Wooglin Daily News August 5, 2010
Firmam Consensus Facit “Cooperation Makes Strength” Today marks the beginning of the 171st General Convention. This year’s theme is Firmam Consensus Facit, Latin for “Cooperation Makes Strength”.
We find ourselves in this nation’s capital coming together at our annual family reunion to work together to strengthen our Great and Good Fraternity. Beta Theta Pi Foundation and Administrative Office 5134 Bonham Road P.O. Box 6277 Oxford, Ohio 45056 800-800-BETA (2382)
Coach John Wooden, Purdue ’32, experience to witness what Rogers believed in family values and writes -- let us band together as friends cooperation. He wrote in his book and brothers to let our fidelity and Beta Wooden, “Each of us must make the Spirit shine. effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our own individual talents. And “We put all the individual talents together then we put all the individual for the highest good of the group.” talents together for the highest — Coach John Wooden, good of the group.” We are one Purdue ’32 fraternity with many different parts. Yet, every year at Convention, we have the unique opportunity to join as a collective “The Oxford Cup” group to share our individual ideas, Tonight we have the distinct honor of challenges, and achievements to build awarding Senator Bill Nelson, Florida/ up the foundation of our organization. Yale ’65, (pictured above) with the Oxford Cup, Beta’s highest award for “You’ll feel the bond that makes us kin, individual achievement. Senator Nelson that sets our hearts a-glow,” writes will accept the honor during tonight’s Kenneth Whitney Rogers, Syracuse 1917. Welcoming Banquet. Convention affords us the first-hand
This Nation’s Capital Since the Convention schedule is open after 2 p.m. on Friday, see the hotel’s concierge in the lobby to explore options for site-seeing and tours.