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I
hope everyone is doing well and staying safe in what has turned
out to be a year for the history books. COVID-19 has presented
many challenges that the men of Beta Omicron have navigated
well. We finished the spring semester with a 3.798 Chapter GPA.
Our spring new member class outperformed every other fraternity
for the second semester in a row, taking the top spot with a 3.856
GPA. I am extremely proud of the brothers for their hard work and
flexibility in the transition to virtual learning and am very confident
we will continue our academic excellence this fall.
Another challenge during this pandemic was fall recruitment.
e recruitment team worked tirelessly throughout the summer,
adapting our recruitment techniques to fit all COVID guidelines.
We conducted countless Zoom meetings with recruits and hosted
small groups for dinners. Our men's resilience and perseverance paid
off with a fall class of 25 men. e education team has also risen to
the challenge and adapted our pledge process to be semi-virtual this
semester while still guiding our future brothers in the history and
lore of the Fraternity. A virtual initiation was held on November 22.
While we could not attend convention in person, I am pleased
to announce that this past summer, Beta Omicron was awarded
the Sisson Award. is award recognizes operational success and
achievement in all facets of the Chapter, and we are excited to be one
of the few Chapters to receive this award—especially only five years
aer recolonizing.
As my term as president nears its end, I am so proud of how much
the Chapter has progressed this year. If you had asked me in January
what the biggest struggles would be, global pandemic would not
have been on my mind. Nevertheless, I have been so impressed by
what the Chapter has accomplished and will continue to accomplish
in the years to come. Being a part of this Chapter has been nothing
short of a blessing, and I can't wait to help this brotherhood in
whatever way I can.
Yours in _kai_,
Erik oreson '21, Chapter President
erik.thoreson@utexas.edu
2020 Has Nothing on Beta Omicron
Brothers Adapt and Excel in the Year of COVID-19
President
Erik oreson '21
erik.thoreson@utexas.edu
VP Brotherhood
Fox Walker '22
VP Education
Peter Denham '22
VP Finance
Nick Kasper '22
VP Internal Programming
Alec Bassett '22
VP External Programming
Grant Finke '22
VP Communications
Daniel Weinstein '21
VP Recruitment
Miles Carey '22
recruitment@texasbeta.org
VP Risk Management
Joseph Graham '22
Members of the fall 2020 class bond while cliff jumping. Brothers grab dinner together after a Texas football win last season.
From left: Miles Carey '22, Brayden Booker '21, Fox Walker '22,
Grant Finke '22, Alec Bassett '22, Dave Kelly '22, and Carter King '22.
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