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'''Beta Nu Chapter''' (Founded 6 March [[1994]]) is located at [http://www.cornell.edu Cornell University] in Ithaca, New York. The [[Collegiate Chapters|Chapter]] is a member of the [[Northeast Region]]. | '''Beta Nu Chapter''' (Founded 6 March [[1994]]) is located at [http://www.cornell.edu Cornell University] in Ithaca, New York. The [[Collegiate Chapters|Chapter]] is a member of the [[Northeast Region]]. | ||
| − | [[Image:Beta_Nu_Spring_2010.jpg|thumb|500px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter in | + | [[Image:Beta_Nu_Spring_2010.jpg|thumb|500px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter in Spring 2010 at Induction]] |
== Chapter History == | == Chapter History == | ||
=== Founding === | === Founding === | ||
| − | The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi was founded March 6, 1994 by 15 Brothers | + | The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi was founded March 6, 1994 by 15 Brothers. |
=== Notable Achievements === | === Notable Achievements === | ||
| − | The Beta Nu Chapter is the first in the | + | *The Beta Nu Chapter incorporated itself as a 503(c)(7) non-profit organization. |
| + | *The Beta Nu Chapter is the first, and currently the only chapter, in the National Organization to have a house. | ||
| + | *In Spring 2011, the Chapter hosted the [[Northeast Region Conference]] for the first time since 2003. | ||
| + | *In 2012, Beta Nu Chapter received the [[Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award]] | ||
| − | + | === The Current Chapter === | |
| + | The Beta Nu Chapter currently has 118 Active Brothers. Active across the entire Cornell Community, Beta Nu boasts an eclectic Brotherhood comprised of members who do research, who play varsity and intramural sports, who sing or play instruments, who march in the band, who are RA's, who are also members of other social fraternities/sororities, etc. Beta Nu takes pride in uniting its Brotherhood through Phi Sigma Pi, and Brothers take pride in sharing their achievements with one another. | ||
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| + | Beta Nu boasts membership from Brothers representing all seven undergraduate Colleges on campus: College of Architecture Art & Planning, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Hotel Administration, College of Human Ecology, and the Industrial & Labor Relations School. | ||
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Traditional events in recent years have included: | Traditional events in recent years have included: | ||
| − | *Weekend | + | *A Weekend Brother Retreat |
| − | * | + | *Leadership Dinner |
| + | *A Chapter Team for Relay for Life | ||
| + | *Teams for Into the Streets | ||
| + | *Weekly "Ivy Room" Dinners | ||
*Founder's Day Weekend | *Founder's Day Weekend | ||
| + | *Post-initiation family brunches | ||
*Post-induction brunches | *Post-induction brunches | ||
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The current chapter has approximately 118 active brothers. | The current chapter has approximately 118 active brothers. | ||
| − | + | Spring 2013 Executive Board: | |
| − | *President - [[ | + | *President - [[Spencer Gruenenfelder]] |
| − | *Vice President - [[ | + | *Vice President - [[Casey Ebner]] |
| − | *Secretary - [[ | + | *Secretary - [[Sarah McIlvennie]] |
| − | *Treasurer - [[ | + | *Treasurer - [[Shannon Comolli ]] |
| − | *Historian & Parliamentarian - [[ | + | *Historian & Parliamentarian - [[Biagio DiSalvo]] |
| − | *Initiate Advisor - [[ | + | *Initiate Advisor - [[Megan Hill]] |
| − | *Recruitment Advisor - [[ | + | *Recruitment Advisor - [[Abbie Balevic]] |
| − | + | Spring 2013 Executive Council: | |
| − | *Regional Delegate- [[ | + | *Regional Delegate- [[Sara Moore]] |
| − | *Alumni Chair - [[ | + | *Alumni Chair - [[Dylan Reuter]] |
| − | *Fundraising Chair - [[ | + | *Documentation Co-Chair - [[Caitlin Baumhart]] |
| − | * | + | *Fundraising Chair - [[Jenna Behrendt]] |
| − | *Scholarship Chair - [[ | + | *Inter-Chapter Relations Chair - [[Katie Sullivan-Trainor]] |
| − | *Service Chair - [[ | + | *Scholarship Chair - [[Kaitlyn Flynn-Rozanski]] |
| − | *Social Chair - [[ | + | *Service Chair - [[Claire Siegrist]] |
| − | * | + | *Social Chair - [[Mariel Schneider]] |
| − | * | + | *Spirit Chair - [[Alyssa Shuster]] |
| − | *House Manager - [[ | + | *Public Relations Chair - [[Maggie Yang]] |
| − | *Webmaster - [[ | + | *House Manager - [[Michael Twiford]] |
| + | *Webmaster - [[Mytien Nguyen]] | ||
| − | Note: The Executive Board is elected for the calendar year. Regional Delegate | + | Note: The Executive Board is elected for the calendar year. Regional Delegate, Public Relations, House Manager are elected for the academic year. The duration of all other positions is one semester, with the exception of the Webmaster position, which is an annual position. |
=== Past Chapter Presidents === | === Past Chapter Presidents === | ||
| + | * [[Lila Nojima]] (2012) | ||
| + | * [[Timothy Bruhn]] (2011) | ||
| + | * [[Jeffrey Bowen]] (2010) | ||
| + | * [[LeAnn Canady]] (2009) | ||
| + | * [[Amanda Rudman]] (2008) | ||
| + | * [[Stephanie Pompelia]] (2008) | ||
| + | * [[Rachel Katz]] (2007) | ||
| + | * [[Seth Popick]] (2006) | ||
| + | * [[Scott Valastyan]] (2005) | ||
* [[Corinne Cohen]] (2004) | * [[Corinne Cohen]] (2004) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[William Cox Keim]] (2003) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Helen Ling Lee]] (2002) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Gerald "Herb" Wilmoth]] (2001) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Patrick Ryan]] (2000) |
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=== Initiate Classes === | === Initiate Classes === | ||
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== Chapter Traditions == | == Chapter Traditions == | ||
=== Chapter Families === | === Chapter Families === | ||
| − | There are three major families in the [[Beta Nu]] Chapter- Herbcar, Dispenza, and Shirley. Every semester each family hosts a Family Dinner. | + | There are three major families in the [[Beta Nu]] Chapter- [[Herbcar]], [[Dispenza]], and [[Shirley]]. Every semester each family hosts a Family Dinner. Within the families particular lineages have taken on special identities. |
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| + | In Fall 2011, the [[Great Lineage Bonding Adventure]] was created. This event, designed to promote interactions within the lineages even after induction, awards points for attending informal events. Such events range from cooking dinner with the lineage to attending an on-campus event or performance. Between the GLBA and the Linage Crest Big-Little event, many current lineages have created names and identities within the Chapter. | ||
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| + | The [[Erin Boschert]] line, a part of the [[Shirley]] family, is known as the [[Beta Nu Muses]]. Their mission is to promote Chapter spirit through leadership and the creation of informal events to tie the Chapter together. | ||
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| + | Within the [[Dispenza]] family - the [[Pauli Evanson]] family members have their own culture. [[Pauli Evanson]]'s little [[Nina Coveney]] has her own offshoot super-power-house [[Nina Coveney lineage]] comprised of a rambunctious group of active Brothers promoting the tripod! | ||
=== Chapter Mascot === | === Chapter Mascot === | ||
[[Image:Beta Nu Mascots.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Alf and friends, from left to right: Pteri, PSPedro, Alf, Brother Moo of Beta Nu, Persepolis]] | [[Image:Beta Nu Mascots.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Alf and friends, from left to right: Pteri, PSPedro, Alf, Brother Moo of Beta Nu, Persepolis]] | ||
The Beta Nu Chapter Mascot is Alf, a plush version of the T.V. character wearing a bowler hat and suit. In Spring 2009, the Spirit Committee put on the Secret Brother Event "Alf's New BFF", where teams competed to make Alf's new best friend. The winner was Brother Moo from Beta Nu. Other contestants were Pteri, PSPedro, and Persepolis. | The Beta Nu Chapter Mascot is Alf, a plush version of the T.V. character wearing a bowler hat and suit. In Spring 2009, the Spirit Committee put on the Secret Brother Event "Alf's New BFF", where teams competed to make Alf's new best friend. The winner was Brother Moo from Beta Nu. Other contestants were Pteri, PSPedro, and Persepolis. | ||
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| + | === The Spirit Committee === | ||
| + | In addition to a more traditional social committee, Beta Nu Chapter has a Spirit committee designed to foster bonds between brothers within the Chapter and to increase Chapter pride on campus and nationally. The Spirit committee is currently responsible for the semesterly brotherhood bonding retreat, perhaps the committee's biggest event. The Spirit Committee has created several ways for Brothers to honor each others' achievements either personally through the "Spirit Box" or in Chapter with a Purple or Gold Pencil Award. On the 14th of each month, the Spirit Committee encourages Brothers to show their pride by wearing Fraternal gear or the Fraternal colors. | ||
== Chapter Events == | == Chapter Events == | ||
=== Founder's Weekend === | === Founder's Weekend === | ||
Beta Nu celebrates the Chapter's founding in Spring Semester, often by hosting a Founder's Day Dinner and other weekend events. | Beta Nu celebrates the Chapter's founding in Spring Semester, often by hosting a Founder's Day Dinner and other weekend events. | ||
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| + | === Leadership Dinner === | ||
| + | Every semester, the Vice President hosts a Leadership Dinner to foster leadership within the Chapter. A guest speaker, usually from the greater Cornell community, attends the dinner and Brothers currently in leadership positions also discuss the role of leadership in their PSP careers. The dinner is held in a restaurant in Collegetown. | ||
=== Retreat === | === Retreat === | ||
[[Image:DSCN1059.JPG|thumb|400px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter in Fall 2009 at Retreat]] | [[Image:DSCN1059.JPG|thumb|400px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter in Fall 2009 at Retreat]] | ||
| − | In the Fall of 2009, the Chapter decided to better foster Brother cohesion by organizing a weekend-long Brother retreat. Held at Fieldstone Suites, the retreat was organized by the Big Event Committee and turned out over 40 Brothers and then voted the Best Event of the semester. | + | In the Fall of 2009, the Chapter decided to better foster Brother cohesion by organizing a weekend-long Brother retreat. Held at Fieldstone Suites, the retreat was organized by the Big Event Committee and turned out over 40 Brothers and then voted the Best Event of the semester. |
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| + | In following semesters, Retreats became a tradition, currently hosted by the [[Spirit Committee]]. Locations for Retreat have included Commstock Girl Scout Camp, the COE yurts, Cass Park, and Fuertes Observatory. Retreat can either be a single-day or overnight event, and has had successful planning in both forms. | ||
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| + | Events at retreat have included Truth or Dare, Fishbowl/charades, a campfire circle, stargazing, a barbeque, fire-building, a photo scavenger hunt, movies, among many other things. | ||
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| + | Retreat usually culminates in a craft or present that can be customized to remember the event. This has included t-shirts, photos, and merit badge sashes. | ||
At the [[2010 National Convention]], the Beta Nu Chapter presented on Retreats. | At the [[2010 National Convention]], the Beta Nu Chapter presented on Retreats. | ||
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=== Campus-wide Event === | === Campus-wide Event === | ||
Every year, the Chapter hosts at least one campus-wide event aimed at increasing the Chapter's presence on campus and give back to the greater Cornell community. The event has in the past also raised awareness of the National Philanthropy, [[Teach For America]]. | Every year, the Chapter hosts at least one campus-wide event aimed at increasing the Chapter's presence on campus and give back to the greater Cornell community. The event has in the past also raised awareness of the National Philanthropy, [[Teach For America]]. | ||
Past events have included | Past events have included | ||
| + | * Sampling Ithaca (Spring 2012) | ||
| + | * Collegetown for Classrooms (Fall 2011) | ||
* Haiti Speaker (Spring 2010) | * Haiti Speaker (Spring 2010) | ||
* Farmer's Market (Spring 2009) | * Farmer's Market (Spring 2009) | ||
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Past events have included: | Past events have included: | ||
| + | *Ginger Bread House Making (Fall 2011) | ||
| + | *Apple Picking (Fall 2010) | ||
*Minigolf (Spring 2010) | *Minigolf (Spring 2010) | ||
*Bowling (Fall 2009) | *Bowling (Fall 2009) | ||
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== Inter-Chapter Relations == | == Inter-Chapter Relations == | ||
[[Image:NERC_2010.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter NERC 2010]] | [[Image:NERC_2010.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[Beta Nu]] Chapter NERC 2010]] | ||
| − | In recent years with a stronger chapter, Beta Nu has begun working on Inter-Chapter Relations, especially within the [[Northeast Region]]. In Spring 2008, the Chapter hosted a multi-Chapter Barbeque with the Alpha | + | In recent years with a stronger chapter, Beta Nu has begun working on Inter-Chapter Relations, especially within the [[Northeast Region]]. In Spring 2008, the Chapter hosted a multi-Chapter Barbeque with the Delta Alpha and Beta Epsilon Chapters. In Spring 2010, the Beta Nu Chapter hosted a pizza get-together and Seven Deadly Sins Party with the Beta Epsilon Chapter in Ithaca and that Spring the Chapter also sent 18 Brothers to the [[Northeast Region Conference]]. Four Brothers attended [[Grand Chapter]] in Harrisburg, PA in 2010 and the Chapter was chosen to host [[NERC]] in 2011. |
== Notable Alumni == | == Notable Alumni == | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Mari Morimoto]], [[Richard Cecil Todd and Clauda Pennock Todd Tripod Scholarship]] recipient |
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== Chapter Honors and Awards == | == Chapter Honors and Awards == | ||
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* 1996 [[C.H. McClure Single Service Award]] | * 1996 [[C.H. McClure Single Service Award]] | ||
* 2001 [[Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award]] | * 2001 [[Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award]] | ||
| − | * 2010 [[Top in Region Award]] for the | + | * 2010 [[Top in Region Award]] for the [[Northeast Region]] |
| + | * 2011 [[Outstanding Initiate Program Award]] | ||
| + | * 2011 [[Top in Region Award]] for the [[Northeast Region]] | ||
| + | * 2012 [[Top in Region Award]] for the [[Northeast Region]] | ||
| + | * 2012 [[Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award]] | ||
| + | * 2013 [[Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Programming]] | ||
| + | * 2013 [[Top in Region Award]] | ||
| + | * 2014 [[Top in Region Award]], [[Charles W. Chance Alumni Award]] | ||
| − | = | + | = Further Resources = |
| − | * | + | * [http://www.pspbetanu.org/ Beta Nu Chapter Website] |
| − | * | + | * [http://www.phisigmapi.org/betanu Beta Nu Chapter Portal] |
| − | = | + | =In the News= |
| − | * | + | * [http://cornellsun.com/node/29590 Profs Face Off With Freshmen Assistance] |
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{{Collegiate Chapters}} | {{Collegiate Chapters}} | ||
[[Category:Chapters]] | [[Category:Chapters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:42, 10 March 2016
Beta Nu Chapter (Founded 6 March 1994) is located at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The Chapter is a member of the Northeast Region.
Contents
Chapter History
Founding
The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi was founded March 6, 1994 by 15 Brothers.
Notable Achievements
- The Beta Nu Chapter incorporated itself as a 503(c)(7) non-profit organization.
- The Beta Nu Chapter is the first, and currently the only chapter, in the National Organization to have a house.
- In Spring 2011, the Chapter hosted the Northeast Region Conference for the first time since 2003.
- In 2012, Beta Nu Chapter received the Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award
The Current Chapter
The Beta Nu Chapter currently has 118 Active Brothers. Active across the entire Cornell Community, Beta Nu boasts an eclectic Brotherhood comprised of members who do research, who play varsity and intramural sports, who sing or play instruments, who march in the band, who are RA's, who are also members of other social fraternities/sororities, etc. Beta Nu takes pride in uniting its Brotherhood through Phi Sigma Pi, and Brothers take pride in sharing their achievements with one another.
Beta Nu boasts membership from Brothers representing all seven undergraduate Colleges on campus: College of Architecture Art & Planning, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Hotel Administration, College of Human Ecology, and the Industrial & Labor Relations School.
Traditional events in recent years have included:
- A Weekend Brother Retreat
- Leadership Dinner
- A Chapter Team for Relay for Life
- Teams for Into the Streets
- Weekly "Ivy Room" Dinners
- Founder's Day Weekend
- Post-initiation family brunches
- Post-induction brunches
The Active Chapter
The current chapter has approximately 118 active brothers.
Spring 2013 Executive Board:
- President - Spencer Gruenenfelder
- Vice President - Casey Ebner
- Secretary - Sarah McIlvennie
- Treasurer - Shannon Comolli
- Historian & Parliamentarian - Biagio DiSalvo
- Initiate Advisor - Megan Hill
- Recruitment Advisor - Abbie Balevic
Spring 2013 Executive Council:
- Regional Delegate- Sara Moore
- Alumni Chair - Dylan Reuter
- Documentation Co-Chair - Caitlin Baumhart
- Fundraising Chair - Jenna Behrendt
- Inter-Chapter Relations Chair - Katie Sullivan-Trainor
- Scholarship Chair - Kaitlyn Flynn-Rozanski
- Service Chair - Claire Siegrist
- Social Chair - Mariel Schneider
- Spirit Chair - Alyssa Shuster
- Public Relations Chair - Maggie Yang
- House Manager - Michael Twiford
- Webmaster - Mytien Nguyen
Note: The Executive Board is elected for the calendar year. Regional Delegate, Public Relations, House Manager are elected for the academic year. The duration of all other positions is one semester, with the exception of the Webmaster position, which is an annual position.
Past Chapter Presidents
- Lila Nojima (2012)
- Timothy Bruhn (2011)
- Jeffrey Bowen (2010)
- LeAnn Canady (2009)
- Amanda Rudman (2008)
- Stephanie Pompelia (2008)
- Rachel Katz (2007)
- Seth Popick (2006)
- Scott Valastyan (2005)
- Corinne Cohen (2004)
- William Cox Keim (2003)
- Helen Ling Lee (2002)
- Gerald "Herb" Wilmoth (2001)
- Patrick Ryan (2000)
Initiate Classes
Main Article: List of Beta Nu Chapter Initiate Classes
Chapter Traditions
Chapter Families
There are three major families in the Beta Nu Chapter- Herbcar, Dispenza, and Shirley. Every semester each family hosts a Family Dinner. Within the families particular lineages have taken on special identities.
In Fall 2011, the Great Lineage Bonding Adventure was created. This event, designed to promote interactions within the lineages even after induction, awards points for attending informal events. Such events range from cooking dinner with the lineage to attending an on-campus event or performance. Between the GLBA and the Linage Crest Big-Little event, many current lineages have created names and identities within the Chapter.
The Erin Boschert line, a part of the Shirley family, is known as the Beta Nu Muses. Their mission is to promote Chapter spirit through leadership and the creation of informal events to tie the Chapter together.
Within the Dispenza family - the Pauli Evanson family members have their own culture. Pauli Evanson's little Nina Coveney has her own offshoot super-power-house Nina Coveney lineage comprised of a rambunctious group of active Brothers promoting the tripod!
Chapter Mascot
The Beta Nu Chapter Mascot is Alf, a plush version of the T.V. character wearing a bowler hat and suit. In Spring 2009, the Spirit Committee put on the Secret Brother Event "Alf's New BFF", where teams competed to make Alf's new best friend. The winner was Brother Moo from Beta Nu. Other contestants were Pteri, PSPedro, and Persepolis.
The Spirit Committee
In addition to a more traditional social committee, Beta Nu Chapter has a Spirit committee designed to foster bonds between brothers within the Chapter and to increase Chapter pride on campus and nationally. The Spirit committee is currently responsible for the semesterly brotherhood bonding retreat, perhaps the committee's biggest event. The Spirit Committee has created several ways for Brothers to honor each others' achievements either personally through the "Spirit Box" or in Chapter with a Purple or Gold Pencil Award. On the 14th of each month, the Spirit Committee encourages Brothers to show their pride by wearing Fraternal gear or the Fraternal colors.
Chapter Events
Founder's Weekend
Beta Nu celebrates the Chapter's founding in Spring Semester, often by hosting a Founder's Day Dinner and other weekend events.
Leadership Dinner
Every semester, the Vice President hosts a Leadership Dinner to foster leadership within the Chapter. A guest speaker, usually from the greater Cornell community, attends the dinner and Brothers currently in leadership positions also discuss the role of leadership in their PSP careers. The dinner is held in a restaurant in Collegetown.
Retreat
In the Fall of 2009, the Chapter decided to better foster Brother cohesion by organizing a weekend-long Brother retreat. Held at Fieldstone Suites, the retreat was organized by the Big Event Committee and turned out over 40 Brothers and then voted the Best Event of the semester.
In following semesters, Retreats became a tradition, currently hosted by the Spirit Committee. Locations for Retreat have included Commstock Girl Scout Camp, the COE yurts, Cass Park, and Fuertes Observatory. Retreat can either be a single-day or overnight event, and has had successful planning in both forms.
Events at retreat have included Truth or Dare, Fishbowl/charades, a campfire circle, stargazing, a barbeque, fire-building, a photo scavenger hunt, movies, among many other things.
Retreat usually culminates in a craft or present that can be customized to remember the event. This has included t-shirts, photos, and merit badge sashes.
At the 2010 National Convention, the Beta Nu Chapter presented on Retreats.
Campus-wide Event
Every year, the Chapter hosts at least one campus-wide event aimed at increasing the Chapter's presence on campus and give back to the greater Cornell community. The event has in the past also raised awareness of the National Philanthropy, Teach For America.
Past events have included
- Sampling Ithaca (Spring 2012)
- Collegetown for Classrooms (Fall 2011)
- Haiti Speaker (Spring 2010)
- Farmer's Market (Spring 2009)
- Ice Skating at Lynah (Spring 2009)
- Are You Smarter Than a College Freshman? (Spring 2008)
Assassins
The Chapter has traditionally held a semesterly Chapter-wide game of Assassins, pairing Initiates with their Bigs. Organized by a head coordinator, teams eliminate their assigned targets by hitting them with a sock. Although there was a brief period where the game was not played, it was reintroduced in Spring 2010.
Secret Brother Event
At the beginning of every semester, the Spirit Committee hosts a Secret Brother Event. The event is kept quiet until Brothers reach the event location and is meant to foster Brother spirit.
Past events have included:
- Ginger Bread House Making (Fall 2011)
- Apple Picking (Fall 2010)
- Minigolf (Spring 2010)
- Bowling (Fall 2009)
- Alf's New BFF (Spring 2009)
- Go-Karting (Fall 2008)
Formal
Every semester after the last weekend of classes and Induction, Beta Nu celebrates the end of the semester with Formal, a formal dinner and dance. With the greatest attendance of any event of the semester, formal acts as the occasion for Brothers to celebrate the Chapter.
Semester awards are presented at formal, as well as Senior Speeches for graduating Brothers and a slideshow of semester photos. There is traditionally a souvenir for each attendee at formal, usually glassware with the Phi Sigma Pi logo.
Inter-Chapter Relations
In recent years with a stronger chapter, Beta Nu has begun working on Inter-Chapter Relations, especially within the Northeast Region. In Spring 2008, the Chapter hosted a multi-Chapter Barbeque with the Delta Alpha and Beta Epsilon Chapters. In Spring 2010, the Beta Nu Chapter hosted a pizza get-together and Seven Deadly Sins Party with the Beta Epsilon Chapter in Ithaca and that Spring the Chapter also sent 18 Brothers to the Northeast Region Conference. Four Brothers attended Grand Chapter in Harrisburg, PA in 2010 and the Chapter was chosen to host NERC in 2011.
Notable Alumni
Chapter Honors and Awards
National Awards
- 1996 C.H. McClure Single Service Award
- 2001 Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award
- 2010 Top in Region Award for the Northeast Region
- 2011 Outstanding Initiate Program Award
- 2011 Top in Region Award for the Northeast Region
- 2012 Top in Region Award for the Northeast Region
- 2012 Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award
- 2013 Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Programming
- 2013 Top in Region Award
- 2014 Top in Region Award, Charles W. Chance Alumni Award
Further Resources
In the News
| Beta Nu Chapter | |
|---|---|
| Founded March 6, 1994 • Cornell University | |
| Presidents | unknown pre-2000 • Patrick Ryan • Gerald Wilmoth • Helen Ling Lee • William Cox Keim • Corinne Cohen • Scott Valastyan • Seth Popick • Rachel Katz • Stephanie Pompelia • Amanda Rudman • LeAnn Canady • Jeffrey Bowen • Timothy Bruhn • Lila Nojima |
| History | List of Beta Nu Chapter Initiate Classes • List of Beta Nu Family Lines |
| Chapter Service Keys | Matthew R. Bolcar • Gerald "Herb" Wilmoth • Andrew Perlmutter |
| National Council Members | none |
| Torchias | 2012 |
