National Fraternity Launches Redesigned National Website
It is
with extreme pleasure that the National Fraternity announces the launch of a
newly redesigned website at www.betasigmapsi.org. This project has been in
the works for several months, and it has been through the hard work and
dedication of several members of the National Board of Directors that this
project has now come to fruition.
This
new website is the beginning of the National Fraternity's efforts to better
market Beta Sigma Psi to college aged Lutheran males throughout the country.
In the
coming months the National Fraternity will under go various projects to brand
Beta Sigma Psi as the best choice for Lutheran males at college and
university campuses across the country.
I hope
that you will check back frequently to this new site. If you are interested
in helping the National Fraternity with this new marketing campaign, please
contact me. It is only through the work of all Beta Sigs that this campaign
can be truly successful.
Fraternally,
Chad Pfister
27th National President
National Board of Directors
Approves Chartering Petition for Kearney
Alumni Chapter
During its October Conference
Call, the National Board of Directors approved the chartering petition of the
Kearney Alumni Chapter, pursuant to the power given to it by the National
Council in February 2005,. The Kearney
Alumni chapter is made up of Alumni from Xi Chapter at the University of
Nebraska-Kearney.
Xi Chapter was on the UNK
campus from 1967 to 1990 and has over 400 initiates. This Alumni Chapter is the first step in
the efforts of Xi Alumni to bring back Xi Chapter at the University of Nebraska-
Kearney.
The Chartering Ceremony will
occur on December 3, 2006 in Kearney,
Nebraska.
If you would like more
information about the efforts being made at UNK please contact Kearney Alumni
President Brian Jacobsen at bjacobsen@farmersagent.com.
National Fraternity
Provides Internet Resources to Groups
The National Fraternity Board
of Directors recently released a new and improved National Website. This release is just the tip of the iceberg
for a new marketing initiative for Beta Sigma Psi.
In order to help the various
clubs and chapters better recruit new members, interact with their
membership, and promote their events, the
National Fraternity offers web hosting free of charge to chapters in good
standing. Several chapters currently
host their websites with hosting provided by the National Fraternity and
there are plenty of resources to be used.
Discussion groups and announcement lists make it easy to reach members
effectively and unlimited email addresses can be hosted under the service.
If you don't have the talent
in your group to create web pages the Joomla content management system makes
it easy to create an Internet presence.
Resources such as databases, streaming media, photo galleries,
bulletin boards, rss enabled blogs, and jabber messaging servers are all
available to all chapters. For more information contact webmaster@betasigmapsi.org.
Alpha Chapter
Celebrates 50 years of Rebirth
In conjunction with Homecoming
at the University
of Illinois, the men of
Alpha Chapter celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its
re-founding. The celebration included
a Reception on Friday night, an Awards Luncheon, and Football tailgate. All in all over 100 brothers, friends and
family members participated in the weekend’s activities celebrating the
accomplishments of the chapter over the past 50 years. More information about this celebration
will be featured in the upcoming issue of the Gold Rose.
The National Fraternity would
like to thank all those brothers from Alpha Chapter who have contributed to
the success not only of Alpha Chapter but of Beta Sigma Psi. It is the work these men have done that
makes Beta Sigma Psi the Fraternity it is today.
Educational Foundation
Update
The Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation is pleased to
announce the following items.
The Annual Phon-A-Thon will take place from
November 6 – November 13. For the
first time ever, the calls will all be made from the chapters themselves
instead of from the St. Louis area.
Thanks to Sprint for again donating the use of a dozen of their cell phones,
which allows the Educational Foundation to be able to take the show on the
road. A letter was sent to all donors
about 4 weeks ago asking donors to make a donation via the mail. Those donors who return donations by
November 1 will not be contacted by our collegiate members. The more brothers that donate before the
deadline the more time that is available for non-donors to be called.
Elections for the Educational Foundation
Board of Directors are also being conducted at this time. Anyone brother who donates more than $30 to
the Educational Foundation is eligible to vote for members of the Board. The following members of the Board of
Directors are stepping down at the end of their term: Keith Dierberg, Roger
Plackemeier, Wade Harrison, and Craig Varner.
The Educational Foundation and the National Fraternity would like to
thank these men for serving Beta Sigma Psi in this capacity over the past
many years. 3 Brothers have answered
the call to serve the Educational Foundation as Board members and have asked
to be placed on the ballot. These men are: Rod Thompson, Lee Hahnel, and Bill
Braun.
Also, during its October Conference Call the
Educational Foundation has decided to restart the Regional Alumni Prayer
Breakfasts program. While a date has
not been set yet for the first breakfast, it is likely to kick off with Ash
Wednesday 2006. If you would be
interested in hosting or planning one of these breakfasts please contact one
of the members of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors.
Finally, the Educational Foundation will be relaunching the Alumni
Seminary Scholarship program. The program provides partial scholarships to
any alumni who are enrolled in training to become pastors. The applications will be available in late
January for those in training during the 2006-2007 school year.
Membership Education
Forum/National Basketball Tournament Website Launched
In conjunction with the
launch of the redesigned National Fraternity’s website, the members of
Epsilon Chapter launched the Official 2006 MEF/NBT website at http://mef.betasigmapsi.org. This site will be the portal of information
for anything and everything related to the Membership Education Forum and
National Basketball Tournament.
This 2006
edition of the MEF is being hosted by Epsilon Chapter on the campus of Iowa State
University and will be
held from February 3 – 5, 2006. The
registration fee for this year’s event is $10/member and helps cover the cost
of several meals, entertainment, and programming fees.
Final
details are being made on hotel accommodations for attendees. This information should be available in the
next week. Check the MEF website or
the next issue of Marty’s Boys for more detailed information on housing
options.
2006 National
Convention Registration
Registration for the 2006
National Convention to be held from August 3 – 6 at the Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Kentucky
has officilay opened. The cost for the
2006 National Convention will be $150 for Collegiate and Alumni Members and
$125 for Guests. 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 Louisville landmark, and
a memento to remember your attendance at the Convention. For collegiate members, there their
registration fee will also cover 3 nights’
hotel room at the Seelbach Hilton.
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 Louisville,
taking a guided tour of the historic Seelbach, and other socializing events
throughout the day.
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 3, 2006.
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.
More information about the
National Convention will be released in upcoming issues of the Gold Rose and
Marty’s Boys. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact Chad Pfister at president@betasigmapsi.org.
Beta Sig Trivia Contest
Over the next 3 issues of
Marty’s Boys, the National Fraternity is going
to be conducting a trivia contest for its readers. For this issue, the top 6 highest scores
will receive a piece of Beta Sig memorabilia. The deadline for submissions is November
15, 2005
In addition, after the 3
rounds have been completed the reader with the highest combined score will
win the Grand Prize which will be presented at the 2006 MEF/NBT at Epsilon
Chapter. Answers should be submitted to
Chad
Pfister. In addition, if you have
any questions or comments please contact Chad
Pfister.
Click Here
for the October Trivia Contest.
Trying to Increase
Subscription Base
It is the goal of the National Board to use Marty’s Boys
as a means of communicating on a more frequent basis with alumni, collegiate
members, and all parties interested in the happenings of Beta Sigma Psi. In order to do that, we are asking that you
pass along Marty’s Boys to friends, family, advisors, and church officials
who may not be currently subscribed to Marty’s Boys. While we have done our best to ensure that
we are reaching as many people as possible, there is always at least one
person whom we inevitably miss.
If someone would like to subscribe to Marty’s Boys they
can do so by going to the following website: http://lists.betasigmapsi.org/listinfo.cgi/martysboys-betasigmapsi.org. If they have any problems they should
contact Chad Pfister.
Important Articles
from Past Issues of Marty’s Boys
Click on a below link to pull up articles from past issues
of Marty’s Boys that are still of importance.
·
Calling
All Photographers – National Fraternity looking for pictures to use in
marketing program.
·
Congressional
Letter Writing Campaign – It is still not to late to send a letter to
your Congressmen or Senator urging him to support the Collegiate Housing and
Infrastructure Act (CHIA).
·
Calling
All Vocalists – Alumni looking to put together Beta Sig Singing Group.
·
National
Board of Directors Seeking Volunteers
Websites of Interest
·
The National President’s blog can be found at http://www.betasigmapsi.org/blog.
·
The Marty’s Boys Mailing List Information Page
can be found at http://lists.betasigmapsi.org/listinfo.cgi/martysboys-betasigmapsi.org
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The Marty’s Boys Home Page can be found at http://publications.betasigmapsi.org
·
The Lutheran Student Movement Website can be
found at http://www.lsm-usa.org.
·
The Lutheran Student Fellowship Website can be
found at http://lutheranstudentfellowship.org.
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