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ello Brothers and Families,

Since our last newsletter, the brothers of the Wisconsin chapter have been busy finishing the fall semester and gearing up for the calendar year. Thanksgiving Break provided some much needed respite for the brothers right before crunch time for finals. We were also graced by the presence of brothers from the Minnesota chapter in the Battle of Paul Bunyan’s Axe. While we ultimately came up short in the big game, it was a great opportunity to connect with the brothers up north. With Thanksgiving Break over, it was time for a full week of brotherhood events culminating in Ritual on December 3rd Events of the week included a scavenger hunt, movie night, bridge building, and a trip to the Sett. We were fortunate enough to initiate 13 new brothers into the fraternity. We are all very excited to see how they will grow and shape the fraternity in the future. The fall semester wrapped up with the election of the new executive board and other officer positions. They are a very ambitious and driven bunch who are dedicated to advancing the Wisconsin chapter to even greater heights

The house continues to be improved by the brothers as the standard of living quickly rises. The first of two major house improvement days for the semester is rapidly approaching on February 25th. All the work will be put into making renovations to the house such as drywalling, repairs to floors and lights, updating bathrooms, and general maintenance and upkeep of the house. Almost every room in the house has had some touch ups done to them within the past year, with over half of those being full room renovations Other completed projects include the front and back stairs stairs to 144.While there have been improvements made, there continue to be some major issues that plague the house due to its age. Some issues include a broken furnace, floating grounds and other electrical issues, and a sinking subfloor in the kitchen due to rotten wood. Without your help and support, it will be very difficult to make these fixes ourselves. In conjunction with the new renovations, the growth of the chapter, as well as rising demand to live in the house, the house is bursting at the seams Every room is occupied, including one double, and that number is expected to grow to two doubles for the upcoming academic year.

The calendar year got off to a fast start for the active chapter. Members of the executive board traveled to Camp Jameson in Plainfield, Indiana to spend a weekend at Leadership Training Weekend to grow their skills and learn about the resources available to them as leaders in the chapter They returned with some brothers from the Michigan Tech chapter who stayed for the night on their way back. It was great to have them visit and we plan to have another event with them! Brotherhood events kicked off with a ski trip in the Upper Peninsula right before school started to celebrate the last little bit of freedom before the academic semester started for brothers. With the start of classes, the reigning chapter for philanthropy and community picked up right where they left off Many of the brothers participated in a “Souperbowl” held by brothers Connor Grossnickle and Hunter Downey as part of Habitat For Humanity.

Other events planned include mixers with a sorority, Alpha Omega Epsilon, fundraising events, a camping trip scheduled for the first weekend in April and Formal which is currently scheduled for April 15th Rush is finished and we are looking to continue to grow the fraternity to the largest it has been thanks to Brother Brayden Schaeuble.We were able to initiate eight new members to bring our membership up to a grand total of 55. The upcoming calendar year will be a busy one but a very fun one. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to the President, Brother Logan Chart at ltchart@wisc.edu, or our Alumni Relations Chair, Brother Connor Grossnickle at cgrossnickle@wisc.edu. Here’s to another great year

In F, S, and C, Brother Diego Arredondo wis20

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