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 ’68, secretary/treasurer.
The board formally adopted its mission as follows: “The mission of the Theta Chapter House Company and Alumni Association of Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is to maintain the spirit, communications and relationships among the brotherhood of OWU’s oldest fraternity and to establish a foundation for future recolonization of Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi.”
Programs to achieve these objectives, include the continued publication of Theta Data and the development of a Web site which will contain an alumni membership database, alumni news, past issues of Theta Data, guest room and other elements of alumni communications. More details will be released soon. Periodically, reunions will be planned including special events such as the Fraternal ’50s recognition programs.
The subject of “recolonization” will continue to be on the agenda of future meetings. Among considerations for any future recolonization is the requirement to meet the standards of the “Men of Principle” program of the General Fraternity. This includes a requirement that five alumni advisers be available for close work and oversight of the colony. This subject will continue to be reviewed by the Alumni Association trustees with particular attention given to the campus environment, university interest, alumni support and student interest in a recolonization effort.
Funding for all of the Alumni Association programs will be from dues collected from the generous contributions of its 800 members. The current treasury shows a balance of approximately $2,000. Annual expenditures for its programs are approximately $6,000-$7,000 per year, with the support of an average of 100 alumni giving at an average of $70 each per year.
The next meeting of the trustees is scheduled for noon, Saturday, August 17, 2002, at the Hamilton-Williams Center.
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