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have the money to become an active. Many Award for community service, and receiving the ticipate in and accomplish many of the things I
years later, the Beta Beta’s did an induction cer- Silver Buffalo Award for Service to scouting on did. I feel the need to pay it forward and help
emony, and this was when I became an active. a national and international level. people, so that they can have the opportunities
I get regular emails from officers and alumni, to succeed in life as I did.
and visit the chapter house regularly. Why do you feel it’s important to support
the youth in your community? Outside of work, what do you do for fun?
Which achievements are you most proud of? Had it not been for the leadership and sup- I enjoy hiking, camping, boating, grilling,
Several things: attaining the rank of Eagle port of many people from my community and watching movies, and spending time with fam-
Scout, receiving the Pharmacy Bowl of Hygeia worldwide, I would not have been able to par- ily and friends.

Marshall (seated, right) with his children Marshall in the news. Greeting Queen Elizabeth in London Relaxing on the beach with his
and grandchildren at Thanksgiving 2018. kids at his condo in Florida.

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room. The chapter house also got new dormi- a raffle, led by the ever-entertaining Brother LOOKING AHEAD
tory hall ceilings and lighting, some electrical Charles Westmoreland ’82. Due to circumstances beyond our control,
upgrades, and new wi-fi equipment and ca- Saturday began with the group gathering the November banquet for the chapter, par-
bling to permit better internet access. Several for breakfast and touring the chapter house to ents, and alumni had to be postponed. We’re
Beta Brothers stepped up to make donations see the ongoing construction and changes that in the process of re-scheduling this banquet
for specific projects, which allowed us to add have been completed over the past few years. for early in the spring semester, where we
some of these projects while staying within our Free time was spent visiting amongst one an- will welcome the chapter’s new initiates, hear
initial budget of $300,000.00. other, as generations of Betas got to share reports from the new chapter leadership that
The board is currently working on plans to stories and talk about chapter history over the began in January, and discuss new projects
construct a new addition onto the back of the years. Special mention goes out to Brother for additional upgrades to the chapter house
house. This expansion would double the size of James “Jeep” Peden ’66, who brought along facilities. Announcements of the banquet will
the dining room, in order to better fit the size of memorabilia and shared history about the first be communicated as soon as a date is con-
the chapter, and add a dedicated study room brothers who occupied the current fraternity firmed, and will be posted on our joint website:
to the second floor. Options to add new public house, which was dedicated in 1964. www.olemissbeta.org. If you’re a Facebook
area restrooms, storage space for chapter ma- Following a catered lunch arranged by our participant, you can also follow conversations
terials, and an office for chapter officers are also hostess and house director, Sara Lovelace, the and happenings at Beta Theta Pi–University of
being explored. alumni association/house corporation held its Mississippi and Ole Miss Beta Theta Pi Alumni.
annual meeting where it heard reports from Please save the dates of July 19–20, 2019!
REUNION Mrs. Lovelace, chapter representatives, and the We will converge for our next summer reunion
On the “old guys” side, about 30 alumni house corporation. Among the items of busi- and several years of Fraternal 25’s and 50’s of
gathered in July for our annual reunion, where ness discussed and voted on, the alumni ap- Beta Beta Chapter will be honored. We’d like
they shared several activities and got to view proved the engagement of Elevate Integrated to see you there!
the changes going on in the chapter house. Member Services to work with alumni to con-
On that Friday, the group was allowed to duct a feasibility study for a Phase III renovation Yours in – kai -,
tour the Ole Miss football facilities, where they and construction project, as well as assistance
visited with some of the football players who with future alumni communications. The alumni David Ziegenhorn ’77
were working out in the indoor facility. That also re-elected the current board of directors President
evening, everyone enjoyed dinner at the Uni- for another term. Beta Beta House Corporation
versity Memory House; dinner was followed by

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