Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Praised Nationally
Years of consistent
dedication and hard
work paid off for the
University of Nebraska
Lincoln’s Beta Theta Pi
chapter when their gen
eral fraternity recog
nized them in several
areas of excellence. At
their national conven
tion this year, the UNL
chapter was presented
with the John Riley
Knox Award, the highest
honor granted to a
chapter in the general
fraternity. To qualify for
the award, each mem
ber must participate in
20 hours of community
service and be involved
in two extracurricular
activities within their
campus or community.
Finally, their chapter
must achieve a 90%
activation rate.
With an all house GPA
of 3.509, the Nebraska
Beta’s also received an
award for the highest
national chapter grade
point average.
Additionally, chapter
advisor Mike Wortman
was awarded
chapter advisor of the
year and housemother
Sharon Gallon received
the award for house
oarent of the vear.
We would like to welcome
these 34 pledges
Anthony Frederick
Craig Goodrich
Jerod Patzner
Ryan Stevenson
Aaron Bals
Jesse Florang
Dave Offher
Michael Zoerb
Eric Rasmussen
Matt Ellis
Josh Knapp
Josh Livers
David Bougger
Ryan Ehlers
Kolt Volker
Kyle Koehler
John Murante
to
Adam Hines
Derik Rowe
Chris Heiden
Aaron Martens
Bob Foehlinger
Tony Mixan
Adam Stahr
Mike Kelly
Brad Busse
Darrin Schiferl
Josh Johnson
Drew Tyler
Jon Jakub
Tyson Goeings
Delta Tau Delta BradPiouzek
Matt Moehr
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Gallon, who is the
president of the
Housemothers
Association of the
Nebraska Greek system
explained her drive,
saying she doesn’t
"want to be a house
mother who just sits in
her room and rocks. It’s
all about getting
involved."
M.J. Kratina,
President of UNL’s Beta
Theta Pi chapter, stated
that the "recent success
of the chapter is a trib
ute to the changes and
culture that took place 5
years ago. The guys
really took pride in the
awards and it was the
team effort that has
made us so proud "
The men of Beta were
also recognized nation
ally for their excellence
in campus involvement
and risk management.
Other awards received
by the chapter included
the Sisson Award for
overall chapter excel
lence and the second
place in the Whitman
Choral Cup for singing
excellence.
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