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Tri Serp is a report for our alumni, advisors, and family from the Tau Sigma chapter of Beta Theta Pi.
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TheTri‐SerpFall2008Edition
TheTri‐Serp:Fall2008 2
GreetingstoallBetabrothersfromtheTauSigmaofBetaThetaPi!TheundergraduateshavehadagreatsummerfurtherbuildingtheIowaStatecolonyofBeta,throughamajorrecruitmentpushandavisittoDallas,TXforourfraternity’sGeneralConvention.I’mexcitedtowritetoyouaboutwhat’scomingupoverthenextacademicyear. RecruitingindividualsthatwillexcelasBetasisalwaysahighpriority,andthissummerthiswasespeciallytrueaswefinishbuildingapowerfulbaseforourcolonytogrowfrom.OurtwoprinciplerecruiterswereClintCurrieandKevinMarquardt,withbothMattStrayerandIjoiningtherecruitmentteamtohelpoutwiththemanyphonecalls,lunchmeetings,andhousetours.
AbigthankyoumustbegiventoalloftheexcellentsupportwereceivedfromalumniandfromtheBetaAdministrativeOffice,including(butdefinitelynotlimitedto!)ourrecruitmentadvisorBrentDoanefromthechapter’salumniassociation,ourformerleadershipconsultantBrettRundle,ournewleadershipconsultantRyanNewton,andourareadirectorofoperations,MattBrawner.
OneofourmostsuccessfulmethodsoffindingpotentialnewmemberswastheMenofPrincipleScholarshipprogram,sponsoredbyBetaalumni.AfterreceivinginformationfromtheuniversityonincomingfreshmenwithGPAsabovea3.00,wecreatedtwoscholarships,eachworth$500,andcontactedthesefreshmentoapplyforthescholarships.Thisprocessallowedustovetindividualapplicantsand,ifwewereinterestedinthem,explainmoreaboutBetaThetaPi.
Asofthiswritingwehave12pledgessignedforthisfall,with9pledgeslivingin‐house.With31individualslivingin‐houseandacombined43activesandpledges,thecolonyisgoingtobebusierthanever!I’mproudthatwe’vethelargestrecruitmentclasssincetheRe‐FoundingFathers,aswellasthefactthatwe’vesetthehighestnumberssincere‐colonizationforactives,pledges,andoverallmemberslivingin‐house.
Inadditiontogreatrecruitmentnews,we’vegotgreatconventionnewsaswell.Intotalwehad11actives(afullthirdofouractivemembers!)driveorflydowntoDallas,Texasforthe169thGeneralConventionofBetaThetaPi.MemberswentthroughtheexcellentLeadershipCollegeleadershipdevelopmentprogramandbroughtalotofgreatideashome,alongwiththeawardswepickedup.
AtconventionwereceivedtheExcellenceinRiskManagementawardthesecondtimeinarow,thistimereceivingmentionforournew“MeetaBrother”programintendedtostartconversationsbetweenbrothersthatmaynothangoutveryoften.WewerealsoawardedforLeadershipDevelopmentforthehighnumbersofmembersattendingleadershipdevelopmentprograms.Lastly,ourhonorablementionforOngoingCommunityService,whichwasreceivedforourserviceprojectwherememberspickupgarbagearoundtheISUcampuswhilewearingBetaletters.We’reveryproudofalltheseaccomplishments!
We’vealreadybegunlookingtothefuture,throughourestablishedgoalsfortheupcomingsemester.Theundergraduatemembershavefocusedthisfallonimprovingourrelationshipswithalumniofthechapterthroughmorefrequent,bettercommunicatedevents.We’vealsospenttimebrainstormingsometangiblemethodsofimprovinginterfraternalismbydoingmorewiththeInterfraternalCouncilandotherfraternitiesandsororities.
Inclosing,IwanttothankallofourdedicatedalumnithatdonatetheirtimeortheirmoneytoseeingtheTauSigmachapterofBetaThetaPireturntotheIowaStatecampuswithgreatsuccess,andIpromiseyouthattheundergraduatemembersaren’tgoingtoletyoudown.ThanksonceagainforyoursupportandyourinterestinseeingBetabackinabigwayatISU!
Yoursin___kai___,RyanKennedy,IowaState‘11Accounting,English,andPhilosophyPresident,[email protected]
ALetterfromourPresident…
TheTri‐Serp:Fall2008 3
TableofContents
SummerRecruitment Page4
MyExperienceRacingtheIowaStateSolarCar Page5 Page4GivingBacktotheCommunity Page6 Page4
TheBetaThetaPifraternityatBidDaySororitySerenades2008.
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Overthesummer,threeTauSigmaBetasworkedonrecruitingournextpledgeclass.MattStrayer,ClintCurrie,andIspentourentiresummercallingpotentialnewmembers,usingthe“DelphiList”providedtousbyIowaState.ThelisthadtheeverynameofeverymalestudentwhowaspotentiallycomingtoISUandincluded6,000names.UndertheirnamesincludedtheirGPA,hometown,major,andtheirinterestlevelinfraternities.
Ourcurrentpledgeclasswasrecruitedthroughthreemainmethods.OurfirstmethodwastheMenofPrinciplescholarshipthatwasgivenout.Therearetwoofthesescholarships;eachwas$500.Wemailedout2,500oftheMenofPrincipleapplicationsandendedupwith100goodinterviews.Fromthese100interviewswewereabletogivethemhousetours.Ifoneofthemwasinterested,wewouldgivethemahousetourandapacketofinformationonBeta.Thesecondmethodthatweusedwasreferralsfromundergrads,friendsandalumni.ThefinalmethodisusingtheDelphiListandwiththesethreewayswewereabletorecruitourpledgeclass.
Weaccomplishedalotthissummerandareproudtohaveapledgeclassof12.Wearealwaysrecruiting,andalwaystryingtoexpandournumbers.Wearelookingforwardtoourupcomingspringclass,andareexcitedbecausewehavequiteafewleads.
MeettheBetasofFall2008
TedAngusJimmyBeardsworthMaxFellerTimothyFoxJoshGaughanPatrickMcManusMarkSamuelsonBrandtSchumacherEthanStantonMattStockmanMarkTisignerCamVens
SummerRecruitmentByKevinMarquardt
TheFall2008PledgeClass
TheTri‐Serp:Fall2008 5
Overthepasttwoyears,IhavehadthefortunateexperienceofbeingapartofTeamPrISUm,IowaState’ssolarcarteam.Ijoinedasafreshmanandhavebeenworkingonourcurrentcaroverthepasttwoyearsinpreparationforthissummer’scompetition.WeenteredtheNorthAmericanSolarChallenge(NASC),atranscontinentalrace,whichtakesplaceeverytwoyears.TeamsfromleadinguniversitiesallovertheworldtraveltocompeteinNASC,includingGermanyandEngland,withatotalof25teamsoriginallyenteredtorace. IknewofthesolarcarteambeforestartingcollegeandwasinterestedinjoiningbecauseIwassoimpressedbytheobviouslystellarengineeringinvolved.ThesolarcarofferedexperiencesIknewIwouldnothaveintheclassroomandsoIjumpedonboard.Ilearnedalotwhileontheteam.Ilearnedhowtousecomputerstodesigncomponentsandmodelforces.Ilearnedmechanicalandelectricalskills.And,Ilearnedmuchaboutteamwork. Thisyear’sracestartedinPlano,TXandwent2300milestoCalgary,AB.Beforebeingallowedtorace,however,wehadtopassqualifyinginspectionstoensurethatourvehicleswouldbesafeontheroad.Qualifiersnarrowedthefieldto15,andwewereluckytobeoneofthoseteams.Duetocomplications,whichcausedustofallbehindschedule,wehadaveryhardtimecompletingourcarintimefortherace.Manyofus,includingmyself,wentmostoftheweekwithlessthantwohoursofsleepanight.Itwasveryexhausting,butworthitintheend. Thedayoftherace,alltheteamslineduponthedewsoakedfieldforagroupphoto.Wethenhurriedtoourstartingpositions.Ourstarttimewas9:12becausewehadthe13thpollposition.Teamsbegineachlegaminuteaparttoavoidcongestion.Italsoallowsleadandchasevehiclestogetintoposition,whicharerequiredelementsoftheracecaravan. ThatdayweweretoreachMcAlester,OK,acheckpoint,andthenmakeitascloseaswecouldtoNeosho,MO,thefirststagestop.TheraceisexecutedmuchliketheTourdeFranceis.Checkpointsserveas30minutereststops,whicharerequiredbutnotfactoredintothetime.Then,therearestagestopsalongtheway,whichareplacesforteamstoregroupandrest.Thetotalracetimeisthesumofeachstagetime.
Igotthreehoursofsleepthenightbeforetherace.So,asyoucanimagine,afterabouttwohoursinthewarmsolarcartomypeacefulself,Iwasstartingtogetsleepy.ThankGodIjoinedBeta!IsangroundafterroundofmyBetafavorites:MarchingAlong,ITookMyGirlOutWalking,WooglintothePledge,andthePartingSong.IwasabletofinishmylegeasilyandwewereinMcAlesterbynoon.Thedaywasgoingverywell.
Disaster!Weswitcheddriversatthecheckpoint.Iwasnowdrivingleadand15minutesintothenextlegourbreakswentout.Inoticedinmyrearviewmirrorthatthesolarcarwasgettingveryclosebehindme.NormallyIwouldbespeedinguptomakeroombecauseitisnotgoodforthesolarcartouseitsbreaksandloseefficiency,butwewerealreadytailgatingU.ofKentuckyandIhadnowheretogo.Iwatchedwithwideeyesasthesolarcarcollidedwiththebackofourleadvehicle.Everythinghappenedveryfastafterthat.Thedriversustainedcontrolofthecarandeventuallybroughtthecartoastopusingtheparkingbreak.Wewereallveryshakenup.
Westoppedforthedaythenandbeganinvestigatingwhatwentwrong.Asitturnedout,wehadreplacedourbrakepadsthatmorningwithaverysimilar,butsofterpad.Nooneknewofthisdifferencebeforehand.Weswitchedbacktothefirmerpads,whichweregraciouslydonatedtousbyanotherteam,andwedidn’thaveanytroublestherestoftherace.
Thingswentrathersmoothlyafterthat.WeeventuallymadeittoCalgarywithanelapsedtimeof91hours,12minutes,and59seconds.Theentireteamranacrossthefinishlinetogetherwavingtothecrowdofcheeringpeople.Wefinished8th!
Ilookbackontheracewithgreatpride.Welearnedmuchaboutengineering,hadanexcellenttime,andmademanyfriendsalongtheway.Iwillrememberthose20daysforever!
MyExperienceRacingtheIowaStateSolarCarByMattMartin
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Fortheyearof2008,asphilanthropychairIorganizedourchapter’sinvolvementinthelocalcommunity.Toestablishcommunityserviceevents,Iselectedtwolocalorganizations/programsinspringof2008.TheselectedweretheVeteransofForeignWarsandKeepIowaStateBeautiful.KeepIowaStateBeautifulhadjustbegun,soIfeltTauSigmaofBetaThetaPimencouldcontributealottothisproject.Thisprojectwasaweeklyeventtofocusonkeepingouruniversitycampuscleaned.ThetimecommitmentforthisprojectconsistedofanhouradayfromTuesdaythroughFridayonaweeklyoccurrence.Wewereoneofthefirstorganizationstobeapartoftheproject,whichwasgiventhenameof“AdopttheCampusprogram.” WiththeestablishmentofourongoingcommunityserviceIbegantocontacttheVFWforacommunityserviceprojectthatwecoulddoinconjunctionwiththem.ThefirstprojectwascalledLiteaTike.TheVFW’smissionforthisprojectwastomakethelocalkidsofStoryCountyawareaboutbikesafetyandsupplythemwitheverythingtheyneedtobecomenoticeableontheroadatnight.Forexample,theVFWandtheMenoftheTauSigmaChaptersuppliedthesekidswithreflectivematerialfortheirhelmets,backpacks,andbicycles.Inadditionthesekidswerealsotaughtthebasicsofbicyclesafety.WewillcontinuetoworkwiththeVFWeveryfallandspringinthefuture.
WhytheVFW?AlloftheMenhereandIbelievethatBetaThetaPifocusesonthesuperioraspectofleadershipandwefeelthattheMenofVFWhaveandcontinuetohaveleadership.OnNovember7thand8thofthisyear,wewillbehelpingtheVFWpassoutPoppiesatselectedlocationswithinthecityofAmes.MembersoftheVFWhaveappreciatedourhelpandlookforwardforourhelpandleadershipinthecomingyears. EveryfallwehavehadourannualphilanthropyandthisyearthephilanthropywasthesecondannualBetaBurgersandBands.Themoneyraisedwasdonatedtothe10,000HoursShow.Thisorganizationhelpsandencouragesstudentstogointothelocalcommunityandvolunteertheirtime.Whilethephilanthropyisstillnew,inthefuturemanymenherehavethoughtofmanynewsuggestionstoimproveourphilanthropyfurther,whetherthatisatotallynewphilanthropyorimprovingthecurrentphilanthropyevenfurther. Again,IfocusedongettingtheTauSigmaChapteroutintothecommunitytogetmorethanenoughcommunityservicehours.AtotalofsixhundredandfourteenhourswereaccomplishedintheAmes,IAcommunity,ournation,anddailyserviceduringthespringsemesterof2008.ThisdailyserviceconsistsofcertainMenatourchapterparticipatinginourcommunitybyhelpingoutacertaingroupofpeopledaily.Thesetotalhoursweredividedbythirty‐oneactivemembers,whichcametoatotalaverageoftwentyhoursperman.Today,asofrightnowtheactiveshaveatotalnumberoftwohundredandtwenty‐sixhourscompleted.
Atthe169thGeneralConvention,wewereawardedHonorableMentionoftheJohnHoltDuncan:OngoingServiceAward.Ifeelhonoredtobeapartofsuchagreatchapterthathasmanygoalsforitselfandweeithercomeclosetothemorsurpassthembyaheftymargin.
Yoursin___kai___,DerekJensenTauSigma1758PhilanthropyChair
GivingBacktotheCommunityByDerekJensen
TheTri‐Serp:Fall2008 7
TheWoodenInstitute,WrittenbyClintCurrie
ThiswasaneventthatchangedthewayIthinkaboutBetaThetaPi.ThiswasagreatexperienceandIhopetoevengobacknextsummerasanintern.Thisexperiencegavemeachancetohavea3hourritualbreakdownreviewinthehallofchapters,andreallyhelpedmedissecttheritualofBetaThetaPi.ThisissomethingthatIwillbespearheadingoncethefallpledgeclassisinitiatedisadeeper,morethoroughritualreviewwiththepledgesandtheactiveswiththehelp
ofsomeofthematerialthatwasdistributedattheInstitute.BesidesjustlearningaboutBeta,oneofthemostamazingthingswasbondingwithmyfellowBetasfromacrossNorthAmerica,includingoneguyfromtheTorontoChapter.Imadesomereallygreatfriendsthere,andevengotthechancetohangoutwithoneoftheguysfrommysmallgroupatthegeneralconvention.OverallthiswasagreatexperiencethatreallymademeabetterBeta,anditgavemealotofideastobringbacktothechapter.
FuturesQuest,WrittenbyMatthewCavner
AsmyfirstLeadershipDevelopmentprogram,Iwasnotsurewhattoexpector
whatIwouldgetoutoftheprogram.ThemainreasonIregisteredwastosatisfy
thecharteringstandardsweneededtoachieveasacolony.WhatIgotoutofit
howeverwereideasIwouldnothaveoriginallythoughtoforissuesthatIoriginally
hadlittleinterestin.Future’sQuesttookawaythestereotypethatFraternitiesare
“blood‐enemies”orthattwodifferenthousescouldnevergetalong.
AtFuture’sQuest,wewereshownthroughexercisesandpersonaldiscussionthat
althoughsomeofusweardifferentletters,intheendweallstriveforthesame
thing.LeavingFuture’sQuest,ItookfromitarenewedprideinbeingaBetaand
beingaGreekstudent.IfIhadnevergonetoFuture’sQuest,itisunlikelyIwould
beBeta’sIFCRepresentativeorhaveasstrongofaninterestinattemptingto
createaformalrecruitmentsystemforISU.IhopethatbyhelpingtheISUGreek
systembecomestronger,thatIcanmakeBetastrongertoo.
BetaThetaPi:AFraternityTrainingTomorrow’sLeaders
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LeadershipCollegeatConvention,WrittenbyMattStrayer
BrotherBetas,ThissummerIhadthepleasureofattendingmysecondBetaConventionatthe169thGeneralConventioninDallas,TX.LastsummerIattendedasachapterdelegateandhadtofocusmoreonthebusinesssideofthegeneralfraternity.ThisyearIalsohadauniqueexperiencewhenIwasgiventheopportunityofservingasasmallgroupfacilitatoratLeadershipCollege.LeadershipCollegewasjustrevampedwithawonderfulnewprogrambasedonStephenCovey's"SevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople."Facilitatingwasanawesomeexperienceworkingwith
theGeneralFraternitystaffandtheotherfacilitatorsfromacrossU.S.andCanada.FacilitatingatconventiongavemetheopportunitytothoroughlylearnStephenCovey'sprogram,meetnewBeta'sandFriendsofBeta,seeallmyoldfriendsfromacrossNorthAmerica,andcometorealizeonceagainwhyIjoinedourgreatandgoodfraternity.ThankGodI'maBeta,andIcanspeakonbehalfofallthecurrentundergraduatesatTauSigma,IhopetoseeallofyouthissummerinPhoenixforre‐chartering!___kai___,MattStrayerTS1736SeniorinEconomicsandMathematicsmatt7756@iastate.edu
Recruit Information: Our recruitment chairmen would be grateful to obtain the names and contact information of any possible recruits. If you know someone who is attending or plans to attend Iowa State University and would make a great Beta, please fill out the following information and return it to the Tau Sigma chapter via mail or e-mail. Thanks! Name _____________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ Telephone # ( )___________________________________________________ E-mail_____________________________________________________________
BetaThetaPi‐TauSigmaColony2120LincolnWayAmes,Iowa50014www.isubeta.com
Questions?PleaseContact:MatthewCavnerAlumniRelationsIFCRepresentativeEditorofTheTri‐[email protected]