Page 6 - Marching Along - Winter 2017-18

Chapter News

A SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR RUSH FROM THE ALUMNI

By Andrew Kozlin
PRESIDENT
Gamma Xi’s return to fall rush was a we believe them to be ready to do great things (continued from page one)
huge triumph this year, due in large part to for the name of Beta Theta Pi and the Gainesville
recruitment chair brother Quint Gornto. We community. Additionally, brother Drew Willis Gainesville. The active brothers are always eager
bid and initiated 53 new members, the largest was recently elected as spring recruitment chair, to welcome back their Beta brothers who came
pledge class in recent memory. After going and we look forward to him putting together a before them. The house is beautiful. If you haven’t
through our new and improved pledge process, great class for spring ’18. seen it lately, you will be pleasantly surprised. You
will receive a very warm welcome from the fine
young men there today.
If you have any news about yourself you would
like us to share with your Beta brothers, please
send it to me (fred@wallrapp.com). We are always
looking for good stories to include in Marching
Along. If you are interested in joining the alumni
association board of directors, please let me
know that as well as there are several openings.
Involvement is not time consuming, and your
input is vitally important to the continued success
of the chapter.
Yours in ___kai___
Thank God I am a Beta,

Fred Wallrapp ’79

BONDING THROUGH SOCIAL EVENTS

By Andrew Van Ness
Gamma Xi has boasted a hugely successful “frat benches” to improve the backyard’s tailgate company created and run by our Gamma Xi
social calendar this year thanks to our social area. Our last big social event of the semester was brothers Greg Gompers and Dean Paddock. The
chair, brother Jeff Netgate. Highlights include an our annual “Betaroo” party, held December 1 and party is modeled after Bonnaroo, a largely popular
awesome homecoming week with ZTA, road trip hosted by Elevate Entertainment, a party-planning music festival in Tennessee.
to New Orleans, a
date function to Busch
Gardens’ Howl-O-
Scream, and a round
of bar golf for the
upperclassmen. We’ve
also held socials with
the ladies of ADPi,
Tri Delta, Kappa
Delta, and Delta
Gamma. The actives
and alumni alike have
enjoyed a great season
of gamedays on our
new turf, and our fall
pledge class has built
two stages and two

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