Fall/Winter updates 2014

Fall/Winter Updates

NWU adds eight to Board of Governors 2014-2015
L. Bradley Hurrell '73 was senior partner with KPMG in Charlotte, NC prior to retirement. He led audit services to public and private companies and advised in the areas of business strategies, mergers and acquisitions.

Governors Emeriti
Gordon "Mac" Hull '59, J.D., president and CEO, Tasty-Toppings, Inc., Columbus, NE
F.Thomas Waring '53, M.D., physician (retired), Fremont, NE

President's Board of Advisors 2014-2015
Greg Bergt '71, vice president, Pennfield Animal Health, Omaha, NE

Recruitment

We have successfully gone through this semester’s initiation. Out of a 15 member pledge class, 12 became new initiates, nearly doubling our chapter size from 13 to 25! We, in fact, initiated more than any other fraternity here at Nebraska Wesleyan this semester. We’re still working on recruitment, however, so that number shall certainly go up more before the end of the school year.

This new freshman class of Theta Chis are a hardworking bunch, and have already taken steps in helping improve our chapter and our house as a whole. They will most definitely have great influence and determination here in the coming years.

Also, as one final note, we have two legacies in this new group! Nathan Kramer and Patrick Reerink are both descendants of Theta Chis. We’re glad to see the membership passing on to other generations. 

House Improvements

New Gutters installed to control water runoff.
Nebraskaland came out to install some guttering to direct the water from the roof away from the foundation. This also will keep water from pouring over the front entrance This should help keep water from pooling on the front porch and potentially freezing and from running down the foundation and washing out some of the dirt surrounding the house.

Room #4 gets a face lift.

The room was gutted, we took off the drywall on the exterior walls to expose any potential problems. Patched the holes and gave it a coat of paint. Ready for new actives to move in at Christmas break.

Internally, incredible improvements have been made to the entertainment facilities in the basement of the house. New floors were installed, as well as new carpet and furnishings. This facelift was the centerpiece of recruitment house tours and without a doubt helped recruit a larger class of new brothers. Brothers are often seen in the basement; whether they are watching television, playing recreational games like foosball or billiards, or participating in a friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em. We encourage all alumni who are interested to stop by anytime and take a peek at the impressive work we have accomplished over the last semester. The Gamma Phi house is looking better than ever, and everything seems to be looking up from there. 

Philanthropy and Service

On September 30, the men of Theta Chi hosted the Waffleman philanthropy at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Members sold tickets and helped the Waffleman by mixing batter, cooking sausages, making whipped topping, and serving drinks. Overall the philanthropy was a success, with around 160 people attending and $686 raised which will be donated to Relay for Life.

Meanwhile, during the last couple of months, the chapter has participated in a couple of service events. First was a highway cleanup, where members picked up trash across around a mile-long stretch of highway ditches. Second, we assisted the grounds keeping crew here at Wesleyan with storing various flowers and other plants for the winter in order to keep our campus’ landscaping ready to go for next spring.

Class Notes

1970
Dean Swanson and Bev (Carlson) Swanson of Ceresco, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 20.

1991
Dr. Brad Stauffer
Gretna, was inducted into the Sarpy County Business Hall of Fame on May 15.

2010
Corey Allard and Bailey Maresh
Kansas City, Kan., were married June 21, 2013. Corey is in his second year of medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

In Memoriam

1950
Baldwin 'Bud' R. Newcomer
York, June 10, 2014
1952
D. William "Speedy Bill" Smith
Lincoln, May 30, 2014
1957
Waldon "Wally" N. McNaught
Eagle, June 11, 2014
1962
Ronald J. Philips
Navarre, Fla., April 28, 2014
1968
John H. Voss
Lincoln, May 25, 2014
1945
Keith L. Robertson
1950
Harold K. Slagg
1971
Joe S. Peterson

Legacy note:

Sheffer is a third generation Theta Chi at NWU. His grandfather, Roger, class of 1957 now lives in Greely, Colorado. His father, Thomas, class of 1984, is a physician in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Roger attended the Homecoming Weekend event at the Theta Chi House in October.

Upcoming Events:
Founder's Day April, 2015