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PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP “To attain our common mission, advisors are needed to provide one of the most critical roles: that of a guide, problem solver and motivator.”

Alex Petrovic III District Chief

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My Beta journey began at Truman State University with a group of 21 men who desired a different fraternity experience than what was offered.

Being a Beta and founding father continues to be a rewarding experience. While my friendships and volunteer work are motivators for my continued involvement, the constant drive for involvement can be distilled into two words: principled leadership.

Beta firmly dedicated itself to becoming the “leadership fraternity” by developing award winning leadership development programs.

While my breadth of fraternal knowledge is far from expansive, I worry that fraternities are at risk of losing their relevance beyond just being a social medium. I believe the Fraternity’s direction is helping counter this trend and setting the example for the entire Greek movement.

Cultivating principled leaders is a worthy cause and Beta achieves this at an opportune

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phase in a young man’s life. His newfound independence and desire for exploration, when guided with considered care, can profoundly influence the man he will become. Possessing an intellectual and ethical foundation, the fraternal experience presents a structure in which a young man can experiment and enhance his leadership abilities.

To attain our common mission, advisors are needed to provide one of the most critical roles: that of a guide, problem solver and motivator. For the budding principled leaders of tomorrow to taste success and mature, they need advisors they can trust and respect.

I volunteer because I believe in the future of Beta Theta Pi and our young brothers.

I encourage those of you who have yet to volunteer to find the time and energy to give back to Beta and dedicate yourself to achieving our mission of developing the principled leaders of tomorrow.

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10 YEAR

ANNIVERSARY

Men of Principle B E T A

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I am a Man of Principle.

I AM A MAN OF PRINCIPLE

I believe in the power of the mind, cultivating my own intellect and the minds of others.

I respect leadership, lead when called upon to do so and help to prepare the leaders who will come after me.

I willingly lend my talents and abilities to the service of my community.

I recognize and respect the worth of each person, refusing to take part in activities that undermine the dignity of others or myself.

I choose to act responsibly, weighing the consequences of my actions on those around me.

I speak honestly and listen actively.

I seek the company of other men of principle, extending them the bonds of brotherhood.

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Steering the Direction Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds discusses what it is like to lead one of the most powerful athletic programs and why graduation comes first at the University of Texas at Austin.

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A Season of Giving

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What you need to know, lessons learned and what to do in case your identity is stolen.

Books by Betas Baseball in the Cross Timbers

News & Notes

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Convention Coverage

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Foundation Annual Report

Fraternity Happenings

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Mystic Shrine In Loving Memory

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A Principled Life Cultivation of the Intellect

I build bridges, not walls.

I am a Beta.

From the Editor

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A Lasting Moment Beta’s Bright Light

All the excitement, awards and people that made the 170th General Convention memorable.

Foundation Chairman Doug Houser challenges Betas everywhere to help raise a record amount for this year’s Beta Leadership Fund goal.

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[From the Editor] A Season of Giving Christmastime was always a production at 1312 S. Raymond Street, my childhood home. We spent weeks decorating the house, inside and out, with yards of garland and twinkle lights. Mom was constantly in the kitchen as my sisters and I poured flavored syrup onto powdered sugar to make rock candy, sprinkled green and red crystals onto frosted cut-out cookies and picked all the cashews out of her famous “Nuts & Bolts” snack mix.

One of my favorite activities involved rearranging the presents under the tree . . . daily . . . and sometimes twice. Many suspected that it was just a ruse, a way Illustration by Roger Warrick to see which presents were mine and to try to guess what treasure was waiting inside. I can still recall the hours we spent flipping through the pages of those massive Sears & Roebuck and JCPenney catalogues, scribbling gift ideas on “wish lists.” Santa always stopped by our house to visit on December 20th, my sister’s birthday, to sing a few carols and receive our annual requests.

Everyone has that one thing they always wanted as a child. For me, in the early-80s, that elusive item was Castle Grayskull, part of the He-Man, Masters of the Universe collection. (Side note: Roger H. Sweet, Miami ’57, served as a lead designer for Mattel on the toy line.) Unfortunately, after all the gifts had been opened that year, I was disappointed . . . no Castle Grayskull.

Moments later, my mom told my dad to check the mail. He promptly returned with a letter from Santa . . . addressed to me. Of course, it didn’t occur to me at the time that the mail wasn’t delivered at 7 a.m., or on holidays for that matter. The letter explained that there was one gift remaining, and he had placed it in my parent’s bedroom for safe-keeping. I jumped up, opened the door and there it was!

Mom later explained that this special gift was my reward for believing when others in the house no longer did. I still believe. Maybe not in the myth, but certainly in the idea. Christmas is a season of giving.

My parents understood that it is better to give than to receive. While they did their best to give us the materials things we hoped for, they gave us so much more. They gave us memories.

Through the years, I have come to understand and appreciate the importance of memories; they are significantly longer lasting than the gifts themselves.

Castle Grayskull is long gone, but the time spent with family around the kitchen table, decorating the tree and singing carols with Santa lives on.

This year, focus a bit less on the gifts and more on the people in your life.

After all, isn’t it about time? — T. Olver 4

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THE BETA THETA PI The oldest continuously published college fraternity magazine, The Beta Theta Pi was founded on December 15, 1872,

by Charles Duy Walker, V.M.I. 1869.

Editor Thomas C. Olver, Central Michigan ’98 Associate Editor Alexander S. Hammel, Florida ’08 Associate Director of Communications Robert T. Umstadter, San Jose State ’05 Graphic Designer/ Production Assistant Sarah Shepherd Contributors Phyllis Bowie, Bill Horn, Doug Houser and Alex Petrovic Editors Emeritus Erv Johnson, APR, Idaho ’53 Robert H. Kurz, Miami ’58 The Beta Theta Pi, (USPS 052-000) official magazine of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, is owned by the Fraternity, edited and published under the direction and control of its Board of Trustees, published Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall for $30 one-time pre-paid subscription. Periodical class postage paid at Oxford, Ohio, and additional points of entry. Canada Post International Publications Mail (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 0397474. Copyright Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, 2009. Produced in the USA.

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[Books by Betas] Additional Beta Books Africa and the Hunting Tradition

Chambless Johnston, Westminster ’74 A book that discusses the history of hunting as it has been passed down through descendants in Africa. It describes the animals that hunters and explorers have witnessed and hunted in Africa from the beginning of time.

Paperback. 457 pages. US$29.95 PublishAmerica. 2007

Business Network Transformation

Jeffrey Word, Oklahoma ’94 This book offers cutting edge research and an in-depth exploration of critical topics such as customer value, supply networks, product leadership, global processes, operations, innovation, relationship management and IT. Hardcover. 304 pages. US$32.00 Jossey-Bass. 2009

Baseball in the Cross Timbers Peter G. Pierce, Oklahoma ’71

The Sooner State League operated for 11 seasons between 1947 and 1957. More than 3,000 players mounted the bottom rung of baseball’s ladder leading to the dream-come-true of playing in “the show.” More than just a sports book, in 14 chapters with more than 300 photos and illustrations, a glossary, tables with performance statistics and an extensive index, Baseball in the Cross Timbers reintroduces us to the Oklahoma and north Texas teams of the 1940s and 1950s.

The heroes and the goats, the civic pillars and the criminals, the raconteurs, wheelers and dealers, rouges and rascals are all there along with the players and fans as well as the owners, managers, umpires and officials, the people who made the Sooner State League live. The story of the League continued beyond its last season in 1957 in the form of the short 1961 season of The Ardmore Rosebuds, the last small-town minor league team in Oklahoma.

Hardcover. 366 pages. US$34.95 Oklahoma Heritage Association. 2009

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No Mad

Sam Moffie, Wittenberg ’82 A story of a man setting out across the northeastern United States with his golden retriever, embracing each moment, situation, relationship and brief encounter that the two witness together.

Paperback. 336 pages. US$14.99 Booksurge. 2009

Little Me Can Live a Big Life: Integrating Paradoxes for Change Peter Allman, Nebraska ’82

The author has written a unique, compelling, yet simple collection of paradoxes that invite the reader to unlock the mystery of living a bigger life that includes the “both-and” thinking of paradoxes. The book helps the reader to integrate paradoxical truths.

Paperback. 197 pages. US$16.95 iUniverse. 2009

Tuey’s Course

James Ross, Missouri ’74 A story of a struggling young man who finds an unfamiliar slice of life through daily visits to the local golf course, after he meets an unlikely player who leads him down a seemingly innocent path.

Hardcover. 288 pages. US$19.99 Xlibris Corporation. 2009

[News & Notes] Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Board of Trustees General Secretary Charles W. Warner, Lynchburg ’87 President P. Thomas Purinton, Kansas State ’63 General Treasurer Michael G. Feinstein, MIT ’82 Vice Presidents Scott J. Allen, Minnesota ’95 W. Martin Haskell, Ohio Wesleyan ’68 Jeffrey N. Newton, Miami ’77 Michael R. Okenquist, Villanova ’94 David E. Schmidt, South Florida ’92 Paul B. Swartz, Kansas State ’64 Joseph M. Troncale, Alabama ’63 Beta Theta Pi Foundation Board of Directors Stephen B. Becker, Florida ’69 Carroll R. Black, Wabash ’66 R. Ethan Braden, Willamette ’02 Michael J. Dubes, Iowa State ’66 Michael G. Feinstein, MIT ’82 Garland G. Fritts, Illinois ’52 Douglas G. Houser, Willamette ’57 Jeffrey Lieberman, Pennsylvania ’96 Lynn C. Maddox, Georgia Tech ’64 Thomas H. McCasland Jr., Oklahoma ’56 Charles O. McCormick III, Indiana ’72 H. Kent Mergler, Cincinnati ’63 Robert J. Schaupp, Lawrence ’51 Richard C. Spangler III, North Carolina ’71 David W. Wright, Ohio State ’67

Howard Receives Posthumous Hall of Fame Induction

The Sports Broadcasting Hall Fame has announced its 2009 induction class, which included TV producer Chuck Howard, Duke ’55. The Sports Broadcasting Hall, which began inductions in 2007, honors both those in front of and behind the microphone or camera who have made sports broadcasting a cultural force. The induction ceremony will take place on December 15th at the New York City Hilton.

HILL Named Director of Chapter Services

MacGregor H. Hill, William and Mary ’04, was named director of chapter services in May. In this role, Hill is responsible for overseeing the Fraternity’s chapter operations, risk management, volunteer support, expansion efforts, leadership development programming and project management of Beta’s Men of Principle initiative. He will also coordinate the General Convention.

New dIstrIct cHIef Appointments

Charlie Comer, Virginia Tech ’75 (District XVI); Brett Rundle, Kansas State ’06 (District XXVI); Eric Eickhoff, Ohio Wesleyan ’00 (District II), and Tyler Blair, Denison ’07 (District XXXVIII) have assumed the role of district chief following Convention.

Save the Date Keystone

Registration is live

Registration for the Keystone Regional Leadership Conferences is available at www.betathetapi.org/events. The following officers are required to attend: president, vice president, alumni relations, recruitment, pledge education, treasurer, risk management and ritual. In addition, all Advisory Team members are invited to attend the Advisor Track. Date and location information for this year’s six programs can also be found on the Keystone webpage. For more information, or if you have questions, please contact the Administrative Office at 800-800-2382.

San Diego Area Beta Alumni Appreciation Dinner The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on the campus of the University of San Diego January 30, 2010 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Hosted by the Board of Trustees and Foundation Board of Directors Evening Emcee: General Fraternity President Dr. P. Thomas Purinton, Kansas State ’63 Featuring the General Secretary’s “State of the Fraternity” address, recognition of current and long-time Beta alumni volunteers, recognition of all Fraternal 50s and Fraternal 25s in attendance, and celebration of Beta’s commitment to building men of principle for a principled life.

For more information, contact the Administrative Office at 800-800-BETA or Foundation Director of Advancement Ryan King at ryan.king@betathetapi.org.

Event details and invitations forthcoming to all area alumni in December 2009.

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Identity Theft: What You Need to Know

One Beta’s identity was stolen 10 years ago and the thieves charged more than $40,000

According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were 10 million victims of identity theft in the United States last year, leading to an average cost of $5,000 per victim.

Some 1.6 million households experienced fraud not related to credit cards (i.e. their bank accounts or debit cards were compromised), and those households with incomes higher than $70,000 were two times more likely to experience identity theft than those with salaries under $50,000.

The Better Business Bureau reports that their top consumer complaint for the past six years in a row has been identity theft. Some 47% of victims encounter problems qualifying for a new loan and 70% of victims have difficulty removing negative information that resulted from identity theft from their credit reports.

More than 263 million records from databases containing sensitive personal information were involved in known security breaches in the U.S. from January 2005 to July 2009.

The statistics associated with identity theft are sobering. We wanted to understand the personal experiences of real people who have been affected by the 48 different forms it takes, including credit, medical, criminal and employment fraud, so we asked for stories from Betas who have been victimized. The response to our request was startling with more than 100 brothers replying, and the stories were disturbing. We have not included names so as to protect privacy.

One Beta’s identity was stolen 10 years ago and the thieves charged more than $40,000 to his credit cards in just a few days. While he was not held financially responsible, it took him significant time to clear his name. In spite of his efforts,

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Another Beta had his wallet stolen at a health club. Within hours, thieves had made a professional-looking drivers license with his information and their picture, and used it to buy $10,000 worth of gift cards (which can’t be traced). Eventually, after six months or so of effort, the credit card companies covered all but $300 of the loss, but the lost time and aggravation as a result of the theft could not be recovered.

Lessons Learned

In reviewing the situations of the members we contacted directly, as well as the many written responses we received, there were common elements in virtually everyone’s story.

The most disturbing and difficult part of the ordeal was the time and aggravation required to restore their identity to pre-theft status. The time required to clear their identity varied from several days to 15 years.

In every case we reviewed, the legal authorities refused to pursue the perpetrators, citing the overwhelming number of these crimes and their lack of resources to follow-up. Most surprising was the fact that in a few cases the victims actually pursued the thieves on their own, obtained their identities, turned the information over to the authorities and the police still refused to take action!

A professional investigator we interviewed concluded that with the difficult economic times and the knowledge that the police do not actively pursue identity thieves, the stage is set for a “perfect storm” of increased such thefts by professional criminals.

In most cases, if unauthorized use of credit cards was the result of the identity theft, the credit card companies absorbed the financial loss.

Identity theft can happen to anyone, no matter how careful they are.

Your personal information is just in too many places outside your control. Based on the statistics, it is a virtual certainty that you or a family member will be victimized by identity theft in your lifetime.

What to Do?

Protect your personal information as best you can, such as shredding personal documents and removing Social Security card information from your wallet. While you cannot prevent identity theft, you can obtain protection to restore your identity if stolen.

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32 overall national championships (both men and women combined) 21 for the women, 11 for the men

160 athletes have competed in the Olympics since 1984 under Dodds’ reign

59 Gold medals, 29 silver, 18 bronze

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DeLoss Dodds, Kansas State ’69, is a patient man. He knows that success takes time. One of his most prized possessions is his backyard, which is set among Austin’s stubborn “greenbelt.” He has spent countless hours perfecting a view that is truly breathtaking from every angle, one that leaves many of his guests in awe.

The same can be said of the athletic program that Dodds has facilitated at the University of Texas at Austin. Yet instead of bushes and blooms, there are sports teams and instead of guests, there are rivals who leave scratching their head.

“We have created a very special thing here in Austin. It really shows as a testament to the players, coaches and alumni,” stated Dodds. “Everyone plays a part in the Longhorn’s success.”

5 football conference championships

Since Dodds became the school’s ninth athletics director in 1981, the men’s athletics program has become one of the most prominent in the NCAA. During his tenure, the Longhorns have claimed 32 national championships and 97 conference titles in nine different sports.

9 men’s golf conference championships

An avid athlete, Dodds grew up around the athletic field and competed for Kansas State before becoming the assistant track coach there in 1961. He then served as head coach for 14 years (1963-77). During that time, Dodds guided the Wildcats to six Big Eight titles.

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Everywhere Dodds goes he finds success. “It would most certainly have to be the students that make it fun. It is witnessing them succeed not only on the competition fields, but in the classrooms as well . . . that’s what makes this job so rewarding and easy for me,” said Dodds.

11 men’s track and field outdoor conference championships

Success in the classroom is a must for Dodds. Students and coaches must be performing in both the classrooms and on the fields. He states that both the coaches and the students must perfect a balance that allows them to succeed both on and off the fields.

It is evident that Dodds has created a sense of family within the office. He regularly walks the halls and checks in on various employees. “Birthdays are big around here,” said Dodds. “We get excited with another reason to celebrate.” He enjoys checking in on students who are studying at the facility and continues to foster an open relationship with them.

Many of the student-athletes have stated to Dodds that their primary goal is to graduate. Even many who leave early for a professional career come back to Austin to complete their degrees. Coaches must not only have winning percentages, but also high graduation rates for the athletes on their teams.

Dodds oversees a $130 million athletics budget and spearheaded the creation of The Longhorn Foundation, the athletics department’s official fundraising arm, in 1984. Before the Foundation was started, approximately $250,000 was raised annually by various booster clubs. In just its first year, The Longhorn Foundation raised more than $1 million. In the 25-year history of the Foundation, which now garners support from more than 13,000 donors, more than $293 million has been raised for student-athlete scholarships, academic services, facilities and other areas of UT Athletics.

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“The Longhorn Foundation is very special to me because it took so much work from so many people to succeed,” explained Dodds. “We wanted this Longhorn Foundation is very special department to be self-funding, and it now is giving to me because it took so much work back to the academic side of the University.”

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Dodds proclaims that as an undergraduate, it was the Fraternity that set him up for success. He struggled when he first arrived at Kansas State and it was the help of brothers that allowed him to excel in the classroom. “The older brothers really forced us to study and to do well in academics,” recalled Dodds. “We were number one in grades for a long time, an accomplishment we were very fond of. Beta made this an expectation for the younger members.”

Dodds has shown what a little luck and hard work can get you these days. He loves his job and the family he has at UT. He has been called a coach, a father, a pioneer and a mentor. But the name Dodds is most proud of? “It’s a special thing to be able to say you’re a Longhorn.” — A. Hammel

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Marching Along in Beta Theta Pi

The Convention has begun!

2:10 PM

General Fraternity Chorister Steve Becker is at the podium, leading more than 600 undergraduate and alumni brothers in the singing of “Marching Along.”

One Fraternity, Three Great Principles

2:22 PM President Purinton: “Time and again, I have seen that it takes only one passionate individual to unite others around a lofty vision. Then, that individual’s spark triggers greatness in so many others. Our inherent strength lies in uniting as One Fraternity . . . with Three Great Principles.”

Opening Keynote 3:17 PM Foundation Chairman Mike Feinstein: “Each of us has a chance to get a lot of value out of Beta Theta Pi — lifelong friendships, leadership training, management experience, a contact network held together by the strongest of bonds. But, what are you going to give back? If we only take and never give, there will be nothing left. It’s incumbent on each of us to give of our time, experience and financial resources to ensure that those who come after us will have the same great opportunities and experiences that we have.”

Convention Veterans 6:23 PM Eight Betas at the 170th have attended 25 or more General Conventions, with a combined total of 265 conventions. Bill Hahn, Lehigh ’49 is attending his 25th convention; Ken Stephens, Toronto ’77 (26); Jonathan Brant, Miami ’75 (27); Charlie Comer, Virginia Tech ’75 (28); Pete Barnhart, Miami ’66 (37); Tom Lipton, Western Reserve ’63 (40); Ferd del Pizzo, Washington in St. Louis ’58 (40), and Jim McMullen, Texas ’54 (42).

House Director of the Year 7:16 PM Nebraska’s Ervin Williams is the 2009 House Director of the Year!

Edward B. Taylor Advisor of the Year

7:18 PM Eastern Kentucky Chapter Counselor Michael Hay is the 2009 advisor of the year.

Greek Advisor of the Year 7:19 PM Gentry McCreary of Alabama is the 2009 outstanding Greek advisor of the year.

Interfraternalism Recognition award

7:21 PM The College of William and Mary’s Anne Arseneau is the 2009 recipient of Beta Theta Pi’s Interfraternalism Recognition award.

Rookie Chief of the Year 7:24 PM The 2009 recipient of the rookie district chief of the year is Kettering’s Dan Loman.

District Chief of the Year 7:28 PM The 2009 district chief of the year is Dan Farmer, Cincinnati ’75.

General Secretary’s Leadership Award

7:32 PM The 2009 recipient of the Jerry M. Blesch, Centre ’60 General Secretary’s Leadership award is two-time chapter president, Mark Morgan, Idaho ’10.

Outgoing Board Members 7:33 PM General Treasurer Christopher Miller, Kansas State ’86 and Vice President Jim Curtis, Wisconsin ’86 were honored for their service on the General Fraternity’s Board of Trustees.

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*delegates Alabama Jeffrey C. Grice Jr ’10*, Max D. Marsh ’11, Yancey G. Swearingen ’67, Joseph M. Troncale ’63 Arizona Jonathan D. Beck ’62, Brenden R. Biermann ’12, Ethan A. Fry ’12, Robert M. Harlan ’91, Alexander R. Jones ’10, Graham M. Landry ’11*, Kyle A. Nelson ’12, David W. Russell ’12, Cameron B. Warner ’08 Arizona State Tod D. Lashway ’78, Cary D. Stoneman ’79 Auburn Matthew C. Betz ’10, Jonathan A. Dilbeck ’11, Grant S. Gulledge ’10, Roderick B. Hastie ’82, James H. Nevins ’10*, Nathaniel N. Stewart ’10, Jordan H. Taylor ’10, Christopher W. Zuber ’11 Bethany Justin N. Castello ’11, Eric A. Corrigan ’10*, Ronald S. Ermlick ’09, Brandon A. Essington ’09, David W. Hartman ’11, Tom J. Kisner ’11, S. Dean Lesiak ’74, Ian A. McNally ’09, Vincent E. Mikolay ’00, Robert A. Rovnanik, James C. Rucker IV ’12, Marcus A. Santini ’11, Ryan A. Sipe ’11, Randal S. Stuckwish ’10 British Columbia Tyler D. Morton ’12, David J.D. Rae ’00, Jay Shah ’10* Brown Bruce M. Lloyd ’69 Cal Poly Scott G. LaCava ’12* California, Irvine Jonathan D. Chow ’11, Nikhil S. Damle ’09, Andres F. Gonzalez ’11*, Nicholas A. Rael ’11 California, Los Angeles Carl B. Betzler ’12, Ryan M. Boe ’11, Michael T. Casey ’10*, Aaron S. Farber ’10, Ryan J. Hatcher ’12, Addison A. Huddy ’10, Nathan J. McCurley ’12, Matt J. Snider ’10, Paul F. Stremple ’12, Trevor J. Voss ’10 California, Santa Barbara Skyler K. Kraemer ’10*, Douglas B. Swayne ’10 Carnegie Mellon Christopher R. Donlon ’10* Case Western Reserve Robert A. Armstrong ’12, Matthew V. DelBrocco ’12, Timothy N. Hunt ’12, Daniel P. Kaufman ’11*, Kalman J. Pipo ’86

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On the evening of August 1, Dr. Donald G. (Dipper) DiPaolo, Michigan ’78, was awarded the Francis W. Shepardson Award. DiPaolo (right) was initiated as number 1509 on the roll of the Lambda Chapter of Beta Theta Pi at the University of Michigan on April 23, 1975. His commitment and dedication to Beta Theta Pi over the past two decades is largely unmatched, and he serves as the quintessential Beta role model.

Dipper’s journey as a Beta volunteer began when he assumed the role of house director and chapter counselor for his alma mater in 1992. Seeing the potential of this bright, rising star, he was appointed district chief in 1994 by then-General Secretary Vince del Pizzo.

Change was in the air in the mid-1990s as Beta Theta Pi was seeking to prove its relevance in the collegiate world. By the late fall of 1996, the Fraternity’s leadership gathered a cadre of committed individuals and DiPaolo’s background in education made him a strong player in that all important endeavor. Soon after, the Men of Principle initiative was born, and Dipper was asked to introduce the new initiative to the 159th General Convention in Miami, Florida, in 1998.

He was elected to a three-year term as vice president on the Fraternity’s Board of Trustees at the 163rd General Convention in 2002 and has led many significant conversations among Beta brothers, as he is a frequent speaker and advocate for Beta Theta Pi’s Men of Principle initiative and leadership programming. He serves as the General Fraternity’s Leadership Development advisor and is regularly involved in the Chapter President’s Leadership Academy, Keystone Regional Leadership Conferences, The John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle and The Peter F. Greiner Leadership College, all programs he has helped to shape and facilitate.

Dipper is nationally known as a strong advocate for quality fraternity and sorority life. In August 2002, he was honored by the North-American Interfraternity Conference as a recipient of the Award of Distinction and served as the keynote speaker for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of Fraternity Advisors.

Central Florida Rory D. Curren ’09, Lance S. Flint ’10*, Garrett H. Hyer ’08, Andrick B. Lewis ’10 Central Michigan John E. Klapchuk ’10, Justin E. Mack ’11*, Thomas C. Olver ’98, John A. Reineke ’09 Cincinnati Justin T. Behymer ’12, Jordan L. Brewer ’10*, Daniel H. Farmer ’75, H. Kent Mergler ’63, Brandon L. Mowrey ’11, William W. Ventress ’47 Clemson Bryant N. Blakeslee, Jr ’06, John R. Duane ’11, Kevin M. Gwiazdowski ’11, Jeffrey V. Skinner ’11* Colgate Jeremy J. Cohen ’11, Michael F. Davis ’11, Andrew E. Garrett ’11, Peter W. Gill ’11, Alexander J. Katz ’11*, Carl A. Spevacek ’11 Colorado Mines William M. Spadinger ’11, Evan T. Suazo ’11* Colorado State Kevin C. Wisniewski ’11*

Columbia

Jonathan A. Hollander ’10*, Martin I. Lewison ’88 Connecticut Joseph R. Alletto ’12, Richard S. Colon, Jr. ’06, Kenneth J. Knowles, II ’10*, Andrew Porter-Price ’11, Benjamin M. Swartz ’05

Cornell Ryan A. Holy ’10* Dayton Andrew S. Fist ’09* Denison Christopher M. Greene ’10, William J. Horn ’10*, Michael D. Joyce ’12, Richard G. Lugar ’54 DePauw Paul K. Hoffmann ’12, Alexander S. Johnson ’11, Brendan K. Kerrigan ’10, Gary D. Pett ’11, Kevin D. Rusie ’12 East Carolina Marc D. Glidden ’11, Charles B. Jones, II ’09, Sapan S. Kapadia ’10, Preston J. Stanford ’10*, Christopher H. Stinson ’08, Jacob D. Tidwell ’04 Eastern Illinois Evan V. Danner ’10*, Stephen L. Udowitz ’12 Eastern Kentucky L. Martin Cobb ’96, Jonathan R. Coyle ’08, Jacob B. Crockett ’10, William B. Gahafer ’10, Michael E. Hay ’94, Paul W. Lanier ’73, Kip S. Mountjoy ’11, Kyle E. Shaner ’11, Glen D. Tommie ’77 Eastern Washington Jason J. Kostelecky ’02

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Three Great Principles

Keynote Address

8:32 PM Long-time Friend of Beta Steve Dealph: “What Beta, and the Men of Principle initiative, has done so well, is change itself at all levels of the organization and enabled everyone to be part of that change. Beta draws people in and engages them in their own development.”

Convention President Elected 9:45 PM Undergraduate delegates have elected Daniel H. Farmer, Cincinnati ’75 as president of the 170th General Convention.

Friday, July 31, 2009

24,626 days 8:43 AM Just had a delightful breakfast with Bill Ventress, Cincinnati ’47. Today is the 24,626th day since his initiation into the Beta Nu Chapter!

A Crossroads Moment

11:58 AM Some 80 fraternity leaders and Friends of Beta gathered this morning to dream about an even brighter future. “This may be one of those moments,” offered Dipper DiPaolo in opening the Strategic Thinking Summit, which served as a jumping off point for charting the course for the next decade.

Following three hours of discussion addressing the successes and challenges of the past 10 years, participants took a look in the mirror and explored myriad opportunities for Beta Theta Pi.

Emory James E. Delaney, Jr. ’68, Ross H. Fahey ’10*, John H. Stebbins ’92 Florida Stephen B. Becker ’69, John L. Gatz ’54, Alexander S. Hammel ’08, Alexander A. Heshmaty ’12, Tyler J. Jensen ’12, Ian G. Lott ’12, Stephen J. McLaughlin ’10*, Matthew S. Paynter ’00, Jordan A. See ’08, Luis C. Subirats ’85 Florida Atlantic Robert S. Billoni ’94 Florida International Andres E. Dominguez ’08, Freddy J. Juarez ’12, Mario I. Medina ’09, Javier A. Nahmias ’11* Furman Michael A. Keane ’12, Michael A. McPhee ’10* General Fraternity Rolls Joel A. Huxley ’06 George Washington Michael A. Fieldman ’10, Robert E. Lee ’10*, Stephen T. Molldrem ’10 Georgia Ryan N. Baker ’11, Andrew T. Barksdale, Tyler A. Becker, Kevin T. Bick ’12, Jeffrey R. Mals ’12, Nicholas W. Massengill Jr., William C. Sparks, Ryan J. Walther ’12 Georgia Tech Colin C. Emerson ’12, Cody P. Hutchings ’12, Lynn C. Maddox ’64, Paul J. Moustoukas ’10*

Closing the session, an emotional President Purinton added, “I’m overwhelmed. I have such a love and passion for this Fraternity, and we have yet to achieve everything we can do for our undergraduates, our alumni and our world. We are at a crossroads moment and I am so excited about what we will do together so we can truly be what we say we are.”

Whitman Choral Cup

12:25 PM Lawrence wins the 2009 Whitman Choral Cup!

New Song Competition

12:27 PM Nebraska’s Matt Miller wins the Best New Song Competition for 2009 with “Beta Brothers.”

North Dakota Award 12:28 PM This award recognizes the best chapter newsletter. Congratulations, Colorado Mines!

Historical Preservation

12:29 PM Appropriately, Miami University wins the inaugural H.H. Stephenson Jr., Miami ’39 award for historical preservation.

Website Excellence

12:31 PM Washington is honored as having the best chapter website for 2009.

John Holt Duncan Service

12:32 PM The University of Florida’s Beta Buddies program wins the John Holt Duncan Service award for best ongoing project; Texas at Arlington’s Heroes for Hope program receives the honor for best annual project.

Leadership Development

12:47 PM Twenty-three chapters have received the Charles Henry Hardin Leadership Development Award.

Washington in St. Louis sent the most members to leadership development programs (21), and Bethany sent the highest percentage of members (68%).

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GMI-EMI A. J. Calkins ’88, William M. Davis ’71, David J. Hogan ’74, Daniel P. Loman ’90, Jason C. Roycht ’95 Guelph Jason R. Kay ’97 Hampden-Sydney Richard J. Ruddy III ’10*, Adam N. Whitman ’10 Hanover Randal J. Master ’82 Idaho Matthew L. Montgomery ’10*, Mark I. Morgan ’10 Illinois Anthony N. Farella ’11*, Garland G. Fritts ’52, Samuel W. Garner ’12, James R. McElwain ’12, Paul S. McElwain ’12, Daniel E. Reither ’13, James J. Shield Jr. ’12 Indiana Gregory M. Baumer ’08, Matthew T. Edwards, Andrew J. Glaser ’11, Sean M. Kelley ’11*, Peter J. Maros ’11, Charles O. McCormick III ’72, Zachary J. Plummer ’11, Brendan M. Vonder Heide Iowa Charles T. Crane ’51, Shaun R. Hudson ’12*

ONE FRATERNITY Veterans

Three Great Principles

The Convention takes on a new identity each year. While the annual theme typically reflects the Fraternity’s mission and values, the speakers, award winners, programs, attendees — even the banquet menus — always change from year to year.

One aspect that has remained constant in this formula is the Convention veterans, the men who — regardless of the theme, location or food selection, will be in attendance to renew their Beta ties. Some 75 living Betas have attended more than 15 Conventions, and 27 of them reunited in Phoenix.

Rain or shine, sickness or health, these men make the Fraternity’s family reunion an annual appointment in their calendars. Although the event has become a part of their routine, they always find new reasons to come back.

“Convention is such a nurturing experience and a time when we can all recharge our batteries,” offered former administrative secretary and trustee, Peter Barnhart, Miami ’66. “I continue to go back to be reunited with old friends, but it seems as though I continue to make new friends at each one.”

Alumni use the event to reconnect with chapter brothers and friends, and they say it is a great venue to get everyone together at the same time.

Iowa State Clinton J. Currie ’10, Michael J. Dubes ’66, Kevin M. Friedman ’10*, Judson A. Horras ’97, Derek J. Jensen ’12, Cole D. Kersey ’11, Andrew J. Schmitz ’09, Matthew S. Stockman, Matthew J. Strayer ’09, Cameron J. Vens ’11, Christopher K. White ’10 John Carroll John J. Kuczynski ’10*, Nicholas P. Skiviat ’12 Kansas John A. Campbell ’11, Keaton G. Knott ’12, Brian T. Mikinski, Zach Vitztum ’11*, Samuel M. Watson Kansas State Brett A. Basom ’12, Trenton R. Bishop ’12, Keith J. Bokelman ’12, Kevin D. Brown ’12, Clifton L. Burdick ’12, Thomas H. Chaffee ’12, Andrew N. Dellett ’11, Logan M. Gauby ’12, Kye D. Hittle ’99, Ryan M. Kautz ’12, Zachary T. Lyman ’12, Cooper S. Mach ’12, Brandon M. Mais ’12, Thomas J. McGowan ’12, Christopher Miller ’86, Joshua H. Parker ’10*, P. Thomas Purinton ’63, Dalton D. Rhodes ’12, Brett M. Rundle ’06, Jeffrey S. Rundle ’03, Paul B. Swartz ’64, Thomas J. Wessling ’11, Benjamin T. Yunk ’12 Kenyon Logan M. Donaldson ’10* Kettering A David L. D’Amato, II ’98, Trent G. Sutherland ’11* Kettering B Jonathan N. Crombe ’13, Ryan T. Gee ’11* Knox Christopher J. Bugajski ’11, Charles W. Deutsch ’12, Jeffrey S. Pinker ’11, Daniel T. Stafford ’11, Michael A. Wipper ’10* Lawrence John T. Bettridge ’09, Daniel E. Martin ’07, Christopher J. McGeorge ’09, Robert J. Schaupp ’51, Kenneth M. Weinlander ’10, Matthew L. Weinlander ’10* Lehigh William F. Hahn ’49 Louisville Anthony M. Ausick ’13, Stavan R. Bhatt ’98, Michael D. Brown Jr ’09, Thomas N. Chapman ’71

Conventions have traditionally been held at resort destinations or historic properties, such as Mackinac Island, Washington DC, Florida and Arizona.

Convention veterans plan their family vacations to coincide with the Convention destination. “It was almost expected that brothers would bring their entire families to Convention,” explained Tom Lipton, Western Reserve ’63. “I have actually seen some of our brothers’ teenagers grow up over the course of 13 or 14 Conventions. It’s amazing.”

These veterans offer sage advice to the rest of us. “Truly live the ritual, but most importantly understand what it is telling us,” stated Charlie Comer, Virginia Tech ’76. “That is a common denominator between each of us, and it unites the young and the old.”

Following the prayer breakfast, brothers wish each other well over tearful goodbyes; fortunately, they know exactly when they will “swell the Beta chorus” once again . . . 361 days from now, if not sooner.

Loyola Marymount Daen J. Ekpa ’10*, Jeffrey B. Loveland ’10, Thomas J. Martin ’08, Brian T. Webber ’09 Lynchburg Charles W. Warner ’87 Maine Joel M. Martin ’11, Ian A. McKinnon ’10*

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Three Great Principles

Virginia Tech Awards

1:08 PM There are 12 regional winners of the Virginia Tech (academic) awards and 23 recipients that placed first in grades on their campus. Florida International is most improved with a 3.034 and Columbia had the highest overall GPA of an astounding 3.75!

Outstanding Recruitment

1:13 PM There are six recipients of the Outstanding Recruitment award: Case Western Reserve, Kansas State, Nebraska, UCLA, Virginia and Washington in St. Louis.

New Member Education 1:16 PM The Dayton colony receives the 2009 Outstanding New Member Education award.

Alumni Relations

1:18 PM Eastern Kentucky, Emory and Miami University are honored for Outstanding Alumni Relations.

Most Improved

1:20 PM Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is named the most improved chapter of 2009!

Campus Involvement

1:31 PM Nine chapters were honored with campus involvement awards: Arizona, DePauw, Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Washington in St. Louis.

Outstanding Risk Management

1:36 PM Bethany, Case Western Reserve, George Washington, Iowa State, John Carroll, Kansas State, Kettering B, Loyola Marymount, Nebraska, San Diego, TAMU-CC, Texas-Arlington, Truman State, Virginia, Washington and Washington State win the 2009 Outstanding Risk Management awards.

Welcome Eta Gamma and Eta Delta! 3:47 PM Undergraduate delegates have granted a charter to the Fraternity’s newest chapters at Florida International University, the Eta Gamma of Beta Theta Pi and at the University of Dayton, the Eta Delta of Beta Theta Pi! Welcome Back, Delta Xi, Psi and Delta Eta! 3:56 PM

Undergraduate delegates have voted to return the charters of the Delta Xi Chapter at Eastern Kentucky University, the Psi Chapter at Bethany College and the Delta Eta Chapter at Kettering University (Section B) thus reinstating the chapters in good standing.

Convention Videos 4:37 PM

Good day everyone! I’ve finally got some down time to upload a few videos to YouTube and Facebook. It’s funny that as I’m typing this, the hotel is testing the fire alarm system. Very annoying. Luckily, the alarm testing is limited to the building that I’m in and not the Convention hall.

Check out the videos here: www.youtube.com/user/Beta1839 www.facebook.com/betathetapifans

Leadership College Update

4:53 PM Today is the third day of the Peter F. Greiner Leadership College, with 261 undergraduates in attendance. Participants are learning about Steven Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, though the assistance of some 35 Beta and Friend of Beta facilitators.

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Maryland Eric D. Barocio ’10*, Christopher S. Carman ’12, Scott A. Shuffield ’12 Miami Peter W.C. Barnhart ’66, Jonathan J. Brant ’75, Joseph E. Budde Jr. ’06, Christopher J. DeNicola ’10*, Philip S. Fernandez ’06, John M. Groom ’58, Zachary T. Haines ’05, Whitson A. Huffman ’12, Christian G. McGory ’12, Jeffrey N. Newton ’77, Christopher M. Olavarria ’12, Zachary R. Shindorf ’12, Douglas C. Wagner ’12, David M. Zigler ’10 Miami (Fla.) Peter N. Darrow ’09, Joshua J. Weis ’09*, Andrew G. Willert ’09, Robert L. Young ’10 Michigan Donald G. DiPaolo, ’78 Middle Tennessee State W. Scott Fussell ’95, Justin C. Nelson ’10*, Ronnie W. O’Neal Jr. ’11 Minnesota Sami K. Al-Marzoog ’12, Scott J. Allen ’95, Dustin L. Anderson ’05, Jeffery C. Brock ’10, Nathan J. Deno ’01, Andrew M. Fillmore ’10, Alex J. Hill ’11*, Michael D. Kokkinen ’00, Michael R. Vieira ’11 Mississippi James M. Davis ’10* Missouri Daniel E. Flynn ’10, Todd A. H’Doubler ’11, Montgomery A. Hill, Neil R. Jackson ’12, Cord R. Linville ’12, Daniel W. Lovinger ’12, Henry M. Olive ’11, Bradley R. Roling ’12, Kyle G. Shockley ’12, Nicholas M. Stipanovich, Kyle B. Wisniewski ’10, Conner W. Wood ’12 Missouri-Kansas City Nicholas A. Patonai ’13* MIT Tristan J. Delaney ’11, Michael G. Feinstein ’82, Dodd J. Gray Jr. ’10* Nebraska Scott E. Barker ’10*, Rishi P. Batra ’09, Matthew A. Fischer, Andrew S. Mattox ’00, William A. Olson ’10, William A. Stewart IV ’10, Ervin Williams ’08 North Carolina William D. Maxwell ’10*, Richard C. Spangler III ’71 North Dakota Sean C. Grutzmacher ’11* Northwestern Julian M. Corash ’12, Ryan J. Gray ’12, Brendan C. James ’12, Andrew L. Kang ’12, Matthew A. Lembo ’11*, Daniel L. Rosen ’12, Justin M. Rutherford ’00 Nova Southeastern Ujash S. Patel ’10* Ohio Jonathan C. Griffith ’10*, Michael C. Impagliozza ’10, Jason A. Karikas ’11, Jedidiah R. Manfull ’11, Andrew R. Rising ’11 Ohio State Steven A. Bruno ’11, Nicholas J. Cherry ’12, Joseph A. Chinnici Jr. ’64, Christopher D. DiYanni ’12, Sebastien A. Dothey ’10*, Erik D. Hartrich ’11, Matthew R. McClintock ’10*, David W. Wright ’67

ONE FRATERNITY Friends of beta

Three Great Principles

Unsullied Friendship Beta Theta Pi depends heavily on a cadre of unselfish volunteers otherwise known as Friends of Beta (or FOBs) to help carry out its initiatives and achieve its goals. They offer unending support with the expectation of nothing in return. Or so we thought.

“I think we do expect something in return,” commented Delta Delta Delta Director of Chapter Services Jason Gomez. “We expect for these young men to do more and be better than their peers in the classroom. We expect them to use the tools that they inherit through Beta’s programs to better themselves and their communities.”

The “Friend of Beta” concept was developed in the late 90s as a means to assist the Fraternity in its ever-evolving leadership programs. The reality is that the Fraternity’s success can be attributed to the unsullied friendship that is offered from our volunteers.

A common reason that many FOBs agree to facilitate a leadership program is a feeling that comes over them after an event. “You feel empowered by these undergraduates and you know you have made an impact because of their overwhelming gratitude,” explained criminal defense lawyer Lindsey Mercer. “It can be an emotional experience.”

For many FOBs, volunteering for Beta is something they feel is crucial to not only the organization, but to themselves. “I feel like this is something that we should be doing,” stated Coordinator of Greek Life and Student Organizations at Ohio State Tara Hawthorne. Individuals who give of their time and energy to this organization are committed to the success of Beta Theta Pi. They more often feel they have a share or are stakeholders in the organization because of the experience each has had.

Each volunteer of Beta Theta Pi has their own reason for why they are committed to the organization. Some do it because they believe in the cause. For others, it gives them a sense of fulfillment. But undoubtedly for all, they volunteer because each is passionate about what Beta Theta Pi stands for. FOBs claim that they do not need to know the ritual because they can see it played out in the lives of Beta’s undergraduate men and that is more than enough reason to serve in this community. — A. Hammel

Ohio Wesleyan Eric J. Eickhoff ’00, W. Martin Haskell ’68 Oklahoma Zachary W. Allen ’85, Thomas A. Brown ’11, Thomas J. Hutchings ’10*, Ted R. Johnston ’11, Bryan A. Luff ’08, Thomas H. McCasland Jr. ’56, Peter A. Schmidt ’11, Mitchell D. West ’12 Oklahoma State Edward T. El Rassi ’08, Brock G. Johnson ’09, Louis M. Linxwiler Jr. ’53, Ben Marshall ’12*, Mitchell C. Narney ’11, Robert W. Riggs ’09 Penn State Donald G. Abbey ’70 Pennsylvania Jeffrey Lieberman ’96, Eric C. Morris ’11* Puget Sound Alexander B. Gardner ’11* Purdue Tyler M. Bell ’12, Elliot J. Brandt ’11, Joshua P. Gallaway ’11, Patrick D. Sauerland ’10 Rhode Island Daniel C. Amicucci ’11*, Brian L. Boardman ’91, Neil M. Cavanaugh ’07, Jeffrey M. Flanagan ’93, Kevin W. O’Connor ’02 Rutgers Kenneth J. Grispin ’70 Saint Louis Anthony J. Kruse ’10, Christopher A. Lindsay ’10* San Diego Christopher S. Burke ’06, Ryan R. Conly ’10, Alex J. Milkovich ’11, Frederick G. Myrtle ’11, Eric P. Roberson ’10, Andrew J. Welch ’10* San Jose State Mohammad S. Akhtar ’09, Henry Ott ’09*, Robert T. Umstadter ’05 Sewanee Bryan E. Holladay ’10* SMU Stuart M. Blake ’10, Leon H. Horne, III ’11, Benjamin C. Manthey ’09, Matthew P. Mazur ’11, Anthony P. Vossos ’11, Justin P. Warren ’10* South Dakota John V. Conway, Jr. ’56, Chadwick R. Houwman ’86, Daniel S. Rogotzke ’10*, Andrew Sitz ’11 South Florida David E. Schmidt ’92 Southern California James P. Alva ’10, Alexander J. Bozzo ’11*, Nelson P. Brooks ’12, David G. Crivelli ’10, David R. Fine ’12, Nathan G. Ross ’10 Southern Illinois Darin D. Drummond ’09*, Ryan E. King ’01 St. Lawrence Edward B. Wilson ’53 Stevens Michael J. Consoli ’11, Ernest J. Guaimano ’10, Thomas M. Phillips ’12, James J. Roarty ’10*, Geraldo A. Rodriguez ’11, Vincent J. Termini ’12 Syracuse Marc A. Benshetler ’82, Robert J. Burwell ’74 Tennessee John A. Emison ’10* Texas Brandon J. Evans ’10*, James A. McMullen III ’54

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ONE FRATERNITY Convention Blog

Three Great Principles

Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Gentleman from Indiana 9:42 AM Senator Lugar arrived late last night, and is meeting and greeting Convention attendees in the Frank Lloyd Wright foyer this morning. The Senator shared some Convention memories as the Convention Chorus filled the air with the harmonious sounds of its rehearsal taking place just down the hall.

E.B. Wilson: The Principled Life 1:53 PM E.B. Wilson, St. Lawrence ’53: “Men of Principle did not and does not deviate from the founders’ vision of this Fraternity. That is the genuine beauty, if not the genius of Men of Principle. It reaffirms the founders’ visions and the supporting principles so that they are clear and compelling in the context of today’s campus culture.

“Men of Principle has provided Beta the opportunity to stand alone, to be distinctive, to lead, to speak about a commitment to reform and to do so with active, funded programs backed by resolute policies and practices.

Three New Brothers

2:17 PM Several hundred Betas gathered in the McArthur Ballroom of the Arizona Biltmore this afternoon to witness the initiation of Beta Theta Pi’s newest members of the Gamma Epsilon (Kansas State) Chapter: Christopher Mark Woods (Roll No. 1822), Clifton Leo Burdick (No. 1823) and Andrew Neal Dellett (No. 1824).

Wichita State Competition 7:45 PM Oklahoma State wins the 2009 Wichita State singing competition!

Sisson Award Winners 7:47 PM The following 28 chapters have been awarded the Francis H. Sisson award for 2009: Denison, Bethany, San Diego, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Alabama, George Washington, Case Western Reserve, Virginia Tech, Texas at Arlington, Connecticut, Washington, Wittenberg, Carnegie Mellon, Central Michigan, Wabash, DePauw, Truman State, Washington in St. Louis, Miami, Toronto, Idaho, Oklahoma, MissouriKansas City, Nebraska, Georgia, Kansas State, Missouri and, for the 27th consecutive time, Georgia Tech!

Knox Award Recipients

7:48 PM The following 13 chapters have been awarded the John Reily Knox Award for Chapter Excellence: Case Western Reserve, Denison, Washington, Idaho, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Missouri-Kansas City, Georgia, Truman State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Miami University and Nebraska!

New General Treasurer

9:59 PM Delegates have unanimously elected Michael G. Feinstein, MIT ’82 General Treasurer for a term of three years.

Election of Trustees 10:03 PM Delegates have unanimously re-elected Joseph M. Troncale, Alabama ’63, as a General Fraternity vice president.

Jeffrey N. Newton, Miami ’77 and Michael Okenquist, Villanova ’94 have been unanimously elected as General Fraternity vice presidents. Each will serve a term of three years.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

One for the Ages 11:48 AM The 170th General Convention has officially adjourned; it was certainly a memorable one as undergraduates, alumni and friends celebrated One Fraternity and its Three Great Principles.

Until we meet again . . .

Texas A&M Matthew C. Brown ’10* Texas A&M-CC Steven C. Lasker ’09*, Alexander D. Snowden ’06 Texas at Arlington Nicholas B. Burns ’11, Jeffrey D. Coulter ’10, Kobe C. Kimmell ’11, Blake A. Manning ’10*, Connor J. Peirce ’12 Texas Tech John W. Bentley ’10*, Ryan O. Olmstead ’09, R. Dean Stalcup ’71 Toronto Kenneth S. Stephen ’77 Truman State Matthew Brawner ’07, Eric M. Hansen ’10, Jason P. Waggoner ’04, Kurt J. Warnhoff ’10* Utah Henry R. Nelson ’10* Vanderbilt John S. Hostek ’12, Ryan C. Moore ’11* Villanova Quoc V. Ngo ’02, Michael R. Okenquist ’94 Virginia Cepand Alizadeh ’09, Christian R. Dibblee ’11, James T. Kim ’10, Matthew J. Pierotti ’10, Philipp E. Von Marschall ’10*, Sebastian K. Von Marschall ’08, Christian P. West ’09 Virginia Tech David M. Campbell ’07, Charles E. Comer ’75, Daniel K. Raynes ’09*, Daniel L. Westra ’76 Wabash Carroll R. Black ’66, Kyle A. Grand ’11, Robert T. Grand ’78, William R. Hoffman ’10, Joshua C. Miracle ’11, David N. Schrader ’10, Nicholas H. Schrader ’11, John-Paul M. Sordelet ’11, Chad M. Sorenson ’10*, Andrew B. Sparks ’11, Robert J. Trahin ’11 Washington Jeffrey C. Axell ’11, Sean M. Burnstead ’12, James D. Clack ’85, Kevin M. Durkin ’11*, Marcus K. Flynn ’12, Adam S. Garrison ’10, Robert L. Griffiths ’67, Grant S. Madril ’12, Richard E. Phenneger ’58, Jacob A. Snorsky ’12, Robert S. Suelzle ’11, Kyle C. Thomas ’10, Wesley R. Thomas ’11, Drew M. Wate ’12, Alex G. Whitney ’10 Washington & Jefferson Peter J. Dehoff ’10* Washington and Lee Zachary W. Burke ’12, Benjamin D. Goetsch ’10*, Henry R. Harris ’12 Washington in St. Louis Ferdinand Del Pizzo, Jr. ’58, Aaron T. Kozuki ’05, Brandon M. Lee ’12, Owen Qi ’12, Trae R. Robison ’12 Washington State Joseph B. Buchanan, Jr. ’53, Ryan J. McKinley ’10*, Lyle F. Schultz ’52 Wesleyan Graham C. Gnall ’11* West Chester Robert J. Dusak ’10*, Ryan J. Notvest ’11 West Virginia Jonathan R. DeLauter ’10* Western Ontario John R. Birkett ’65

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ONE FRATERNITY Charters

Three Great Principles

Five colonies received charters at the 170th in Phoenix. The men of Bethany, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Florida International and Kettering B all received charters after going through rigorous presentations and prep work.

Dayton and Florida International are both new chapters, while the others are chapters returning to good standing.

Colonies must adhere to guidelines set in place by the General Fraternity and the chartering process usually takes two to four years. When a colony petitions for a charter, representatives make a “bid” to the chartering committee at the General Convention.

Western Reserve Thomas A. Lipton ’63 Westminster Brandon A. Schafer ’09* Whitman Marshall G. Baker ’10*, Noah P. Jolley ’11, Devin T. Stone ’12 Wichita State Jason A. Carlson ’09, Dylan J. Gruntzel ’09* Willamette R. Ethan Braden ’02, Paul M. Eldred ’10, Douglas G. Houser ’57, Ryan C. Moothart ’10*, Jon A. Steiner ’63 William & Mary Patrick A. Everett ’07, Nicholas R. Griesbach ’10*, MacGregor H. Hill II ’04 Wisconsin James R. Curtis ’86, Joseph W. Harrington ’11*, Maxwell S. Lord ’07, Robert L. Schnese ’83 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Ryan A. Bares ’08, Nathan M. Gribowski ’08, Eric D. Jacob ’11*, Daniel J. Rieland ’09, Andrew R. Thomas ’97, Ethan S. Turner ’12 Wittenberg Ray P. Allen ’11, Colin B. Castle ’04, Justin B. Good ’01, James E. Howard ’11*, Drew E. Kolb ’70, Daniel S. Nicholas ’11, Calvin J. Wessels ’11

“The process can definitely be overwhelming and very stressful,” said Tim Berry, Eastern Kentucky ’10. “You really want to have a positive outcome, especially for the alumni.”

A good measure for the committee, which is comprised of undergraduate delegates, to decide if a colony should receive its charter is if it is compliant with the chartering requirements. These requirements provide standards that encourage the group to operate at a high efficiency level when they become a chapter or return to good standing. They serve as building blocks for future success.

“I was probably most anxious during the presentation part of this experience,” stated Eric Corrigan, Bethany ’10. “All of your hard work and dedication from the past several years comes down to 15 men in a matter of minutes.”

It is crucial that each new chapter understands that to be successful the brothers must not only have mastered the requirements, but have unquestionably integrated them into the group’s culture. More often than not, new chapters master the chartering requirements, receive a charter and then begin to allow a campus culture to slowly creep its way into the group. If young colonies do not truly understand and comprehend the requirements, they struggle as time passes.

“We didn’t want to just check off each requirement box, but actually show to the committee how we were a proven entity of Beta Theta Pi,” explained Allen Feliz, Florida International ’12. — A. Hammel

Guests Robin Austin, Ayleen Barbel, Judith Barnhart, Alison Baumer, Cathy Billoni, Marsha Black, Jennifer Botten, Catlin Brant, Mindy Brant, Jana Brawner, Lee Brawner, Brian Breittholz, Amy Buch, Karen Chinnici, Mary Clemens, Jenise Conway, Anna Curtis, Mary Curtis, Steven B. Dealph, Linda Del Pizzo, Linda Delaney, Sara Deno, Ashley Dye, Leah Eickhoff, Elizabeth Fisher, Ernestine Forsman, Mark Friskney, Aaron George, Jason P. Gomez, Melody Grand, Valerie Haskell, Tara Hawthorne, Kara Horras, Rosa Kay, Nick Kennedy, Edward Kirklin, Sue Kraft Fussell, Harvis Kramer, Laura Lednik, Suzanne Lesiak, Beth Lipham, Angela Lipton, Christine McGill, Cynthia Menges, Lindsey Mercer, Miss Morgan, Cristina Moussawel, Amy Newton, Meredith Okenquist, Kelly C. Opipari, Kirsten Paynter, Molly Purinton, Christine Quisenberry, Caitlin Roberts, Jim Russell, Lori Schnese, Daina Schnese, Chip Sinders, Kay Swartz, Carol Thompson, Judy Troncale, Megan Vadnais and Regan Westra

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Foundation Annual Report As the Beta Foundation’s newly appointed chairman, it gives me considerable pleasure to personally share with you our 2009 Annual Report. It was another banner year for our Fraternity’s educational foundation – namely because we took this year-long opportunity to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Beta’s acclaimed Men of Principle initiative.

The succeeding pages do an excellent job of reporting on the improvements and achievements of our Foundation this past year. That’s why I believe one of the most important things I can do as chairman is to remind every single donor of just how grateful our board of directors is for the generous financial gifts they provide.

The Foundation’s donors are the ones who bring all of Beta’s award-winning leadership programs and services to life — year, after year, after year. Beta can only accomplish its work with your help and support. You are indeed the people who make a difference!

For that, I say thank you. Thank you!

Specifically, I cannot miss this opportunity to thank the 2,679 donors who rallied together in FY09 to surpass our annual Beta Leadership Fund goal of $703,070.

A total of $721,345 was raised to support all of the Foundation’s undergraduatefocused programs, a 2.5% increase over the original $703k goal. In these economic times, only one word will suffice in describing such an accomplishment: WOW! Of course, it is no surprise that, since the Foundation uses a conservative smoothing technique as a basis for calculating what may be distributed from our educational endowment funds each year (four percent of the prior 12-quarter fund average), an increase in gifts to this year’s Beta Leadership Fund will be necessary in order to support all of the Foundation’s educational programs. This reality stems primarily from the number of quarters that have lower fund balances resulting from the economic downturn of the last two years.

As a result, our Foundation Board has concluded that we must raise $850,000 through the annual Beta Leadership Fund this year to “cover the funding gap” that will not be met from our endowment funds. This is a 17.84% increase over what we raised last year.

Yes, it is indeed a big jump, but with some 125,000 alumni across North America — 90,000 for whom we have at least one form of contact information — there is every reason to be enthusiastic and aggressive in driving toward achievement of this important BLF goal. After all, some 7,000 young Betas in all corners of North America are depending upon us!

So, there are two quotes come to mind these days as I reflect on the work of the Beta Foundation…

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“Don’t give ‘til it hurts. Give ‘til it feels good.”

Likewise…

“I have learned that you should not go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”

One of the great things about Beta alumni is we like to “throw something back,” don’t we?

In the coming days, we will be in contact personally, electronically and through direct mail keeping every single Beta alumnus, undergraduate, parent and Friend of Beta

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Beta Leadership Fund The purpose of the Beta Leadership Fund is to provide the financial resources that staff and operate the Fraternity’s Men of Principle initiative, award-winning leadership programs, educational foundation and important alumni outreach activities.

FY09 FY10 Actual Goal Total # of Donors 2,679 3,500 Total Raised $721,345 $850,000

aware of the Foundation’s progress in terms of leadership program effectiveness and solicitation success. When you hear from a member of our board of directors or our Foundation Director in Oxford, Jonathan Brant, Miami ’75, please renew your support of the Men of Principle initiative. Simply put, “Give ‘til it feels good!”

Finally, I would like to recognize our two outgoing Foundation Board members, Christopher D. Miller, Kansas State ’86 and Jeffrey N. Newton, Miami ’77. Both have been so instrumental in providing the resources and leadership necessary to push the Men of Principle initiative and our Fraternity’s educational Foundation forward. Their contributions in both insight and encouragement have been instrumental. And we are grateful.

As well, I’d like to congratulate our outgoing Foundation Board chairman, Michael G. Feinstein, MIT ’82, for being elected General Treasurer by the 170th General Convention. Mike’s leadership on the Board since 2002 has been unmatched, and we are so thankful. Now, Betas everywhere have the benefit of his service as General Treasurer. Indeed, we are blessed beyond belief.

Douglas G. Houser, Willamette ’57

Brother and friends, with the Men of Principle initiative having celebrated 10 years of achievement, now is not the time to rest on our laurels. As far as I’m concerned, we’re just getting started!

Married: Lucy Anne Latham Houser, Whitman ’60, Delta Gamma

Thanks again to all brothers, parents and Friends of Beta who make Beta Theta Pi a fraternity of purpose and relevance in the lives of so many young men. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many young Betas who are the future of our Fraternity and, in fact, the entire Greek community!

Yours in ___kai___,

Residence: Portland, Oregon Family:

Children: Brooks, Willamette University, Kappa Sigma; Brad, Willamette University, Kappa Sigma; Anne, Central Oregon College Grandchildren: Brooks Jr., Grant, John Douglas “JD” (someday hopefully all Betas!), Claire and Hallie (someday hopefully Beta Sweethearts!)

Education: Douglas G. Houser, Willamette ’57 Chairman Beta Theta Pi Foundation Board of Directors E: doug.houser@bullivant.com P.S. — It gives me great pleasure to introduce Ryan E. King, Southern Illinois ’01 as a new director of advancement for our Foundation staff in Oxford.

Following eight years on the Administrative Office staff — serving as a leadership consultant, director of Men of Principle and most recently director of leadership development — Ryan is a tremendous addition to the Foundation’s alumni outreach, cultivation and solicitation efforts. Please join me in welcoming Ryan by dropping him a line of encouragement at ryan.king@betathetapi.org.

1957 – Willamette University 1960 – Stanford University School of Law

Interests: Golf, Reading, Fly Fishing, Traveling, Antiquing

Professionally: Partner in Bullivant,

Houser, Bailey, Attorneys at Law; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Director and former General Counsel, Nike, Inc.; Outstanding Defense Lawyers, National Law Journal; The Best Lawyers in America 2007

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Merit Scholarships Beta Foundation Merit Scholarships The Beta Theta Pi Foundation’s merit scholarship program, instituted in 1949 by the Beta Theta Pi Board of Trustees, has enabled our members to achieve their academic endeavors by providing important financial assistance.

Beta Theta Pi offered 65 scholarships — totaling $82,175 — to undergraduate and graduate student members of the Fraternity as well as sons and daughters of Betas who excelled in the areas of academics, chapter leadership and campus/ community involvement. Their achievements and leadership range from officer roles within the chapter, student government and interfraternity council, to honorary societies such as Order of Omega, Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key. This year’s scholarship recipients are active in varsity athletics, university-wide organizations and philanthropy. They are often Eagle Scouts, community volunteers, youth coaches and tutors.

For more information about next year’s opportunities, log on to www.betathetapi.org.

Scholarship forms and details will be available on the web site in early February.

The deadline for submission is April 1. All scholarships will be awarded prior to the 171st General Convention in Washington DC.

Top Eight Scholarship Recipients

The top eight Founders scholarships (pictured below) are endowed by an estate gift of Robert C. Lafferty, Ohio Wesleyan ’28.

$2,375 John Reily Knox Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 Samuel Taylor Marshall Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 David Linton Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 James George Smith Memorial Scholarship

Joshua J. Weis, Miami (Fla.) ’09

Jonathan G. Weis, Case Western Reserve ’10

Ryan T. Gee, Kettering B ’11

Scott E. Barker, Nebraska ’10

$2,375 Charles Henry Hardin Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 John Holt Duncan Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 Michael Clarkson Ryan Memorial Scholarship

$2,375 Thomas Boston Gordon Memorial Scholarship

Eric C. Bumbalough, Kettering A ’11

Rajiv Asnani, Florida ’11

Anthony J. Melchiorri, Iowa ’11

Christopher G. Coy, Case Western Reserve ’09

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$1,875

$1,800

$1,600

$1,475

$1,475

$1,475

$1,450

$1,450

$1,450

$1,400

$1,350

$1,350

$1,325

$1,325

$1,300

$1,200

$1,125

$1,125

$1,125

$1,125

$1,125

$1,100

$1,100

$1,100

$1,100

$1,100

$1,075

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

Ben C. Rich Memorial Scholarship Jameson L. Hardy, Maine ’09 Horace G. Lozier Memorial Scholarship Rishi P. Batra, Nebraska ’09 Todd Elias Memorial Scholarship William A. Olson, Nebraska ’10 John J. and Elizabeth Rhodes Scholarship Connor M. Bridge, Kansas State ’11 John J. and Elizabeth Rhodes Scholarship Joshua H. Parker, Kansas State ’10 Thad Byrne Memorial Scholarship Kevin M. Friedman, Iowa State ’10 Fred A. Seaton Memorial Scholarship Brandyn K. Lawson, Central Michigan ’09 Fred A. Seaton Memorial Scholarship James E. Siegler, Johns Hopkins ’09 William H. Bates Oxford Cup Scholarship Timothy J. Carr, South Dakota ’11 Otho E. Lane Memorial Scholarship Franklin W. Budde, Miami ’10 Seth R. & Corinne H. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Morgan Eackles (Daughter of Thomas N. Eackles, Virginia Tech ’80) Seth R. & Corinne H. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Alexayndra LeForge (Daughter of John L. LeForge, Eastern Kentucky ’87) William C. Scheetz Family Scholarship Jonathan C. Limberakis, Villanova ’10 William C. Scheetz Family Scholarship Chris P. Mackin, West Chester ’09 E. William Palmer Memorial Scholarship Joshua C. Vogt, Miami (Fla.) ’08 Carl A. Kroch Oxford Cup Memorial Scholarship Mark I. Morgan, Idaho ’10 Douglas J. Neeley Memorial Scholarship Michael E. Hermanson, Kenyon ’10 Douglas J. Neeley Memorial Scholarship Terrence A. Johnson, Kenyon ’09 James L. Gavin Memorial Scholarship Matthew D. Boker, Idaho ’13 James L. Gavin Memorial Scholarship Zachary L. Brown, Missouri-Kansas City ’11 James L. Gavin Memorial Scholarship Andrew J. Gerbetz, Dayton ’10 Douglas W. Hill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Seth A. Meyer, Northwestern ’11 Douglas W. Hill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Jordan K. Pack, Kansas ’09 Douglas W. Hill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Anonymous, Michigan State ’07 William W. Dawson Memorial Scholarship John J. Kuczynski, John Carroll ’10 William W. Dawson Memorial Scholarship Kenneth W. Raynes, Virginia Tech ’09 Steven Craig Merrill Memorial Scholarship Sean M. Douglass, Virginia ’09 Bertram W. Bennett Memorial Scholarship James M. Davis, Mississippi ’10 Bertram W. Bennett Memorial Scholarship Chase W. Raymond, UCLA ’09 Cleveland Alumni Association Scholarship Kurt M. Hauber, John Carroll ’10 Cleveland Alumni Association Scholarship William J. Horn, Denison ’10 Cleveland Alumni Association Scholarship Jamie A. Ott, John Carroll ’10

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Total Merit Scholarship Awards *Number of Merit Scholarships Awarded $90,000 $85,000

$82,175 65*

$83,425 69*

$82,550 66*

$80,000 $75,000

$68,975 58*

$66,500 64*

$70,000

$58,900 58*

$65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 $0

-04

03

20

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,050

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

$875

$875

$850

$825

$800

$725

$725

$700

$550

$550

$400

-05

04

20

-06

05

20

-07

06

20

-08

07

20

-09

08

20

Cleveland Alumni Association Scholarship Joseph B. Schroeder, Case Western Reserve ’10 Edward M. Brown Oxford Cup Scholarship Marty W. Geiger, Miami ’10 Edward M. Brown Oxford Cup Scholarship Jeffrey S. Snyder, Miami ’10 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Blake W. Belanger, Oklahoma ’10 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Cornelious L. Burke, Loyola Marymount ’07 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Kevin M. Durkin, Washington ’11 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Marshall T. Holland, Miami (Fla.) ’09 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Andrew M. Iliff, Missouri-Kansas City ’12 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Jeffrey R. Lichtenfeld, Stevens ’11 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship William L. Prueitt, Oklahoma ’10 John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Michael J. Scheinman, Cornell ’10 Burton L. Gerber Scholarship Benjamin M. Nava, Virginia ’10 L. Robert Clough Memorial Scholarship Daniel J. Riley, South Dakota ’10 Thomas D. & Karen Cassady Scholarship Bryan M. Zivich, Cincinnati ’11 Gupton A. Vogt Oxford Cup Scholarship Scott R. Gladstone, Emory ’05 Ronald, Randall & Roger Helman Scholarship John A. Reineke, Central Michigan ’09 Edith Cantor Morrison Memorial Scholarship Evan C. Figg, Minnesota ’10 Col. Richard R. (Misty) & Sally Shoop Scholarship Eric M. Sparks, Oklahoma ’12 Michael W. Toennis Memorial Scholarship Gavin Lund, MIT ’10 Delta Tau Chapter Scholarship Sean M. Morgan, Minnesota ’10 James P. Kirkgasser Memorial Scholarship Ryan A. Holy, Cornell ’10 Stephen D. Bechtel Oxford Cup Scholarship Yuman Wang, Whitman ’11 H. Hiram Stephenson Oxford Cup Scholarship Robert P. Buchmann, Missouri-Kansas City ’08 Hugh E Stephenson Oxford Cup Scholarship Michael S. Shapiro, Florida ’10 Adam S. Burford Memorial Scholarship Gregory P. Carlson, Pepperdine ’05 2009 Annual Report | 25

Leadership Report Card Leadership Program Involvement Report Card This report summarizes leadership program participation by all chapters and colonies in the 2008-09 academic year. It is our hope, however, that in addition to providing a summary, this information will encourage you to increase participation by your chapter, district and region. Leadership development is a trademark of our Fraternity that yields significant benefits.

Through 2008-09 the support of alumni, leadership consultants, district chiefs, regional directors, chapter advisors and Greek advisors, Beta undergraduates can achieve their full leadership potential.

100% – Percentage of chapters participating in one or more leadership programs in 2009.

Report Card Key Futures Quest ............................................ FQ The Chapter Presidents Leadership Academy ............................ CPLA The Keystone Regional Leadership Conference ....................... KRLC The Institute for Men of Principle ..............IMP The Beta Wilderness Challenge ............ BWC Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute .............................. UIFI The Leadership College ............................ LC The Men of Principle Scholarship Grant Programs .................. MPS

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Chapter/Colony Alabama Arizona Auburn Baylor Bethany* British Columbia Cal Poly California, Berkeley California, Irvine California, Los Angeles* California, Santa Barbara* Carleton Carnegie Mellon Case Western Reserve* Central Florida Central Michigan Cincinnati Clemson Colgate Colorado Mines Colorado State Columbia Connecticut* Cornell Dayton Denison* DePauw East Carolina* Eastern Illinois* Eastern Kentucky* Eastern Washington Emory Florida Florida International* Furman George Washington Georgia Georgia Tech Hampden-Sydney Idaho Illinois* Indiana Iowa Iowa State* John Carroll* Johns Hopkins Kansas Kansas State* Kenyon Kettering A* Kettering B* Knox Lawrence Louisville Loyola Marymount Maine Maryland Miami Miami (Fla.) Middle Tennessee State Minnesota* Mississippi

FQ 4 2

1 3 2 2 5 1

3 2

1 1 2 2 1

1 4

6 1 1 1

2

1

1

4 1

CPLA KRLC 1 8 1 8 1 10 1 7 1 8 7 6 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 8 1 6 12 1 8 1 6 8 1 8 8 1 9 1 8 6 1 8 1 5 1 8 5 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 4 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 9 7 1 6 1 7 1 9 1 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 4 1 5 1 8 1 8 1 1 1

8 8 8

1 1 1 1 1

8 8 8 8 8

IMP 2

BWC 1

UIFI

LC 2 5

4

1

1

9 1

1

2 4 5

1

1

4 4

1 1

1

3

4 2 1

1 1

1

1 2 2 5 1

1

2

2

8 2 8 2 2 2 2 1 1

1

9

1

2 3 1 7 3 2 1 4

1 1 1 1

1

1

7 5 7 1 4 17

1 2 2

2 8 5 2 3 4 3 1

1 5 2 1 5

3 1 1 2 8 2

1

1 1

2 11 1 1

1

1

2

2

1

1 4 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 4

Total 18 14 13 8 24 8 6 9 14 24 20 9 16 20 6 14 15 12 17 15 9 8 20 10 11 20 13 15 11 18 6 12 12 21 6 13 19 18 9 12 23 21 11 20 15 9 5 29 5 9 13 13 3 12 12 18 7 20 13 14 22 11

MPS $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

Chapter/Colony Missouri* Missouri-Kansas City MIT Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Northwestern Nova Southeastern Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon Penn State Pennsylvania Puget Sound Purdue Rhode Island Saint Louis San Diego* San Jose State Sewanee SMU South Dakota South Florida Southern California Southern Illinois Stevens Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas A&M-CC Texas at Arlington Texas Tech Toronto Truman State* Utah Vanderbilt Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Wabash* Washington* Washington & Jefferson Washington and Lee Washington in St. Louis* Washington State Wesleyan West Chester West Virginia Westminster Whitman Wichita State Willamette William & Mary Wisconsin Wisconsin-Oshkosh* Wittenberg TOTAL

FQ

5

4 2 1 1

CPLA KRLC 1 8 1 8 7 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 3 1 8 1 6 1 8 1 7 1 12 4 1 1 4 1 6 1 1 6 1 8 1 4 5 1 1 1

7

2 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

4

4

3 89

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 99

8 2 8 7 8 7 8 5 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 8 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 845

IMP 2 3

BWC 1

UIFI 1

5 6 3

2 3 7

2 2 1 2 8

LC 12 1 2

5

1 1

2

3 4 4

1

4

1

1 2 1

8 1

5 1 3

1

5 1

4

8

3 1 1 1

2

1 2 7 6 4 3 6 5 1

1 2

3

1 2

3

1

3 3 241

33

5

1

7 12

4

3

2

1

2 1 1

25

1 3 239

Total MPS 24 13 $500 8 $500 21 $500 15 $500 12 $500 14 $500 4 $500 16 $500 12 17 $500 15 $500 13 4 1 7 18 4 $500 11 $500 21 $500 6 $500 5 13 $500 11 $500 3 12 $500 7 $500 13 $500 9 $500 10 6 $500 13 $500 12 $500 11 10 $500 27 $500 8 8 9 $500 19 $500 15 $500 24 27 $500 12 $500 13 $500 28 $500 12 $500 8 13 $500 11 $500 9 11 14 $500 13 $500 10 $500 11 $500 16 $500 12 1571 $48,500

*Charles Henry Hardin Leadership Development Award winner, which is extended to chapters and colonies who send 15 total participants — or 20% of the chapter roster — to at least three different Beta leadership experiences (excluding Keystone).

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Estate Planning

Leaving a legacy for those who follow The Foundation is pleased to recognize those who have chosen to leave a legacy for the future of Beta Theta Pi through their will or estate plans. The Bridge Builder Society honors those loyal brothers and friends who have followed the example set by that famous “old man” immortalized by Miss Will Allen Dromgoole, one who builds the bridge for the young man who will follow after him.

Auburn Roderick B. Hastie ’82 Ball State Randy D. Phillips ’79 Bethany Richard K. Boyd Jr. ’61 David A. Butz ’60 Bowling Green George D. Patrick ’62 British Columbia James M. Strilesky ’72 Alan G. Young ’70 Brown Bruce M. Lloyd ’69 California, Irvine Christopher C. Ogilvie ’80 California, Los Angeles Walter A. Chenoweth ’52 Carnegie Mellon Kenneth K. Humphreys ’59

Types of Estate Gifts 175 living Bridge Builder Society members* Type of Estate Gift Number Confirmed Bequests 120 Life Insurance 41 Charitable Remainder Trusts 13 Charitable Gift Annuities 11 Living Revocable Trusts 3 Retirement Plans 2 Total 190* *several members have made the Foundation beneficiary of multiple estate gift types.

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Case Charles R. Hollis ’67 Central Michigan Thomas C. Olver ’98 Centre Jerry M. Blesch ’60 B. Hume Morris ’68 Cincinnati Thomas D. Cassady ’76 Thomas F. Cole ’60 H. Kent Mergler ’63 William L. North ’63 Albert E. Strasser ’47 Colgate Bruce S. Fein ’84 Dartmouth Thomas H. Gillaugh ’46 DePauw Jeffery L. Cable ’82 H. Tuck Schulhof ’58 Douglass M. Vines ’68 Duke Thomas U. Todd ’54 East Carolina D. Kirk Little ’82 Adam J. Scarboro 2006 Eastern Kentucky L. Martin Cobb ’96 Emory William R. Korth ’76 John H. Stebbins ’92 Alan C. Teplis ’78 Florida Christian S. Bauer ’66 Stephen B. Becker ’69 Edward B. Knight ’38 Gary W. Leech ’70

Florida State Jeffrey B. McLain ’76 Curtiss C. Potter ’92 Georgia Tech J. Peter Labouisse ’64 Lynn C. Maddox ’64 Edwin C. Rodgers Jr. ’66 GMI-EMI Louis A. Corsiglia ’55 David J. Hogan ’74 Hanover Richard P. Ellenberger ’58 Sangkook Han ’60 Idaho William I. Jordan ’69 Illinois E. Loren AufdenKamp ’48 Gant Redmon ’59 Indiana Charles O. McCormick III ’72 Iowa Neal J. Brower ’90 Iowa State Michael J. Dubes ’66 John M. Guernsey ’52 Judson A. Horras ’97 Kansas Lloyd L. Kirk ’55 Kansas State H. James Bartels ’43 Robert S. Hoisington ’79 Ronald W. Manning ’80 James H. Porter ’64 Kenyon Fredrick J. Holdridge ’50 Kettering Matthew J. Lepkowski ’97

Knox Merle E. Minks ’39 Lawrence David J. Schnackenberg ’90 Lehigh John N. Roper Jr. ’34 Louisville Thomas N. Chapman ’71 Matthew V. Tsien ’80 Lynchburg Charles W. Warner ’87 Miami Peter W. C. Barnhart ’66 J. Benjamin Beshear ’01 Jonathan J. Brant ’75 Robert L. Cottrell ’54 Thomas C. Fey ’68 Ronald P. Helman ’55 James T. Neef ’53 Jeffrey N. Newton ’77 Jonathan B. Scherpelz ’05 John M. Sommer ’53 Robert D. Wertz ’61 Michigan James R. Denbo ’63 Donald G. DiPaolo ’78 Roger S. Helman ’89 William P. Johnson ’57 Joseph E. Salata Jr. ’78 Michigan State Robert A. Cook ’62 Minnesota Scott J. Allen ’95 Bertram G. Leach ’52 Mississippi William B. Lipscomb ’65 Missouri William H. Bates ’49 Carl E. Bolte Jr. ’51

Estate gifts received in 2009 Charles E. Brown ’61 John P. Huston Jr. ’49 Robert W. McKinley ’66 Ford R. Nelson Jr. ’64 MIT Michael G. Feinstein ’82 Nebraska Burton W. Folsom ’49 Paul W. Hyland ’49 R. C. Mead ’65 William E. Thompson ’65 Randolph A. Walling Jr. ’61 Northwestern Berry Conner Jr. ’52 John P. Dyal ’48 Leroy A. Glasner Jr. ’49 Paul R. Gudonis ’76 Gary H. Rusk ’65 Ohio Richard H. Brown ’65 Richard E. Griffin ’65 J. Burton Mayes ’39 Jeffrey A. Radomski ’81 Ohio State Kenneth K. Feinthel ’55 C. Nelson French ’47 James S. Summers ’40 Daniel J. Westerbeck Jr. ’67 David W. Wright ’67 Oklahoma John H. Coker Jr. ’72 Christopher H. Pierce ’75 Lee B. Thompson Jr. ’54 Oklahoma State Joshua P. Fairchild ’05 Robert H. Johnson ’77 Louis M. Linxwiler Jr. ’53 Oregon Morris A. Arntson ’59 Darrell R. Clark ’77 William R. Crist ’68 Glen A. Holden ’51 Penn State John S. Musser II ’50 James B. Smith ’50 Pennsylvania George C. Matteson Jr ’50 Bruce H. McLoud ’51 William W. Watkins Jr. ’53 Purdue John U. Graham ’40 Howard R. Meeker Jr. ’48 Robert G. Pitcher ’45 John E. Young ’56 Rutgers Kenneth J. Grispin ’70 San Diego State Patrick M. Hidalgo ’91 South Dakota Dan H. Kirkham ’58 John C. Thietje ’61 South Florida David E. Schmidt ’92 Southern California Louis D. Gabelic ’51 St. Lawrence George P. Kendall ’55

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Syracuse George C. Heidel Jr. ’56 Texas T. Hardie Bowman ’72 Michael R. Eubank ’83 James A. McMullen III ’54 Wade H. McMullen ’79 George M. Minot ’56 Texas Tech R. Dean Stalcup ’71 Toronto Ross W. Marsh ’90 Robert B. McConnell ’79 Frederick W. Young ’54 Utah Sherman A. Smith ’36 Virginia Tech Charles E. Comer ’75 Daniel L. Westra ’76 Wabash Robert T. Grand ’78 Samuel H. Hildebrand II ’61 Thomas A. Klingaman ’52 Washington Brandt M. Norquist ’61 Richard E. Phenneger ’58 Washington & Jefferson Raymond S. Tomassene ’51 Washington in St. Louis Ferdinand Del Pizzo Jr. ’58 Harold W. Duke Jr. ’59 Robert L. Harmon ’49 Arthur J. Reimers Jr. ’49 Washington State Guy D. Perham ’50 Wesleyan John K. Easton Jr. ’58 West Virginia Thomas J. Gulliford ’68 Western Ontario John R. Birkett ’65 Douglas M. Reid ’58 Western Reserve Thomas A. Lipton ’63 Westminster Louis K. Beasley Jr. ’65 Michael J. Esser ’70 Wichita State Robert M. Smith ’67 Tim J. Watt MD ’80 Willamette Douglas G. Houser ’57 Jon A. Steiner ’63 Williams Jeremy S. Davis ’56 Gilbert L. Klemann MD ’34 Wisconsin James R. Curtis ’86 William R. Meythaler ’69 Robert L. Schnese ’83 Beta Sweethearts Alberta I. Shattuck, widow of Robert C. Shattuck, Denver ’26 Dorian Beck Trauger, widow of Walter M. Trauger, Ohio ’38

C. Yardley Chittick, MIT ’22 One of Beta’s modern day legends, C. Yardley Chittick, MIT ’22 never lost his zest for life — or Beta Theta Pi. Having attended the last 10 years or so of Beta Conventions, he became a crowd favorite as he would sing the MIT fight-song on stage during the cherished Beta Countdown. Believe it or not, Yardley was interviewed and offered a job right out of college by Thomas Edison (whom he turned down), as well as attended boarding school with Humphrey Bogart (whom he really didn’t like).

During the Upon These Principles capital campaign that was launched publicly by the Beta Foundation at the 164th General Convention in 2003, Yardley joined with Jan and John C. Thietje, South Dakota ’61 and Jon A. Steiner, Willamette ’63, to create The Legends Fund — a named endowment fund that sponsors young Betas annually to The Leadership College at Convention.

Yardley lived to the ripe old age of 107. During his lifetime, Yardley gifted $10,000 to The Legends Fund and, upon his death on July 18, 2008, provided another $500 to the Beta Leadership Fund through his will. Even in his passing, Yardley’s zest for life continues — ensuring that generations of young men who follow get to experience the annual tradition he so loved and treasured — the Beta Convention.

Nancy Hutchins, wife of Stu Hutchins, Idaho ’52 It has often been said that Beta Sweethearts love this Fraternity every bit as much as their husbands — and sometimes even more! That may be why it was none too shocking when the Beta Foundation was notified in fiscal 2009 of an impending estate gift from Nancy Hutchins, wife of Stu Hutchins, Idaho ’52. By making the Beta Foundation the sole beneficiary of her IRA, $268,826 was provided in February to advance the Men of Principle initiative. Consistent with Foundation Board policy, $50,000 was directed to the Beta Leadership Fund, with the $218,826 balance being deposited into the Foundation endowment. What a way to impact young Betas today — and forever!

F. Richard Weaver, Kenyon ’44 A member of that great old Beta Alpha chapter at Kenyon College, Brother Weaver was a loyal Foundation donor over the years to the Beta Leadership Fund. Providing consistent gifts year after year, Brother Weaver also made estate plans to provide a percentage of his estate to both the Baird Fund and Beta Theta Pi Foundation upon his passing. Thankfully, $1,000 was received by the Foundation last November, which was directed to the Beta Leadership Fund to advance Beta’s award-winning leadership programs and the acclaimed Men of Principle initiative.

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Named Endowment Funds The Beta Theta Pi Foundation has been blessed over the years as a result of so many Betas, Sweethearts and Friends of Beta giving gifts for the creation and perpetuation of named endowment funds. These gifts of generosity were contributed for a variety of purposes, and they all work together to provide for today’s — and tomorrow’s — generation of young Beta leaders.

Thankfully, with a long-term investment perspective — one overseen by the Beta Theta Pi Foundation Board of Directors and a cadre of capable investment advisors — these funds continue to grow in value and impact.

By official policy, all named endowment funds are subject to the Board’s “4% of the 12-quarter average” annual distribution guideline. Calculated each December 31st for the coming year’s fiscal budget, this policy allows for generous distributions from each fund annually, while at the same time emphasizing compounding growth for the benefit of future endeavors of Beta students, leaders and organizational priorities.

Funds Categorized by Focus of Support (Alphabetical by Last or Key Name in Title) Foundation and Administrative Office Property Funds Brennan Hall Fund Harold S. Hook Heritage Fund Leadership Development Funds Robert E. and Virginia Bartnett Leadership Fund C. Huston Bell Leadership Fund Kyle L. Bennett Memorial Leadership Fund Robert A. Bennett Memorial Leadership Fund Beta Nu Endowment Fund Brant Brothers Leadership Fund L. Robert Clough Memorial Leadership Fund Minnie and Gordon Cobb Leadership Fund Robert L. Cottrell Oxford Cup Leadership Fund C. W. (Buddy) Croft Memorial Leadership Fund Delta Bridge Builder Fund Delta Gamma Leadership Fund Delta Xi Alumni Leadership Fund Nathan J. and Sara Deno Leadership Fund Michael J. and Glenda Dubes Leadership Fund Ralph N. Fey Memorial Leadership Fund Burton L. Gerber Leadership Fund William F. and Helen Hahn Leadership Fund W. Martin and Valerie Haskell Experiential Leadership Fund MacGregor H. Hill II Leadership Fund 30 | Beta Theta Pi Foundation

Amb. Glen A. Holden Leadership Fund Judson A. and Kara Horras Leadership Fund Michael D. Kokkinen Leadership Fund Legends Leadership Fund Thomas A. Lipton Leadership Fund Thomas H. McCasland Jr. Leadership Fund Peter A. and John W. Morse Leadership Fund Thomas C. Olver Leadership Fund Russell E. Palmer Leadership Fund Parents Principle Fund William H. Ray Memorial Leadership Fund Gant and Fran Redmon Leadership Fund Edward P. Roski Jr. Leadership Fund John H. and Leslie Stebbins Leadership Fund H.H. Stephenson Jr. Leadership Fund Mary E. Tharp Leadership Fund Hal A. VonSick Memorial Leadership Fund Washington State Leadership Fund J. Lyle (Bud) Wells Leadership Fund David W. Wright Leadership Fund Men of Principle Scholarship Funds Mark F. Alder Men of Principle Scholarship Fund Anderson-Groom Men of Principle Scholarship Fund Murray S. Johnson Men of Principle Scholarship Fund J. William Romero Jr. Men of Principle Scholarship Fund H. Gordon Ross Men of Principle Scholarship Fund

Personnel Chairs and Operating Funds Herschel H. and Mary Ann Bowyer Endowment Fund George R. and William B. Corlis BLF Gift Fund Stockton D. Fisher Foundation Director Fund Founders Fund Charles O. McCormick III M.D. Leadership Consultant Fund Warren R. Staley Volunteer Development Fund Daniel L. Westra Leadership Consultant Fund Programmatic Funds Chicago Chapter Fund Donald W. English Beta Wilderness Challenge Fund Peter F. Greiner Leadership College Fund Miller Nichols Chapter Presidents Leadership Academy Fund Hugh E. Stephenson Jr. Leadership Summit Fund John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle Fund Tuition Scholarship Funds (Merit Scholarships) W. H. (Bert) Bates Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Bertram W. Bennett Memorial Scholarship Fund Kyle R. Blanco Memorial Scholarship Fund Seth R. and Corinne H. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund Edward M. Brown Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Frederick S. Bucholz Scholarship Fund Harold C. Buckingham Memorial Scholarship Fund Adam S. Burford Memorial Scholarship Fund Thad Byrne Memorial Scholarship Fund Thomas D. and Karen H. Cassady Scholarship Fund Oscar Chapman Memorial Scholarship Fund Cleveland Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Donald S. Dawson Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund William W. Dawson Memorial Scholarship Fund Delta Tau Scholarship Fund W. Todd Elias Memorial Scholarship Fund

Karl W. Fischer Memorial Scholarship Fund James L. Gavin Memorial Scholarship Fund Burton L. Gerber Scholarship Fund Clifford C. Gregg Memorial Scholarship Fund Ronald, Randall and Roger Helman Scholarship Fund George L. and June L. Herpel Scholarship Fund Douglas W. Hill Jr. Scholarship Fund John A. Hill Memorial Scholarship Fund Daniel A. Holmstrom Memorial Scholarship Fund Robert T. Howard Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Indianapolis Alumni Association Scholarship Fund James P. Kirkgasser Memorial Scholarship Fund Carl A. Kroch Oxford Cup Memorial Scholarship Fund Robert C. Lafferty Memorial Scholarship Fund Otho E. Lane Memorial Scholarship Fund Horace G. Lozier Memorial Scholarship Fund Steven Craig Merrill Memorial Scholarship Fund Edith Cantor Morrison Memorial Scholarship Fund Douglas J. Neely Memorial Scholarship Fund Ocelot Scholarship Fund E. William Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund John J. and Elizabeth Rhodes Scholarship Fund Ben C. Rich Memorial Scholarship Fund William C. Scheetz Memorial Scholarship Fund Scotty-Jenks Memorial Scholarship Fund Fred A. Seaton Memorial Scholarship Fund Col. Richard R. (Misty) and Sally Shoop Scholarship Fund Col. John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Fund H.H. Stephenson Jr. Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Hugh E. Stephenson Jr. Oxford Cup Scholarship Fund Michael W. Toennis Scholarship Fund Mom Troth Memorial Scholarship Fund Gupton A. Vogt Oxford Cup Memorial Scholarship Fund

Interested in Establishing a Named Endowment Fund?

A minimum of $10,000 pledged is necessary to establish a Named Endowment Fund within the Beta Theta Pi Foundation.

For additional information on how best to establish a Named Endowment Fund in your name or in the memory/honor of someone close to you, please contact director Jonathan Brant, Miami ’75 (jonathan.brant@betathetapi.org) or Martin Cobb, Eastern Kentucky ’96 (martin.cobb@betathetapi.org) at 800-800-BETA. www.betathetapi.org/gift

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In Loving Memory Alabama

Central Florida

Denver

Amherst

Chicago

DePauw

Cincinnati

Duke

Clemson

Florida

Morse, Gerald A. Sr. ’66, June 12 Alexander, Robert S. ’38, Nov.11, 2008 Deichmiller, Albert S. ’51, July 15, 2008 McFarlane, Willis M. ’55, May 8, 2008

Auburn

Langston, Bradley L., June 13

Beloit

Clanin, William M. ’47, Sept. 5

Sawyers, Rev. Lindell L. ’54, Sept. 3 Niedenthal, Richard F. ’48, Sept. 29 Jennings, Mark C. ’81, March 23

Colorado

Nee, Donald P. ’39, July 24 VanCamp, Charles E. ’46, April 29, 2008

Carson, Richard E. ’62, Oct. 3 Clark, Winfred W. ’35, June 26 Holmes, Robert B. ’44, Sept. 4 Reich, Charles J. ’50, May 31

Bowdoin

Colorado College

British Columbia

Colorado School of Mines

Cal Poly

Columbia

Bethany

Pope, Everett P. ’41, July 16 Ludwicki, Thomas W. ’08, Oct. 10 Bigley, Dr. Robert F. ’00, Sept.13

California, Los Angeles

Kanne, Frank J. Jr. ’37, June 28

Case Tech

Henkel, Charles E. Sr. ’37, Aug. 18 Thorrat, William M. ’49, Aug. 9

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Shipley, Trevor K. ’10, July 24

Fall 2009

Chase, Robert I. ’70, Aug. 22 Herrala, Karl W. ’64, Oct. 6

Buzbee, Robert J. ’57, Jan. 5 Koppin, John A. Jr. ’56, May 16 Weeks, Theodore C. Jr. ’48, July 10 Adkinson, H. Eugene ’56, June 19 Pait, Stacey L. ’53, Aug. 4

Florida International

Shapanka, Gabriel A. ’07, July 7

Florida State

Strickler, William M. ’73, Sept. 3

Georgia Tech

Holcomb, John H. Jr. ’35, Aug. 24

Idaho

Blanchard, Daniel L. ’61, May 25 Durham, Richard H. ’37, Oct. 9 Schmidt, Frederick C. ’38, May 24

Dodds, Father Perry W. ’51, May 17 Gauss, Col. William H. ’36, Jan. 5 Kopke, Frederick L. ’54, June 24 Montgomery, William C. ’60, Sept. 13 Reed, Woody L.’40, March 2

Dartmouth

Illinois

Bowlby, Samuel W. ’60, Oct. 5 Johnson, William R. ’53, May 30

Norcross, Dr. Pliny ’38, May 5

Indiana

Cooper, Earl L. ’40, Sept. 7 Downer, Judge John D. ’58, Aug. 10 Harrington, William S. ’49, July 17

Iowa

Douglass, Thomas S. Jr. ’42, June 28

Iowa State

Bonson, Samuel P. ’52, June 4 Harmon, Derek D. ’04, July 10 Henningsen, John W. ’78, May 18 Pendleton, Mark Jr. ’45, July 8 Stafford, Robert W. ’46, June 7 Teichman, Don A. ’46, Aug. 5

Johns Hopkins

Whitehorn, Dr. Clark A. ’46, Aug. 19

Kansas

Case, Dr. John B. ’34, Aug. 23

Kansas State

Deforest, Richard L. ’57, May 28 Frankenfeld, Charles W. ’62, May 5 Hart, D. Densmore ’56, July 27 Hathaway, Ralph J. ’38, June 30 Herr, Gordon M. ’50, July 24 Herres, James E. ’46, July 10 Walker, Hayes III ’56, July 5

Ohio

Curry, Robert F. ’52, Aug. 17 Lupse, Dr. Raymond M. ’66, June 5 Rhees, William H. ’41, June 13

Ohio State

Cooper, David M. III ’49, Sept. 26 Jones, William B. ’50, Aug. 23 Larimer, James R. Sr. ’49, Sept. 12 Revelos, Charles J. ’55, Oct. 10 Taggart, Frank III ’43, June 12

Oklahoma

Alley, Dr. Tom J. ’53, May 19 Gotwals, Charles P. Jr. ’40, Sept. 2 Hastings, E. Grant Jr. ’41, Sept. 24 Young, Robert J. ’50, July 10

Oklahoma State

Schrader, George F. Jr. ’44, Aug. 9

Oregon

Lung, Raymond H. ’50, June 13 Lyon, William P. III ’44, Aug. 23

Oregon State

Utzinger, Robert W. ’43, March 26 Woodcock, Milton E. Jr. ’38, Aug. 17

Pennsylvainia

Herold, C. William ’50, June 17

Igler, Edwin R. ’50, Sept. 13 McCarrick, Thomas T. ’50, Dec. 8, 2008 Quinn, Albert J. Jr. ’57, Sept. 14

Lehigh

Purdue

Lawrence

Gorman, William D. ’42, Feb. 2

Miami

Ditmer, Daryl D. ’54, Aug. 7 Fey, William F. ’46, Oct. 13

Michigan State

Anderson, Harold W. ’59, Oct. 8 Owen, John H. Jr. ’54, Aug. 7

Minnesota

Barry, John S. ’46, July 3 Snyder, John R. ’45, Jan. 5

Stucky, Marvin W. ’54, July 18 Twiss, Robert E. ’51, April 8

South Dakota

Barnes, James E. ’60, Sept. 22 Bogue, Judge Andrew W. ’44, June 10 Burke, Charles H. ’47, July 28 Gunderson, John B. ’53, July 11 Harvey, James D. ’50, Nov. 19, 2008 Heikes, Russell F. ’45, Feb. 26 Hetland, Larue E. ’60, July 10 Schulte, Robert H. ’82, June 17

Texas Tech

Salimn, Mark R. ’75, Sept. 13

Vanderbilt

Andrews, Nelson C. ’49, June 13 Booth, Henry O. Jr. ’50, Sept. 8 Holman, William B. ’79, May 15 Rowland, Joseph W. Jr. ’36, June 18 Sanderson, William F. Sr. ’39, June 16

Virginia

Montague, David N. ’58, July 1

Wabash

Ristine, Richard O. ’41, June 20

Washington

Farr, Robert V. ’51, Sept. 30

Washington & Jefferson

Luddecke, Dr. Hugh F. ’39, June 7

Washington in St. Louis

Cummins, Col. Edward B. ’41, April 4 Reimers, A. Jack Jr. ’49, July 12

Washington State

Dobie, John B. ’37, Aug. 1 Rennick, Dr. Robert L. ’45, June 29

Wesleyan

Anthony, Julian D. ’28, June 26

West Virginia

Bland, James P. ’40, May 30

Western Reserve

Danciu, Emil ’52, June 2

Westminster

Buckner, Robert H. ’69, July 22 Pickett, Dr. John M. ’39, Sept. 12

Wichita State

Armstrong, Edward W. ’42, June 8 King, Lawrence S. ’66, July 3

Willamette

Southern California

Armentrout, Dr. William W. ’39, July 21 Edwards, Judge Ninian Jr. ’44, June 11 Payne, Alan C. ’50, May 20 Slicer, Paul A. ’51, Aug. 8

Dahlman, Darren W. ’93, Sept. 18 Howell, Michael F. ’86, Jan. 10 Hughes, Clifford B. ’49, May 24 Karagozian, Edward Jr. ’63, Oct. 6 Moore, J. Richard ’47, Aug.16

Siebert, Dr. Lawrence A. ’53, June 25 Sigmund, Volney G. ’57, June 7

Nebraska

St. Lawrence

Barney, William A. ’52, Aug. 6 Lindau, Roy C. ’56, Sept. 25 Marsh, Lawrence K. ’50, Aug. 7 Reinke, James R. ’57, July 17 Russell, Cdr. Kenneth B. ’54, May 24

Missouri

Miller, Col. Maynard C. ’35, Sept. 28

North Carolina

Andrews, Guy H. ’46, Aug. 20 Guthrie, Richard E. Jr. ’55, June 21 Herr, William F. ’45, July 4 Simms, Robert M. ’40, June 2

Northwestern

Anderson, Gordon C. ’42, Aug. 3 Quigley, Jack A. ’35, July 7 Thompson, Allan G. Jr. ’48, May 1

Emery, John H. III ’77, June 17

Stanford

Christensen, Henry J. ’50, Sept. 1 McAusland, Donald M. ’38, Aug. 2

Stevens

Wisconsin

Wittenberg

Wilbirt, John B. ’33, June 22

Yale

Sawyer, Samuel L. ’44, Aug. 18

Tell, Steven ’64, July 19

Texas

Campbell, David W. ’39, Sept. 30

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[A Principled Life] Cultivating the Intellect

by Bill Horn, Denison ’10

complement my grades, bringing me to the forefront of the competition.

After the long and arduous process of writing various personal statements and other application processes, I contacted my academic institution’s board of advisors to gain the endorsement required for continuing the process. It was here that I was enlightened to the fact that, regardless of my life experiences and skills developed, I would be significantly less competitive due to my academic performance being slightly imperfect. I could no doubt continue along the process with the help of this board, but little faith was associated with my potential success.

A “ I will continue to cultivate myself in all aspects of life.”

Do you know what it means to live a principled life?

Send your thoughts to alex.hammel@betathetapi. org. Your essay could be printed in a future issue.

t some point in my childhood I developed a certain fascination with the prestigious reputation of an Oxford education. As I grew and learned, I realized that it would have to be during my graduate studies that I attend such an institution; such that I might be most aptly prepared to take advantage of all its amenities.

Amidst my undergraduate studies as the allure of Asian cultures has grown closer to obsession, the prospect of having access to some of the world’s most extensive collections in Asian literature has developed with it. Thus, last May after returning from nine months of study in China, I began the process of applying to become a Rhodes scholar.

Aware of the highly competitive nature associated with the academic performance of applicants for this honor, I knew that my own cumulative average would be somewhat less impressive than others. However, through my own personal belief that there are many things in life that cannot be learned through academics, I had built what I considered to be a well-rounded résumé with various experiences that, in theory, would offset and

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Knowing that the process was far from over, and would require vast amounts of time and my personal well being, I decided to discontinue my application process. However, I will continue to cultivate myself in all aspects of life. Cultivating your intellect is far more than receiving a perfect grade point average or enrolling in the most difficult classes. There is a basic principle that I believe goes along with this great idea and that is to challenge yourself in everything you do.

I believe that Beta Theta Pi has a duty to instill within each member the idea that he can cultivate his own intellect each and every day.

But it is the responsibility of each brother in this Fraternity to seek out ways to sharpen his mind and challenge himself intellectually.

I am very excited to see what the future holds as I plan to move back to Asia upon graduation. I hope to gain more experiences so that I might improve upon the lives of others and myself in the continued and unceasing process of life, which is how I view the cultivation of the intellect.

Bill Horn is a recent participant in the Chapter Presidents Leadership Academy and will graduate from Denison University in spring 2010.

A Lasting Moment

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e can all remember the day when we accepted our pledge pin. For some, the decision was to follow in the footsteps of his father. For others, it was to blaze a fresh trail and begin new traditions. It was a moment that would arguably change our lives for the better.

the daily routines, and ever so casually brushed aside. We do this because it is convenient, and each of us in some way, can be found guilty. How can we bring Beta back into each of our lives, and make it better today than the day before?

The initiation ceremony harbored similar feelings. For each of us, initiation into this Great and Good Fraternity had a slightly different meaning or purpose. But for all, this ritual offered a right of passage into something more than any of us could have imagined.

Through estate gift planning, we each have the opportunity and responsibility to lead Beta Theta Pi into a new era. Choose to leave a new legacy for the future of this Fraternity through your will or estate plans by joining more than 175 brothers and include Beta Theta Pi today. Our Fraternity’s success depends on your involvement and our undergraduate men deserve the continued support. For more information on estate planning, please contact Foundation Director Jonathan Brant at 800-800BETA. — Douglas Houser, Willamette ’57

Naturally, during these periods in our lives, we become overwhelmed with enthusiasm and excitement. The Beta spirit, alive and thriving, would teach and shape us into the men we are today. The fraternal system offered a home, and Beta a place to hang our hats.

Unfortunately, for some, Beta’s bright light and broad domain has begun to fade or faded completely. It has become overshadowed by

Douglas G. Houser, Willamette ’57, is a partner at Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Attorneys at Law and is the Director and former General Counsel for Nike, Inc. He is Chairman of the Beta Theta Pi Foundation Board of Directors.

Beta Theta Pi Foundation & Administrative Office Brennan Hall P.O. Box 6277 5134 Bonham Road Oxford, Ohio 45056 www.betathetapi.org

Daen Ekpa, Loyola Marymount ’10 Eta Alpha Chapter Hometown Pittsburg, California

Education Sociology major, history and philosophy double minor

Campus Activities Resident Advisor for Student Housing, Manager for Student Housing Office, Campus Tour Guide for Admissions Department, volunteer for Special Games, member of Late Night student organization, Intramural Sports All-Star Previous Recruitment Chairman and current Chapter President Aspirations I currently do not know what the future holds for me when it comes to my professional career, but whatever I do I want to create positive change in the world and really make a difference.

Beta Leadership Fund

Developing today’s undergraduates for tomorrow’s possibilities www.betathetapi.org/gift