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== Chapter Events & Activities ==
 
== Chapter Events & Activities ==
 
=== Founder's Weekend ===
 
=== Founder's Weekend ===
Beta Rho celebrates the Chapter's founding...  
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Beta Rho celebrates the Chapter's founding every spring semester with an annual banquet and activities planned by our Brother Relations chair in coordination with our Alumni Chair. The weekend includes one service event and one scholarship event. The banquet takes place that Saturday night, and features an honored alumni guest, who talks about his or her experience in Beta Rho and in the real world, while offering advice and words of encouragement to the Brothers. Along with this speaker, the Brothers also look forward to the annual superlatives which are apart of the banquet. The Brothers all vote on specific categories, such as Best Dressed and Best Big/Little Pair,and the winners are announced during the dinner. The following Sunday morning, the alumni who visited are treated to a special send-off breakfast, where the current Brothers have their last chance to mingle and talk with those who came to visit.  
  
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=== Megan Concert ===
This event includes an M.S. Talk, the Megan Concert, M.S. Race, and M.S. Sleep-out
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The Megan Concert is sponsored by the Beta Rho chapter in memory of [[Megan Stidham]].  The concert, held annually in the Spring semester, raises money for an endowed scholarship in her name at James Madison University. The scholarship is presented to one Beta Rho Brother and one member of the student body. In 2006 the scholarship became fully endowed. In addition to the scholarship, the event raised money for The Megan Memorial, which was started to raise money to go towards placing a memorial on campus in her name. The Megan Concert has grown over the years to include numerous acts from the a capella, comedy, dance, and musical groups on campus, as well as speakers who talk to the audience about loss and how it affects a community. This concert is organized by our Spirit Chair.  
  
=== Megan Concert ===
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===Frosty 5K===
The Megan Concert is held by the Beta Rho chapter in memory of [[Megan Stidham]].  The concert raises money for an endowed scholarship in her name at James Madison University. The scholarship is presented to one Beta Rho Brother and one member of the student body. In 2006 the scholarship became fully endowed.  In addition the scholarship the event raised money for The Megan Memorial which was started to raise money to go towards placing a memorial on campus in her name.
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== Notable Alumni ==
 
== Notable Alumni ==

Revision as of 11:32, 23 June 2013


Beta Rho Chapter (Founded 26 February 1995) is located at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Chapter was founded by Joanna Cestaro and Jami Jones and is a member of the Dominion Region.

Brothers of Beta Rho-Fall 2012

Chapter History

Founding

Beta Rho was founded on February 26, 1995 with 115 founding members. Inductions took place in Harrison Hall with members from the Alpha Omicron and Alpha Rho chapters.

Early Years

The Active Chapter

The current chapter membership fluctuates between 70-90 brothers each semester, in addition to initiate classes which have ranged from 13 to 30 members in the last few years. Our brothers are not only an active and enthusiastic force in our own chapter, but are incredibly involved elsewhere on the James Madison University campus. Brothers are also involved in fraternity and sorority life, business fraternities, honor and pre-professional societies, First Year Orientation, Student Ambassador tour guides, varsity and club sports, and much more. The Brothers as a whole also engage in a variety of service activities which include:

  • Big Brothers, Big Sisters
  • Peer Advising
  • Blast Off Program
  • Our Community Place
  • SPCA Volunteering
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Relay For Life
  • Harrisonburg EMT and rescue squad.

The Executive Board

The Executive Board is comprised of 9 positions. The term of each position is one calender year, with the exception of our Regional Delegate, who's term is for one school year in order to adequately plan for Regional Convention. In our history there have been a total of 12 presidents:

The current executive board is as follows:

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Beta Rho Chapter Initiate Classes

Chapter Events & Activities

Founder's Weekend

Beta Rho celebrates the Chapter's founding every spring semester with an annual banquet and activities planned by our Brother Relations chair in coordination with our Alumni Chair. The weekend includes one service event and one scholarship event. The banquet takes place that Saturday night, and features an honored alumni guest, who talks about his or her experience in Beta Rho and in the real world, while offering advice and words of encouragement to the Brothers. Along with this speaker, the Brothers also look forward to the annual superlatives which are apart of the banquet. The Brothers all vote on specific categories, such as Best Dressed and Best Big/Little Pair,and the winners are announced during the dinner. The following Sunday morning, the alumni who visited are treated to a special send-off breakfast, where the current Brothers have their last chance to mingle and talk with those who came to visit.

Megan Concert

The Megan Concert is sponsored by the Beta Rho chapter in memory of Megan Stidham. The concert, held annually in the Spring semester, raises money for an endowed scholarship in her name at James Madison University. The scholarship is presented to one Beta Rho Brother and one member of the student body. In 2006 the scholarship became fully endowed. In addition to the scholarship, the event raised money for The Megan Memorial, which was started to raise money to go towards placing a memorial on campus in her name. The Megan Concert has grown over the years to include numerous acts from the a capella, comedy, dance, and musical groups on campus, as well as speakers who talk to the audience about loss and how it affects a community. This concert is organized by our Spirit Chair.

Frosty 5K

MS Week

Notable Alumni

Vice President of Alumni Development (1998-2000)
Vice President of Membership Development (2002-2004)

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

University Awards

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  • None to date

Other Awards

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  • None to date

Further Resources

In the News