Beta Theta Pi - Purdue University

BETA MU LINK Beta Mu Chapter of Beta Theta Pi Purdue University P.O. Box 442100 Lawrence, KS 66044-2100 Address Service Requested PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID KPI Website - www.purduebeta.com Facebook - Beta Theta Pi – Purdue University Twitter - @Purdue_Beta The Beta Mu basketball team won the Intramural "A" league championship on March 11. They defeated Pi Kappa Theta 49-38 to claim the victory. The game was held at Mackey Arena, attended by all the brothers. Carl Plochman '46 passed on to Memory and Our Mystic Shrine on November 30, 2019. Carl was with his family company, Plochman's Mustard, where he rose to CEO and had a hand in developing the brand's distinctive yellow plastic barrel packaging—said to be one of the earliest successful squeeze containers for condiments. Carl's studies at Purdue were interrupted by flight training with the Navy. He remained stateside through the end of the war, but his flight training sparked a love of flying. He owned several airplanes and continued to fly for pleasure, including to and from his family's Wisconsin cottage, until the 1980s. Carl retired in 1989 and turned to civic work, including the C.G. Jung Center in Evanston, Ill. He was a serious amateur photographer, with a home darkroom and a lab for developing his film. He often took photos for the Winnetka Presbyterian Church. Paul Baumgartner '49 passed on to Memory and Our Mystic Shrine on January 17, 2019, after living a fulfilling life. He lived one month short of age 95. He will be dearly missed by his friends, family and Beta brothers. Charles L. "Chuck" Bavis '70, of Auburn, Indiana, passed on to Memory and Our Mystic Shrine September 14, 2019. Chuck graduated from Garrett High School in 1966, where he helped the Railroaders' basketball team win three sectional titles and was named to the Indiana All-Star Team. He continued his basketball career at Purdue. As a junior, he and the Boilermakers finished runners-up in the NCAA Tournament Championship. In 2010, Chuck was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Chuck worked for more than 40 years in the awards industry, both as a successful entrepreneur and sales representative. He is survived by his wife, Carol Lee, two sons and daughters-in-law, and a granddaughter. Shervin Sadighian '92 passed on to Memory and Our Mystic Shrine on January 22, 2020. Shervin was a hardworking and determined man and even more so a loving and caring husband and father. As a member of Beta Theta Pi, he made many fond friends and formed even more fond memories. He found success in a career with AT&T where he served as an assistant vice president under supply chain management. He found even more success in a dedicated relationship with childhood friend, high school prom date, and later wife Cindy. Together they had two sons, Jack (21) and Ryan (20), who now both study at the University of Georgia. He loved his family more than anything in the world and worked hard to guarantee they never wanted or struggled. Cory Sanderson '94 passed on to Memory and Our Mystic Shrine on December 10, 2019, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife, Dawn; their sons, Ethan and Wyatt; his parents, Ken and Jackie; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews. Cory graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked for Koepfer America as a sales rep. He loved traveling, meeting new people, eating and cooking, and he especially enjoyed other cultures and food while traveling. Later in life, he found a passion for martial arts and earned his black belt in November 2014, just months before his diagnosis of ALS. Over the course of the last five years of his life with ALS, he reconnected his bonds of brotherhood with his Beta Theta Pi brothers. Even though Cory had ALS and no longer had a voice, he stayed virtually connected, all while watching his favorite sports teams, especially his alma mater. Cory's fraternity brothers have been a great source of joy and happiness amidst the suffering he had with this disease. Cory was most importantly a loving and ever so patient father and husband, and he will be deeply missed. Memory and Our Mystic Shrine

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