Beta Theta Pi - Purdue University

3 BETA THETA PI AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY Curran Adamson Vincent Alerding Oliver Balicanta Robbie Cammalleri Jeremy Costelle Anthony Crouthamel Doug DeVries Zach Dunlap Bryan Eckmann Andrew Etchison Cooper Feeney Vinny Ferrari Cooper Fetters Jake Hughes Jacob Irvin Evan Jamieson John Kish Conner Lach Jonathan Livermore Peyton Mann Caophi Nguyen Shaan Patel Matthew Quigley Jeff Radzik Adam Shumaker Jack Stickney Bailey Surprenant Julian Tessarzyk Christian Vasquez Cole Walchle Cameron Walsh Cameron Wilson Leo Wroblewski Welcome, New Members SCOTT HAYES '68 BELIEVES BETA IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST S cott Hayes '68 was imme- diately impressed with Beta Theta Pi during recruitment. From the members he met at the house to the house itself, Beta Mu displayed a sense of high quality. As Scott progressed as an undergrad- uate, numerous leadership opportu- nities arose that gave him a sense of confidence and pride. "I didn't want to fail or bring embarrassment to myself or the Chapter," Scott said. "I was fortunate to have many friends in the house who were also in leadership roles, which helped motivate me to excel and fulfill my responsibilities successfully. There were also many up- perclassmen—Dave Byrne '65, Dave Rose '67, Dane Tubergen '67, John Carroll '67, John Mitchell '67, and Jeff Latchaw '67—who I looked up to and who were great leaders. I probably learned more in my three years in the house that I used in life than I learned in my classes. You learn about leadership, organization, and building relationships." Now as an alumnus, Scott looks back fondly on his time with Beta Mu. "I gained so many friends through Beta Theta Pi. Last year, my pledge class celebrated 50 years of membership and while we haven't stayed extremely close over the years, it was almost as if no time had passed. We picked up right where we left off 50 years ago, which is amazing to me. But when you form strong bonds like this, it's hard to imagine it any other way. "When I was an undergraduate, the Chapter was in or near the top 10 in grades at Purdue. We were al- ways first or second in intramurals, and had a strong sense of brotherhood; I thought that was a wonderful balance to maintain. I was on the board of the Beta Mu Chapter House Association for 30-some years, during which time I witnessed a cycle—sometimes we were good, sometimes bad— and when we were bad a few times we were really bad. I wanted to see the Chapter maintain its status as an excellent Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, and for several of those years it did not. When we cele- brated Beta Mu's 100th anniver- sary, the Chapter was once again in the top 10 in grades and placed high in intramurals, so it was nice to see us return to the high level of greatness we should expect of our Chapter. Unfortunately, the Chapter did not maintain that level of accomplishment and it lost its charter. Now Beta Mu has been recolonized and been reinstalled as a Chapter in good standing. The current crop of young men are doing a commendable job of living up to the standards of our Fraternity. They hold each other accountable and that seems to be the key." Scott has high praise for Beta, and while it's been both rewarding and frustrating at times, he doesn't regret anything about the time he's spent working with the Chapter, or for that matter, the General Fraternity. The sense of doing good is rewarding, and Scott takes that to heart. "I was blessed to be the emcee of Beta Mu's 75th and 100th anniversary celebrations, and I said at the 100th that Beta Theta Pi's adoption of the Men of Principle initiative is the most important fraternity initiative in existence. Its purpose is to develop young men of principle to live a principled life. Since its re- chartering, Beta Mu appears to be doing just that." Scott and his wife, Mary Jane, live in New Castle, Indi- ana. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. Now that Scott has retired from practicing law, he stays active by serving on the boards of several community organizations as well as golfing, keeping up with his photography, and, of course, watching Purdue sports. You can contact Scott at rshmjh46@gmail.com. President Conner Selch '20 Martinsville, Ind. VP of Brotherhood Zane Smith '19 Fishers, Ind. VP of Programming Daniel Livermore '18 Carmel, Ind. VP of Communications Kameron Foellinger '20 Fishers, Ind. VP of Education Nigel Wilson '19 Anderson, Ind. VP of Recruitment Evan Jamieson '21 Okenos, Mich. VP of Finance Aditya Jariwala '20 Fishers, Ind. VP of Risk Management Matt Hoskins '20 Fishers, Ind. CHAPTER OFFICERS

• Cover