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Bill Madden '47 says his favorite memory
from Beta Theta Pi is "lifelong friendships."
He lives in St. Paul, Minn., and is the
President at Madden Architects. E-mail:
whmadden@gmail.com
Ken Tessmer '48 says "it was when I gave
Tolly, my wife, my Beta pin while she was
preparing a pheasant dinner in the Beta
house kitchen." They celebrated their 66th
anniversary on September 24. Tolly was a
Homecoming Queen in 1947, sponsored by
Beta Pi. E-mail: katessmer@gmail.com
Bob Harris '52 has many fond memories from
his time in the Beta Pi Chapter. "It was a warm
and friendly place," he said. "Some of those
guys are still around and are some of my best
friends today." Bob lives in Wayzata, Minn.,
and has three children.
Bill Engelhardt '54 writes that his favorite
memory of his time in Beta Theta Pi was as a new
member. E-mail: wengelhardt@usiwireless.com
Donald McGrath '55 shares his favorite Beta
memory: "My Beta Pi brother, Tom Marr '55,
broke up with his steady girlfriend and asked
me to find him a blind date. The next day he
reconciled with his ex, so I dated his blind date
and later married her. We have been married
for 58 years." Don and his wife, June, enjoy
good health and spend their time traveling and
sailing. E-mail: dmcg@tds.net
Brent Anderson '85 shares that his favorite
Beta memory is "having the hot tub party
when school was closed and winning the
IFC basketball championship against
SAE." Brent lives in Minneapolis. E-mail:
brentaa1962@gmail.com
Dennis Anding '02 recalls his favorite memory
from Beta Theta Pi is "meeting people that
are friends for life." E-mail: dennis.anding@
us.pwc.com
Paul Villella '04 recalls his favorite memory of
his time in the Beta house was "playing pranks
on each other." Paul lives in Minneapolis,
Minn. E-mail: paulusmn@gmail.com
Harrison Burton '14 fondly remembers
brotherhood weekends each semester with the
chapter. Harrison lives in Excelsior, Minn.
E-mail: harrisonburton@msn.com
Betas Walk Down Memory Lane
CoMing soon:
Join us at
the fall Beta
reunion
Featured Speaker Matt Hunt
'94 Will Provide a Message
You Can Benefit From
Beta Pi Chapter House
Thursday, November 19, at 5:30 p.m.
You are invited to join us for a
Beta reunion dinner! Following
dinner, we are lucky to have our
featured speaker, Matt Hunt '94, a
local business consultant/strategist
who will share insights from his
experiences with innovation, risk,
and the role of failure. Hunt will
share his perspective on how to
think differently about those past
experiences to learn and develop a
better future. Since his days at the
U of M, Matt helped businesses
launch ventures on Wall Street and
with Best Buy.
The cost is $25 and the dress is
business casual. To RSVP, contact
Jake Helms '07 at jakezhelms@
gmail.com or (605) 359-6904.
