BACK BAY BETA
Beta Upsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring 2024
A
s I write this, we are readying our
somewhat delayed 110th anniversary
weekend on April 19-21, 2024. Hopefully, many
of you can attend. You have probably received
emails from some of your contemporaries
suggesting you come as well as a registration
link to let us know you are coming.
These opportunities don't come up often, and
if you miss them, you'll also miss the chance
to reconnect with old friends and to make some
new ones.
ALUMNI SUPPORT AND PLANNED EVENTS
Putting these events together takes a team, and
Ken "Pound" Bryan '88 and Alan "Tex"
Laves '82 were instrumental in leading our
efforts. We also had great help from Ken Shine
'85, Phil Johnson '91, Frank Leibly '93,
Chris Briere '19, and Raul Campos '27. The
happy hour kicking off the weekend will be
the first event with alcohol at the house since
our restart in 2012. We are following Beta's
new rules for "wet" alumni events by hiring a
bartender, limiting the drinks to beer and wine,
and checking IDs for younger Betas.
Following the happy hour, we have dinners
planned by era with additional help from
Herman Marshall '78, Brian DiVasta '95,
Phil LaFond '98, Mehul Shah '01, and
Jaydeep Bardhan '00. That's 49 years of Betas
working together for a great weekend!
Alumni will pursue their own fun in Boston
during the day on Saturday, reconvening at
the Cask and Flagon Saturday night. Sunday
morning will feature a brunch back at the Beta
House to wrap things up.
EVENT BUDGETING
After our 100th and 105th, we heard alumni
asking us to make the events less formal and
less expensive. We have done that with our
agenda as well as with support from some
alumni leaders who are directly covering some
costs. This also allows us to make the event free
for the undergraduates and their guests. They
are excited to meet the alumni and learn more
of our Chapter's history, so we will regale them
with stories from days of yore.
If you can't attend the 110th, I hope you will
plan to come back to a future event.
Our Chapter is lucky to have our annual Euchre
Tournament in the fall in New Orleans (contact
Tex Laves '82 at alaves@akingump.com)
and monthly alumni Zoom calls (contact Scott
Brennan '80 at scotebrennan@yahoo.com).
Whenever a "long lost" Brother decides to attend
one of these, they always say, "I wish I had done
this sooner." Don't let that happen to you!
Looking forward to seeing you!
Yours in _kai_,
Mike Feinstein '82
mike_feinstein@yahoo.com
Beta 110th party poster
by Phil Johnson '91.
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