From New Members to Brothers

After a successful recruitment, some new questions rose: how do we make the new member education a fun and meaningful experience for the new members; and more importantly, how can we help this new class bond?

Fortunately, the later question is answered by the Pi class themselves. During the first new member education session, they already seemed to know each other well and the session became a blast! And now, we want to deal with the first question. Though the sessions were held virtually, Elder Karns, as casually named by Pi Class, introduced many great activities, from randomly guessing a year number correct in Jeopardy, to destroying the Google Sheets for Four Corners. The then new members, now most recently initiated brothers, surely had a lot of fun.

On top of the fun, Pi class also learned quite a bit. They have a better understanding of Beta values, how the chapter operates, and the proud history of Beta Theta Pi. Kepei, for instance, was thrown away when he heard that Stephen Sondheim is a Beta. We all look forward to seeing them live the values through their actions, become true Men of Principles, and continue writing the stories of this long-lasting organization.

After the education process, we reached the final milestone: initiation. Fun fact: Pi class initiation happened on Pi day! Though we had to do initiation online, it was a difficulty to conquer but also a chance to embrace new possibilities. As Gus mentioned, we decided to have our virtual initiation on Minecraft, where many brothers built a chapter hall within a day for Pi class’s initiation. We are glad that Pi class loved the virtual initiation, and now they are officially brothers of Beta Theta Pi!

Welcome to the brotherhood and we are eager to see what great things you will accomplish in the future!