This year has been a good one for us from a fund raising point of view. The Eiken litho of 54 W. Lincoln house generated considerable interest. We have entered this year with $7500 in the bank. We have terminated our relationship with Affinity Connection. They did a good job of database management, printing and […]
President’s Report By Chuck Underwood ’68
February 13, 2003 by Leave a Comment
Recent months have been both “downs and ups” for us. First, on the downside, we had the closing of the chapter before the fall semester in 2001. On the up side, however, we have re-organized the House Company and Alumni Association and adopted a clear mission statement as we move to the future: “The mission of […]
Theta’s Crossroads By Eric Eickhoff ’00
February 13, 2003 by Leave a Comment
TRUSTEE, HOUSE CORPORATION I believe the Theta chapter’s future is at a crossroads. On the eve of the chapter’s 150th anniversary, we are faced with decisions that are equal in magnitude to the decision to disband the chapter. I will always agree that the alumni made the right decision even though many may have thought otherwise. The […]
The Old Get-Away Group
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On Monday, October 21, 2002, the old Get-Away group of Theta Betas—Ed O’Day ’50, Bob Mauck ’48, met with their wives at the home of Aggie and Hal Fausnaugh ’48 in Rocky River, Ohio. Bill Long ’51 and wife Ann were vacationing in Florida and could not be there. The four couples were anxiously awaiting […]
June 21-23, 2002 Reunion at Oxford, Ohio
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Miami University and the Beta National Administrative Offices hosted the June, 2002 reunion of OWU Theta Chapter which witnessed 40 alumni and 25 spouses in attendance. Most of those attending were from the classes initiated in 1952 & 1953 as 35 alumni were recognized for their 50th anniversary as Betas. Highlighting the reunion luncheon at the beautiful […]
Reorganization of Alumni Assocation Board
March 13, 2002 by Leave a Comment
T he first meeting of the reorganized board of the Alumni Association of Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi took place on Saturday, January 12, 2002, at OWU. The meeting was attended by brothers Adachi ’99, DeVos ’54, Eickhoff ’00, England ’01, Harris ’58, Haskell ’68, Tatham ’56 and Underwood ’68. Brother Chuck Underwood ’68 was elected president, and Marty Haskell […]
Past President’s Report Theta Chapter’s Return will Require Your Help
March 13, 2002 by Leave a Comment
Theta Brothers, In the March 2001 Theta Data, I wrote, as president of the Alumni Association, about the status of the chapter as seen through the eyes of the Alumni Executive Board. We had many real concerns at that time about the future of our great chapter. A combination of circumstances brought us to a critical juncture by the end […]
President’s Report Committed to Preserving Friendships
March 13, 2002 by Leave a Comment
Greetings to all of the 800 living alumni of Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi. It is an honor to serve as your Alunni Association president. I look forward to working on your behalf to continue our communications programs and to support activities which maintain strong relationships among our alumni. While the recent year has been difficult with the closing of the active […]
Alumni Support Needed
March 13, 2002 by Leave a Comment
Your past dues support of the Alumni Association is very much appreciated. Our annual giving during the past few years has averaged about $50-60 each from approximately 100-120 members. Our current budget shows that our Theta Data publication, reunions, maintenance of alumni database, Fraternal ’50s and other communications programs requires annual expenditures of approximately $5,000-$7,000 per year. […]
Attend The ’52 – ’53 Initiates Fraternal ’50s Celebration
March 13, 2002 by Leave a Comment
The classes of 1955 and 1956, who were initiated in 1952 and 1953, will be the honored guests at the Fraternal ’50s ceremonies to be held in Oxford, Ohio, at the Beta Theta Pi National Headquarters during the weekend of June 21-23, 2002. This special weekend reunion schedule will be as follows: Friday, 21 6 p.m. Register […]
