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OREGON BETA STAR Official Newsletter of the Oregon Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Oregon State University
CAMPAIGN UPDATE
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Brothers from all eras gathered on October 20, 2018 to celebrate OSU football homecoming and Phi Delta Theta
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION
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n Saturday, October 20, 2018, Phis from all different eras descended upon Corvallis for the homecoming game. While the game didn’t go so well for the Beavs, the events at 120 NW 13th Street were quite successful. We had a centennial breakfast, alumni and their families received tours of the newly renovated second and third floors, and we hosted a general mingling of the ages. All of the alumni were very impressed with both the work and the general status of the chapter house. It also really connected all of the exterior and interior work over the past two summers. Granted, it also makes the areas not remodeled show their age a little more and it really emphasizes the need for this work. The active brothers made sure the chapter house was in tip top shape, making sure it was as clean as it could be. They had also done extensive yard work to get the lawn back in shape after a summer of no watering. Continued on page 2
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
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t is an honor and privilege to have been elected the president of Oregon Beta for the next year. With that, I am pleased to share chapter activities over the last few months, and what the future holds. Last fall was certainly one for the record books. The brothers were ecstatic about the remodel
irst off, we cannot thank all of the alumni who have generously given to this campaign. When we started this back in 2015 it was uncertain times. The one thing that we knew for sure was, we needed to make a large investment in our chapter house. The house that every living Oregon Beta Phi has lived in was showing its age. We had systems in place that were original from the 1930s construction and a 1960 addition that was slowing sinking. Fast forward to 2018, we have completed two summers worth of work, and raised over $1.18 million! The work that we have completed was necessary and at times not fun at all. No one thinks replacing the electrical is fun, but it was needed. To date we have completed the following: Summer 2017 (exterior work) ФФ Raised the north wing by two (2) inches and placed it on thirty-seven new concert piers ФФ Replaced all of the exterior windows on the second and third floors with double-paned single-hung windows ФФ Replaced all of the 1930s cedar lap siding ФФ Put a new roof on with a 50-year product ФФ Gutters and downspouts ФФ New parking lot drainage
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FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Calling all Phis! We are holding a Portland Area Founders Day. Please join us for a fun-filled fraternal evening as we celebrate the founding of Phi Delta Theta with food and drinks. We will have a short program, sing our songs, hand out the Diamond, Gold, and Silver Legion pins, and of course eat and drink. This is a Phi only event. Where: McMenamins Wilsonville Old Church & Pub, 30340 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070
Attire: Business casual
To Register: Please go to OregonState.PhiDeltaTheta.org/ Alumni/FD. Please RSVP by Friday March 22, 2019 so we Cost: $45/Phi which includes appetizers, dinner and a drink know how many Phis are coming. ticket. Payable online when you register or at the door when you come to the event. When: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
HOMECOMING: continued from page 1 One of the most impressive aspects of the brunch was the pride that the new Phikeia showed for our college home! The main event was of course the ribbon cutting ceremony where the actives and campaign board alumni participated. Naturally it wouldn’t be a Phi Delt moment if everything went off without a hitch. The ribbon was too thick for the original scissors. After a minute of laughter, new scissors were found and the ribbon was fully cut. We also made sure to honor Brother Erin Haynes 966 who had just recently been named the Chapter Advisor of the Year for Phi Delta Theta. It was a fitting way to end our festivities before the start of the game. We know many more Ribbon cutting ceremony during the homecoming celebration. Pictured from right to left: Robert Pool 846, Chase Kalust 1902, Erin Haynes 966, John Lidstrom alumni came by after the game. All 1641, Steve Walker 1224, John Jendrzejewski 883, Garrett Johnson 1815, Dominic Biggi, Ryan Patridge 1880 in all, the day was a BIG win for Phi Delta Theta!
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
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n the fall of 1977, Col. Christopher Buescher 1130 pledged Phi Delta Theta. A few short months later he was initiated into the brotherhood. His experience in the Phi Delt house prepared him well for his career in the United States Marine Corps. The initiations, ceremonies, and the traditions really paved the way for what he likes to say, “I went from one fraternity to another” as the brotherhood in the chapter and in the USMC were the same. He fondly remembers the sporting events, house parties, road trips, pinnings, and serenading sorority houses during his time at Beaver Nation. After graduating from Oregon State in 1980, Col. Buescher joined the Marine Corps. During his 30-year career he served under six different presidents. He started Officer Candidate School during the summer of 1980 when Carter was president and the Iranian hostage crisis was going on. He remembered seeing Reagan and Bush campaigning at the steps of the Capitol during that summer. He rode the wave of patriotism and the rebirth of pride in the military during the years that followed, the aftermath of 9/11, a tour in Iraq, and his official retirement in 2011. He served during the Cold War and remembers watching the Berlin Wall come down. He said to his mom at the time, “I think I might be out of a job” but instead the military and the reserves were going to be very much in his life for the foreseeable future. During his time in the marines, he was both a pilot and flight instructor for the A6-E Intruder, a forward air controller, a civil affairs officer in 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and finally, he ended his career as a marine liaison officer to FEMA. During his time in the marines, Brother Buescher never forgot his Phi Delt brothers and the lessons of The Bond and the three Cardinal Principles. In 1988, Brother Buescher married his wife Tracey and they have two daughters: Olivia and Krista. Krista is currently a sophomore at Oregon State University and a member of Alpha Phi. He started to reconnect with the Fraternity when his daughter Krista started going to OSU. Throughout his adult life he remained connected with 2
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brothers from his era like Tommy Stevens 1082, Bruce Dickinson 1091, Jim Rodway 1104, and Kenny Reynolds 1166. This friendship has really helped him and Tracey feel so much more secure with Krista attending Oregon State. He and his wife live in California and know that his brothers in the bond would drop everything to help them out if needed. Last spring, Brother Buescher, along with Tracey and Krista, attended the Oregon Beta Centennial Weekend Celebration. He was impressed with all of the undergraduate brothers and felt the connection that we all share and was moved to give back to the chapter that had been such a large part of his life. He chose to make a contribution to the housing campaign and leave a legacy for future Phis. In his own words, “it’s so great to come back.” During the Centennial initiation ceremony, Brother Buescher looked back in The Bond book, found his name and signature, and was amazed that it was 40 years to the date of his initiation. He was so happy to see Erin Haynes 966. He said, “Erin was always there for us and it’s great that he still is today. I am so happy he is still involved and receiving accolades for all of his service.” The longer he has been away from college and the Phi Delta Theta house, the more he looks back at it and thinks, “What a fantastic time it was.” Brother Buescher has truly enjoyed reconnecting and he highly recommends that all alumni come back to the chapter house when they can and participate in an initiation or chapter event. Oregon Beta
CAMPAIGN UPDATE: continued from page 1 Summer 2018 (study rooms) ФФ Complete remodel of all study rooms • New desk and chairs • New steel wardrobe • Carpet tile flooring • New hydronic heating unit • Upgraded wiring • Upgraded wired ethernet ФФ New energy efficient boiler ФФ Remodeled second and third floor hallways ФФ New tile in the north head shower ФФ New Finlandia Eveready Sauna unit ФФ New concrete sidewalk extending from Monroe Avenue to the parking lot ФФ New ADA concrete ramp located on the west entrance This summer we have the following items left on our Centennial Project: ФФ Remodel the first floor library ФФ Remodel the resident director’s room (house mother’s apartment) ФФ Move and remodel the guest bedroom
ФФ New laundry facility on first floor ФФ New women’s dedicated powder room ФФ Basement remodeled with updated: • Study lab • Lounge space • Fitness space We are proud of what we have come together to accomplish but now we have one more summer’s worth of work and we need your help. As it stands right now construction costs have gone up considerably since we came up with our initial budget in 2015. Our design committee has done an amazing job with our gifts doing everything we can to make each and every dollar raised count. With that, in order to accomplish the work this summer we will need some more. If we do not get commitments and gifts to finish out our goal of $1.5 million we will sadly have to make some difficult decisions about what we have to cut from this summer’s work.
We are so thankful for everyone who has given. To date we have raised $1,183,937.84 from 195 Phis! Now is the time. In order to accomplish the full project, we need everyone to come to finish strong. In this newsletter is an envelope specifically for work this summer. Remember you can pledge for up to five (5) years to make payments manageable. If you have given already, thank you! If you have not contributed yet, there is still time. We ask that everyone give for the work this summer. Let’s get these final pieces of our Centennial Project. Let’s not cut any piece off this summer’s work. We started this off strong and now let’s end strong. Yours in the Bond, Centennial Campaign Committee Jim Rodway 1104, Chairman Craig Chambers 933 Chuck Sauvain 1085 Erin Haynes 966 Steve Walker 1224 Randy Hargens 996 Dominic Biggi 1286
CAMPAIGN DONORS The 1918 Society ($100,000 to $249,999) Craig Estey 1007 Oregon Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta The Bond Society ($50,000 to $99,999) Coleman Family Gift Richard A. Coleman 624 James E. Coleman 679 John N. Coleman 784 Timothy E. Coleman 1408 Jim Vance 914 Bruce N. Ritter 956 James D. Rodway 1104 The Oregon Beta Society ($25,000 to $49,999) Larry Brown 675 Robert E. Bauer 681 Thomas F. Haley 827 In memory of all Chapter Grand Phis–Class 1962–67 Robert R. Poole 846 Jon Sandstrom 894 Robert Olsen 927 Nick Johnson 941 Daniel A. Sanders 1002 Walker Family Gift J. Jeffrey Walker 1059 Steven L. Walker 1224 Gregory T. Walker 1281 Matthew J. Walker 1789 Stevens Family Gift Robert E. Stevens 443 Thomas K. Stevens 1082 Camron D. Stevens 1750 Parrish Family Gift Scott N. Parrish 1115 Reynolds Family Gift Kenneth J. Reynolds 1166
Dennis H. Steinkamp 1179 In memory of Erik Steinkamp Jones Family Gift Jeffrey D. Jones 1200 Spencer Jones, Chapman ’16 George E. O’Toole Jr. 1233 Domonic G. Biggi 1286 Memorial Gifts for Daniel E. Dooney III 1171 Sean M. Dooney 1186 Robin K. Williams 1189 Bradley S. Kisner 1220 Michael Wells 1144 Chuck Fettig 159 Roy Rose 1164 Dennis Dixon 1165 Lee Johnston 1168 John Fettig 1172 Kevin Cady 1174 William S. Gray 1176 David Mingo 1177 Dennis Steinkamp 1179 Pat Shannon 1187 Mark Miller 1190 Steve Berkus 1198 Michael Bauer 1202 Craig Smelter 1203 Quincy Powers 1204 William J. Maguire 1208 James Young 1212 Scott Wiswall 1214 H. Craig Ramey 1241 Chris Bakken, Whitman ’83 The Kappa Sigma Nu Society ($15,000 to $24,999) Floberg Family Gift Ralph D. Floberg 356 Douglas Grim, WA State ’67 William C. Floberg 924 Charles W. Floberg 1014 Jon R. Floberg 1110
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Richard L. Brooks 773 Stan Watters 1125 The Scroll Society ($10,000 to $14,999) Richard Granger 578 Craig D. Chambers 933 Charles J. Sauvain 1085 Fettig Family Gift Dick Fettig II 1107 Chuck Fettig 1159 John Fettig 1172 Eric J. Fettig 1688 Matt Fettig 1725 Blair Fettig 1759 Richard Fettig III 1780 Chase Fettig 1812 Mike Wells 1144 Mark Granger 1289 John S. Lidstrom 1641 The Brotherhood Society ($5,000 to $9,999) Thomas Letter Tom H. Tebb 617 Stuart Wilson 707 Gregory Johnson 668 Thomas J. Usher 928 Robert Hall Jr. 930 Erin J. Haynes 966 Wentworth Family Gift Robert C. Wentworth 1049 Anita Wentworth Timothy Nielsen 1113 Mark Hettum 1140 Marc Baker 1160 In memory of Neil W. Baker 648 Dave Mingo 1177 Patrick W. Shannon 1187 David A. Sly 1422 Henry T. Johnson 1513 Kyle Sullens 1516
Luke T. Eilers 1650 Aaron R. Kerosky 1666 Daniel A. Doumani 1668 The Sword and the Shield Society ($2,500 to $4,999) Bud Berg 533 Wes Ediger 633 Peter Stearns 639 John Lampros 653 Robert H. Baker 775 Bob Ballin 778 David F. Heniges 839 Russell Kuhns 848 John Jendrzejewski 883 Randall L. Hargens 996 Ronald Camden 1000 Thomas A. Mattson 1042 Charles J. English Jr. 1046 In memory of Charles J. English 389 John Bosch 1089 Col. Christopher Buescher 1130 In memory of Veterans of ΦΔΘ Mike Stack 1185 Sean Dooney 1186 In memory of Daniel Dooney 1171 Tom Bie 1349 Richard Phillips 1635 Chon L. Madrigal 1639 Peter D. Fahlman 1642 Eric J. Fettig 1688 Louis Barker 1829 The Argent and Azure Society ($1,000 to $2,499) Donald W. Moore 439 Wallace Gibbs 484
Shirley Carl In memory of Robert W. Carl 504 Thomas Marineau 546 Donald S. Duman 591 In memory of Ron Fundingsland 587 Dal Brethauer Dr. Wallace Hodge 592 Edwin W. Dey 609 In memory of David A. Hasle 553 John Leffel 615 Fredrick Robertson 630 Frank Guthrie 652 John C. Narver 655 Stephen Merchant 668 Gerald M. Genzoli 680 In memory of Wayne Klavano 638 Clark Cubbage 658 Larry Massey 709 Larry Phillips 738 Terry W. Baker 769 Paul Stefani 785 In memory of Paul Tebb 764 Peter Goforth 795 Daniel Kline 826 Robert Handel 831 Jerome Colonna 838 In memory of Justin Colonna Michael Porter 845 Raymond Carlile 855 Craig Sonniksen 859 Bill Dockstader 861 In memory of C. Fred Roberts James Mattson 871 In memory of Willard S. White 269 Ralph Keck 952 Ronald Blackledge 957 Gary Lawrence 969
James C. Peterson 987 William Tingley 1010 John W. Anderson 1013 Chuck Swenson 1040 In memory of Gary Meyer 1088 Thomas R. Riggs 1081 Eric N. Day 1128 Robert Buhrow 1163 James N. Barnes 1178 Chris Neathamer 1261 Johnson Family Gift Peter Johnson 1228 Adam Johnson 1788 Marc Doumitt 1342 Brett A. Johnson 1361 Kevin Gazay 1369 Chris Connelly 371 Shane Bangs 1434 Rob Kelleher 1463 Brandon Burroughs 1468 Chance Hansen 1616 Tom Gunness 1617 Garrett Courtney 1632 Charles Wente 1646 Paul K. Clem 1654 Hayden McClellan 1720 Rodney Meserve 1859
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER: continued from page 1 when it was first revealed in September and appreciate all of the improvements provided by the generous donors who contributed to our Capital Campaign. We had a successful recruitment period where thirty-one outstanding men chose Phi Delta Theta over any other fraternity. Of them, twenty-two were initiated into the brotherhood on January 13, 2019. In addition, the brothers have continued to serve the community by volunteering at the Corvallis Men’s Shelter, neighboring church, Rotary Club of Corvallis, and local elementary schools. One highlight was that the brothers aided the Mario Pastega House by hanging Christmas lights for their annual display, which captivated over 40,000 viewers last winter. In the philanthropy department, we hosted our annual Pie a Phi event last November where nearly $1,300 was raised in three hours for the LiveLikeLou Foundation to help research and fight ALS. We also partnered up with Kappa Delta for All-University SING, our first time participating in four years. Special thank you to our award winning Chapter Advisor Erin Haynes 966 who provided us with service opportunities, but celebrated his sixty-ninth birthday in January. His aid never goes unnoticed. While we have found great success leading up to this, there are many things that myself and all other officers would like to accomplish. On January 26, ten of our advisers and thirty of our officers had a half-day retreat in Corvallis. We discussed our goals and came up with a vision for the next five years. We are committed
to using our vision and creating a strategic plan to make sure that vision becomes a reality. Our vision is “Oregon Beta strives to be the premier leadership development organization at Oregon State University.” Over the next year we have set the goal that our overall chapter average GPA will be 3.15 and we will have 2,500 community service hours tallied over the next two terms. We also aim to continue to increase in recruitment, with a goal of 115 members by 2020. Over this term we will set the larger goals for Oregon Beta 2025. Although these goals are grand, I am a firm believer in Vince Lombardi’s saying that “by chasing perfection we can attain excellence.” We are confident in our ability to achieve these goals because of the amazing alumni support behind us and our belief in one another. I, along with many other brothers, look forward to seeing everyone at the Founders Day event on April 13. Yours in the Bond, Steven Guerrero 1864, Chapter President Steven.guerrero025@gmail.com
PHIKEIA EDUCATION
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ecently, we had the honor of initiating twenty-two fine men into Oregon Beta. This was an amazing achievement for the chapter because only two individuals dropped from the program; the other twenty-nine have committed to becoming Phis. We were so successful because we redesigned the process. The process can be quite challenging because the Phikeias are not only trying to achieve the goals to be initiated but most importantly, are trying to navigate through their first term at Oregon State University. We identified this issue and decided that as a house, we all needed to be more involved with the growing of the new Phikeias and make it a more meaningful experience. The Phikeias are educated on the history, values, and lore of the Fraternity in order for them to have an appreciation and understanding of the organization they are joining. This process entails a unique opportunity to develop oneself by the following ideals of Phi Delta Theta. The Phikeias become fully engaged with a brotherhood that seeks to shape them into leaders. We require all brothers of Phi Delta Theta to uphold and live the three Cardinal Principles that have been transmitted since 1848. These principles are essential for becoming a member of Phi Delta Theta, and we help provide opportunities for Phikeias to learn and exemplify these principles. There are six requirements that each Phikeia is expected meet during a ten week time frame. The first requirement is to understand the national history of Phi Delta Theta and the local history of Kappa Sigma Nu. They are also required to maintain a 2.75 GPA and complete fifteen hours of community service. Phikeias are expected to join one of the three chapter standing committees and to also be involved with a separate recognized campus organization. The final requirement is for the entire Phikeia class to complete together, through either have a chapter house improvement project or their own philanthropy event. Over the years we have found that the best way older members could connect and develop the Phikeias is through direct mentorship. 4
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The Phikeia education process is one of the most vital aspects of the Fraternity and determines the standard we want to achieve as men. We knew that the Phikeias would look up to the older members and that’s why the chapter decided to establish the six individual Phikeia requirements to also be member requirements. This requires members to lead by example and help foster opportunities for members to assist the Phikeias in achieving many of the same goals. This fall term we saw greater member involvement in the Phikeia education process and we believe that is why we were so successful in retaining Phikeias. The Phikeias developed a strong connection with our brotherhood because they were working on a lot of the same goals as our members. Members and Phikeias were able to work together on meeting these standards in unique ways. Most importantly, they were able to see the established standards we hold not only for Phikeias but for every member in Oregon Beta. These universal standards anchor the ideals and Cardinal Principles that based on the vows we have committed to as members and allow us to lead by example. Phikeias see what it means to be a member of Phi Delta Theta through our example. Yours in the Bond, Joshua Cooper 1868, Phikeia Educator joshuacooper1224@icloud.com
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UNDERGRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
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n January 13, 2019 Cody Cook 1895, along with twenty-one of his pledge brothers, were initiated into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta. Brother Cook has been a leader since day one, evident by the fact that his Phikeia brothers elected him to serve as their class president. He was a spring term recruit so in school he is a sophomore by standing. He is originally from the Big Island of Hawaii and chose to come to Oregon State to be closer to his mainland family. He enjoys being able to pop up to Seattle to visit them. The Hawaiian word for family is ohana and his is very important to him. At Oregon State Brother Cook is studying kinesiology and sports medicine. He wants to be an athletic trainer at the high school or college level once he graduates and one day wants to be an international sports trainer with a professional team. When asked about why he chose to join Phi Delt he said the atmosphere was really inviting and welcoming. Being from Hawaii he did not know much about Greek life other than what is portrayed in the movies. The members showed him that Phi Delt was more than just a place to live, it was part of a larger family, a campus ohana if you will. He was encouraged by his roommate Ben Walker 1890, who had joined Phi Delta Theta in fall 2017. Initiation was a symbol of all the hard work he had to put in with school and all the chapter responsibilities. He did his best to balance. He was originally worried that he might not make the 2.75 GPA that was needed to get initiated. You see, he took his Phi Delt responsibilities so seriously that at times he felt like he could have been neglecting school at times. This did not end up being the
case—not only did he make grades, but he had his best term in college yet. He ended the term with a 3.40 GPA. He feels that the brothers really worked with him to make sure that he was doing well. Having people around encouraging him study hard really made the difference. Looking back he can see how the Fraternity did not take time away from school; rather, it made it stronger. As mentioned, Brother Cook was part of our chapter’s most recent initiation, along with twenty-one other individuals. Of the twenty-two total initiated on January 13, he was given the first bond number, the alpha of his initiation class. The members could see all the hard work he put in to both school and the Fraternity. They saw that he had successfully integrated the chapter into his campus experience, truly enhancing it and the brotherhood of Oregon Beta. We are all very proud of the chapter and Brother Cook is just another example of the great legacy of Oregon Beta.
Advisers and officers take a break at the winter retreat
NEWEST INITIATES
2019 WINTER INITIATES Cody Cook 1895 Aaron Cole 1896 Wade Pickering 1897 Cody Fettig 1898 John Elliott 1899 Nathan Dank 1900 Travis Beckt 1901 Chase Kaloust 1902
Owen Hatch 1903 Matt Elder 1904 Daniel Zwemke 1905 Ethan Campbell 1906 Nick Bowermaster 1907 Graham Gesten 1908 Luca Tine 1909 Ben Hakala 1910
REFER A PHI!
Preston Reed 1911 Danny Dhas 1912 Matt Murdough 1913 Phillip Groeb 1914 Bennett Poulsen 1915 Andrew Brandenfels 1916
Know any young men who would be great Phis? Refer them here: oregonstate.phideltatheta.org/join/refer-someone/. Then, encourage these young men to visit futurephidelt.org. http://oregonstate.phideltatheta.org
UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFO!
Please visit phideltatheta.org/members/update-your-info/ to update your contact information.
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CHAPTER ADVISORY BOARD Steven L. Walker, Chairman James Alexander Arnold, Risk Management Adviser Aaron Kerosky, Phikeia Adviser Henry Johnson, Financial Adviser Paul Clem, Recruitment Adviser Chon Madrigal, Scholarship Adviser Mealoha McFadden, OSU Faculty Adviser Erin Haynes, Alumni Involvement Adviser Luke Thomas Eilers, Academic Adviser CHAPTER OFFICERS Steven Guerrero, President Parker Atkinson, Vice President Skyler Loogman,Treasurer Ryan Patridge, Secretary Jack Cole, Warden Alexander Ryan Follett, Recruitment Chairman Joshua Cooper, Phikeia Educator Colin Edward Hammons, Scholarship Andrew James Rilatt, Risk Management Casey Lawrence Bauer, Social Alexander K Dempewolf, Awards Aaron Cole, Community Service Luca Anthony Tine, Historian Jacob Kasiah, House Manager Tyler Mack, Philanthropy Chairman Graham Gesten, Public Relations/Webmaster Ethan VanderZanden, Warden KAPPA SIGMA NU HOUSE CORPORATION John Stanley Lidstrom, President Peter David Fahlman Steven L. Walker, Vice President Daniel A Doumani Henry Thomas Johnson, Treasurer Aaron R. Kerosky Erin J. Haynes, Secretary Luke Eliers Members-at-Large: Steven Guerrero, Chapter President David Sly Robert Yarnall, Residential Director Paul Kenyon Clem (House Dad) Chon Luna Madrigal
ALUMNI UPDATES David Clewett 1658 started a new role as the front desk manager at Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa in Pacific City, Oregon. He also completed his fourth book This Land is Your Land. Jakob Walter 1739 completed his master of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and this past summer moved to San Francisco, California to begin a career as a tunnel engineer with McMillen Jacobs Associates.
CHAPTER GRAND
…in coelo quies est
“…in heaven there is rest”
Wallace “Bud” Eugene Gibbs 484 At the age of 90, Bud passed away peacefully after a short illness with pneumonia. He died on October 20, 2018 in Tigard. Bud was born January 29, 1928 to Floyd and Georgia Fisher Gibbs in Hood River, Oregon. Bud was raised in Hood River where he attended the local schools and graduated from Hood River High School in 1945. Bud was a three-sport athlete in high school and set the Oregon high school record for total points scored in a single basketball season in 1944–1945. After graduation at age seventeen, Bud accepted a football and basketball scholarship at Oregon State College (now OSU). As a freshman at OSC, Bud played varsity football and freshman basketball and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. During his time in college, Bud met the love of his life, Anita Miller, and they were married for sixty-four years until her passing in 2015. In 1961, the OSU president sought out and hired Bud as registrar for the university. Bud later acquired the additional responsibilities of director of admissions. Bud was active in the Phi Delta Theta alumni association throughout his life, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Colonel Peter D. Stearns 639 Pete Stearns passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Pete was born in Burns, Oregon, on February 7, 1934. He graduated from Oregon State College with a degree in agriculture, intending to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and uncles and become a cattle rancher. During his time is was initiated into Phi Delta Theta, being a very active part of the chapter through graduation. Having also been a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, his plans changed when he joined the Army Corps of Engineers. That led to a thirty-year career in the military. In 1958, Pete married Nan Elise Hagedorn of Prineville, Oregon. The couple lived a long and happy life together, celebrating their sixtieth wedding anniversary in June of 2018. The Stearns family always welcomed their army assignments. Throughout his career, the Stearns moved thirty-two times and had tours in France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, Hawaii, and Alaska, plus numerous stateside locations. Pete retired at Fort Belvoir, Virginia in 1986.
