Bedford Springs, Penna. Was truly a busy spot between the dates of Aug. 30 and Sept. 2 of this year. It served as the location of the one hundred and sixteenth General convention of Beta Theta Pi. For the third year in a row, Theta Chapter was again well represented with the third largest delegation […]
Theta Singing More Than Ever This Year
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Theta chapter opened its musical year with the traditional “first night serenade” for the freshmen women. This, as ever, was a tremendous success. This year has seen a complete reorganization of the entire music program of he chapter, and the results of this have been quite satisfying. One of the newer things around the chapter […]
Dale Denny Presented With Dawson Ring
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The Dawson Ring was presented this year to Dale Denny, a sophomore from Columbus. The ring will remain in Dale’s possession until he presents it to his successor at next year’s Homecoming banquet. The Dawson ring, which belonged to former National President of Beta Theta Pi, Colonel William Warren Dawson, Theta ’14, is presented annually […]
Brother Kleemeier Serves Order Of Moose
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DR. ROBERT W. KLEEMEIER, ’38, is doing a most interesting and valuable work as Director of the Moose haven Research Laboratory at Orange Park, Fla., and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Florida. Moose haven is a model community or elderly people; it is owned and operated by the Loyal Order of Moose. Through […]
Theta Team Scores Again
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With the passing and signal calling of “Intramural Jim” Davies, Theta’s gridders rolled along to another near perfect season. The brothers exhibited so much spirit and fire that opponent sere often heard to say, “What do they feed those Betas to get them so fired up?” The Sig Alphs proved the only stumbling block in […]
Miami Triad
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Our most recent big affair was the Miami Triad weekend, March 23-25. On Friday night the Triad sponsored the “Duke’s Men,” a vocal group of 14 men from Yale. After a concert in Gray Chapel, they gave an informal concert at the sigma chi house. On Saturday evening the Triad dance was held in Willis […]
“Mama”
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One of the really important parts of the life at the Beta house is Mrs. James Linn. Though-out the last eighteen years many Betas have passed through the halls of “Old Theta,” but one face has remained our housemother. In the years she has been housemother she has contributed much to the formation of their […]
Impression Of A Neophyte
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September brought 600 eager freshmen, unaware of pledge training, bell sessions or “acing” quizzes, to Ohio Wesleyan. I first encountered the hectic rush week and pledging; it came with every active smiling, eager to greet the freshmen. And then when the week had past, I had “gone” Beta. Little did the sixteen of us know […]
Brother Burleigh Cartmell ’02, Honored
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Brother Burleigh Cartmell, ’02, was honored by Theta Chapter at its November 14’ 1955, chapter meeting. The honor was presented in a form of a resolution and was read by Brother Chuck Glander, ’56. The resolution reads as follow. “Whereas, Brother Bunleigh Emanuel Carmell was initiated into active membership in Beta Theta Pi Fraternity by […]
13 Initiates Hear General Treasurer Weber At Banquet
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Brother Ford R, Weber, General Treasurer of Beta Theta Pi, was in attendance February 11, 1956, when 13 men joined Theta’s ranks. Following the initiation the annual initiation banquet was held at the chapter house. Approximately fifty alumni returned for the occasion. Brother Weber arrived in Delaware in time to sit in on the Shepard […]
