Chapter News

Nebraska

Pictured: The chapter participated in UNL’s Dance Marathon, a 12-hour event that raised $140,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Five FarmHouse members served as family representatives and Dance Marathon executive committee members. *Additional chapter news on this page.

North Dakota State

Pictured: Paul Subart (’13) won first place in the corn division for his research project, “The Displaced Farmer” during NDSU’s annual Innovation Challenge. The event features student research and proposed solutions to real-world challenges. First place included a cash prize of $5,000 for continued research and development. *Additional chapter news on this page.

Ohio State

Pictured: Chapter members delivered a check to their local Leukemia-Lymphoma Society (LLS) office. As a result of their second annual Dodging for a Cure event and Family Day Benefit Auction auction, the chapter donated $2,000 to LLS.

The chapter placed first in the Ohio State University Homecoming parade float competition. ryan Goddard (’15) was elected as 2015-2016 Ohio State FFA Officer.

Purdue

Pictured: Chapter members volunteer at the Sycamore Valley Girl Scout Camp this spring, cleaning up the grounds as they prepare for summer camps. They also volunteered at Bauer Family Resources cleaning up and landscaping their facilities.

Construction for the new chapter house began the last week of classes in May. The new chapter facility is scheduled to be completed in January 2016 in time for members to move in for the spring 2016 semester.

Kansas State

The chapter hosted Philan-throProud, a pancake feed to support “K-State Proud” with Alpha Delta Pi. They raised $503 to support this student philanthropy program, designed to help underprivileged students at K-State.

Kentucky

Cowboy Up for a Cure, the chapter’s rodeo philanthropy, raised $57,000 for the pediatric cancer research fund at the University of Kentucky Medical Center & Children’s Hospital.

Michigan State

The chapter held a golf tournament philanthropy and raised $2,500 to support the Michigan Farm Safety for Kids program.

Minnesota

In the spring 2015 semester, the chapter started a new philanthropy event, a canoe battleship competition. Over a week of battles in the University’s rec center swimming pool, participants helped raise $4,000 for LLS.

P.J. aarsvold (’14) was elected as 2015-2016 Minnesota State FFA President. stephen Melson (’12) received the student leadership award from the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences Alumni Society.

Nebraska

The chapter hosted a “Brunch and Bone Marrow” event to benefit Be the Match, with 78 new donor registrants from the brunch service project.

In February, the chapter held the FarmHouse Open, a putt-putt golf social event. Each room created its own unique hole for the competition. ryan Drvol (’13) and Johnny Ference (’13), were selected as two of the 21 recipients of UNL’s Outstanding Student Leadership Award.

North Dakota State

The chapter raised over $3,500 during its annual fish fry philanthropy in support of LLS. brad bischof (’12) was recognized as fraternity president of the year by NDSU Greek Life.

Oklahoma State

The chapter won several of the 2015

IFC Awards including the Dean Troxel Award for outstanding fraternity chapter; award for most outstanding campus involvement, community service and campus relations award; and the Thomas Keys Award for outstanding new member class.

South Dakota State

David VanKlompenburg (’13) was selected to serve on the 2015 Agriculture Future of America’s national student advisory board.

Paul Dybedahl (’12) was named the 2015 Grand Pooba for the campus Hobo Day Committee, SDSU’s Homecoming event.

Matthew Dahle (’13) was elected vice president of the SDSU Student Government Association. shane Mueller (’15) was elected to serve as South Dakota State FFA Sentinel.

Tarleton State

The chapter’s “Day of the Yeti” philanthropy event raised $800 in support of LLS.

Tennessee

The chapter held its annual pig roast philanthropy and raised $600 in support of LLS.

Texas A&M

The chapter won Alpha Delta Pi’s Songfest, which resulted in a donation of $2,000 to benefit LLS.

Troy

Two chapter members were elected to the 2015-16 Troy Student Government Association, Heath barton (’13) as president and Jorge solis (’13) as vice president of legislative affairs.

Washington State

The chapter celebrated its 60th anniversary this spring with 200 alumni, brothers and friends in attendance for Founders’ Day.

Western Kentucky

The chapter won the float competition of the university’s annual homecoming celebration.

Wichita State

The colony registered 77 donors during its spring bone marrow donor drive benefiting Be the Match.

South Dakota State

Pictured: The chapter raised $11,000 with their Totally Baldacious event in support of a local cancer patient. As a result, the chapter was featured in a television segment with the Sioux Falls CBS affiliate. *Additional chapter news on this page.

Southern Illinois

Pictured: Ashani Hamilton (’14) (back row center) and Daniel Suess (’14) (back row far right) serve as Ambassadors for the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Hamilton also placed first in SIU’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities research forum.

Troy

Pictured: The chapter hosted their 18th Annual Crawfish Boil. After cooking 1,500 pounds of crawfish, and serving hundreds of students, faculty, and other members of the Troy community, they raised $7,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The chapter won the Troy University Dean’s Cup Award, for the outstanding fraternity chapter, for the third year in a row. *Additional chapter news on this page.

Virginia Tech

Pictured: The chapter raised over $4,000 for LLS during its annual mud run philanthropy.

Kyle Dupper (’12) was selected and served as a mentor for the NIC’s FuturesQuest program.

Thomas sefcik (’13) was elected as Virginia Tech IFC president for the 2015-2016 year.

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