BETA SIGMA PSI National Lutheran Fraternity |
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Marty’s Boys
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June
27, 2006 |
Volume 6, Number 11 |
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In This Issue Alumni Assistance
Needed for Beta Sig Recruitment Registration for
National Convention Continues National
Fraternity Sponsoring New Fall Program Beta Sigs to be Present at
UIFI National President
to be unavailable in July Congressional
Letter Writing Campaign National Board of
Directors Nominations Fundraising
Opportunity for Educational Foundation National President
New Address Important
Dates ·
August
3 – 6 Beta Sigma Psi National Convention ( If
you have an event that you would like to have posted in Marty’s Boys please
contact Chad
Pfister. |
Alumni Assistance Needed for Beta Sig RecruitmentRecruitment
chairmen at our chapters can always help from their alumni! If you know of graduating seniors from your
home congregations or surrounding area, please forward their names and contact
information to the appropriate recruitment chair. Here are the chapters’ recruitment chairmen
and how they can be contacted: Alpha ( Beta (Purdue) Kent
Bultemeier (260) 414-1202 Matt Sommerfeld (765) 210-5284 Delta ( Jeremy Rasmussen (402) 721-1570 Epsilon ( Chris Bahls (515) 975-6778 Zeta ( Eta ( Matt Lutz (314)
369-7708 Iota (Missouri –
Columbia) Tony Zehnle (314) 435-6963 Pat O’Mara (314) 517-0265 Alpha Alpha (Midland Lutheran)Nathan Gerhart Registration for National Convention ContinuesAlthough the early registration period has passed, it is still not too
late to register for the 2006 National Convention August 3-6 at the Seelbach
Hilton in The registration form can be found by clicking here. The registration cost for members will allow entry to the Awards
Breakfast on Saturday morning, the Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday night,
entrance to all official Beta Sig Receptions, a continental breakfast on
Sunday morning, entry to a popular The Registration costs for guests will include all of the above except
entry to the Awards Breakfast on Saturday morning. Instead, they will have entry to the
official Beta Sig Spouse’s Tea that will be held on Saturday morning. In addition to the Spouse’s Tea, spouses
will be spending the day together sightseeing around downtown Hotel reservations can be made by contacting the Seelbach Hilton at
502-585-3200. The group rate is
$109/night plus tax. It is necessary
to mention that you are with Beta Sigma Psi when making your reservation to
get the group rate, which expires on July 7, 2006. If you prefer to make your reservation
on-line, the group booking code is BEM.
Collegiate members do not need to reserve rooms at the Seelbach, as
the National Fraternity will be taking care of the ordering of rooms. The National Convention is always a great time to interact with old
friends and to make new friends. So
start making your plans now to attend the 2006 National Convention. The official National Convention website can be found at http://convention.betasigmapsi.org. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact Chad National Convention ScheduleSubject to Change Thursday, August 3 12:00 PM Registration Opens 1:00 PM
Educational Conference 6:00 PM
Reception Friday,
August 4 8:00 AM
National Council Meeting 12:00 PM
Lunch (On Your Own) 1:00 PM
Sightseeing 5:00 PM
Dinner (On Your Own) Saturday, August 5 8:00 AM
Awards Breakfast 9:30 AM
Spouses Tea 10:00 AM
National Council Meeting 6:00 PM
Reception Bourbon Tasting (Sponsored by Four Roses Bourbon) 7:00 PM
Awards/Scholarship Banquet Sunday, August 6 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast 9:00 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
National Board of Directors Meeting National Fraternity Sponsoring New Fall ProgramThe National Fraternity is proud to sponsor the first-ever New Member
Forum this fall. Session One will be
held in the There will be separate programming tracks for associate and active
members, as the groups are led through series of activities designed to
enrich the associate member experience.
The programming will end in the early afternoon, and, in the afternoon
and early evening, the National Fraternity will sponsor an ultimate Frisbee
tournament that is open for all Beta Sigs. More details will become available by the National Convention. If you have any questions in the meantime,
please feel free to contact Beta Sigs To Be Present at 2006 UIFIEpsilon Chapter president
Charles Fisher will be attending Session 7 of UIFI (Undergraduate
Interfraternity Institute), a leadership program designed for fraternity and
sorority leaders across the country that promotes conversations about the
problems that Greeks face in their chapters and on their campuses. National Leadership Director National President To Be Unavailable in JulyI will be
unavailable for a two-week period from July 12 to July 26, as I will be in
the final stretch of studying for the Missouri Bar Examination. During that time, please contact Congressional Letter Writing CampaignSeveral months ago, I asked everyone to participate in a Grassroots Letter Writing Campaign to members of Congress to assist in the passage of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act. Well it is still not to late to participate in this campaign, in fact it is more important than ever for you to write to your Congressmen and Senators. CHIA as it has come to be known in Fraternity circles would allow existing 501(c)(3) organizations, of which the Educational Foundation is classified as, to make grants to organizations which own collegiate housing for the purpose of making general physical improvements to the structure. Currently, funds from 501(c)(3) organizations can only be used to make improvements to areas which are used for educational purposes. Having just returned from According to the NIC’s lobbying firm Beta Sigma Psi has only had 10 letters written to Congress, of which half have come from myself. This placed Beta Sigma Psi 63rd out of 73 Fraternities and Sororities. While we were ahead of some larger Fraternities, I believe that Beta Sigma Psi can do better. My challenge to the members of Beta Sigma Psi to for us hit triple digits by the end of May. In fact there is no reason why Beta Sigma Psi shouldn’t have at least 6,000 letters sent to Congress. (That’s only 3 letters from each member of the distribution list). All it takes is just a few minutes to send the letters, since the letters have already been drafted, and so all it takes is adding your name and university to the letter before it can be sent. If you have already sent letters, I ask that you please do it again and make sure to send a copy to myself and the NIC’s lobbying firm. More information about CHIA, the Letter Writing Campaign, and the sample letters can be found by going to http://www.betasigmapsi.org/congress. If you have any questions please contact Chad Pfister. Board of Directors NominationsThis is how we fulfill being "Brothers for All Time” by
serving our fraternity when the opportunity arises. Your fraternity is
looking for motivated brothers to answer the call to run for office on the
National Board. The challenges of recruitment, membership education, and
public relations are a few of the duties candidates will face in their 2 year
term. Please contact Chad Winterhof at nominations@betasigmapsi.org
to find out how your talents can best fit Beta Sigma Psi. Fundraising
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