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water, and battling the elements, lack of sleep and extreme altitude. oxygen deprivation. One member of their party had to return to base
“A little bit of Hell week ’72 style, without oxygen,” laughed Steve. camp before reaching the summit due to altitude sickness.
The group made some “ridiculous” climbs along the way, including On the summit they hiked along the edge of a massive crater, an
scrambling up a 1,000-foot vertical wall. “Took three hours to climb ancient volcanic ash pit and towering glaciers. They took once-in-a-
and don’t look down,” said Steve, 59. “The adrenalin was pumping. lifetime pictures and even threw a football around. With three Betas
You wonder what the hell you’re doing up here.” in the group, Steve also had taken up his son Nick’s Beta fag and
On the sixth night from their 15,500-foot base camp, they awoke snapped a photo of the group with it at Uruhu Peak, Kilimanjaro’s
before midnight and, under a full moon, began the fnal ascent. highest point.
Breathing half the amount of oxygen as at sea level, it took seven A short time later Steve was back home in Delray Beach, Florida,
and a half hours to reach the top. “We hit the summit just as the where he lives with his wife, Lorraine. An English major at UF,
sun broke, which was very cool and surreal at that altitude,” Steve Steve has had a successful career as a freelance writer, journalist, and
recalled. Although located in Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, author. He writes mainly corporate communications and web content
the climb was no “walk in the park.” They didn’t know if they could and counts such household names as IBM, Dole Foods, Pratt-Whitney
make it to the top. Everyone’s body reacts differently to high altitude and Hilton Hotels among his clients.
Steve has a passion for continuing to bring awareness and funding
to prostate cancer research. He feels that a vaccine that will prevent
this awful disease will be developed in our lifetime if adequate
resources are devoted to the cause. Steve had to climb a mountain
and describes it as “The hardest thing I have ever done,” but all you
have to do is write a check. Please consider making a donation to
Steve’s fundraiser, Kilimanjaro ’12: Climb2Cure Prostate Cancer at
www.crowdrise.com/kiliclimb2curepc/fundraiser/stevevogel.
Chapter Member Spotlight:
Justin Larson ’13
Hometown: Marathon, FL
Major: Biology and Psychology ’13
Current Offce: Assistant New Member Educator
Past Offces: Kai Board Justice (Spring ’11)
Risk Manager (Fall ’11 -Spring ’12)
Administrative Vice President (Fall ’12)
waited until my sophomore year to Rush in fear of not fnding the
I right house for me. I was initially drawn in to the sincerity and
the character of the older brothers at Beta Theta Pi. Gamma Xi has
always emphasized the importance of well rounded men, and this
is exactly what appealed to me. I was interested in excelling as a
student at the University, and also being able to have a huge impact
on campus, and the Gainesville community.
When I began to get involved on campus outside of the
See JUSTIN, continued on page 6
Hiking trip on the Appalachian trail with pledge brothers. From left to
right Justin Larson, Richard Guyer, and Kyle Andre.
Top: A Hemingway fan from UF days, Steve takes in the remaining Snows
of Kilimanjaro up close. The massive glacier felds will melt off from climate
change in another 20 years, he says. Bottom: Steve (center bottom), with
two Beta buddies (Bowling Green ’62 & Kent College ’80), and three of
their African guides at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
water, and battling the elements, lack of sleep and extreme altitude. oxygen deprivation. One member of their party had to return to base
“A little bit of Hell week ’72 style, without oxygen,” laughed Steve. camp before reaching the summit due to altitude sickness.
The group made some “ridiculous” climbs along the way, including On the summit they hiked along the edge of a massive crater, an
scrambling up a 1,000-foot vertical wall. “Took three hours to climb ancient volcanic ash pit and towering glaciers. They took once-in-a-
and don’t look down,” said Steve, 59. “The adrenalin was pumping. lifetime pictures and even threw a football around. With three Betas
You wonder what the hell you’re doing up here.” in the group, Steve also had taken up his son Nick’s Beta fag and
On the sixth night from their 15,500-foot base camp, they awoke snapped a photo of the group with it at Uruhu Peak, Kilimanjaro’s
before midnight and, under a full moon, began the fnal ascent. highest point.
Breathing half the amount of oxygen as at sea level, it took seven A short time later Steve was back home in Delray Beach, Florida,
and a half hours to reach the top. “We hit the summit just as the where he lives with his wife, Lorraine. An English major at UF,
sun broke, which was very cool and surreal at that altitude,” Steve Steve has had a successful career as a freelance writer, journalist, and
recalled. Although located in Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, author. He writes mainly corporate communications and web content
the climb was no “walk in the park.” They didn’t know if they could and counts such household names as IBM, Dole Foods, Pratt-Whitney
make it to the top. Everyone’s body reacts differently to high altitude and Hilton Hotels among his clients.
Steve has a passion for continuing to bring awareness and funding
to prostate cancer research. He feels that a vaccine that will prevent
this awful disease will be developed in our lifetime if adequate
resources are devoted to the cause. Steve had to climb a mountain
and describes it as “The hardest thing I have ever done,” but all you
have to do is write a check. Please consider making a donation to
Steve’s fundraiser, Kilimanjaro ’12: Climb2Cure Prostate Cancer at
www.crowdrise.com/kiliclimb2curepc/fundraiser/stevevogel.
Chapter Member Spotlight:
Justin Larson ’13
Hometown: Marathon, FL
Major: Biology and Psychology ’13
Current Offce: Assistant New Member Educator
Past Offces: Kai Board Justice (Spring ’11)
Risk Manager (Fall ’11 -Spring ’12)
Administrative Vice President (Fall ’12)
waited until my sophomore year to Rush in fear of not fnding the
I right house for me. I was initially drawn in to the sincerity and
the character of the older brothers at Beta Theta Pi. Gamma Xi has
always emphasized the importance of well rounded men, and this
is exactly what appealed to me. I was interested in excelling as a
student at the University, and also being able to have a huge impact
on campus, and the Gainesville community.
When I began to get involved on campus outside of the
See JUSTIN, continued on page 6
Hiking trip on the Appalachian trail with pledge brothers. From left to
right Justin Larson, Richard Guyer, and Kyle Andre.
Top: A Hemingway fan from UF days, Steve takes in the remaining Snows
of Kilimanjaro up close. The massive glacier felds will melt off from climate
change in another 20 years, he says. Bottom: Steve (center bottom), with
two Beta buddies (Bowling Green ’62 & Kent College ’80), and three of
their African guides at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
