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CLUB EXCLUSIVES
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Five Betas were elected to Congress in the 2016 U.S. elections, bringing Beta’s current total to two U.S. senators and four congressmen. Read more about these men on page 22.
Looking beyond the results of Beta’s 2011 strategic plan, the Fraternity’s Board of Trustees has been engaged in a new planning cycle. Stay tuned for forthcoming details.
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This year, the Beta Foundation will offer $101,350 in 83 tuitionbased Merit Scholarships to Betas and children of Betas. Learn more and apply by April 15 at beta.org/scholarships.
Beta pledged $60,000 more to the Association of Fraternity/ Sorority Advisors Foundation to support on-campus professionals who mentor and coach our young Betas daily.
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Join the Sons of the Dragon Club — the annual giving program for Beta undergraduates — by donating $18.39 by April 1 at beta.org/sotdc and receive this year’s member incentives.
The Fraternity recently introduced “The Beta Brief,” a monthly operational e-newsletter for chapter officers and volunteers. Learn more about this new resource at beta.org/betabrief.
Congratulations to Creative Director Sarah Shepherd who was recently elected to represent Beta Theta Pi as a board member of the Fraternity Communications Association.
Beta alumni and undergrads may soon be gathering in a city near you. Discover upcoming activities in your city by visiting Beta’s new official event list at beta.org/calendar.
INTERFRATERNALLY SPEAKING Phi Gamma Delta claimed its fourth U.S. vice president in November with the election of Mike Pence, a 1981 graduate and alumnus of its chapter at Hanover College.
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s 1989 Purdue alumnus and NASA veteran astronaut, Drew Feustel, will launch to space in 2018 as a flight engineer on Expedition 55, and later as a commander of Expedition 56.
Chi Omega alumnae Kelli Masters appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for Motrin’s “Woman In Progress” campaign as the first female sports agent to represent a first-round pick in the NFL draft.