Friday, June 26, 2020

Bathroom Renovation Progression

Bathroom Renovation Progression

Thanks to the "Beat the Match" fundraising campaign from our Anonymous Alumni we are in the process of renovating all 7 bathrooms. A facebook poll showed that room 3 & 4 had the 2nd worst bathroom that you guys could remember. Here are some before pictures, I will add more to the website and facebook group.  You will note that thanks to Jerry Clark, 1960 all of the toilets and the urinal in the men's basement bathroom have been replace! We are finishing lining up all of the contractors this week so we can start on the projects. We can't wait to share the pictures with you. And will all the heavy lifting being done by professionals our Annual Alumni & Actives workdays will be a lot lighter. Not saying we don't need your help, but it will be a slower more enjoyable pace where we will have more time to remind the actives of the 'good ol days'. With the start of the school year moved us we are working on a weekend to do this, we will let you know when it is finalized. Check the website (www.NWUThetaChi.org).

Support Theta Chi through "Beat the Match"
Increase the impact of your gift!
 
Your gift during "Beat the Match" will help Gamma Phi receive a larger portion of the $30,000 challenge match provided through an Anonymous Alumni.
 
Any gifts made now through July 4th, 2020 will qualify for "Beat the Match" matching challenge. Gifts can also be mailed (if postmarked by June 30th, 2020) to the Alumni Association. Checks to be made out to “Theta Chi Alumni Association” with "Beat the Match" specified in the memo line.

What will the money go to? Bathroom renovations! After about 60 years they need some updating, some need gutting.  Our plan is to have them remodeled by the time the Actives move back in for Fall semester 2020. Other items on the list are: window treatments, concrete repairs to sidewalks & patio

 
Check the website and Facebook for progress reports and pictures.
 
Thank you for being Theta Chi for life!

Checks can be made out to:
Theta Chi Alumni
c/o Trent Maly
727 S. 46th St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
PayPal.me/nwuthetachialumni
Venmo

118 Donors so far, you can be one too:

Tom Waring (Fred T. Waring) 1953, Blaine Rieke 1955, Ron Olson 1955, Marvin Bures 1955, Leon Taylor 1956, Ron Ricketts 1956, Robert Yanike 1956, Chuck Bagby 1956, Jim Schmidt 1958, Rod Felix 1958, Duane Rexroth 1958, Douglas Lund 1958, Bruce Hutchings 1959, Paul Vencill 1959, Charles Doane 1959, Richard Evenson 1959, Bill Lundy, SR 1960, Jerry Clark 1960, Jerry Cox 1960, Rush Tucker 1960, Gene Davis 1960, Doug Smith 1961, Rich Freiberg 1961, Charles Trautman 1961, Darryl Frerichs 1961, Steve Dakan 1961, Lynn Rexroth 1961,  Robert McMeen 1961, Warren Woods 1962, Marty Miller 1962, Gary Mouden 1962, Sid Meridith 1962, Vince Dowding 1962, Jerry Burge 1962, A.J. Sundberg 1962, Roger Wendeln 1962, Chuck Wagner 1963, Dick "Burley" Vinton 1963, Bill Kirk 1963, Chuck Wagner 1963, Dick "Burley" Vinton 1963, Paul Tanguay 1963, Larry Frahm 1963, Dean "Babe" Ruth 1964, Dick Nelson 1964, Dennis Johnson 1964, Dick Trabert 1964, Fred Lapcheska 1964, Michael Knaub 1965, Bernie Heier 1966, Arnie Boatman 1966, Bill Klein 1966, Gerald Keller 1966, Bill Nelson 1967, Doug Heim 1967, Joe Roberts 1967, Loren Burnet 1967, Larry Ruth 1967, Jim Stych 1967, Bill Shreffler 1968, Keith Maurer 1969, PR Farmer 1970, Dean Swanson 1970, Greg Bergt 1971, Denny Stevens 1971,  Harvey Meyer 1971,  Warren Reimer 1972, Brad Hurrell 1973, Robert Edstrom 1973, Jerry Howe 1973,  Lee Newcommer 1974, Hal Guyer 1975, Lee Richardson 1975, Todd Sneller 1975, Tom McKnight 1975, Bruce Keller 1975, Ken Kluck 1977, Karl Gramann 1977, Jeff MacKnight 1981, Kyle Trygg 1981, Tim Loker 1982,  Skip Legge 1982, Russell Bywater 1987, Steve Saathoff 1988, Rob Allison 1990, Kurt Hookstra 1991, Darren Wright 1991, Jason Jameson 1991, J.W. Schroetlin 1992,  Brian Bywater 1992, Corey Briggs 1993, Sam Chamberlin 1994, Seth Leypoldt 1995, Jamie Magnuson 1996, Mike James 1996, Adam Newman 1997, Matt McKelvey 1998, Brad Stock 1998,  Jarett Howe 2000, Matt Kluck 2002, Andrew Coughlin 2004,  Brent Smoyer 2004, Brock Wurl 2004, Erik Bowman 2005,  Brock Wurl 2005, Brian Nielsen 2005, Matt Mimick 2007, Matt Prokop 2007, Brian Grummert 2008,  Scott Lloyd 2008, Ross Mueller 2012, Samuel Fisher 2014, Derek Kay 2014,  Andrew Reuss 2014, Derek Vallis 2015, Patrick Ryan 2015, Connor Bohlken 2016,  Cody Schilling 2017, Seth Hanna 2017, Joel Brown 2018

Future Dates:

Postponed - June, 2020
All Gamma Phi Reunion (North vs. South)

October 3rd, 2020
Homecoming

June, 2021
All Gamma Phi Reunion
Carmel, CA

More information will be posted on the website: NWUThetaChi.org
Alumni Updates:

Dean Swanson '75
Owner of Ernie's In Ceresco is helping us acquire the flooring for the bathroom remodels.

Kila Packet '99
Check out the Archways Spring 2020 edition, click to see more.
Chapter Eternal:
1957
Richard "Dick" Nelson
Omaha, NE, Feb. 12, 2020
https://www.bramanmortuary.com/obituaries/Richard-D-Lewis?obId=11155679#/obituaryInfo

1955
William "Bill" Oscar Brown, Jr.
Akron, OH, Nov. 18, 2018
https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/ohio/190821718

1967
David E. Stolzenburg
Shickley, NE, May 21, 2020
https://www.farmerandsonfuneralhome.com/m/obituaries/David-Stolzenburg/Memories

 
Fulbright Scholarships
Sam Trofholz class of 2020 has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Sam earned his degree in international studies in May. His Fulbright will take him to Germany where he will serve as an English teaching assistant. His year abroad begins in January.