Beta Theta Pi - University of Minnesota

PAge 3 betA thetA Pi PRACTICING PROPER PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITY Active Chapter Stays Safe and Sane on Campus D espite all the unique challenges of this summer, many brothers were fortunate to participate in internships and accept job offers at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Target, Piper Sandler, West Monroe Partners, EY, and others. We are very proud of all the work our brothers do to further themselves and others. This fall, the active chapter is happy to be back on campus and is organizing more informal brotherhood and social events in alignment with university and CDC policies. We are happy to offer brothers a much-needed social outlet during this time of remote learning, remote work, and social distancing. COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES Beta has not had any large events since this past spring break; we believe that this decision helps to protect our brothers and our community. The chapter house has 21 live-in brothers, which allows most of them to have a single room. One room is set aside as a quarantine room; if a brother in a double is exposed, he can separate himself from his roommate to prevent additional transmission. We have hand sanitizer throughout the house, and brothers are required to wear masks in the basement during the day when Deb, our chef, is in the house. Meals are being served by the plate as opposed to buffet style. These changes and others allowed us to prevent an outbreak in the two situations where brothers in the house have tested positive for COVID-19. FALL RECRUITMENT At the time of writing, fall recruitment is underway with five bids out and an intended 20 more to send. Recruitment has largely been informal and virtual due to COVID restrictions, making it much more difficult. Even so, we are excited about the men we have spoken to and look forward to adding to our brotherhood. Yours in _kai_, Jacques Frank-Loron '21, Chapter President fran1002@umn.edu Left: Brothers fought the COVID blues by going skydiving. Right: Brothers returned to Colorado to cross off two more mountains of 14,000 feet elevation from their bucket lists. CHAPTER STATS Chapter size: 58 brothers Spring 2020 GPA: 3.63 Carter Ridl '21 IFC Vice President Carter Ridl '21 and Ethan Dorn '22 Aurora Center Violence Prevention Educators Peter Gontarski '22 IFC Treasurer Ames Olson '22 Ballroom Dance Club Vice President Wes Lideen '23 IFC Campus Safety Officer Nate Twardock '23 Engineers Without Borders Project Lead Chris Tadros '24 Regional Diversity Taskforce Member Betas Are Leaders on Campus W e are very proud to have many leaders in our chapter, both inside and outside of Beta. The following brothers hold notable student leadership positions at the University of Minnesota.

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