U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s Fa r m H o u s e

FarmSteadUniversity of Illinois Homecoming

DON’T MISS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA AT 809 W. PENNSYLVANIA!

Fall 2010

Illinois Homecoming 2010

Saturday, Oct. 23, 201011 a.m. Illini v. Indiana

4 p.m. - Food & Fellowship @ 809 W. Pennsylvania5 p.m. - Presentation of FH remodeling plan

For Football Tickets, contact theUI Athletic Ticket Office @

1-866-ILLINI-1 or fightingillini.com

RSVP by October 18th to fh.homecoming@gmail.com

New WebsiteLAUNCHED

Visit the new FH Fraternity website at www.uifarmhouse.com

Clyde AckermanRyan AckermanHarold AndersonDyke BarkleyRobert Benson Tom BergfeldPeter BrownWilliam BryanNicholas BuddRalph BuntePat Burkhart

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IL FarmHouse Foundation expenses for the 2009-2010 academic year totaled $16,144, with $8250 awarded as scholarships, $3579 to fund programs, and $4315 for the computer lab. Funding for programs included Conclave and FLA registration, chapter executive office retreat, and two alcohol awareness seminars. Two new funds were started: the Kevin Busboom Memorial Fund will provide a scholarship for the new member educator(s), and the Four-Fold Man Fund will provide $500 scholarships to outstanding high school senior men attending the University of Illinois.

Fraternally,Eric Brucker, Chairman

Alumni NewsIL FarmHouse Foundation Council

Builder of Men: Outstanding First Year Member

Jonathon Seaman

Robert Keefer: Most Improved GPA Scholarship

Mike Benson +1.23Jared Brown +0.73

Denny Mummert Outstanding New Member

Jonathon Seaman

Ralph D. Dralle: FarmHouse Extra-Curricular Activity Award

Levi DeSutter

Kevin Sandrock: Outstanding Senior Scholarship

Ben Hugenberg

Ralph Johnson: Senior Financial Need ScholarshipMark SmithJordan Tate

Phillip Edgerley: Financial Need Scholarship

Wayne Gehrke

Sims Family Fund: Study Abroad ScholarshipAaron BookZach Beever

John Marshall: Financial Merit ScholarshipDaniel Guth

William Benton Bunn: Financial Merit Scholarship

Eric Sommer

Frank and Dorothy Mynard Memorial: New Member Financial Merit Scholarship

Brian Papp

Four Fold Man Scholarship: Outstanding High School Senior

Chase ButlerBrian Buss

As we prepare to celebrate the University of Illinois’ 100th Homecoming and more exciting news regarding 809 West Pennsylvania Ave., we also need to make sure we have up-to-date information on all of our FarmHouse Brothers. Please take a moment to look through the list of Brothers with whom we have lost contact so they too are kept informed of news and upcoming events. If you know of their whereabouts please email their updated information to Greg Niewold at niewold@illinoisalumni.org or mail the new information to:

Greg Niewold • 821 E. First St. • Gibson City, IL 60936 Thank You!

Missing Brothers

James Butler James CarmichaelEric ChapmanJoshua ChristenLeon CorzineAlex DeitermannTim DowneyDarren DowningJames DuncanJason DunsethPhilip Dziuk

Phillip FarrisGregory FenstermanThomas FleisherRyan GentleKen GordonKevin HarmsSheldon Kesner Todd KimbleBrian KingJeff KnappRobert Koonce

John LovekampGary LuthRichard MalcolmCharles Mayfield Richard Meyer William Meyer Neil Mortimore Frank Moscardelli Larry Neale Jeffrey NelsonTed Patterson

Andrew PecharichRobert Prather Kevin Pray Roger PrayGary RingenbergRonald RobertsReuben Rosczyk Douglas RunkleGeoff Schertz William Schumacher John Shuman

Gary SierensKent SorensonLuke SperryJames SpicerJoseph StevensonL. TruckenbordPaul WalmsleyDavid WalterHarold WalterMatthew WolfTimothy Yerkey

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Chapter News

(From Left to Right) Mark McKown-Sullivan, Jacob McGlaughlin-Muncie, Joseph Waters-Quincy, Michael Carter-Arlington Heights, Andrew Harmon-Urbana,

Samuel Moses-Peotone, Thomas Huiner-Winfield, Christopher Waddell-Taylorville, Jon Seaman (New Member Educator)-Minooka, Nick Dearwester-Camp Point,

Westin Montavon-Amboy, Riley Klein-Sublette, Steven Apple-Amboy. (not pictured: Brian Buss-Bowen, Kyle McKee-Varna)

Pledge Class 2014

he end of the spring semester ended on a good note last semester as FarmHouse took home several awards at the annual Greek Oscars. Among those awards was being named Honorable Mention for

Outstanding Chapter of the Year in addition to placing 1st in Outstanding New Member Education and our own Jon Seaman being named the Outstanding New Member of the Year. FarmHouse also excelled academically as we obtained a 3.25 GPA and placed 8th out of all fraternities. This summer also saw some highlights as several members attended FarmHouse Conclave which was held at Ohio State University in August.

Now several weeks into the fall semester, FarmHouse is already off to a great start. We have an excellent pledge class of 14 new members that has moved in. In addition, FarmHouse members have already volunteered at the annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival, had the opportunity to help landscape the recently built U of I Bell Tower. The House has also organized softball and flag football teams to compete in intramurals. Members are also looking forward to the football season and tailgating as Illinois plays the best teams in the Big Ten. This year FarmHouse has also set some challenging goals for itself, namely achieving a 3.3 House GPA and placing in the top 5 out fraternities on campus. Other goals include making our annual philanthropy “Bags for Babes” bigger than ever, increasing our membership to 55+ members, and being named Outstanding Chapter of the Year. Overall, the fall semester has been great so far, and I am confident that FarmHouse and its members will be successful over the next year.

Fraternally Submitted,Levi DeSutterChapter President

President’s ReportThe

TNew Member Education

The FarmHouse bond of brotherhood is a special thing, as all alumni and active members know and hold dear. As the 2010 school year begins, the new members also begin to learn about this aforementioned brotherhood as they experience the traditions and ceremonies that so many of us have gone through in the past. This year, the new members have already taken part in several community service projects including volunteering at the Urbana Sweet Corn Festival, and helping to landscape the University Bell Tower. Overall, the goal of community service hours set for new members is 25 each for the semester. Other goals include achieving a 3.4 GPA average overall for the pledge class, joining two clubs on campus outside of FarmHouse, and working towards getting to bond with the older members through coffees and brotherhood events. As VP of New Member Education, I am excited and optimistic about our goals, and believe that this class is very intelligent and dedicated, as seen by their hard work through the first three weeks of school. In the near future, the new members will be taking part in activities such as an Etiquette dinner with Delta Zeta sorority, where they will learn the proper techniques of fine dining, and our annual Bags for Babes philanthropy. I can say with confidence that we are in the process of building men!

Jonathon SeamanFarmHouse Fraternity

VP of New Member Education

Chapter NewsILLINOIS CHAPTERFarmHouse FraternityP.O. Box 954Urbana, IL 61803

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As the 2010-2011 school year begins, FarmHouse is once again on the lookout for the next group of outstanding young men to invite to become our brothers. These outstanding young men possess such traits as scholarship, leadership, integrity, social, hard-working, and a desire to be a Builder of Men.As Co-VP of Recruitment with Ross Wilken, I am very optimistic about the upcoming year as FarmHouse has a significant opportunity to grow in its membership. At present, we have 43 in-house members with only four seniors graduating in May. What this means is that FarmHouse can

recruit the next group of FarmHouse Men. To help us reach our goal, we would appreciate if you would send us the name and contact information of anyone who would be a good fit for FarmHouse.

Fraternally Submitted,Zach BeeverVP of Recruitment

easily reach our goal of recruiting enough new members to reach 55 in-house members by Fall 2011.To accomplish this goal, we have already begun to host rush events to meet potential new members. Currently, we have already presented bids to four men who we hope will join for the spring semester and have plans to continue recruiting members to pledge next spring and fall. Additionally, there are plans to host a recruitment workshop this semester to teach chapter members the most effective ways to recruit potential members. We are also trying to utilize our new and improved website that has now been

launched. Furthermore, this year will see the continued development of a new scholarship program for high school seniors attending the University of Illinois. These activities and tools are just some of the many things we have planned to ensure that we recruit only the best young men.I know that both Ross Wilken and I are excited for the opportunity to help

Recruitment

Zach BeeverRoss Wilken