MEF/NBT in Nebraska Combines Programming, Excellence,
and Excitement
Alpha Alpha Chapter hosted the 2007 edition of the
Membership Educational Forum and National Basketball Tournament. Approximately 100 undergrads combined
attended the morning and afternoon sessions which, although being a smaller
crowd than normal MEF standards, remained engaged during a unique combination
of programming.
The morning session featured student-led
groups discussing various attributes about our fraternity, including review
of the vision and mission statement work stemming from last August’s National
Council Meeting. The afternoon session
was led by six members of Alpha Chapter, who performed a series of skits and
interactive discussions that highlighted what it means to be a brother and
how brotherhood can be affected by the negative decisions we sometimes make.
A team of Alpha Alpha alumni won this year’s NBT over Iota Chapter 28-22, in
a tournament that featured a record four alumni teams and a fire alarm that
brought basketball to a halt for over a half hour. The members from the winning team have now
won three consecutive tournaments, the first two as active members of Alpha
Alpha Chapter.
For the first time, National Fraternity awards were presented in conjunction
with the Membership Educational Forum covering accomplishments during the
2006 calendar year. The winners of the
awards are as follows:
o
Welge –
Beta Chapter
o
Baehr –
Epsilon Chapter
o
Luther
– John “Cookie” Anderson, Epsilon Chapter
o
Founders’
Cup – Alpha Alpha Chapter
o
Hingst
– Alpha Alpha Chapter
o
Edwards
– Epsilon Chapter
o
Erck –
Jonathan Hamner, Alpha Alpha Chapter
If anyone has
pictures from the weekend, the National Fraternity would like to add them to
the online photo gallery. Please
contact Kevin Stinn at leadershipdirector@betasigmapsi.org or Chad Pfister at
president@betasigmapsi.org for more information on how to make those
available.
Ohio State Interest
Group Colonization Set
The National Fraternity is proud to announce that the
interest group at Ohio
State University
will be colonized on Saturday, March 31st.
More details will follow in the coming weeks with regards to exact
times, locations, and additional events.
The expansion effort at Ohio State
is still ongoing. If you are
interested in helping out, you are encouraged to contact Brent Seifert
(b.seifert@insightbb.com), National V.P. of Recruitment & Expansion Mark
Scheibe (mark@lmscheibe.com), or National Leadership Director Kevin Stinn
(leadershipdirector@betasigmapsi.org).
Date for 2007 Leadership Academy Set
The 2007 Leadership
Academy has been rescheduled for May
18th-21st at Camp Wartburg near Waterloo,
IL. Registration will be due by April
30th. The cost remains $50. More information and an updated
registration form will be available on the National Fraternity website in the
coming weeks. In the meantime, please
contact Kevin Stinn if you have any questions.
Chapters Look to Draw
Fellow Brothers to Spring Events
As spring approaches, a couple chapters of Beta Sigma Psi
are gearing up for annual spring festivals at their universities. Eta Chapter at Missouri
– Rolla continues to prepare for the 99th “Best Ever” St. Pat’s Festival over
the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, while Epsilon Chapter at Iowa State
is getting ready for the annual VEISHEA celebration during the third week of
April.
Both chapters promise to have several different events
going on at the chapter houses, but no details have been set at this
time. If you have any questions about
St. Pat’s or VEISHEA, feel free to contact Eta Chapter President Andrew Ricke
(asr5db@umr.edu) or Epsilon Chapter President Charles Fisher
(cfisher@iastate.edu).
Educational Foundation
Scholarship Forms Available
Apply now for scholarships through the Beta Sigma Psi
Educational Foundation! Scholarships available for active and associate
members are awarded in three categories: Scholastic Achievement, Financial
Need, and Community Involvement. Scholarships are also available for alumni studying
to become Lutheran pastors. Active/Associate
Member Scholarship forms and Alumni Pastor Scholarship forms must be
postmarked by April 15th and May 30th, respectively. Please
visit the National Website for the
scholarship applications.
2007 CFEA Scholarships
Available
The College
Fraternity Editors Association's inaugural scholarship program is officially
underway. Scholarships are available to undergraduate members of Greek
organizations who are pursuing degrees in communications-related fields. The
deadline for applications is April 14, 2007.
Established in 1923, the College Fraternity Editors Association is composed
of fraternities and sororities committed to communicating the highest ideals
of the fraternity system and its achievements. The Board of Directors of the
College Fraternity Editors Association established the CFEA Scholarship
Program in May 2005 to provide financial support to undergraduate members of
Greek organizations who are pursuing degrees in communications-related fields
(journalism, graphic design, public relations, broadcasting, etc.)
The number of recipients will vary based on qualification and available
resources. Successful applicants will be notified by the Scholarship
Committee by June 15, 2007. Funds will be distributed directly to scholarship
recipients prior to the start of the fall 2007 quarter/semester, based on
validation of enrollment.
Questions should be directed to CFEA Scholarship Committee Chairman Tom Olver
at 513-523-7591, ext. 235 or tom.olver@betathetapi.org. For more information,
visit www.cfea.org.
Click
Here to Download the 2007 Undergraduate Application (.pdf)
All Active and Alumni Chapter Forms Available Online
All active and alumni chapters must now submit all forms
electronically in order for them to be properly accepted. These forms
as well as the dates for submission may be obtained at http://www.betasigmapsi.org/forms.html.
If you have problems accessing these forms, please contact either Kevin Stinn
(leadershipdirector@betasigmapsi.org)
or Chad Pfister (president@betasigmapsi.org).
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!!
Websites
of Interest
·
The National Board of Director’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
·
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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