BETA SIGMA PSI National Lutheran Fraternity
	Marty’s Boys
April 30, 2006	Volume 6, Number 9
In This Issue Beta Sig Legend to be Convention Keynote Speaker Congressional Letter Writing Campaign 2006 National Convention National Convention Schedule National Board of Directors Nominations Fundraising Opportunity for Educational Foundation National President Moving Websites of Interest Important Dates · August 3 – 6 Beta Sigma Psi National Convention (Louisville, Kentucky) If you have an event that you would like to have posted in Marty’s Boys please contact Chad Pfister.	Beta Sig Legend to be Convention Keynote Speaker The National Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Del Lienemann, Sr. will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2006 Awards Banquet to be held in conjunction with the 2006 National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Del’s presence fits well with the National Convention’s theme of “80 Years of Legacy and Leadership.” Del, an alumnus of Delta Chapter served Beta Sigma Psi for over 20 years as Secretary-Treasurer, and kept the Fraternity alive during World War II. In respect for everything that Del has done for Beta Sigma Psi, the Fraternity’s highest honor is named for him. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to hear Del speak, I strongly encourage to start planning to attend this year’s Convention. Congressional Letter Writing Campaign Several 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 Washington, D.C. where I had the opportunity to meet with several Congressmen, I can tell you more than ever that the success of getting CHIA passed relies on constituents writing to their members of Congress and telling them to sponsor and support CHIA. 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 63^rd 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. 2006 National Convention 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 $175 for Collegiate and Alumni Members and $125 for Guests. Those Beta Sigs who register before June 15 will receive a $25 Early Bid Registration credit. 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. If you prefer to make your reservation on-line, the group booking code is BEM. 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 Pfister at president@betasigmapsi.org. National Convention Schedule Subject 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 Tours (Choice of 1) Louisville Slugger Museum Muhammad Ali Center 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 Board of Directors Nominations This 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 Opportunity for Educational Foundation Now you can raise money for the Beta Sigma Psi Educational Foundation just by searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com. You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for us. Here’s how it works: 1. Go to www.goodsearch.com 2. Type Beta Sigma Psi into the “I support” box and click on “verify” 3. Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine 4. Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities and schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you’ll be earning money for us. 5. GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so that you can search right from the top of your browser. Go to the GoodSearch.com Toolbar and follow the instructions on how to download the toolbar to your computer! You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on “amount raised” once you designate us as your organization of choice. We estimate that each search will generate approximately $0.01 for the Educational Foundation. If we can get 1,000 supporters searching twice a day we would receive an estimated $7,300 per year.  Even if we had 100 supporters searching twice a day we would earn an estimated $730. The sky is the limit, though – the more people who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so please spread the word!! National President Moving As many of you know I have been attending Valparaiso University School of Law for the past 3 years. I am pleased to announce that I will be graduating from Valparaiso on May 20. After graduation I will be returning to Columbia, Missouri for work. I ask that you please update your Address Book with the following information. Chad Pfister 1133 Ashland Road #1601 Columbia, MO 65201 Tel: 573-823-4741 chad.pfister@gmail.com president@betasigmapsi.org Websites of Interest · The National Board of Director’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 Beta Sigma Psi Discussion Group Information Page can be found at http://lists.betasigmapsi.org/listinfo.cgi/listserve-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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