During the 161st Beta Convention in Chicago in early August,\u00a0I got the chance to participate in the undergraduate (mostly\u00a0sophomores) training with other Beta chapter advisers for the\u00a0\u201cMen of Principle\u201d initiative. Beta Theta Pi continues to move\u00a0forward with this effort to build a greater fraternity for growth and\u00a0improvement for its men. This training is an intense process that\u00a0ran from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for three days. The effort is to expose\u00a0as many men from all chapters to allow development of the\u00a0initiative to evolve. The General Fraternity is not demanding\u00a0immediate and total immersion as a basis for holding a charter,\u00a0but to use it as a model for improvement of all chapters.\u00a0Theta is slowly finding its way down this path. For example, a\u00a0new pledge training program developed by senior brother Eric\u00a0Eickhoff has been put in place that moves the process along. The\u00a0\u201cMen of Principle\u201d concepts are used so the new pledges are\u00a0seeing new ways to strengthen themselves and the chapter. As\u00a0this progresses the membership can adjust and embrace those\u00a0parts of the program they feel will be beneficial as they move\u00a0forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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