Beta Pi Chapter
Beta Pi Chapter (Founded March 1993) is located at University of Connecticut in Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut. The Chapter was founded by Alpha Beta Chapter alumnus Jon Pinto and is a member of the Northeast Region.
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Chapter History
Founding
The Beta Pi chapter was founded by Jon Pinto (AB), with the charter being received at the 1993 National Convention, which took place in Baltimore, hosted by the Alpha Beta Chapter.
Early Years
The Active Chapter
The current chapter consists of 90 members from the Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, and Alpha Gamma classes. In the Spring term of 09, we have 76 active brothers. Ten of our Brothers are studying abroad this semester and are nationally inactive, and four brothers are locally inactive.
The current president of Beta Pi chapter is Krystal Norton, who was recently re-elected to this position in the December elections. Our chapter tries to hold elections near the end of the fall semester, to help ensure good transitions between E-Council and E-Board positions. Our chapter advisor, Ms. Kathy Sanner, has served as the on campus liaison and advisor since the founding of Beta Pi.
One strong component of our chapter is the Standards Committee, which deals with any issues of Brother conduct and risk management issues. Each semester, a Brother from each grade level, (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) is elected by the Brothers of that class standing. Then, we elect a 'Brother-at-Large' who is a Brother that is elected by the whole Brotherhood. These Brothers, led by the Parliamentarian, interpret the bylaws and rules of our Chapter and our University and investigate any matters that may be unclear; they keep these matters secret from the Brotherhood until it is necessary/has been fully investigated. The Standards Committee is a definite strength of our chapter.
What's Unique About Our Chapter?
Right now we have a few positions that most other chapters do not have. We have two historians, and we also have a 3-person HR committee. Our HR committee is charged with the responsibility of strengthening our brotherhood through events, and other means!
We have four alumni advisors, because the four people we elected as alumni advisors have a very strong desire to be involved with our chapter and keep in touch! Our alumni chairs send out a weekly newsletter to the brothers and keep us up to date on all their happenings!
When IS Chapter?
Chapter meets weekly at 7 PM, unless otherwise noted in the weekly minutes. E-Board usually meets at 6, and Committees usually meet at 6:30. Mandatory events are Bid Night, Pinning, Bylaw Night, and Induction.
What Do We Do?
Past events have included:
- Fundraising: Cookoff Challenge
- ICR: NERC and AB Maryland Volleyball
- Service: Relay for Life
- PR: Greek Week, Lip Sync
Officers
- President: Krystal Norton
- Vice President: Jessica McArdle
- Recording Secretary: Kristin Rossi
- Corresponding Secretary: Lauren Millerd
- Treasurer: Kristina Toth
- Initiate Advisor: Mike Bifulco
- Initiate Advisor: Christina Colomonico
- Rush Advisor: Alysa Perry
- Rush Advisor: Debra Feinberg
- Parliamentarian: Jessica Silber
- Historian: Nicole Veach
- Historian: Ashley Gabor
Chairs
- Regional Delegate: Nicholas Gwiazda
- Scholarship Chair: Kim Corredor
- Scholarship Chair: Ran Zhao
- ICR Chair: Cassaundra Smith
- ICR Chair: Nicholas Gwiazda
- Alumni Chair: Sarah Papale
- Alumni Chair: Stephanie Barlow
- Social Chair: Nikki Boggs
- Social Chair: Melissa Clark
- Service Chair: Caitlin Reynolds
- Service Chair: Sarah Borque
- Public Relations Chair: Ashley Durkin
- Public Relations Chair: Kelly Davis
- Fundraising Chair: Sarah Bourque
- Fundraising Chair: Kate Singleton
- HR Committee Member: Melissa Woods
- HR Committee Member: Kaila Most
- HR Committee Member: Caitlin McArdle
Past Chapter Presidents
- Kathryn Bailly (January 1995 - December 1997?)
- Sharon Huynh (January 1998 - May 2000?)
- Erika Altneu (May 2000 - May 2001?)
- Tracy Wu (May 2001 - May 2002?)
- Kate Dabrowski (May 2002 - May 2003?)
- Mario Pierce (September-December 2004)
- Amit Gandhi (January-December 2005)
- Heather Bull (January-December 2006)
- Jennifer Smith (January-December 2007)
- Tori Hendrix(Spring 2008)
- Krystal Norton (Present)
Initiate Classes
View main article: List of Beta Pi Chapter Initiate Classes
Alumni Advisers
- Tuhina Joseph (Fall 2007-Present)
- Amber Selko (Spring 2008-Present)
- Bruce Noelte (Spring 2008-Present)
- Yomna Maharem (Spring 2008-Present)
The current alumni advisers live nearby to campus and keep in close contact with the brothers. A weekly alumni newsletter is provided to all active members via chapter list-serv. The Beta Pi chapter changed their constitution in Spring 2008, as we felt it would be in the best interest of our chapter to expand our alumni involvement, and have four alumni advisers instead of two.
Chapter Events & Activities
Founding Recognition
Beta Pi celebrates the national founding of Phi Sigma Pi by wearing our letters or dressing up with our pins on the 14th of each month. Initiates take place in this activity by dressing up on the 14th of each month.
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Notable Alumni - Where are they now
- Founding Member
- Delta class (Spring 1997) - currently resides in New York, NY; Digital Associate Media Director at MediaVest Worldwide; completing MBA at NYU-Stern (May 2009). He helped produce the official recordings of the fraternity songs ("Brothers Are We" and "Brother") in 2002.
Chapter Honors and Awards
National Awards
- 2007 Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award, Ms. Kathy Sanner
Kathy Sanner has been the advisor to Beta Pi chapter since the beginning, in March of 1993. She has been an extremely dedicated role model to the Beta Pi chapter, and has been a large part of the chapter's continued success. Without her, Beta Pi chapter would not exist. The members of Beta Pi chapter owe her continued respect and gratitude.
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