BETA SIGMA PSI National Lutheran Fraternity |
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Marty’s Boys
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September
9, 2007 |
Volume 8, Number 1 |
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In This Issue
Congressional
Action Possible on Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act Epsilon Chapter
Hosts Alpha Chi Omega Brother of the Month Award
Program
Upcoming Events September
15 – 5th Annual September
22 – Fall Membership Conclave ( If
you have an event that you would like to have posted in Marty’s Boys please
contact Chris
Ristich at marty@betasigmapsi.org. |
Search for Leadership Director BeginsThe National Board of Directors is currently accepting cover letters and resumes from members who are interested in serving as Leadership Director of the Fraternity for the 2008 – 2009 School Year. Current Leadership Director, Kevin Stinn, informed the National Board at its July meeting that the 2007 – 2008 school year would be his last year as Leadership Director. As such, the National Board of Directors put together a search committee, headed by Kevin Stinn, and a timetable to ensure that a new Leadership Director will be in place by next Summer. The
position of Leadership Director features a base pay structure with the
opportunities for bonus compensation, as well as an expense budget for travel
and related items. Interested parties should submit a cover letter and resume
to National President Chad Pfister by mail ( The National Board cannot express enough thanks and gratitude to Kevin Stinn for his commitment and dedication to working to ensure that Beta Sigma Psi is the best fraternity it can be. The National Board looks forward to working with Kevin both now and in the future in making Beta Sigma Psi better. The National Board also wishes Kevin good luck and fortune in whatever God’s plan is for him after his work as Leadership Director. Congressional Action Possible on Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure ActCongress returns to work
on Tuesday, September 4th and there is a good chance they will
move higher education-related tax legislation which is a natural vehicle to
attach the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA). As of August 30,
there are 156 House sponsors and 31 Senate sponsors of CHIA, which is an
all-time high. A complete list of current sponsors can be found here: http://www.fraternalcaucus.org/legislation/chia-sponsors While it’s not even
Labor Day, there have already been major fraternal housing fires at the In order to give us the
best chance to attach CHIA to legislation moving through Congress this fall,
we are asking everyone to do the following things: 1.
Participate in the grassroots Greek Phone March on Wednesday, September 19
(see details below). 2.
Register at the grassroots website (http://fraternalcaucus.org)
and use that website to send CHIA letters of support to Congress. We are closer to passage
of CHIA than we have ever been since it passed the House in 2003, but we need
everyone's help to get us on a bill moving this fall. Note: As of September 3, 2007 Beta Sigma Psi has on
record with the Fraternal Caucus 103 letters to Members of Congress, ranking
us in the Top 1/3 of all Fraternal Groups. Thanks for the support and keep up
the hard work in getting CHIA passed. Greek Phone March – September 19, 2007A “Phone March” will be
conducted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Similar to the Phone Marches that
have been executed in the past, we are asking everyone to contact their
legislators and ask them to co-sponsor the Collegiate Housing and
Infrastructure Act or (if they are already sponsors of CHIA) to help push
CHIA onto any tax bill moving through Congress this fall. The goal is to
have thousands of Greeks nationwide calling Congress on the 19th so that we
can push for action on the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act. Please promote the Phone
March as much as possible within your chapters and throughout your
alumni/alumnae organizations. Focusing our phone call efforts on one day
highlights our issue with Members of Congress and helps them to understand
the amount of individuals interested in the passage of this legislation. Everything you need to
promote the Phone March to your members can be found and downloaded at this
location: http://www.fraternalcaucus.org/getinvolved/phonemarch It is very important
that all calls are recorded by visiting www.fraternalcaucus.org
and using our online form to report their Congressional contacts so we can
follow-up as appropriate. The online form will also help us track which
organizations participated in the phone march and how many contacts were
made. Epsilon Chapter Hosts Alpha Chi Omega RecruitmentNormally one doesn’t think that fraternity members play
much of a factor in sorority recruitment.
But the members of Epsilon Chapter at A house fire on the evening of August 12th displaced all 45 women living there, one day before the start of formal recruitment for sororities. No one was injured, but the fire caused extensive damage to parts of the third floor. No cause for the fire has been determined yet. Meanwhile, the men of Beta Sigma Psi were conducting their traditional “work week” at the start of each semester, to fix up and thoroughly clean their house in preparation for new members moving in later in the week. The guys worked all night to paint rooms, strip and wax floors, and thoroughly clean the house. Alpha Chi Omega then took over. Alpha Chi Omega made quota for their chapter, and the Beta
Sigs got their house back. Epsilon Chapter
received numerous notes of support from sorority members, alumnae, others in
the Greek community, and even people at the university. The guys are also working with the other
fraternities and sororities on News from the National Board of Directors- The National Board continues to refine the Strategic Planning documents that were shared with members at MEF and through the Alumni Survey. Many thanks to the members who shared their thoughts and opinions about the documents. More information about the Strategic Plan can be found in the upcoming issue of the Gold Rose, due to hit your mailboxes at the end of September. - Work with our marketing firm continues. A two-sided mailer has been designed that will be made available to groups that they can send to prospective members, churches and schools. A sample of that mailer can be found here. Brother of the Month Award ProgramThe Brother of the Month Program has started up again. This program is an excellent way to recognize a Brother whether Collegiate or Alumni who has done or accomplished something that has furthered the mission and objective of Beta Sigma Psi. Submissions for Brother of the Month should be sent to Chad Pfister. The submission should include a short blurb about the Brother that will be published in Marty’s Boys. Brother
of the Month will receive a certificate and a Beta Sig National President Forms Alcohol Task ForceNational President, Chad Pfister, during a conference call with Collegiate Group Presidents on August 22, 2007 announced the formation of an Alcohol Policy Task Force. This task force comprised solely of Collegiate Members will examine the current policies and programs of the Fraternity, as well as other Fraternal Groups, in regards to Alcohol and submit recommendations to the National Council at its upcoming meetings in the Spring. When asked about why he was creating this Task Force Chad Pfister responded that “Given the current climate and situations on many campuses across the United States, coupled with the fact that the National Fraternity hasn’t seriously addressed this topic since the 2000 National Convention in Chicago; I felt it was important that we have this conversation among the members most directly affected by any policy or program, our Collegiate Members. I’m excited about what our members will talk about and come up with.” The Task Force is being chaired by past Epsilon Chapter President, Charles Fischer, and will feature one member from each of the Collegiate Groups currently recognized by the National Fraternity. Chapter representatives are being appointed by their respective groups. The Task Force should begin working in late September or early October. More information about sharing thoughts or opinions with the Task Force will be available after the initial meeting. National Fraternity to Host Pastoral Advisors ConferenceOn October 16 & 17, Chapter Pastoral Advisors will
descend on Websites of Interest· 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. Comments on this publication should be directed to Chris Ristich. If you would like to unsubscribe
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