality of our membership. But why

Only then will be able to continue setting a new standard of excellence by finally getting back to what Beta has been about since 1839 – people joining people. — Philip S. Fernadez, Miami ’06, phil.fernadez@betathetapi. org; Allen M. Hardin, Oregon ’09, allen.hardin@betathetapi.org

Step 5: Introduce Him to the Fraternity This step is critical because a chapter only gets one chance to make a first impression. Failure to provide clear information or expectations about membership will result in joiners who have little to no value of the true Beta Theta Pi (which causes long term issues for the chapter down the road).

Step 6: Ask Him to Join Why do so many chapters limit the number of times that they give bids? You should continuously invite great people to join the Fraternity, regardless of when the next pledge program begins! It is an honor to receive an invitation to join, so make sure your invitation does justice to Beta Theta Pi.

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Delta Xi’s “DISTINGUISHABLE and DISTINGUISHED” Return By Shaun P. DeLuca, Eastern Kentucky ’11

Fraternal love in ___kai___ is truly the heart that touches the young and old of Delta Xi. In the spring of 2003, however, Delta Xi’s fraternal love was not enough to sustain her position on campus. Alumni saw it unﬁt to allow the chapter to continue at Eastern Kentucky University after its failure to meet the standards set forth by Beta’s Founders 170 years ago. Because the alumni chose to proactively suspend chapter activities on campus, EKU worked collaboratively with alumni leaders and, after procedural hurdles with the IFC, allowed the chapter to recolonize in February 2006. Under strong leadership by the General Fraternity and Delta Xi alumni, the Founding Father class initiated 26 new brothers who embodied the Men of Principle initiative. The advisory team of 14 has been recognized as one of Beta’s strongest. Michael Hay, ’94 was selected as Beta’s chapter counselor of the year at the 170th Convention, and Shawn Mountjoy, ’84 was selected as EKU’s advisor of the year during the 2009 Greek Awards Ceremony. Delta Xi has been recognized for academics, campus involvement, leadership development and public relations. However, the greatest work went into petitioning to regain the coveted Delta Xi charter. After three years of incredibly hard work, on

July 31st, 2009 at the 170th Convention in Phoenix, brothers from across North America voted unanimously to restore her charter as a chapter in good standing. With dozens of parents, alumni and university officials on hand, the installation ceremonies were held on April 10th, 2010 in the ballroom of the Keen Johnson Building. The chapter was installed there on November 7, 1971 by General Secretary Misty Shoop, Denison ’41 and General Fraternity President, Pete Greiner, Minnesota ’51. This time, President Tom Purinton, Kansas State ’63 and Vice President Marty Haskell, Ohio Wesleyan ’68 were on hand to bestow the honors. The weekend was also gratifying as the chapter showcased its new Beta floor on the eighth floor of DuPree Hall. Affixed with Delta Xi’s founding artifacts, a new “Alumni Hall of Fame” gallery, new chapter room and office, the Beta floor is a shining symbol of Beta’s leadership at EKU for the past four decades. Delta Xi carries the legacy of “Once a Beta, Always a Beta, Everywhere a Beta” because of the enthusiasm of her members. Her heart grows strong and wavers not, as the tradition of unfaltering fidelity and unsullied friendship touches every Beta who walks through her door.

In 2009, Delta Xi was honored as a colony with EKU’s Chapter Excellence Award, recognizing the most outstanding fraternity on campus. Delta Xi achieved this honor again in 2010, representing that it truly does set the bar for fraternal values at EKU.

Institution: Eastern Kentucky University Greek Designation: Delta Xi Chapter Chapter Motto: “Gift of Fellowship” Founded: November 7, 1971 Total Initiates: 668 Recolonized: February 23, 2006 Charter Petition Approved: 170th General Convention July 31, 2009 Installation Ceremony: April 10, 2010

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[Campus Life] Alabama (∆Θ)

Delta Theta has again enjoyed a very successful spring semester in athletics, service and philanthropy. In athletics, our intramural basketball team succeeded in winning its third consecutive fraternity league championship. For service, 10 members have started mentoring children every week through Big Brothers Big Sisters. The Chapter is currently trying to recruit more of our own members, as well as other students on campus, to participate with the organization. For philanthropy, on April 6th we hosted a crawﬁsh boil and on April 16th we hosted a cook out with other fraternities and sororities. Both events were excellent recruitment and philanthropic opportunities that members thoroughly enjoyed. — Andrew Klein ’12, asklein@crimson.ua.edu

Arizona (∆Β)

This past semester has been successful for the Delta Beta Chapter academically, athletically and philanthropically. Following the tragic earthquake in Haiti, we quickly organized a t-shirt sale with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross for the beneﬁt of the quake’s victims. More than $5,000 was raised. Delta Beta has continued a tradition of athletic excellence with four members playing for the Arizona lacrosse team. The Beta intramural teams have also enjoyed success this semester with league championships in basketball and soccer. Delta Beta continues to lead academically as well, with one of the highest active chapter GPAs on campus. With 10 quality men pledging this semester, we look to keep our traditions strong and continue to make Delta Beta the outstanding chapter that it is. — Kyle Jensen ’11, kjensen4@email. arizona.edu

Auburn (∆Ζ)

This spring has been an exciting time for the Delta Zeta Chapter. We are excited about our second annual Beta Cup volleyball tournament. This year the tournament will beneﬁt the First Fruits Foundation. Aside from philanthropy the intramural softball team is trying to repeat a campus wide championship. Senior Jacob Watkins has recently ﬁnished up his term as SGA president, while senior Field Asbury is just beginning his as IFC treasurer. Overall, it has never been a better time than now to be a brother of the Delta Zeta Chapter. — Steele Taylor ’12, Cst0007@ auburn.edu

Baylor (∆Ψ)

The Delta Psi Chapter has been hard at work building our reputation on campus. With participation in on campus events such as Steppin’ Out, the Chapter has worked with Baylor to improve the Waco community. We are also busy, in collaboration with IFC, exploring the possibility of the development of an IFC Facility in order to promote recruitment, brotherhood and ritual. With the inﬂux of new members, we are also continually focusing on the promotion and implementation of new members into leadership. Currently the Delta Psi Chapter can look forward to an encouraging fall 2010 semester. — Travis Porteous ’12 Travis_Porteous@baylor.edu

Bethany (Ψ)

The brothers of the Psi Chapter had a very active second semester. The Psi Chapter initiated six men. Philanthropy efforts were centered on helping the Augusta Levy Center for children with autism. The money the house collected was graciously matched by the alumni of the Chapter. We are currently preparing for our 150th anniversary which is being held June 18-20 this summer. More than 200 brothers from around the country are expected to attend, including members of Beta’s board of trustees. —Justin Lipps ’12, Rlipps@bethanywv.edu

British Columbia (ΓΟ)

The brothers of Gamma Omicron had a successful academic year, ﬁnishing second in the Intramural Championship race. Brother Elin Tayyar was elected as the new Vice President of Finance for UBC’s 20

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student union. The campaign could not have been successful without the help of trusted brothers and recent graduates. We ﬁnished the year by holding a successful charitable event in conjunction with the Mechanical Engineers of UBC. The goal of the Thomas Ludwiki Fundraiser was to raise money toward the BC Cancer Society, a disease that took the life of fellow brother and mechanical engineer graduate Thomas Ludwiki. — Jay Shah ’11, mr_jshah@hotmail.com

Cal Poly (Ε∆)

The Epsilon Delta Chapter is currently having one of its best years ever. We had our must successful spring recruitment in more than a decade. The Betas of San Luis Obispo are looking forward to a packed spring quarter with everything from social events, to a parent’s weekend, to holding our ﬁrst ever philanthropy. Epsilon Delta has just established its own housing corporation with the long term goal of ﬁnding a permanent residence. Our young Chapter is full of Betas who are looking to improve upon what was handed down to them. GO BETA! — Nick Curran ’12, ncurran003@gmail.

California, Berkeley (Ω)

The Omega Chapter is in the middle of a busy time as the many Rugby and Lacrosse players in the house make the push toward playoffs. Elections for next semester have been completed and the new leaders are looking to build off of what the last few executive committees have started. With ﬁnals right around the corner, the Omega Chapter has resurrected an old house tradition, Zapata week, a week of house activities culminating in a two day camping trip that takes place before exam week. The Chapter had a great year and is looking forward to furthering its progress next year. — Andrew Patton ’11, anpatton@ berkeley.edu

California, Irvine (∆Σ)

The Delta Sigma Chapter will be bringing back the annual Dragon Skate Race which will raise money for prosthetics research. Our alumni relations chairman has sent out our ﬁrst alumni newsletter and we will be continuing to do so each quarter. We have scheduled monthly meetings with alumni from around the area at a local coffee shop. Our Omicron pledge class has just been pinned with 17 new members making their way to becoming Men of Principle. We look forward to this quarter which is usually our busiest and most exciting. — Daniel Navarro ’11, danavarr@uci.edu

California, Los Angeles (ΓΝ)

In March, the UCLA Department of Student Affairs recognized the Gamma Nu Chapter as the top ranked fraternity in Chapter Management. The Gamma Nu Chapter placed third overall according to the university’s new point based ranking system. We also received awards for outstanding scholarship and overall merit in the Greek community. Two prestigious keynote speakers and alumni of the Chapter, Keith Erickson and Nick Kahrilas, spoke at our chapter meetings last quarter. They discussed the role Beta played in their personal achievements and stressed the importance of leadership development, brotherhood and self-governance. — Trevor Voss 10’, tjvoss@ucla.edu

California, Santa Barbara (ΕΠ)

Our new executive board has been able to maintain one of the highest GPAs on campus, improve the strongest brotherhood, as well as add a new pledge class with young, bright men. Many brothers are taking new leadership roles on campus. Daniel Gradius serves as the Off Campus Representative on Associated Students. We are now represented on the IFC executive board by two of our brothers, Florian Schratt and Matthew Lyulkin. Thanks to our new Alumni Chairman, Adam Yefet, we have begun sending out our Epsilon Pi Alumni Newsletter. If you would like to receive the newsletter please email Adam at yefet@umail.ucsb.edu. Recruitment referrals would be greatly appreciated and should be sent to Christian Campos at christian02@umail.ucsb.edu. — Matthew Lyulkin ’12, mlyulkin@gmail.com

Carleton (ΕΥ)

The brothers of Epsilon Upsilon are very pleased to have nine new brothers as of April 2010, and our rolls have now reached 200 members! Recruitment for September is shaping up to be very successful, and our annual golf tournament was successful and enjoyed by all who participated. We have established a fan page on ‘Facebook-Beta Theta Pi: Epsilon Upsilon Chapter’ for anybody who is interested in joining. I am very proud of my active brothers who have donated to the Sons of the Dragon Club, and getting Epsilon Upsilon 100% participation. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make this another great year for us. — Adam Deochand ’10, adeochan@hotmail.com

Carnegie Mellon (ΓΙ)

Bringing in a fall and spring pledge class of 33 men, the future looks bright for this chapter. The brothers of the Gamma Iota Chapter have been excelling not only in the classroom with eight Brothers achieving a 4.0 GPA, but the football ﬁeld as well with 14 Brothers selected as members of the all UAA team. Two of those brothers earned Academic All-American Honors. Brothers have been participating in numerous charity events across Pittsburgh. Brothers recently held their annual alumni golf outing and were met by Beta Alumni from the Carnegie Mellon Class of 1960. — Zachary Gallup ’12, zgallup@gmail.com

Case Western Reserve (ΛΚ−Β)

Since spring, we have been active in philanthropy, participating in Hoop-a-paluza and Relay for Life. Greek Week arrived and we presented ourselves as men of principle as we competed against the other fraternities on campus. We are proud to say that we had brothers elected as student government president and vice president of ﬁnance, as well as two representatives. We also have brothers that hold ofﬁcer positions in numerous campus organizations. We once again traveled to Oxford, Ohio to visit and initiate seven more men into our chapter. — Joe Wolf ’13, jew89@case.edu

Central Florida (ΖΨ)

Our brothers attended the Sanford Stroll, a local benefit for AIDS awareness and prevention. We were able to raise more than $600 dollars to benefit the cause with the help of the brothers who attended. We are also working on increasing our brotherhood through “Beta Games,” where we split the chapter into teams and compete in events such as football, volleyball, Beta jeopardy and wing eating challenges. We are also glad to be back on campus and looking forward to this upcoming fall, when we plan on having a major philanthropy to benefit our soldiers overseas. — John Fair ’11 john.m.fair@gmail.com

Central Michigan (ΕΓ)

The Epsilon Gamma Chapter continued to support a local organization that ﬁghts sexual aggression on campus. We held our Third annual “King of the Wing” wing eating contest and donated $500 dollars to an organization that helps victims of domestic violence and rape. In other news, Joe Graffeo ’13 has been elected to out student government association as a senator to represent the students of Central Michigan University. We are extremely proud of one of our newest members already giving a good name to Beta Theta Pi. We are all looking forward to our annual pig roast with alumni who continue to support us throughout the years. — Robert Lane ’12, Lane1rw@cmich.edu

Cincinnati (ΒΝ)

Beta Nu has initiated 20 new brothers in the last year and just welcomed a spring class of seven men. The ﬁnal preparations are being made as we move toward the construction of our new library in the chapter house this summer. The Chapter would also like to acknowledge Brother Riley Grifﬁths ’72, for his generous donation of new furniture for the chapter house. Finally, the chapter hosted our third annual “Beta Theta Ball” charity Dodgeball Tournament with the Ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta and raised $1,600. —Jordan Brewer ’10, brewerjw@gmail.com

Clemson (∆Ν)

In February, Delta Nu held its first annual Parent’s Cocktail, which was a huge success. In April, the Chapter also completed its first annual triathlon philanthropy. The event “Tiger Triathlon,” benefited Clemson Community Care, a local shelter that provides food to the less fortunate in the Clemson area. We also continued our Highway Clean-up program this spring and had brothers volunteer in several programs such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Clemson Sweep and Habitat for Humanity. The Chapter has also developed a new website and alumni newsletter and is looking forward to its Alumni Weekend this fall. — Taylor Morris ’11, tmmorri@clemson.edu

Colgate (ΒΘ)

We successfully initiated 22 members this past December. We recently won several chapter awards at the 2009 Greek Life Award Ceremony at Colgate including Most Improved Chapter of the Year, Outstanding Risk Management Program, Outstanding Collaborative Project, Outstanding Fraternity President and Outstanding Fraternity New Member. Finally, we received the Most Outstanding Recruitment Effort in the Northeast by Beta Theta Pi. The chapter’s annual silent auction for the Madison County Children’s Camp raised nearly $10,000, which made it the most proﬁtable charity event held by a Greek organization at Colgate. We also coordinated a Greek Life response to the disaster in Haiti. — Brian Fuller ’10, bfuller@students.colgate.edu

Colorado Mines (ΒΦ)

This is the first year the new chapter house has been completely finished even though there are still minor details to fix. This year the chapter initiated 14 men. In the month of February, the chapter held its annual big philanthropy event called Ski-a-Thon, organized by Brother Jason Noelck. This was the 12th annual Ski-a-Thon and this year it was held at Loveland ski resort. All the proceeds went to St. Anthony’s Intermountain Neurosurgery Helmet Donor Program and this year the chapter raised $6,000. — Blain Savage ’14, bsavage@mymail.mines.edu

Colorado State (ΕΚ)

This spring has been an exciting semester for the brothers of Epsilon Kappa. Our new executive board has put all they can into revitalizing the chapter. Thanks to a bold new recruitment strategy, we managed to initiate 10 pledges, the largest pledge class in EK history. We have also worked toward paying off our debt, eliminating a substantial portion of what we owe to the General Fraternity in just a few short months. Thanks to the substantial efforts of each brother, we are a far cry from the chapter we were at the start of the semester. — Alex Verma ’11, beta. ek.secretary@gmail.com

Columbia (ΑΑ)

This past semester has been a highly productive one for the Alpha Alpha chapter. Continuing to uphold its standards of academic excellence and its commitment to win the Virginia Tech award for the highest GPA of any chapter for the third year running, Alpha Alpha achieved an impressive 3.7 average GPA in the fall semester. Moreover, Alpha Alpha is building upon what is already a decisively strong alumni professional network – all of our graduating seniors received jobs in either ﬁnance or consulting in New York City. In terms of campus leadership, an Alpha Alpha brother, Kenneth Durrel, was recently elected to serve as one of Columbia College’s two representatives in the University Senate – the highest and most powerful deliberative body at Columbia University. On the whole the Alpha Alpha chapter is strong and its ties of brotherhood robust, and we look forward to following up on our successes into the next academic year. — Jon Hollander ’11, jonahollander@gmail.com

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Connecticut (ΖΧ)

In February Zeta Chi was recognized by the Ofﬁce of Fraternity and Sorority Life for excellence in academics, ritual, chapter management and being Chapter of the Year for the second consecutive year. We participated in Greek Week with Pike, Theta and Kappa Phi Lambda and came in third place. We are organizing a new philanthropy called “Beta Bikes” this semester that will beneﬁt the charity 88 Bikes. We are also sending many of our brothers to UIFI, Wooden Institute and Convention this year. Over the summer we are looking to recruit dedicated young men; referrals can be sent to Patrick Cooper at patrick.cooper@uconn.edu. — Andrew Porter Price ’11, an.porterprice@gmail.com

Cornell (Β∆)

With the help of consultants Christian West, Allen Hardin, and Director of Expansion Phil Fernandez, the brothers held a very successful recruitment and developed a meaningful new pledge education program. The chapter recently initiated 23 new members who are leaders around campus, representing various organizations such as the Minesweeper Engineering Project Team, the Club Water Polo Team, and the Pre-Veterinary Society. Earlier in the semester, the chapter won 3rd place in Delta Gamma’s charitable Anchor Splash competition. The brothers are embarking on a project to make renovations to the chapter house, and a hand-full of members will be living in the house over the summer to work on it. — Lior Bartov ’10, lb265@cornell.edu

Dayton (Η∆)

The Brothers of the Eta Delta Chapter are experiencing bittersweet emotions as the ﬁnal members of the Founding Father class will have bid farewell to their undergraduate careers within the fraternity as of May. The remaining chapter members will certainly miss the passion and vision of the Brothers who have been the bridge from Colonization through Chartering, though no one doubts the ability of the chapter to continue to foster steadfast and unfaltering bonds of brotherhood while maintaining its consistent record of superb academic accomplishment and achievements in displayed leadership on campus. The chapter is approaching a major transition period that it will face with excitement, enthusiasm, and success. Any recruitment referrals should be sent to the Chapter President, Phil Erford, at erfordpr@gmail.com. — Philip Erford ’11, erfordpr@gmail.com

Denison (ΑΗ)

The spring has continued to be an exciting time for Alpha Eta. Formal recruitment resulted in 18 new members, which led all Denison fraternities and is the largest pledge class the chapter has obtained since recolonization! The addition of 18 new members has made Alpha Eta become the largest fraternity on campus with more than 50 members. Building on the success of recruitment, the chapter made the transition from a ﬁve-man executive committee to a full eight-man committee this semester for the ﬁrst time since recolonization and are using the opportunity to develop positions even more. In addition to a large pledge class, Alpha Eta conducted the Second Annual King and Queens of the Wing Eating Contest Philanthropy event. The event built on the success from last year and doubled the amount of money donated to Alpha Eta’s philanthropy, the Center for Disability Services in Newark with a donation of more than $400. — Kevin Rodda ’11, rodda_k@denison.edu

DePauw (∆)

The Delta Chapter proudly welcomes its new pledge class of 28 into our happy ranks. Currently ranked third in GPA on campus and continuing our tradition of campus involvement, for which we were awarded at the 170th general convention, the Delta Chapter is in a well-balanced position of both academic and extra-curricular success. After once again leading the ﬁght against cancer through our biggest philanthropic cause, Relay for Life (orchestrated this year by a Delta Beta), the Delta Chapter is conﬁdent as we move into the summer. We bid a fond farewell to our 22

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graduating seniors who helped propel us to our excellent standing, especially two-term president Bryan Uelk and our more than capable recruitment chairs, and anticipate an excellent year under our new board of experienced leadership. — Alec Synnestvedt ’11, alec.synnestvedt@gmail.com

Eastern Carolina (ΕΑ)

The Epsilon Alpha Chapter has been raising money for their savings by volunteering at ECU Baseball games and has made close to $2,500 so far. The chapter is preparing to have it’s annual Semi-Formal on April 23rd. All Alumni are invited – please contact Nick Nosbisch at nsn0609@ ecu.edu for more information. The chapter is also preparing to initiate its pledges and hold-overs during the 3rd week of May. More information regarding initiation will be available on the chapter’s website - www.ecubeta.com - when it becomes available. — Marc Glidden ’11, Gliddenm07@students.ecu.edu

Eastern Illinois (Colony)

The brothers of the Eastern Illinois Colony have been working extremely hard this semester with many different projects in the works. They have successfully planned and run the second annual Beta Mini-Golf Tournament with all proceeds going to the Mills Cancer Center in Champaign, IL. The brothers have also secured a two-mile stretch of highway as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program and will begin clean up of their highway this summer. The brothers also hope to earn their second Centennial Award for earning the highest overall IFC GPA in both the fall and spring semesters of this school year. Contact colony President Corey Norton at canorton@eiu.edu with any questions. — Nick Niemerg ’12, npniemerg@eiu.edu

Eastern Kentucky (∆Ξ)

Throughout the Spring Semester, Delta XI has been hard at work on Eastern’s campus. The men of Delta Xi have worked hard and persistently to reverse the stereotypical thoughts of campus and community members and ensure that fraternities are necessary on college campus. April brought our annual Beta Rose competition where we hold a week long competition to choose a second sweetheart. A member of Chi Omega Sorority won it this year and she will represent us well. We raised more than $1,800 for our philanthropy, American Cancer Society. As the semester draws to an end, the brothers still remain hard at work preparing for our Installation ceremony. It has been a long road to get to where we are now, but on April 10th, it will all be worth it! At this semester’s Greek Week activities, Delta Xi brought home yet another Chapter Excellence Award signifying the best fraternity on campus.— Kyle Shaner ’11, kyle_shaner1@eku.edu

Eastern Washington (ΕΩ)

The men at the Epsilon Omega Chapter will be dedicated to redeﬁning themselves to exemplify the brotherhood aspect of the Fraternity. As a house we have been struggling with our dedications, regarding both our academics and the obligations we have for one another as brothers. However, with the help of our alumni and those still dedicated to what Beta stands for, we will be setting in motion the necessary tools to completely revamp the house, and everything that we do as Men of Principle. We will be taking second looks at the things that make this Fraternity great, everything from academics to brotherhood to recruitment, and holding them to the standard that sets Betas apart from everyone else. — Nathan Catalano ’12, ncatalano12@jcu.edu

Emory (ΓΥ)

The Brothers of Emory University’s Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi are enjoying an unforgettable year. This past fall semester, the Beta chapter was awarded the Dean’s Cup to go along with the ‘gold’ status according to Emory’s GLA (Greek Life Advancement) standards. Our chapter hosted many memorable events including paintballing, a month-long philanthropic game called “Assassins,” a Young Alumni Weekend and Atlanta Thrashers and Hawks sporting events, amongst others. In addition, the presence of our brothers can be felt all around campus, whether it’s in the classrooms or extracurricular

organizations. Brothers hold a variety of leadership roles. To name a few: College Council board, Student Programming Council, Global Brigades, Outdoor Emory Organization, BBA Council, Emory Economic Development Initiatives, Young Republicans, Varsity Soccer and Baseball. So much more can deﬁnitely be expected next semester from our outstanding brotherhood. — Michael Reardon ’11, mereard@ emory.edu

Florida (ΓΞ)

This Spring the Gamma Xi Chapter was proud to initiate 14 new pledges and welcome them to our brotherhood. We also held our second annual philanthropy Beta Bring It On. A competitive cheerleading competition that beneﬁts the Alzheimer’s association and the Tom Brown Memorial Scholarship. In only its second year the philanthropy raised $32,000. This summer phase two of construction begins on our house completeting the new dorm wings. — Brian Sayre ’11 Bsayre13@uﬂ.edu

Florida International (ΗΓ)

After its Installation Banquet early in the spring, the Eta Gamma chapter has spent a long semester heavily involved in philanthropy and campus-wide achievements. At the end of March, the chapter held its second annual Beta Breakdown team choreographed dance competition where we raised more than $2,300 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association. This semester several brothers have been recognized as campus leaders through new membership in organizations such as Order of Omega, Student Ambassadors, two winners of FIU Student Life Awards, and IFC’s Neophyte of the Year. The chapter looks to the summer to pick up its recruitment efforts and will be sending several brothers to UIFI, Wooden Institute, and Leadership College. — Javier Nahmias ’12, jnahm001@ﬁu.edu

Furman (ΖΛ)

The Zeta Lambda of Beta Theta Pi recently ﬂexed their philanthropic muscle. Not only did the members of Zeta Lambda participate in a home build for their philanthropy, Habitat for Humanity. They also had a brother auction that raised more than $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Though, that was a busy week worth of philanthropy, the Furman chapter was not done. The members of Zeta Lambda are also participating in Furman’s annual Relay for Life, which raises money to ﬁght cancer. The Furman chapter of Beta Theta Pi was the only fraternity on campus to raise more than $1,000 for the cause. — Bart Stockland ’10, bart.stockland@furman.edu

George Washington (ΖΝ)

The Zeta Nu Chapter is renewing our dedication to the Beta Principles as we prepare for our annual Beta Cup tournament on the National Mall. All proceeds from the soccer tournament beneﬁt the N Street Village, a local battered women’s shelter. With a large turnout expected by campus sororities, fraternities, and local alumni, we are hoping to make this event even bigger than last year’s, with the goal of raising several thousand dollars for a cause our chapter feels strongly about. Reaching out to the on-campus community, non-Greek groups will be participating in this year, proudly showing Beta’s dedication to campus unity. With unity in mind, our brotherhood is preparing for the rapidly approaching Beta Convention by planning an opportunity for all Betas to stop by the Zeta Nu Chapter House for a meet-and-greet to learn about how Zeta Nus show their Beta spirit everyday in our Nation’s Capitol. — Corey Lewin ’12, clewin52190@gmail.com

Georgia (ΕΕ)

Each spring, the members of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter host their annual philanthropy, Choral Cup. Choral Cup is a singing competition amongst the sororities on campus that raises money for the American Cancer Society. Though this year’s ﬁnal contributions are not quite in, with more than 650 women in attendance, we are well on our way to reaching our goal of $8,000. Also this spring, the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter hosted its ﬁrst annual “John Brown Gordon Alumni Banquet.”

The banquet was a great success with more than 40 alumni from across the country in attendance. — Carson Hill ’11, chill04@uga.edu

Georgia Tech (ΓΗ)

The Gamma Eta chapter has been extremely busy this past spring on and off Georgia Tech’s campus, hosting the annual parent’s day and crawﬁsh boil at the house and participating in multiple philanthropies around Atlanta. The chapter maintains an average GPA above that of the all men’s average on campus while continuing to uphold the same social status. Dr. Lori Hart-Ebert, a renowned speaker, was brought in to speak to the brotherhood about leadership and responsibilities. The brotherhood also took part in the new ropes course on campus to facilitate the strengthening of friendships and leadership abilities. The tug team looks to defend their title during Greek Week this spring. — Stephan Drescher ’12, smdresch8@aol.com

Hampden-Sydney College (Ζ)

The Zeta Chapter at Hampden-Sydney College initiated 11 pledges on April 5, 2010. Brothers Jobe Jackson and Michael Crowe were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society for their outstanding scholarship in the liberal arts and sciences. Brother Chris Pryor has earned a 4.0 grade point average for a second semester in a row. Last semester the Chapter held a 3v3 basketball tournament to raise money for the National Scoliosis Foundation. On April 16, 2010 the Chapter will attend the Relay For Life, an all night event to raise money and awareness for cancer. Brother Jack Ruddy took an alternative spring break trip to Belize with the Rivers of the World program to help build a children’s hospital in an underdeveloped area of the country. We welcome all alumni to attend our Homecoming activities beginning October 15, 2010. All recruitment referrals should be sent to Eric Harris at HarrisE@ hsc.edu. — Tyler Heslop ’12, heslopt@hsc.edu

Idaho (ΓΓ)

The Gamma Gamma chapter is proud to announce that we can boast best grades at the University of Idaho for the past seven semesters. Gamma Gamma is also proud to be intramural champions. This spring members averaged 25.3 hours of community service , volunteering in various events around the community including Relay 4 life, Lionel Hampton Jazz festival, Saturday of service and our annual 24 hour softball game against Sigma Nu. With 23 new initiated members this February members are now looking forward to summer rush. — Juan Corona ’12 coro1537@vandals.uidaho.edu

Indiana (Π)

The Pi Chapter has been doing very well over the past semester. We had the 2nd highest GPA on campus for the Fall 2009 semester. Our new recruitment chairman, Mitch Huber, brought in a solid new pledge class with 24 new members, and Patrick Mullen has been successful so far with new member education. As far as philanthropy goes, Nick Murphy has dedicated many hours to IU Dance Marathon and is now on the executive board for the philanthropy. Our new external Vice President Brian Rans has taken charge of the 2nd Annual Beta Bull Ride, which is set for April 16th. We are currently averaging 16 hours per member for the year and will have it above 20 by May. — Matt Edwards ’11, edwardmt@indiana.edu

Iowa (ΑΒ)

As the school year winds down, the brothers of the AB Chapter are still staying busy. Besides participating in Greek Week festivities, the brothers are getting involved with more service, like our Adopt-a-Road, ﬁnishing up intramural basketball and soccer seasons, maintaining our position as second in grades on campus, and just generally enjoying the spring weather in Iowa City after a long winter. With summer looming, the brothers are all working very hard to ﬁnish the spring semester on a strong note and head into next fall with a lot of momentum as we look forward to a strong incoming pledge class. — Andrew Magner ’12, andrew-magner@uiowa.edu

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Iowa State (ΤΣ)

Spring 2010 has come sprinting to Iowa State University, and the Tau Sigma chapter has been making strides to keep up with it. We’ve been focusing on recruitment this spring and preparing for Convention this summer. We’ve been holding roundtables, utilizing university resources, and have created a recruitment committee to ensure we meet our goal of 50 active members by this fall. We’ve also been busy with activities within the Greek community like Lip Sync and Varieties. Our pairings put on a great show in both activities! We’re racing toward the end of the semester with Greek Week this week, the annual ISU celebration VEISHEA next weekend with an alumni event, initiation week followed by a brotherhood campout, and then ﬁnal exams before starting summer vacation. It’s a great time to be a Beta at ISU! — Josh Larson ’11, jplarson@iastate.edu

John Carroll (Colony)

The Beta Theta Pi Colony at John Carroll University was proud to welcome the seven new members of the Epsilon Class in the spring 2010 semester. The new Executive Board had a successful goal-setting trip to the Midwest Keystone Regional Leadership College. At Keystone, all eight members in attendance joined the Sons of the Dragon Club. In addition to the Executive Board, 27 members, constituting 72% of the Colony, joined the Sons of the Dragon Club. The Colony also received the Midwest Member Education Award. Congratulations to Brother Brandon Sheil who was recognized as the John Carroll University Student Leader of the Year for 2009. In addition, the Colony was recognized as having the highest fraternity GPA on John Carroll’s campus for the third consecutive year. The Colony will be petitioning for its charter this summer at the 171st General Convention in Washington, DC. Go BETA! — Nathan Catalano ’12, Ncatalano12@jcu.edu

Johns Hopkins (ΑΧ)

The Alpha Chi brothers are extremely proud to report the recruitment of their largest pledge class in more than 30 years. After a complete revamping of the recruitment process, 21 fantastic and well-qualified students were initiated as pledges. Our stronger presence on campus and the hard work of Recruitment Chairman, Brother Raford Bussey, paid off and the chapter is enjoying the advantages of a large and unified pledge class. In Intramural fraternity athletics, Alpha Chi came first in Wallyball recently and now turn their attention to volleyball, soccer and football. Moreover, Alpha Chi made considerable strides in brother accountability and scholarship; participation has increased greatly as a result of better recruitment and pledge education. The future of this 130 year-old chapter looks bright and fruitful. — Siavash Raigani ’11, sraigan1@jhu.edu

Kansas (ΑΝ)

The Beta house at the University of Kansas has continued its tradition of excellence. The house once again earned the highest grades on campus with a 3.45 grade point average. It has also won the overall intramurals cup including championships in football, golf, and ultimate Frisbee. The men at the Alpha Nu chapter continue to achieve excellence and help their community. They are extremely active in community service and philanthropic activities, and were recently recognized by the United Way in Lawrence for continued support. The Betas at Kansas continue to build on the Fraternity’s rich heritage. — Brandon Westemeyer ’12, bwestemeyer@yahoo.com

Kansas State (ΓΕ)

The Gamma Epsilon Chapter is continuing it’s great success within the fraternal community by a strong commitment to the philanthropy aspect of our chapter. We are coming off a strong house volunteer effort and starting our semester off with a Habitat for Humanity project. As the end of the intramural season is coming up, due to a impressive performance in soccer, ﬂag football and volleyball, Gamma Epsilon is in a strong position to win its sixth championship in a row. Academically, Gamma Epsilon is continuing to improve heading into ﬁnal exams. We are also 24

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proud to have an amazing housemother, Bobby Lonker, who has been our housemother for 20 years. Our recruitment is looking promising as we near the heart of the recruitment season for the Fall 2010 pledge class. Gamma Epsilon was proud to initiate all 27 pledges, and hopes to bring in another great group of young men to add to an already strong chapter. — Zachary Weaver ’12, zweaver@ksu.edu

Kenyon (ΒΑ)

As of April 7th, our chapter is in the process of pledging six new members – six individuals who entered as friends, acquaintances, or strangers, but who will emerge as brothers. On the philanthropy front, several brothers will be traveling to Cincinnati later this month to do volunteer work at the A.J. Cohen Memorial Baseball Tournament, which funds the A.J. Cohen Memorial Scholarship. This full tuition scholarship will send an underprivileged student to Summit Country Day Catholic School (of which brother Matthew Lippert ’12 is an alumnus). Also, many chapter members participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Kenyon, held this April 2-3: under the banner of the “Lords Football” relay team, they helped to raise $4,230 to ﬁght cancer (1st place of all 24 teams participating), with brother Mike Hermanson ’10 personally raising $1,310! The Beta Alpha Chapter will also be hosting a BBQ at the Temple in the Woods during Kenyon’s Alumni Weekend – all alumni are welcome! — Andrew Jurado ’11, juradoa@kenyon.edu

Kettering A (∆Η)

The brothers of the Delta Eta A-Section Colony once again had the highest grades on campus, displaying their continued commitment to academics. Participation in campus organizations continues to be strong throughout the chapter with members involved in leadership roles in Campus Crusade for Christ, the school paper, Tau Beta Pi, the Aerosciences Club, and the Greener Engineering Organization. This latest term the “Dragon Dodge Ball Open” was introduced as the colony’s annual philanthropy event. This event was successful in raising money to be donated to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. The colony recently initiated another four men who displayed the traits that have become synonymous with Beta. Moving forward, the colony is petitioning to charter at the 171st Convention, hoping to capitalize on the efforts of the membership since re-colonization in 2007. — Paul Reichert ’10, reic8210@gmail.com

Kettering B (∆Η)

This spring, Delta Eta brothers have many aspirations they are striving for. In an effort to raise money for cancer research, brothers have been preparing for their First Annual Drive Out Cancer Charity Golf Outing. In addition, we look forward to inducting our 11 member pledge class in Oxford, Ohio. Brothers plan to perform Spring Initiation by memory. Since we have the majority of our executive team graduating, we are preparing our younger generations for their upcoming leadership roles. We plan on sending nine brothers to Wooden Institute and Leadership College this summer. We are also focusing on fundraising to have sufﬁcient funds to send next year’s brothers. — Derek Gonzales ’13, gonz6445@kettering.edu

Knox (Ξ)

It has been an outstanding term for the Xi Chapter. Recruitment was a huge success, bringing in 21 extremely qualiﬁed pledges, which was the largest amount throughout the Knox Campus. They continue to represent the chapter in various leadership positions including members of the football, soccer, track, basketball, and wrestling teams. We also currently just got done participating in the Polar Bear Plunge in which we raised more than $6,000 for the Special Olympics. Also, every Wednesday of the week means that the Xi Chapter travels to the local elementary school to interact with the after school program in place there. Also members of the house have decided to extend their philanthropy even farther by joining A.P.O. which is a community service organization. The Xi Chapter is also continuing the long standing athletic excellence by having seven current athletic captains in the house. Also our intramural basketball team has just claimed the

number one seed in the campus tournament with a championship title expected to follow. Leadership roles extend past the athletics as well. We have currently two members on student senate exec, two members on IFC exec, a member on the Order of Omega exec and one on the Mortar Board exec. The Xi Chapter of Knox College has experienced many successes this term and looks forward to many more. — Lucas Motta ’11, lmotta@knox.edu

Lawrence (ΓΠ)

The Gamma Pi Chapter has had a very productive year in terms of chapter recruitment, philanthropy and academics. We initiated eight young men in Oxford in April and we hope to add four more pledges in the spring term. We are graduating 14 seniors this year, but excited to welcome in two new pledge classes. We raised more than $500 for Habitat for Humanity in an annual fundraiser and seven brave Beta men froze themselves for charity at Polar Plunge in Oshkosh. We are preparing for our annual Alumni Pig Roast, which will be held during Lawrence’s LU-aroo Music Festival. As president I would like to extend an invitation to all Gamma Pi alumni to our 75th Anniversary, which will take place in October of 2011. Thank you for all of your support and have a great summer! — Andy Francis ’12, francisa@lawrence.edu

Louisville (∆Π)

The Delta Pi Chapter had another busy semester in the spring. We held our first annual Alumni Golf Outing Fundraiser as part of our revamped Alumni Weekend. Our brothers continued to be leaders on campus in cultivation of the intellect, ranking third amongst all fraternities in GPA. Our recruitment has continued to improve, as we signed our largest spring pledge class in several years. Delta Pi brothers, especially new initiates, have been very involved on campus in university housing, student government, office of the president, and several honor societies. The first Delta Pi Parents Association was recently founded by our housemother, in the hopes of keeping parents more informed of what we’re up to and help them to get more involved in the chapter. — Derek Fetters ’12, dsfett01@louisville.edu

Loyola Marymount (ΗΑ)

This semester has been one of growth for us at Loyola Marymount University. As one of the newer chapters, we are focusing on increasing our chapter size, becoming a bigger presence on campus, and organizing an alumni base. We have taken huge strides towards our goal. We had a huge improvement in the size of our pledge class this semester, and we managed to maintain quality Betas. We had three Betas from our chapter nominated for Order of Omega Greek Awards this semester, and ex-president Daen Epka won “Greek Man of the Year”. We are also in the process of setting up a new re-vamped philanthropy that we hope will captivate the attention of our campus for up to a week. Lastly, our alumni chairman James April has been working hard to set up new alumni events through which we hope to foster a strong relationship with graduating Betas from the Eta Alpha Chapter. — Eli Kallison ’12, milkandrelish@gmail.com

Maine (ΒΗ)

Beta Eta had a great spring semester with many goals broken and new ones established. We raised nearly $6,000 for Rape Response Services with our annual Beta Sleep-Out. Betas fill many important positions on campus organizations, from IFC to Student Government, and we continue to encourage our members to seek involvement in other groups. We have greatly improved relations with Public Safety by pioneering the Police Liaison program, allowing our brothers to put a face to the officers, and for the officers to put faces to us, as well as see a glimpse of what it means to be part of this organization. We are setting high goals for the fall semester in terms of recruitment, GPA, and campus involvement and are committed to maintaining our spot as one of the top fraternities on campus. — Matthew Sevey ’12, matthew. sevey@umit.maine.edu

Maryland (∆Ω)

The Delta Omega Chapter at the University of Maryland is continuing to make its mark on campus one year after recolonizing. After a trying recruitment period, the colony came together and inducted four solid pledges. Our primary mission for the semester was making a difference in a community through philanthropy projects. During recruitment, we packed hundreds of bagged lunches for a local Women’s Shelter, we hosted a 5k on Campus to beneﬁt the Wounded Warriors Project, and we participated in campus wide events to support various causes. As Betas, we take pride in devoting time to community service. As our ﬁrst full year on campus comes to a close, we are looking forward to continuing new traditions and becoming stronger next year. — Alex Bleiweis ’13, ableiweis@gmail.com

Massachuesttes Institute of Technology (ΒΥ)

The Beta Upsilon Chapter is excited to boast another multiple pledge spring class, a phenomenon nearly unheard of at MIT. Technicolor, an all-Beta dancefunk band has found huge success playing for students and the community, and, in continuation with spreading music to the public, the chapter will be co-hosting the MIT Battle of the Bands that takes place during the university’s Campus Preview Weekend. The chapter has also incorporated a revamped accountability policy that has been showing success. The brothers will be holding a philanthropic cooking competition between living groups and our house chef on April 25. — Ari Miller ’11, apmiller@mit.edu

Miami (Α)

The Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi has had an exciting start to the year. Current members have taken great initiative getting involved within the campus community. I am honored to recognize the following individuals: Dan Duncan, Miami ’12 represents Beta on IFC as Vice President of Finances. Matt Shroder, Miami ’12 was elected to the Miami University Board of Trustees. Furthermore, we are very excited for the upcoming Associated Student Government elections, in which Heath Ingram, Miami ’11 was elected student body President, and Mike Emling, Miami ’11 was elected Vice President of Student Activities. In the near future, the brothers of the Alpha Chapter wish to obtain their 8th Knox Award from the General Fraternity Convention. All of these accomplishments are proudly felt by the brothers of the Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi. — Jonathan Lawson, Miami ’11, lawsonj5@muohio.edu

Miami (Fla.) (ΗΒ)

The Hurricane Betas have continued to grow exponentially this year. The most recent pledge class, Eta, consists of nineteen promising young men--the largest class ever for this young chapter. Additionally, this year’s Beta Blast philanthropy event raised more than $9,000 towards Haiti relief. The Eta Beta chapter also has won seven consecutive sorority philanthropy events, raising substantial money for the likes of Autism, School for the Deaf, Down Syndrome, and more. Perhaps our most proud accomplishment this semester has been the repeat victory of Greek Week, which was a shining example of the hard work and focus our chapter exhibits when working as a collective unit. — Nick Sherman ’11, sherm4290@gmail.com

Middle Tennessee State (ΕΘ)

The Epsilon Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi has continued to make great strides this spring semester. We recently strengthened ties with our alumni and have set an alumni weekend (the ﬁrst in four years). We also have strengthened ties with the community, not only working for the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts, but also arranging a three year commitment with our new philanthropy, Special Kids. Finally, we have strengthened ties with our campus, initiating and recruiting scholar-athletes from both the school basketball and football team, as well as having one of our brothers participate as a Student Orientation Assistant for the summer. With these accomplishments, we only look forward to the future and how we can further the Epsilon Theta Chapter. — Kaleb Hill ’08, hillk287@gmail.com

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Minnesota (ΒΠ)

The Minnesota Beta Pi Chapter had an accomplished Spring semester 2010. Through a chapter wide effort, we were able to drastically increase our philanthropic efforts from the previous semester. In April, we hosted our second annual Beta Theta Pie’s event where we sold pies and raised almost 1000 dollars to put towards our goal of 5000 dollars for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. On the recruitment front, we signed a class of six pledges, the highest for a spring class in recent history, that will be initiated in the fall. Our fall 2010 recruitment efforts have been underway since January with the development of our Men of Principle Scholarship, through which 30 quality applicants have been identiﬁed to receive one of three monetary scholarships and a potential bid into the chapter. — Sean Frohman ‘12, frohm005@umn.edu

Mississippi (ΒΒ)

The Mississippi Chapter is looking forward to good things in the near future, following a positive spring semester. Our Exec Committee attended Keystone in February, returning inspired and with set goals for the chapter. Spring formal took place in New Orleans again this year, and we have a spring pledge class of four men. This summer should be a busy one, thanks to the efforts of our recruitment team. Our brothers from Atlanta will be taking potential new members in the area to Braves games, and we have set goals for the numbers we expect in the fall. This is not the only work being done to improve our chapter in the fall, as the renovation of our chapter house is scheduled to take place over the summer. — Andrew Shetley ’12, amshetle@olemiss.edu

Missouri (ΖΦ)

The Zeta Phi Chapter would like to remind all of our alumni that our chapter’s 140th anniversary celebration is going to be held the weekend of the Miami (OH) football game on September 24th and 25th. It should be a fun weekend and we look forward to a great turnout. Recruitment Chairman Ryan Neff ’11 has been working diligently on signing one of the best pledge classes we’ve seen in recent years. If you would like to submit a recruitment recommendation, please visit the following website: http:// tinyurl.com/BetaRushRec. Other questions regarding fall recruitment can be directed to Ryan Neff at NeffR@health.missouri.edu. The chapter would like to thank all of our alumni for their continuing aid and support. — Alex Robertson ’11, dar437@mail.mizzou.edu

Missouri – Kansas City (ΕΛ)

The Epsilon Lambda Chapter has experienced yet another successful semester. The men of Epsilon Lambda received a chapter GPA of 3.464 last fall, once again having the highest GPA of any fraternity at UMKC. This is the 47th time that our chapter has done this in the 51 semesters of our existence. In addition, we initiated 23 new members this past January, the largest initiated pledge class in our chapter’s history. Our chapter is looking to ﬁnish out the last month of the spring semester strong with our 5th consecutive win in Greek Week. In addition, we are hosting Beta Week, a week of philanthropy dedicated to the Sherwood Center for the Exceptional, a school for autistic children and young adults. Lastly, the Epsilon Lambda Chapter is preparing for what looks to be another strong summer and fall recruitment period. Please email any recruitment referrals to Chapter President Jay Devineni at jrdg77@mail. umkc.edu. — Jay Devineni ’13, jrdg77@mail.umkc.edu

Nebraska (ΑΤ)

The men of the Alpha Tau Chapter have continued their pursuit of philanthropic, intellectual, and leadership excellence on the campus of the University of Nebraska. This last semester members Andrew Dowd and Tyler Hawkins, as executive members of the American Cancer Society, along with nearly 30 other Betas helped lead the Relay for Life which helps bring awareness and raise funds for cancer research totaling around $36,000. Also, 32 members took part in the Big Event Philanthropy. The Big Event is a city wide improvement project in which Beta helped the local Special Olympics with organization and ofﬁciating. The previous semester the men of Alpha Tau showed their dedication to the 26

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cultivation of the intellect with twenty one 4.0’s and an all house GPA of 3.41, ranking 3rd among 24 IFC houses. Also, at this year’s Keystone Conference the men of Alpha Tau won the New Member Education award for our excellent pledge education program. Finally, the men of Alpha Tau will be sending six representatives to the Wooden Institute and four others to this year’s Convention. — Bryce R. Wergin ’10, bwergin2@gmail.com

North Carolina (Η)

The Eta Chapter started the spring semester strong with two successful philanthropy events. We first hosted a pancake dinner with Kappa Delta sorority to benefit the victims in Haiti and then held a chili dinner with Chi Omega sorority to raise money for the NC Children’s Hospital. The chapter has also been busy with a variety of intramural sports, and just enjoying the great weather in Chapel Hill. We have begun to prepare for fall recruitment next year so if anyone has any potential recruits, please pass their information along. Lastly, as next year approaches we are reluctant to send off a great group of seniors and wish them the best of luck. — Larsen Jones ’12, Larsen_Jones@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

North Dakota (ΓΚ)

There have been a lot of things happening lately in the Gamma Kappa Chapter. First of all, over spring break a few of our members stayed back and reﬁnished the ﬂoor in our dining room. Just recently we had our spaghetti feed philanthropy for the Backpacks for Brilliance organization. Also, our intramural teams have had successful seasons each making the playoffs and chalking up a few wins. Currently we have three pledges and have I-week just around the corner. – Nick Anderson ’11, nicholas.anderson@und.nodak.edu

Northeastern (Colony)

The Northeastern University Colony of Beta Theta Pi has been busy making its mark on campus. Nearly five months into being colonized, the university community has already seen what it means to have Men of Principle in residence. Since winning the Spirit Cup during Homecoming in the fall, the colony has continued to be involved on campus, raising more than $2500 by participating in Relay for Life. The colony had its first performance at Greek Sing, an event during Greek Week, and ended up winning first place. In addition, the Northeastern colony had 100% of our members join Sons of the Dragon Club. We have initiated our first new member class in the spring, and we look forward to an even larger class next semester. — Morris Agudo ’13, betathetapineu@gmail.com

Northwestern (Ρ)

This year, the members of Rho have focused on improving the all-around performance of the chapter. We are striving for the Knox Award, working to return the chapter to good standing, and improving our alumni connections through a new networking concept. We are also making our house an area the members can be proud of. We have redone our common area and created an improved study room. As the current executive board begins its transition, we hope those taking ofﬁce will continue to pursue progressive goals to propel Rho forward as an invaluable resource to our community and the General Fraternity. — Matthew Lembo ’11, m-lembo@u.northwestern.edu

Nova Southeastern (ΖΜ)

The Zeta Mu Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is proud to announce that we have achieved the highest grade point average of all Greek Organizations on the Nova Southeastern Campus. Furthermore, we won or placed in all homecoming competitions which raised around $1,000 for our chapter funds. Later this month, we will be taking part in a service project raising money for the Relay For Life organization. We are continuing to hold biweekly brotherhood events, and are currently a ﬁnalist for Undergraduate Organization of The Year at our campus. There are 70 organizations available for this title, and Beta Theta Pi has made it to the top ﬁve, with the awards ceremony being held April 20th 2010. — Robert Coppola ’13, rcoppola@gmx.com

Ohio (BK)

The Beta Kappa Chapter at Ohio University had a strong quarter grades wise and finished with the second highest overall GPA out of all the other fraternities on campus. This spring we are pairing up with a sorority to do community service at Good Works, where we will be preparing a meal for less fortunate people in the area. We are currently planning a staff cookout at our house for professors, the dean, and other OU staff members. Our second annual golf outing is coming up soon and will hopefully surpass all alumni expectations. We are also proud to say we won all intramural sports for the 4th year in a row and have retired the IFC sports trophy. — Aaron Linder ’12, aaron_linder08@yahoo.com

Ohio State (QD)

As spring quarter gets rolling this year so does the Theta Delta Chapter at The Ohio State University. With the nice weather comes the opportunity for great philanthropy and social events. With the obvious excitement about Greek Week lurking around the corner, we also have made time for a number of philanthropy and charity events. Our usual philanthropy event, Beta Ball (our version of a dodge ball tournament) will be under way in the coming weeks, but we also have plans to help some less fortunate kids of the city of Columbus with tutoring and mentoring while many of us will soon take trips to a local animal shelter with one of the neighboring sororities to help out there as well. There is no doubt that the Theta Delta Chapter has been and will be busy preserving the great name of Beta Theta Pi. — Christopher Pilkington ’12, pilkington.9@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Oklahoma (GF)

Greetings from the Gammi Phi Chapter at the University of Oklahoma! Beta Theta Pi kicked things off in the fall by teaming with the women of Kappa Alpha Theta to take home 1st place in University Sing. November’s Barn Dantz festivities, possibly Beta’s most exciting week and date party, were once again a success. In February, Beta’s newly elected executive officers took office. March was also an eventful time for the Fraternity. Beta Theta Pi took home the Academic Award in the President’s Trophy Competition. The chapter’s annual philanthropy event, the Frensley 5k, benefited the American Heart Association and Second Chance Animal Sanctuary. The chapter is now revving up for a successful summer rush. — Nick Coffey ’13, Nick.M.Coffey-1@ou.edu

Oklahoma State (ΓL)

The Gamma Lambda Chapter has continued to establish itself on campus. The house recently competed in Spring Sing and did very well. Gamma Lambda won best Choreography, best small ensemble, best large ensemble, best female director, and 2nd place overall. The house has also had many of its members become very involved on campus. Several brothers helped serve an integral role in planning, fundraising and hosting a large black-tie-event called Performers on the Rise. The chapter is also very excited about the annual Barn Dance on April 24th as well as summer rush and adding another great pledge class to its ranks. — Ben Chrisman ’12, ben.chrisman@okstate.edu

Oregon (ΒR)

It’s been an exciting year for the Beta Rho chapter as we celebrated our 100th year on the University of Oregon campus. The chapter celebrated in Portland on November 13th where we kicked off the Centennial Campaign to raise $750,000 to buy back our house. The campaign is coming into the home stretch this spring and the chapter is confident the goal will be met. The chapter is also proud to announce that with the addition of the spring pledge class the freshman class now has a total of twenty one young men of outstanding caliber. The chapter now also has four men on the IFC, including President Cody Catherall, Vice President of Accountability Alex Larsson, and Vice President of Programming Michael Ferrari. — Pete Shea ’10, pshea1@uoregon.edu

Penn State (AU)

The Alpha Upsilon colony has had quite a busy semester so far. Our reestablishment class of 59 men initiated on April 17th with an attendance of almost 160 parents, alumni, and university officials. The event was a great success and culminated in a serenade to the parents – a joint effort of new initiates, Alpha Upsilon alumni, and General Fraternity members. Reestablishment director Jeff Rundle has played a critical role in the reestablishment process and has decided to stay on with the colony in the fall. Our chapter house, recently restored by the generous donation of Alpha Upsilon alumnus Don Abbey, will regain life in the fall when 43 brothers move in for the first time. We look forward to next semester and our work towards chapter status. – Kealan Hobelmann ’00, kch5066@psu.edu

Pennsylvania (Φ)

The Phi Chapter has proudly maintained its support for the Ian L. Cali Fund for FibrodysplasiaOssificansProgressiva (FOP) Research, ending the year with its fourth annual downtown concert to raise money for this rare connective tissue disease that affects the sibling of former Phi Chapter President, Jason Cali ’09. This event will not only raise awareness, but also hopefully surpass last year’s donation of $5,000. During the fall term, the Phi Chapter also partnered with TEP in participating in Movember, increasing awareness and raising more than $14,000 for prostate cancer research, as well as hosting a haunted house for underprivileged West Philadelphia students and hosting three teams for Relay for Life. Other accomplishments include hosting the most attended alumni Homecoming event since Phi’s recolonization as well as building an alumni and faculty advisory board this year. — Michael McClung ’12, mmi@wharton.upenn.edu

Puget Sound (DE)

Our chapter is alive with new energy coming off of a reorganization. We are soon to initiate 16 new members, all of whom are leaders. We are also re-establishing our advisory board and re-connecting with our alumni after too long a history of sub-par chapter behavior. A huge thank you goes out to brother Joe Buchanan (District Chief) and Brother Jason Lopez (Chapter Counselor) as well as all of our advisors who have helped us in our efforts. Our membership is strong and we have worked hard to build a foundation that we can now push off from with sights set high. — Fletcher Farrar ’12, fletcherfarrar@gmail.com

Purdue (ΒΜ)

Over the past semester, The Beta Mu Chapter has continued to thrive. Our chapter’s GPA was once again over the all fraternity and all men’s average. We had seven brothers and two pledges on the Dean’s List with another eight brothers earning All-Semester honors. The chapter continued its commitment to philanthropy as new member John Lindstrom participated in Zeta Tau Alpha’s “Big Man on Campus” competition and chapter President, Jordon Gofourth, competed in Alpha Phi’s “Ivy Man.” Beta continued its tradition of athletic dominance as it stands in second place in the semester intramural standings and owns the number one seed in every bracket heading into the softball, soccer, and sand volleyball playoffs. Our spring recruitment remained one of the best on campus, as we had 14 accepted bids out of 16 given. Given the challenges our chapter has faced this semester, Beta’s brotherhood and unity has grown stronger and we are excited to move forward into the 2010-2011 school year. — Michael Pfohl, ’11, mpfohl@ purdue.edu

Saint Louis (ΖΤ)

The Zeta Tau Chapter at Saint Louis University has had a year of rebirth. Our chapter has not only had two of the biggest pledge classes on campus both semesters, but has also gained stature for winning multiple events on campus. These events include winning Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash and Saint Louis University’s Greek Week. While no one person can be attributed for all of these accomplishments, several of our members have been given awards from the Order of Omega. These include Brian Verbus (Senior) for Chapter Luminary, Robert Samuelson (Senior) Unsung Hero, and Mitchell Garrett (Freshman) as betathetapi.org

the Most Inspirational New Member. The Zeta Tau Chapter has been ﬂourishing off campus as well. Aside from our usual on and off campus philanthropic work, our chapter has already raised approximately $500 for the MS society and we have yet to start our ofﬁcial philanthropy week. The Zeta Tau Chapter is on the rise and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping any time soon. — Nick Luria ’12, nluria@slu.edu

San Diego (ΖΩ)

The Zeta Omega Chapter at San Diego set two major goals this semester: to recruit a top-notch and robust pledge class and to increase community service, and it has responded with enthusiasm. The outstanding effort of our Recruitment Chairmen helped bring in the largest pledge class in chapter history with 30 young men working toward earning their badge. Not only was this San Diego’s largest ever pledge class, but with a handful of athletes, a number of men who relentlessly give back to the community, and even a musician, it is also one of our most talented and ambitious groups. We will proudly be sending eight new members to represent Zeta Omega in Oxford this summer at The John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle. Zeta Omega also increased its efforts to be active in the community. Our Community Outreach Chairman has worked hard this semester to set up numerous campus and community service events for the chapter, including regular volunteer events at the San Diego Food Bank, two blood drives through the San Diego Blood Bank as well as weekly participation in the YMCA’s “Color Your World Program” at local elementary schools. The brothers in San Diego also rallied to participate in the March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and the Excel Youth Zone and Kids Korps USA’s Servapalooza service-thon in honor of Global Youth Service Day. — Matthew Gigli ’12, mjgigli@sandiego.edu

San Jose State (ΖΗ)

The Zeta Eta Chapter is proud to ﬁnally have paid all outstanding debts, and is in the process attaining good standing status. Members of ours are currently participating more in the community by mentoring for local high school students as well as working at an urban farming project called, ‘Veggilution’. Our brothers have also been working together in a home improvement venture, which has improved the overall look of our chapter house; the home improvements have also opened up an area for which brothers can study. — Tyler Gray ’13, tgray185@gmail.com

Sewanee (ΓΧ)

The Gamma Chi Chapter at the University of the South had an eventful Spring semester. Our chapter initiated eight men into our brotherhood bringing the total membership to a record 41. Several brothers of the junior class returned home from their academic ventures in such places as Morocco and Japan, while another completed his esteemed Carey Fellow internship in Stamford, Connecticut. Recently, our chapter established a formal Housing Corporation, a crucial step in our pursuit of ownership and renovation of our current chapter house. And, as a chapter ﬁrst, we will award the Men of Principle Scholarship to an incoming freshman of the class of 2014. As the 2010-2011 academic season draws near, our chapter is preparing for another successful year, continuing to live and propagate the principles and ritual of our Great and Good Fraternity. — Jared Knight ’11, knighja0@sewanee.edu

South Carolina (Υ)

The University of South Carolina colony has quickly established itself and is becoming a leader on campus. With the initiation of 70 founding fathers, there is very high interest in what Beta Theta Pi has to offer, and the colony looks to take advantage of that interest with its 365 recruitment plan throughout the summer and into the fall. Campus leaders are abundant amongst the founding fathers, including next year’s student body president, Ebbie Yazdani, South Carolina ’11. The founding father class comes in with a 3.61 GPA, far surpassing the overall men’s and fraternity averages. Also, we raised more than $1,400 for Relay for Life supporting the American Cancer Society. This summer the colony is sending one brother to UIFI, six to The Wooden Institute and 10 to Leadership College at the 171st General Convention. South Carolina’s colony is excited to be a part of Beta Theta Pi and looks forward to building 28

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South Dakota (ΓΑ)

The Gamma Alpha Chapter has been very busy this year. We have a very high campus involvement rate with most of the chapter involved in on campus groups. Our President, Tim Carr, is the new Student Government Association president. We also have people in Spanish Club, Biology Club and even Pi Sigma Epsilon. We were very involved in intramural sports on campus this year. We had teams in football, basketball, softball, and volleyball. We will be having a volleyball tournament in the Fall as well as a bowling tournament. We have big plans for the upcoming year and look forward to the future! – Cole Peterson ’11, Cole.Peterson@usd.edu

Southern California (ΓΤ)

This spring kicks off the 30th Anniversary of the Swim With Mike philanthropy. Both current Betas and alumni are diving in to raise money for the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund was created by Gamma Tau alumus Ron Orr and has raised $9.6 million in the last 29 years. The Keystone conference was extremely successful and we were pleased to bring home the recruitment reward for the Southwest Region. It commemorates our stellar performance in continuing to recruit men of principle. Last semester the 18-person Zeta pledge class boasted the highest GPA on the row with a 3.24 average and had a member with a 4.0. Gamma Tau is excited for our spring philanthropy “Beta Beach”, which will be a supplemental fundraiser for Swim With Mike. — Ted Hadjisavas ’12, hadjisav@usc.edu

Southern Illinois (ΖΟ)

The chapter has been rather busy this spring working on the chapter. The new Executive council hit the ground running improving our Kai committee and recruitment methods. I would like to recognize Jon Gorgosz and myself for being elected to our Inter Fraternity Council. I would also like to congratulate our chapter on concentrating and improving their grades. We are looking forward to making a good GPA this semester and keeping ourselves on the right path. We once again participated in the 63rd Annual Theta Xi Variety show placing third overall. Lastly, I would like to invite our Alumni to next year’s Homecoming on October 9th. The campus is holding its ﬁrst ever all Greek alumni reunion inviting Greeks from every chapter. We are expecting more than 1,000 Greek alumni to attend and hope that there are many Betas among them. — Clint Lodwick ’11, clintthegolfer5@yahoo.com

Southern Methodist (ΓΩ)

This past semester was our ﬁrst spring rush here at Southern Methodist University, and the Gamma Omega colony of Beta Theta Pi is proud to report the successful initiation of 13 new brothers! Within the pledge class we had one President’s Scholar and two men with GPAs of 4.0. On top of that, one of the former pledges was recently selected from a pool of 90 to be one of 10 people to lead this summer’s freshman orientation. Sophomore Derek Hubbard was elected to serve on the Student Senate as a Dedman Representative for the second consecutive year, and Senior Grant Lewis was named the Outstanding Senior Business Scholar for 2009-2010. As a chapter we were honored with the Campus Academic Excellence Award, signifying that we had the highest GPA out of all fraternities. We look forward to summer and continuing our Beta tradition of year round recruitment. — Christopher Corbeille ’12, ccorbeille@smu.edu

St. Lawrence (ΒΖ)

After an exciting and successful fall re-colonization effort conducted by the General Fraternity, the Beta Zeta Colony is excited to be back at St. Lawrence. This spring Beta Zeta recruited an additional 21 Men of Principle to join the founding father class of 29, Beta Zetas now represent a wide swath of the student body, including the president, vice president and treasurer of the student body, varsity athletes, student orientation leaders, admission ambassadors and much more. This spring for March Madness Beta Zeta conducted a bracket competition for Big Sky

Cancer Camp, an organization that supports terminally ill children and their families. Through the generosity of the St. Lawrence community and brothers alike, we were able to sponsor a child’s stay at Big Sky. Restoration of the Abbott-Young Memorial Temple has begun slowly, but through the hard work of current brothers and generosity of Beta’s past we are excited about the restoration process. — Andrew Leiser ’11, ableis07@stlawu.edu

Stevens (Σ)

The spring 2010 semester has seen the brothers of the Sigma Chapter at Stevens take signiﬁcant strides towards increasing community and campus involvement. The chapter has raised our minimum community service per brother from seven to 10 hours, but we hope to beat our average from last semester which was more than 16 hours of service per brother. The brothers have volunteered with local churches, homeless shelters, and youth sports teams both as a chapter and individually. Several brothers have taken on active roles and leadership positions in Student Government, the Stevens Honor Board, Order of Omega, IFC, and as Orientation Leaders. Half of the brothers are varsity athletes, including the captain of the wrestling team. We also had one of our brothers qualify for the wrestling national tournament. The chapter has made several home improvements; including window replacements, basement renovations, and roof ﬂashing repair. The Sigma Chapter had a very successful spring recruitment. We added 11 new brothers to the Sigma Chapter this semester. We plan on continuing and improving our steadfast dedication to the community in 2010. — Matthew Sinatra ’12, msinatra@stevens.edu

Tennessee (∆Κ)

The Delta Kappa Chapter has recently made great strides in its participation of philanthropies, as well as other campus organizations and events. Our chapter Vice President, James Parker, has recently been selected to the campus judicial board. Also, through chapter participation in the campus wide Relay For Life, Delta Kappa has easily become one of the top teams. Our future events include an alumni tailgate for the annual Orange and White football game on April 17th, which has drawn great support. We are still actively recruiting and looking to ﬁnd more men of principle to ﬁll out our fall rush class. — Ryan Poage ’11, rpoage@utk.edu

Texas A&M (ΕΗ)

The Epsilon Eta Chapter at Texas A&M University has had a very successful year so far. We have added almost 30 guys to the chapter in only one year and we are looking forward to a great rush this fall. Betas in our chapter have been extremely involved on campus, one of them even serving in the Student Senate. Several Betas this semester even gave up their spring breaks to go on a mission trip to help hurricane victims in Lake Charles, Louisiana. As you can see, the chapter is made up of strong young men of principle. As we look forward to the fall, we also look forward to some fun Aggie football tailgating. A&M has a great home schedule this year and we are looking to our Alumni to help sponsor our renowned tailgates. — Lawson Jessee ’10, lwjessee@gmail.com

Texas A&M – CC (ΖΡ)

The Zeta Rho Chapter at Corpus Christi has had a great semester of growth and success. After resolving major debts from the previous semester, the chapter won ﬁrst in Greek Week, has actively participated in several philanthropy events and community service projects, and held several fundraisers. Zeta Rho just held its second annual and successful parents weekend. The chapter has also seen major increases in campus involvement with Matt Thrailkill being accepted as the coordinator for the campus freshman camp, and as Vice president of marketing for the Campus Activities Board, taking the torch from the current president Eric Apolinar. Justin Milner has accepted a position as founding president of the school’s spirit organization with athletics, and Beta holds a majority of the seats on the organization’s executive board. — Eric Rohne ’10, smallsintx@hotmail.com

Texas-Arlington (∆Ρ)

The Delta Rho Chapter of U.T. Arlington has forged signiﬁcant accomplishments this semester. Starting off, we won the spirit award for Homecoming week, which has been the 4th consecutive year we have done so. Also, we achieved GOLD STAR status for the 5th consecutive year in a row! This is a big accomplishment since Gold Star is an overall indicator of how we are doing as compared to other IFC fraternities on campus. Next, we had the highest cumulative GPA of any IFC fraternity at UT Arlington. Plus, we just had our Heroes for Hope Tour during the Spring break. Our chapter visited multiple hospitals and handed out toys and comics to sick children. Overall it was a great success! We had a rewarding experience. Finally, on-campus involvement was constant for us this semester with each chapter member required to be in a minimum of two on-campus organizations. — Carson King ’11, noobcruncher21@gmail.com

Texas Tech (∆Μ)

With the closing of another fantastic year upon us, the men of Delta Mu couldn’t have ended the year any stronger! Thirty four active members were elected or reelected to represent Beta Theta Pi in several on campus organizations for the 2010-2011 school year. Leading these members were Hunter Haralson and Travis Marlar. Once again Hunter was reelected for his second term as a College of Engineering Senator for SGA and Travis Marlar was one of ﬁfteen people selected to serve as a Chancellor’s Ambassador. With summer and fall events fast approaching, our thoughts are centered on fall recruitment, summer leadership development opportunities, and our annual philanthropy event Beta 500 scheduled for fall 2010. It looks to be a promising summer and upcoming fall for the Delta Mu Chapter. — Travis Marlar ’11 t.marlar@ ttu.edu

Toronto (ΘΖ)

The brothers of Theta Zeta are proud to announce their philanthropic success this term. Raising more than $1,500 throughout the course of Greek Week was a critical part of our first place finish this semester. The chapter continued to reach out to the community to build on its philanthropic initiatives. Working with the Canadian Cancer Society, the brothers led a fundraising effort at several student centers across campus. This partnership not only allowed the chapter to fulfill its commitment to the community, but demonstrated to the general student body what our fraternity stands for. By associating the letters of Beta Theta Pi with the Canadian Cancer Society, the chapter has distinguished itself with a presence on campus and attracted much attention for rush next semester. The chapter looks forward to working with their brothers at the EY chapter by extending the reach of their Noise on Toys program, and to an exciting fall semester. — Peter Massie ’11, peter.s.massie@gmail.com

Truman State (ΖΞ)

The men of Zeta Xi have had another excellent semester. After winning overall fraternity grades and pledge grades, with three pledges earning a 4.0 G.P.A., we were pleased to initiate 11 pledges at the Alpha Beta Chapter at the University of Iowa. In addition, we had a very successful rush in the Spring, recruiting 10 pledges, more than any other fraternity on campus. This year’s Homecoming King and Greek Week King were both men of Zeta Xi. In addition, four of our members were invited to join Order of Omega. We continue to ﬁeld very competitive intramural sports teams and have been putting on successful philanthropy events, most recently Beta Theta Spike, a Spring volleyball tournament beneﬁtting a local charity. — Sean Geary ’11, smg5772@truman.edu

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Vanderbilt (BL)

The Spring 2010 semester was a great one for our chapter here at Vanderbilt. We have successfully initiated all 13 members of our spring pledge class and look forward to helping them develop their potential as campus leaders in the coming years. As a chapter, we raised $18,384 for the Vanderbilt Children’s hospital through our participation in Vanderbilt’s Dance Marathon. This amount is four times that which we raised in 2009. Along with our accomplishments as a house, the General Fraternity named Patrick Frailey, our former president, the “Most Outstanding Senior” in the southeast region. Next year’s Homecoming weekend is scheduled for October 23rd-24th, 2010. We hope to once again see our alumni come back and spend a weekend at Vanderbilt. — John Hostek ’12, john.s.hostek@vanderbilt.edu

Villanova (ZE)

The Zeta Epsilon Chapter is looking forward to continuing progress made during the fall semester, as we welcomed 17 new pledges initiated in April. On campus, brothers maintain leadership roles in activities ranging from IFC, with two members elected to the executive board, Order of Omega, with three members accepted, Peers, a student tutoring group, and Blue Key, the student-run tour group for prospective students. In addition, brothers are currently preparing for our annual Ducky Race benefitting cerebral palsy research, where we expect support to reach new highs. The chapter has demonstrated progress in academics and expects these improvements to continue into the new school year. — Jack Sharkey ’10, john.sharkey@villanova.edu

Virginia (O)

Omicron was pleased and proud to have 14 new pledges this spring semester. This, added to our seven fall pledges, totals 21 pledges this year while still having the highest average GPA among all IFC fraternities. Student Council elections resulted in three Betas representing the College of Arts and Sciences out of seven representatives total. Further, a Beta was also elected to be the Honor Chairman of our Batten School of Public Service. Currently, the chapter is preparing for our annual philanthropy benefitting the Charlottesville Free Clinic; we have already accumulated more than $1,000 worth of sponsorships for the event and look forward to making a larger impact. — Jason Luo ’12, jl5sr@virginia.edu

Virginia Tech (ΑΦ)

The Alpha Phi Chapter has recently been concentrating on becoming the top fraternity on campus. Brothers have been taking more leadership positions around campus such as the Student Government Association, New Student Programs, and the Student Engineering Council. Alpha Phi has been only recruiting the best of the best. Eleven new members were initiated in the fall and managed to have the highest pledge class GPA on campus by a large margin. The chapter also put on the second-annual Hokie Idol singing competition which proves to be an always successful philanthropy. The hard work of the brothers produced a great charity fundraiser and a way to get Beta positive recognition on campus. — Michael Meholic ’12, mjmeholic@gmail.com

Wabash (Τ)

The spring semester has been a busy time for the Tau chapter. Several brothers partook in a mission trip abroad to Africa during spring break. Also, the chapter sent brothers to visit the Purdue chapter following the death of one of their new brothers. On the philanthropic front, a highway cleanup is scheduled as well as competing in the second annual US-231 Fun Run for charity. Wabash recently completed Honors Scholar weekend where rush efforts were extremely successful, securing numerous accepted bids for the fall semester. Intramural sports has continued to be a successful area as the chapter finds itself comfortably in first place among all Greek and independent housing units with four weeks remaining in the year. — Brandan Alford ’12, bmalford12@wabash.edu

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Washington (ΒΩ)

The chapter won eight IFC awards including Chapter of the Year, Excellence in Chapter Management, Chapter Officer of the Year (Ben Werth), Outstanding President of the Year (Kevin Durkin), Excellence in Alumni Relations, Excellence in Academic Programming, Alumnus of the Year (Carl Kester), and Top Grades for Fraternities (for the whole last year). The chapter hosted our annual Dragon Cup Philanthropy raising around $1,500 with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. We raised $11,000 during Relay for Life last year and are set for 100% participation this year with the biggest team at UW.— Nick Pizzitola ’13, Nick.Pizzitola@live.com

Washington & Jefferson (Γ)

The Gamma chapter has in many aspects increased our campus life involvement this year. Academically, our average GPA was above the all men’s GPA. Two members of our chapter represent Beta on the Greek Standards Board. The Gamma chapter also recruited 16 pledges- the largest pledge class we have had in years. Our philanthropy chairman has been doing an excellent job with our campus involvement in blood drives, breast cancer awareness, and a 5K race to support a fallen officer’s fund. Our alumni relations chairman is making great strides in reconnecting our alumni with our first event on May 8th. In addition, our new Gamma chapter website, www.btpgamma.weebly.com, details many of the chapter’s current events.— Maxwell Mock ’11, mockmd@ jay.washjeff.edu

Washington and Lee (AR)

The Alpha Rho colony had an extremely successful fall rush, gaining 17 new members, the largest class since our 2007 recolonization. As a chapter, we pride ourselves on being extremely well balanced and involved with extracurricular activities. Of these new members, many are student athletes participating in sports such as baseball, football, soccer, tennis, track, and basketball. Last spring, the W&L baseball team, five of which are Betas, won its first ever conference championship. The basketball team, seven of which are Betas, defeated rival Randolph Macon on the road for the first time in 50 years. Beta at W&L looks to build on the momentum from the successful 2009 school year as we petition for our charter at the 171st General Convention. — Christopher Wells ’11, wellsc11@mail.wlu.edu

Washington in St. Louis (ΑΙ)

The Alpha Iota chapter has seen a stellar academic year, initiating seven new brothers in the fall with a current pledge class of 24. We were one of only two fraternities on campus to achieve the Fraternal Excellence Award as well as being the recipient of the Excellence in Academic Programming award at this year’s Greek Awards. Involvement on campus has reached an all-time high, including five brothers being selected to serve as Washington University Student Associates and seven to serve as Resident Advisors for the 2010-2011 academic year. We are looking forward to keeping this steam going with a major philanthropy event planned for this coming fall. — Rafael Alvarado ’11, ralvarado6@gmail.com

Washington State (GQ)

The Gamma Theta chapter will be proud to honor Oxford Cup winner Don Cromer with a presentation on September 18. We plan on hosting more than 200 alumni for an open house, golf tournament, and award banquet. The chapter is also officially back on good standing with the General Fraternity for the first time since 2006. The chapter achieved a 2.97 collective GPA for fall semester, making us one of the top three fraternities on campus for grades. Recruitment remains a key element of our success, and we hope to collaborate effectively with alumni to put together a strong pledge class for next year. — Cole Taylor ’11, cole.taylor@email.wsu.edu

Wesleyan (ΜΕ)

The Mu Epsilon Chapter continues to excel in myriad ways, enjoying success in the classroom, on the playing ﬁeld, in the community, and in extracurricular endeavors. The chapter’s lecture series hosted an engaging, eclectic group of orators this past school year. Many brothers have assisted in the Haiti relief effort and participated in campus charity functions. This spring, six senior brothers and 26 underclassmen brothers hope to lead the defending NESCAC-champion lacrosse team to another winning season. Our senior thesis-writing brothers remain steadfast, and political and cultural campus groups, such as the Student/Athletic Committee and the Film Board, are also prominently and passionately run by members of Mu Epsilon. — Conor Byrne ’11, cbyrne@wesleyan.edu

West Chester (ΖΣ)

This semester was eventful for the brothers of the Zeta Sigma Chapter. We initiated six new brothers and also have recently attained our highest average GPA in chapter history! We have spent time working on ﬁnancial stability and are proud to say our collection rates have increased more than 22%. Undoubtedly, the highlight of our semester was the Victorious 5k in honor of a brothers’ mother who died after a ten year battle with breast cancer. We are still collecting funds but our total is looking to be around $2,500, all going to the Susan G Komen Fund in the name of Eileen Haverluk.— Alex Snyman ’12, AS668156@wcupa.edu

West Virginia (ΒΨ)

The spring 2010 semester was another success at the Beta Psi chapter. We held our annual Beta Bowl ﬂag football tournament which is very popular among the sororities on campus. Our annual alumni golf tournament also had a good turnout. The chapter recruited eight new pledges this semester as well. — Kevin Schmitt ’10, kschmit1@mix.wvu.edu

Westminster (Α∆)

The men of the Alpha Delta chapter have made great strides in making the new house our own. We just finished painting and redecorating the basement along with painting the upstairs. We would also like to congratulate the new initiates and officers just installed into the chapter. We are looking forward to Homecoming weekend in late October and anxious to see our seven brothers take the football field. Lastly, we would like to thank our seniors and alumni for all their support in preparation for fall rush. — Gavin Magruder ’12, GMagruder.12@westminster-mo.edu

Whitman (ΓΖ)

Gamma Zeta had a very successful recruitment this year. We initiated 22 members and have more spring pledges on the way. We won six Whitman awards for excellence, which is continuing the upward trend of the past two years. We’ve been active in our “Beta buddies” philanthropy project, which involves playing with and tutoring kids at Green Park elementary school. The brothers are staying involved on campus through sports, music, ASWC, the Pioneer newspaper, and the campus radio station. We had intramural teams in soccer, basketball, bowling, and volleyball. This semester we had brothers studying abroad in Germany, China, and Italy. — John David Davidson ’11, davidsjw@whitman.edu

Wichita State (∆Γ)

Delta Gamma had a great spring semester from taking second in the All-Sports trophy to our continued growing involvement in campus leadership opportunities. We continue to be highly involved with multiple members in SGA, IFC, and various other student organizations. Along with our annual philanthropy event “Beta Bash” which helps support Big Brothers Big Sisters, we also helped and support “Feed Haiti” in which many of our members volunteered to package food and supplies for the victims of Haiti. With the initiation of nine members this spring and our continued push for recruitment, we are on pace to achieve our chapter’s goal of 60 members by the end of fall 2010 semester. — Patrick Carr ’11, wsubeta1165@yahoo.com

Willamette (ΓΣ)

The Gamma Sigma chapter recently recruited its largest pledge class in recent years. In the fall we collected thousands of clothes for the homeless as part of our philanthropy. This year we are also adding spring philanthropy called “Walk a Mile in her Shoes”, raising awareness for victims of domestic abuse. We came close to the highest fraternity GPA, missing ﬁrst place by less than one-hundredth of a point. We also continue to hold leadership roles all across campus including a recent addition to the student government executive board. — Josh Halladay ’12, jhallada@ willamette.edu

William & Mary (ΖΥ)

Zeta Upsilon took the spring semester to restructure chapter operations in an attempt to get back on track as an organization. Large strides were made in the area of leadership development, alumni relations and chapter communications by making large updates to our website- http://wmbetathetapi.com. We were able to recruit 10 new men into our brotherhood, increasing the year’s total to 22. Our chapter was also recently awarded Most Outstanding New Member, Order of Omega Outstanding Individual Service to Chapter and Community Award, and Excellence in Chapter Recruitment. We are looking forward to hosting all alumni at a reception during convention. If you are interested in attending, please contact alumni relations chairman, Pete Garrambone at plgarrambone@ wm.edu. — Christopher Valeska ’11, cjvaleska@wm.edu

Wisconsin (ΑΠ)

The 2009-2010 academic year has been a promising one for the Alpha Pi chapter. With the addition of nine dedicated pledges along with 21 signed leases for the upcoming year, the chapter house strives to be more populated than it has been in years. We have reinstituted the publication of the Alpha Pilot and alumni relations with the house are astronomically better than they have been in a long time. Improving our relations with the rest of the Greek community, we organized a five dollar all-you-can-eat breakfast the morning of the Mifflin Block Party, with proceeds benefitting breast cancer awareness.— Justin DeAngelis ’11, jdeangelis@wisc.edu

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (ΖΖ)

The Zeta Zeta chapter has been very active throughout this semester. We had a member elected to the executive board of the Oshkosh Student Association government, two members on the executive board of the IFC, and four others on executive boards for other campus organizations. We have set up a 5K run/walk with the Oshkosh United Way and have many members signed up to participate in the University’s Relay for Life held on April 24th. — Keith Keskinen ’12, keskik93@gmail.com

Wittenberg (ΑΓ)

This spring semester of 2010 has been a challenging one for the Alpha Gamma chapter. On our way to Keystone, eight members were in an accident, with one containing facial injuries and another trapped and receiving fourth degree burns. Both have returned to campus and their Beta spirits continue to march along. As formal rush began, Alpha Gamma initiated seven new members on March 27th. We now have two seats on Student Senate, one as Campus Treasurer and the other as Greek Senator. We would like to invite Alpha Gamma alumni back June 26th for our annual Beta golf outing, and this fall, Saturday, October 9th 2010 for an alumni meeting and lunch with current undergrads during Homecoming. — Aaron Moore ’12, s12.amoore@wittenberg.edu To keep us updated on your chapter contact Martin Cobb at martin.cobb@betathetapi.org or visit the Facebook fan site at www.facebook.com/betathetapifans

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[Sports Roundup] INTERVIEW with Co-Captain BEN GOETSCH, Washinton and Lee ’10 The leading hoops star over the winter was co-captain/ forward Ben Goetsch ’10, who sparked his Washington and Lee squad to a 17-10 record. He was named to the North-American Interfraternity Conference’s All-Fraternity All-American Team, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference second team and was named ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. He led the Generals in scoring with 443 points (16.4 per game), rebounding (226, 8.4 per game), minutes played (869) and ﬁeld goal percentage (50.0) while ranking second with 42 assists. His top game performances were 29 points versus Greensboro and 27 points, 12 rebounds against Bridgewater. Ben is also a Fullbright Scholar and boasts a 3.415 GPA.

SPORTS Continued . . .

BASKETBALL Washington and Lee had a great season with many contributors in addition to Goetsch. Andrew Payne ’10 scored 149 points, pulled down 89 rebounds and had 29 assists. His best game was 21 points against Emory & Henry. Teammates seeing a lot of action for W&L were guard Kyle Bond ’12 and forward Will Smith ’12.

steals. Center/forward Ben Burkett ’11 scored 185 points, shot 50.7 percent from the ﬁeld and ranked third with 101 rebounds and blocked shots. Point guard Brian Shelbourne ’12 led the team in assists with 58 and ﬁeld goal shooting. He also scored 87 points, grabbed 85 rebounds and had 17 steals.

Three Beta standouts were big contributors to the 18-8 Wabash season. Guard Chase Haltom ’10 was named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference second team after ranking third in scoring with 294 points. He led the squad in three-point goals, ranked second in minutes played with 803, tied for second with 53 assists and had 22

The Wesleyan squad featured two Beta regulars. Forward David Maltz ’11 led in ﬁeld goal shooting with a 56.9 percentage, scored 149 points and pulled down 111 rebounds. Guard David Fogel ’13 scored 141 points while shooting 80.6 percent at the line and 50.0 percent from the ﬁeld. Among head coaches, Mark Edwards,

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The W&L team recently had its best record since the 1988-89 season. What was that like for you? This past season was a thrill for me, since I have seen the program grow every year since I arrived on campus. The team has worked extremely hard to get to this point, and it is nice to see the efforts paying off. I can only hope that teams in coming years can build on the progress that has been made and continue the tradition of improvement.

Washington in St. Louis ’69, had his alma mater as the top-ranked team in Division III for most of the season prior to a loss in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Bears won their third University Athletic Association title in four years and ﬁnished with a 24-3 record. SWIMMING Three DePauw Betas earned AllAmerican honors at the NCAA Division III national championship as the Tigers placed 13th. Josh Baugh ’11, John Cook ’10 and Steve Klabak ’10 were part of the second place 200 freestyle relay, the ﬁfth place 400 freestyle relay and the 10th place 800 freestyle relay. Cook also gained All-American

honorable mention in the 100 and 200 freestyle events. At the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference meet, Cook won the 50 and 100 freestyle events and placed second in the 200 freestyle. Klabak, who was named to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team, won the 100 backstroke, was second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle. Baugh placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke and sixth in the 200 breaststroke. Alex Troxel ’10 placed second in the 200 backstroke and 400 Individual Medley. Charlie Boehme ’10 ﬁnished third in the 400 IM and fourth in the 200 backstroke. Tom Rich ’11 was ﬁfth in the 200 freestyle, eighth in the

Where in your game have you seen the biggest improvements? When I came to W&L, I was almost solely a 3-point shooting perimeter player. During the next couple of years, I got stronger and improved my inside game, and I actually became an effective post player by the time I finished my senior season. How do you find time to juggle both basketball and school and Beta Theta Pi? At times it has been a struggle. Being on a college basketball team is extremely time-consuming, and during my term as chapter president I was forced to make sacrifices to balance the two, but through these experiences I learned how to effectively budget my time. Explain how the Fulbright Scholarship program works. The Fulbright program was started by the US Government after World War II as a way to improve and maintain relations between the United States and other nations around the world. Each year, students and researchers are selected from a large pool of applicants to either continue a field of research and/or act as an English Teaching Assistant at a school in a foreign country. I was selected to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Germany next year, mostly because of my academic achievement and knowledge of German. How has Beta Theta Pi made you a more effective leader, both on and off the court? My experience as president forced me to learn how to compromise and deal with different personalities while trying to direct the chapter to fulfill the goals and meet the standards of the University, the General Fraternity and the brothers in the chapter. This skill was useful as captain of the basketball team, as I was consistently faced with the challenge of motivating

1650 freestyle and 12th in the 200 breaststroke. Kyle Kerrigan ’10 placed sixth in the 200 freestyle and eighth in the 100 freestyle. Tom Lancaster ’10 finished seventh in the 200 butterfly and 12th in the 100 butterfly.

200 medley relay and third place 400 medley relay was tri-captain Mark Sirkoch ’10. Jonathan Weeks ’12 placed third in the 200 butterfly. Luke Morgan ’10 was third in 3-meter diving and in the 200 freestyle.

The Washington & Jefferson squad, led by 12 Betas, took third place honors at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference meet. Receiving All-PAC first team honors was Michael Boutwell ’12, who won the 1650 freestyle event. Four other Betas earned All-PAC second team selection at the conference meet. Andy Rish ’12 set a new W&J record in a fifth place 100 backstroke finish and was on the second place 200 medley relay. Swimming on the second place

The Lawrence squad, with 10 Beta swimmers, was led by Tom Smith ’12, who was a top finisher at the Midwest Conference meet. He placed third in the 200 IM, fourth in the 100 breaststroke and sixth in the 100 freestyle. Nate Kontny ’10 was on the first place 200 medley relay and second place 200 freestyle relay. Peter Mohr ’10 was a member of the second place 200 and 800 freestyle relays. Collin McKanna ‘11was on the two second place relays

and helping teammates who were all dealing with their own individual issues and responded to criticism and encouragement differently. What was your proudest accomplishment from this past year? There were limited expectations for our team going into this season, largely due to the loss of six graduates and the fact that first years made up most of this year’s roster. However, we managed to post a record that was not only better than last year’s team, but also was the best in more than two decades at Washington and Lee. I was particularly proud of the way a small number of upperclassmen, including myself, were able to work effectively with such a large first year class. When you’re not on the court or in the classroom, what do you enjoy doing as hobbies? Athletics has always been an important part of my life, and, since I cannot play basketball all the time, I joined the track team. Every spring after the basketball season ends, I high jump for Washington and Lee at five or six meets, including the conference championships. You are obviously someone who values strong academics, how do you instill these values into other brothers of Beta or on the basketball team? A strong academic work ethic is very much a part of the student culture at W&L. As an older student, brother, and player, I take it upon myself to act as an example of how one should balance academics and other activities. This is common for brothers of the Alpha Rho Chapter, since virtually every brother faces the challenge of juggling academics with various activities, such as sports or campus organizations. — Alex S. Hammel, Florida ’08 hammelstone@gmail.com

and was eighth in the 200 freestyle. David Dulak ’12 placed second in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 200 IM while Karl Vogel ’12 had a 13th place finish in the 100 breaststroke.

mark at 285 pounds and placed third at the Centennial meet. Other competitors were Ernie Guaimano ’10, who won 14 matches and went to the Centennial meet.

WRESTLING Bobby Bishop ’11 of Stevens, who had a 24-9 record, won the Centennial Conference title at 174 pounds, competed at the NCAA Division III meet and was named as a Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Also chosen as an NWCA Scholar All-American was Vincent Termini ’11, who had a 16-10 record and placed third at 184 pounds during the Centennial Conference meet. James Roarty ’10, had a 14-8

Competing at 174 pounds for Truman State was Jeff Graber ’12. Edel Vaca ’11, at 133 pounds, was the top wrestler among nine Betas on the Knox squad. He won the MSOE Invitational and was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. At the Northern Wrestling Association meet, Charlie Deutsch ’12 placed third at 125 pounds; Danny Stafford ’11 placed third at 165 pounds; and Alex Faulkner ’12 placed fourth at 184 pounds. — Jay Langhammer

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[Mystic Shrine] In Loving Memory

Alabama

Bloomberg, Stephen H. ’69, April 5 Coleman, Toby F. ’65, Feb. 13 Lovejoy, Howard A. III ’66, April 5 Ryan, Robert A., March 4

Cushman, Alva B. ’51, Feb. 19

Amherst

Hibler, Robert D. ’72, April 2009

Baily, Edward A. Jr.’46, May 30, 2009 Bennet, William S. II (Billo)’58, Nov. 24 Moore, H. Bigelow ’50, Nov.2, 2008 Sarris, Nelson J. ’53, March 14, 2009 Smith, Robert E. ’68, Feb. 26

Chicago

Winemiller, Robert H. ’56, Oct. 14

Cincinnati Colgate

Anderson, James W. ’49, May 3, 2009

Cornell

Simons, Howard J. ’38, Aug. 16

Auburn

Dartmouth

Langston, Bradley H. ’11, June 13, 2009

Springer, John K. ’53, Feb. 4

Baylor

Davidson

Christian, Robert S. ’49, March 9

Bethany

Brinkworth, Donald A. ’46, March 26

Bell, Edward K. ’57, Feb. 26 Price, Dr. William F. ’58, Dec. 2

Denison

Orsborn. George E. Jr. ’38, July 11, 2009 Peters. Dewitt M. (Pete) ’54, Jan.6 Webb, Richard C. ’37, Dec. 12

DePauw

Biggs, Max W. ’42, Jan.14 Lott, Robert W. ’42, Feb.23 North, Dr. William C.’45, Jan. 7

Dickinson

Taylor, Dr. L. Holland ’48, Jan. 26

Duke

Bass, Kenneth C. III ’65, April 27, 2009 Hobbs, John E. Jr. ’58, Oct. 27

Florida

Reid, Bobby G. ’49, Jan. 27

Florida International

Shapanka, Gabriel A. ’07, July 7, 2009

Georgia Tech

Brown

Wright, Dr. Charles F. ’46, March 3

California, Berkeley

Barnhill, Franklin P. ’46, Feb. 19 GMI-EMI Gleason, George W. ’48, Jan. 1 Inskeep, David K. ’94, Feb. 9 Horan, John T. ’51, Feb. 5 Johnstone, Robert C. ’38, March 10, 2009 Hanover Bookout, Melvin G. ’61, April 18, 2009 Jefferis, Robert F. Jr. ’79, Feb. 7

Howard, Edgar Jr. ’44, Dec. 24 Lyche, Iver ’48, March 22 Middleton, Arthur W. ’45, Feb.12

Centre

Summer 2010

Denver

Hunt Virgil D. ’50, Feb. 19 McDaniel, John E. Jr. ’42, March 12

Idaho

Howard, H. Kenneth ’51, Jan.22

Illinois

Browder, William B. ’38, Feb. 3, 2009 Burke, Stanley C. ’50, March 5 Eisner, Robert Jr. ’42, March 3

Indiana

Heller, Dick D. Jr. ’51, March 17 Klemm, David R. ’60, March 20 Wiethoff, Dr. Clifford A. ’42, Feb. 11

Bradley H. Langston, Auburn ’11

Delta Zeta’s most beloved “story teller”, Bradley Langston passed away on June 13, 2009 at the age of 21. Bradley was an active member of the Fraternity and enjoyed soccer, ﬁshing, hunting and wakeboarding. He was also involved with Reformed University Fellowship and Campus Crusades.

Iowa State

Arcy, Jeffrey H. ’85, Jan. 23

Kansas State

Harman, Richard J. ’50, Feb. 23 Jackson, Robert W. ’48, Dec.29

Knox

Boggs, Don P. ’59, March 14

Lawrence

Dorchester, Daniel E. ’55, March 22 Meredith, Robert N. ’55, Feb. 25 Ridgway, Harold K. ’42, Oct. 18

“In memory of our cherished brothers, Ever treasured in our hearts and Of all those faithful souls who, In years on earth, Loved and labored for Beta Theta Pi.”

Leigh

De Camp, Jack M. ’50, Jan.10

Loyola Marymount

Patell, James G. ’10, Oct. 25, 2009

Maine

Dana, John P. ’55, Aug.29 Holland, James R. ’54, Feb. 1

Miami

Cammack, Matthew G. ’96, Feb. 14 First, William V. ’52, Feb. 15 Mills, Robert W. ’38, Sept.10 Ruggles, Patrick H. ’71, Jan. 26 Sharp, Lloyd W. Jr. ’54, Feb. 21

Minnesota

Bull, Col. James T. ’36, Aug. 17 Williams, Lee E. ’54, Dec. 23

Mississippi

Koger, Robert L. ’52, Nov. 8

Missouri

Johnson, Robert N. ’42, Jan. 28 Roberts, Terry D. ’55, March 14

Nebraska

Easter, Robert J. ’49, May 23, 2009. Hyland, Thomas W. ’48, Jan. 7

North Carolina

Johnson, John G. ’37, Jan. 9

Gabriel A. Shapanka, Florida International ’07 A loving, charasmatic and energetic brother of the Eta Gamma Chapter, Gabriel Shapanka passed away on July 7, 2009 at the age of 26. Roll number one, he was a founding father of Beta at FIU, including instrumental service as colony president. Gabriel was on a family vacation with his father and three brothers in Botswana, Africa to go camping and game viewing for 10 days. They left the US July 3rd. The accident occurred on July 6th in South Africa less than an hour South of the Botswana border crossing. A younger brother, Carlo (19), was killed immediately and Gabriel died about an hour later at a local clinic. His other brother Marco (21) was critically injured and evacuated from the clinic to Johannesburg, South Africa where he made a full recovery. Julian, the youngest (18) and father sustained no serious injuries. “We don’t get to choose the last moments of our lives. Even if we could how would you select it? We lived together through difficulties and strife. Each of us came up short at times and we disappointed one another. None of us ever gave up. Gabriel at 25 with a full time career, ambitions to continue his studies and a serious relationship, he cleared his calendar for two weeks. We all carved out the time from work, school and friends to make a trip together as we have done for years. Whatever we didn’t like about each other was far outweighed by what we did like. Gabriel and Carlo were cut short, they had so much more to do and see. For me, if I could look back from the hereafter and choose my last few moments these would have been fine. I can say that, ‘these would have been fine’”. — Glenn Shapanka, Father of Gabriel, Marco, Carlo and Julian

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Northwestern

McCall, E. Miller ‘49, Dec. 15

Bonnie Fey, Beta Sweetheart Bonnie Fey, Beta Sweetheart and widow of ﬁrst Administrative Secretary and former General Fraternity Treasurer and President, Ralph N. Fey, Miami ’40, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010. She was 90. Born on July 6, 1919 in Plymouth, Ohio, Bonnie graduated valedictorian from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington D.C. She later attended Miami University where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Delta Delta Sorority and Mortar Board. Following graduation she married Ralph N. Fey on October 18, 1941 in Plymouth, Ohio and they were happily married until his passing January 11, 1989. The centerpiece of countless serenades by the Alpha Chapter and hundreds of young Betas attending The John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle each summer, she will be sorely missed by her friends and Beta family in Oxford. As one alumnus noted, “along with Sally Shoop, she was a Sweetheart for all Sweethearts.” She leaves two Beta sons, Tom, Miami ’68 (Cathy) and Doug, Miami ’71 (Paulette); two grandchildren Beth Ann Fey Mundy, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Brian Fey, Miami ’00 (one of three refounding fathers of the Alpha Chapter in winter 1999); and three grandchildren, Thomas and Katie Mundy, and George Fey.

Ohio

Dickes, Jack K. ’79, Feb. 14 Lee, Thomas G. ’54, Feb. 21 Lewis, Charles L. ’49, Feb. 6 Neale, Thomas E. ’48, Oct.11 Tillotson, R. Barry Jr. ’68, March 13

Ohio Wesleyan

Koch, Paul E. ’51, May 12 Miller, Halden E. ’37, Sept. 19 Pocock, Jack E. ’47, Feb. 20 Reeves, John L. Jr. ’42, Feb. 5

Oklahoma

Beck, Thomas W. ’56, Feb. 27 Bowen, Stephen W. (Pat) ’38, Sept. 26 Law, W. Patrick ’59, Jan, 17 Nelms, Jerry L. ’52, Jan. 21 Nisbet, Stephen A. ’68, March 5 Weimar, Dr. William R. Jr. ’69, Feb. 4

Oregon

Nelson, Charles E. ’44, March 18

Oregon State

Cobb, William S. (Bill)’46, Jan. 20

Pennsylvania

Keeler, Fred A. ’49, Feb.1

Purdue

Jacoby, James K. ’62, Dec. 29, 2009 Roedel, Kevin R. ’02, Jan.15 Trainor, Patrick A. (see sidebar)

Rutgers

“They rest, they sleep the dreamless sleep. While cycles move, But in our hearts eternally we keep Their faith and love.”

Davey, William H. ’50, Jan.10 Ritchie, William D. ’48, Nov. 13 White, Donald K. ’43, Feb.8

St. Lawrence

Heaton, Richard S. ’40, Jan. 20 Kendall, George P. ’55, Jan. 12 Mastrianni, Francis A. Jr. ’77, Nov. 19

South Dakota

Clark, Allan J. II ‘58, March 11 Keenan, James P. ’73, March 19

James G. Patell, Loyola Marymount ’10

An active member of the Eta Alpha Chapter, James Patell passed away on October 25, 2009 at the age of 21. James was a senior at LMU and was described by friends and brothers as a young man of trust and loyalty. He was an avid movie fan, possessing an impressive collection of various ﬁlms.

Summer 2010

Southern California

Hunt, G. William ’51, Feb.8

Stanford

Hunt, Albert B. ’32, Dec. 6

Texas

Hamm, Richard B. (Dick) ’49, March 20 Harwood, Winston Jr. ’43, March 28 Miles, Dr. William K. ’61, March 22, 2009 Nelms, Jerry L. ’52, Jan. 21

Texas at Arlington

McDonald, Steven T. ’93, Jan. 1

Texas A & M

Hughes, Trigg J., Jan. 30

Tulane

Schmidt, Martin F. ’40, March 6

Utah

Brown, William S. ’45, Jan. 17 Denkers, Glen R. ’52, Jan. 22 Edens, Donald K. ’51, Dec.12

Patrick A. Trainor, Purdue ’13

A high school honor student and versatile athlete in both football and LaCrosse, freshman Patrick Trainor passed away on March 24, 2010 at the age of 19. An avid animal lover, Patrick volunteered for the Indianapolis Humane Society, in addition to declaring Animal Science as his major at Purdue.

Vanderbilt

Craig, M. Kyle ’11, May 22, 2009 Glasgow, Samuel M. Jr. ’38, Dec. 14 Murphy, Joseph G. ’48, March 20

Washington

Thurston, Richard A. ’44, Oct. 22

Washington in St. Louis

Bates, Robert E. ’43, March 24 Shiell, John A. ’46, Feb. 14

Washington & Jefferson

Meloy, John C. ’46, Feb. 5 Wrigley, Paul L. Jr. ’53, March 5

Trigg J. Hughes, Texas A & M ’12

One of Epsilon Eta’s most respected brothers, Trigg Hughes passed away on January 30, 2010 at the age of 19. Trigg was a junior majoring in physics and was extremely active with his faith in God. He brought joy with a radiant smile and a quick wit no matter the situation.

Washington and Lee

Miller, Burr W. ’49, Feb.22

West Virginia

Corum, Earl E. ’44, Jan. 2 Riley, Jacob L. Jr. ’38, July 30

Westminster

Holekamp, John H. ’49, Jan. 17 Ross, John J. Sr. ’48, March 15

Whitman

O’Brien, Richard H. (see sidebar) Pennington, John R. ’49, Sept. 18

M. Kyle Craig, Vanderbilt ’11

A rising senior, Kyle Craig passed away on May 22, 2010 at the age of 22. A New Jersey native, Kyle had an incredible sense of humor and was an avid athlete (surﬁng, football, basketball and LaCrosse) and musician.

Wichita State

Burdge, Robert W. ’51, Jan 5

Willamette

Mattson, Dr. Floyd G. ’44, Feb. 4

Wisconsin

McKay, Samuel A. ’54, Jan. 24 Reed, James B. ’49, March 6 Trudel, Jacques J. ’51, Feb. 12

Yale

Fuldner, Henry E. ’68, Jan 14, 2009 Garnett, James M. ’50, March 2 Hogg, John M. ’55, March 23 Pierpont, Nathan M. Jr. ’50, Jan.13, 2009

Richard H. O’Brien, Whitman ’13

An exuberant, kind, loyal Beta brother, Richard O’Brien passed away February 13, 2010 due to a skiing accident at the age of 19. A member of the ski team, he also played saxophone in the jazz band during high school. Richard tutored students and also volunteered with a local ministry serving the homeless.

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DOWN 2. Devotion to the Cultivation of the _________ 3. Beta’s Facebook address www.Facebook.com/________________ 6. Location of the 171st General Convention 7. Three Great__________ 11. The dragon faces West for Westward _________ 12. Delicate ______ of pink and blue 16. Administrative Ofﬁce phone number: 800.800. ____ 17. Conﬁdence or _____ answers are on page 3

A Lasting Moment

We have been blessed in so many ways and feel a desire and an obligation to give back. Born into families with moderate incomes, we were raised by parents who believed strongly in the importance of education. Likewise, a signiﬁcant focus of our giving is education related, including annual gifts to the Beta Leadership Fund and estate gifts to the Beta Foundation and our alma maters.

Lynn Maddox, Georgia Tech ’64, recently retired as senior vice president and principal after 38 years at Stein Roe Investment Counsel. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Eva, who was president of Kappa Delta and the Panhellenic Council at UC. She is a principal at the architecture ﬁrm Perkins & Will and was inducted into the national Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1992.They both enjoy international travel and spending long weekends at their second home on Lake Michigan.

In addition to quality academics, training about life, values and principles began with our parents and continued during our undergraduate days with Beta and Kappa Delta (Eva). We’ve been married 43 years and are indebted to Beta for bringing us together. A Georgia Tech brother was from Eva’s hometown, and when he learned I had accepted a position with Procter & Gamble, he said, “You must look up my friend who is attending the University of Cincinnati.” He called to alert Eva that she would be hearing from me; the rest, as they say, “is history”. We dated every night for the ﬁrst seven weeks and married three years later.

As a member of Beta’s Foundation Board, I have observed ﬁrsthand the success of the Men of Principle initiative, especially Beta’s mission of “developing men of principle for a principled life.” Eva and I have attended Beta’s leadership programs and have been very impressed with the quality of instruction. When Beta’s capital campaign was initiated several years ago, the goal was to create an endowment large enough to fund much of the costs of these leadership programs in order to make the training widely available and keep the costs reasonable for the undergraduates. However, the rapid growth in the number of young men desiring to participate far outstripped Beta’s projections, so substantial annual fundraising for the BLF is needed to cover the Fraternity’s portion of the costs. Without question these training programs have been key factors in Beta’s surge to the top of the fraternity world. Eva and I consider these programs so important that we make signiﬁcant annual gifts to the BLF and have included the Beta Foundation in our will. We encourage all Betas to do the same. — lmaddox@sric.net

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Just how many Betas, young and old, can identify the members of the Fraternity who, for example, served as vice president of the U.S., prime minister of Canada or on the U.S. and Canadian Supreme Courts? Or if you really don’t pay much attention to luminaries on the national and international scenes, what about the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee during the 1976 presidentially mandated U.S. absence from the Moscow Olympics or perhaps the head of FEMA during 9-11? With almost a century’s lapse since a similar volume — Francis Shepardson’s Betas of Achievement in 1914 — it is hoped that Beta Statesmen will help bridge the information gap. Proceeds benefit the Beta Leadership Fund, the annual fund of the Beta Theta Pi Foundation. Reserve your copy today online at www.betathetapi.org/gift or call the Administrative Office in Oxford at (800) 800-BETA (2382).