Having sold our real estate brokerage, we are semiretired and in good health and grateful for all the good things. I was shocked and saddened by Bill Long’s death as reported here. Thanks for keeping Theta Data going!
Did You Know
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Little known facts about BTP / OWU • In 1942, the OWU football team lost to Michigan State U, 31-7. Who was the coach? George Gauthier, of course. Big Ten opponents were a common challenge for OWU under Gauthier. • The OWU football team, On October 7, 1922 was the first team to play against […]
Ned Speasmaker’s 80th
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
It was like a royal affair with everyone there. The Monarch perched on a stool between the cold beer keg and a silver punch bowl across from a groaning table of warming trays brimming with barbecued pork, chicken, beef and beans, calmly accepted the homage and accolades of his court. Thus did brother Ned Speasmaker […]
Beta HQ Announcement Magazine Now Online
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Beta Theta Pi is the longest, continuously published magazine in the fraternal world; however, Charles D. Walker, V.M.I 1869 couldn’t have envisioned the World Wide Web when he printed the first issue on December 15, 1872. Today, 134 years later, we are proud to bring you a new web site for The Beta Theta […]
Theta Chapter Web Site
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
As announced last year, our Theta Chapter Web Site is operational and available for your use. For some time we had the objective of creating a Web site for Theta Chapter which would provide the brothers with pertinent information regarding Theta Chapter history, pictures, and alumni member directory. It will also allow us to frequently […]
Skip Cheseldine transmittal letter to Tom Tatham
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Tom: I’m sure you remember our good Beta Brother and long time Delaware fixture—Tom Farahay—from his days with C.J. Wilson. Tom was a contemporary of mine 1946-51. Whenever I am in Delaware, I stop by to say hello to Tom’s lovely widow/Beta sweetheart Ida. Last time I was in Delaware, I had lunch with Ida […]
Eugene Baldwin transmittal letter to brother Morris Hollenbaugh
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Dear Sir: So glad to have your good letter of April 12th & in the meantime have been busy checking on a few of my dear father’s early activities—found two diaries of his covering several years—the first page of 1884 I am enclosing with his Beta pin. The chapter house is welcome to this page & […]
Lorenzo Dow McCabe 1817-1897
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
With supporting contributions and documents from: Paul amd Annie Grinton Kisseberth ’54, Bix Newhard ’52, Janet McCabe Hoover Smithwick ’48, and with contributions from many other family members A most interesting story featuring a Beta Pin comes to us from Paul & Annie Kisseberth ’54, Bix Newhard ’52 and Janet Smithwick ’48. The story begins […]
Did You Know
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Little known facts about BTP / OWU • George Gauthier, OWU AD Emeritus, known as “the little G” was the quarterback for Michigan State U in his college days … and MSU never lost a game during his 3 years as quarterback!! • William Eels, History Professor of the 40s, 50s, was a cousin of […]
Beta Pledges 1946
January 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Front Row: Bill Wright, “Moon” Naughton, Momma Linn, Bob Baracca, Al Long, Eben Dobson Back Row: Bill Pratt, Bob Rouge, Keith Gaspitch, “Skip” Cheseldine, Ned Speasmaker, Earl Cramer
