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Beside spirl ed Convention essions, participate in the offic'al unveiling of Beta's Men of Principle initiative. X1so choose from mote than 15 education programs, in ing Bet(l101 th B. Hu.me Morris, Cetdre '68. Witness the exciting competition for the General Secretary's Convention Cup as chapt rs/colonies vie for singing,
50th an iversary of the founding of the Administrative Office. An historic Convention photo is planned for all attendees in front
Termed by many as the most significant development in Beta Theta Pi in 50 years, the newly introduced Men of Principle initiative is being championed by one of Beta's best, Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison '54, who describes the initiative as having "great promise for the future of the Fraternity." (See Cover caption on page 14.)
Since opening in 1949, the Administrative Office has expanded services as the Fraternity grew frmn fewer than 100 chapters to almost 140 today. This half-century of history is amply documented in this nine-page feature that includes recollections by eight men who filled the role.
Acquisition of 208 East High Street by Alpha House Co. benefitted both the chapter and the General Fraternity.
From the left, as they participated in the 1994 transaction, were Alpha chapter's (seated) Robert L. Cottrell '54, Jonathan f. Brant '75, Rob ert E. Fryman '50, and (standing) Fred L. Brower '50, Thomas C. Fey '68 and RobertS. Cottrell '79.
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By Shane Fletcher, South Florida '96One of two chapters to earn the prestigious John Reily Knox Chapter , Excellence award at the 1998 Convention , Zeta Beta chapter at the University of South Florida offers ideas as to what makes its five-yearold charter look as if it is framed in gold.
4 Letters to the Editor
7 Books by Betas
9 Marching Along
11 Alumni News
27 Betas Earning
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32 Sports Roundup
34 Chapter Rush Chairmen
35 Memory and Our Mystic Shrine
38 Worthy of the Highest
48 A Lastin g Moment Bernard Johnson, UCLA '48
Editor Erv Johnson , APR , Idaho '53
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This document (Men of Principle, Convention 1998 issue of The Beta Theta Pi , page 14) is one of the most impressive strategic statements I have seen anyplace for any organization. What an extraordinary product. I am proud to be a Beta.
Robert M. Smith, Wichita State ' 67 Dean , School of Arts & Sciences
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What a terrific article on Men of Principle . What a great concept. When I was in the Beta house, I decided to run for president. I gave a talk that went over like a lead balloon. I said the developmental process was in reverse. Freshmen come into the house and have to observe all sorts of principlesstanding up when women come in, good table manners, good study habits, make beds , keep the house clean .
Sophomores do less. By the time they are seniors, they have forgotten all the values learned as freshmen. So by graduation Betas are no longer men of principle. Maybe this new approach will inspire upperclassmen to achieve a higher ethical standard of living.
If we can instill honorable values and ethics into members through all their years, ending with the most principled as seniors , then the Men of Principle concept will do much good. I teach ethics, and character ethic is a good approach. I wished I had been more ethical in my life.
What a wonderful Christmas present: your kind words and a new Beta badge! What more could Santa bring? I'm wearing it now and am about to give a lecture (A replacement badge was sent to him.) It's the first time I've worn one in over 30 years.) No doubt someone in the seminar-they ' re all bright graduate students-will ask me what it is. I shall, of course, interrupt my exposition of some arcane aspect of HRM to explain.
In my first letter, I referred to a yearbook photo of chapter members from the late 1950s. Trying to recall
what had become of most of them, amongst the men pictured there are at least seven or eight PhDs, five or six ]Ds, five or six MBAs, two MDs, four military officers and one staff sergeant, the latter being myself. That job was my introduction to "management," which I teach now (University of Hertfordshire Business School in England.)
Simply expressed, those men could balance the demands of an active social life, which the chapter certainly had, with a high level of scholastic achievement The chapter did not die in the late '60s because of substance abuse and any sort of consequent "dumbing down ," but rather from the antifraternity atmosphere of that crazy era.
I've received emails from two others in the photo: Dr. Hugh S Plunkett, Chicago '60, who's in Peru's Andes Mountains working for a U S. government agency helping peasants learn to diversify their crops. Also Dave Egler, Chicago '59, professor of English at Western Illinois, and I learned that Jim Malkus, Chicago '60 is a Superior Court judge in California.
A few years ago, the late Rev. Dr. James Schmidt, Wittenberg '66, and I tried to establish a London Beta Alumni Assn. His untimely death made it difficult to continue our plans. I've come to feel it's time to try again, if only to honor the memory of a fine man, and it was Beta that brought us together.
fohn Dietmann, Chicago '59
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Robert Winters, Michigan '60, said he was surprised and disappointed to learn that Miami chapter was closed. He inquired as to why this had not been reported fully in the Beta magazine, wondering if the Fraternity had a resistence to printing the "bad news."
Details leading to chapter closinss (there have been 11 over the last 18 months) have not been broadly announced. In most cases, a strong partnership is developing between chapter alumni leadership and the General Fraternity as they team up to build the framework for a stronger chapter in the future. With the exception of Dartmouth, where the trustee voted to require gender-free fratemiiJ and sororities (see Jetter re: Dartmou tt. next page}, and Florida State, where interest waned (see letter below}, expectations are high that currently closed chapters will be restarted as colonies, typically in two to three Jell!' Examples of successes already in place are Northwestern and Washing· ton-St. Louis. Early efforts are beginning to be fruitful at Miami, where an active, involved colony is expected to be in place sometime during the coming academic year.
-Editor
In the current magazine, some ofth chapters are reported as "on probation." Is that with the school or the General Fraternity?
Those designations are the status oj the chapters with the General Fraternity. -Editor
Also, I didn't receive a Fraternal Fifties seal for my shingle, although I received a Fraternal Fifties wallet card in 1993. Would you please rectify this William H. Hadley, Indiana '4
Glad you asked. Carolyn White ofth Administrative Office has sent you a replacement Fraternal Fifties seal.
Although Delta Lambda chapter had been struggling , all indications last summer pointed to a 21-man chapter that was stable and improving. In Sept however, the members voted to dissolve the chapter. Factionalism had taken hold, and the membership had given up. No requests had been made' the General Fraternity or alumni.
It should be noted that the Fraterni t1 has not abandoned efforts at Florida State, and a commitment to a Beta presence in Tallahassee continues. Meanwhile, all chapter property has been secured to Orlando. This are beginning to reestablish a base of alumni support and hoping for recolonization in another year or two. fames B . Philpitt , Florida State ,. Torben S. Madson III, Florida Congratulations , Cincinnati!
This fall, I approached the incoming pledge class and asked for their help iJ:
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- za fundraiser for Easter Seals, -l ·e I work. These young men :ed in with enthusiasm and raised 1 than $300 from their class alone.
Jason Ryan, Cincinnati '93
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;w can I explain what my Fratert it ineans to me and convince you to ·Truth is, I can't. Oh, I could tell about our success in sports, our ll calendar, our philanthropy and >tress on academics but not come 3 to giving you a reason to join lon Pi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. We - · won the soccer tournament the last years, hold an annual softball oJ nament, volunteer in programs n 1 as the Lemon Festival, beach ; 3 nups and fundraising for the 3rican Cancer Society. Also, we '•! tire a minimum GPA of 2.5. r ut let's be honest. Any organization ::J do these things. Instead I want to ts on the tradition of the brother] d in Beta Theta Pi that has been '3 blished since (her) founding in I 9. Joining this Fraternity is not an ·nt; it is an experience that has made o· more responsible, taught me how to •e:d Jrganized and given me leadership invaluable to my future. But more 1& n this, it has given me the best men
at my wedding, friends I can trust with a_nything and an experience you can find, not by reading this article, but by seeing for yourself.
and Southern Illinois
(Excerpt from the Daily Egyptian, student newspaper at Southern Illinois University where Beta's Zeta Omicron chapter was formally installed Feb. 20.}
Headline: BETA THETA PI's EXAMPLE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
Whether walking around a track for 3 7 hours straight, cleaning up sections of a highway or dressing up in a green silkworm costume for Coaches vs Cancer, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity is dedicated to helping others .
Fifty-one Betas completed 2,002 service hours, averaging about 40 hours per member. Beta carried nearly 10% of all (campus) community service for fall 1998. With more than 20,000 hours of community service, 10% is a large percentage considering there are 25 Greek organizations at SIU.
To further put the significance of Beta's service into perspective, if all 25 Greek organizations had put in the same amount of hours as Beta, Greeks would have accomplished more than 50,000 hours of community involvement. Surely, if Beta Theta Pi can make the c ommitment to community service a reality, their peer organizations can put forth the same effort.
Let's return to the "Eye of Wooglin"
From a letter to Robert L. Cottrell, s
just read on the web that tmouth's trustees plan to make the :ek system go coed. I recall this lpened previously at Bowdoin. Is re any recourse based on the First i endment? The U.S Supreme Court :ision upheld the constitutionality of gle-sex organizations . How is Beta 0 iressing the issue?
M. Wasserman , Md. '92 , Fla. '98 Fra !bat's not easy to answer briefly, o' ne . The Beta chapter at Dartmouth Be 's closed a year ago. While there have ?.n plans to reopen in two years or so , rty 'muld appear unlikely if the y.• :rtmouth trustees prevail. Currently, bal are few major fraternities left on campus, and this seems to be the ath knell for those that remain.
0 ; 1 hile the law may be on the side of 1 1gle -sex fraternities, local policies Fo t iVe tended to prevail due to the pense of litigation.
(sororities}, National Pan -Helleni c Conference and Association of Fraternity Advisors, which together represent 99 fraternities and sororities with more than 700 ,000 undergraduate members in chapters on BOO campuses (more than 10 million alumni) argued against the Dartmouth policy and said through Brother Jonathan Brant , Miami '75 , NIC executive vice president , in this joint statement (excerpted) on Feb. 23, 1999 :
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We agree with the goals of Dartmouth President James Wright , but we question the wisdom of a pro ce ss that would eliminate traditional fraternities and sororities at Dartmouth "
The five goals of the truste es address greater choice in resident improving social spaces, makmg the system substantially coed , reduce the number of students living off campus and end the abuse of alcohol Brant noted that the college already provides "a large variety of choices for students to select the type of organization they would like to join. "
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Miami ' 54, director, Beta Foundation:
I've reflected deeply in regard to your appeal to contribute to the Beta Leadership Fund because I have a serious dilemma regarding this matter I fully support the underlying premise of the Men of Principle initiative "Return to core values" and " personal integrity and responsibility" ar e themes that really resonate with me and the life foundations that I acquired through my fraternal experience. Sen Mark 0. Hatfield, Willamette '43 , exemplifies, as well as any brother, the ideals that the Beta Foundation promulgates. Whenever I need a boost of inspiration to re-commit myself to community service and positive contributions, I think of Mark and I forge ahead. He was our chapter ' advisor. The Mark 0. Hatfield Library is recognition of his magnificent service . Much of my sense of responsibility flows out of the mutual help and evaluation " Eye of Wooglin" events that our chapter had regularly. Upperclassmen exhorted younger members to greater effort and superior accomplishm e nt. The "Eye" was a time of critical examination of performance. If a brother had strayed from our fundamental fraternal commitments , this was brought to his attention ; and he was expected to correct the problem. He usually, virtually always, did better.
Former Senator Robert Packwood , Willamette '54, was chapter president. I recall many times when he lifted our perceptions and urged us to do better Unfortunately, Brother Bob didn't have the benefit of an "Eye of Wooglin" to guide him in his professional and political life. He ended up embarrassing himself, his family, his friends, his state and the U .S. Senate.
So , how does a Beta sustain devotion to c ore values in the past undergraduate span of one 's life exp erience?
This brings me to my dilemma. Here in my own county a Beta brother is e ngaging in behavior and activities which are greed y, self-serving and d e trimental to the welfare, health and safety of our citizens. What does one do in this situation to reinstate the core values in a fraternity brother ... in the U .S . Senate , e .g ., Sen . Packwood, or in Morrow County?
I am sending a contribution to the Beta Leadership Fund for 1999, and I would like to engage in further dialog on the issue I have broached.
fohn Edmundson , Willamette ' 57
If you would like to offer your views on Brother Edmundson's comments, address the editor, Beta magazine.
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! of The Beta Theta Pi, page 8, ed a brief announcement of the book by John C. Messenger, ·ence '42: Inis Beag Revisited: The !Topologist as Observant Particir. Later, along came a copy of the :, a letter from John and this ihtful photograph of the author t) "standing at the entrance of a ri marae in New Zealand. n addition to studying the Irish at e almost yearly since 1955, we b. his wife Betty) have researched Iish diaspora to the West Indies New Zealand. As to the latter, we especially interested in the 3-Scale marriage and mating 'veen the Irish and Maori since the Js a merging of cultmes as in Antilles, but in the Caribbean a ging of Irish and African tradis." Brother Messenger is professor 1ritus, The Ohio State University t. of Anthropology.
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I am pleased to learn of the Men of 1ciple program for Beta Theta Pi. s is certainly the right program for right time in om society. What ter setting for the program than in a ernity with the noble origins of a? I am particularly gratified to see t 'cultivation of the intellect' is the t goal of the new program." medical doctor, Gwaltney ad'sses human intellectual developnt in his new book. While widein its topics, Human is written for people in all stations of life and extremely understandable. The first section of the book examines human intellectual function, i e., self-awareness in humans and higher primates. :thic" was selected, he points out, to t8cribe the essence of what makes us unan, om unique intellectual capabil/to consciously care about others the me way that we care about ourselves.
A major section discusses the part of intellect associated with our animal origins and the role of emotion. Another section deals with the practice of human behavior while yet another describes ways in which the intellect can be misled. The book was written in an attempt to provide enlightenment and to bring behavioral change which can spare and improve life, he concludes. "As a teacher and physician, these have been my two major responsibilities ."
Embryo
Charles P. Wilson, Westminster '61 St. Martins Press, 304 pages, $6 99 U.S./$8.99 Can.
Wilson's latest novel, Embryo has become a bestseller (ov er 500,000) and may well become a motion picture. Among many favorable reviews, Under the Cover reviewer, Kathee S. Card,
wrote: "Fashion model Bailey Williams has money, lots of money, to spend on whatever she wishes, and Bailey wishes for a baby. Not just any baby, her own, but with an immaculate conception condition.
Impossible? So thinks Ross Channing until he begins to investigate rumors of a sainted doctor in Mexico and experiments gone deadly wrong. Tales from the dark side surface, resmrecting events best left in the past: a missing man, secret documents and twisted egos.
" With the release of Embryo , Charles Wilson joins Stephen King, Robin CQok and Michael Crighton as the fomth horseman of the apocalypse. A taut medical thriller, Embryo ... opens the door to let questions of morality and ethics seep into the characters and influence the plot.
Wilson's excellent research and mastery of dialog heightens the suspense, lending credibility and intelligence, swaying arguments from improbable to possible." Previous Wilson novels: Extinct and Direct Descendent.
Wilson's new book was brought to the attention of The Beta Theta Pi by his son , Destin.
"I guess children show they care in various ways , don't they?" noted the author ·
Yes, it's true that Beta Theta Pi identifies members with a double-digit (graduation) date e.g., Jerry Blesch, Centre '60 but that doesn't mean that the Fraternity faces a crisis over the much-discussed Y2K (Year 2000) computer glitch.
"Not at all," explained Clark Crabill, Beta's director of finance. "Our membership database is the FMS (Fraternity Management System), designed by B. R. Blackmarr & Assoc., and all of the dates in the system are four digits."
As the world struggles with what many describe as "the most significant issue
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organizations have faced perhaps ever," many fraternities and sororities happily look on contentedly while some $600 billion is being spent around the globe to correct the unfortunate millennium mixup.
For example, Miami University, nearby Beta's administrative office in Oxford, Ohio, budgeted some $30 million to sort out its Y2K crisis, "and we don't expect to ever clean up all of the Y2K incidences on every computer on our three campuses."
Meanwhile, Betas, relax! The Fraternity is Y2K compatible!
Author fohn Messenger in New ZealandNearly 1 ,000 volunteers- mostly men , mostly Betasdevote their time and talents to enhancing the Beta experience for the Fraternity's 7 ,000 collegians. Among them: chapter counselors, faculty advisors, financial advisors, risk management advisors , rush/recruitment advisors, new member education advisors, house corporation board members, mentors, house directors.
Their reward? Love of Beta Theta Pi and pride in helping young men live up to the high principles of our Fraternity. Indeed, Beta Spirit lives in today's Betas, no matter their ages or life's work. All Men of Principle have something to give ... and to give back.
If you have always wanted to be a Beta volunteer, there is no better time than now. Raise your hand!
Step up and be counted!
If not you, who?
It's easy to raise your hand and volunteer to work with Beta youth. Simply complete and mail the postage-paid card bound into the magazine
Since the cards first appeared a year ago, the Fraternity's volunteer corps has increased by close to 50 percent, many of whom completed one of these cards.
Do it today! Re-charge your Beta Spirit!
You'll be glad you did!
lark A. Walter, Auburn '87, has n promoted to vice president, retail 3stments, of Smith Barney & Inc., mta, Ga.
Jouglas Levin, Bryant '98, was aed by Order of Omega as one of who have made "outstanding ttributions to Greek Life at Bryant lege." He was also honored as visor of the Year. The professor of mce is Bryant's chapter counselor.
Villiam L. Cool, Florida State '75, s promoted to full colonel in the Air :ce. An experienced command pilot , previously was an instructor pilot in : T-37 and did multiple tours as an craft commander in the F -111 hter-bomber. He is at the operations ·ectorate, USAF Intelligence Agency, Kelly AFB, San Antonio, Texas.
rames B. Philpitt, Florida State '77, former chief of District XXXIX, has returned to extended active duty as a Navy commander, stationed near Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, involved in enforcing the no-fly zone over mthern Iraq. A career aviator, he ·eviously was on active duty in the Navy for 11 years before ansferring to active flying in the Navy
Most recently he was assistant .rector of Lakeland Linder Regional irport.
Lance A. West, Idaho '85, athletic 'rector for Marshall University, untington, W.V., was given a five-year mtract to keep him at the university rrough 2003. He joined the Marshall .affin 1995.
Forrest C. (Frosty) Braden, Kansas iate '32, was presented the University of Arizona's Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into UA's College of Agricultu.re Hall of Fame. His achievements reflect a diversified field of involvement: arm machinery, land development, nvestments, environment and highway ommission to leadership on educa:ional boards such as the Arizona Western College Foundation. He also >erved on the UA Foundation and
Robert M. McClelland, Western Ontario '55, received a framed enlargement of the USPS's first stamp of 1999 , the "Lunar Rabbit." A longtime contributing editor to The Beta Theta Pi magazine, he is on the Board of Directors of Canada Post Corporation and one of 12 members of Canada's Stamp Advisory Committee, the group that selects Canada 's stamp images. The stamp was issued jointly by the U.S Postal Service and Canada Post
President 's Club plus the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce. A Yuma, Ariz. resident for 43 years, he still resists total retirement with daily service to the Braden Trust and as secretary of the Yuma County Airport Authority, where the new $10-million, 45,000-sq.-ft. international passenger terminal has been named for him
Warren R. Staley, Kansas State '64, is president and COO of Cargill , the nation 's largest private corporation.
Mark P. Calvert, Lawrence '95, is awaiting replies from his auditions for the German Rhenish Opera The winner of the Beta Foundation's Ocelot scholarship , the tenor has moved quickly through the U.S. opera scene.
Jonathan J. Brant, Miami '75 , was honored with the 1998 Jack L. Anson award by the Association of Fraternity Advisors, the highest award by the AFA to fraternity/sorority professionals. He also was honored by the Indiana Society of Association Executives with its Larry Conrad Volunteerism award.
Ronald P. Helman, Miami '55 , a member of the Beta Theta Pi Foundation Board of Directors , has been named to the Board of Trustees of Suomi College, Hancock, Mich.
Thomas P. Gerrity, MIT '63, plans to retire as dean of Wharton Graduate School of Management, University of Pennsylvania, after serving nine years. He plans to pursue scholarly interests and teach at the School. He is the 11th dean of Wharton since its founding in 1881, the nation 's first collegiate school of management. Previously, he was founder and CEO of the Index Group.
Robert N. Hansen, PhD , Missouri '72 , is director of Counseling Serv ices and Greek Advisor for Westminster College.
Todd C. Adams, Nebraska '92 , is coordinator, Greek Life at University of Toledo .
Peter G. Pierce, Oklahoma '71, is president of First Bethany Bancorp. A 25-year member of the American and Oklahoma Bar Assns., his duties with RP.ta on the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.org
First Bethany include strategic oversight of the company's activities and subsidiaries, First Bethany Bank & Trust and Strategic Advantage, Inc. '
Daniel J. Santry, Rutgers '78, was among eight persons inducted into the President's Ring of Honor by Roadway Express , Inc. He is corporate account executive for the company 's Terminal 190 , Carlstadt , New Jersey.
Matthew A. Emrich, South Florida '95 , is a federal agent for the U.S. Border Patrol, Marfa, Texas.
Joseph E. Fisher, South Florida '95, is Greek Life advisor at the University of South Florida.
Charles W. Warner, Vrrginia Tech '87, was named president-elect of the Association of Fraternity Advisors. He is director of Greek Life & Student Organizations at West Chester University, West Chester, Pa
William C. Morgan, Jr., MD, otologist from Ch.rleston, Texas, was among 53 ear, nose and throat specialists to receive the American Academy of Otgolaryngology-Head and Neck Su.rgery's prestigious Honor Award.
Dr. Robert C. LaLance, Jr., West Virginia '62, retired from Middle Tennessee State University in December after more than 35 years, the last 24 as vice president for Student Affairs. During his tenu.re, he helped found Epsilon Theta chapter of Beta Theta Pi and spearheaded the Greek Row project which includes eight chapter houses ($11 million), one of which is for Beta Theta Pi, to open in January 2000.
Cecil W. Schneider, Wichita State ' 62 , FSME PE, Marietta, Ga. , is the 1999 president of the Society of Mfg. Engineers. He is manager of Advanced Structu.res & Materials , Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems
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Jonathan J Brant , CAE , Miami '75, executive vice president of the National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) for the l ast 17 years, will become director of the Beta Theta Pi Foundation, Oxford , Ohio , effective August 27 , 1999, according to Steph en B Becker, CFRE, Florida '69, administrative secretary.
Brant will succeed Robert L. Cottrell , Miami '54, current director of the Foundation and former administrative secretary of the Fraternity, who will retire in August.
Brant , who earned a business degree from Miami, was Beta Theta Pi 's administrative secretary, 1977 to 1982 , when he was named NIC executive vice presid ent.
The Beta Theta Pi Foundation, recogniz ed b y the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public foundation, receives charitable gifts to further the educationa l purposes of the Fraternity
In 1998 the Foundation reached its goal of obtaining $1.4 million in pledges to the Beta Leadership Fund and presented $90 ,000 in academic scholarships to Beta Founders Fund Scholars .
The NIC is a confederation of 67 men 's college fraternities which provides services in university, government and media relations for its members from the Conference's headquarters in Indianapolis.
As NIC's executive, Brant has spread the positive message about fraternities, appearing on FOX on Education , MSNBC, ABC's Good Morning America, ABC's 20 12 0 and CNN ' s Crossfire, as well as on National Public Radio programs . He has been widely quoted in the
print media as an authority on fraternities.
A native of Bay Village , Ohio , in suburban Cleveland , he also earned his MBA from Miami University in 1982. In 1988, he was designat ed a Certifi ed Association Executive (CAE) b y the American Society of Association Executives .
Brant served as 1993-94 president of the Indiana Society of Association Executives , a professional society that presented him with its Associa· tion Executive of the Year award in 1995 and its Larry A. Conrad Achievement in Volunt eerism aw'an• in 1998
The Crossroads of America '-'UWIIIlof Bo y Scouts of America just presented him the distinguished Silver Beaver award in January.
The Association of Fraternity Advisors honored him with its 1 Jack L. Anson award , its highest award to a person not employed by an institution of higher education
After earn ing his bachelor's Brant was emp lo yed as a representative b y the Armstrong Compan y. In 1976, he accepted the position of administrative assistant Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, which led his services as administrative secretary, the Fraternity's chief of staff, for five years.
Active in church, civic and professional activities , Brant currently resides in Carm el, Indiana , with his wife Mindy and children David , Jared , Peter and Caitlin.
Mindy Brant joined Chi Omega as an undergraduate at Miami University and is a speech therapist at Cherry Tree Elementary School in Carmel-Clay Schools, Indiana .
"Wooglin is smiling," reports Dawson, Carnegie Mellon 66. Already, 48 have signed up for :he Beta 2000 Cruise, Feb. 14-18, 2000 on Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas. For information, Gamma [otas contact Ed: Tel. (214) 638-8280 or email ed.dawson@cadallas.com.
Three generations of Feys in the Administrative Secretary's office in Oxford. Brian (left), a Beta pledge at Miami University, and his father, Tom Fey, Miami ' 68, flank the portrait of Tom's father, the late Ralph Fey, Miami '40 , first administrative secretary (see page 18 )
"Elvis " showed up at the Nov 21st wedding of Andrea and Mark Wea'ver , South Florida '94, in Clearwater, Fla In addition to Kurt Weaver, Penn State ' 87 , all the groomsmen were from South Florida chapter: Rick Fernandez ' 95, Todd Thomas '95, Jesse Coraggio '93 , Brandon Fazio '96 and David Schmidt ' 92
The ceremony in St. Cecelia 's Catholic Church included a serenade b y the brothers of Beta Rose to the new bride at the reception at Adams Mark, Clearwater Beach, Fla.
The '50s group, all Betas at Duke in the 1950s, met for a fifth reunion in Fe, N.M., Sept. 17-20, 1998. The event was termed a huge success by William T. Graham '56 thanks to the hosts, John '56 and Do;othy Swartz.
ported , "the gathering concluded late Sunday with an open house at the Swartz 's new home in the hills overlooking Santa Fe.
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"Starting Thursday evening with a reception, including southwest cuisine and a mariachi band," Graham re-
"Other events included a narrated tour of the town, golf and tennis tournaments, a train ride in a private car to Lamy for a western cookout and a sunset dinner on the roof terrace of the JJatn nn thP. Web: www.BetaThetaPi.org
" Th e meeting , attended by 38 brothers from 16 states , was the largest Beta gath ering ever in New Mexico. The ' 50s group , which met previously in 1976, 1986, 1989 and 1994, is looking forward to its next r eunion in 2002 in Carmel , Calif. , to be hosted by Ken Derrick ' 54 ."
It was Christmas 1950, five years and a few months after V-J Day. Gamma Nu Betas of the war and immediate postwar years were busily starting families and pursuing careers and had little chance to maintain the fraternal ties they had enjoyed at UCLA. Bob Thomas '43 organized a Christmas lunch for 10 of his onetime fellow students, some of whom hadn't seen the other attendees since campus days.
The tradition has continued every year in early December The lunches have been held at various restaurants around Los Angeles. In 1998, 33 Betas gathered at the UCLA Faculty Center.
The lunch has only one rule: no rules There are no dues, no speeches, just two hours of getting up to date, reminiscing and a lot of laughing. Only once was the no-rule rule broken: on Dec. 7, 1991, exactly 50 years after Pearl Harbor, each man told what he had done on the Day of Infamy. All of the memories remained crystal-clear
The 1998 event brought Betas from afar: Tom Oughton '48, from Seattle;
Chuck Bailey '47, Sunriver, Ore .; Don Ragno '44, Palo Alto; Jim Duff '48, Pebble Beach; Jack Morgan '48, Del Mar, and Harlan Johnson '47, Santa Cruz.
Others: Bernard Johnson '48, John Edwards '46, Rush Backer '51, Bruce Campbell '46, Jack Wilke '54, Bob Harrigan '50, Jim Ryan '51, Ray Hammeras '49, Dick Jones '47, Dick Miller '50, Dick Daily '43, Chuck Lutz '43, Jim Collins '49, Bruce Sellery '45, Bob Bomeisler '48, Jim Davy '46, Brad Hovey '44, Art Woodcock '47, Frank Foellmer '48, Fr. Maurice Chase '43, Bill Rankin '46,
Gamma Upsilon chapter celebrated 50 years at Emory University on O ct. 23rd with a fun -filled weekend including groundbreaking ceremonies for a new chapter house. Bob Wheeler '92, chapter counselor, organized the weekend which began with a Friday reception, followed by the unveiling of plans for the new house at a barbecue on Saturday and a b anquet that night.
More than 30 alumni attended along with some 50 collegians. [Story and photo supplied by fohn Stebbins '92.
At Middle Tennessee State's Homecoming, Epsilon Theta broke ground for a new chapter house. Eight fraternities broke ground on the Greek Row project together. The Beta house will be the largest, 12,000 sq. ft., sleeping 41 plus a housemother. From the left: Chap . Pres. John West '00; Founder Kevin Poff ' 87; Grayson Poff; Chap. Counselor Chuck Graves ' 94; MTSU V.P Robert LaLance , W Va . '62; Student Gov. Pres . Ryan Durham '99; Regional Dir. Bill Berry, Jr. , Vanderbilt '68; MTSU President James Walker; Lee Grugett '97; House Corp. Pres. Eric Stringer ' 89. -Eric Stringer
Dick Runkle '50, Don Johnson '50, Sill Harkins '47 and Gene Young '48. - Story by Robert f. Thomas ' Photos by Chuck Bailey IFour Zeta Phi initiates of 1948 received Fraternal Fifties recognition at the Kansas City Beta Club meeting in the City 's University Club. Below, from the left: Hugh J Zi mmer '51 , William H. Bates '49, Charles R. Stribling III ' 49 and Max R. Simpson ' 51. Some 100 Betas were in attendance.
At the same meeting, J. Lyle Wells, Jr., ' 50, (left) was named Kansas City Beta of the Yearfor 1998.
!e University of Toronto campus was the site of Theta Zeta apter 's annual Service of Remembrance on Nov. 11 , 1998.
OU Reunion of 1940s set for Salt Fork Lodge May 14. lert Severance, Ohio ' 47 , announced that Beta Kappas vill again gather at 10:00 a.m. at the Lodge , north of to celebrate and remember. Eight attended in 998. Call Bert: (740) 467-2085 (w) or (740) 349-6123 (h).
The longest-serving councilman in Arcadia, Calif., history and his wife donated $300,000 to help build a new historical museum Former Ma y or Charles Gilb , Idaho '50, and Ruth are paying for about three-fourths of the new museum , the balance to be funded by the local historical society.
The museum, to b e named after the Gilbs , is desperately needed, according to Carol Libby, museum curator. "They're gracious and ge nerous people who have be e n involved in man y activities that have improved our city, and this will be the most long-lasting."
Tine Betas living in Hot Springs Village , Ark., enjoyed lunch n Dec. 7, 1998. From the left: Donald G. Calder, Cin cinnati !5; Norvell L. Pugh , Westminster '50; William H. Parry, Jr , :rown '41 ; Earle W Stanley, Oklahoma State ' 50 ; Fred B eeson, Beloit '32; Arlen W Duesenberg, Iowa Stat e '52 ; 'hilip A. Johnson, Syracuse ' 41; Robert B. Huebschman , 1iami '54, and Francis (Bud) G. Lampert, Minnesota ' 55.
Charles, a regular benefactor to the Beta Foundation and to his Idaho chapter, is a produce broker. He served four terms on the Arcadia City Council , 1974-82 and 1984-92. Four of those years he was mayor. Ruth is president of the nonprofit Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop. Both Charles and Ruth have a long histor y of volunteering for local civic groups and are members of the Ar cadia Historical Society
"We feel ver y fo r tunat e that we can do this, " Ruth said. "We both have a strong feeling about history; it's important that Arcadia have a current and lively historical museum.
Harvard , is the setting for these four (from the left]: Thomas F. Allen , Yale '94 ; John M. Richardson , Wesleyan '99 , member of the Law School faculty; Jefferson D.E. Smith , Oregon '96; and Thomas L. Kirsch , Indiana '96 1(
Fourteen volunteer leaders and advisors from chapters and districts in Southeastern U.S. met for a da y's training session.Columnist Mar y Beth Schneider of The Indianapolis Star recently characterized Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison '54 , as something of a Man for All Seasons. Though politically estranged from the senior senator from Indiana, she concluded: "Frankly, I've always considered Lugar a principled man . "
" And it must follow, as the night the day," who better to serve as Beta Theta Pi's official spokesman for the Men of Principle initiative than the distinguished Oxford Cup honoree. A man who has earned international respect. A man of principle!
"The Men of Principle initiative is especially significant because it asks men to certify that they believe in specific goals That strong affirmation is confidence building That block of confidence will and can be tested and remain solid and visible over the years ," Brother Lugar attested.
The senator himself puts these and other goals to the test every year with his own staff and the dozen young men and women who serve internships in
Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Denison ' 54, Beta 's spokesman for the Men of Principl e initiative, is the central subject of the cover Featured with him are repr e sentatives of two of the
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" Our criteria is sup erior scholarship , ev idence of high integrity, demonstrated leadership and constructive idealism, " he enumerated, adding , " demonstrated assumption of responsibility and capacity to assum e much more , a sense of community and the strengthening of community values , reverence for famil y, evidence of serious religious presuppositions , health, strength , vigor and a high energy le v el. "
A tall order for juniors and seniors in college
"Typically, I seek fraternity men for many of these internships, " he pointed out. "I assume that a member of Beta Theta Pi will make a strong showing in competition based on these criteria , and I will be even more confident about each Beta applicant after I know that this candidate has affirmed and lived the Men of Principle goals explicitly. "
Following a breakfast meeting with the General Fraternity's traveling consultants in August 1997, Sen. Lugar noted , " I was impressed with their vision for the Fraternity and their practical experiences. Jud Horras (Iowa State '97 , the General Fraternity 's director of expansion) had served as a
Fraternity 's newest colonies- Josh Newburn , Texas A&M-Corpus Christi '02 , recruitment chairman (left), and Doug Rand, UMass-Dartmouth ' 02, Greek Council delegate All new colonies are required to become Men of Principle-qualified as a condition for gaining their charters.
The artist is Chris Payne , Cincinnati , 1996 National Illustrator of the Year whose work frequently appears on the covers of T IME magazine.
Senate intern the previous summer.
"Based upon these conversations, and perhaps my own preoccupation with the governance of our country, I wrote: 'I assume that a member of Beta Theta Pi has the capacity for the tough discipline of self-go vernment, the ability to reach honorable compromises, the willingness to accept and wield authority and the political skills to organize people, to articulate goals, to persuade people and the stamina of conviction to stay the course to successful resolution."'
Passionately involved with Beta Theta Pi from his earliest days as a member, Dick Lugar was president of Alpha Eta chapter at Denison and delegate to the 114th General Convention in Pasadena, California. In addition, he was co -pr esident of the student body with Charlene Smelzer, whom he latter married in 1956. They have four sons and seven grandchildren . An Eagle Scout and a Rhodes Scholar, he graduated from Oxford (Pembroke College) in England and later served as an intelligence briefer as a Navy ensign. After his tour of duty, he returned to Indianapolis to help run the family's farm and food machinery manufacturing business. Neighbors encouraged him to run for the local school board. He did and won. In 1967, at the urging of community leaders, he won the first of two terms as mayor of Indianapolis. Elected in 1976 to his first term in the U.S. Senate, he gained national attention when he stopped the proposed Continued on next page
Brother Lugar's duties on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee take him to the far corners, often frigid regions, of the globe
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Chrysler bailout , fa s hioning instead a loan guarant e e plan that pres er ve thousands of jobs whil e c reating proc e dur e s that e nsured that th e Federal loan was paid ba c k in full. And it was ah ead of schedule!
In 1996 , Brother Lugar ran unsuccessfully for the Re publican nomination for Pr esident while continuing his duties on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee and a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Notwithstanding the Senator 's political stance , he has always called for citizen responsibility. In 1983 he established " The Fund for Hoosier Excellence ," a scholarship program for Indiana 's outstanding minority students . He also founded the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series in 1990 Each year 15 women are selected statewide for this leadership program designed to increase the number of women in public service.
Acknowledging Lugar 's leadership in foreign policy and pro-market agriculture policy, an Indiana journalist wrote: " Indiana 's senior senator remains a voice of reason with a global impact."
Over the coming months , Sen. Lugar will be speaking out on behalf of the Men of Principle initiative , as will other prominent Betas who demonstrate the ageless principles of the Fraternity
"How better to set forth examples of
Senator Lugar began his career helping manage the family farm and business.
just what the Men of Principle concept is all about than to identify and recognize Betas of distinction whose careers and actions are living examples of this historic initiative ," said Stephen B. Becker, Florida '69 , administrative secretary "Fortunately, the Fraternity has a vast store of outstanding men who
Connecticut , UMass -Dartrnouth , Mi am Northwestern , Pepperdine , Saint Lo llli Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Washington State.
Another five chapters are expected II undertake the initiative next year, and all chapters are invited to target specific goals as essential steps to embraci111 the full initiati ve readily fulfill this ,----------------, definition " "A Beta should be a man
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Meanwhile, capable of brotherhood three chapters are and of actually subordinatpiloting Men of Principle - ing self-enrichment and Georgia, Nebraska self-promotion to boost and Pennsylvania. another person and to In addition , Beta's h Board of Trustees bond for a relations ip has mandated that stretching for decades." all current and
to do so doesn ' t mark them as second· class chapters "
Ultimately, however, it is hoped th at most will aspire to become Men of
" This is not a mandatory program," Steve Becker pointed out. " Chapters must vote to embark on a Men of Principle path and just because they don ' t cho ose future colonies must endorse and measure up to the initiative's nine goals before being consiCiered for chartering as chapters. Currently, these include
: Lugar's avid commitment to health . fitness is evidenced by his of the annual Dick Lugar 1ess Festival in Indianapolis; ' rever, his regular jogging often acts others along his route.
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· John, Dick, David and Mark. idle: Starr, Lisa, Tye and Deb holding i. Front: Richard, Nell Christie, irlene (Char}, Taylor and Trent.
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)ver the last two years, 11 Beta ipters have been closed, some untarily and others as a result of 1duct or incidents inappropriate to l standards of the Fraternity.
' At the time I drafted the keynote 3ech for the Beta Convention in tgust 1997," Lugar said, "I had been ·;pired by the remarkable vision 1ich the Men of Principle initiative omised for the future of the Frater:y. " (The speech was published in the mvention 1997 issue of The Beta teta Pi magazine. -Editor)
1oming dilemmas
1"My speech refleCted both anxiety out the looming dilemmas (hazing, :ohol-abuse, focus on social life over ademics, loss of the Pater Knox sian) and tremendous enthusiasm for e Men of Principle initiative.
"These concerns have confirmed my 1!ief that a member of Beta Theta Pi
should be a man capable of brotherhood and of actually subordinating selfenrichment and self-promotion to boost another person and to bond for a relationship stretching for d e cades.
"Ideally," he emphasized, "that relationship should be based upon a foundation of four years of living together in a fraternity chapter house.
" Each of us wants to have trust - we want to believe in the word of someone over the years. The ideal that we have set for fraternal brotherhood must be a very high standard. The ideal must be upheld despite hypocrisy, the vagaries of human nature and the personal character failures which surround that fraternal relationship."
Campus memories
Remembering his own days on the Denison campus in Granville , Ohio , Sen. Lugar recalled: " No one enjoyed four years in college more than I didthe dances , the parties, sports, travel,
all-night bull sessions. I gave my pin to m y Beta Sweetheart and serenaded her backed up by my Beta brothers.
" But I sensed then what I know now that while some of my brothers found a lot of my ideas and activities inexplicable, unnecessary and often frenetic, they were enthusiastic that at least someone was doing something, and they were always loyal.
" And in the final analysis, Betas (or all Canadians and Americans) can do anything we want to do in this world , but we must always take time to make certain we are on the right coursefor us, it's the Men of Principle course - and to savor and enjoy the journey." EJ 'f
Confidence and team-building events were key elements of the kick-off weekends for the Men of Principle pilot chapters at Georgia (left) and Nebraska (below).
Upon remembering that 1999 was to be the 50th anniversary of two significant Beta Theta Pi eventsthe establishment of the position of administrative secretary and the opening of the Administrative Office in Oxford, Ohio- the Editor promptly dispatched requests to eight of the nine living men who have filled the role as the Fraternity's chief of staff. ·
Both Ralph Fey and Tom Beyer died in 1989. Ken Rawley has moved with no forwarding address.
While prepared for responses from all of them , we were unprepared for the detail and enthusiasm of virtually every reply. All furnished comprehensive reviews of their days at the helm, the dramatic episodes alongside others ranging from humorous to poignant. To all of them, The Beta Theta Pi extends its thanks for participating in this moment of recognition. We appreciate your leadership and your continuing devotion to Beta Theta Pi.
central office was located at 208 High Street (next to the chapter with th e young insurance man appointed in charge
A familiar comment prior to War II (1941-45) was to the effect " The affairs of Beta Theta Pi were carried around in the trunk of Shepardson 's car " Why? Because without question Francis W. Shepardson , Denison 1882/Brown 1883 , was "Mr. Beta" for much of first half of this century - General Secretary 1907-17 , President 19
Tons of Beta files
Whether he carried the Fraternity around in the trunk of his car is a matter of conjecture; however, one observer described the Shepardson brought from the Denison chapter house to the new administrative as " several tons of files and boxes. •
"In my early years of service, " recalled Frederick F. Brower, Miami '50, who succeeded Fey as awwuu.,ur tive secretary, "these records were stored in the attic of the administrati office. Ralph cautioned me to bring
Shepardson thrived on it. Brown was appalled by it. Gregg declared war on it. The Beta Board of Thustees decided to act on it. Ultimately, soft -spoken Ralph Fey was tapped to cope with it.
What is it? In the words of Beta Theta Pi 's first administrative secretary, RalphN. Fey, Miami '40, "It" was " this mass of minutiae" that became " the
Ralph N Fey, Miami ' 40
Fredrick F. Brower, Miami ' 50
Ronald P. Helman, Miami '55
Peter W C. Barnhart , Miami '66
Jonathan J. Brant , Miami ' 75
Kenneth J Rawley, Penn State ' 76
Thomas A. Beyer, Nebraska '80
John F. Schaller, Ball State ' 85
Todd V. McMurtry, Centre '84
Robert L. Cottrell , Miami '54
Stephen B. Becker, Florida '69
responsibility of the administrative secretary, operating in a permanent central administrative office ," as approved by the 109th General Convention (1948) and put into place in 1949.
Thus 1999 marks the 50th anniversary of this essential step in the Fraternity 's history, when the first
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Theta , Phi Kappa Tau and Alpha Omicron Pi. Miami , of course , was often referred to as the " Mother of Fraternities ," having fostered the Miami Triad of Beta Theta Pi (1839), Phi Delta Theta (1848) and Sigma (1855) . The tradition was reinforced three other Miami-founded inter/
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national groups , Delta Z e ta sorori ty (1902) , Phi Kappa Tau (1906) and Delta Sigma Epsilon (1914).
Today, five have their offices in Oxford : Beta Theta Pi , Delta Sigma Pi (business fraternity), Delta Zeta , Phi Delta Theta and Phi Kappa Tau . Sigma Chi is headquartered in Evanston , Ill.
Resistance to a central office with a full-time director was strong in the years leading up to and after World War IT. Beta leaders observed the tendency in other fraternities to appoint an "executive director " who often ultimately " ran the fraternity, " a concept repugnant to Beta Theta Pi.
As a result , by the time that the Board of Trustees finally conceded that the Fraternity had grown so large that paid staff was essential, the practice was already the norm for most mediumsized to larger fraternities
It began with Ed Brown
As Beta Theta Pi began its "reconstruction" effort following World War IT, Edward M. Brown, Miami ' 31 , (Oxford Cup #028) was elected General Secretary at the 107th General Convention at Mackinac's (Mich.) Grand Hotel. "He has all the qualities which we seek in an executive officer," wrote President G. Herbert Smith, DePauw '27. He is a scholar and a gentleman, he loves Beta Theta Pi and has succeeded in his chosen profession - the law. "
An attorney in Cincinnati, Brown served in the post for only one year before a new career opportunity with McCall Corp. in New York City necessitated his resignation , but he continued
as a Fraternity vice president. He was succeeded as General Secretary by Clifford C. Gregg, Cincinnati 1917 " It was apparent that the General Secretary was overburdened with paperwork," Brown recalled from his home in Oxford, where he and his wife
"I do not know what star Beta Theta Pi was born under, but it was a star that pointed the way to the wisest selection that could have been made. Ralph Fey accepted the challenge of leaving his own business for a five- or six-year period and organizing from the ground up the Administrative Office. There is no one in our entire membership who possibly could have done a better piece of work than he has done.
I have worked daily with Ralph for over seven years. He has been one of the wisest and most friendly men I have known in all m y associations. At the same time, he is very determined and once he has decided the right policy to be pursued , he is a
hard man to flip over. He has run a happy, efficient, productive Administrative Office. He has added to it dignity, character and a touch that should be tendered so great an Association as ours. He has been tactful , courteous , considerate ; but woe unto the man who has tried to slip over anything on him as he has safeguarded the interests and possessions of the Fraternity.
Above all his other accomplishments and contributions for and to the Fraternity, he stands as a real man and an example of what the best members of Beta Theta Pi represent. "
General Secreta ry Seth R. Brooks , St. Lawrence ' 22 , Oxford Cup #001 , in The B e ta Theta Pi , 1958
Ann have lived for the last 20 years. " My first job as vice president was to secure an administrative secretary. "
Already, an avid volunteer, Arthur( Wickendon, Denison 1915, a profess01 at Miami University, had been designated the Fraternity 's Keeper of the Rolls ," a move designed to provide some administrative relief to the General Secretary. Admittedly, this w; a temporary measure .
Two-man search committee
So , in the spring of 1948 , the Board of Trustees appointed Ed Brown and
Elmer H. Jennings , North· western 1912, to prepare a proposal for tion outlining plans for an administrative secretary, emph1 sizing that he " r be like an execu tive officer, but that the volunteers continue to run th e Fraternity," Brown noted. It was further SUlll!esreJJ f that " he be a y oung man who would the position for onl y four or fi v e yean
Ed Brown in 1946 as Gen. SecretaryJ left: The John Reily Knox Library in first Administrative Office a Jressed old world elegance.
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fhe 1948 Convention report, emphaing the preservation of the volunteer dership of the Fraternity, noted: ne of the greatest sources of the ength of Beta Theta Pi has been the :t that those who served as general icers have been men of such calibre it no fraternal organization could ve purchased for money their time , {alty and devotion .. . (thus, we 1st) eliminate from their duties the idensome administrative details with 1ich they have become encumbered x er the years "
b Thus, the search was on , and the twocommittee quickly concluded that resident and active Beta
1 umnus Ralph Fey was the logical u l toice. The selection was approved by ye at the 110th General
Above: At Mackinac Island 's Grand Hotel, site of many Beta Conventions, Dan Muss er, owner/manager, took a personal interest in his Beta guests, including these six administrative secretaries From th e left: Musser, Ralph Fey, Fre d Brower, Ron Helman , Pete Barnhart , Jonathan Brant and Tom Beyer. Note their signatures.
Convention , Gl enwood Springs, Colo. , and the Board imm e diately commissioned Brown and Jennings to find an administrative office.
Near the founding site
With Fey 's assistance , a gracious old residence across from the c ampus and next door to the Alpha chapter house, was acquired. " It happened to b e a few hundred feet from the Miami building in which Pater Knox and his comrades founded Beta Theta Pi in 1839, " not e d an article by Robert T. Howard, DePauw '37, (Oxford Cup #033) in a 1951 issue of The Beta Theta Pi magazine , as a major renovation of the facility began.
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by Cincinnati lawyer John R. Sayler for some $2,100. Dewitt, one of the earliest settlers of Oxford-Milford townships in 1800 , built the first house on the current Alpha chapter site in 1833.
The next owner was a wealthy farm family who sold it to Phi Delta Theta, for its national office 1927 -41, when the fraternity traded for an historic house diagonally across the street, site of its current headquarters The new Phi Delt building was Scott Manor, birthplace of Caroline Scott Harrison , wife of U.S President Benjamin Harrison , an 1852 Miami graduate.
From 1941 to the finalization of Beta 's purchase of 208 East High Street in 1950, the building was owned by Dr. Elmer Ellsworth Powell, a dentist.
Extensive remodeling was done on the newly acquired facility, supervised by Russell Potter, head of the Miami's architecture department. During restoration the front door was moved from the street side to the west side, facing the chapter house. A fireresistant vault was an early addition.
"No one, least of all (me) , has any idea that this job will be a career," Fey
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was quoted. " One of the most important contributions I can make is to establish a standard procedure- a doctrine, if you like - for the guidance of future administrative secretaries."
Some functions, however, could not be expanded until remodeling was completed. Fey and his staff of two part-time secretaries crowded into three small rooms as hammering and sawing took over When all renovations were completed in 1957, there was a Beta Library with conference table, a guest room and renovation of other work spaces, " with appropriate though unpretentious appearance."
Magazine Editor Bob Howard noted: "A look around the new administrative office immediately discloses the efficiency of the new arrangement. For example, central files and personnel can supply prompt response to requests which formerly awaited some officer 's spare time ."
Ed Brown reports that the trio of Fey, Brower and himself were sometimes jokingly referred to as the " Oxford Mafia," presumably because the three frequently were at the point of some major development at the time.
Bonnie Fey, widow of the first administrative secretary, continues to live in Oxford . "It felt as though our entire family was part of the larger Beta family," she recalled. "Ralph's evenings and weekends were consumed with Beta business. Whenever General Fraternity officers came to town, they often brought their wives; and I would host them, show them the area , entertain them I don't know how many meals I fixed for visiting Betas
"Then there were the conventions. The administrative secretary ran the conventions, and their wives were their right -hand helpers." Bonnie is a veteran of 34 Beta Conventions: " The first was after my sophomore year in college. Ralph had given me his Beta pin a few months earlier."
Within walking distance
She still resides in the family home, a block from the campus. "The beauty of living in Oxford is that you could walk to the office , the campus, the post office, almost anywhere and come home for lunch Bonnie worked for many years at the family insurance agency agenc y, too , as did Ruth Cookman , an early staffer at the Beta office , who went with Ralph to the insurance office in 1958. She continues toda y at the agency, now operated b y
the Fey sons, Thomas D. Fey, Miami ' 68 , and Douglas M. Fey, Miami '71. " Ralph walked to work, and he dropped by the Beta office every day for years after he left the administrative secretary job," recalled Carolyn White , now in her 23rd year with the Oxford office " He always had a happy gre e ting or would share a funn y story." Mrs. White , who administers Fraternal Fifties and other member programs, is a regular at the annual convention registration desk.
Thanks to the women
Woman staffers have played a key role in the Administrative Office over its 50 -year existence Iona Mae Petry was one of the first to be hired, and she served the Fraternity for some 30 years . Julie McWilliams handled address changes and file management for almost 30 years. Mary Ellen Rhinehart spent the years 1968-85 as bookkeeper, then returned as a part-time archives assistant after retirement. Mickey Preston worked for the volunteer editors of the Beta magazine for almost 25 years, retiring in 1995 Other women who were on staff in the early years were Mimi Powell and Dorothy Mayer, as well as Marjory Warren, who succeeded Mrs . Cookman as office manager, plus a constant rotation of Miami students and students' wives.
Fred Brower (1958-65)
"Your compensation for services rendered," read the official letter from the Board of Trustees to Fred Brower, "is to be at the rate of $500 per month, no health or retirement benefits, subject to appointment annually by the Board.
Your employment could not extend, in all probability, beyond June 30, 1962 " The latter, of course, reflected the ongoing concern that the administrative secretary should not get too settled in the job, thus avoiding the "job for life" mentality of appointments by other fraternities of full-time employees as executive directors.
In 1958 , the Fraternity's annual income was $75,275 , including $28 ,000 for annual convention Baird Fund income was $66 ,300, with $43,500 going for the magazine 's publication and mailing costs. Total General Fraternity assets were $1.4 million.
In contrast, in Fiscal1998, Beta 's total revenue was $4,427 ,695 , assets approached $10 million and the magazine printing and postage expenses amounted to $170,000.
" Membership records for the 60,000 members were manually maintained b y an Addressograph system ," Fred recalled. " Twenty percent of these plates required changing every year
Two days were required to compile labels to mail the magazine."
Convention planning and directing have always been a leading responsibi ity, albeit a frequent headache, for administrative secretaries
"I ran my first Convention at BedfoJ'I Springs, Pa , after being on the job for six months and having never previously attended a Convention. With the aid of a little notebook , we got the job done " "We," more often than not, included the administrative secretary'! wife. For the Browers, that meant Mar Jane teamed with Marjory Warren, office manager. At the 125th General Convention in Oxford, Fred went to 1M with the mumps on opening day. "Marjory and Mary Jane ran the whole show," he said.
Still an Oxford resident , Fred is sem retired from his real estate business an continues to be active in many comml nity groups and projects. 1
"One of the highlights of my life wa: the invitation to become secretary. " How in the world could I follow the wonderful duo - Ralph Fe and Fred Brower? "
Follow them he did , however, and with distinction. Ron was at the helm when membership records were first computerized; an annual giving program , the Beta Leadership Fund , was established and, as the staff of thos e years will readily attest, coffee breaks were instituted and a water cooler/drinking fountain was installed
"I remember drafting a six-panel multicolor brochure which featured t1" Fraternity and its notable highlights ," J Ron recalled. " Passing it along to Ralp
Mary Ellen Rhinehart Dorothy MayerIn the fohn Reily Knox Memorial Library at 208 East High Street, four members of staff posed in front of the carved wood coat of arms. From the left: Carolyn White; Leonard Nash, General Fraternity '97; Sue Osborne and Mickey Preston.
Credit also was given to John E. Dolibois, Miami '42, (Oxford Cup #017) then Miami University's director of alumni relations, later U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, now on the Board of Directors of the Beta Foundation.
"John did much of my wordsmithing," Pete recalled "I would draft my letters, then he would flesh them out." Pete, a financial executive, lives with his wife Judith in Worthington, Ohio.
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a final review before it went to the - nter, he complimented me on the work, then added, 'Ron, the only detail is that the stars on the illustrated pledge pin are upside down!"'
A relationship that Ron valued highly · 1 was that of Dr. Seth R. Brooks, St. Lawrence '22 (Oxford Cup #001).
"Few Betas know that Seth II' was a consumlte doodler-cartoonist," he pointed s t. (See example above.) "Each piece l correspondence from him included a for me, many of which I still 1Ye."
francis M. (Chub) Rich, Illinois '25 , fe" Brooks as President, and ' funn ' fth m s 1est memones are o e colorful language, much in pn to his predecessor Brooks, a mversalist-Unitarian minister. When J.ub loudly declaimed with a colorful b :pletive, another Board member fill' auld wink and comment, "Yup, that's .st what Seth would have said."
One of Chub's favorite definitions
"A problem is an opportunity ressed up in work clothes."
' From Oxford, Ron moved to HoughIll, Mich., retiring in 1996 as vice I !ilsident for advancement at Michigan University. He and his b afe Lou Ellyn have two sons: Randall ·Helman, Michigan State '84, and
Roger S. Helman, Central Michigan '89.
"To know and to serve with so many distinguished Betas was a great honor," Ron added, "and the experience helped my career immensely."
Pete Barnhart (1972-77)
"I will forever remember my March 1972 interviews in Oxford with Ralph Fey, Fred Brower, Bob Cottrell and Misty Shoop. Pete Van de Water joined in via telephone conference call.
He remembered some of the great moments during his five-year tenure.
"A month later I was walking to breakfast across a snow-covered Union College campus with Seth Brooks, featured speaker for that evening's Northeast Beta Workshop. What an inspiring event!
"In spring 1973, A.J.G. Priest , Idaho 1918, hosted me at Belair, his home in Charlottesville, Va., where we discussed Beta lore for an entire sun-filled afternoon. Ralph Fey was like another father to me; his son, Tom, like another brother. Ralph and Fred Brower were always available to give counsel in time of need."
Recalling his travels with General Secretary Richard R. (Misty) Shoop, Denison '41, Pete said of his pilot, travel-mate, mentor and friend: "He flew a Piper Cherokee to get us around. We flew to Betas in far-off Texas , Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee."
In 1973, the phone lines in the office were increased from one to two. Today, there are eight lines , including one designated for fax and one for the web. An Edison Voicewriter served for letter preparation, and IBM Selectric typewriters were the norm. No email, no fax, no voicemail, no 800 lines, no computers. "Archaic by today's standards, eh?" Pete noted.
nn the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.org
"All that I have experienced in the interfraternity world has been influenced by the people, places and activities of those professional years with Beta Theta Pi," recalled Jonathan Brant of his five years as administrative secretary. In 1982, he moved to Indianapolis to begin his 17 years as exB'cutive vice president of the National Interfraternity Conference, the association of 67 college fraternities. In September, he will return to Oxford as Director of the Beta Foundation.
"At my initiation banquet, the speaker was Dr. Seth Brooks," Jonathan continued . "He admonished us to read the ritual book within two weeks to ensure we captured the essence of its message and that we act out its expectations daily."
After accepting the job of administrative secretary, Jonathan " benefited from regular conversations with Ralph Fey and Fred Brower, who lived in Oxford, and long-distance support from Ron Helman and Pete Barnhart. Also, I was blessed with sound leaders as Presidents, Hugh Stephenson (Oxford Cup #030) and Jim Martin (Oxford Cup #024); as General Secretaries, Jack Wesenberg and Lloyd Kirk; as General Treasurers, Jim Wachs and Sam McCartney; as Archivist H. H. Stephenson, Jr. (Oxford Cup #035), and Editor Jack McClung, Kansas State ' 37.
"When I started we had 111 chapters (137 today). The staff numbered 10, and we installed our first computer to maintain membership records. In 1979 we produced the first directory of membership in 40 years," he continued. The 1933 Catalog was produced by Banta Publishing from Shepardson 's manually maintained records.
"At the 140th General Convention in Oxford," Jonathan remembered fondly, "as Seth Brooks completed his outdoor address at the Beta Campanile, the sun's rays illuminated the tower and the bells struck eight, sending shivers down my spine. No wonder so many have a passion for our Fraternity. "
As he sat in his Indianapolis office drafting distant thoughts of his tenure
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at Oxford , Jonathan jotted down these final thoughts: " During the late ' 70s , I visited the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. My brother Steve, Miami ' 78, and I stopped during a cross country ski trip for a meal. I had an eerie feeling about the place - as if it was familiar or meaningful to me in some way, yet I had never been there - and later found that it was there that the vote was taken to establish the position I held at the time , administrative secretary."
Ken R awley (19 8 2- 8 3)
The Penn State graduate's service as administrative secretary was brief; even today his whereabouts are unknown
His file in the Fraternity database reads: "Lost " Sources report that Ken Rawley came to the job with enthusiasm and talent; however, his wife longed for the sights and sounds and friends of her native east coast, persuading him to return after only one year.
Tom Be yer (1 983-88 )
Nebraskan Tom Beyer carved a special niche as administrative secretary. He installed a complete computer system, central air conditioning and expanded the number of administrative assistants (education consultants) from one to five "The young men who traveled were referred to as S.W.A.T," Carolyn White reported with a smile. "That stood for Special Wooglin Assistance Team "
Tom also was administrator for Beta 2000, which established a set of longrange goals for the Fraternity, embarked on the Sesquicentennial Campaign to fund the upcoming Sesquicentennary in 1989 and initiated eight regional leadership workshops. Staff members remembered that Tom always sang quietly as he worked and that he could recite scores of poems from memory.
Marjory Warren was feted upon her retirement by the first three administrative secretaries and Editor Robert T Howard , DePauw ' 37. From the left: Ron Helman , Fred Brower, Mrs. Warren , Ralph Fey and Bob Howard snowstorm when the floor buckled. The entire Beta storeroom crashed down onto Revco below. "We lost a substantial number of archival materials in that incident," Carolyn White said . "It took days of salvaging and inventory to sort it all out. We moved everything to the basement of a newly acquired residence at 10 University Avenue," the home today of Steve and Trudy Becker.
Tom became ill in 198 7. By the middle of 1988 , he was unable to work, and he died in July 1989 The Chapter Operations wing of the Administrative Office is dedicated to Tom, whose estate endowed the space .
Jo hn S chall e r (19 88-89 )
As Tom grew increasingly ill and unable to work, administrative assistant John Schaller picked up his responsibilities on an interim basis. The jolly Ball State graduate was affectionately referred to as "GQ" - a reference to the magazine Gentlemen's Quarterly, because he was a "preppy dresser."
Cup #019) was championing Beta coast-to-coast chapter visits while balancing duties as Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Rhodes was succeeded by then-North Carolina Congressman James Martin, Davidson '57, (Oxford Cup #024).
"At the 148th General Convention ii Ashville, N.C., Gov. Martin arrived at the Grove Park Inn, flanked by a State trooper anc a Secret Service agent," John Schaller recalled "That evening , a we walked towaJ the convention hall, Gov. Martin fohn Schaller stopped and released his security staff Later, the shocked troop pulled me aside and said that in all th years he had traveled with the Gover· nor, this was one of the few times that he had received this request. The trooper shook my hand and said, 'You Betas must be a special group ." ' John , who lives in Middletown , Obi with his wife Molly and two children paid tribute to "the women who are little recognized but keep the office running at an efficient clip and the young "gentlemen (education consult· ants) who choose to live from a suitca: for weeks at a time working to champion and improve Beta Theta Pi."
To dd McMurtry (1 9 89-91)
In 1986, when supplies outgrew the office space , many things were kept on the second floor over
trative Office before the turn of the century.
Meanwhile, Fraternity President John J. Rhodes , Kansas State ' 38 , (Oxford
"Our days in the office were always fullplanning meetings, visiting chapters, working with volunteers and undergraduates, but it seemed that we were always planning a convention." The work of the Beta 2000 committee was crystalizing as a set of goals were identified, including the projected need for a larger Adminisa drug store three blocks away in downtown Oxford. One wintry morning, a new order of Son of the Stars were being toted upstairs during a
"In my two an a half years, I ba the pleasure of working three conventions, numerous leadership training seminar and a number of board meetings . Todd
"I truly enjoyed working with Tom (General Secretary Thomas D. sady, Cincinnati '76) who undertook challenges of risk management. ow an attorney in Northern Kency, Todd continues to serve the cernity as its risk management nsel. "With my legal background . Tom's insurance expertise, I think made a good team," he added.
1 Cottrell (1991-98)
'he fact of an increasingly litigious iety faced Bob Cottrell almost nediately. A career executive with Kroger Company, he exclaimed: 1e first week of November 1991 I nd myself in District Court in San . 1go representing Beta Theta Pi. We ··i been sued by an undergraduate o had been injured in a fight in the :tpter house after an evening of ohol. This was my first exposure to ng accused of 'failure to provide 3quate supervision for a chapter."'
;; chapter brothers swore under oath I JY had never been advised not to nk or fight in the house. a: Jut of this was born the Beta Theta Risk Management Program, to which members must attest, which enu3rates the Fraternity's comprehensive n k management policy relating to drugs, fighting, treatment of Jmen, general conduct, hazards eluding fires, etc. Todd Johnson, Iowa J, was named the first Director of Risk ·anagement, and the impact has o oved effective.
"One of the essential changes during e '90s," Cottrell pointed out, "has t 1en to seek out and appoint profes{Jl onal staff: e.g., Clark Crabill (1991), rector of finance; Steve Becker (1992) , e rector of advancement and alumni ' lations, and Erv Johnson (1992), iitor and director of communications. n, I In addition to introducing an atmo1 of cooperation and pride in the a!\ 1ministrative staff, Bob's most manue tental achievement was the planning e ad building of the new Foundation JLill. ad Administrative Office, 17,000 sui 'fuare feet of space in a two-story aQ1 ;eorgian structure resting atop eight rooded acres just north of Oxford.
Occupied in October 1994, the $2.9 1illion facility has been fully paid for 'th d I Vl onations from alumni and d nen s along with the proceeds from he sale of the old Administrative )ffice to Alpha House Co., which enovated it into an annex, retaining he library and adding a housemother's JI)ijl ;uite 11 student spaces.
e Wh1le there have been many major tin8 ion?rs to the new building, among the to step up with large checks
were Lee B. Thompson, Oklahoma '25, (Oxford Cup #025) who endowed the Archives Museum; Harold Hook, Missour! '53, (Oxford Cup #018), the John Reily Knox Memorial Library; Jeffrey Grayson, Oregon '64, and his son Barclay Grayson, Oregon '92, the Hall of the Chapters; H. Lauren Lewis, South Dakota '37, (Oxford Cup #022) the office 's entrance lobby; John J. Rhodes and his wife Betty, the fireside room; L. Rene Gaienne, Washington (St. Louis] '36; Richard E. Heckert, Miami '45, the Beta Rose Garden, and Lester W. Morrell, Bethany 1920, whose estate endowed the Memorial Bridge and Walkway.
Few will argue the claim that the majestic new office is the finest in the Greek system Recalling discussions among the Board of Trustees when a new site was being considered, Ed Brown noted, "It came down to three locations - Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Oxford. There was pressure to acquire a prominent mansion in Cincinnati , which, I said, looked like a 'pizza palace!' The Board was split on the final ballot, but President Gup Vogt cast the deciding vote . .. for Oxford."
Paul Puckett, East Carolina '89, established a vigorous and effective operations staff, consisting primarily of the traveling education consultants. Out of this have come specialists in education , expansion and risk management as well as the establishment of closer ties with the National Interfraternity Conference. Both Scott Allen , Minnesota '95, director of operations, and Martin Cobb, Eastern Kentucky '96, director of education, spent a year on the NIC staff before joining the Beta Administrative Office
The nineties, too, witnessed the opening of the Beta Archives and Museum in its new quarters, telling the story of the history and lore of the Fraternity, under the guidance of Archivist H. H. Stephenson, Jr., Miami
'39 (Oxford Cup #035). '
Cottrell also saluted the three General Secretaries with whom he has served: Tom Cassady, "who emphasized building a professional support team and a comprehensive risk management program;" Vincent Del Pizzo, Missouri '62, "who promoted chapter autonomy and self-governance;" and Jerry M. Blesch, Centre '60 , "who promotes the expansion of recruitment and the training of alumni volunteers and under whose leadership the need for a long range vision, mission and goals came into focus as Men of Principle."
Perhaps the initiative 's leading proponent, Cottrell quotes one leading alumnus who said to him: "We must make this initiative a success. We must focus on our founding principles. If we fail to do this, we probably don't deserve to be in business."
Bob Cottrell and his wife Nancy, a Kappa Kappa Gamma, live in Hamilton, Ohio They have three Beta sons: Phillip F. Cottrell, Miami '77; RobertS. Cottrell, Miami '79, and Richard F. Cottrell, Miami '80. Bob continues as director of the Beta Foundation until Concluded on next page
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his full retirement in late summer.
Steve Becker (1998- )
Hardly the "new guy in town," Steve spent three years with the Administrative Office as director of advancement and alumni relations before returning to his native Toronto to accept an executive position with a fund-raising consulting firm. The pull of Beta Theta Pi, and the approval of his Ohio-born wife Trudy, attracted him back to Oxford to understudy (1997) and become (1998) the Fraternity's chief of staff.
"Our focus is on education and the Men of Principle initiative," he said. "In addition, we're placing heavy value on the recruitment and training of professional staff, increased recruitment, assistance and training for volunteers while we maintain a high level of chapter services, as well as taking a long view with respect to expansion, member education and development, chapter operations and fund-raising and endowment efforts."
What of the future?
As the administrative staff gears up for the next century, there is a sense that earlier initiatives including perhaps especially the setting up of the administrative secretary position and acquisition of an Administrative Office have been strong underpinnings to the long-term growth of Beta Theta Pi and the ability of the Fraternity to prevail for many decades to come. Thanks to the foresight of those men of half-a-century ago, the facilities and staff are well established so that the 26
Fraternity can move ahead on solid footing to the challenges of the future. So what will the future hold? The Administrative Secretaries have offered their predictions.
Fred Brower: "Space will be used more efficiently due to financial restraints of the era. Membership will be larger due to the merger of General Fraternities and Sororities promoted by social changes and economic conditions. Beta Theta Pi will be a survivor."
Ron Helman: "Beta always has and will rise to the challenges. Preserving our exemplary volunteer concepts of operation will always be difficult, but Beta has a unique feeling within that will enable us to climb even higher."
Pete Barnhart: "Through computer efficiency, administrative office staffing will stay relatively stable; however, the field staff will continue to increase to serve an ever-gro wing Fraternity both in membership and chapter numbers "
Jonathan Brant: "The golden years of fraternity can be in the future if members adapt our practices to meet the environment - in higher education, in our economy, in our societywhile not relinquishing our Fraternity's core values that remain timeless."
Todd McMurtry: "While our traditions are rooted in European culture, our memberships by the pure force of demographics will evolve into a representation of Canada and the U.S. as a whole. The 21st century will need men of principle to lead it, and Betas will be preeminent among the leadership. I doubt that the Fraternity will grow significantly in number of chapters because of our focus on quality, but quality will be our salvation and the guarantee of a continued
vibrant existance."
Bob Cottrell: "The future will upon our ability to rally alumni and undergraduates to follow the Men of Principle initiative. The road will be long and the challenges tough. It will require a strong cadre of volunteers unprecedented alumni financial support to make this dramatic change in the culture of the Fraternity. Growth is a key. If we are to increase professional staffing for expansion, educatior and training, we must have significant gains in membership revenue and alumni contributions."
Steve Becker: "Our founders devised the framework for a Fraternity which has lasted 160 years. As Beta grows, so will the need for training and development along with additional mechanisms for success which will outlive U!· as individuals. More and more, the rolt of the Administrative Office staff will be to reinforce the core values of the Fraternity and perpetuate a culture of recruitment, rapport and educationthe tools for success at both the under· graduate and alumni levels."
The editor thanks all of the adminis· trative secretaries, as well as Ed Brown Bonnie Fey and Carolyn White, who have contributed to this article. EJ
"Oh , Mr Helman , you are my idol Like every girl I think you al! the apple in the applesauce . Petunia
The new Foundation and Administrative Office is a q mile north of Oxford. Laura Lednik, assistant director of development for the Beta Foundation, is shown in the entry lobby (left]. Above: John Reily Knox Memorial Library.This co lumn looks back at events that occurred in history to shape the course of our Fraternity, its m embers and chapter achievements. Tom Olver, Central Michigan '98, is the n ew associate director of risk management at the Administrative Office.
150 years ago , March 1849:
Lambda chapter is "sub-rosa" as Univ. of Michigan p as ses anti-fraternity regulations.
125 years ago, February 1874:
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display their new charter
Omicron at Southern Illinois iversity in Carbondale celebrated its tallation with 200 in attendance at a 1quet on Feb. 20.
{epresenting the Board of Trustees, bert McKinley, Missouri '66, prelted several gifts to the chapter ;luding a Loving Cup.
Keynote speaker Martin Cobb, stern Kentucky '96, General Fraernity 1 £: ector of education, spoke on the ·apter's new official motto, " Wisdom fe· d life are in the Loving Cup."
Cobb illustrated what the Loving Cup mbolizes: Beta's principles, memberip, history, songs, brotherhood, ving, receiving and unity.
He urged the group to live a life of hi tegrity, truth, meaning, loyalty and W5 (thfulness Cobb also reminded the ve tapter that installation was not a na· Jstination, but part of the journey to h1
becoming an outstanding chapter.
"I hope y ou will never look at the Loving Cup the same after tonight. (It) represents life- and all it can offer," said Cobb.
A highlight of the eve ning was a slide presentation documenting the progress of chapter over the last three years.
The night ended with a spring formal and the chapter presenting red roses to Beta mothers , sweethearts and guests.
Zeta Omicron thanks the General Fraternity for the opportunity to become a chapter, Martin Cobb for the keynote address and Brenda Paxton, Oxford office , for her help in making the event run smoothly.
Zeta Omicron became a colony in 1996 after 12 members of a local fraternity, Sigma Chi Alpha, petitioned to join Beta Theta Pi.
Scott Clemenson , Southern Illinois '99
The hot topic in Volume IT, Number'Z of The Beta Theta Pi is " The Difficulties of Watermelon Culture. " _
100 years ago, March 1899:
Omega chapter at California-Berkeley ce lebrates its 20th anniversary on March 18.
75 years ago, April 1924:
Emmett Forest Branch , Indiana 1896, is elected Governor of th e " Hoosier " state.
50 years ago, March 1949:
340 Betas and 300 guests from throughout the Pacific Northwest watch Willamette win the Seattle Alumni Assn first song contest.
25 years ago, April1974:
A d evas tating torn a do d em olishes Iota 's c hapter house at Hanover.
10 years ago, February 1989:
The John Reily Knox and Associates memorial ceremony is held for the first time at 10:00 p.m ., Feb 7, by brothers across the U.S. and Canada. The ceremony was adopted by the 149th General Convention.
5 years ago, March 1994:
William J. Perry, Carnegie Mellon '49 becomes the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Thirty-five chapters reported 4.00 ion· GPAs for:
Auburn: Casey Blythe , Brent Grainger , Richard Lotspeich , Zachery Peagler, Sean Ridgeway, Mike Shanlever, Jon Shows
B Arizona: Chad Conelly, Peter Evans, Michael Fuller
Bowling Green: Andrew Baumiller, Alexander Lilley
California-Irvine: David Singer
Carnegie Mellon: Mark Torelli
Centre: Cliff Jenks
Clemson: Robert Quattlebaum
Colgate: Emmanuel Zareh
Colorado School of Mines: Chris Fischer, Joe Sikorski, Jay Brown
c Furman: Richard Brook , David Coe, Charles Shanlever
toot Georgia: Samuel Rutherford, Max
Zyg mont , Jeffrey Baxter, Thomas Drak e, Grant Jaax , Cory Kampfer, Greg Wallace , Thomas Vaysman, John Weir
Georgia Tech: Joseph Kichler, John Lawing, Matthew Warenzak
Hampden-Sydney: Joshua Bettridge
Hanover: Jeff Fritsche
Illinois: Alan Shahtaji, Kyle Boris , Mike Natavi, Dave Leder, Scott Fortkamp
Iowa: Eric Holman , John Gaffey, Dan Beck
Kansas St.: Michael Grosser, Jacob Ree d
Louisville: Richard Sue! Ill, Clinton Davis, Robert Maxey, Michael James
Maine: Robert Brewer
Middle Tennessee State: Ryan Durham, Stephen Flatt, Nickolaus Logan , Kyle
Mayhew, John Williams
Minnesota: Brian Jaedike, Kevin Mork, Ryan York
Missouri-Kansas City: Paul Beckwith ,
Pawan Bhatnagar, Brian Cohen, Sundip
Patel, Nicholes Sexton, James Spence
North Dakota: Justin Smith , Jeremy Zimney
Oregon: Jam e s Kerr, Donald Washburn
Penn State: Peter Krow, Matthew Mohn
San Jose State: Dustin Derollo
South Florida: Brian Gibson
Texas-Arlington: Eric Carroll
Texas A&M: Timothy Penrod, John
Sedlak, Jerod Shaw, John Witherspoon
S. Illinois: Marty Obst , Josh Rose, Justin Whitt, Josh Dean, J.R. Early, Matt Scheffler
Utah: Eric Lowe
Wabash: Jer emy Bird
West Va.: Adam Burford, Nick Oliver
Wichita State: Francois Do, Joseph Gessler , Quy en Bui , Nick Berens, Aaron Freeman
Wright State: Curti s Hamrick
Betas proudly and coat of arms on Feb. 20, 1999.The west coast of Florida is known for its sub-tropical climate, sandy beaches and beautiful sunsets. Its carefree attitude hardly seems like a place for a hard day's work. Yet, Knox award winner Zeta Beta at University of South Florida, Tampa, has emerged as one of Beta Theta Pi's outstanding chapters.
In nearly eight years since its inception, a total of 130 young men have worked and labored to establish a chapter, a presence.. and a brotherhood at USF. The chapter has faced many challenges along the way, including recruiting from a non-traditional, commuter-based student body, no USF alumni and no chapter house.
Fortunately, Zeta Beta 's 16 founding fathers liked challenges. As a colony in the fall of 1991 , they wanted to set a precedent. They shared a vision to become scholars , gentlemen and active participants within the university and local community Their vision is still shared today.
" The gu y s are well-rounded gentlemen who are involved on campus," said Rich Heruska ' 99 . " Beta is more than just a fraternity , it offers y ou an environment to grow academically, socially and professionally, " added the former chapter president.
If awards m eas ure a chapter 's worth, Zeta Beta has won quite a few: four
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Sisson, four Virginia Tech , three Academic Excellence , and single awards for Best Recruitment, Alumni Relations , Campus Involvement, New Song Competition and Knox award overall chapter exce llence
Academic achievement is a high priority for Zeta Beta. Brothers take classes together, study together and require the pledges to have u•cu•u,a.-•._. study hours. The chapter GPA surpasses the all-university, all-men's all-fraternity averages.
" Beta usually places within the three fraternities academically each semester," said Joe Fisher '95, USF's fraternity and sorority coordinator former chapter president.
" They are a diverse group who a real importance on being wellrounded in scholarship , campus leadership , with their image and athletically," added Fisher.
" Value is placed on each member," explained D.J. Bajgier ' 00, public relations chairman. "Everyone wants listen to what others have to say. is appreciation of the Beta Spirit."
The chapter's diversity is a refl of the university 's student Established in 1956 , USF has grown become the country's 13th largest university with more than 35 ,000 students on four campuses . USF on e out of every five students is from racial or ethnic minority.
" Our members represent many different aspects of life, " said Reed .,
"The guys are wellrounded gentlemen who are involved on campus., -Rich Heruska '99Top : USF 's main entrance and school seal Right: Z e ta Beta chapter in the Martin Luther King , Jr. plaza on the Tampa campus
land '00, risk management chair1. "This diversity helps us maintain ear perspective of our priorities h to school and Fraternity. It also os our chapter in staying multi;ted in terms of participating in a ie variety of activities."
:eta Beta emphasizes the importance ;ampus involvement and community ticipation. In addition to student bs and organizations, Zeta Beta mbers provide leadership in the erfraternity Council (IFC), Greek !ek committee, Homecoming comttee and the Ambassadors, a student mp that works directly with the tiversity's Alumni Association. )avid Quilleon '95, served as the ly two-term student body president USF's history.
A significant award the chapter won ;t fall was USF's Most Outstanding lldent Organization. Not only did ta Beta beat out 28 other Greek ganizations, but it surpassed 226 b.er student organizations for the spectable designation.
Image is the third ingredient that brings the chapter together. Brothers take pride in maintaining a respectable reputation on campus, with other Greek organizations and with the faculty.
"When we started (in 1991) we wanted to be known as gentlemen and trusted by female students to give a safe escort across campus or a ride home after a function," said David Schmidt '92, founding father and current chapter counselor.
The 52-member group believes that their image sets them apart from other groups and organizations on campus.
"I never expected to be in a fraternity," said Duane Norman ' 02. "I met some Betas and was impressed with them before I knew they were Betas. I felt that Beta was the opposite of your typical fraternity stereotype. They were gentlemen! I was proud to be given a bid."
So what's their secret?
"We have a strong brotherhood and high spirits," Reed Holland said.
High spirits are a prerequisite to keep up with this chapter. The schedule one particular Sunday night included serenading a sorority, conducting a four-hour brother meeting and holding a three-hour pledge ceremony.
" We definitely have a busy schedule," said Chapter President Barry Matthews '00. "It's like the old saying: 'If you want something to get done , give it to a busy person,"' he added Hustle and bustle is an expected part of life for Zeta Beta More than 70% of the chapter works full or part-time to pay for school or to supplement their income. Schedules for the semester usually fill up within the first week the brothers are back.
Their "do all" attitude also brings the brothers together without the bent=t,fit of a chapter house. Zeta Beta meets formally every Sunday night in a classroom to conduct chapter business and to hold a group round table. Informally, they meet at Beta functions and events, a chapter apartment, the Continued on next page
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recreation center or in Ybor City, Tampa's version of Bourbon Street.
Recruiting is another task Zeta Beta takes seriously. The chapter has the best techniques from experiencq both strong and weak pledge classes. Members are involved in year-round recruitment, USF's student program and welcoming new studenb each semester by helping move them into their dorm rooms.
"Betas were the first guys I met, anc from that moment on, I knew what I wanted to be," said James Brooks '02.
Accountability counts
Pledges and brothers are held accountable for their individual actim and to learn Beta's history and lore.
During their Sunday meeting the pledge educator, Jon Frishman '00, asked every pledge father what activi· ties they accomplished with their pledge sons during the previous week The chapter's proactive recruitment and education programs paid off this semester with 14 pledges, the highest number on campus.
"I see this Fraternity built up of the 'true' gentlemen whose ideals stand f< everything that I believe in, and I wouldn't have seen myself choosing any other fraternity," said Arian Marquez '02, pledge class president.
A natural progression of Zeta Beta's recruitment program will include Recruitment Through Scholarship thi fall. Their goal is to provide two $250 scholarships for incoming freshman.
The chapter also recognizes the val of reaching out to incoming freshman
"I pledged Beta because I loved the guys and knew them for a very long time," said Patrick Emrich '99, vice president. "My brother (Matthew
"Betas were the first guys I met, and from that moment on, I knew what I wanted to be."
-James Brooks '02
Top: Zeta Beta thanks Greek Week partner Delta Gamma
Middle: USF library
Right: Brothers meet in the Leadership Zoo in the Phyllis P. Marshall Center.
Far right: Outside the Zeta Beta office
ich '95) was a very important part ie Fraternity, and he got me in•ed as a high school student Going ugh rush, there was no other choice neon which fraternity to join," ich said.
d for more alumni
'ne week after the chapter annced its future recruitment plans, alumni made monetary donations to chapter, a generous response from sparse alumni group. There are er than 50 alumni who can help h guidiance, advice and leadership. As a young chapter we feel some wing pains," said Grant Langlois '99. e have an excellent alumni program, few members . Our active alumni an excellent resource as counsel for questions. As we age, I believe this .1 solve itself because of the spirit in active chapter," affirmed Langlois. \young Zeta Beta Alumni Associan, led by Schmidt, has developed JJ.in the last two years to establish its n traditions. The alumni sponsor a lentine's soiree in the winter, a golf trnament in the spring , a family ;nic in the summer and a Homecoml tailgate in the fall
Schmidt is quick to point out that all ta alumni, actives and potential ;hees are welcome to attend events Zeta Beta has emerged as an outmding chapter of Beta Theta Pi. It 's ;ion to become scholars, gentlemen d active members in the community proactive and exemplary.
Can it continue to thrive and pros:r? Will it strive for excellence and ld through example?
In a moment of enlightenment, Joe sher discovered the answer, "Only if they continue to follow the ree great stars." SF 1(
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Below left : B.f. Kibler '99 and Brian Gibson ' 02 chat after a chapter meeting.
Below: Vice President Pat Emrich ' 99, Chapter Counselor David Schmidt ' 92 and President Barry Matthews ' 99
Basketball
Receiving All-MVC honorable mention for Illinois State was forward L. Dee Murdock ' 99 , who was initiated at Missouri befor e transferring. Pla ying 22 games b e fore going out with a torn ACL on February 7th, he was the top rebounder (135 , 6.1 average), ranked second in scoring (307 points , 14 .0 average) and second in field goal shooting (56.1 %). Murdock's two best games were 27 points , nine rebounds against Wichita State and 24 points, eight rebounds versus Evansville.
Forward Chris KilburnPeterson '99 saw action for the 20-7 and NIT-bound Ivy League runner-up Princeton. Playing in 10 contests for Bowling Green was guard Dave Furlin ' 99.
Leading Kenyon in scoring (340 points, 13.6) and field goal shooting (54.0% , fourth in the NCAC) was center David Houston '0 0 He also grabbed 116
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rebounds (4.6) and has surpassed 1,000 points in just three seasons.
David Houston Kenyon '00 Guard Mike Howland '02, who gained All-SCAC honorable mention , became the first DePauw freshman since 1954 to lead the team in scoring (328 points , 13.1 average). He also led the 15-10 Tigers in minutes played, assists (91) and steals (37) while shooting 80 % at the free throw line (108 of 135). Among Mike's best games were 23 points versus Defiance and 22 points against Rose-Hulman. Also seeing action for DePauw were guard Corey Yost '01 (100 points, 5 0) and cocaptain/guard Josh Burc h ' 99.
Beta standouts dominated the Westminster squad.
Pledge Corey Roper, SLIAC Newcomer of the Year, gained All-Conference
round NCAA berth.
In his first year as head coach at Colgate , Emmett Davis , St. ' 81 , had a 14-14 season.
Missouri '99 , garnered all-conference honors as a forward at Illinois State.
honorable mention honors and was voted team MVP. He led in both scoring (351 points, 14.6) and rebounding (144 , 6.0). Blue Jays captain/forward John Squires '99, who won a Coaches Award , was second in rebounding (128 , 5.3) and third in scoring (225 points, 9.4). Guard Ryan Hilsabeck ' 00 scored 147 points (6.1) and team Defensive Player of the Year Scott Pingel ' 00 added 107
points (4.5). Also playing for Westminster were guards Brad Wideman ' 00 (23 games) and Josh Hall '00 (10 games).
Second in scoring for 15-9 St. Lawrence was guard Ryan Harpster ' 00 , who averaged 12.3 per game (240 points). His best performance was 25 points against Hamilton Teammate Chris Guadalupe '00 saw action in 12 games as guard/forward.
Center Jim McCall ' 99 had 19 starts for the 17 -9 Wabash team, and forward Daniel Christian ' 01 got into eight games for the Little Giants.
Forward Nick Byrd '00 started 12 games and was also a clutch scorer off the bench for the Hanover squad , totaling 167 points (6 7 average). His best game was 14 points , five rebounds versus Pace.
Second in scoring (196 points , 8 .9 average) for Lawrence was forward Mark Conard ' 01, who also grabbed 103 rebounds (4.7).
Forward Steve Cottrell '01 was a regular for Knox and had the team's best performance of the season , 26 points versus Grinnell. Teammate Josh Fourdyce '99 played well off the bench and had a game-high 12 points against Grinnell. Guard Rob Lambert ' 01 played in 23 contests for Whitman.
Among the collegiate basketball coaches , Norm Stewart, Missouri '56, took his alma mater to a 20-9 record and firstBeta on the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.onz
Ten Betas were leading perform en for Yale Geoff Lutz ' 02 did well at the Penn State Invitational (second in the 500 freestyle, fourth in the 1650 freestyle) and Bulldog Relays (second in the 500 freestyle , fourth in the 10« freestyle) . Captain Steve Gold '99 placed fourth in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at the Bulldog Relays. Mike Schulte ' 02 had two thin place finishes (200 & 500 freestyle) an a fourth (1000 freestyle) at Yale 's meet Also swimming for Yale at the Bulldog Relays were Peter Baldwin '01 (third in the 100 butterfly); Peter Morrow '02 (fourth in the 100 & 200 butterfly); Tim Moffet ' 00 (fifth in th e 50 and 200 freestyle). Other key swimmers during the season were Brenden Mulvey '99, Pat Sugrue '00, Tim Saunders '01 and Brendan McBreen ' 02.
Yale took third-place honors at the EISL meet. Tim Moffet '00 was on the second-place 400 freestyle relay and paired with Gold for third place in the 200 medley Schulte '02 placed sixth i the 100 and ninth in the 1650 freestyJ , Morrow ' 02 was 10th in the 200 and 11th in the 100 butterflys. Lutz ' 02 wa 11th in the 1650 free.
Chris Jenings ' 00 swam on the four( place 400 freestyle relay at the ACC meet for North Carolina.
Fergus Hudson ' 99 was co-captain and a leading sprinter at Washington. During the Washington Open , he plac1 second in the 50 freestyle (21.05).
Jason Herrick ' 00 was on the Colgat1 squad again, and Ben Clark '99 com· peted for Wesleyan
Eight Betas helped lead DePauw to · second-place finish at the SCAC mee t. Dan Garrison ' 01 won the 100 butterfl (51.26) and earned a spot in the NCAl Division Ill meet as of this report. He surpassed 1,000 career points and is o target to become the school 's all-time scoring leader. .
Co-captain Jason Gray '00 swam slX events at the Vincennes Invite and posted season or career bests in each . He later placed third in the SCAC 200 freestyle. Others seeing action for the Tigers were Matt Enenbach ' 01 , John McKenney '01, Brian Cordell '02, And Dittoe ' 02 , Jim Mahoney '02 and Jim McKinney ' 02.
Earning All-PAC honors for Washin: ton and Jefferson was Madison ' 01 , who was on the W&J record-settiD first place 400 medley relay. He also The Beta Theta Pi/Spring
k third in both the 400 IM and 1650 ;style during the championship.
.awrence pledge Daniel Hurley was ned MWC Men's Swimmer of the li' after winning three events (500 3style, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle) and > relays (200 medley, 800 freestyle) he MWC meet. Co-captain Brian lrphy '99 won the 50 freestyle , was a mber of the winning 200 medley and 1 freestyle relays and placed second the 100 butterfly. \lso placing for the Vikings at the iVC meet were Anthony Nickel '00 ·st in 200 medley relay, second in J breaststroke) and Aaron Willcox 1 (first in 800 freestyle relay). Other wrence competitors at the MWC mt were Jacob Cox '01, Greg Jodford '01 and pledges Chris tderson , Kurt Schenderlein and ,chael Yakes.
restling
Three of the leading performers for 1lumbia competed at the EIWA meet early March. Co -captain Aaron Greco 3, who wrestled at 174 lbs. , was the :un's top performer (28-8; 12-1 in dual eets) and placed fourth in the chamonship. Co-captain Aaron Newman 9 was 10-7 at 197 lbs. and Travis Von >bel '99 had a 19-19 mark at 157 lbs. A regular at 157 lbs. for Virginia was reg Francesca '00. Teammate Jimmy :assey '00 also saw action for the 3.Valiers
Competing at 149 lbs. for Maryland as Bryan Loeffler '01.
· On the Truman State squad were hris Benner '99 (6-2 at 184 lbs.) and ledge Erik Simms (12 -14 at 197 lbs.). Ross Mueller '01 helped lead awrence to its first national ranking ver (No. 24 in the Division III poll). He ron the 174 lbs. title at the Great Lakes egional meet, owned a 30-9 record rrd qualified for the Division III hampionships. Teammate Josh Lavitz l1 wrestled to a third-place finish in 1e 125lbs. class during the Great Lakes and finished the season at 12-13. Also seeing action for Lawrence were Aike Cavello '99, Brian Branchford '01 .nd T.J. Ow '00.
Nate Mascarenas '01 was a regular at 33 lbs. for Colorado Mines.
Wabash co -captain Tyler Bush '99 .vas hampered by injuries most of the ;eason.
Jther Collegiate Sports
Several Betas were key members of :h.e Whitman ski team. Doug Ludlow '01 placed 24th (out of 84 competitors) . tn the giant slalom during the U.S. Collegiate Ski Association West
Regional championships. He had a third-place finish in the giant slalom and was 11th in the slalom at the Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference meet (won by Whitman for the sixth straight year). At the NCSC meet, Matt Rarity '01 placed 11th in the slalom and 17th in the giant slalom. Ben Volk ' 01 also was a regular. Skiing for Puget Sound was Al Mazurkewycz '99.
Jeff Smith '99 (4 goals, 5 assists) and Brian McCarthy '99 (4 goals, 4 assists) were regulars for the Wesleyan hockey team. Seeing action for the UMassDartmouth team were forwards Gerald Turcotte and Chris Anderson plus defenseman Chris Sullivan.
Several Beta coaches changed jobs over the winter. Gary Barnett, Missouri '69, became Colorado's head football coach after serving in the same post at Northwestern He had previously been an assistant at Colorado for eight years.
Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth ' 79, former head football coach at Tulane, has joined the staff at Florida as running backs coach .
Jerry Waugh, Kansas ' 51, the longtime women's golf coach at his alma mater, announced that he will retire at the end of the season.
Several Beta
NCAA Division III football players received additional honors that were not reported in the last issue. Hanover DE Jason Welty ' 01 was named to the All-American third team. Garnering All-American honorable mention were Hanover QB Chris Stormer '99 and Wabash OG Jim McHugh ' 99.
Josh Fourdyce '99 of Knox was named to two AllAmerican first teams.
James A. Hollensteiner, DePauw'53, was inducted into the DePauw University Athletic Hall of Fame. Brother Hollensteiner never lost a race while running varsity track at DePauw. He won three gold medals (220, 400 and anchor on the mile relay) in the 1953 Little state meet. He was selected to the All-Little State football team in 1952 as an offensive end. While in England on an exchange scholarship in 1951-52, he excelled in rugby and basketball and was selected to the AllEngland Universities Athletic Team for excellence in track.
Professional Sports
Finishing his best pro golf your in 1998 was Brandt Jobe, UCLA '88, who placed third in the final Japan PGA Tour money winners list with $820,717.
Beta Lambda graduates helped raise more than $57,000 for Alzheimer's research during the first annual Alzheimer's Classic golf tournament Sept. 26, 1998.
father, Tom Connally, who passed away on June 9, 1998, after a six-year battle.
" My parents always encouraged me
Dan Connally ' 97, Tom McGee '95, and Skip Redd,a '97
Xavier graduate , organized nearly 30 corporate
sponsors and
"The direct exposure to Alzheimer's has left an indelible mark on my life, and I intend to fight it. "
This year's tournament is scheduled for Sept. 11, 1999. For information email Dan at dconnal@ect.enron.com.
to participate in community service, but I became inspired in the fight against this awful disease through my father 's diagnosis," said Dan. Golf World Master's Course in Houston. Proceeds from the event went to establish The Connally Research Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in memory of Dan's
Following are the recruitment (rush) chairmen for reporting chapters Unl es s noted otherwise , the information i s applicable to summer locations. Dates refer to "official recruitment days. "
Alabama: V.J Graffeo, 708 11th St , #216
Thscaloosa, AL 35401. (205) 344-6616
Arizona: Erick Negri , 23707 Via Andorra, Valencia, C.A. 91355 . (805) 254-0972.
Aug 1-Sept. 1
Auburn: Matt Nordby , 930 Lem Morrison
Dr. Auburn , AL 36830. (334) 826-1747
Ball State: Ryan Childers, 900 W Riverside Ave . Muncie, IN 473031. (765) 289-3563
rcchilders@bsu edu
Baylor: Melvin Wilcox, 1400 Park Ave , Apt B5, Waco, TX 76706. (254) 756-4827
Berkeley: Orion Cuffe, 2728 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. (510) 647-5117
Bethany: Vincent E. Mikolay, 446 Pittsburgh Rd, Butler, PA 16002. (724) 586-5675 SeptFeb 15. vemikolay@juno .com
Bryant College: Noel Hainsselin , 155 Saddlewood Dr, Hillsdale, NJ 07642 (201) 666-5179. Sept-Oct
California Irvine: Edwin Steen, 10 Thunder Run #5A, Irvine , CA 92614. (949) 651-8546. Sept 24-0ct 10
Carleton: Steve Brown, 49 Birchview Rd, Ottawa , Ont K2G 3G3. (613) 364-4961. Sept 1-14
Carnegie Mellon: Jesse Grapes, 4701 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 683-0232. Sept 1-15
Case Western Reserve: Curt Campbell, 8577 Mohawk Trail, Pickerington, OH 43147 (740) 927-5219 Aug-Sept 13
Central Michigan: Eric Konopka , 620 N Lansing St, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858. (517) 773-6250. Sept '99-April '00.
Centre: Michael Lucchese, 1807 Strand Ave, Louisville, KY 40205. (502) 458-7377. SeptJan
Cincinnati: Zach Kent, 2630 University Ct, Cincinnati, OH 45219. (513) 872-9270
Clemson: Justin Copertino, 114 Wiggington Dr, Clemson , SC 29631 (864) 654-8401
Colgate: John J. Reyle, 5 Grandview Terrace, Montague, NJ 07827. (973) 293-8828. Sept 620. jreyle@mail.colgate.edu
Colorado School of Mines: Mike Morrissey, 1701 W Campus Rd, Golden, CO 80401. (303) 277-1856. Aug 23-27 mjmorris@rnines.edu
Eastern Washington: Nate Lewig , 305 College Ave, Cheney, WA 99004 (509) 8696283. Feb 1-0ct 8
Florida Atlantic: John Harrison , 6015 Town Colony Dr,# 312 , Boca Raton, FL 33433 (561) 218-1375. Sept 6-17. betavulture@hotmail.com
Furman: David Bykowski, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville , SC 29613. (804) 371-4949. Sept-Jan
George Washington: Tim Kovacs, 818 New Hampshire Ave, Washington, DC 20037 (202) 338-6733 Feb 1-6
Georgia: Ryan Lynch, 357 South Milledge Ave, Athens , GA 30605 . (706) 369-3462 . Open. rylynchl@arches.uga.edu
Geo-rgia Tech: Ben Butler, 764 Fowler, Atlanta, GA 30313 . (404) 874-8818. June-Aug
Houston: August Knox Endsley , 1112
Southmore, Houston , Texas , 77004. (713) 630-0978 . Open. ake50445@jetson .uh.edu
Idaho: Kevin Moran , 474 Ranch Dr, Eagle ,
ID 83616. (208) 939-6031. Mid-August
Illinois: Ke vin Connolly, 945 Arggle Ave. , Floosmoor, lL 60422 (708) 957-4649. Sept 4-
11
Indiana: John A s h , 54362 Susquehanna Ct , Elkhart , IN 46516 (219) 294-5139 Feb-Sept
Iowa: Nick Tasler, 816 N Dubuque St , Iowa City, Iowa 52245 (319) 351-8552. Aug 1-31 ntasler®blue. weeg uiowa.edu
Iowa State: Ken Johnston , 2120 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014. (515) 292-8080 FebAug 15
Johns Hopkins! Kevin McCabe, 110 W. 39th St, Apt 1403 , Baltimore , MD , 21210. (410) 662-8556. Sept 13-17
Kansas: Nicholas Gilliland, 1425 Tennessee, Lawrence , KS 66044. Aug 10 nagku@falcon.cc. ukans.edu
Kansas State: Andrew Jones, 1815 Laramie , Manhattan, KS 66502 (785) 539-4869. Oct 1Aug 15
Kettering: Jeffrey Turnbull , 13575 Fenton Rd, Fenton, MI 48430. (810) 629-9946. July 12-Sept 25. turn9407@kettering.edu
Lehigh: Patrick VanSlyke, 704 Skye Ln, Inverness , IL 60010. (847)-277-0655. Oct 15Jan 28
Louisville: Jared Downs, 6712 Barfield Rd , Louisville , KY 40258. (502) 473 -7278. JulyAug
Maine: Jason Dixon, 7 Ridgewood Dr, Kittery, ME 04469. (207) 439-4103. Jan 11Feb 1
Middle Tennessee State: Casey Humphreys, 304 E. Lytle St, Murfreesboro, TN 37132. (615) 896-9778. Sept 1-7 beta@frank mtsu.edu
Minnesota: Nathan Dena, 1675 University Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414. (612) 6234102. Open
Mississippi: Vincent Henderson, 5116 Cantrell Rd , Little Rock, AR 72207. (501) 663 -5465. May 10-Aug 15
Missouri: Brent Bormaster, 520 S. College Ave, Columbia, MO 65201. (800) 878-0746. March-Aug
MIT: Justin Manor, 119 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215. (617) 267-5333. Aug 27Sept 3
Nebraska: Ryan Comes, 1515 R St, Lincoln, NE 68508. (402) 436-7080. Jan 5-9
North Dakota: Jeremy Zimney, 2600 University Ave, Grand Forks, ND 58203. (701) 777-1866. Aug '20-Sept 3
Northwestern: Doug Oldham , 795 Wedgewood Ln, Carmel , IN 46033. March 29-April 3
Ohio: Phillip Lakota , 7380 Ashburton Cr, N Canton , OH 44720. Sept-June (330) 4990952
Ohio State: Patrick Steele, 440 Cussy Dr, Springboro , OH 45066. (513) 748-2825 Jan
11-17
Oklahoma: Matt Clouse, 800 Chautauqua, Norman, OK 73069 (405) 573-0937
Oregon: Patrick Carr, 1009 Patterson St, Eugene, OR 97401. (541) 484-2382. Sept 270ct 8
Penn: Steve Scharf, 3900 Spruce St, Philadelphia , PA 19104. (215) 222-6624 Jan
12-26
Penn State: James Culkar, 220 N Burrowes , St. College , PA 16801. (814) 867-4411. Sept 5-0ct 5
Pepperdine: Andrew Newland, 9 Southridge Way, Littleton, CO 80120. (303) 794 -0951. Open
Princeton: R. Bry an Schveier, 17385 High
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St, Los Gatos , CA 95030. (408) 395-6633
Purdue: Aaron Brown, 8442 Moraine Munster, IN 46321. (219) 836-8929. Aua Oct 25
Rhode Island: Scott W. Eddy , 154 Hay Ave , Tiverton, RI, 02878 . (401) 624-8527
sweddy@yahoo com
South Carolina: Connor Perdleton , 2155 Briarwood Cir, Fort Mill, SC 29715. (803) 547-5710. Jan 19-21
South Dakota: Matt Breskg, 429 N. Plum Vermillion , SD 57069 (605) 624-2382. )Ill 15-Sept 20
South Florida: Chris Reade , 2402 E. Fow• Ave, CTR 2402, Tampa, FL 33620. (813)91 7941. Sept 1-10. matthews@luna.cas usf.ed Southern California: Tyler Stonbreaker, 1507 Antigua Way, Newport Beach, CA 92660. July 1-Sept 25
Southern lllinois: Ryan King, 712 6th St, Colona, lL 61241 (309) 792-8171. Burn VB@aol.com
Stevens: Hector Mugurusa , 812 Castle Poia Ter, Hoboken, NJ 07030. (201) 876-1321. )11 21-Feb 11. hmugurusa@attila.stevenstech.edu
Tennessee: Joe Bechely, 1804 Lake Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. (423) 522-0070 Jan · Aug. jbechely@utk edu
Texas: Chris Stallard, 4700 E Riverside 18% Austin , TX 78741. (512) 356-5649. Open Texas A&M: Bill Corrigan , 3809 Shenandoah , Dallas , TX 75205 (214) 5203033 Sept 1-21
Texas at Corpus Christi: Josh Newburn, 50: S Spring Creek Dr, Richardson, TX 75081. (972) 231-9977. Aug 30-Sept 3
Texas Tech: Brian Burdett, 5905 lOth Dr. Lubbock, TX 79416. (806) 791-2412. Marcb Sept. brburdett@juno.com
Toronto: Mohamed Al-Borno, 81 Abbeywood Tr, Toronto, Ontario M3B3B6. (416) 391-0815. Sept-Feb
Truman State: Alan Reichard , 322 Fox Creek , Jefferson City, MO 65109. (573) 6362315. Nov '99-Nov '00
UCLA: Mike Petersen, 201 Coblestone Dr, San Rafael , CA 94903. (415) 499-0947 Oct 4-15
UNLV: Collin Dick, 4545 S Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas , NV 89105. (702) 396-7119. Jan 1 Dec 31
Villanova: Jeff Mitchell , 1053 Georgetown Rd , Swarthmore, PA 19081. (610) 328-9672 Sept 20-0ct 20
Virginia Tech: Matthew Brian Busbee , PO Box 10194 , Blacksburg , VA 24062. (540) 961-3486 Aug 14-Sept 14 mbusbee@vt ed
Washington: Matsi Matsudaira , 1617 NE 47th St, Seattle , WA 98105. (206) 985-0176
June 15-0ct 1
Washington-St. Louis: David Schneider, 6600 Washington Ave #311 , StLouis, MO 63130 (314) 935-3394 Aug 30-Sept 13
Washington & Jefferson: Patrick Ford , Rd M Box 467, Ruffsdale, PA 15679. (724) 7223297. Sept 1-May 14
West Virginia: Adam Burford, PO Box 244: Charleston , WV 25329. (304) 965-5487
Whitman: Peter Lewicki , 8412 SE 47th St Mercer Island , WA 98040. (206) 232-6228
June 1-Aug 10
Wisconsin: Chris Ciancirnino, 640 Ambers Ave , Oshkosh , WI 54901 . (920) 424-4729 . ·
Open. ciancc70@uwosh.edu
Wittenberg: Justin Good, 27 Wilderness Cove, Brookville, OH 45309. (937) 833-509
Aug 25-April 30
terst
Jffin, Peter R. '44, July 18, 1998. A Jer at several colleges, he was chairman e philosophy department at Cedar Crest c time of his retirement. He was also a Jonist and worked summers as a tennis essional. Survivors: wife Kitty, daughter 1beth Sadler and son P. Roberts.
ould, Bradley L. '46, Aug. 23, 1997. In 'Javy in WW II, he produced business entations for major companies and was : employed by the Virginia Museum. .rivors: sons Bradley and Robert. mes, RichardS. '44
hepardson, Daniel B. '40, May 15, 1998. oined 3M Company in 1943 and retired r 40 years as sales manager, Federal ernment Systems, Industrial Specialties ision in Washington DC. Survivors: wife h, daughter Martha and son Rodney. 'isdall, Edward T. '46, May 20, 1998. A tenant JG in the Navy in WW II, he ·ked for Coca-Cola and Johns-Manville , n purchased a wholesale building erials company, Eastern Distributors. a relatives: brother James M., Amherst relative Warren J. Bland, Colgate '84.
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lggebrecht, Thomas A. '43, Oct. 26. 1996 'lodgson, Norman B. MD '47, Oct. 10 , '98
:hany
Jarclay, Judson '32, June 10. Beta
1hews Samuel B.Martin, Nebraska '70
i Dr. Max M. Martin Jr., Nebraska '67.
:LA
{;ulver, J. Howard '42, Sept. 6, 1998
Hill, Robert H. '50, Nov. 9, 1997. Beta her Cornelius P., Stanford 1918 (dec.) Vickers, Ashby C. '30, Oct 20 , 1998. Beta ative Willard L. Cummings, Utah '27 (dec.)
Lindseth, Elmer L. '23, Jan. 26. (See Miami)
Nichols, Wayne E. '49, April 2, 1996 VanArsdale, C. C. Jr. '47, Jan. 2
ticago
Bushnell, Elbert E. '21, Nov. 29,1998. Beta n-in -law ; Frank M. Foster, Cincinnati '50 d Beta relative; Sterling S. Bushnell, ;icago '20 (dec.)
ncinnati
'Gregg, Richard H. '52, Dec. 29, 1998. He Professor Emeritus at the University of Hcinnati's College of Applied Sciences
tving retired in 1989. Survivors: wife
llrriet, daughters Linda, Joyce and Karen
:d Beta son Ellis B. IV, Cincinnati '87.
t.'Jer Beta relatives: father Ellis B. Jr., incinnati 1916 (dec.); brother Ellis B. III, ePauw '42 (dec.); uncles Clifford C., incinnati 1917 (dec.) and Daniel B., olorado School of Mines 1913 (dec.);
J_usins Harrison H., Cincinnati '46 (dec.)
1d Clifford C. Jr., Willamette '53. Lowry, William P '50, Nov. 27, 1998.
urvivors: sons Sam and Pete.
Moser, Norman N. '36, Nov. 24, 1998. A farmer, rancher and banker, he was past president of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., past chairman, Texas Animal Health Commission, and past president, State Bank of DeKalb. Survivors: wife Laura, son Chris and daughters Kate Anderson and Janie Matteson. Beta cousin Willliam B. Newton, Ohio Wesleyan '38 (dec.)
Smith, Fred W. '60
Colorado
Grant, James A. '55, Oct. 14, 1998. He worked in management and sales for New York Life Insurance Company for 40 years. Survivors: wife Ginny, daughters Diane and Kim and sons Thorn and Don
Colorado College
Schwertscharf, Ernest F. '38, Jan. 2, 1997
Columbia
Poster, Henry R. '42, Nov. 13, 1998. Beta sons Keith R. , Texas -Arlington '81 and Brian H., Texas-Arlington '81.
Dartmouth
Birkland, Ormand R Jr. '43, Jan. 1. In the Navy in WW II, he is survived by his wife Joan. Beta brother Hugh H., Yale '46 (dec.)
Denison
Ashbrook, Paul R. '34, Nov. 1 , 1997. Beta brothers Lewis M., Denison '31 (dec.) and Ross S., Denison '27 (dec.)
Burns, William L. '46, Sept. 16, 1993 (Correction of date of death)
Chaney, E. Burnell '58, Sept. 1, 1994
Clissold, Walter N. '36, Jan. 25 Survived by his wife Dorothy. Beta relatives: Judson B. , Denison 1911 (dec.); Paul E., Denison '29 (dec.); Edward T., Denison '60.
Dekker, Edward N. '45, Nov. 6, 1996. Beta father Edward N., Denison 1918 (dec.) and brother Onley, Denison '48.
Lewis, William K. '58, Oct. 27, 1998. Survived by wife Betty and son Paul. McKinney, Kenneth L. Jr. '60, Feb. 11, '87. Shepard, Booth '38, July 10 , 1996. Beta father; Lee, Denison 1905 (dec.), uncle; Vinton R., Denison 1877 (dec.) and cousin; William W., Denison ' 46 (dec.)
DePauw
Kitchen, William W. Col '31 Seaman, William R. '3 0 , Nov. 5 , 1998. He was a Navy lieutenant commander with a first-beach battalion where he helped established beachheads in Sicily, Anzio, Salerno and southern France , earning a Bronze Star He joined Frost & Jacobs law firm in 1933, became a partner in 1950 and managing partner in 1965. He initiated cutting edge management changes and was a self-taught expert in tax law. Survivors: wife Martha, daughter Diana Steinbrueck. Beta father William G., DePauw 1891 (dec.); brother; Dr. Charles F., DePauw '33 (dec ) Ullman, Richard N. '56, Dec. 26, 1998. He was president of the Federal Companies and a past board member of Allied Van Lines and the National Moving and Storage Assn., A former board member of First of America Bank, he was serving on the board of Keystone Industries and Cilicorp. Survivors: wife Sandra, daughters Becky Morgan and Barbie Ullman and sons Jerry and Rich.
Florida
Haldeman, George W. '45, Aug 15, 1998. In the Air Force in WW II, he was a pharmacist who worked for Eli Lilly & Co. for 35 years, retiring in 1986. Survivors: wife Mary, daughter Debra Bohannan, son Larry Myler, James W. '57, Oct. 15, 1997
Georgia Tech
Niles, Frederick W. '52, Dec. 3, 1998. He served in the Marines in WW II and then was employed and later retired from Western Electric as a technical engineer. Survivors: daughter Jennifer Abercrombie and son Allen L.
Rosselot, Richard G. '56, Dec. 3, 1998. A Navy supply officer, he later worked for Esso petroleum and Management Science, an Atlanta software firm He joined Engineering and Environmental Services in the mid-70s, retiring as executive vice president in 1995. Survivors: wife Martha, daughter Nancy, sons Alan and David . Stuckey, Herbert T. '50, Jan. 26. In the Navy in WW II , he worked for two engineering firms before starting his own company, Blakely, Ward and Stuckey Consulting, in 1970, which he ran until his retirement in 1994. Survivors: wife Lucy, daughter Laura Thigpen and son Herbert T.
Hanover
Burkert, George C. '35, Feb 22. For 38 years he was with Premier Printing, retiring as president in 1973 He was a member of National Assn of Cost Accountants, local historical societies, Indianapolis Literary Club and Decorative Arts Society of the Indianapolis' Museum of Art. Survivors: wife Maxine and daughters Barbara Kiffrneyer, Marcia Belt and Mary Balph. Beta relative Mark T. Balph , Hanover '81.
Illinois
Lipe, Kenneth D '27, Jan 13, 1998
Saal, Robert J. '38, May 14 , 1998
Indiana
Dilts, James A. '41
Iowa
Ellwood, William P. '31, Dec. 23, 1998. He was a special agent with the FBI from 193438 before becoming a specializing in federal tax laws. He was with several law firms before joining Trewin, Simmons.
Perrine & Beaumont in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He became a partner in 1948 and since he retired in 1992 the firm has been called Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood Plc Survivors: sons Scott, John and Sutherland. Beta relative William P., Ohio Wesleyan '82. Iowa State
Wilder, Stephen T. '62 , Jan. 12 , 1996
Kansas
Nicholson, Eldon G. '55 , Feb. 3. He spent his career in information systems and systems development with Bendix , Boeing, TWA, retiring in 1997 as Director, information Systems, for Hallmark Cards. He was a
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state vice-president and national director of Jaycee s. Survivors: wife Kitty and daughters Mich e ll e Truste and Brigette Nicholson
Kansas State
Leker, James E. ' 47 , Nov. 27 , 1998 Be ta uncle R. G Hobbs , Northwestern 1874 (dec.)
Knox King, Paul C. '33
Miami
Lindseth, Elmer L. '23, Jan. 26. He joined the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. in 1926 and ultimately becam e president in 1945, chairman in 1960 and was chairman, executive committee, from 1967 until his retirement 1974 He continued to maintain an office for 25 years where he handled business as a trustee of Case West ern Reserve University and for several Cleveland organizations. He a commander in the Order of Vasa, one of the highest awards given by the King of Sweden . He was also the only Beta undergraduate to be the president of a General Convention
Survivors: daughters Marta Jack and Jo Busser and Beta son Jon A., Cornell '56. Powell, Brooks R. ' 36 , Jan. 26. He retired in 1979 as corporate secretary of the Timken Company after 38 years. He was a 75-year member of the YMCA. Survivors: wife Catherine , daughter Meg Fiscoff and Beta son Tim A., Northwestern '64 .
Michigan Williams, R. Jamison '29, Nov. 18, 1998. He was chairman and president of American Metal Products Co ., which merged with Lear Siegler Inc., in 1966. After retiring in 1972 , he became a backer of Roger Penske, and he remained a director of Penske Corporation until his death During his career, he develop ed more than 20 patents, mostly relating to seating devices. Survivors: wife Betty, daughter Wend y Lynch and son Tod
MTSU
Bell, Joe D. ' 99, Jan 11, from a work-
related accident. In the Army National Guard, he was an active undergraduate in his chapter.
Survivors: parents Mary Bond, Mike Patterson and Osborn e Frank Bell Jr. and broth ers and sisters.
Lewis, Eric S. '95, Feb. 3 after being in a head-on collision while returning from a wrestling meet. A stock broker at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, he was also the freshman wrestling coach at Mary InstituteDay School. As a coach, his passion so inspired players and coaches they called him " the eyes and ears of the program. " At a recent match the coaching staff had that phrase on their t-shirts , adding " Thanks Eric Lewis ," while the players had his initials embroidered on their sing lets. His pledge brothers created a scholarship as a memorial. Mail contributions to Eric Scott Lewis Memorial, The Zeta Phi Society Foundation , P.O Box 13204, Kansas City, MO 64199. Seagle, John D. '28, Sept. 22, 1997. He had a career as a singer in radio, television , the concert stage and teaching. He recorded more than 500 hymns for NBC for the program , Church in the Wildwood, broadcast worldwide. As a program director of WRGB in Schenectady, he was an early pioneer of opera on television. He taught voice and was the chair of the Music Dept., Trinty University. He directed and taught at the Seagle Music Colony, Schroon Lake, NY, summers for 40 years. Beta son; John P., MIT '5 5 and grandson; James C. , Dickinson ' 89 Missouri-KC
Stevens, Joseph E. Judge '52, Dec. 18, 1998. He was a lieutenant in the Navy, 195255 As a trail lawyer , he was with several firms until1981 when he was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri and served until his death He taught at the Law Schools at both University of Missouri campuses in Columbia and Kansas City. He was appointed in 1995 as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation and was president since 1997 He received many honors including the Lon 0 . Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer and the Spurgeon Smithson Awards. Survivors: wife Norma and daughters Jennifer Langhofer and Rebecca Lenger
Northwestern
Smith, Stephen R '5 0 , Dec. 8, 1998. An Eagle Scout, he served in the Army in the Korean War. For the past 35 years he owned Stephen R. Smith Co ., a management consulting firm Smvivors : wife Sall y and daughters Martha Gray, Jennifer Trezona , Amy Fogle and Nancy Hosler
Stewart, John A. '27, Dec 4, 1998 He was treasurer of Seeburg Corp at the corporate headquarters in Chicago. Survivors : wife Ruth and daughter Patricia Bokina. Beta brother William S., Northwestern ' 32.
Ohio
CCC, he was a production manager for United Airlines from WW II until his retirement in 1966 . Survivors: son Bob aa daughter Barbara Bogner
Ohio Wesleyan
Counts, Paul W '23, Dec. 12 , 1998 Day, Ruchard L. '53. Commisioned in Air Force , he served in the Philippines d which he was accepted into the Navigatq Training Program. He retired as a major, after more than 20 years of service.
Foill, Frederick L. ' 39 , Aug. 25, 1998
Oklahoma
Correction: James M. Wehmuller '94 iJ not deceased, as was incorrectly reported the last issue. Brother Wehmuller lives in Boca Raton , Fla.
Ferree, Charles C. '55 , Feb 8. A comllll cial real estate broker and partner in Fem & Search for 36 years , he was active in tht Fort Worth Board of Realtor Inc. and Socii of Industrial Realtors and the board of Brothers and Sisters. Survivors: wife Gayl daughter Laura Dawson and son Michael. Reardon, William E. '50, April 24,1998 After the Navy he earned a law degree ano became a stockbrocker in Albuquerque fa 40 years. He loved hunting, fly fishing ano spending time at his two ranches. The Ba Scouts presented him the Silver Beaver. Survivors: Vendla, sons Mike and Chuck.
Oklahoma State
Barlow, Lance L. '94, Dec. 30, 1998 of cancer. A teacher, he coached 8th and 9tb grade football and was assistant coach of varsity soccor. Although a teacher for less than three years, his impact was felt by students and faculty alike. The high sch()l soccer team dedicated its season to him , 1 teachers spoke of his pride in being an educator. Survived: wife Stacey and fami l Cooper, Bryan L. '94
Oregon
Akers, John H. '54, Dec . 12, 1998. Beta relatives: father Wayne M., Oregon '23 (dec.); uncle Carroll E., Oregon '25 (dec ) Shoemake, Albert C. '36, Jan 10, 1998
Oregon State
Minnesota
Boudreau, Burton D. '47
Gilmer, Donald 0. '39 , July 19, 1998
Mississippi
Randles , Adam K. '01 , Jan. 25, of heart failure He was employed by Federal Express and a student at the University of Memphis. Survivors: parents John and Diane and brothers Kyle and Ben. Williams, James B. Jr. '52
Missouri
Grant, John T. '59, Jan. 5 Survivors: wife Jane and son Joseph.
Johnson, Condon G. '40
Irelan, Dick A. '37, Dec . 19, 1998 . A member of the Sons of the American Revolution , Shriners and Masons, he is survived b y his wife Lutie and daughters Patrcia Mason, Lynne Lindsey, Deborah Harlow and Mary Beth Irelan.
Ohio State
Gabel , Joseph C. MD '60 , June 27 , 1998
Kauffman, Myron B. Jr. '38 , Nov 27 , 1998. He was retired chairman of KauffmanLattimer Co and chairman of K-L Investment Co Survivors: wife Virginia, daughters Betsy Normile and Molly Marsh and sons Andrew and Beta James B. , Beloit '65. North, Harold L. '25 , Nov. 11 , 1998 After a career with the phone company and the Beta on the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.o
Bracher, Edwin W. Rev. '28 , Dec. 16, 1998. A Lutheran minister, he served sev1 Pacific Northwest parishes before beconu director, Compassion Mission, a Seattle S Row social services agency, in 1947. AfteJ serving as Pacific Synod president 1959·ti he returned to social services until retirin in 1971. Survivors: daughter Alice Reed a son Peter Beta brothers Frederick G., Ore State ' 27 and George J. , Wittenberg ' 31 Day, Ralph C Jr. ' 40 , Dec 15, 1998. An Ensign in the Navy in WW II on the USS Saratoga and USS Han cock, he was an re estate developer and contractor for more than 40 years in South ern California.
Survivors: wife Shirle y, daughters Sharoo Eskelson and Nanci Webster.
Powell , Bruce H. '52
Pennsylvania
Dunning, Donald D. ' 31 , Feb 21. He WI an excutive of the Kawneer Company, a subsidiary of Alumax Inc. , (now Alcoa) .} is survived by his daughter Julie.
Ford, Jeremiah ' 32
Hood, Frank W. ' 47 , Nov 9 , 1998
Squire, Hooton G. '32
Penn State
Kirby, Robert E. '39, Dec 31, 1998. He
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and chief executive officer of inghouse Electric Corp. During his nine tenure he fought off bankruptcy and a ium crisis, and he streamlined producr.osts that threatened the company. He rvived by a daughter Linda Mewshaw.
lue
ignin, WilliamS. '46, Dec. 3 1998. A : in the Navy Air Corp. in WWII, at the of his death he was president and CEO .R. Sperry Company. Survivors: wife h, daughters Deidre Turner and Darcy
l and sons Peter, MacGregor and iam Jr. Beta brother; Frederick J., Knox md nephew; Robert J., Knox '70
thDakota
inkelman, Darrel D. '68, Sept. 17, 1998
·reenwood, Herbert W. '41
foll, Herman B. '50, Dec 20, 1998
lliver, Frank F. '38
rens
•ornemann , Alfred '27
errara, Peter J. '52
lasko, John F. ' 55
ohnson, Melvin C. '52
.eithner, Alfred W. '55
todie, Edward B. '43
acuse
:rear, Ralph S. Jr. '42
Jlsen, Edward A. ' 70
iquires, David T. '47, Jan. 18. In the Army WWII, he was a sales representative, rked in the public relations department a radio announcer and, for 15 liS, a sales representative with Onland ' pply Co. until his retirement in 1998. He ;urvived by his wife Sylvia.
ms
Bayern, Robert M. '93, Dec . 27, 1998. A rtner in the public relations firm, :Kinley, Smith & Seale, he served as an tbudsman at the University of Texas and >S active in political campaigns statewide.
rvivors: mother Janice, brother William d Beta father, Arthur H., Colgate '54.
ronto
Carden, Bruce B. ' 50 , Dec 10, 1998.
Ivivors: daughters; Sherry Fairweather, ni and Lisa and son Scott.
Jarvis, Gregor S. '48, July 12, 1998. Survi•rs: wife Lois, daughter Daphne , son John. MacRae, Maxwell '49, July 9, 1997. t.rvivors: wife Jane, daughter Marika, sons nand Hugh.
Rae, Saul F. '36, Jan. 9. As a child he and s siblings were a vaudeville team called 'lree Little Raes of Sunshine; and his love of music, especially playing piano, stayed with him throughout his diplomatic career. Having studied public opinion polling he worked with George Gallup, co-authoring the book, The Pulse of 1enwrrnr·" He served on the staff of the Conference, which brought together
Prime Minister Mackenzie King and the leaders of England and U.S., in WW II. In 1940 he joined the diplomatic corps, worked for Lester Pearson while he was at the United Nations and later served as Ambassador to the United Nations as well as to Mexico, Guatemala and The Netherlands before retiring in 1979. Survivors: wife Lois, daughter Jennifer, sons Bob and John.
Union
Quigley, Donald F. '43, Jan. 12. In the Army Air Corps in the Philippines and Japan, he published college yearbooks and was an actor, member of AFTRA, Actors Equity and appeared in commercials, movies and soap operas. Survived by daughter Rhea Ballard.
Utah
Reading , Lyle E. '34
Wabash
Duncan , Henry E. '33, Dec. 21, 1997. Beta brother Charles E., Illinois '32 (dec.)
Washington & Lee
Dustin, Raymond F. '37. Beta brother Kenneth G., Washngton & Lee '38 (dec.)
Washington (StLouis)
Fries, William J. '56, April 28, 1998
Vosburgh, RobertS '46
Wesleyan
Gordon, Donald C. 1919, April2, 1998. Beta brother Carlton C., Wesleyan '22 (dec.)
Sellew, Marcy B. '32, May 29, 1998. An officer in the Navy in WW II, he was retired fron Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
Survivors: wife Virginia and family
Stevens, Frederick G. '30, June 8, 1998. He retired in 1989 as executive vice president of Tussah Inc., a cotton mill and textile conversion company. He is survived by his wife Marjorie and family.
Western Ontario Haynes, Robert H. Dr. '53, Dec 23, 1998. Part of a group of physicists in the midfifties who were seminal ir. the advent of molecular biology, genetic engineering and DNA repair and mutagenesis, he was best known for his pioneering research on the ways in which cells are able to repair many types of damage that chronically afflict the DNA of all organisms. He was a member of the Biophysics departments at University of Chicago, University of California (Berkeley) and in 1968 became professor and of the ne:w Biology Dept. at York University. He received many honors including the Flavelle Medal of the Royal Society of Canada and became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990.
Survivors: wife Jane and sons Geoffrey, Paul and Beta son Mark D., Western Ontario ' 82.
Western Reserve
DeTillio Richard F. '59, Jan. 29. He worked fa; a number of years as a financial planner and was Salvatioi_J Army volunteer. Survivors: wife Josephme, daughters
Michelle DeTillio and Janine Jankowski and sons Richard F. Jr. and Robert.
Vitale, Michael R. '51, Jan. 21. He served for two years in the Navy, after which he joined his father's contracting firm. Later he became the head of M.J. Development.
Survivors: wife Laureen, daughter Lillian Mushrush and son Richard.
Westminster
Van Dyke, Leonard S. '30, Feb. 28. He served in the 3rd Military Government Regiment in the European Theater in WW II after which he went into business, Van Dyke and Company, with his father and later his son. He was mayor and was a 50-year member of the Chamber of Commerce and the first recipient of its annual Outstanding Citizen Award in 1992, He served on the boards of the American Red Cross, Georgia Brown Blosser Home for Crippled Children and the Wood and Huston Bank. He was a member of the Rotary Club, American Legion and Masonic Order. Survivors: wife Bertha, daughter Jane Huff and Beta son Robert L., Westminster ' 64. Other Beta relatives: brother Barclay, Westminster '36; uncles PaulS., Westminster 1914 and Jacob R., Westminster 1912 (dec.)
West Virginia
Howard, Edwin B. '31, Dec. 9, 1998. Beta brother Charles L., West Virginia '26 (dec.)
Meredith, William R. '36, May 10, 1996
Wichita State
Barr, Stephen C. '72, April 8, 1998
Willamette
Fedje, Ray N. Dr. '49, Sept. 25, 1998 of a stroke. During WWII he served in the Coast Guard as chief pharmacist's mate. Among positions he held were campus counselor, director of the Counseling Intern Program at Boston University and, 1969-77, he hosted a television talk show. He was vice president of Alaska Pacific University 1977-79 , was founder of Samaritan Counseling Center and its executive director from 1985-95.
Survivors: wife Betty and daughter Dr. Bettyrae Fedje-Easley. Beta brothers Alfred M., Willamette '50; Earl W., Willamette '51.
Wisconsin
Dunwiddie, James F. '40, Dec. 12. In Singapore when WWII began, he escaped and become a Marine Captain and a Naval aviator. He traveled the world during his 42year petroeleum career. Survivors: wife Peg, daughter Ann Pearson and son Bruce.
Wittenberg
Blesh, Raymond F. '39, Oct. 20 , 1998
Bracher, Edwin W. Rev. '28 (See Ore. St.) McClure, Howard R. '30, Nov. 21, 1998. A onetime farmer, he worked for International Harvester during the Depression and in the '40s was clerk on the federal grand jury of Cincinnati. He was a member of the Masons and the Eagles. Survivors: daughters Nancy Glass and Mary Ann Coleman and sons Thomas, George and John .
Yale
Hewes, Philip '25
Noyes, Edward M. II '40, Jan. 1. Beta brother Richard C., Yale '43 1(
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IT WAS 6:30 ON A FRIDAY MORNING IN Houston in mid January. Surprisingly, there was frost on the car windows. A dozen alumni and 20 collegians are gathering at the University Club for the breakfast meeting of the Houston Beta Alumni Association.
The guest of honor arrives, accompanied by his wife. He wears khaki pants, a blue sportscoat and a red tie. His deep blue eyes open wide with excitement. Michael Toennis, Houston '78, and Karen exchange smiles and warm greetings with alumni and undergraduates. The dining room suddenly fills with good cheer and warm spirit. The source of the excitement and inspiration among the brothers is his spirit. His spirit to learn. His spirit to succeed. His spirit to live.
Toennis , 43 , has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) , or " Lou Gehrig 's disease ," since 1992. It is a degenerative disease of motor cells in the spinal cord and brain that weakens
the body's muscles . There is no known cause or cure. While the disease affects the functioning and breathing, it does not affect intellectual functioning or the ability to taste, see, smell or recognize touch.
In Michael's case, the disease has progressed to the point that he no longer has control of his body. He can no longer speak. He is confined to a wheelchair. Physically, he cannot hold his head up on his own. Yet , in his presence, you sense he is holding his head up high; the one ability the disease will never take is his spirit.
In the six years after his diagnosis, Toennis successfully passed the challenging CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam, worked as an auditor and fathered a son
Not your typical goals after a lifethreatening diagnosis.
A visit after breakfast to his customized office at his residence in Kingwood , Texas reveals the many
sources of his inspiration. As his eyes glance up in deep thought, the brown-haired gentleman credits people and events throughout his that have helped him reach his
"I admire my parents for bringing into this world," Toennis said througt his computer. "They made many sacrifices to ensure that I received the best education possible. "
While his two main interests growil up were accounting and computers , h decided on accounting as a major witl' the intention of becoming a CPA.
" Even though I pursued accounting little did I know how much computer would play in my life. Technology ha: been, and continues to be , my biggest ally in coping with ALS," he said .
Toennis communicates through his computer using Eyegaze software. A camera with an infrared light is installed beneath his monitor to read his eye movements. This allows him t choose individual letters to create
on his monitor. Basically, he sentences with his eyes instead of 1g his fingers.
fhe computer has given back some .is freedom," said Karen. "He spends trs on it at a time contacting his nds locally and internationally mgh email. Sometimes I have to ke him take a break!" she joked.
l break is the only thing for which
; couple doesn't have time. As ·en, a neo-natal ICU nurse, adjusts :hael's chair, her gentle touch plays the love and compassion she ; for her husband.
10 r Michael, the feeling is mutual. "I nire my wife who has endured the of my illness," he said.
Jther friends whom Toennis keeps in tch with by email are his Beta 1thers. "I want to return and see my mds regardless of my health. I tieve that is what Beta has taught me, l value of friendships," he said.
!\nother source of Toennis' friendips came from his near 15-year career the U.S. Army. It is also where ichael and Karen met.
Toennis' military career included •ing Hueys and Blackhawks in
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a CPA ," he said. In March 1993 Toennis medically retired from the Army with the rank of Major.
But his spirit endured.
Despite learning that only half of all people affected with ALS live more than three y ears, Toennis decided to fulfill his dream to become a CPA.
During the next 11 months with his health declining, he worked as an auditor at BDO Seidman in Houston to gain the necessary CPA requirements
"At BDO Seidman , Mike O'Hare took a personal interest in me such that he did everything for me to have the required hours for the CPA certification. He and others made my life as livable as possible. My health changed as well as my abilities, but Mike assured me that I was benefitting the office in many ways," Toennis said.
At the completion of his CPA certification , Toennis achieved another feat , becoming a father in August 1994 when his son Joseph was born.
"Without him , I really don ' t know where I'd be. He's such a joy," he said
After Michael's diagnosis , the couple decided to have a child. "It was a conscious decision we made together after we moved back to Texas and into our new home," Karen recalled " We ' ve made it a point to take many pictures and videos for Joseph when he gets
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disorder that affects nerve and mu scle functioning of the body. There is no knovm cause or cure. Once thought rare , as many as 30 ,000 Americans live with the di s ease at an y given time Nearly 5,000 peopl e are diagnosed with ALS each year in th e U.S., equaling about 13 new cases a day. It is estimated that 300 ,000 men and women · will die with ALS unless a cure or prevention is found. For inform a tion contact, The ALS Assn. National Offi c e , 27001 Agoura Rd. , Suite 150 , Calabasas Hills, CA 91301. Th e ALS Association National Office Dec. 13, 1998
older, " she added.
November 1998 marked the sixtli anniversary of Toennis ' diagnosis with ALS. The significance? He is among only 20 percent of patients who live more than five years after diagnosis.
" It's not enough for me to live the rest of my life with courage. There must be meaning in my life, and I will find it in raising money to find a cure. To that end, Karen, Joseph and I participate in the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. I have set a personal goal of raising $5,000 by Labor Day. So I will be very busy in the meantime, " Toennis said.
His upcoming plans include working with the MDA/ ALS Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 's Delta Upsilon chapter and within the local community. Contributions can be sent to MDA/ ALS Clinical Research Center, c/o IBC Bank, P.O. Box 272273, Houston , TX 77277-2243.
As he works on a variety of ways to reach his latest goal, his spirit endures. "He's one of our finest," says John Graml, SMU ' 62, an active Houston alumnus. "We're amazed he's still with us ." For people his spirit has touched, he will always be with us. SF
upport of medical operations, becomlg a military comptroller and being elected for a graduate program at ·yracuse University. He graduated with n MBA in August 1992.
Only three months later in November lid he notice a weakness in his right tand that became progressively worse.
"I can remember the Army doctors :hecking and rechecking their notes , " 1e recalled. "How I wished they were Nrong! I was in denial. I still wanted to )e all that I could be , namely becoming
F/jght : Rob Browning ' 79, Michael
Toennis '78 and John Gram], SMU ' 62
F'ar right: Michael and Karen Toennis
NEXT TIME YOU'RE "LUNCHING IN L.A. ", TO paraphrase toda y' s vernacular , l ean ov e r to your lunch partner- b e it th e ma y or, a sports star or an y of th e ma s s of ent ertainment p e rsonaliti e s - and inquire: " How 's Fath e r Dollar Bill? " Chan ces are y our guest will repl y : " Father Chase? Oh , he 's great as ever. Mu st be closing in on 75 , y ou know! "
The friend s and admirers of Fr. Mauric e G. Chase , UCLA '43 , are legend. On e da y h e may b e mingling at a Holl yw ood social affair, quietly lining up donations for his life 's work in downtown Los Angeles. But Sundays, he mingl e s among the 5,000-plus "sad souls on skid row ," shaking hands , patting backs bent-over from hardship, telling them " God loves you" and pressing a crisp new dollar bill into 2,000 pairs of grimy hands , including several hundred women.
" I hand out $1 ,500 every Sunday," noted Fr. Chase, a joyful, charismatic teddy bear in black shirt and white collar. Semi -retired, he began his particular kind of ministry a quartercentury ago . He was a fund-raiser for Loyola Marymount University, which gained him entry into the homes of the Los Angeles elite. Meanwhile he was ministering to thousands on Skid Row, just a few blocks from the City of Angels ' City Hall. One day, he reasoned that it would boost the spirits of those sad souls if he could press a fresh dollar bill into their hands .
Such sums wouldn ' t come from a priest's poverty-level salary, of course, so Fr. Chase began putting the arm on celebrities and socialites. Sundays he dispenses some $1 ,500 on Skid Row; Wednesdays, he passes out another $500 at a soup kitchen in Santa Monica Do the math that's $100 ,000 of fundraising a year!
Among the many benefactors , the late Jimmy Stewart and Frank Sinatra , along with Gregory Peck, Bob Newhart , Joan Collins and Loretta Young have sent checks to him. At society gatherings, he is known as the Socialite Priest , who is on the "A-list " for parties given by the rich and famous.
He has accompanied Miss Young to the center for women in Skid Row. Jimmy and Gloria Stewart flew him to visit the opulent Hearst Estate at San Simeon .
" What a delight to be with ," Fr. Chase said of their three days together
Headlines tend to follow Fr. Chase's humble mission: "Maurice Chase 's Mission: Mone y, Rosar y and the Word ," declared L.A .' s Do wn to wn Ne ws. " The Good Samaritan: Priest ministers to the ri c h and famous , the poor and friend-
less ," blared the Los Angeles Times , and People magazine introduced its four-page feature with, " By soaking a few rich friends, a Hollywood priest takes up alms against a sea of troubles ."
Ordained in 1953, he was eventually assigned to a Palm Desert parish where his brushes with the celebrity set began In 1974, Fr. Chase became the chaplain at Notre Dame Academy, a Los Angeles elementary and high school.
One da y on the pla yground , a second-grader tugged at his sleeve : " Father, you didn ' t call on me toda y, and I knew the right answer," sh e told him. " I guess you deserve a priz e " Th e priest grinned and hand e d her a dollar bill the first he ever passed out. A long way from Skid Row, to be sure , but
Barbra Streisand and friends are leading admirers of Fr. Chase and his efforts to bring "money, Rosary and the Word" to the less fortunate.
trnold
as Fr. Chase noted, "The buck only starts here!"
At Loyola Marymount he was assistant to the president, and the buck-passing truly blossomed, attracting the necessary financial support as well as endorsements . "He belives in religion in the trenches," said Bob Newhart, "not just in some distant ivory tower."
At the other extreme, Buck, a middle -aged Skid Row ' regular, insisted, "Fr. Murray is our saint." Buck sleeps in an alley under two burlap bags. "He cares about us, cares who we are ."
For Fr Chase, his work is partly inspiration and partly an expres-
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sion of friendship. "I just think everybody should have the dignity of having a dollar bill in their pocket, and a lot of these people don't have anything. That dollar bill is a symbol of hope. "
He sees people sleeping on sidewalks, in cardboard boxes and often those lucky enough to get inside one of the missions have to sleep sitting up.
"My dream is to find a warehouse on Skid Row and put 1 ,000 cots in it," he said. He prays that a major benefactor may one day come along to finance a shelter. ''I'm not saying I'm doing a great thing, but I'm doing my bit."
A few skeptics criticize his efforts, saying that the dollars simply go for alcohol and drugs. "Maybe," Fr. Chase concedes, "but I believe the importance comes from dispersing not money, but rather the message that these people are
valuab l e, worthy of love , and that someone is willing to listen to them."
"Maurice touches each person, shakes their hand, " said Willie Jordan, president of the Fred Jordan Mission, the Skid Row building in front of which Fr. Chase works. "He offers to pray for them and bless them. I think the dollar is secondary They get human contact in a solid way. They get affirmation .
" Sure , there are people who don't understand, among the public and even within the homeless community," he said , acknowledging his unorthodox ministry. "I just smile , try to love them and say I am doing this for God. I don't need people to understand. If it pleases God, what does it matter what people think? You can ' t do anything in life without somebody criticizing you ."
Thus heart to heart and hand to hand, Each other's joy and grief to share.
6:45 A .M. , AND 75-Y EAR-OLD CoNRAD Leslie, Miami '43 , is in his office at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). and he 's reading four newspapers and writing his daily " market comments" for ADM Investor Services. Literally thousands of brokers, analysts and traders follow his
tank of salt water fish Such is the somewhat startling environment of the man who has built a reputation for predicting the size of the nation's grain crop with startling accuracy ... even before it is in the silo!
and finance from Miami.
"Frankly, when I came to Oxford
A native of Xenia, Ohio, Leslie earned a degree in dail y views as he chats about · · everything from health matters to price outlooks for futures. His
as a freshman, I commentary is also carried on all major newswire services , including worldwide distribution by Reuter's News .
Will .microwaved milk harm children? Are olives healthful? Should you take Vitamin E? While his bl;}at ha.s been crop forecasting since the early '60s, Conrad believes that his readers like to see " whatever we think will help them."
Seeking something more exciting that the New York Stock Exchange 40 years ago , he came to Chicago and established himself as a grain guru, developing a network of 1 , 200 grain elevator managers. From their observations, he compi1es monthly production estimates for various crops, released prior to monthly reports from the government and eagerly anticipated by the CBOT grain brokers.
"Conrad 's a pioneer," said Daniel
was one lost soul," he recalled "Fortunately, a Beta of the senior class, Leroy Sherry, from my hometown, took me out to lunch during rush week. In our discovery of each other, we hit it off unusually well.
"I didn't have much to offer regarding grades at the time. It was surprising to receive an invitation to join Alpha chapter, which was composed of the leaders on campus i n both academics and activities Faculty members respected the Betas. The exposure to the mental stimulation slow ly became exciting, and from then on, it became 'go' in my life."
Coming from a divorced family, Leslie found strength in finding a family again from the friendships which developed "among those of us who set table and washed the dishes and sang the songs (and shoveled the
Basse, vice president of AgResource Co., a Chicago consulting firm "He was one of the first to establish an elevator network to give the industry a different way of looking at production."
Leslie 's daily banter also ranges from homespun advice to famous quotations, an approach developed in the early days when he and his wife of 50 years, Cynthia , calculated state crop yields on an adding machine. Today, he has hightech quipment , including electronic charts and newswires, along with a professional assistant.
From a raised captain 's chair, he oversees an expansive desk often inundated with some 25 publications and three telephones Above the clatter of two wire service printers he can view 12 video screens that bring him the latest second-by-second movement of alniost every commodity traded on the world's futures exchanges.
The only relief from this cacophony o f c ommodity calculations is a huge
furnace coal.)
"John Dolibois (Miami '42) was Alpha's president, and his accomplishments as an immigrant then, and later as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, continue to be inspirational. Richard Heckert (Miami '45), who became chairman of E.I. DuPont & Co., was a great help with his patience and knowledge when I needed academic guidance . Those valiant members who gave their lives for the cause during wwn are fondly remembered.
" I will always believe there is a place for and much strength for many to discover in Beta Theta Pi and the fraternity system. I feel proud to advise, 'Don't miss it! " '
Leslie had dreamed of being a medical doctor , but World War II changed all that. Discharged from the Beta on the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.nr11
USAAF in 1945 as a pilot, he had earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. He concluded that he was toe old to pursue a medical career, so he gave Wall Street a try.
"When I first arrived, I walked up and down Wall Street by myself on a Sunday evening and determined I would make a mark of some kind because of the opportunity given me ," he recalled.
But in the early 1950s, Wall Street was far from the "thundering" descrip tion he had read in The Wall Street Journal which led to his employment with Merrill Lynch.
Then the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 210 with volume of abou1 1.2 million shares a day. Today, the DJIA is above 9,000 with transactions
"For success, one must be prepared to leave the crowd."
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)o, after working for several NYSE ns in Chicago, "I became attracted to : challenge and stimulation of the tin futures market." He started the Analytical Organization, becomamong the first commodity analysts conduct wide-ranging crop surveys d among the first to recognize the · portance of charting futures prices. ''In that day and age," he noted, harting was considered a tea leaf 1eration. But it seemed to me that were kind of a road map which :engthened your fundamental dgement."
Not limiting himself to grain, he was nang those who in the late 1960s to Congress the estab•hment of U.S. futures markets for !ld and currencies. His encourageent also initiated the development of P.icago Stock Option markets, and in l70 he authored Conrad Leslie's Guide rr Successful Speculating.
Leslie considers his trading activities "e BP.tn ThP.tn Pi/Sorinl! 1999
and his recognition as a crop forecaster to be somewhat conflicting. In other words, he feels that he cannot trade and forecast crop conditions at the same time. Few analysts can resist the temptation to take a position in the markets prior to the release of a report that will have a predictable impact. Such is the high ethical standard that Leslie sets for himself, thus adding to
weather crops.
"He often calls me or fax es me advice on matters of the exchange, and I always call back, " said Patrick H. Arbor , CBOT chairman. " He gives advice that's poignant and relevant, and I value it, " adding, in testimony to Leslie's crop estimates, " He 's been remarkably accurate over the years."
AgResource's Basse shrugs in awe of the credibility and value of his observations and
,------------------- Leslie: " I don ' t forecasts
Cynthia and Conrad have three children: daughters Lynda Ann and
Elizabeth, a 1976 graduate of Miami, and Bruce A., Miami '73, an attorney in Las Vegas.
Two of Leslie's current passions are advising clients to prepare for the year 2000 computer challenge and to keep an eye on the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica for abnormal summer Beta on the Web: www.BetaThetaPi.org
know if I want to still b e watching the moves every day when I'm his age. It 's stressful."
Leslie, on th e
other hand , thrives on taking a daily pulse of the world. " I have no hobbies except the market and playing bridge , and if I retired, there wouldn ' t be that stimulation." EJ
Sources: Daniel Roseberg , Dow Jon es Newswire; Progressive Farmer; Chicago Tribune , The National Farm R epo rt ; Market Masters , by Jake Bernste in.
" A contrarian attitude is vital to success ... Be bold ; always be bold ."
Ed Roski, Jr., Southern California '62, was speaking about a vision for his hometown in the 21st century. This powerhouse Southern California developer and landlord hopes to elevate the Los Angeles sports and entertainment industries to the next level after acquiring a National Football League (NFL) franchise.
As president and CEO of Majestic Realty, one of the oldest and largest privately-held real estate companies in the United States , this plainspoken sports nut calmly waited as NFL officials weighed between L.A and Houston as the newest home of professional football. The announcement came after a 29-2 vote in favor of L.A. at the league's midMarch annual meetings in Phoenix. If viable stadium plans are in place by Sept. 15, the new team hopes to start competition in 2002.
Research, propose and persist Roski and Eli Broad, owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, made numerous formal presentations to NFL owners to operate the league's 32nd franchise. The group outlined stadium and financial plans for the second-largest
market-sized city in the United States. Since the Rams and Raiders departed this city in 1994, the NFL has maintained that it needed to return a franchise in the L.A. market.
Roski's new design, not to remodel the vacant L.A. Memorial Coliseum but to build a new stadium inside the shell of the old one, will be implemented sometime this year. The new home, located on the USC campus, calls for a 68,000-seat stadium that can be
expanded to 80,000 for events such the Super Bowl, three levels of suites with 156 private boxes, a club level featuring 15,000 seats, cano covering the upper decks of seating shield fans from the sun and a high concentration of seats between the zones and the elimination of high in the corners and end zones. Keeping with tradition of the Coliseum, the structure will retain its Olympic on the east end.
"SoMETIMEs IT Is LIKE herding a bunch of cats," Ed Roski analogized. "You know where you want them to go, but often they don't go that way."
Roski (left) visits with General Manager of the L.A. Lakers ferry West at the STAPLES Center groundbreaking ceremony March 1998.
new team to town.
His father Ed Roski, Sr., founder of the realty company, was successful at turning old railroad land into a real estate portfolio valued at more than $1 billion many years ago. This hardworking philosophy must have been hereditary.
'This is where football has always n played," Roski said . "It's a new iium that just happens to be within historic walls of the Coliseum. This omes the Camden Yards offootball." proposal includes the ation of a Universal Citywalk-style 1il area, museums, including a Linmy Awards museum, and theme es.
{oski's expertise in real estate ve lopment has played a key role as lead the efforts to create another !na - STAPLES Center - in Los tgeles. This new facility will accom>date the L.A. Kings of the NHL and kers and Clippers of the NBA for ming fall season
1 the freeway of life
Stuck in routine bumper-to -bumper 1\. traffic on a Monday, this $700-plus illion investor is half-an-hour late for s next meeting. From his car phone
he jokingly blames it all on a full moon "Patience and perseverance," he smoothly stated as if referring to the traffic or perhaps the franchise deal.
The L.A. native took the investment opportunity in 1995 to purchase the L.A. Kings, a professional i ce hockey team, with Philip F. Anschutz , who is dubbed the No. 18 Most Powerful People In Sports
Still inching his way on the freeway at 6:38p .m., this tireless campaigner has six more hours of business before retiring for the evening with his wife Gayle in their L.A. home. One might ask how a 60-year old has the energy to maintain his torrid pace? Roski concludes that he fuels himself with an eight to 15-mile run each morning.
"A typical day consists of meetings, meetings and meetings," he said, "fo llow ed by playing catch-up on my work and reading until around 1:00 a.m. I love being active in the outdoors and working out every day, whether running or biking."
Life isn't about all work during 1999 by The Sporting News. Roski also owns a small percentage of the L.A. Lakers of the National Basketball
Association. This low-k ey public figure seems to be on the fast track - trying to squeeze in a glimpse of his investments in action and operating his real estate business, while prevailing in bringing a
Roski thrives on outdoor entertainment too. Within the last two years, he has ridden his mountain bike across Mongolia and around most of the perimeter of Ireland. He swam
with the great white sharks off Kangaroo Island in southern Australia (protected in a metal cage, of course).
Last June he climbed half of K2 in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world.
"I think it's a dream of all of us to conquer one of the big peaks." As a father of three and grandfather of four , he concluded, "Maybe when I was younger I cou ld have made it to the summit."
As far as the City of Angels is concerned, Roski is an important pinnacle in the community. His neighborhood involvement also includes membership and/or board positions with L.A.'s Big Brothers, Natural History Museum, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sports and Entertainment Commission and Explorers Club.
As for now, Roski's climb to the top of his next mountain is reacquainting Los Angeles with a professional football team . AH
Sources: Kurt Schwartzkopf, marketing and promotions for the L.A. Kings; Orange County Register; USA Today; GQ Magazine.
"I think it's a dream for all of us to conquer one of those big peaks."STAPLES Center is predicted to be one of the sports and !fltertainment complexes of the 21st cent ury Located m d?wntov:rn Los Angeles, he facility will house L.A .'s Kings , Lakers and Clippers this commg season
