Homecoming 2022

 

NWU - THETA CHI HOMECOMING 2022

Saturday, October 1st 2022
9-11am
2800 N. 50th, Lincoln NE

9am - Coffee & Danish

    -Opening Remarks, Greg Bergt

    -Chapter Report , Kyle Goodban, Chapter President

    -Building Corp Report

    -Alumni Association Update

    -Dr. Good, NWU President remarks (schedule permitting)

    -Closing Remarks

    -House tours

11am - Tailgate on Campus

1pm - Kickoff, Abel Stadium  

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Scholarship Donation Letter

2022 Founder's Day

 

Founder's Day was celebrated Monday evening on April 11th at Gamma Phi during dinner. A short program was held following dinner and dessert of a Founder's Day cake. Jerry Clark provided pictures and a history of the relocation of Gamma Phi from various houses and locations from prior to 1957 to 1964. The current house was finished in 1966 and remains in excellent shape thanks to past and present leadership of alumni and actives. The gala celebration was closed by Larry Ruth in leading the group with the singing of "Dear Ol Theta Chi". We hope to increase alumni attendance in future Founder's Day events. Larry Ruth '67, Greg Bergt '71, Jerry Clark '60, Andrew Coughlin '04 photo by Dustin Bartley '03

George T. Kilavos Alumni Award "Gerald "Jerry" Clark '60, George T. Kilavos Alumni Award recipient Jerry Clark has had a monumental influence on the Gamma Phi Chapter. After quietly joining the NWU Theta Chi Building Company Board of Directors and quickly being elected secretary, he has spent the better part of a decade taking every opportunity to tell the good story of Gamma Phi to anyone who would listen, including alumni and NWU administrators. Beyond being a fixture at the fall chapter workdays who teaches collegians how to paint, he has been an invaluable connection to the roots of the Chapter and the building, has established a separate Alumni Association to further share the story of Gamma Phi and plan multiple events (reunions, homecoming, Founders' Day, etc.), and has been a tremendous behind-the-scenes fundraising resource, helping Gamma Phi Chapter finally retire its original mortgage, fund renovations to the house director's suite and fully fund remodeling of every residential bathroom. Though Jerry loves to emcee events (and to invite both collegians and alumni to play shuffleboard afterward), he prefers to leave his other work in the background, especially when it comes to his fundraising efforts. Jerry has been a long-time organizer of an annual/biennial reunion of members and spouses from his college days, but, in recent years, he has morphed these events into "all-Gamma Phi" reunions with collegians and alumni from many years in attendance. Jerry has undoubtedly made several, ongoing meritorious contributions to the Gamma Phi Chapter, to the NWU Theta Chi Building Company and to the NWU Theta Chi Alumni Association. As he is preparing to step down from his formal roles and just be an "alumnus in the background," the Gamma Phi Chapter wishes to recognize Gerald "Jerry" Clark with the George T. Kilavos Alumni Award for his many years of service and dedication."

2022 - 4.0 Luncheon Recap

 

4.0 Luncheon - January 15th, 2022

Theta Chi Brothers,

Theta Chi Alumni Association proudly hosted the 2022 4.0 luncheon for the current actives that achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester (2021) and the fall semester 2021. The gala was held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Venue in Lincoln.

The 4.0 actives attending were:
Rolf Kloch
Kyle Goodban
Micheal Biertzer
Alexis Ortega
Jed Merriman
Actives that were not able to attend that achieved 4.0 GPA were:
Max Rademacher
Damian Salinas
Matthew Utley
Carlos Serna 
Alexis Lollman

Alumni attending were:
Bill Nelson '67
Joe Roberts '67
Andrew Coughlin '04
Ross Urschel '87
Brian Grummert '08
Skip Legg '82
Larry Ruth '67
Ross Mueller '12
David Basinger '67
Greg Bergt '71

Alumni were seated and paired with actives for lunch. The alums reported what they learned from the honoree following lunch. A "few" old alum stories were also heard and enjoyed.  Larry Ruth led the group in singing "My Dear Little Girl of Theta Chi" to our wonderful and gracious hostess. Many accolades reflected the honored guests' classroom and personal strengths. A good time was held by all in spite of inclimate weather and COVID. A group picture is enclosed (David Basinger is not pictured).
Again, a very hearty congratulations to the "Honored 4.0" Theta Chi's.

Fraternally, 
Greg Bergt '71