WINTER 2022
Official Newsletter of the Oregon Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Oregon State University
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
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he chapter’s future has never looked brighter. We are excited to report recruiting forty-two guys after the hard work of recruitment chairmen Danny Dhas and Austin Dufort, plus myself; this is 10 percent of all guys who joined Greek life at OSU! This recruitment season was a great success, which jump-started the house’s excitement for the future and created immense pressure to educate so many new Phikeias. Our Phikeia Educator Brandon Tesdall and Warden Jacob Bullard took charge, and we ended up initiating thirty-six of the new members. Early in my transition as president, I was fortunate enough to go to the McKenzie Family Presidents Leadership Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, where I met presidents from chapters across the nation. It was an amazing experience I’ll never forget. It made me far prouder to be a Phi than I had ever been before. I work with my Vice President Sam Dugan, who shares the same vision for the chapter. Continued on page 5
THE BAUER LEGACY AT OREGON BETA By David Clewett 1656
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lbert ‘Al’ Bauer 66, a 1922 graduate of Oregon State Agricultural College, began the Bauer Legacy, a historically synonymous legacy with the earliest days of our chapter’s history. Al took an active leadership role on campus and within
the Fraternity by serving on the student council and as college class president. While at 610 Jefferson, Al served as chapter president and later house manager. Throughout his distinguished career as an engineer with Portland Water Bureau, the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, and Pacific Power and Light Company, Al remained heavily
invested in Phi Delta Theta and the university. He served as president of the Alumni Association, OSU Dads Club, and the OSU Foundation while staying involved with nonprofits and charitable causes within Portland. In 1986, Al was selected as Oregon Beta Phi of the Year. In 1935, Al had a son named Robert ‘Bob’ Bauer 681, who would Continued on page 2