BETA SIGMA PSI National Lutheran Fraternity
	Marty’s Boys
January 28, 2006	Volume 6, Number 6
In This Issue Paperwork Deadlines Membership Education Forum Information National Basketball Tournament Information Melting into Our Lives – Monthly Devotion Lutheran Summer Camp Jobs Lienemann Award Recipient Called Home 2006 National Convention Registration Upsilon Alumni to Have Gathering Websites of Interest Important Dates · February 1 – Event Calendar Form, Finance Report, and Recruitment Expectations Report Due · February 3-5 – MEF/NBT · February 10-11 – National Board of Directors Meeting · February 11 – Upsilon Alumni Gathering · February 15 – Membership Dues and Status Report Due · February 15 – Risk Management Policy Statement of Understating Due If you have an event that you would like to have posted in Marty’s Boys please contact Chad Pfister.	Paperwork Deadlines With the beginning of each semester comes the requirement of submitting the proper documents to the National Office. The proper forms, their due dates, and the suggested officer in charge of each form can be found on the new Members Information page on the National Website. You can also directly access that page by clicking here. If you have any questions about the forms you should contact Chad Pfister, Kevin Stinn, or your respective Regional Vice President. Membership Education Forum Information By Kevin Stinn, National Leadership Director The 2006 Membership Education Forum and National Basketball Tournament will be held at Epsilon Chapter in Ames, IA, on February 3-5. Registration is $10 per member and will help cover the cost of several meals, entertainment, and programming fees. Based on the success of the 2005 Leadership Academy, the National Fraternity will continue to use more interactive programming to get attendees increasingly involved. For the first part of the MEF, the attendees will be divided into groups led by Leadership Academy graduates and asked to work cohesively with other group members, voice their opinions, answer challenging and thought-provoking questions, and actively participate in all activities. Before lunch, the groups will come together and be debriefed on the morning’s activities. Following lunch, the attendees will break into discussion groups based on officers and topics. All the associates and activated freshmen will meet together. Officer meetings will include the following positions: presidents, membership educators, house managers, recruitment chairs, treasurers, scholarship chairs, social chairs, chaplains/spiritual chairs, and secretaries. Topical meetings may include alcohol policy, ritual, and risk management. Though MEF is just a few days away it is still not too late to register for the event. Lodging information is now available on the official 2006 MEF/NBT website (http://mef.betasigmapsi.org). Check for more information as it comes. National Basketball Tournament Information The National Basketball Tournament will immediately follow the MEF at Iowa State’s Beyer Gym. Questions concerning the tournament should be directed to Tyler Anderson at tylera84@iastate.edu. As previously mentioned in Marty’s Boys, National President Chad Pfister will have an entry in this year’s tournament. So if you are interested in seeing “El Presidente’s Own” compete you should make plans to attend the Tournament. This is definitely something you don’t want to miss. Melting Into Our Lives - Monthly Devotion "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly . . ."  (Colossians 3:16) Nothing makes the dreary winter prettier than a fresh blanket of snow. Drab trees turn into beautiful art forms as the white velvet of snow almost brings them to life. The snow is pretty--until it melts. Then the white snow turns brown and black and ugly. It disappears from the trees, which become drab again. As the snow melts  on the ground, it reveal the ugly sight of mud and dead grass. The snow can be a lot like God's Word. The wonderful message of Christmas can brighten up our winters like the clean white of a fresh snowfall. But as God's Word "melts" into our lives, when it becomes more than just some nice stories to us, then it isn't so pretty.  Take for instance the parable Jesus told of the Good Samaritan. It is a nice story about how the Samaritan helped the poor, beaten man. But when the story sinks into our lives and shows us that we should love everyone, even our enemies as the Samaritan did, then it is no longer a "nice" story. As God's Word melts into our lives, it reveals a lot in us that is ugly--a lot in our lives that we would rather ignore. Melted snow is not pretty. But unless it melts, it doesn't do any real good. For it is when  snow melts that it is able to soak into the ground and provide moisture--moisture that sustains the corn and other crops during the hot summer. God's Word isn't always pretty, especially when it "melts" into our lives. But as it melts into our lives, it can do real good in us. When we see that the story of Jesus who came on Christmas is not just "a" story, but "my" story, then it can sustain us through the difficult, "dry" times in our lives. That is why St. Paul prayed in Colossians, "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly." God grant that His Word, the good news of Christ Jesus, "melt" into our lives. Lutheran Summer Camp Jobs COLLEGE-AGE YOUNG ADULTS: KIDS AT LUTHERAN CAMPS NEED YOU THIS SUMMER! Spend an exciting challenging summer in Outdoors Ministry as a cabin counselor, cook, lifeguard, maintenance worker, horse wrangler, or guitar player, at one of 28 Lutheran Camps across the country. Besides room & board, average summer pay is $1500.  More information & an application is available at www.nloma.org. Kevin Bueltmann kevin@cilca.org Cell: 217-416-1834 Joint Recruitment Chairman National Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Association www.NLOMA.org Lienemann Award Recipient Called Home Lienemann Award Recipient and longtime National Pastoral Advisor Rev. Rudy Rehmer was called to eternal life on December 28, 2005. Rev. Rehmer was an integral figure in the life of Beta Sigma Psi especially at Beta Chapter and he will surely be missed. Below is the memorial text from his funeral. In Memory of the Rev. Dr. Rehmer The Rev. Dr. Rudolph F. Rehmer was born on March 18, 1919, in Plentywood, Montana, and received the gift of holy baptism that very same day. He was raised in Red Bud, Illinois. He graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1944, earned his Master of Arts degree in History from Indiana University in Bloomington and in 1996 was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. He was married on January 25, 1946, to Helen L. Recker in St. Louis, Missouri. She died January 6, 1993. The Rev. Dr. Rehmer served parishes in Ohio and Indiana, including Faith Lutheran Church in Kent, Ohio and University Lutheran Church in West Lafayette. At University Lutheran, he served from 1958 until his retirement in 1988. He received the Distinguished Citizen Award in West Lafayette and served many years as a national pastoral advisor to Beta Sigma Psi fraternity. He served on the West Lafayette Human Relations Commission and the University Ministers Organization. He was editor of the newsletter for the Indiana Historical Society and for many years edited the District Supplement for The Lutheran Witness magazine. He enjoyed reading, writing, and golf, and was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He was called home to eternal life on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Prairieview Lutheran Home in Danforth, Illinois. His funeral was on January 3, 2006, at University Lutheran. Surviving are two children, Peggy A. Haeger (husband: Rev. Martin) of Bourbonnais, Illinois, and Richard L. Rehmer (wife: Debbie) of Indianapolis; a brother, Leroy Rehmer (wife: Lorrie), and a sister, Irene Roth, both of St. Louis, Missouri; and a grandson, Matthew. Memorials may be made to: University Lutheran Church or Prairieview Foundation, designated for Faith Place Prairieview Lutheran Home (Faith Place) P.O. Box 4 Danforth, IL 60930-0004 or Research with Southern Illinois University Alzheimer/Dementia Program 2006 National Convention Registration Registration for the 2006 National Convention to be held from August 3 – 6 at the Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Kentucky is ongoing. 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. Upsilon Alumni to Have Gathering A group of Upsilon Alumni will journey to Normal for the Illinois State vs. Bradley basketball game on February 11, 2006. Game time is currently set for 4:05 p.m. The current plans for that day include a pre-game gathering at a local downtown establishment and dinner afterwards. In addition, Upsilon alumni from the Chicago area are planning on spending the night in Normal. If you would like to receive more information about this gathering or know an Upsilon Alum who might be interested in this function please contact Dan Matasek. 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. · National Fraternity Provides Internet Resources to Groups · 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. IT IS BACK UP AND RUNNING · The Marty’s Boys Mailing List Information Page can be found at http://lists.betasigmapsi.org/listinfo.cgi/martysboys-betasigmapsi.org · 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. Comments on this publication should be directed to Chad Pfister. If you would like to unsubscribe from this list please click here.
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