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=== The Active Chapter ===
 
=== The Active Chapter ===
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The current Chapter is comprised of 84 Brothers, from Beta Sigma's Omega, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Zeta and Alpha Eta Classes.  
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The current Chapter is comprised of 92 Brothers, from Beta Sigma's Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Eta, Alpha Theta, and Alpha Iota Classes.  
  
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The 2010 – 2011 Executive Board is:
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The 2011 – 2012 Executive Board is:
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* President [[Jeffrey Hutchinson]] (Alpha Delta Class)
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* President - [[Annette Gianino]] (Alpha Epsilon Class)
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* Vice President [[Jeremy Barnum]] (Alpha Delta Class)
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* Vice President - [[Alex Church]] (Alpha Zeta Class)
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* Secretary [[Sarah Martin]] (Alpha Delta Class)
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* Corresponding Secretary - [[Kelsey Grell]] (Alpha Zeta Class)
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* Recording Secretary [[Jonathan "Hammy" Hamilton]] (Alpha Zeta Class)
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* Recording Secretary - [[Kendelle Myers]] (Alpha Eta Class)
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* Treasurer [[Mitch Hulyk]] (Alpha Beta Class)
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* Treasurer - [[Mike Tetrick]] (Alpha Eta Class)
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* New Member Coordinator [[Erin Dixon]] (Alpha Epsilon Class)
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* New Member Coordinator - [[Marcus Robbins]] (Alpha Epsilon Class) Fall 2011 / [[David Winokur]] (Alpha Eta Class) Spring 2012
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* Initiate Advisor [[Elise Grinbergs]] (Alpha Epsilon Class)
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* Initiate Advisor - [[Kara Parker]] (Alpha Zeta Class) Fall 2011 / [[Katie Anderson]] (Alpha Delta Class) Spring 2012
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* Written Historian [[Erica Shadwell]] (Alpha Zeta Class)
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* Written Historian - [[Erica Shadwell]] (Alpha Zeta Class)
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* Parliamentarian [[Jenny Mills]] (Alpha Gamma Class)
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* Parliamentarian - [[Elise Grinbergs]] (Alpha Epsilon Class) Fall 2011 / [[Gia Schiedt]] (Alpha Theta Class) Spring 2012
  
 
=== Past Chapter Presidents ===
 
=== Past Chapter Presidents ===
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* [[Jeremy Moss]] (2007-2008)
 
* [[Jeremy Moss]] (2007-2008)
 
* [[Andrew Webb]] (2008-2010)
 
* [[Andrew Webb]] (2008-2010)
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* [[David Zylka]] (2010-2011)
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* [[David Zylka]] (Fall 2010)
 
* [[Jeffrey Hutchinson]] (Spring 2011)
 
* [[Jeffrey Hutchinson]] (Spring 2011)
  
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''Main Article: [[List of Beta Sigma Chapter Initiate Classes]]''
 
''Main Article: [[List of Beta Sigma Chapter Initiate Classes]]''
  
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Beta Sigma takes two Initiate Classes each year, which are generally composed of 12 – 20 members, one in the fall and one in the spring. The initiation process is six to seven weeks long depending on the academic calendar.   
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Beta Sigma takes two Initiate Classes each year, which are generally composed of 12 – 22 members, one in the fall and one in the spring. The initiation process is six to seven weeks long, depending on the academic calendar.   
  
 
The process is intense, but rewarding and creates strong brothers.  
 
The process is intense, but rewarding and creates strong brothers.  
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Initiates are required to do dialogues with 20 brothers, at least one alumni, and members of their initiate class to create a strong bond of fellowship. We have recently added an interchapter dialogue with willing brothers from other chapters in the area. They attend Sunday night business meetings and Thursday night events (which are centered around the three legs of the tripod and put on by our different committees, E-board, and Risk Management).
 
Initiates are required to do dialogues with 20 brothers, at least one alumni, and members of their initiate class to create a strong bond of fellowship. We have recently added an interchapter dialogue with willing brothers from other chapters in the area. They attend Sunday night business meetings and Thursday night events (which are centered around the three legs of the tripod and put on by our different committees, E-board, and Risk Management).
  
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The initiates also develop and implement four initiate events as a rush class; These events are centered around the tripod: Scholarship, Leadership and Fellowship. They put on a service event, a scholastic event and a social event. The Alpha Zeta Rush class visited a nursing home for their scholastic event, went to one of the many gardens on campus and had a tour of the greenhouse for their scholastic event, and put on a reality tv show competition for brothers for their social event.
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The initiates also develop and implement four initiate events as a rush class; These events are centered around the tripod: Scholarship, Leadership and Fellowship. They put on a service event, a scholastic event and a social event. The Alpha Zeta Rush class conducted a canned food drive for their service event, went to one of the many gardens on campus and had a tour of the greenhouse for their scholastic event, and put on a reality tv show competition for brothers for their social event.
  
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We are looking forward to inducting the Alpha Theta Class Spring 2011
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We are looking forward to inducting the Alpha Kappa Class Spring 2012.
  
 
== The Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship ==
 
== The Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship ==
 
This award is named for a Beta Sigma Chapter Charter Member, [[Colin Dolehanty]], who selflessly dedicated his life to the advancement of the Beta Sigma Chapter and the opportunities it affords the men and women of Michigan State University. He was also a man who demonstrated the ideals of the Fraternity: scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.  After his untimely death, Colin's parents decided to give back to the organization for which he loved and cared.  Each year at the Beta Sigma Founder's Day Banquet, the Dolehantys award this scholarship to the Chapter Brother who best exhibits the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.
 
This award is named for a Beta Sigma Chapter Charter Member, [[Colin Dolehanty]], who selflessly dedicated his life to the advancement of the Beta Sigma Chapter and the opportunities it affords the men and women of Michigan State University. He was also a man who demonstrated the ideals of the Fraternity: scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.  After his untimely death, Colin's parents decided to give back to the organization for which he loved and cared.  Each year at the Beta Sigma Founder's Day Banquet, the Dolehantys award this scholarship to the Chapter Brother who best exhibits the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.
  
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The winner of the Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship in 2010 was [[Callie Mansfield]]
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The winner of the Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship in 2011 was [[Elise Grinbergs]]
  
 
== Chapter Events & Activities ==
 
== Chapter Events & Activities ==

Revision as of 15:01, 29 December 2011

Beta Sigma Chapter (Founded 19 March 1995) is located at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The Chapter was founded by 132 chartering members at Michigan State. The Chapter is a member of the Great Lakes Region.

Chapter History

Founding

Early Years

The Active Chapter

The current Chapter is comprised of 92 Brothers, from Beta Sigma's Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Eta, Alpha Theta, and Alpha Iota Classes.

The 2011 – 2012 Executive Board is:

Past Chapter Presidents

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Beta Sigma Chapter Initiate Classes

Beta Sigma takes two Initiate Classes each year, which are generally composed of 12 – 22 members, one in the fall and one in the spring. The initiation process is six to seven weeks long, depending on the academic calendar.

The process is intense, but rewarding and creates strong brothers.

Initiates are required to do dialogues with 20 brothers, at least one alumni, and members of their initiate class to create a strong bond of fellowship. We have recently added an interchapter dialogue with willing brothers from other chapters in the area. They attend Sunday night business meetings and Thursday night events (which are centered around the three legs of the tripod and put on by our different committees, E-board, and Risk Management).

The initiates also develop and implement four initiate events as a rush class; These events are centered around the tripod: Scholarship, Leadership and Fellowship. They put on a service event, a scholastic event and a social event. The Alpha Zeta Rush class conducted a canned food drive for their service event, went to one of the many gardens on campus and had a tour of the greenhouse for their scholastic event, and put on a reality tv show competition for brothers for their social event.

We are looking forward to inducting the Alpha Kappa Class Spring 2012.

The Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship

This award is named for a Beta Sigma Chapter Charter Member, Colin Dolehanty, who selflessly dedicated his life to the advancement of the Beta Sigma Chapter and the opportunities it affords the men and women of Michigan State University. He was also a man who demonstrated the ideals of the Fraternity: scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. After his untimely death, Colin's parents decided to give back to the organization for which he loved and cared. Each year at the Beta Sigma Founder's Day Banquet, the Dolehantys award this scholarship to the Chapter Brother who best exhibits the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.

The winner of the Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship in 2011 was Elise Grinbergs

Chapter Events & Activities

Founder's Day

The Beta Sigma Chapter celebrates its founding typically on the weekend closest to March 19 each year. The event is commemorated with a banquet dinner and awards ceremony where the Beta Sigma Service Key Award is presented as well as the The Colin Dolehanty Tripod Scholarship.

Pi Mile 5K Run/Walk

The annual Pi Mile 5K Run/Walk is held every fall semester. The Brothers of Beta Sigma plan, organize, and execute the race which runs through MSU's campus with the proceeds benefiting a worthy cause. The 10th Annual Pi Mile raised over $6,000 for APAIDSCON, an organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS in India. The previous year, the 9th Annual Pi Mile raised over $5,000 for Teach For America and was endorsed by the Michigan Surgeon General and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health. The event also won Outstanding Service Project Award at the 2007 National Convention.

Teeter-Totter-A-Thon

The Teeter-Totter-A-Thon takes place every spring semester. A teeter-totter is placed in the middle of the Auditorium Field on MSU's campus on which Brothers must ensure two people are teeter-tottering for 24 straight hours. Through business sponsorships, donations, and, in 2007, a children's carnival, Teeter-Totter-A-Thon raises money for a local charity. The 11th Annual event in 2007 raised $2,000 for the Help A Willing Kid foundation based out of Lansing, Michigan.

Broomball

Beta Sigma began a new event to be held toward the beginning of every spring semester. A Broomball tournament is held at Munn Ice Arena on a Saturday. The Brothers of Beta Sigma use this event to raise money for a worthy cause. Broomball is a game played on ice wearing street shoes. Players hit a ball around on the ice using a stick known as a broom. Beta Sigma is hoping to make this an inter-chapter event in the upcoming years and see it grow.

Notable Alumni

Vice President of Alumni Development

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

University Awards

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  • None to date

Other Chapter Awards

This award is named for a Beta Sigma Chapter Charter Member, Colin Dolehanty, a man who unselfishly dedicated his life to the advancement of the Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity and the opportunities it affords the men and women of Michigan State University. He was also a man that demonstrated the ideals of the Fraternity; scholarship, leadership and fellowship.

The purpose of this scholarship is to promote continued academic opportunities for Beta Sigma brothers of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity who have excelled in embodying the ideals of the Tripod through:

1. The acquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge through scholarship 2. The application of professional skills and the fostering of leadership qualities by promoting and advancing the welfare of humanity. 3. The fostering of non-discriminatory, fraternal fellowship within Phi Sigma Pi’s ranks.

It is awarded yearly to an outstanding Brother from the Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi. We would like to thank the Dolehanty Family for their continuous effort to honor Colin and keep his spirit alive. We appreciate their on-going support of our Brothers and our Chapter.

Further Resources

In the News

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