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2 VOLUME 91, NUMBER 2 FALL 2011 [ NATIONAL PRESIDENT Editor Bart Zio, Iota Theta/Cetral Florida 2008 Cotributig Writers Al Calarco, Eta Pi 1978 Jereme Grislade, Delta Kappa 1999 Eddie Higgibotham, Eta Omicro 2010 Be Hill, Eta Kappa 2002 Doc Lelad, Eta Pi 1997 Joh McCullough, Delta Omega 2007 Shaw Saiya, Eta 2013 Kyle Weaver, Zeta Sigma 2004 Graphic Desig Jody Toth Published by Maury Boyd ad Associates, Ic. The Iteratioal Headquarters is located at: 3330 Fouders Road Idiaapolis, IN PHONE: FAX: ihq@thetachi.org WEBSITE: To reach the Foudatio Office, please the Director of Foudatio Services at: foudatio@thetachi.org The Rattle is the official alumus publicatio of the Grad Chapter of Theta Chi Fraterity. It is provided electroically to all udergraduate ad alumus members of Theta Chi chapters, coloies, ad iterest groups. Prit editios are provided to: all active cotributors to the Grad Chapter ad/or to the Foudatio Chapter; voluteers of the Fraterity; ad udergraduate chapters. Idividuals may request a prited copy by cotactig the Editor at rattle@thetachi.org or by updatig their iformatio at Cotributios Story Submissios:The Rattle welcomes all story submissios. Decisios to publish submitted materials is at the sole discretio of the Editor. Photo Submissios: Please share photos of your evets! Both prit ad electroic publicatio requires photos to be captured at high resolutio (miimum 300 dpi, ad preferably 600 dpi). Set your camera to its highest settig for maximum file size. Please do ot alter or try to correct the origial capture. Doig so ca permaetly delete iformatio that our productio team will eed to process the best picture for publicatio. Also, please use a flash to make sure the subjects are well-lit. Large photos ca be posted to a FTP site or mailed to the editor o a CD. Whe you submit copy, photos or video for iclusio i The Rattle, you agree to allow Theta Chi Fraterity, Ic., The Foudatio Chapter of Theta Chi Fraterity, Ic., ad The Norwich Housig Corporatio the right to post, publish, broadcast, prit or otherwise use i ay maer Theta Chi Fraterity, Ic. deems appropriate. All media submitted becomes the property of Theta Chi Fraterity, Ic. Please sed ay materials for publicatio, as well as address chages, to the Editor at: rattle@thetachi.org OR 3330 Fouders Road Idiaapolis, IN With your support, Theta Chi keeps gettig better Dear brother, With the retur of college football, autum colors ad the arrival of the fall editio of The Rattle, our alumus members fodly recall their udergraduate days i sigig Dear Old Theta Chi. I our Fraterity we dearly hold to our traditios, but we are also a forwardlookig ad thikig orgaizatio. I this issue, you will lear about several chages that are movig the Fraterity forward. Our olie presece has bee expadig, ad our website has a fresh ew look ad improved cotet. Our partership with OmegaFi has bee fully implemeted to create greater efficiecies at our Headquarters ad to assist our chapters with maagig their fiaces. Our odd-year summer leadership evet has bee retooled as The Iitiative Academy, ad I am proud to report that it was exceptioally well-received by the udergraduates who participated. Eve The Maual of Theta Chi Fraterity was updated ad improved, while still retaiig its traditioal look ad feel. All of these chages are possible due to the fact that our professioal staff i Idiaapolis cotiues to improve the busiess side of the Fraterity, our udergraduate members are cotiuig to grow ad stregthe their chapters (recruitmet ad iitiatio umbers are the strogest they have bee i decades) ad our alumus members cotiue to support Theta Chi with their time ad resources. Despite a ecoomy that remais lackluster, our Fraterity cotiues to grow ad improve its fiacial coditio. This allows us to do more ad greater thigs for our members. It is also a testamet to the fact that our members fid real value i the ideals of Theta Chi Fraterity. As we all work together to move the Fraterity forward, we should always remember the purpose of Theta Chi to help oe aother become better me. As alumi we should also thik back o our udergraduate days ad remember how much the support of our alumus brothers meat to us. I caot stress eough how importat alumi guidace is to our udergraduate brothers our strogest chapters are those with soud alumi support. Ad if you are ot able to work directly with your chapter, I will ask that you fiacially support the Fraterity with a cotributio to our Foudatio Chapter. Your geerous gift will support leadership traiig for our udergraduate members as well as academic scholarships for deservig brothers. Thak you for your cotiued iterest i ad support of Theta Chi. It is brothers like you who help to move our Fraterity forward. Please feel to write to me at atioalpresidet@thetachi.org if you have ay questios or commets regardig Theta Chi. Most frateral regards, Douglas Alle Natioal Presidet Natioal Iterfraterity Coferece 2 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ] Dispatches from the Road PAGE 7 Voluteerig i Tohoku PAGE 18 Chapter News ad Notes PAGE 33 Theta Chi s ew website PAGE 36 5 THE ROAD TO RHODE ISLAND/Days after its ceteial, Eta Chapter is reistalled at the Uiversity of Rhode Islad. 6 NEW DIRECTOR AT IHQ/Former LEC JD Ford returs to the Iteratioal Headquarters staff as Director of Recruitmet ad Expasio. 8 BEST OF THE BEST/Theta Chi recogizes its top chapters ad brothers. 10 SHOW SOME INITIATIVE/Doc Lelad ad Al Calarco reflect o The Iitiative Academy s debut at Idiaa Uiversity. 22 ARE YOU READY FOR CONVENTION?/A seak peek at Theta Chi s 2012 Covetio i Palm Sprigs, CA. O the Cover Gree Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy (Iota/Colgate 1977) with the Lombardi Trophy followig the Packers wi over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Super Bowl XLV i Arligto, TX. Read the full story o page NEW HOUSE ON THE BLOCK/Delta Phi celebrates the completio of its ew chapter house at the Uiversity of North Texas. 29 ALUMNI NEWS AND NOTES/Updates from Theta Chi s alumi. 38 CHAPTER ETERNAL/Theta Chi bids farewell to those brothers who have joied the Chapter Eteral. We wat to make you look good! But we ca t do that without strog photography. Whe producig The Rattle, we wat to iclude oly the sharpest, cleaest photos available. To do that, we have to eforce a few miimum requiremets to maitai our magazie s stadards. If your photos are of isufficiet quality, they may ot be published. Whe takig photos: Always use a flash idoors Avoid takig photos that show or imply the presece of alcohol Do ot edit or alter your images. The Rattle editorial staff ca ad will determie if a image eeds color correctig or additioal processig. Set your digital camera quality to its highest settig with the least compressio. Photos that are less tha 8 iches wide at 72 dpi, or that have a file size of uder 1 megabyte may be too small for prit productio. Please sed us the image file that is directly from the camera. Photos that are extracted from iphoto albums, Facebook pages or Word documets have file sizes that have bee compromised. Discourage your photo subjects from makig iappropriate facial expressios or had gestures: it looks childish ad reflects poorly o the Fraterity s overall image THE RATTLE/FALL

4 [ IHQ NEWS/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear brothers: The 2010/2011 academic year was a period of sigificat growth for Theta Chi. Over the course of last year, our chapters iitiated over 2,100 members, markig our best performace i 14 years. Our 2011 aual membership cesus results revealed that the Fraterity has more tha 6,000 udergraduate members for the first time sice This same report showed that our average chapter size is at a 17-year high. This past sprig, Theta Chi reistalled two chapters: Eta at the Uiversity of Rhode Islad ad Psi at the Uiversity of Wiscosi. We also istalled our ewest chapter, Iota Xi at Georgia College ad State Uiversity. The Fraterity etered the 2011/2012 academic year with over 10 coloies ad iterest groups, ad the Iteratioal Headquarters cotiues to receive regular iquiries about establishig ew Theta Chi chapters. Such strog growth meas that more udergraduates view Theta Chi as a orgaizatio that ca brig value to their lives. It also speaks to the commitmet of our chapters, which seek to perpetuate the ideals of our Fraterity by admittig a greater umber of promisig youg me to our raks. With a larger membership base, our members have more opportuities to forge lifelog friedships ad to beefit from the kowledge ad experiece of each other. Both our udergraduate ad alumus members are to be credited for our recet growth. Our udergraduate members have made commitmets to learig, plaig, ad executig successful recruitmet strategies. They have also provided meaigful chapter experieces that have ecouraged me to remai actively ivolved with the Fraterity throughout their collegiate careers. Our alumi have made sigificat cotributios to these efforts as well, by offerig soud guidace ad advice, submittig recruitmet referrals, ad helpig to pave the way for Theta Chi s expasio to campuses across the coutry. Growth cotiues to be a top priority for Theta Chi. I call upo all brothers to cotribute to these efforts i oe or more of the followig ways: Pass alog the ames ad cotact iformatio of ay promisig udergraduates attedig a uiversity where Theta Chi is represeted. The Iteratioal Headquarters will forward your referral to the local chapter leadership. Voluteer to serve as a adviser or house corporatio officer at a chapter ear you. Need to fid cotact iformatio for a chapter? You ca write us at ihq@thetachi.org, fill out a Voluteer Iterest Form, or visit our Chapter Directory olie. Get ivolved i a effort to (re)coloize a campus o which Theta Chi is ot presetly represeted. Write our expasio departmet at expasio@thetachi.org to fid out what opportuities might be available ear you. Make a tax-deductible gift to The Foudatio Chapter, which supports our members through academic scholarships ad educatioal programmig. Through these scholarships ad programs, we ehace the collegiate experiece of our curret brothers ad make Theta Chi a more attractive choice to prospective members ad their parets. May thaks to all of you who help make Theta Chi great by givig your time, talets, ad/or fiacial support. Because of your ivolvemet ad efforts, our Fraterity ca expect to see may more successes ahead. Fraterally, Michael Mayer Executive Director P.S.: I hope you will pla to atted Theta Chi s 35th School of Fraterity Practices ad 156th Aiversary Covetio from July 4 7, 2012, i Palm Sprigs, CA. Read more about the excitig programmig that is beig plaed later i this issue. 4 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

5 Photo by Shaw Saiya IHQ NEWS/ EXPANSION ] Newly iitiated Eta brothers ad alumi celebrated the chapter s 100th aiversary i April outside Newma Hall, site of the former Eta chapter house. Newma Hall ow serves as URI s admissios buildig. Theta Chi s badge ca still be see i the railig o the secod floor. Natioal Secretary Rich Partridge (secod from right) served as istallig officer. Eta returs to Rhode Islad Editor s ote: Eta Chapter was reistalled i April 2011, after the sprig publicatio deadlie. Please ejoy the full story below. BY SHAWN SAIYA (ETA/RHODE ISLAND 2013) A week ad a day after the 100th aiversary of the foudig of Theta Chi s seveth chapter, 28 me proudly accepted a charter for Eta oce agai. It all bega i September 2009, whe Expasio Coordiators Corey Fischer ad Jaso Hadberg came to Rhode Islad to recruit Eta s first ew members i 21 years. A group of early 15 me was assembled by early October ad the first officer electios were held shortly thereafter. With officers selected, Eta focused o growth. The iterest group was ready to coloize i late February, but as the date drew earer, Eta hit its first roadblock whe the group shruk from 25 to ie. The timig set a cripplig blow to the remaiig members morale, ad Eta scrambled to rebuild what was lost. The group early doubled i size by the February deadlie. Followig coloizatio, Eta wated to better establish itself o campus. While the coloy was ot permitted to participate i school-sposored Greek programmig at the time, Eta tried to make itself more visible to the Greek commuity. Whether it was havig full participatio at the America Cacer Society s Relay for Life, supportig charity fudraisers hosted by sororities, or orgaizig campus-wide clea ups, Eta bega to form a presece at URI. Eve though fall s recruitmet efforts failed to yield umbers, they did brig quality. Eta was recogized as havig the highest grade poit average of Rhode Islad s 12 fraterities o campus. This was a stickig poit that Eta prided itself o whe itroducig Theta Chi to potetial ew members. While a few of the recruits Eta wet after had previously cosidered Greek life, may had t give so much as a thought to joiig a fraterity. The majority of the curret members had o itetio of joiig a fraterity util they were preseted with Theta Chi. With that i mid, Eta cotiued to recruit others who possessed qualities that could greatly beefit to the fraterity. I mid-sprig, the coloy officially received word durig a charity fudraiser that Eta Chapter's petitio had bee approved. This ews reaffirmed our group's ethusiasm ad sese of brotherhood, ad o April 30, 2011, Eta Chapter formally retured to campus. A great deal is owed to the alumi who helped guide ad steer Eta from its ifacy up to its istallatio. They offered advice whe asked, costructive criticism whe they viewed it ecessary, ad motivated us with their ow past experieces. They also cotributed a great deal to the fudraisig efforts that helped sed members to various atioal evets ad assist with payig the recharterig ad istallatio costs. Special thaks are due to Eta alumi Kevi Rook Chroley (1982), Joh Eastma (1962), Mike Testa (1963), ad Gary Hery (Gamma/Maie 1980). I May, Eta graduated its first two alumi i over two decades. They joi the raks of those who motivated ad pushed us throughout the whole process. There is t a brother of Eta who wo t tell you that he was a better ma before Theta Chi tha he is ow. THE RATTLE/FALL

6 [ IHQ NEWS/ STAFF Theta Chi ames Director of Recruitmet ad Expasio Theta Chi Fraterity is pleased to aouce the hire of James D. JD Ford as its ew Director of Recruitmet ad Expasio. A graduate of the Uiversity of Akro, Brother Ford maages the Fraterity s existig expasio efforts, ad is resposible for idetifyig ew expasio opportuities at campuses where Theta Chi is ot curretly represeted. He also oversees the iitial recruitmet ad educatio of coloy members, moitors the progress of coloies ad iterest groups ad, with the support of local alumi, esures that they reach chapter status o or ahead of schedule. Brother Ford is additioally i charge of the Fraterity s recruitmet educatio program. Brother Ford is a member of the Beta Lambda chapter at the Uiversity of Akro. Durig his udergraduate years, he held the offices of Marshal, Philathropy Chairma, ad First Guard. Brother Ford was amed Brother of the Year, Beta Lambda s highest hoor. After graduatio he served as a Leadership ad Educatio Cosultat durig the 2005/2006 academic year ad was awarded a Citatio of Hoor for his work. As a cosultat, JD s primary focus was expasio. He also assisted with a revitalizatio effort at Eta Phi/Oaklad. Upo leavig staff, Brother Ford wet back to school ad eared a Master of Educatio degree with a emphasis i huma services from Purdue Uiversity. Brother Ford stayed active as a Regioal Couselor ad Regioal Director for the Ohio Valley Regio. Prior to joiig Theta Chi i his curret role, Brother Ford was employed by Easter Gateway Commuity College s Office of Project Hope as a Studet Advisor. Before that, he was the Assistat Director for Residetial Educatio i the Office of Housig ad Residetial Educatio at Purdue Uiversity-Calumet. He has also worked as a Hall Director for Ohio Domiica Uiversity. We are thrilled to welcome JD back to the JD Ford Iteratioal Headquarters staff, Executive Director Michael Mayer said. His prior experiece o the professioal staff coupled with his backgroud i higher educatio makes him a great fit for this positio. Theta Chi by the Numbers All stats as of August 31, 2011 Average Chapter Size New Members Udergraduate Members Top 10 recruitig chapters for 2010/2011 academic year Tau/Florida: 55 Iota Theta/Cetral Florida: 53 Gamma Rho/Florida State: 49 Theta Epsilo/Keesaw State: 41 Alpha Phi/Alabama: 39 Iota Beta/Missouri State: 39 Alpha Iota/Idiaa: 38 Beta Delta/Rutgers: 36 Iota Mu/Missouri: 33 Gamma Kappa/Miami OH: 32 MYLC 2010/2011 participatio 809 Active chapters as of 8/ DPC 2011 participatio 261 Coloies as of 8/ Jue 2011 IA participatio 50 Iterest Groups as of 8/ Expasio update Alpha Upsilo/Nebraska 44 Beta Iota/Arizoa 35 Gamma Zeta/Oklahoma State 29 Zeta Mu/America Iteratioal 15 Zeta Rho/Ketucky 28 Louisiaa State Uiversity 41 Florida Iteratioal Uiversity 25 Uiversity of Illiois-Chicago 12 All it takes to make a differece! August 2011 IA participatio 53 Number of Chapters with advisor as of 8/2011= THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

7 Photo by Austi Taliaferro IHQ NEWS/ FIELD STAFF ] Eddie ad fellow LEC Jimmy Cox visit the Uiversity of Texas Visitors Ceter. They spet six weeks with Delta Mu workig o recruitmet ad chapter operatios traiig. Dispatches from the Road: Look at your life; look at your choices: Why Theta Chi? BY EDDIE HIGGINBOTHAM, IV (ETA OMICRON/NORTHWESTERN STATE 2010), LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION CONSULTANT You re hired. We eed you to go to the Uiversity of Texas i two weeks to help save the chapter. Go! There I stood, phoe pressed agaist my ear, jaw dropped, ad eyes the size of golf balls the day before I was to walk across the graduatio stage at Northwester State. As oe could imagie, I was filled with a whirlwid of emotios after I leared that I would be workig for Theta Chi as a Leadership ad Educatio Cosultat a dream of mie for the last two years of college ad that I would be statioed i Austi, TX, doig a expasio project with metor ad fellow cosultat Jimmy Cox (Alpha Delta/Purdue 2010). As I quickly discovered, doig a chapter visit ad doig a expasio project are very differet from oe aother ad each presets its ow uique ad special challeges. As udergraduates, we ofte have somethig tagible to show with our Theta Chi sales pitch. It could be a display case full of awards, a impressive chapter house, or simply eve aother brother that ca passioately vouch for what the Fraterity stads for. I expasio, you have few, if ay, of those thigs. Prospective ew members have o idea who you are ad o real reaso to trust you, ad you oly have oe chace to sell them o why they should joi Theta Chi. This tured everythig that I ever kew about recruitmet upside dow. The problem that I faced is the same that may of us do: we kow how much Theta Chi meas to us, but we are usually ever asked to articulate it. I some istaces, we feel like we ca t articulate it; it s just too hard to put ito words. This realizatio forced me to seriously reflect o my Theta Chi experiece ad evaluate everythig that I ve bee through. I thought about why I joied Theta Chi: the good ad the bad, successes ad failures, lessos I leared alog the way, ad most importatly, the growth that had take place throughout my udergraduate membership. As I started to relive my persoal jourey i Theta Chi, I thought That s it! That s the aswer! What if, istead of havig this elaborate sales pitch, I would simply tell people why I joied? The lesso I leared ad the wisdom that I would like to share with you is the importace of reflectio ad rememberig why you joied Theta Chi i the first place. I charge all of my brothers to take the time to reflect, evaluate ad build upo their experieces, ad to share that message with others. I the first lie of our Creed, we all say, I believe i Theta Chi take the time to kow ad articulate why. Look at your life, look at your choices. Every choice that you make has a direct impact o your life. As I reflect o my life ad the choices that have shaped it thus far, oe choice stads out more tha ay other my decisio to joi Theta Chi Fraterity. Your strogest recruitig tool is your persoal story based o your choice to joi. Do you kow yours? Thaks to the combied efforts of Eddie, Jimmy, local alumi ad earby chapters, Delta Mu iitiated 28 ew members o May 6. THE RATTLE/FALL

8 [ IHQ NEWS/ AWARDS Award wiers for 2010/2011 This year s awards were preseted at the Jue ad August Iitiative Academies. For a complete list of award descriptios, visit Regiald E.F. Colley Award Wier: Cory Loveless (Phi/North Dakota State 2011) First ruer-up: Peter Tomasek (Zeta Beta/ Adria 2012) Secod ruer-up: Beau Slayto (Delta Alpha/ Lifield 2011) James Ralph Shug Jorda Award Wier: Chris Bodle (Zeta Lambda/ Westmister 2011) Ruer-up: Chris Lawrece (Psi/Wiscosi 2013) Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellece Phi/North Dakota State Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech Epsilo Kappa/Idaho Zeta Beta/Adria Zeta Lambda/Westmister Iota Beta/Missouri State Iota Theta/Cetral Florida Iota Lambda/Logwood James M. Hollad Award Wier: Tau/Florida 55 iitiates First ruer-up: Iota Theta/Cetral Florida 52 iitiates Secod ruer-up: Gamma Rho/ Florida State 49 iitiates Phil S. Radall Award Iota/Colgate 25 iitiates Rho/Illiois 25 iitiates Tau/Florida 55 iitiates Phi/North Dakota State 27 iitiates Chi/Aubur 27 iitiates Alpha Gamma/Michiga 31 iitiates Alpha Iota/Idiaa 38 iitiates Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech 31 iitiates Alpha Omicro/Washigto State 30 iitiates Alpha Phi/Alabama 39 iitiates Beta Delta/Rutgers 36 iitiates Gamma Kappa/Miami (Ohio) 32 iitiates Gamma Rho/Florida State 49 iitiates Delta Mu/Texas 28 iitiates Past Natioal Presidet Carlto Beett ad Executive Director Mike Mayer cogratulate Chris Hixo (Iota Theta/Cetral Florida 2014) ad Mike Obermeyer (Iota Theta/Cetral Florida 2013) o their Alter Award wi. This is Iota Theta s fifth cosecutive Alter Award wi i its five-year history. Delta Upsilo/Arizoa State 28 iitiates Eta Omega/Chico State 26 iitiates Theta Epsilo/Keesaw State 41 iitiates Theta Iota/UC-Sata Cruz 28 iitiates Iota Beta/Missouri State 39 iitiates Iota Theta/Cetral Florida 53 iitiates Iota Mu/Missouri 33 iitiates Hery B. Hersey Sigificat Icrease i Membership Award Wier: Delta Mu/Texas 7 members i 2010 to 21 i 2011 (200 percet icrease) Hoorable metio: Theta Epsilo/Keesaw State 27 members i 2010 to 61 i 2011 (126 percet icrease) *Disclaimer for Hollad, Radall, Hersey awards: Wiers were determied based o the umber of paid iitiates reported to the Iteratioal Headquarters as of April 10, Grad Chapter Scholarship Award Wier: Gamma Eta/Buckell Sidey A Gilpi Lewis Award Wier: Delta Phi/North Texas Ruer-up: Alpha Delta/Purdue Executive Director Mike Mayer presets Justi Novacek (Epsilo Kappa/Idaho 2014) with the Alter Award at the Jue Iitiative Academy. This is Epsilo Kappa s first Alter Award wi i three years, ad their fifth overall. 8 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

9 IHQ NEWS/ AWARDS ] Cory Loveless amed 2011 Colley Award recipiet BY BART ZINO, EDITOR North Dakota State Uiversity s Cory Loveless, a double major studyig math ad math educatio, has developed a impressive resume as a studet leader, scholar ad metor to others. Origially from Grad Forks, ND, he is a member of the Blue Key Natioal Hoor Society ad is a charter member of the NDSU Campus Club of Lios Club Iteratioal. I 2010 aloe, he was amed Studet Leader of the Year by the Cogress of Studet Orgaizatios, Greek Ma of the Year by the NDSU Iterfraterity Coucil (IFC), ad was voted Homecomig Kig. O campus, Brother Loveless Cory Loveless immersed himself i leadership. He was a Studet Staff Leader for NDSU s Summer Leadership Istitute i 2009 ad 2011, was a studet leader o the Coferece, Orietatio ad Recruitmet (COAR) Team i 2010, ad has bee a studet member of the Complait Resolutios Board sice Also a active member of NDSU s Greek commuity, Loveless served as IFC Secretary/Treasurer i 2010 ad curretly serves as Vice Presidet. Brother Loveless has gaied the trust ad respect of his chapter brothers at Phi as well. He was elected to the positio of Treasurer i 2009 ad Presidet i After a successful term as Presidet, his brothers elected him to the positio of Marshal. Cory has always exemplified what it meas to be a Theta Chi, Phi Chapter presidet Joseph Heruth said. He has played a istrumetal role i the recruitmet ad leadership traiig of may of our most promiet members, ad his dedicatio to Phi Chapter has bee ufalterig. Mr. Loveless is my brother, my fried, ad I ca t thik of a sigle perso more deservig of this hoor." This year s Colley Award applicatios were reviewed by a committee composed of top Theta Chi alumi from aroud the coutry, icludig past Colley Award recipiets. The committee reviewed hudreds of pages worth of applicatios submitted by applicats from aroud the coutry, icludig Missouri State Uiversity, Texas Tech Uiversity, the Uiversity of Illiois, ad the Uiversity of Tampa, amog others. The committee was chaired by Theta Chi Natioal Board Member William W. Palmer. It was a agoizig process, evaluatig so may top applicatios from aroud the coutry, Palmer said. Every oe of those youg me was outstadig. A hadful stood out ad Cory s was the best of the best. First preseted i 1929, the Colley Award is amed for Regiald E.F. Colley, a World War I vetera ad past member of the Grad Chapter. It is iterestig to ote that brothers Colley ad Loveless share the same alma mater. As a member of Phi Chapter, Brother Colley developed a celebrated reputatio as a campus, commuity ad civic leader. He graduated i 1915 ad evetually headed overseas to fight for the U.S. Army o the Wester Frot. Brother Colley died at the age of 39, but his legacy of leadership cotiues to ispire future geeratios of taleted Theta Chis. Chris Bodle wis Shug Jorda Award Zeta Lambda Chapter s Chris Bodle, a 2011 graduate of Westmister College, has bee amed this year s wier of the James Ralph Shug Jorda Award. Brother Bodle, a chemistry major from Clearfield, PA, was a member of the Westmister varsity swim team. He eared varsity letters i 2009, 2010 ad 2011 ad was a two-time recipiet of the Coach Gee Nicholso Scholar-Athlete Award. He is also a outstadig studet, earig a 3.58 GPA throughout his college career. He is a recipiet of the Society of Aalytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Achievemet Award for Chemistry, graduated with hoors, ad preseted his seior research project at the America Chemistry Society s atioal covetio i Aaheim, CA. Brother Bodle was also a well-liked member of his chapter. He served as Social Chairma ad was kow to led a had fixig Chris Bodle thigs aroud the chapter house. He is also a Eagle Scout ad was a worship team leader for Westmister s Suday praise ad worship bad. Named for former Aubur Uiversity Tigers coach James Ralph Shug Jorda, the Shug Jorda Award is preseted aually to Theta Chi s top scholar-athlete. Cosideratio for this award is by applicatio oly ad is reviewed by a committee of Theta Chi alumi. Past Natioal Presidet Patrick T. O Coor chaired this year s committee. Coach James Ralph Shug Jorda (Chi/ Aubur 1932), for whom the Shug Jorda Award is amed, was head coach of the Aubur Uiversity Tigers from 1951 to THE RATTLE/FALL

10 [ INITIATIVE ACADEMY Photos by Fraterity Composite Service LEFT: Team members work together to decipher a clue durig Saturday s Amazig Race. Teams worked together to complete a series of tasks at differet locatios aroud the Idiaa Uiversity campus. CENTER: Participats take a break betwee small group sessios at the August Iitiative Academy. From left to right: Kyle Cavorley (Beta Delta/Rutgers 2014), Immo Shafiei (Beta Delta/Rutgers 2014), Josh Rhodes (Theta Omega/Appalachia State 2014) ad Da Karli (Beta Delta/Rutgers 2014). TOP RIGHT: The Orage Team gets warmed up for aother day at The Iitiative Academy. A uique aspect of this evet is the emphasis o small group iteractio, teamwork ad hads-o learig. BOTTOM RIGHT: Faculty member Doc Lelad leads a small group discussio durig the Jue Iitiative Academy. The Courageous Experimet Theta Chis thik outside the box at the first Iitiative Academy BY RICHARD W. "DOC" LELAND (ETA PI/EAST STROUDSBURG 1997) AND AL CALARCO (ETA PI/EAST STROUDSBURG 1978) O e of our Fraterity s oldest ad most cherished traditios is gatherig at our atioal evets. Geeratios of brothers have beefited from these experieces more tha ay oe of us could put ito words. Ievitably, we must be prepared to adjust some of these traditios to help Theta Chi meet ew ad everchagig resposibilities. Last year, for example, we updated the Ritual, our most sacred traditio. Ad this year, we took a look at aother staple of the Theta Chi experiece: our educatioal system. This is a story of chage ad of a courageous experimet desiged to eergize our leadership educatio ad help us get back to the basics of brotherhood. It is a story with a positive edig for our Fraterity ad the youg me we call brothers. A small group of us did some thikig outside the box, ad we decided to go for it. We rolled the dice ad replaced the 26-year-old Chapter Leadership Coferece (CLC) with a ew opportuity The Iitiative Academy. We based it o the best of brotherhood: itimate, experietial, ever-growig, ad ever-ehacig leadership, ad we experieced it together at the Alpha Iota chapter house at Idiaa Uiversity. For four days ad three ights, close to 70 udergraduates ad voluteer faculty members lived together uder oe roof so we could look like ad work as a chapter might i small groups, avigatig ad completig challeges where we would likely ecouter may of the problems ay chapter might ecouter. To roud out the experiece, we cooked up some ew ad uique challeges that could oly be met with trust, hoesty, ad ultimately, leadership. We kew we were doig somethig differet ad that each of us would have to become comfortable with a certai ievitable cofusio. Early o, we accepted the matra, everythig is curriculum. Ad it was: from gettig the guys registered ad settled i, to our first iteractio outdoors fidig the two or three brothers with somethig i commo other tha Theta Chi, we braved the heat ad humidity to build brotherhood aew. I small groups, we were charged with comig up with a missio statemet, ad we were to depict that missio i the form of a badge. We leared that some of us ca draw (most of us ca t); but all of us share a visio ad a directio. We regrouped; we tighteed the bod of the whole; we wet to bed exhausted. 10 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

11 The ext day, we shared breakfast at 8 a.m. sharp ad the it was off to the races agai. All i all, we experieced frustratio ad leared to maage it, move o, ad prevail. We discovered how to laugh; how to maage pressure; how to trust our brothers, eve whe it does t seem easy. It was all there, ad there i abudace. You might say all of this was to set the stage for the culmiatig evet: the amazig race. While we were [mercifully] oly observers, we had ever see aythig quite like this before. The challeges were physical to be sure, but eve more challegig i that you could oly fid the locatio of the challege usig a set of cryptic clues that had to be deciphered by the group. There was more pressure (it was a race, after all) ad more frustratio (it was hot; it was humid), but by this poit, we kew that what was eeded was ot a idividual hero to lead the charge, but a collective stregth. Each member left The Iitiative Academy havig idetified his ow style of leadership ad a sese of kowig that he ca ow lead ad make a impact o the Fraterity ad beyod. We ca t speak for all who atteded, but we ca say that this experiece raks as oe of our most memorable: oe whose memory we shall cherish; ad oe that we are cofidet promoted the best of what we are as brothers of Theta Chi. We caot tell the brothers of the Academy how grateful we are, how idebted we will remai, for all that they taught us i the four days it was our privilege to be with them. We worked, we played, we came to kow ad respect each other, ad, we thik, to love each other as well. View the video of the Jue Academy at: THE RATTLE/FALL

12 [ IHQ NEWS/ NEW MANUAL Eighteeth editio of The Maual of Theta Chi ow available BY BEN HILL, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR COLLEGIATE SERVICES I September 2009, whe I was approached by the-executive Director Dale Taylor ad Mike Mayer about revisig The Maual of Theta Chi Fraterity, I aively accepted the resposibility. This will be easy, I thought, just a few quick updates ad this will be ready to publish we ll be ready to have this doe by December ad shipped out i Jauary As I bega work o this humble task I started to realize just how much time ad eergy would be eeded, otig that the completio date would be a floatig target. I bega the task by grabbig a copy of the seveteeth editio ad markig errors ad takig otes o the idividual pages of the book. While searchig for typos that eeded to be corrected, it was astoishig to see how much had chaged withi the Fraterity ad how much of the iformatio had become outdated. It overwhelmed me to see how much the Fraterity had accomplished i 10 years (re)istallatios, Covetios, Deraia Presidets Cofereces, Chapter Leadership Cofereces, awards, etc. ad it devastated me to fid that this iformatio was ot easily accessible. Revisig The Maual brought two uique challeges. The first was that the last editio had bee published i Obviously a lot had chaged ot oly withi Theta Chi, but also i the world. The seveteeth editio had bee completed usig old techiques ad formattig for publicatio othig had bee digitized. Noe of the photos used i the seveteeth editio were readily available i a electroic format, ad i most cases, the origial photo was also owhere to be easily foud. I believe Idiaa Joes had a easier time fidig the Holy Grail. So I huted through decades of items ad artifacts i our archives ad probably flipped through early every editio of The Rattle that the Fraterity has ever published i search of photographs ad iformatio. After meetig with our publisher, we discovered that due to the o-digital format of the seveteeth editio, it would actually be more cost effective for Theta Chi to create a ew versio tha to simply update the seveteeth editio. I recall askig for clarity, so it s actually cheaper to make a whole ew book tha to just modify this old oe? So I elected to create somethig ew while keepig the strogest ad most traditioal parts from the previous editios of our maual. The secod challege was tryig to actively perform my other specific job resposibilities at the Iteratioal Headquarters at the same time that I was workig o the revisios. I still eeded to maitai cotact with our Leadership ad Educatio Cosultats while they were o the road, push ad ecourage coloies to reach the goals for (re)istallatio ad recruit ew brothers to serve as LECs. I recall oe discipliary icidet that occurred o the East Coast that required me to leave the Headquarters to address the situatio. While discouragig, this delay may have helped to spur some creativity that would lead me dow the path to creatig the eighteeth editio. New features This ew editio features a wider size whe compared to the previous editios, which allows for the iclusio of additioal cotet ad photographs ad also aligs better with today s laptops ad tablets, makig it easier to carry. Color was utilized to best exhibit Fraterity isigia, awards, ad other items ad allowed for the iclusio of great photographs of historical figures ad evets. The iside cover provides a record for the idividual member to fill out, ad has bee legtheed with additioal fields so that he may cotiue to fill it out ad complete it 12 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

13 IHQ NEWS/ NEW MANUAL ] after graduatio. Based o feedback from Theta Chi udergraduates, I shifted the orgaizatio of the Maual to have a more traditioal textbook feel with topical chapters that featured discussio questios at the ed. The eighteeth editio of the Maual icludes 14 chapters coverig a wide spa of iformatio ragig from basic expectatios of members to our symbols, isigia ad traditios, history, atioal goverig structure ad basics of chapter operatios. There is a chapter titled Idividual Resources, which is a updated repritig of the Maers ad Etiquette sectio origially writte by George Starr Lasher for the first editio of the Maual. This editio also features a comprehesive list of every chapter ever istalled, alog with a list of importat historical dates, achievemets, ad otable alumi. Toward the back is a list of all of Theta Chi s kow otable alumi, as well as a directory of udergraduate chapters ad regios, ad a appedix ad extesive idex provide a wide array of historical iformatio. Special Thaks I could ot have doe this o my ow by ay meas. Mike Moxley, Susa Casalii, ad Jody Toth, of our publisher Maury Boyd & Associates, were very patiet with me throughout this process ad provided their time, talets, guidace ad motivatio to help me complete this task. My thaks also must go to the Iteratioal Headquarters staff for assistig me i compilig all of the data ad records to update this editio. Their attetio to detail ad loyalty to the Fraterity is reflected i the pages of this ew editio. I would like to specifically thak Natioal Presidet Doug Alle for sharig photos ad cotributig to the revisios of the history sectio, Past Natioal Presidet Pat O Coor for his iput o Chapter Resources, Bill Simpso for his assistace with Notable Alumi ad Rattle editor Bart Zio for his may hours spet editig. I am additioally grateful to Executive Directors Dale Taylor ad Mike Mayer for their support, ecouragemet ad directio durig this project. A very special thaks also goes to my wife, Eri L. Hill, who took the time to read through the Maual s may drafts, offer suggestios, ad edit ad correct her husbad s may mistakes (all while beig pregat with our daughter!). While the book has chaged from what you may remember, I trust that you will ejoy the chages that have bee made. I hope that all pledges, curret udergraduate members ad alumi fid this a helpful resource ad a source of pride. The first editio of The Maual of Theta Chi Fraterity was published i 1947 ad edited by George Chapma (Omega/Pe State 1920) alog with supplemetal iformatio provided by George Starr Lasher (Alpha Gamma/Michiga 1911). Subsequet editios were edited by Dale Sliviske (Gamma Sigma/Duke 1968) ad Dave Westol (Beta Zeta/Michiga State 1973). Thousads of brothers have beefitted from their expertise ad kowledge whe they first received their copies of the Maual ad likely referred to it later i life as alumi. George Chapma Omega/ Pe State 1920 George Starr Lasher Alpha Gamma/ Michiga 1911 THE RATTLE/FALL

14 [ FEATURE/MARK MURPHY 14 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

15 From player to egotiator to executive, Mark Murphy has always had a solid Game Pla BY KYLE WEAVER (ZETA SIGMA/WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS 2004) RATTLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER Hardcore Gree Bay Packers fas kow who Mark Murphy is. So do hardcore Theta Chi trivia buffs. I the Natioal Football League s smallest city, Brother Murphy (Iota/Colgate 1977) is a household ame alogside players Aaro Rodgers, Charles Woodso ad Clay Matthews. Sice early Jauary 2008, Murphy has served as CEO/presidet of the Packers, providig leadership to both the Packers orgaizatio ad the NFL itself. Ad if 2011 is ay idicator, both etities are gettig more tha their moey s worth out of Murphy s leadership skills. O February 6, 2011, the Packers team claimed its 13th league champioship ad fourth Super Bowl victory at Super Bowl XLV. Some five moths later, Murphy, a former Washigto Redskis safety ad NFL Players Associatio represetative, played a key role i resolvig the NFL lockout ad keepig the 2011 NFL seaso o schedule. Servig o the NFL s labor egotiatios committee, Murphy s career experieces as a federal trial attorey, a former NFL player, a NFL players uio represetative ad a athletics executive were touted by may as istrumetal i helpig the league s players ad owers reach a ew collective bargaiig agreemet last July. Mark s rare bled of experieces make him itegral to the future of the Packers ad the NFL, NFL Commissioer Roger Goodell said i a biography o Packers.com. His accomplishmets as a NFL player, his work with the NFLPA, ad ow his leadership of the Packers, provide a uique perspective to the league ad also to the players. Formative years Bor i Fulto, NY, Murphy lived i the Housto area with his family before returig to New York. Because his father worked i labor relatios, Murphy said he grew up aroud collective bargaiig, a fact that likely cotributed to his later career. As a tee, Murphy was a accomplished athlete. He played baseball, basketball ad football at Clarece Cetral High School ad was recogized as the best all-aroud athlete i Wester New York durig his seior year. As he etered Colgate Uiversity, he was beig scouted by Major League Baseball for his baseball talets ad cotiued to play three sports It o doubt takes a lot of leadership skill to make chages i a orgaizatio as large as the Gree Bay Packers, but they are skills Murphy has hoed for may years alog his career path. while i college. But he foud the most success playig football. Colgate was at a much higher level i football tha aythig else, Murphy said. It was a better fit for me. As most udergraduates who joi fraterities do, Murphy made persoal coectios with several Theta Chi members before he joied. He was a member of the Colgate basketball team ad several of his teammates were also Theta Chi members. I those days, Theta Chi had the reputatio of beig the basketball fraterity at Colgate, Murphy said. Murphy wet through formal recruitmet i the sprig of his freshma year ad moved ito the chapter house as a sophomore. He served as his chapter s historia ad washed dishes i the chapter kitche i exchage for a meal pla. I had a good experiece at Theta Chi, he said. Murphy puts a premium o the value of educatio ad touts both the lessos he leared from iteractios with his teammates ad with his fellow Theta Chi brothers as essetial compoets of his educatio. Murphy graduated from Colgate with a bachelor s degree i ecoomics i I got a great educatio at Colgate, Murphy said. Breakig ito the NFL Upo his graduatio, a few NFL teams expressed a iterest i draftig Murphy, but it was t a give that he would make it. Several teams wated Murphy, a safety, to bulk up ad play liebacker. Washigto Redskis head coach George Alle, though, wated him as a safety. Durig the 1977 draft, Alle called Murphy ad asked him to come to Washigto ad told him the team was iterested i draftig him. As it tured out, the Redskis ideed wated him, but they did t wat to draft him. Istead, Alle ad the Redskis hoped he would avoid the draft so they could sig him as a udrafted free aget. The team essetially wated to hide me out, Murphy said. That was my welcome to the NFL momet. At the time, Murphy said, the Redskis had a reputatio for ot likig rookies ad preferred to trade away their draft picks. I what was the a 12-roud draft, hidig players from other teams was t so ucommo, though the tactic is o loger allowed. After his soberig etry ito the league, Murphy foud success i the NFL. He played a total of eight years, his etire o-field career, with the Redskis. Murphy took o leadership roles both o ad off the field for the Redskis orgaizatio. He served as co-captai of the team from , helped the Redskis wi the 1982 Super Bowl ad eared Pro Bowl hoors i THE RATTLE/FALL

16 [ FEATURE/MARK MURPHY The photo, foud i the 1979 Witer Rattle, shows Mark Murphy after two seasos with the Washigto Redskis. Murphy completed eight seasos i the NFL, all with the Redskis. This photo from the Fall 1993 Rattle shows Mark Murphy (left), the athletic director for Colgate, with Theta Chi brothers Al Bullier (Beta Sigma/Lehigh 1965) ad Da Burger (Delta Eta/Colorado State 1973) at a alumi receptio durig the fifth Chapter Leadership Coferece. Mark was Iota s chapter adviser ad spoke as the keyote speaker at the coferece. Murphy served as the Redskis team represetative to the NFL Players Associatio ad was the uio s vice presidet through He served o the uio s bargaiig committee durig the 1982 strike ad, amog the league s players ad owers, gaied a reputatio as a stauch egotiator. Back the beig the uio represetative was cosidered to be like smokig cigarettes; it was damagig to your career, Murphy said. They were differet times. While still playig for the Redskis, Murphy cotiued to further his educatio, both because it was somethig he valued ad because he saw himself havig a career beyod the NFL. I ever felt completely secure (with my career i the NFL), Murphy said. It was a good way to help myself. Durig his first off-seaso with Washigto, Murphy bega workig o his Master of Busiess Admiistratio i fiace from America Uiversity. He took courses full-time i the sprig semester ad oe or two courses durig the summer ad fall; he received his degree i Back the, the demads o a player s time were t what they are ow, Murphy said. His educatioal work paid off. After his fial seaso i the NFL i 1984, Murphy accepted a positio workig as the NFLPA s assistat executive director, helpig resolve a secod players strike i A lot of it is simply havig good people skills, beig a effective commuicator ad a good listeer Mark Murphy While workig for the players uio, Murphy eared his law degree from Georgetow Uiversity i He parlayed that ito a legal career workig as a trial attorey from , primarily defedig U.S. govermet agecies i lawsuits. I particular, Murphy represeted the U.S. Cesus Bureau i several appeals of the 1990 Cesus. It was this legal experiece that helped teach him valuable public speakig ad advocacy skills. For a youg attorey, that was very excitig, Murphy said. After his years as a attorey, Murphy was draw back ito the world of athletics. I 1992, Murphy was hired by his alma mater to serve as athletic director. While at Colgate, Murphy moved ito a house three doors up from the Iota chapter house ad served briefly as chapter advisor. Durig his 11 years at Colgate, Murphy ushered i a umber of facility reovatios ad helped re-establish the football program. The team wet from 0-11 i 1995 to makig three cosecutive appearaces i the NCAA 1-AA playoffs, icludig a champioship game appearace i 2003 a otable accomplishmet for a o-scholarship program. I hope I left the athletic programs i better shape tha whe I started, Murphy said. I 2003, he moved to the Chicago area to become athletic director at Northwester Uiv - ersity, a Big Te campus with more tha 15,000 graduate ad udergraduate studets, 19 varsity sports ad a $40 millio athletics budget. At both schools, Murphy said he is as proud of the athletes academic accomplishmets as he is of their o-field accomplishmets. Both uiversities recorded high graduatio rates amog studet-athletes with Murphy at their helms. 16 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

17 FEATURE/MARK MURPHY ] Wiig a Super Bowl I oly his fourth year as CEO/Presidet of the Packers orgaizatio, Murphy wet alog for the ride as the Packers reached the piacle of their sport durig a ulikely post-seaso ru after the team wet 10-6 ad eared a sixth playoff seed. For Murphy, wiig a Super Bowl last seaso was a icomparable experiece. Though the wi makes him the oly perso i NFL history to wi a Super Bowl title as both a player ad a team s top executive, Murphy was far more excited for the players ad the fas, especially because the wi was fairly uexpected that seaso. I was very excited for our fas, Murphy said. The fas are way supportive of this team the way they travel to away games.... Obviously it was very excitig. Everythig happeed so fast it s a blur. Whe he was haded the Vice Lombardi Trophy i Dallas, Murphy s oly cocer was to get the trophy ito the hads of Gree Bay Packers Geeral Maager Ted Thompso as quickly as possible. Ted has really had the autoomy to put together his team, Murphy said. I just felt it was importat for him to hold [the Lombardi Trophy]. Upo returig to Gree Bay after the Super Bowl, Murphy ad the Packers held a Retur to Titletow evet at Lambeau Field, the Packers stadium. There had bee a fairly sigificat sowstorm the day before the evet; amog the 56,000 fas i the stadium, there were several who rode their sowmobiles to the evet. I still get goose bumps thikig about it, Murphy said. I do t thik I ve ever bee colder tha that. While Murphy is obviously proud of havig wo a Super Bowl as a Redskis player, it does t compare to the excitemet ad gratificatio of wiig the champioship as CEO/presidet of a team, he said. I my curret positio... I uderstad how difficult it really is for a orgaizatio to wi a champioship, Murphy said. With the NFL lockout behid them, the Packers roster back to full health ad the seaso ow i full swig, Murphy aticipates that the Packers will have more success i This year has bee a tryig off-seaso for everyoe, Murphy said. But it has bee the same for everyoe.... I m optimistic. We have a chace to be very good. With Murphy at the helm, a fa might coclude it will help their chaces. O leadership: As Gree Bay Packers Presidet/CEO sice early 2008, Mark Murphy (Iota/Colgate 1977) has give the Packers cosiderable off-field leadership, updatig the orgaizatio s log-term strategic pla ad restructurig the team s maagemet structure ad busiess operatios, ad helpig to revitalize Lambeau Field with a 6,600-seat expasio that will make it the fourth largest stadium i the NFL. It o doubt takes a lot of leadership skill to make chages i a orgaizatio as large as the Gree Bay Packers, but they are skills Murphy has hoed for may years alog his career path. Murphy credits his former coaches, former Washigto Redskis head coach Joe Gibbs ad former Colgate head coach Fred Dulap, with providig the most ifluece o his leadership style. Murphy believes good leaders should surroud themselves with good people, give those people the resources they eed to be successful ad try ot micromaage them. Murphy also believes that a good leader must be accessible, fair ad sicere to people with whom he/she works. A lot of it is simply havig good people skills, beig a effective commuicator ad a good listeer, Murphy said. THE RATTLE/FALL

18 [ FEATURE/JAPAN Ledig a helpig had abroad Oe brother s story from the frot lies of Japa s worst atural disaster BY JOHN MCCULLOUGH (DELTA OMEGA/RIPON 2007) The quake March 11, 2011, was just aother ordiary afteroo i Soka City, about 30 miles orthwest of Tokyo. The preschool where I work as a teacher had just released the majority of its studets for the day, with a few stayig behid for after-school daycare. I had just started my break ad was at a earby departmet store whe I felt the first tremors of what tured out to be Japa s most powerful kow earthquake i history. Mior earthquakes are fairly commo, ad iitially, everyoe thought that this oe would ed withi a few miutes, like the others. After 20 miutes had passed, however, we kew this was somethig differet. Everyoe tried walkig to the store s exit at first, but as the horizotal waves became stroger, the larger store items bega fallig dow ad people started to ru. I worked my way through the crowd ad got back to my school where, thakfully, the staff ad childre were okay. We maaged to slowly get the childre to the evacuatio area. With the cell phoe towers dow ad the trais shut dow, we were quite worried because some of the childre s parets worked dowtow ad we did't kow if the epiceter was i Tokyo or elsewhere. Fortuately, the Iteret still worked ad we were able to get the ews from our phoes. It was oly later that we saw the extet of the damage to the North. Although I was fortuate eough to live withi walkig distace of my school, others Joh cleaig up a ciema that had bee ravaged by the floodwaters of the tsuami. He is i the protective gear required durig cleaup shifts. were t so lucky. With the trais shut dow, thousads of commuters were straded, icludig a good fried of mie who had to make a 5-hour hike home at ight i high heels. This was just the begiig. The ext few weeks would take their toll. The weeks after The ews that poured i was dismal ad uiformative. No oe could trust what was beig said, because every chael was tellig a differet story. Abroad, i places like America, the ews was full of fear-mogerig ad it oly told half the story. Whe the ews broke back home, my family ad frieds were quite scared, because they heard stories about rampat problems ad food shortages i Tokyo. Ad because o ews agecy really seemed to kow the true radiatio readouts for Tokyo 18 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

19 FEATURE/JAPAN ] Although I have called Japa home for close to five years ow, recet evets have tested that. May other foreigers ad I elected to stay ad help however we ca. Eve to this day, Japa is still dealig with a battered North, a broke ecoomy ad the occasioal aftershock. Joh McCullough ad Tohoku, it seemed they fudged the facts a bit. This is oe factor that led the embassies to start to paic ad sed warigs to their citizes. The America Embassy advised us to prepare bug-out bags (short-term survival kits). Those who wated to could take a flight out of Japa to a desigated safe harbor ad arrage a trip back to America from there. Although may gaikokuji (foreigers) that I kew decided to go home, the thought of leavig did t cross my mid. I was surrouded by good frieds here i Japa ad abroad who kept me level-headed ad motivated to keep workig. Besides, my preschool class was ear graduatio ad I did t wat to leave the coutry with my class ufiished. For the few that remaied, Tokyo was a very differet place. Rollig blackouts had become commo ad the trais were ureliable. Oe of the most amazig differeces was felt i Shibuya, home of the world s busiest pedestria itersectio. It became a ghost tow devoid of life ad power. The recovery A few frieds ad I were ready to help immediately. After a great deal of research, I foud a great voluteerig group called Peace Boat, oe of the may o-govermet orgaizatios (NGOs) workig i Tohoku, where the earthquake had hit hardest. We iitially had trouble, because there were so may people clamberig to get ito this group. Fortuately, I had previous experiece voluteerig i New Orleas with my Delta Omega (cotiued o page 20) THE RATTLE/FALL

20 [ FEATURE/JAPAN brothers after Hurricae Katria i 2005, so I was allowed i. After sigig lots of paperwork, our group was ready to go. We were to sped a week i the famous port city of Ishiomaki, oe of the worst hit areas. There, we saw a world goe wrog: Boats o top of apartmets, cars stuffed iside buildigs ad other thigs that will remai umetioed. We spet a lot of time cleaig up mud ad residue left over from the tsuami that followed the quake. We had to wear special protective gear so as ot to be poisoed by the toxic mud that was everywhere. Eve the air was full of a terrible smell, possibly made worse by the fact that over 500 tos of fish had spilled out ito the city after their storage cotaiers were wiped out by the earthquake. We spet two days just cleaig up the fish. It was tough work, but there were some good momets as well. Oe particular highlight came whe we were cleaig out a soba (buckwheat oodle) restaurat. The owers, both retired, had lost their home i the tsuami ad their soba shop had bee barely ope a year. Whe we arrived, they were doubtful as to whether they would cosider reopeig. We got to work cleaig out their restaurat ad scrubbig away the toxic mud iside. After a few hours, they came back to check o our progress. Whe they saw us diggig out the kitche, they broke dow i tears at the sight of the mud that covered our protective gear ad by the work that had bee doe. Whe we fiished, they resolved to ot oly reope the store, but they also wated us to retur so that they could give us free buckets of soba oodles i appreciatio for our help. ABOVE: A Japaese army truck supports a oceaside cleaup. Army uits are still statioed i some cities. RIGHT: Joh with some of the Ishiomaki city officials. Joh says he chose to work with Peace Boat because they work closely with officials to determie what areas are i eed of the most assistace. A helpig had Through all the paic ad dismay, oe thig that helped me keep my head clear was the idea of beig able to provide a helpig had. I was also grateful to have access to social etworkig sites like Facebook, where I could stay i touch with brothers who wated to help from abroad. I was quite proud to be a member of Theta Chi up i the North. So proud, i fact, that I left our mark i Tokyo. There is a famous bar there called Popeye s Beer Bar that I doated my work helmet to. You ll fid it there still o the wall with otes writte from people from the North, alog with our Theta Chi letters. These days I have bee workig closely with Peace Boat, makig presetatios ad talkig about my time up North. I have also bee givig advice to future voluteers via the Sedai Earthquake Relief Network page o Facebook that I created. It s a iformatio page providig ways to help through charity evets, voluteerig iformatio ad other etworkig for the Tohoku regio. I am also tryig to recruit fellow Eglish teachers o my retur so that we ca do free Eglish lessos i the North while we voluteer. These days, life is pretty much back to ormal. Eve tourists have started to retur, though we are still dealig with aftershocks, as crazy as that souds. It s slow, but life is returig to its regular pace. However, help will be eeded for may years to come. I am thakful for my brothers back home who have helped me out via the Iteret ad I am thakful I was able to represet my fraterity durig a dark time i Japa s history. Japa is oe of my homes, ad I am proud that I was able to led a helpig had. How to help Brothers iterested i helpig the recovery efforts ca fid iformatio about orgaizatios ad how you ca help, both here i Tokyo, by joiig the Sedai page at: For doatios Joh recommeds gvig to Peace Boat at: Joh s is mcculloughcjoh@gmail.com 20 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

21 TOP: Joh s team uloaded more tha 500 tos of dead fish ear the coast. Despite the substatial damage, workers could t stay i the area log due to the threat of more tsuamis hittig the area. ABOVE LEFT: After a log day, Joh rises off the toxic mud that covered his protective gear. ABOVE RIGHT: Some of the toxic mud that had accumulated throughout Ishiomaki ad other cities hit by the tsuami. The mud is actually a mix of soil, gas, oils ad other materials ad made it difficult for workers ad move ad breathe. RIGHT: Joh ad some local musicias jammig out while waitig for a bus. A local troop of harp players came by to play sogs for the cleaup team. Their istrumets had bee destroyed i the tsuami, so they used shovels ad a CD player istead. Joh joied them for a reditio of Highway to the Dager Zoe by Key Loggis. THE RATTLE/FALL

22 You are cordially ivited to joi us for a great Theta Chi gatherig. Our brotherhood will focus o coductig the busiess of the Fraterity, havig fu, ad buildig a sese of fellowship that is secod to oe. 22 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

23 Why you wat to go to covetio You will be a part of Theta Chi s largest gatherig of brothers a traditio early as old as Theta Chi itself. You will meet ad etwork with hudreds of Theta Chi udergraduate ad alumus brothers. You will get advice from other chapters ad lear ew ideas that really work. You will hear from outstadig atioal speakers who will share ideas that are relevat to our Fraterity ad to our lives as me. Our outstadig Alumi Track will feature the best of the best i ideas for chapter advisers, house corporatios, ad alumi associatios. You will participate i the electio of our ext Grad Chapter ad steer the directio of the Fraterity through our legislative process. You will hoor Theta Chi s most outstadig chapters ad brothers at the awards baquet. Ad, most importatly, we will celebrate that Theta Chi is for life. You will discover the keys to chapter ad alumi success durig the School of Fraterity Practices. You will idulge yourself ad surreder to luxury i Palm Sprigs, the ultimate desert playgroud for outdoor adveture, arts ad culture, ad etertaimet. what should your chapter do to pla for the Covetio? Hyatt Grad Champios Resort ad Spa Palm Sprigs, Califoria Chapters should decide by Jauary which udergraduates ad alumi will be attedig the Covetio. There is o limit to the umber of brothers that each chapter ca sed. Next, the chapter must determie who will serve as the udergraduate ad alumus delegates at the Covetio. The ames of these two idividuals must be submitted by the Secretary to the Iteratioal Headquarters. Eligible chapters may also propose legislatio for cosideratio by the Covetio ad omiate alumus members for electio to the Grad Chapter. The deadlie for all proposed legislatio ad Grad Chapter omiatios is April 1, All questios regardig Covetio busiess should be directed to Mike Mayer, Executive Director, by at mmayer@thetachi.org or by callig THE RATTLE/FALL

24 Prelimiary schedule of covetio ad sfp evets Wedesday, July 4 Registratio Pre-Covetio Educatioal Sessios SFP Opeig Sessio ad Chapter Awards Fourth of July Celebratio Thursday, July 5 SFP Educatioal Workshops ad Keyote Speakers Official Opeig of Covetio State of the Fraterity Address Friday, July 6 SFP Educatioal Workshops ad Keyote Speakers Alumi Lucheo Busiess Meetigs Brotherhood Gatherig Saturday, July 7 Legislative Sessio Grad Chapter Electios ad Istallatios Closig Baquet ad Awards What is the Covetio? Held o eve-umbered years, the Covetio is our largest ad most importat gatherig of brothers. There are two major compoets to our Covetio: The cetral evet of the Natioal Covetio is the meetig of delegates to discuss the busiess of the Fraterity. Durig Covetio busiess, the Grad Chapter, oe udergraduate, ad oe alumus delegate from each active chapter meet to discuss ad take actio o resolutios, amedmets to The Costitutio ad Bylaws, ad other matters properly submitted for cosideratio. The Covetio also elects members to the Grad Chapter. Held i cojuctio with the Natioal Covetio is the School of Fraterity Practices, a ispirig leadership ad chapter operatios school. This year, the SFP will feature a variety of keyote presetatios, workshops, ad small group discussios that study the most relevat topics facig our Fraterity ad its members. What is a Covetio delegate? The Natioal Covetio is Theta Chi's supreme goverig authority. Durig Covetio busiess sessios, each chapter ca be represeted by up to two delegates a alumus ad a udergraduate. Each delegate team is etitled to: Debate ad vote o proposed resolutios ad/or proposed amedmets to the Fraterity s Costitutio ad Bylaws. Be recogized, make motios ad vote o busiess that comes before the Natioal Covetio. Elect members of the Grad Chapter. Although the Covetio is ope to all iitiated brothers, oly delegates may be recogized ad debate o motios brought to the Covetio floor, uless otherwise permitted by the presidig officer. Selectig your chapters s delegate Each chapter may select its delegates i ay maer it sees fit. However, chapters are urged to choose delegates based o their reliability, kowledge of curret Fraterity issues, willigess to represet the chapter s best iterests through debate, capacity to uderstad complex issues, ad ability to thik critically ad strategically about the log-term implicatios ad cosequeces of a particular actio or motio. More specific iformatio about how to select delegates, propose legislatio ad omiate Grad Chapter cadidates will be set out later this sprig. 24 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

25 Coutdow to Covetio checklist [ ] Jauary 2012 Decide who from your chapter will be attedig [ ] February 1, 2012 Olie registratio opes [ ] February Start bookig your hotel rooms ad flights [ ] April 1, 2012 Submit proposed legislatio ad Grad Chapter omiatios to the Iteratioal Headquarters [ ] April 10, 2012 Natioal awards applicatios due to Iteratioal Headquarters [ ] May 1, 2012 Fial deadlie to otify the Iteratioal Headquarters of your chapter's udergraduate ad alumus delegates [ ] May 1, 2012 Deadlie for early-bird ad discouted registratio [ ] Jue 15, 2012 Fial registratio deadlie Complete Covetio details will be available at i Jauary. Or, call the Iteratioal Headquarters at See you i Califoria! THE RATTLE/FALL

26 [ NORWICH HOUSING CORPORATION Delta Phi moves ito ew $1.5 millio home thaks to help from Norwich Housig Corporatio BY JEREME GRINSLADE, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND REAL ESTATE There are may momets worth celebratig i the course of a chapter s history. Arguably the biggest evets iclude istallatio or reistallatio, major aiversaries, ad homecomig; but the oe that frequetly stads at the top of the list is the costructio of a ew chapter house. For Delta Phi Chapter at the Uiversity of North Texas, that s exactly what happeed this past year. Over the last several moths, Delta Phi has bee busy buildig a approximately 15,000 sq. ft. house betwee Kappa Sigma ad Sigma Phi Epsilo, just off Maple Street i Deto, TX. As with ay costructio project, the chapter has had multiple hurdles to overcome. But because of their dedicated alumi ad udergraduates, Delta Phi celebrated the completio of their ew home just i time for fall. The ew house has 21 bedrooms (icludig a presidet's suite) ad ca house 41 brothers.. Eve after a successful capital campaig, it was difficult for the house corporatio to make up the differece i costs o its ow without additioal fudig. However, with the support of The Norwich Housig Corporatio (NHC), Delta Phi was able to secure the eeded fuds to build its brad ew house. As Delta Phi House Corporatio Presidet Ed Coker explaied after applyig for a NHC loa, A ew house represets the chapter of the past, preset ad future. May times alumi get busy with day-to-day routies ad forget to sit back ad remember the celebratory momets that they experieced with the Fraterity. Every alumus is ecouraged to make plas to visit their alma mater ad their old home away from home. Whether you go to see a brad ew house, like at Delta Phi, or to provide a little advice, ow is the time to go back home. Your visit could have a positive impact o your chapter ad the Fraterity for years to come. Wat to recoect with your chapter? Use our Chapter Directory or ihq@thetachi.org to get started. Delta Phi s first chapter house as it appeared i The architecture of the 1954 house provided ispiratio for the desig of the ew house o Maple Street. The ew 14,000 square foot home for Delta Phi Chapter at the Uiversity of North Texas. 26 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

27 Providig livig for today s studet sice 1928 Omega/Pe State Sice 1928, The Norwich Housig Corporatio (NHC) has had a prove track record of assistig Theta Chi house corporatios with the acquisitio, costructio ad reovatio of fraterity houses for Theta Chi chapters. With programs such as the low iterest Life Safety Loa ad the Ladue Emergecy Loa, the NHC is a leader amog atioal frateral orgaizatios by providig fudig for housig costructio ad reovatio projects. Delta Psi/Kasas Housig is a key compoet to the Fraterity s growth ad success. Workig together, the NHC ad Theta Chi house corporatios ca meet the eeds of today s studets ad improve our ability to compete i the moder housig market. For more iformatio about the NHC, or to request a loa applicatio, please cotact the Iteratioal Headquarters by callig or e mailig orwich_loas@thetachi.org. Chi/Aubur THE RATTLE/FALL

28 [ FOUNDATION/MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear brothers, Let me begi by sayig thak you all for your dedicatio ad cotributios to The Foudatio. Without your past geerosity, we would ot be where we are today, a foudatio with assets of about $10 millio. Over the course of the past six years, The Foudatio has bee able to icrease its support of Theta Chi s udergraduate ad graduate brothers from a level of about $100,000 to early $400,000. I the upcomig academic year, The Foudatio s Scholarship Committee will be able to grat 118 scholarships i amouts ragig from $750 to $4,500, as well as literally dozes of leadership support grats. This year we have had about $250,000 available through the Blue ad Simo fuds. Never before has the eed bee greater. Durig the 2009/2010 academic year, we received close to 130 scholarship applicatios. I 2010/2011, that umber grew to over 180, ad with the ecoomy i its curret state, we expect well i excess of 200 for 2011/2012. I other ews, The Foudatio Board ow cosists of six members: Vice Presidet Brad Burke (Delta Kappa/ Ball State 1991), Secretary Carlto Beett (Zeta Pi/Old Domiio 1972) ad Treasurer Michael Roe (Alpha Upsilo/Nebraska 1986). They are joied by ew Board members Mark Hillis (Gamma Rho/Florida State 1964) ad Josh Palleo (Theta Psi/Wiscosi-Oshkosh 1999). Our foudatio staff has also grow. Gregg Puls (Delta Kappa/Ball State 1996) joied us i April as Seior Director for Developmet. Director of Foudatio Services Vicki Wilso cotiues to hadle the Aual Campaig ad does a excellet job with our commuicatios. Gregg will be resposible for our plaed givig program ad 1856 Legacy Society. I additio, he will be reachig out to our alumus members to build relatioships throughout the coutry. I the sprig 2011 editio of The Rattle, Past Foudatio Chapter Presidet James Moyla laid out a challege for The Foudatio Chapter. He challeged us to move the Theta Chi Foudatio ito the top 10 fraterity foudatios i total assets. Accordig to the most recet statistics regardig the foudatios of other frateral orgaizatios, obtaied from Peigto & Co., we will eed to add the better part of $2 millio or more to meet that challege. Doig so will allow us to ivest more ad more i our udergraduate brothers. Over the last several years, we have had betwee 2,000 ad 2,500 aual cotributios to our aual campaig, with a average gift amout of betwee $80 to $90. We are workig to grow both umbers ad, with your help, we ca do it. Please respod geerously whe our request arrives or go olie to ad make a cotributio electroically. If you have ay questios, please call Gregg or Vicki at or foudatio@thetachi.org. I kow each ad every oe of you has may Theta Chi experieces that have bee importat throughout your lives. Please take a momet to pay it forward ad ivest i our future. Also, please commuicate with our staff to update our records. Wheever your address, mailig address or phoe umber chages, we wat to kow about it. After all, who kows whe you might wat to coect with a brother or two from your past? We may be able to help. The Foudatio will be holdig receptios aroud the coutry i the comig moths for our alumi. I persoally look forward to meetig as may of you as possible. Thak you for your time ad commitmet to Theta Chi Fraterity. Please cosider The Foudatio, as we have a growig eed ad we will ivest to do much good with your cotributio. I look forward to hearig from you. Better Because of Theta Chi, David May, Foudatio Chapter Presidet Zeta Sigma/Wiscosi-River Falls THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

29 ALUMNI/NEWS AND NOTES ] What happeed to my update? While the editor tries his best to esure that each editio of The Rattle cotais relevat ad timely ews updates, he regrets that, due to time ad space costraits, he caot always accommodate every story that is submitted for the editio that it may have bee iteded for. Not all submitted stories will be selected for publicatio. However, readers are still asked ad ecouraged to otify the editor of ew developmets or stories by ig him at rattle@thetachi.org. Cotributors with time-sesitive material are asked to otify The Natioal Eagle, Theta Chi s breakig ews blog, by ig atioaleagle@thetachi.org. The editor reserves the right to edit or omit story submissios prior to publicatio. Not all submitted stories will be selected for publicatio. Photo by Eva Wecksell Photo by Zachary Mazi Brothers Eva Wecksell ad Mike The Miz Mizai meet up at the Dodgers/Giats game i time for a quick photo with their letters. Brother Mizai threw the ceremoial first pitch. Alpha Delta/Purdue Dallas Mavericks player Bria Cardial helped lead his team to its first NBA champioship wi over the Miami Heat. Brother Cardial made a 23-foot three-poit jumper i the fial game of the series, with a assist from Jose Jua Barrea. Brothers Coffey, Mazi ad Vicidomii biked 192 miles i the Pa Mass Challege. Together, they raised $20,000 to support cacer research. Omicro/Richmod Otis L. Brow (1956), presidet of the Logwood Uiversity Real Estate Foudatio ad Vice Rector of the Logwood Board of Visitors, received the Presidetial Distiguished Service Award. This is the seveth time the award has bee bestowed sice its creatio i Brow was istrumetal i creatig the Real Estate Foudatio ad has bee presidet ad director sice its iceptio i He has also served o the Board of Visitors from 2003 to Jue 2011 ad as Vice Rector sice The resolutio that accompaied the award cites the crucial role Brow played i developig Lacer Park ad Logwood Ladigs at Midtow Square, two Logwood-maaged off-campus apartmet commuities. Tau/Florida Three Tau alumi participated i the 2011 Pa-Mass Challege. Chris Coffey (2003), Zachary Mazi (2000) ad Vicet Vicidomii (2002) exteded the helpig had oe mile at a time as they biked 192 miles over two days i August to raise more tha $20,000 for the Daa-Farber Cacer Istitute i Bosto. Brother Coffey bega his ride i Motreal, bikig a total of 600 miles i six days. The Pa Mass Challege, i its thirty-first year, is the atio s preemiet athletic charitable fudraiser. This year, 5,200 riders raised a total of $34 millio for Daa-Farber. Beta Upsilo/Freso State Charles Martiez (2009) received a World Series rig from the Sa Fracisco Giats as recogitio for his work as a video scout for the Freso Grizzles, a mior league team. As a video scout, Brother Martiez is resposible for aalyzig tape from Grizzlies games ad recordig the locatios of each pitch, what the pitcher threw, ad, if cotact was made, the result of the hit. His work is ot oly used by the Grizzlies for traiig purposes, but also shared with the Giats for scoutig ad recruitig. Brother Martiez applied for the positio while he was still a studet attedig Freso State. Gamma Kappa/Miami-OH O May 18, Mike The Miz Mizai (2003) threw out the ceremoial first pitch at Dodgers Stadium as the Los Ageles Dodgers took o the Sa Fracisco Giats. Kowig the former WWE champio would be i attedace, comedia Eva Wecksell (Epsilo Theta/Tufts 2001) caught The Miz s attetio THE RATTLE/FALL

30 Photo by James Su Photo by James Su Lt. Col. Dick Katerdahl (1947) delivers the keyote address at the Beta Alpha fouders baquet. This past May, commemoratig its 80th year o campus with the motto, Eighty Years New, Beta Alpha hosted its aual Fouders Day Golf Touramet. The veritable mii-covetio featured over 200 guests from over 20 chapters, ad from more tha 20 states. Over seve decades of Theta Chis from Beta Alpha were represeted. The weeked started off with the iaugural Beta Alpha Poker Showdow o Friday ight, which brought over 100 guests to the chapter house. The kickoff evet allowed alumi to catch up with old frieds ad udergraduates to fid out how truly similar they were, despite graduatig decades apart. Marshal Tim Ega (2012) beat out the shrewd ad savvy alumi to wi the touramet, ad without ay promptig, geerously doated his wiigs to help fud the Helpig Had Scholarship for icomig UCLA freshme. The golf touramet wet forward the ext morig, followig breakfast at the chapter house. Brothers Waters (1984), Dave Farkas (1984), Kerry Nicholso (1982), ad Tom Reedy (1987) were back to defed the title that Waters foursome wo last year. The team of Kelly Fouch (1990), Doug Karatsu (1991), Mark Pieig (1992), ad Grat Withers (1993) shared the champioship with Brother Waters crew with a impressive team score of -9. With the last roud i the books, the baquet commeced. To mark the auspicious evet ad to support Beta Alpha s missio to become a beaco chapter o the West Coast, the Grad Chapter, Foudatio Chapter, ad The Norwich Housig Corporatio were i attedace, as well as represetatives More tha 200 Beta Alphas ad other brothers joi i for a reditio of It Is to Thee at the fouders baquet. Beta Alpha/UCLA Commemorates 80 years from 25 other chapters ad coloies, icludig the Beta Iota/Arizoa Coloy ad friedly cross-tow rival Beta Tau/Souther Califoria. The baquet got off to a rousig start with the readig of a letter peed for the occasio by Beta Alpha s oldest livig alumus brother, Lewis Sims (1932). Brother Sims lives i Marylad ad ormally seds a check for $19.31 to commemorate the foudig year of Beta Alpha Chapter. This year he marked the evet with this letter, read before the etire chapter, ad videoed for his later viewig ( Weeks later, Brother Sims was preseted the Diamod Brigade recogitio certificate for 75 years of membership i the Fraterity. Brother Dick Katerdahl (1947), i full military regalia, gave a equally ispirig speech, relatig how every sigle Beta Alpha elisted i the military after the attack o Pearl Harbor. The room erupted i cheers whe he described how the outgoig brothers left a message i the school ewspaper to their rival fraterity, askig them to watch the chapter house while the brothers of Theta Chi were fightig i World War II. Alumi Associatio Treasurer Scott Sutherlad (1992) was awarded Beta Alpha s Frederick Norto Freema Award for Alumi Leadership. Natioal Presidet Doug Alle the preseted the Grad Chapter Alumi Award to Alumi Associatio Secretary ad Fouders Day Co-Chair James Su (1992), who humbly accepted o behalf of curret ad past Alumi Associatio board members, alumi ad udergraduates over the past 80 years. The chapter exceeded its fudraisig goal to fud this year s Helpig Had Scholarship via raffle tickets, a silet auctio, a ot-so-silet auctio, ad proceeds from the weeked. The ight culmiated with a circle of liked brothers spaig the etire baquet hall, sigig a rousig reditio of It Is To Thee. The 80th Aiversary Weeked drew to a reluctat close with umbers exchaged, promises to see each other well before the ext chapter evet, ad a reewed sese of purpose ad loyalty amog the etire Beta Alpha brotherhood. 30 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

31 ALUMNI/NEWS AND NOTES ] Photo by Kyle Weaver Brothers Kyle Weaver ad Doug Chapma let their voices to the Great Norther Uio Chorus, which took home secod place i the Barbershop Harmoy Society s Iteratioal Chorus Competitio i July. by brigig a Theta Chi t-shirt. After some pre-game festivities, Brother Mizai met up with Brother Wecksell ad the two took a quick picture together. Gamma Rho/Florida State Brother Patrick Griffith (2008) has recetly published his first ovel, The Search for Artemis (the Chroicles of Lado Wicker). It is available o Amazo ad at most major bookstores. Epsilo Delta/Yougstow State Two Theta Chis were selected to take part i a wreath-layig ceremoy at Arligto Natioal Cemetary i May. David Toohey (1998) joied YSU Presidet Cythia E. Aderso ad other YSU represetatives at the Tomb of the Ukows at Arligto Natioal Cemetary to hoor falle members of the Uited States Armed Forces. The ceremoy marked the culmiatio of a series of YSU-sposored evets to commemorate Armed Forces Week. Brother Jim Joseph (2002) participated i a similar ceremoy i July. Zeta Sigma/Wiscosi-River Falls Brothers Kyle Weaver (2004) ad Doug Chapma (Zeta Delta/St. Cloud State 1959), were amog the 96 members of the Great Norther Uio Chorus, which took secod place at the Barbershop Harmoy Society s Iteratioal Chorus Competitio i July. The Twi Cities-based chorus fell oly five poits short o a scale of 3,000 of earig the iteratioal champioship. The Masters of Harmoy Chorus, of Sata Fe Sprigs, CA, took home the gold i a field of more tha 50 choruses from the Uited States, Eglad, New Zealad ad Swede. Eta Lambda/Virgiia Tech More tha 100 Eta Lambda alumi, icludig a umber of the chapter s Foudig Fathers, reuited i Richmod, VA, over the weeked of March 5, The weeked s activities cosisted of a meet-ad-greet dier o Friday ight, a gatherig to watch Virgiia Tech play Clemso o Saturday afteroo, ad a reuio party Saturday ight. Breakfast ad goodbyes o Suday morig cocluded the evet. Eta Lambdas came i from all over the Uited States to reew the brotherhood. I additio to the brothers ad their wives/girlfrieds, we had six little sisters ad ie udergraduates from the chapter at Tech atted. The grad fiale Saturday ight cosisted of a memorabilia display ad pictures from the days, a PowerPoit presetatio of the history of the chapter, re-acquaitig ad storytellig, ad teachig the attedig udergrads sogs from days past. We highly recommed that alumi chapters put together oe of these weekeds to rekidle the fraterity spirit ad brotherhood. Eta Nu/Alma Bria Bartes (1987) published Life Lessos: A Guide to Creatig ad Livig Your Best Life. It is available olie at Eta Rho/Ceteary-LA Bret Heley (1980) published his first book, The NeXus Iitiative i December It is available o Amazo ad i most major bookstores. Rusty Bethley (1972) wo a gold medal i sigles bowlig at the Natioal Seior Games 2011 Summer Games. Rusty represeted his home state of Louisiaa ad traveled to Housto for the Games. Brother Bethley is also a member of the LSU Coloy Advisory Board. Eta Chi/George Maso Fas of the FOX reality show, Hell s Kitche, might recogize Eta Chi s Breda Heavey (2003), who appeared as a cotestat o the ith ad most recet seaso. Although demostratig solid cookig skills, he was the secod cotestat to be elimiated from the competitio. Brothers Da Fleetham, Jr. ad Phil Vassar get together for a photo at a VIP receptio durig a beefit cocert i Jue. Eta Kappa/James Madiso Da Fleetham, Jr. (Theta Chi/GC Hoorary 2006) had a chace ecouter with musicia Phil Vassar (Eta Kappa/James Madiso 1984) prior to a beefit cocert o Jue 4. Brother Fleetham was wearig a Theta Chi polo ad caught the eye of Brother Vassar, who was o his way to a VIP receptio prior to the start of a beefit cocert. Brother Fleetham preseted Brother Vassar with a Theta Chi hat ad the two brothers posed for a quick photo. It was great meetig him ad a great beefit cocert beefitig Child ad Family Services of New Hampshire, Brother Fleetham said. Da Fleetham, Jr. is the coordiator of Theta Chi s aual Fouders Day celebratio at Norwich Uiversity. [Last year s] Fouders Day was a great success with over 20 brothers ad guests from four chapters, he said. We were also hoored to host Ms. Barbara Sibu, the great, great graddaughter of our co-fouder Arthur Chase as well as Daiel W. Fleetham Sr. (Alpha/Norwich 1934), oe of Theta Chi s oldest active alumi members. It s ot too soo to start thikig about the 2012 Fouders Day celebratio, which will take place April 21, 2012, at Norwich Uiversity. Look for more iformatio about Fouders Day i the sprig. Brother Fleetham ca be reached by at dfleethamjr@etzero.com. THE RATTLE/FALL

32 [ ALUMNI/NEWS AND NOTES Third Aual Alumi Golf Outig heads to Alabama BY JEREME GRINSLADE, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND REAL ESTATE Nestled ext to Aubur Uiversity, golf ethusiasts ca fid the acclaimed Grad Natioal Golf Course, located i Opelika, AL, a part of the famed Robert Tret Joes Golf Trail. This highly praised course was the site of Theta Chi s Third Aual Alumi Golf Touramet, which took place earlier this year from April This year s touramet was orgaized by Paul Norstrem (Alpha Pi/Miesota 1986). Despite a wave of record-breakig toradoes oly hours before, all attedees arrived safely ad the touramet site was uscathed. The three-day touramet kicked off i traditioal fashio, with the highly aticipated two-ma scramble par-3 competitio o Grad Natioal s picturesque 18-hole par three course. I was teamed up with vetera Theta Chi golfer George St. George (Gamma Pi/Buffalo 1970). Oe truly caot describe the facial expressios of Brother St.George durig the roud of 18 whe witessig my erratic golf play. Despite the doubts, at the ed of the day i the clubhouse, the duo of St.George ad Grislade walked away with the Par Three Competitio trophy. While Dr. Wesley Wicker (Alpha Phi/Alabama 1979) may disagree, there was actually a advatage havig three Aubur graduates (Patrick O Coor, 1978; Natioal Chaplai Joseph Couch, 1996; ad Thomas O Coor, 2009) i attedace at this year s touramet. O Thursday ight, we headed to a local dive kow for its Creole food ad cheap driks. Brother Mike Kistler (Epsilo Upsilo/Cetral Michiga 1974) observed that the scee was remiiscet of the establishmets we kew from our college days. The Four Ma Scramble kicked off early o Friday. The play of the day did ot give the Grad Natioal s Liks course justice. Obviously ot distracted by the perfect weather, Brother St. George cotiued his wiig streak ad led the way oce agai with his precisio iro play ad puttig, alog with parters Jim Powell (Delta Pi/Idiaa State 1981), Dave May (Zeta Sigma/Wiscosi-River Falls 1970) ad Christia Chace (Epsilo Gamma/Wideer 1998) firig a 66 (-6), toppig 5 other teams i the field. Two days of blamig the driver ad putter came dow to the Stroke-Play Touramet o Saturday. Brother St. George, the defedig medalist, was uable to retai his iro grip o the trophy, as recet graduate Thomas O Coor, playig with a home field advatage, carded a strog 77 o the Grad Natioal s Lakes course. Brothers Eric Templi (Epsilo Gamma/Wideer), Pat O Coor ad I witessed Thomas seal the victory with a eagle two o the par-four 16th hole, missig a ace by oly iches. Brother Steve Yout (Epsilo Phi/Cetral Missouri 1972), a well kow comedia ad favorite of the field, surprised everyoe with his accuracy o the very difficult Lakes course ad took the 2011 Champioship with a et 66. With three days of golf played ad may memories made, Brother Eric Raasch (Alpha Upsilo/Nebraska 1988) summed up this weeked as a great opportuity to recoect with brothers that he had kow for years ad to also establish some ew friedships with brothers participatig i the touramet for the first time. SAVE THE DATE! Mark your caledars ow. The 2012 Touramet will be April oce agai at the Grad Natioal. Do t wait util the week prior to pla your trip. Make arragemets ow with the hotel ad let them kow you re brigig alog a old fried to the 2012 Theta Chi Golf Touramet. Additioal details will be posted i the ear future at Theta Psi/Wiscosi-Oshkosh Greg Matzek is the sports achor for Wiscosi s Morig News o WTMJ ad cohosts Wiscosi Sports Weeked. He also maitais a sports blog titled Greg Matzek: The Freak Speaks at blogs/gregmatzek. Ady Bauma (left) beig preseted with the Life Savig Award from the sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolita Police. Iota Kappa/Norther Arizoa Officer Adrew Bauma (2008) was preseted a Lifesavig Award by the Las Vegas Metropolita Police for goig above ad beyod the call of duty durig a icidet outside a Las Vegas ightclub. Officer Bauma was otified by a valet that a male guest was spotted sittig precariously o the ledge of the parkig structure several floors above street level. The subject was extremely itoxicated, yellig obsceities, ad makig gestures to the crowd gatherig below. After otifyig Dispatch, Officer Bauma ad aother officer tried to commuicate with the subject. Officers arrived o the scee ad determied that the subject was either cosiderig suicide or likely to fall off the ledge due to his itoxicatio. Officer Bauma climbed to the top of the garage, approached the subject from behid, grabbed him aroud his chest ad pulled him back over the ledge ad oto the floor of the garage. Video surveillace from the garage showed that the actios Bauma took exposed him to dager ad quickly brought the subject off the ledge ad ito the cotrol of the police. This is Brother Bauma s secod Lifesavig Award sice joiig the force four years ago. He is a Foudig Father of Iota Kappa Chapter. 32 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

33 CHAPTER/NEWS AND NOTES ] Where s my chapter? Did you remember to submit your chapter ews update by the published deadlie? News briefs for the sprig editio are always due o later tha February 15 each year; the fall deadlie is August 15. Not sure what to write about? News briefs typically report awards that the chapter or a idividual member wo, a recet philathropic evet that the chapter successfully hosted, ad/or commuity service projects (these are just a few suggestios). We also wat to kow about brothers who have bee elected to IFC or studet govermet positios. Still ot sure what to report o? Keepig readig below or the editor at rattle@thetachi.org. Rho/Illiois The brothers of Rho Chapter at the Uiversity of Illiois recetly aouced that they received three awards at the recet Greek Oscars Illiois aual Greek awards ceremoy. They wo first place i the categories of outstadig risk maagemet ad outstadig ew member educatio ad secod place for outstadig iteral operatios. Bria Keliso (2012) was awarded the 1872 Legacy Scholarship, give to just two uderclassme who exhibit ivolvemet i the Greek commuity, high academics, ad commuity ivolvemet. Lastly, Adrew Hughes (2012) received the first place award for Outstadig Presidet, recogizig him as the top presidet amog Illiois 47 fraterities. Alpha Iota/Idiaa Alpha Iota achieved a 3.25 GPA i the sprig 2011 semester, the third-highest GPA out of IU s 40 IFC fraterities. The brothers credit their success to their revised academic program, desiged by Scholarship Chairma Michael Goldberg (2013) ad Presidet Etha Goldwasser (2013), that icluded stricter study requiremets, weekly grade checks for those below the chapter miimum GPA, ad a reewed emphasis o academic achievemet for the sprig pledge class. Alpha Iota also sposored a learig sessio i cojuctio with the Moroe Couty Prosecutor to educate members about sexual assault ad awareess for Greeks. Alpha Rho/Washigto Alpha Rho brothers at the Uiversity of Washigto raised $13,000 for the Kyle Charvat Foudatio a charity that beefits those i eed of assistace with cacer treatmets. The 4th Aual Kyle Charvat Foudatio Golf Touramet hosted more tha 80 players at the Golf Club at Newcastle, just south of Seattle. Oe hudred percet of the proceeds wet straight to helpig youg adults battlig life-threateig cacer i our commuity, accordig to a press release followig the evet. Beta Iota/Arizoa Coloy Layto Cox (2012) received the IFC Emergig Leader of the Year Award last semester. Also, i sprig 2011, the coloy performed over 300 hours of commuity service. Beta Kappa/Hamlie Brothers Jack Spirou (2012) ad Wyatt Aderso (2012) were elected presidet ad vice presidet of Hamlie Uiversity s Udergraduate Studet Cogress, ad a umber of brothers were also elected class officers for the cogress. Brother Orlado Sachez (2012), a member of the Hamlie track team, was awarded the All-Coferece Idoor Award for settig a ew record i the 4 x200 meter relay. The brothers celebrated the 100-year aiversary of their chapter house, which has bee occupied sice it was built i 1911 as the home of the Alpha Chapter of the Beta Kappa Fraterity. Beta Kappa merged with Theta Chi i Beta Nu/Case Wester I late February, Beta Nu, led by Raymod Zackowski, debuted its brad ew philathropy evet, V X, a lip-syc competitio. Participats from Case s Greek commuity sag ad daced their hearts out for the Clevelad chapter of Habitat for Humaity. A umber of brothers also participated i Case Wester s Saturday of Service, completig 115 hours of service workig with Food Not Bombs. Beta Nu closed out the semester with Damage, oe of their most well-kow evets, i which the chapter ivited fials-stressed studets to smash cars ad relieve some tesio. Natha McKiley (2014 )was elected Vice Presidet of Commuicatios for the local Photo courtesy of Joh Cleaver Case Wester studets let off some steam durig sprig Fials Week at Beta Nu s aual Damage evet. Iterfraterity Cogress, ad for the fifth cosecutive year, the brothers took home the Spirit Award at Case Wester s aual Greek Week. Gamma Delta/Florida Souther While studyig abroad, brothers from Gamma Delta recetly hiked to the top of Arthur s Seat, a extict volcao i Scotlad. Whe they got to the top, brothers Scott Johso (2012), Billy Smith (2013), ad Kevi Parker (2012) oticed that previous visitors would leave their mark at the peak by rearragig the volcaic rocks scattered aroud earby to form a symbol or short message. The brothers followed suit ad left a small Theta Chi at the peak. Gamma Rho/Florida State Two Theta Chis eared top hoors durig this year s awards ceremoy at Florida State. Drew Chiodo (2011) was amed IFC Presidet of the Year ad Travis Rasmusse (2011) was amed Greek Ma of the Year. Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleya Mackli Warrigto (2012) received the Schultz Scholarship, which is awarded to the top two studets i Nebraska studyig i a sciece-related field. He also received the STEM (Sciece, Techology, Egieerig, ad Mathematics) Scholarship, awarded to the top 50 studets i the atio workig toward a degree i sciece, techology, egieerig, or mathematics educatio. Additioally, Gamma Phi raised over $3,000 at the Nebraska Wesleya Relay for Life. This was the highest amout raised by ay group o campus. Delta Zeta/Nebraska-Omaha Theta Chi partered with Alpha Xi Delta to wi UN-O s 2011 Greek Week. Jimmie Pikham (2011) was amed Greek God, a title THE RATTLE/FALL

34 [ CHAPTER/NEWS AND NOTES preseted to a seior fraterity member who maitais a strog Greek image ad stads by positive Greek priciples while also ivolvig himself i other Greek, campus ad commuity orgaizatios. Delta Mu/Texas The brothers of Delta Mu recetly wo two awards at this year's Relay for Life. They wo First Place i both the Fraterity Team ad Overall Team categories. Delta Phi/North Texas Delta Phi Chapter was amed IFC Chapter of the Year, received UNT s Ivolvemet Cup, ad was recogized for Excellece i Service ad Program of the Year. Additioally, Ladry Lewis (2011) was amed Presidet of the Year. Epsilo Iota/East Carolia Josh Martikovich (2012) was elected Studet Govermet Associatio presidet for the 2011/2012 academic year. Also, Da Stieh (2012) ad Matt Wollese (2013) were elected to the IFC Executive Board. Brother Stieh will serve as Rush Chairma ad Brother Wollese will serve as Secretary. Lastly, Epsilo Iota reported that they eared a 3.0 GPA for the sprig semester, the highest o campus. Epsilo Kappa/Idaho Epsilo Kappa at the Uiversity of Idaho placed secod i this year s Greek Week competitio. They were also amed recipiets of the Richard D. Gibb Award for Chapter Excellece. Applicats for the Gibb Award are evaluated o performace i ie categories, icludig chapter maagemet, alumi relatios, recruitmet, scholarship ad campus participatio. Epsilo Sigma/Wager Epsilo Sigma brothers celebrated their chapter s 50th aiversary o May 7, 2011, durig alumi weeked. Udergraduate members ad alumi shared stories ad experieces, ad Foudig Father George Bohsack (1962) spoke about the chapter i its earliest years. Epsilo Sigma also eared the highest fraterity GPA ad wo awards for Best Brotherhood ad Most Ivolved Greek Orgaizatio. Epsilo Phi/Cetral Missouri Epsilo Phi was amed a 5-Star Chapter for 2011 ad was also recogized for havig outstadig chapter programmig, philathropy ad commuity service, public relatios ad chapter scholarship. They also wo first place i the Epic Video Competitio ad secod place at the GAMMA Awards. Zeta Beta/Adria Zeta Beta Chapter at Adria College received the award for Most Ivolvemet ad Campus Leadership at this year s Greek Life baquet. Greg Bartosch (2011) received two major studet life awards at the same ceremoy: Greek Ma of the Year ad Adria College 2011 Outstadig Leadership by a Male Studet. Zeta Epsilo/Log Beach State This past sprig, Zeta Epsilo Chapter eared a variety of awards, icludig Best Leadership Developmet Program, Out - stadig Family Relatios, Best Chapter Educatio Program, Best Public Relatios, Best New Member Program, Overall Chapter Maagemet, ad Best Participatio i Campus Orgaizatios. Justi Lawso (2012) was amed Presidet of the Year, ad Stephe Thomas (2012) was amed Greek Ma of the Year. Brother Thomas was also elected Associated Studets, Ic. Vice Presidet. The chapter s sprig philathropy, the Idoor Volleyball Touramet, raised $1,100 for the America Cacer Society. Zeta Lambda/Westmister Fresh off their first Alter Award wi, Zeta Lambda received Westmister s Life Safety Award, due i part to havig every member Photo courtesy of Specer Reed Iota Nu brothers havig fu durig USF's aual Stampede of Service, held i sprig THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

35 CHAPTER/NEWS AND NOTES ] complete CPR/AED traiig. The chapter also eared the highest GPA for the 2010/2011 academic year ad also reported havig 100 percet pledge retetio this year. Their aual philathropy, Take Back the Night, raised more tha $1,800 for the Crisis Shelter of Lawrece Couty. Zeta Upsilo/Hartford Zeta Upsilo Chapter is Hartford s IFC Chapter of the Year ad had the highest ew member class GPA i the fall 2010 semester. Additioally, Daiel Arseault (2012) was amed the 2011 Greek Ma of the Year ad IFC Presidet for the 2011/2012 academic year. Joiig him o IFC will be Eva Wadsworth (2012), who will serve as Vice Presidet of Stadards ad Practices. Eta Gamma/Morehead State This past sprig semester, Eta Gamma orgaized the Greek Backpack For Sacks Challege amog the fraterities ad sororities o campus. Morehead s Greek orgaizatios were asked to make ad doate packs of healthy sacks ad food items, which the brothers the doated to the Gateway Helpig Hads Food Bak. The orgaizatio that doated the most food was awarded a $500 cash prize from the IFC ad Pa- Helleic Coucils. The brothers provided a total of 486 packages, eough for over a moth s worth of help for childre i grades K-12. The chapter also celebrated its 40th Fouders Day Celebratio o April 10th, which had record alumi ad udergraduate member attedace, icludig four of Eta Gamma s Foudig Fathers. Eta Chi/George Maso Grat Bolliger (2011) was elected IFC Presidet at the ed of the sprig 2011 semester. Iota Beta/Missouri State The brothers of Iota Beta swept this year s Fraterity ad Sorority Life Awards. The chapter was amed Chapter of the Year, ad received additioal awards for havig outstadig risk maagemet, scholarship, public relatios ad leadership developmet programs. They also logged the most commuity service hours ad eared the highest GPA amog all fraterities ad ew members. Seve brothers eared a 4.0 GPA, the most of ay fraterity at MSU. Kyle Copelad (2012) received the award for Outstadig Male Recruiter, ad Miles Figg (2013) was amed Outstadig Sophomore of the Year. Iota Beta eded the sprig semester havig logged 1,183 commuity service hours ad $5,230 i philathropic doatios. Iota Theta/Cetral Florida After recruitig the help of their chapter brothers, Shea Taylor (2012) ad Alex Kapla (2011) raised approximately $400 i support of the Burett Hoors College s iaugural year of the Seior Legacy. As thaks, Iota Theta was preseted with a brick that was placed i the Hoors Meditatio Garde. Iota Lambda/Logwood Three Theta Chis ow serve o the Logwood Uiversity Studet Govermet Associatio Executive Coucil: Brado Fry (2012), Matt Hovey (2012) ad Bria Reid (2013) were elected presidet, vice presidet ad treasurer, respectively. Loga Miller (2012) was elected presidet of the Logwood chapter of Order of Omega, ad Robert Smith (2012) was elected to Mortar Board. Kevi Bradtke (2014), Robert Smith, ad DeeJay Drummod (2014) each received Logwood s Citize Leader Award; Tyroe Brooks (2012) ad David Palisao (2012) helped orgaize the March of Dimes March for Babies Walk evet i the Farmville area. The chapter also eared the highest fraterity GPA for the sprig semester. Iota Nu/South Florida At USF s awards presetatio, Stepha Hoda (2012) wo the Greek God Award, Joseph Narusis (2013) wo Scholar of the Year ad Matthew Doova (2011) was amed New Member of the Year. The chapter as a whole eared a 3.1 GPA, the secod-highest i the IFC. Iota Nu also held its first philathropy, the Chips for Childre Poker Touramet, which raised $1,000 for the Tampa Shriers Hospital for Childre. The brothers logged 400 commuity service hours workig evets for the Tampa Museum of Sciece ad Idustry, Shriers Hospitals for Childre ad USF s Stampede of Service (show opposite). Iota Nu celebrated its oe-year aiversary earlier this sprig. We wat your ews! Please sed ay photos, story ideas, or materials for publicatio, as well as address chages, to the Editor at: rattle@thetachi.org. Iota Mu/Missouri BY SAM YANIS (IOTA MU/MISSOURI 2013) May brothers ofte use the phrase exted a helpig had, but i August, Sam Yais exteded a helpig foot as well by walkig i the 2011 Susa G. Kome 3-Day for the Cure. The three-day, 60-mile jourey takes participats from Northbrook, IL, to Chicago o a missio to raise fuds ad awareess for breast cacer research. Brother Yais says his aut, whom he cheered o at last year s 3- Day, ispired him to participate this year. I preparig for the 3-Day, Sam raised more tha $2,500, surpassig his origial goal of $2,300. With the accompaimet of his chapter brothers, traiig bega i April durig the school year. After returig to his home i Chicago s orther suburbs, Brother Yais wated to cotiue to icorporate Theta Chi i his traiig, so he cotacted the brothers from Delta Iota Chapter at Northwester Uiversity ad arraged a practice walk from his home to the Delta Iota house i Evasto a total distace of 13 miles. O August 5, Sam joied approximately 100 other me ad 1,800 wome ad embarked o his 60-mile jourey, wearig his Theta Chi letters proudly. Durig the walk, Brother Yais had the fortue of comig across a 78-year-old alumus of Beta Pi Chapter at Momouth College, who stood outside his house cheerig as the walkers passed by. Sam stopped quickly to exchage pleasatries ad the Grip quite the boost to help fiish the day s 22.1 total miles. O the third day, the walkers reached dowtow Chicago, alog the shores of Lake Michiga. What would have bee a beautiful way to fiish the evet was marred somewhat by the raistorm that accompaied the walkers for four miles, but after a quick chage ito drier clothes, Brother Yais proudly put o his letters ad walked the last 2.2 miles. THE RATTLE/FALL

36 [ IHQ NEWS/ NEW WEBSITE Welcome to the redesiged thetachi.org BY BART ZINO, EDITOR I early September of this year, Theta Chi aouced the lauch of the ew ad improved The lauch represets the culmiatio of over a year s worth of research, plaig, writig ad editig for oe of our Fraterity s most visible ad frequetly used resources. I order to build the Fraterity s ew olie home, Theta Chi elisted the help of SpiWeb, a Idiaapolis-based web solutios firm specializig i desig, usability, cotet maagemet ad cotet marketig. SpiWeb s team helped Theta Chi every step of the way, from cotet plaig ad programmig, through implemetatio. Theta Chi s ew website features improved avigatio, cosolidated cotet ad a sleek, updated desig. From the ew thetachi.org, visitors ca ow read the latest Theta Chi ews o The Natioal Eagle ad Hollad Report, make a gift to The Foudatio Chapter or access the Fraterity s Facebook ad Twitter pages. I short, the ew website is desiged to be your oe-stop shop for all thigs Theta Chi. With the ew website comes ew tools as well. Thaks to our ew partership with OmegaFi, all Fraterity resources icludig officer ad adviser mauals, Fraterity sogs, ad ew member educatio materials are ow accessible olie via mythetachi, a secure, members-oly area. Through mythetachi, udergraduates ad alumi ca also register for atioal ad regioal leadership evets, search for chapter brothers, post aoucemets ad much more. Chapter officers will also be able to register ew members ad pay Headquarters fees through the ew system. To access mythetachi, click the Sig I butto from ay page o thetachi.org. Eter your userame ad password or click register for access to create your accout. We re very excited to be able to share the ew thetachi.org with you, ad hope that you will take a few miutes to explore everythig that both the website ad mythetachi have to offer. If you have ay questios about these upgrades, or to offer feedback, please webmaster@thetachi.org.. OLD NEW The ew website features a moder, ope desig iteded to make avigatio ad fidig cotet easier. You'll also be able to log i to mythetachi or view upcomig atioal ad regioal evets from ay page. Locate ay Theta Chi chapter usig the ew ad improved Chapter Directory. Need to update your chapter's directory etry? webmaster@thetachi.org. 36 THE RATTLE/FALL 2011

37 IHQ NEWS/ NEW WEBSITE ] The Fraterity's resources sectio has moved to mythetachi. There, you'll fid officer mauals, Theta Chi sogs, ew member educatio resources ad more. OLD NEW To access mythetachi, you ll eed to activate your accout through OmegaFi. Click the blue sig i butto ad select register for access to get started. Our website ad mythetachi are social media ready! Coect to our Facebook, Twitter ad LikedI groups today! O mythetachi, you ca also view your accout balace, dowload chapter resources from the Resource Ceter, view ad post upcomig Fraterity evets ad search for chapter brothers. The Rattle will remai o thetachi.org. I additio to beig able to access the magazie, you'll also fid resources for writers ad photographers, as well as iformatio about how to update your subscriptio prefereces. THE RATTLE/FALL

38 [ CHAPTER ETERNAL ALPHA Norwich Uiversity Robert W. Cox, 1954 BETA Massachusetts Istitute of Techology Peter J. Coli, 1953 Richard M. Davis, 1951 William M. Taylor, 1962 Horace B. VaDor, 1937 GAMMA Uiversity of Maie Gurdo S. Buck, 1947 Walter S. O Coell, Jr., 1970 DELTA Resselaer Polytechic Istitute Russell M. Beaumot, 1948 E. Robert Eato, 1940 Lewis D. Hakis, 1951 Frak J. Potter, 1949 EPSILON Worcester Polytechic Istitute William R. McLeod, Jr., 1958 ZETA Uiversity of New Hampshire Joh R. Chapi, III, 1986 William A. Horer, 1947 THETA Uiversity of Massachusetts Rexford H. Avery, 1938 IOTA Colgate Uiversity Dr. Robert L. Edwards, 1947 Keeth O. Froelich, 1948 Joh T. C. Low, 1939 Dr. David L. Mueller, 1951 Dr. Jeffry A. Timmos, 1964 James L. Wiswall, 1948 NU Hampde-Sydey College William M. Dehardit, 1949 RHO Uiversity of Illiois Victor W. Lewkovich, 1948 George W. Ritter, 1945 Joshua M. Rymarz, 2014 Louis J. Schaumburg, Jr., 1945 Theodore D. Spurgetis, 1971 SIGMA Orego State Uiversity Arthur R. Aderso, 1954 Mark E. Boyde, 1946 Theo E. George, Jr., 1953 Sterlig L. Hammack, Jr., 1958 Johy A. Ielmii, 1951 Robert W. Jese, 1938 G. Robi Koelkebeck, 1963 Gee L. Reyolds, 1945 Robert I. Rigo, 1979 George D. Shambrook, 1938 James S. Sider, 1937 TAU Uiversity of Florida Cpt. Robert M. Kreimer, 1959 OMEGA Pesylvaia State Uiversity Covelle J. Newma, 1939 ALPHA GAMMA Uiversity of Michiga Ally W. Barrows, 1953 ALPHA DELTA Purdue Uiversity Do P. Carter, 1951 Ray J. Dearth, 1938 ALPHA EPSILON Staford Uiversity Joh D. Hare, II, 1942 ALPHA ZETA Uiversity of Rochester Dr. Charles O. Kig, 1937 ALPHA THETA Dartmouth College Lee E. Bye, 1941 ALPHA MU Iowa State Uiversity Dr. Gordo L. Beder, 1940 Floyd T. Fawcett, 1935 Gary G. Holst, 1959 Keith W. Moburg, 1939 Edward W. Schmidt, Jr., 1948 ALPHA XI Uiversity of Delaware A. Joh Borrese, 1954 Joh C. Gueveur, Jr., 1951 ALPHA OMICRON Washigto State Uiversity Bradford L. Kuiper, 1962 Harry L. Mulliki, 1951 ALPHA PI Uiversity of Miesota Clarece G. Holte, 1942 ALPHA SIGMA Orego State Uiversity Robert G. Lium, 1951 ALPHA TAU Ohio Uiversity James D. Tuverso, Jr., 1959 ALPHA UPSILON Uiversity of Nebraska Robert B. Gebhards, 1953 ALPHA PHI Uiversity of Alabama Michael D. Saders, 1979 ALPHA CHI Syracuse Uiversity Richard A. Paye, 1950 ALPHA OMEGA Lafayette College Frederick D. Lawrece, 1938 BETA ALPHA Uiversity of Califoria-Los Ageles William C. Walters, 1944 BETA GAMMA Uiversity of North Dakota Roy W. Fick, 1973 BETA DELTA Rutgers Uiversity Irvig B. Cooper, Jr., 1942 Edward J. Curry, 1958 D. Herbert Davis, 1930 Elwood C. Davis, Jr., 1949 Ree B. De Russy, 1953 Philip J. Dodge, 1934 Zygmut J. Dorosiewicz, 1948 Sydey Dufto, Jr., 1952 William E. Everitt, Jr., 1935 Dr. Jay W. Fidler, Jr., 1938 Robert E. Fisher, 1952 Daiel H. Gallagher, Jr., 1948 Frederick K. Gorgas, 1966 Oscar R. Graham, III, 1937 Julia F. Grow, 1947 Richard P. Hammell, 1944 Dr. Robiso D. Harley, 1932 Arthur J. Harma, 1937 Herbert J. Haslam, 1953 Earl S. Hielie, Jr., 1950 Radolph K. Hiz, Joh W. Holdsworth, 1948 J. D. Hotchkiss, 1940 Philip A. Hurley, Jr., 1966 George E. Jeffries, 1958 David J. Kih, 1956 Robert W. Lad, 1936 Arold M. Lehlbach, 1931 Robert J. Lehma, Jr., 1935 Frak B. McHery, 1941 Keeth E. Pfitzemayer, 1952 Joh M. Pulliam, Jr., 1941 George M. Richardso, 1944 Eugee W. Roberts, Jr., 1938 Robert C. Ruete, 1946 Towsed J. Sausville, 1947 Scott L. Shive, 1937 Robert S. Simms, 1939 Edward N. Skipworth, 1938 Lyma R. Squier, 1955 Alle E. Strigfellow, 1946 Vicet J. Sulliva, 1940 David H. Tallma, Jr., 1956 Doald F. Trotter, 1948 Frak E. Urer, 1934 Rosario R. Versaggi, 1945 Fredrick I. Vreelad, 1932 Arthur W. Weber, 1942 David J. Westergard, 1948 Joh E. Wilhelm, 1958 Joh F. Yewell, Jr., 1944 Walter S. Yoker, 1948 BETA MU Middlebury College Joh F. Yewell, Jr., 1944 BETA NU Case Wester Reserve Uiversity *Robert S. Grumbach, 1947 BETA OMICRON Uiversity of Ciciati Warre G. Troyer, 1949 BETA PI Momouth College Charles H. Begso, 1950 Joseph E. Eavey, 1946 BETA SIGMA Lehigh Uiversity Thomas P. Bradford, 1943 Joh W. Bowma, 1969 Dalto F. Brio, 1949 H. Thomas Calvert, Jr., 1952 Richard W. Flores, 1950 Roger S. Fuk, 1946 Robert H. Hollad, 1943 W. Boyd Hopkis, 1966 Alde G. Hoyt, Jr., 1948 Adrew J. Hutchiso, Jr., 1948 Casper R. Musselma, 1935 William D. Norlader, 1958 Samuel M. Purdy, 1947 James M. Taylor, 1964 William G. Taylor, III, 1970 Lt. Col. Earl R. Velie, 1945 Edward R. White, III, 1945 Richmod M. Wight, 1963 BETA TAU Uiversity of Souther Califoria Leoard L. Berg, 1943 BETA UPSILON Califoria State Uiversity-Freso W. Velt Justeso, 1947 BETA PSI Presbyteria College J. Roald Kay, 1961 GAMMA DELTA Florida Souther College James W. Miller, 1950 GAMMA EPSILON Wester State Uiversity Thomas J. Caava, III, 1990 GAMMA ETA Buckell Uiversity Hubs N. Pahre, 1957 GAMMA MU Bowlig Gree State Uiversity Hery W. Covill, III, 1989 GAMMA NU New Mexico State Uiversity Richard E. Harkey, 1953 GAMMA RHO Florida State Uiversity Robert C. Ivester, 1976 GAMMA UPSILON Bradley Uiversity Ge. Joh M.D. Shalikashvili, Fmr. Chairma, Joit Chiefs of Staff, 1958 GAMMA PHI Nebraska Wesleya Uiversity James D. Paul, 1988 Gary G. Wyckoff, 1968 GAMMA PSI Uiversity of Puget Soud Keeth E. Fifrock, 1951 Warre T. White, 1950 DELTA ALPHA Lifield College Jeffery Basiski, 1968 Harold M. Carter, 1953 Roy E. Dacer, 1947 Joh R. Falcoer, 1960 Daiel T. Field, 1974 Roy L. Lidsay, 1949 Waye L. Miyamoto, 1972 Bruce A. Pickerig, 1966 Lore S. Sessios, 1951 Gary D. Walls, 1964 DELTA PI Idiaa State Uiversity Kurt J. Looft, 1996 Nick G. Oprisu, 1947 DELTA SIGMA Clarkso Uiversity Willso C. Rich, Jr., 1954 DELTA TAU Ket State Uiversity Harold E. Howell, 1950 Arthur L. Kaltebor, Jr., 1937 David L. Stoe, 1967 DELTA PHI Uiversity of North Texas Robert C. Potter, 1962 Joh P. Walter, 1962 DELTA OMEGA Ripo College Joh K. Critser, 1975 EPSILON DELTA Yougstow State Uiversity Joh H. Sederlad, 1964 EPSILON ETA Idiaa Pesylvaia of Pesylvaia Joh W. Boarrigo, 1960 Dea P. Fetterma, 1954 Charles R. Pote, 1957 Guy Rossetti, 1966 Jo C. Saylor, 1965 EPSILON KAPPA Uiversity of Idaho Derek T. Arold, 2012 EPSILON NU Califoria State Uiversity- Los Ageles Robert M. Porter, 1963 EPSILON UPSILON Cetral Michiga Uiversity Vero L. Albrecht, 1962 EPSILON PHI Uiversity of Cetral Missouri Roger P. Carter, 1987 Rady R. Hessel, 1968 Mark A. Radazzo, 1985 ZETA BETA Adria College Earl G. Laughrey, 1963 ZETA DELTA St. Cloud State Uiversity Joh C. Folkestad, 1970 Patrick J. Fly, 1968 ZETA PI Old Domiio Uiversity Christopher S. Cummigs, 2013 ETA ZETA Ediboro Uiversity Alexader Adams, 2009 THETA ZETA Uiversity of North Carolia- Asheville Joh W. Bowma, 1998 AT-LARGE Ralph Wadlig, 1929 BETA KAPPA FRATERNITY Albi F. Todd, 1942 *former Regioal Couselor 38 THE RATTLE/SPRING 2011

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