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Chapter NEWS

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Iam extremely so we are hoping The 2015-2016 Gamma Xi chapter members.
excited and to beat that number
honored to this year the Philanthropy Update
be given the (results have not
opportunity to yet been reported). This past year’s annual philanthropy event, Beta Bring It On, was a huge success,
serve as chapter raising over $12,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. A huge congratulation goes out
president of such The Gamma to Brother Corey Andre, our internal philanthropy chair, and the lovely sororities of UF
a fine group of Xi chapter of who volunteered their time to make it happen.
young men who Beta Theta Pi
hold countless leadership is currently just Beta Bring It On 2016 was a huge success. The audience showed up to
positions all over the below 140 active members, fill a sold-out Phillips Center at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. The
University of Florida after the initiation of our cheer competition ran very smoothly and was very close. In upset fashion,
campus, and continue most recent fall class. We
to strive for excellence also won our first-ever John WB Θ ΠAlpha Delta Pi fought off last year’s cheer and overall winners to win the
in every aspect of their Riley Knox award at our
life. We recently held our national convention this cheer portion of Beta Bring It On 2016. Later that night, as everyone piled
annual philanthropy, Beta year where we sent more into Swamp Restaurant for the announcement of the 2016 overall winner, you
Bring It On, a cheerleading brothers than any other Beta could see the anxiety on these girls faces as they waited in eager anticipation
completion between the 15 chapter, 25 members. This is for the clock to strike 11:30. Congratulations to the overall winners of
Panhellenic sororities we the highest award a chapter Beta Bring It On 2016, Zeta Tau Alpha! We, along with the Alzheimer’s
have at the University of of Beta Theta Pi can achieve Association, want to thank everyone for their contributions to our fundraiser
Florida, with all proceeds based on chapter excellence and for making BBIO 2016 the best one yet.
going to the Alzheimer’s and we are hoping to now
Association. Last year we continually win this award. e also had a few Brothers recently volunteer at the Mystic Jungle
donated just over $12,000 Proud to be a Beta! Educational Facility Inc. (pictured below left). We are also very
- Matt Zwijacz proud of the fall 2015 pledge class philanthropy event, a bagged lunch drive,
benefiting The St. Francis House and the Gainesville homeless population
This year’s BBIO winner, Zeta Tau Alpha. (pictured below right). Proud of our new members learning what service
means to Beta Theta Pi.

A few Brothers volunteered at Mystic Jungle Educational Facility Inc. New members learning what service means to Beta Theta Pi.

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