CARLETON
ΕΥ | Ottawa, Ont. Joe McGarvey ’17 mcgarvey91@hotmail.com
It's a very exciting time for the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi in Ottawa. The chapter continues to experience steady expansion in size after another great recruitment period. Overall alumni relations is stronger than it has been in years, capping off with the celebration of our 23 years in the Nation's capital, our Champagne birthday, on November 23rd.
CASE WESTERN RESERVE ΛΚ-Β | Cleveland, Ohio Zack Rooker ’17 zrr2@case.edu
CHAPTER REPORTS
The Lamba Kappa-Beta Chapter had its 30th annual philanthropy event to raise money for the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland, and Second Annual Chariot Race. For the event, 16 teams built chariots. We doubled our attendance from last year and were able to raise several thousands of dollars for the Diabetes Partnership. We can't wait for next year!
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
ΕΓ | Mount Pleasant, Mich. Dave Kobel ’16 kobel1dj@cmich.edu
This semester we hosted our first "Beta Chili Cook-Off" consisting of 12 chili-cooking teams. The work between our chapter and The United Way of Isabella County raised $1,700 for the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen. We're currently working towards executive board transitions and are getting our advising team to be in attendance.
CENTRE
Ε | Danville, Ky. Gray Whitsett ’16 gray.whitsett@centre.edu
The Epsilon Chapter has seen enormous growth in 2014. With the approval of our rechartering effort at the 175th General Convention this summer and the acquisition of our chapter house, the actives have enjoyed an impactful and historic year. Due in no small part to steadfast alumni and dedicated actives, we look forward to a strong recruitment cycle.
CHARLESTON
Colony | Charleston, S.C. Zachary Waldman ’15, waldmanze@g.cofc.edu
Here at CofC, we've been having a great semester coming off of receiving our charter at this past 175th General Convention. In the wake of that, we have used it to strengthen our brotherhood, and deepen our trust in the values and in each other. We are looking forward to a large spring recruitment class, which will be the result of a chapter-wide effort.
CINCINNATI
ΒΝ | Cincinnati, Ohio Andrew Naab ’16 naabas@mail.uc.edu
This term has yielded many firsts for Beta Nu, specifically in regards to academics. Throughout the spring and summer, we developed a university-accredited class to be taught within the library of the Chapter House. This class, taught by two of our advisors and university faculty, focuses on the leadership development of young men and the challenges faced throughout life.
40 CENTRAL FLORIDA THE BETA THETA PI
ΖΨ | Orlando, Fla. Nat Jones ’15 ncj715@aol.com
The Zeta Psi Chapter at the University of Central Florida started the semester off by initiating a summer pledge class of six men in our first ever summer recruitment. More recently, our chapter has initiated an additional 23 men bringing our total member count to 84. This total is right around the average chapter size at UCF. We are excited for the rest of the year!
CHAPMAN
HΘ | Orange, Calif. Dylan Reuter ’15 dylanreuter1@gmail.com
After three years of hard work and dedication, our colony at Chapman University took home the chapter name Eta Theta from this year's 175th General Convention. We are so proud to be officially recognized as an active chapter of Beta Theta Pi. Our brothers are continuing to strive for excellence academically and pursuing our mission of building men of principle for a principled life.
CLEMSON
ΔΝ | Clemson, S.C. Ryan Tucker ’16 rptucke@g.clemson.edu
The chapter won our division in the traditional Clemson homecoming float build, thanks to Float Chair Daniel Byerley and all active brothers and new members. Also, thank you to the Zeta Lambda Chapter at Furman, which assisted with the Clemson-mandated emergency initiation of all new members with less than a week's preparation.
GETTING BACK ON THE SEESAW Beta and Kappa Kappa Gamma at Centre used to hold the Seesaw-AThon, so the groups revitalized the event and raised more than $7,000 for the Wilderness Trace Child Development Center and Center for Courageous Kids.