"How much has summer rush changed since I was in the house?" This question is often asked, and the answer is that many things have changed. Many things will continue to change, but the most important things remain the same. One of the things that has remained constant since summer rush first started at OU is the need for quality rush chairmen who share the tradi-tional ideas and values of the Gamma Phi Chap-ter. There is also a need for broad-based alumni support through active participation in the sum-mer rush process and critical financial assis-tance.

The chapter has taken the first step toward a successful rush in 2008 by electing another out-standing Rush Team: Head Rush Chairman William Prueitt (Cascia Hall '10); Assistant Rush Chairmen Ryan Buck (Dallas' 10); Peter Schmidt (Heritage Hall '11) and Caleb Green (Ardmore' 11); and Rush Secretary Matt Moel-lers (Cascia Hall' 10).

Each year presents new challenges for the active members and alumni who support Gamma Phi's rush program. Last year, Gamma Phi's alumni responded enthusiastically to the

call for help, and the Betas were able to host 16 rush functions in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Nor-man, Ardmore, Edmond, Dallas and Houston to name a few. These events allowed last year's rush team to get their foot in the door early and often, and were a key to signing another out-standing pledge class this past fall. This year, the rush team's goal is to have the opportunity to hold 20 alumni-hosted functions between the official start of summer rush on June 1, 2008 and the conclusion of summer rush in mid-August 2008. The team needs to host at least two alumni events each week during the ap-proximate 10-week period of summer rush, so many alumni volunteers will be needed.

The present day format of summer rush re-quires extraordinary efforts on the part of the rush chairmen. Done right, a competitive rush campaign entails substantial financial costs. The rush chairmen and their supporting cast of active members must travel extensively to accomplish the one-on-one contact with rushees that is cru-cial to a successful rush. It's worth mentioning that there has been a steady increase in the num-

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House Phones

President - 405-360-1257

Housemother - 405-364-0457

Kitchen - 405-321-5985

Rush Is In Its Final Push!

2008, Issue 1

WOOGLIN ON CHAUTAUQUA G a m m a P h i C h a p t e r o f B e t a T h e t a P i , N o r m a n , O k l a h o m a

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Chapter President’s Report • Chapter Officers’ Reports • Rush Advisor’s Report • Corporation President’s

Report • Foundation President’s

Report • New Initiates • Alumni News • Miss Oklahoma 1951

Summer 2008

800 Chautauqua

Rush Advisor’s Report

Back On Top In Grades! Chapter President’s Report

Brothers, The heading literally says it all. The men of 800 Chautau-qua returned to traditional form this past spring by re-claiming the top ranking in grades. Registering a 3.248, one of the highest average GPAs in the chapter’s history, the brothers left no question as

to who was the top house in grades here at OU. During the first weekend in April the 3rd an-

nual Frensley 5K was held. Even with dismal weather and an early start, there was a great turnout, especially by our actives and alumni. Later that same weekend the house took second in Sooner Scandals with the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The show was directed by

Koby Harrington ’09 and Cory Lloyd ’10 was awarded best male lead.

Lastly, I want to say thank you for all of the support you all have given the current executive board and myself last semester and throughout the summer. Our alumni involvement and sup-port truly sets us apart from the other houses on campus. I look forward to meeting many of you this upcoming fall. If you ever have any com-ments, concerns, or just want to share what it was like way back when, please feel free to con-tact me via email at Jeffrey.C.Cartmell-1@ou.edu or on my cell phone at (405) 202-1309.

Yours in _kai_,

-Jeffrey Cartmell '09

Jef Cartmell ‘09 Chapter President

On April 3, 2005, Gamma Phi lost a dear friend and brother, Patrick James Frensley, to a tragic running accident.

Patrick was devoted to all aspects of his life; but especially to the great principles that form our brotherhood. He was be-friended by all and loved by many. As many can attest to, two of Patrick's favorite pastimes were running and helping others.

When the chapter began considering ways to honor their fallen brother, we quickly decided on a 5K run which would combine Patrick's passions and would be

fitting to his growing legacy. To honor the wonderful life of our fallen

brother, the chapter inaugurated The Pat-rick James Frensley Memorial 5k Run (the “Frensley 5K”). This year’s Frensley 5K was held on Saturday, March 29, 2008, with approximately 124 participating run-ners and 30 volunteers.

The proceeds go to The American Heart Association, Second Chance Animal Shel-ter, and The Frensley Foundation. The Frensley Foundation was started this year as way to carry on Frensley's legacy by

offering scholarships to applicable students at the University of Oklahoma

I would like to thank all of the alumni and other donors who have shown support. With your help we have made this event a tremendous success. Thank you again for giving us such wonderful support.

Yours in __kai__,

Jeff Vestring ‘09 2008 Frensley 5K Chair

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Officers’ Reports

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Frensley Memorial 5K Run

Chapter Alumni Relations Chair

Alumnus and Brother, Summer seems to have come and gone way too fast, but with that comes great excitement for the return to 800 Chautauqua. From studying abroad in Ox-ford to warding off bears at a New Mexico Scout Ranch, it seems as if every Brother has

had quite an exciting summer. The up-coming Fall Semester looks to be a fan-tastic one as the house comes off a first place victory in grades last semester. The Rush Team has been hard at work and looks forward to the next few final

weeks. I want to thank you all for your continuing support throughout Rush; the barbeques I have attended this summer have all been exceptional! Be looking out for emails regarding the upcoming tailgates for this year’s football season. Finally, do not hesitate to contact me if you ever need anything or even want to tour the house. My email address is chrishoch@ou.edu and my phone number is 405-826-2794. I am excited for this year and look forward to seeing you at the tailgates!

Yours in __kai__,

Chris Hoch ‘11 Alumni Relations Chair

Chris Hoch Chapter Alumni Relations Chair

Chapter Officers President - Jeffrey Cartmell VP (internal) - Mark Hornbeek VP (external) - T. J. Hutchings Secretary - Cory Lloyd Treasurer - Matt Moellers Pledge Educator - Kyle Dahlgren Rush Chair - Will Prueitt Rush Secretary - Matt Moellers Philanthropy Chair - Tyler Nunley House Manager - Spencer Kinzie Scholarship Chair - Chris Chase Social Chair - Grayson Barnes IFC/CAC Representative - Tyler Todd Ritual Chair - Ted Johnston Song Chair - Austin Brown Intramural Chair - Peter Schmidt Alumni Relations Chair - Chris Hoch Sergeant At Arms - James Simpson

After a winning 1st place in University Sing 2005, The men of Beta Theta Pi teamed up with the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma again for the 2008 Sooner Scandals. With a theme of "Secret Society," Beta/Kappa won 2nd place overall, Best costumes, and Best Male Lead.

Sooner Scandals 2008

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Fraternity Active Members & Pledges Chapter GPA 1 Beta Theta Pi 161 3.248 2 Lambda Chi Alpha 143 3.189 3 Phi Delta Theta 116 3.166 4 Sigma Phi Epsilon 207 3.163 5 Alpha Tau Omega 42 3.157 6 Sigma Nu 16 3.141 7 Delta Upsilon 114 3.087 8 Phi Gamma Delta 122 2.992 9 Phi Kappa Psi 13 2.982 10 Delta Tau Delta 80 2.890

Official IFC Scholarship Rankings Spring Semester 2008

2008, ISSUE 1

House Staff

Essential to the smooth running of 800 Chautauqua are Irene Lambert (at left), who has served as the Cook since Fall of 2004, and Shelly Jones (at right), who has served as House-keeper since Fall of 2003.

Sue Overton Housemother since Fall 1997

Gamma Phi undoubtedly has the best fra-ternity housemother at the University of Oklahoma! Sue Overton has served as the Gamma Phi Housemother (a/k/a House Di-rector) since August of 1997. During that time she has been selected as House Mom of the Year at OU and has served as President of the OU House Directors Club.

A graduate of Wetumka High School and Oklahoma State University (B.S., Education), Mom Overton taught Home Economics at Oklahoma City's Classen, Central and North-east high schools. Her late husband Claudell Overton was an All-American athlete at East Central State College in Ada, a professional basketball and baseball player, and a success-ful basketball coach at Addington, Edmond, Drumright and Capitol Hill High Schools and Bacone College. Her son Bo was the high

school basketball Player of the Year in Okla-homa, a three-year starter on the OU basket-ball team, and an assistant to OU women's basketball coach Sherri Coale. Bo is now the General Manager and Head coach for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Bas-ketball Association. Sue also has two daugh-ters, Dee Solomon and Cara Overton, and five grandchildren.

In addition to planning and hostessing for various social events, including Parents' Weekend, Homecoming and alumni func-tions, Mom Overton oversees the house kitchen (managing the house staff, planning meals, purchasing food and supplies, etc.), provides etiquette instruction to members and pledges, co-ordinates repairs and house main-tenance with the Corporation President, and counsels members and pledges when re-quested.

Housemother

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Brian Kelley (#2798) and father Jerry Kelley (#1491)

Continuing The Tradition

2791 Taylor Huff => 1670 John Huff

2792 Peter Schmidt => 1587 Mark Lisle

2795 Ted Johnston => 1683 Mark Johnston

2798 Brian Kelley => 1491 Jerry Kelley

2801 Jerry Greer => 1747 Jerry Greer

2807 David Kruger => 1642 Warren Kruger

2810 Spencer Campbell => 1629 Dick Campbell

2812 Austin Brown => 1344 Logan Brown

2815 Evan Moore => 1441 John Moore

Nine of the new initiates are sons of Gamma Phis. The sons and fathers are as follows:

Newly sworn-in Oklahoma Bar Association President Bill Conger (#1241) with his law partner, Oklahoma County Bar President Charles Geister (#1601)

Two new Hasty-Bake® grills are being install in the back yard so two trees that had recently been planted there have been moved to the south side of the front yard replacing two damaged trees that were removed last summer.

Trees Moved to Make Room For New Grills

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Roll Name Hometown 2787 Lucas Cale Toho* Hinton

2788 Christopher Charles Hoch Oklahoman City

2789 Matthew John Graves Oklahoma City

2790 Travis Blanton Wagner* Midland, TX

2791 Taylor William Huff* Edmond

2792 Peter August Schmidt* Oklahoma City

2793 Tyler Whitley Barnes* Claremore

2794 Joseph Evan Breault* Dallas, TX

2795 Steven Barrow Cobb Midland, TX

2796 Ted Ronald Johnston* Oklahoma City

2797 Richard Laster Farbro* Claremore

2798 Brian Russell Kelley* Oklahoma City

2799 Brandon Gerald Walker Lawton

2800 Douglas Alexander Palmer The Woodlands, TX

2801 Gerald Keith Greer, Jr.* Spring, TX

2802 Samuel Colbert Tullius Norman

2803 Christopher Scott Spicer* Tulsa

2804 Matthew John Athey* Enid

2805 Matthew William Dzura Colleyville, TX

Roll Name Hometown 2806 Jay Virgil Harper II* Pauls Valley

2807 David Shade Kruger* Tulsa

2808 Blake Austin Harrington Lawton

2809 Tyler Brendan Vaughan Oklahoma City

2810 Spencer Ramon Campbell* Lawton

2811 Christopher Douglas Lake The Woodlands, TX

2812 Thomas Austin Brown* Miami

2813 Brandon Stewart Patrick Norman

2814 Joseph Clay Quinn* Dallas, TX

2815 Evan Gordon Moore* Tulsa

2816 Adam Chase Cothren Lawton

2817 Camron Key Sanford Katy, TX

2818 Caleb Porter Green Ardmore

2819 Samuel Scott Liverman Plano, TX

2820 Colton Decota Hinds Claremore

2821 Sean Davis Hughes Edmond

2822 Jeffrey Glen Bakamjian Tulsa

2823 Arthur Leon Thomas Spring, TX

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* Beta Relative

ber of highly qualified rushees from out-of-state (especially Texas), and the chap-ter's rush efforts can no longer focus on Oklahoma alone. Historically, our rush chairmen have been required to recruit the major metropolitan areas in Oklahoma and also the smaller Oklahoma cities and towns, which have consistently sent qual-ity young men to the Beta House at OU. In recent years, Texas has been added to the mix for summer rush, and the chapter must become more active "south of the border" to compete with the other top fra-ternities. Every year there has been an increase in enrollment of Texas freshmen at OU, and more and more Gamma Phi legacies from Texas choose to attend OU. Dallas-area rush events have become com-monplace, and the chapter held its first "official" rush party in the Houston area in 2007.

To continue to build on successful rush efforts of the past several years, this year's rush team needs three things: (l) referrals of qualified young men who may be par-ticipating in fraternity rush in 2008 (please include, at a minimum, name, high school, telephone number, high school GPA and ACT/SAT score); (2) financial contribu-tions to fund the many expenses associated with rush, which begin with phone bills in the early spring and end with new pledge t-shirts handed out on bid night in late Au-gust; of course, fuel costs have drastically increased the price of quality rush; and (3) volunteers to sponsor alumni-hosted events during the summer.

Most alumni understand the necessity for referrals and financial contributions,

both of which are desperately needed and greatly appreciated. But I am often asked, "What is involved in hosting a summer rush function?"

The first thing you should know is that they do not remotely resemble the "beer bashes" of earlier generations. For exam-ple, IFC rules strictly prohibit the service of alcohol and the presence of women at these events. Today, these events are more reserved affairs. They are typically casual "backyard" or "poolside" barbeques that take place on an evening selected by the host, generally between Wednesday and Saturday. The functions start around 6:30 p.m. and are usually over by 9:00 p.m. The host typically serves something sim-ple, like burgers or barbeque, although some of our alums have used catering ser-vices. Attendees include 10 to 30 rushees who live in the host's area, the rush team, a few other active members, and any other alumni the host chooses to invite. These functions offer a chance for the young men to meet and greet and allow the rush team to interface with many more young men than they could otherwise. They also can be a good excuse for alums to get together with their Beta friends and re-live the "good ol' days" at 800 Chautauqua.

Considering that nearly 1,000 young men go through rush each year at OU, it would be impossible for the rush team to meet, much less get to know, even a frac-tion of the rushees without the benefit of alumni-hosted gatherings.

The alumni-hosted functions usually require lead time and co-ordination. Obvi-ously, the rush team would prefer to sched-ule events so that travel distances and

times are not un-reasonable.

If you think you might be interested in supporting rush by hosting a func-tion next summer, please contact me as soon as possible.

Please send your rush recommenda-tions (preferably by email) to:

Matt Clouse 1601 NW Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Email: mclouse@vbank.com (405) 286-5720 (office direct) (405) 286-5799 (fax) Please mail your rush contributions to: Beta Theta Pi Two Leadership Square, Suite 1400 211 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Thanks for your support for Beta Rush,

and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards and in - kai -, Matt Clouse ‘01 Rush Advisor

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Rush Advisor’s Report (cont.)

Bryan Luff Named General Fraternity Leadership Consultant The Beta Theta Pi General Fraternity has

announced that Bryan Luff ‘09 has been selected to join its team of Leadership Consultants for a two-year term beginning in the 2009-10 academic year. Luff, from Oklahoma City (P.C. North), has been among the Chapter’s most valued leaders, having served as House Manager, Treas-urer and founder of the Annual Patrick Frensley Memorial 5K Run. He also initi-ated the formation of The Patrick James Frensley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) founda-tion which is now the beneficiary of the

Frensley 5K. Leadership Consultant appointments are

very selective, as the General Fraternity views them as Beta’s key ambassadors. As a Leadership Consultant, Luff will as-sist Beta chapters in a designated national region in a broad range of leadership, edu-cational, recruitment and developmental matters. He will also have important re-sponsibilities relating to the establishment and development of new Beta colonies. These activities entail working directly with students, alumni and universities to

advance Beta Theta Pi’s initiatives. Remarkably, Luff is the third Gamma

Phi to be appointed as a Leadership Con-sultant by the General Fraternity over the last four years. Joe Kokojan ‘06 (Hinton) and Brad Brown ‘07 (Tulsa Cascia Hall), both former Chapter presidents, also have been selected to serve as Leadership Con-sultants. This is a strong testament to the respect Gamma Phi enjoys nationwide for the men it recruits and develops at 800 Chautauqua.

Matt Clouse ‘01 Rush Advisor

Beta Theta Pi Foundation of Oklahoma, Inc. has reached an early milestone in its short history. Our endowment now ex-ceeds $100,000 due to the latest major gift made by a Beta family. Mark (‘73) and Anne Harris established the Harris Family Scholarship earlier this year. As an alum-nus, Mark has served as a Trustee of the Beta Theta Pi Corporation and he super-vised the repair and restoration of the Chapter House from 1999 through 2001. At the same time, Anne served as a very active and innovative Parents’ Club Presi-dent from 1997 through 1999. Their sons Ryan (‘99), a prior President of the Chap-ter, and Tyler (‘01) are members of Gamma Phi.

When thanked for the Harris family’s generous contribution to the Foundation, Mark responded for his family, saying: “The experience of being a Beta at OU was so meaningful for my sons and me that we are excited to be able to help other young men who might not be able to man-age the obligations of the fraternity with-out financial assistance. We also want to encourage future Betas to excel academi-cally and in chapter and campus leadership roles.”

As previously mentioned, the purpose of the Foundation is to provide financial as-sistance in the form of scholarships which

may be awarded to address financial need or to recognize outstanding academic achievement and/or exemplary leadership. The individual or individuals who create an endowed scholarship will have the op-portunity to input their desires regarding the purpose of the scholarship.

The Harris Family Scholarship repre-sents the third permanently endowed scholarship established with the Founda-tion. The other two are the Patrick James Frensley Memorial Scholarship and the Class of 1959 Scholarship. Last fall, the first of these scholarships were awarded to T.J. Hutchings (‘09), who received the second annual Patrick James Frensley Me-morial Scholarship, and Tyler Nunley (‘10) was awarded the first Class of 1959 Scholarship.

We hope those scholarships are only the beginning. Please consider establishing an endowed scholarship for Gamma Phi or join with your pledge class in creating a class endowed scholarship. If you need any information or assistance in this re-gard, please feel free to contact me, Zach Allen (‘85)(Corporation President) or Hank Ryan (‘72)(Archivist).

Even if not yet contributing to an en-dowed scholarship, please make a donation to the Foundation, because general contri-butions will be used for “Gamma Phi

Scholarships.” Anthony DeGiusti (‘09) and Koby Harrington (‘09) were recipients of those Scholarships last fall.

Thank you for your support of this very important program for the benefit of mem-bers and pledges of Gamma Phi Chapter.

Yours in _ kai _, James C. Elder ‘69

Beta Theta Pi Foundation of Oklahoma, Inc. is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code and all contributions to the Founda-tion are tax deductible.

Foundation Officers James Elder ’69 - President Fallis Beall ’55 - Vice President Fred Turner ’72 - Vice President Michael Bickford ’80 - Secretary Bill Sherman ’74 - Treasurer

Tom McCasland, Jr. ’56 Hank Ryan ’72 John Huff ’79 Robert Beall ’80 Zach Allen ’85

Foundation Directors

Foundation President’s Report

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HARRIS FAMILY ENDOWS LATEST SCHOLARSHIP

Roll Class Name 363 1935 Earl Warren Radcliffe, Jr. 378 1936 Carlton George Hotaling 386 1937 William Earl Crump, Jr. 390 1937 James Leavette Powell, Jr. 393 1937 Edward Wright Corn 395 1937 R. C. Cox 396 1937 Phillip David Harris 403 1938 Ben Lovell Robertson 411 1937 Harlanfred Dellinger Burch 414 1937 John Edward McKay 489 1940 James D Camp 496 1942 Thomas Hartwell Conner, Jr. 503 1939 Burton Edward Hull, Jr. 508 1942 Charles Alexander Houston 520 1940 John Richard Whiteman 527 1940 Billy Frank Short 585 1945 Ralph Randall Linney 586 1945 Charles Richard Stoffer 587 1946 Jack Call Ware 608 1946 John Clinton Hunt 668 1951 Paul B Allen 671 1950 Frank E Burk 674 1950 Robert Edwin Buxton 685 1950 Vergil Neal Brown, Jr. 771 1954 Clyde W Chesnutt, Jr. 814 1955 Larry Richard Millikan 828 1954 Rodger Clayton Billingsley 890 1956 Philip Lewis Devanney 927 1957 Walter Oakshott North Cooper 957 1959 John F Griffith 969 1959 Carl R Mathews 988 1960 Dan Edwin Chesnut 989 1961 Robert A Cates 1047 1962 Harvey L Price, Jr. 1052 1962 Donald W Hassebroek 1056 1960 Guy H James, Jr. 1145 1965 Richard B Self 1152 1965 Robert K Phillips

1153 1965 Clyde R Maxey 1195 1967 Robert Dee Williams 1216 1967 Kenneth E Stowell, Jr. 1229 1967 Stephen W Taylor 1232 1967 Ted Marshall Moore 1234 1967 Douglas Max Martin 1237 1967 Michael C Washburn 1240 1966 William C Lam, Jr. 1267 1968 Stephen P Asbury 1270 1963 Donald Redmond Cole 1271 1968 Newton Randall Gaines 1283 1969 Patrick Eugene Moore 1301 1969 Rene Henri Losdat 1307 1968 Claud Bob Cline 1328 1969 Larry Ray Beach 1364 1971 James Ralph Bond 1395 1971 Donald Patrick Parkhurst 1442 1954 Howard Michael Dunn 1464 1973 William Bruce Stehr 1469 1972 Michael Dean Dobbs 1470 1973 Michael Paul Clothier 1547 1975 Ronald Wayne Hobbs 1552 1975 Mark Mason Hine 1591 1976 Paul Louis Szafranski 1620 1977 R. Larry Snyder 1648 1976 Lance A Williams 1687 1979 James D Herlihy 1701 1979 James R Davidson 1703 1979 James Kirby Ross 1814 1983 Paul Richard Shunatona 1837 1984 Michael Eugene Johnson 1891 1985 David Scott Pittman 1990 1988 Robert Harrison Bethea 1998 1989 William Douglas McClure 2012 1988 Timothy Ray Youree 2017 1989 Eric Vance Mullendore 2025 1986 Thomas L Moore III 2043 1990 Christopher J Basham 2093 1992 William Pleasant Jackson IV

2119 1993 Kevin Matthew Bennett 2149 1994 Brandon Joe Stubblefield 2157 1994 Phillip Don Dunford 2166 1995 Kyle Christopher Roberts 2195 1996 Christopher Robert Schellman 2211 1997 Don Chamberlain Bell, Jr. 2230 1997 James Andrew Lee 2239 1998 Todd Jacobs Gladfelter 2242 1998 Paul David Jaramillo 2251 1998 Jason Cameron Butler 2252 1998 Erick L. Barnett 2255 1998 Emil Dwight Bragdon 2317 2000 Joshua D. Henley 2321 1999 Jeffrey Scott Hill 2335 2001 Judson B. Clark 2338 2001 Brent Kingery Johnston 2340 2001 David Matthew Valcourt 2360 2002 Matthew R. Wilson 2363 2002 Jeffrey D. Warden 2394 Ivan Jay Jesau III 2401 2001 Erik Robert Johnson 2431 2003 Ryan Allen Gray 2433 2004 Chad Christopher Magee 2441 2004 Josh Andrew Paxton 2453 2005 Travis John Thompson 2458 2004 John Logan Tyler Parker 2464 2005 Anson William Belcourt 2501 2005 Blake Edward Thompson 2504 2005 John Ray Mitchell 2505 2005 Brandon Samuel Brown 2526 2006 Stephen Blake Albert 2560 2007 Aaron Michael Hunsaker 2574 2006 Tyler Casimir Smith 2576 2006 Jason Aaron Gates 2586 2007 Robert Bryan Crosier 2595 2007 Steven David Johnson 2605 2007 David Blair Leonard 2612 2008 Jonathan Roger Allen

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“Lost” List Please help us find these “lost” Gamma Phis. We mark a member as “Lost” when we have USPS mail returned without a forward-ing address. Some of these brothers may be deceased. And we may have email addresses for others, but no USPS mailing address. Please send corrections to Hank Ryan, 823 S. Flood Ave., Norman, OK 73069-4502, 405-579-4473, hank@hgryan.com.

The Beta Dragons under the direction of Dick Anderson (#796) have produced a CD of Beta songs and other as-sorted melodies. The cost of the CD is $20.00, including sales tax, shipping & handling (to U.S. addresses). Pro-ceeds from the CD will be used to support the Dragons' activities. If you have any questions please contact Dick Anderson at richard-anderson@att.net or 405-366-0319. If you would like to order a copy of the CD, send a check for $20.00 payable to “Beta Dragons CD” to:

Richard Anderson

1105 McNamee Street Norman, OK 73069-5447

Ted West (#1682) has produced a 110-minute DVD of the Centen-nial Gala that includes not only shots from the floor of the McCasland Field House and the program speakers, but also the video and slide show that were shown at the Gala. The cost of the DVD is $25.00, including sales tax, shipping & handling (to U.S. addresses). If you have any questions please contact Hank Ryan at hank@hgryan.com or 405-579-4473. If you would like to order a copy of the DVD, send a check for $25.00 payable to “Gamma Phi Centennial DVD” to:

Beta Theta Pi

Attn: Centennial DVD Two Leadership Square, 14th Floor

211 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Roll

Grad

Name

Date of Death

278 1929 Richard White Blair, Jr. 1/31/2008 515 1942 Roger K. Gray 4/10/2007 552 1944 Kenneth Lee Spence 3/4/2008 686 1951 Joseph W. Fields 3/28/2008 824 1955 Dewey Lee Mathews, Jr. 2/2/2008 875 1957 Robert Morris Caron 3/16/2008

1036 1960 Charles Franklin Long 4/14/2008 1928 1986 David Hubbell Kitchen 3/16/2008 2462 2004 Jarrod Andres Latimer 6/19/2008

Mystic Shrine The deaths of the following Gamma Phi members have been reported to us since our previous issue.

Looking Back

Roll Name City 1003 Robert L. Dale Saratoga, CA 1004 Harry F. Smith, Jr. (Deceased) 1005 Ralph C. Vandiver, Jr. (Deceased) 1006 Monty Larex Bratcher Edmond, OK 1007 Robert G. Berry, Jr. Tulsa, OK 1008 Robert Lincoln Barr III Dover, OK 1009 Ernest D. Plath Aberdeen, WA 1010 William Herbert Noble III Tulsa, OK 1011 William L. Jobe Englewood, CO 1012 William E. McKay Lipan, TX 1013 Roy R. Steigleder Spokane, WA 1014 Thomas Richard Medlock Tulsa, OK 1015 Hal Kennedy Muldrow Brownfield, TX 1016 Richard F. De Voe Walnut Creek, CA 1017 Larry L. Witherspoon (Deceased) 1018 Frank B. Sweeney Dallas, TX 1019 Charles M. Van Dyne, Jr. Sedalia, MO 1020 Gordon William Rockett Eugene, OR 1021 Leslie Lynn Conner, Jr. Edmond, OK 1022 Charles Raymond Wesner Norman, OK 1023 Patrick Clinton McCarroll Smyrna, GA 1024 Donald A. Carey Sun Lakes, AZ 1025 William Scott Reeburgh Fairbanks, AK 1026 Phillip Hugh Leonard Duncan, OK 1027 John Randolph Thompson, Jr. Fort Worth, TX 1028 Jackie D. Redeker Plano, TX 1029 Charles Marvin Ervin McAlester, OK 1030 Stanley Monroe Ward Noble, OK 1031 Thomas William Spencer, Jr. Moorpark, CA 1032 John Cowdery Van Aken (Deceased) 1033 Wade S. McAlister Houston, TX 1034 William Ralph Lynn Ann Arbor, MI 1035 John W. Meikle Statesboro, GA

Fraternal Fifties - 2008 The following Gamma Phi members were initiated in 1958.

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100 years ago (Spring 1908) – Gamma Phi completed its first full semester as a chapter of Beta Theta Pi.

75 years ago (Spring 1933) – Mrs. Ned Miller served as Hostess. Bill Longmire served as Chapter President. Five new members were initiated on April 8, 1933.

50 years ago (Spring 1958) – Mrs. W. P. Vick served as Housemother. Don Park served as Chapter President. Twenty-eight new members were initiated on March 16, 1958.

25 years ago (Spring 1983) – Grace Osachuck served as Housemother. Brent Rody served as Chapter President. Twenty-seven new members were initiated on March 27, 1983.

Serenade - 1954

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2008 Beta Golf Tournament The 8th Annual Beta Theta Pi Alumni Golf Tournament

was held on Saturday, August 16th at the Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Course in Norman. This year's event was composed of 21 teams and 89 golfers representing class years from 1952 to 2011

The event was chaired by tournament co-founder John Hillis ’82. Co-founder John Ritz ’71 focused on his game this year. Organizing and managing the tournament requires a significant amount of time and effort.

We would again like to thank Bret Chandler '82 and the Rib Crib Corporation for their continued sponsorship of the tournament as the lunch sponsor providing a complete barbe-cue spread for all participants and volunteers. The tourna-ment would not be the same without Bret and Rib Crib's gen-erous support for the 8th consecutive year.

Beverage sponsor was Link Barr ‘85. After Party Sponsor was SNB of OKC (Matt Pollock ‘02). Tee sponsors included Landon Publishing (Jim Langdon

‘73) and The Tolson Betas. Many thanks to all of the tournament sponsors! We look forward to the eighth annual tourney in summer

2008.

Results: First Place - Group 10 Second Place - Group 14 Third Place - Group 19 Fourth Place - Group 5 Fifth Place - Group 9

Closest to the Pin: Hole #2 - Zach Allen Hole #6 - Don Cochran Hole #12 - Don Cochran Hole #15 - Lance Tolson

Longest Drive: Don Cochran

The Jimmie Austin golf course is next to the Charlie Coe Golf Learning Center. Originally from Ardmore, Charlie Coe (#584) won the U. S. Amateur title in 1949 and in 1958. He made 19 appearances in the Masters tourna-ment—all as an amateur. He died in Oklahoma City in 2001.

GROUP 1 Warren Kruger ‘78, Tom Stapleton ‘78, Brad Kemp

‘78, Larry LeBarre ‘78, Weldon Turner ‘78 2 John Hillis ‘82, Rob Felton ‘85, Steve Stotts ‘84,

Dick Hefton ‘52 3 Lance Tolson ‘82, Mike Tolson ‘82, Jim Hicks ‘82,

Brooks Mitchell ‘83, David Kearney ’82 4 Phil Bowden ‘81, Kyle Powell ‘81, Bob Costello ‘81,

Chuck Warren ‘81 5 Calvin Sharpe ‘82, Pat Metz ‘82, Curtis McCarty ‘92,

Don Cochran ‘92 6 John Bell ‘83, Brandon Bell*, Doug Kinzie ‘79,

Spencer Kinzie ‘09 7 Jay Fitzgerald ‘84, Jon Barr ‘09, Pat Jordan ‘84,

Rob Robertson ‘84 8 Steve Daniels ‘84, Clay Hillis ‘84, Russell Reneau

‘84, Roger Reneau ‘89, Jim Wetwiska ‘89 9 Link Barr ‘85, Carter Baumert ‘85, Jeff Norman ‘85,

John Burns ‘86 10 Zach Allen ‘85, Tad Hughes ‘85, Jay Pettit ‘85,

Charlie Towe ‘85 11 Mike Moses ‘93, Russ Gammill ‘95,

Chris Portwood ‘94, Jeff Mayberry ‘95 12 Peter Disterlic ‘93, Bill Mareburger ‘93,

John Nicholas ‘93, Eric Warren ‘93 13 Chan Klingensmith ‘98, Matt Blue ‘99,

Trey Dzialo ‘00, Joe Ford ‘00 14 Matt Clouse ‘01, Matt Pollock ‘02, Wade Kovash ‘02,

Rob Cunningham ‘02, Kevin Dare ‘02, 15 Matt Allen ‘02, Nicholas Anderson ‘02,

Michael Elder ‘02, Bryson Varner ‘02 16 Steve Carter ‘02, Brandon Lee ‘02, Jason Lees ‘94,

Paul Pierce ‘98

17 Teal Carlock ‘04, Scott Hoffmann ‘04, Clark Neely ‘04, Trevor Potts ‘04

18 Trey Jamison ‘09, Jef Cartmell ‘09, Eric Combs ‘09, Michael Bickford ‘09

19 Jay Harper ‘11, Tanner Howe**, Brandon Patrick ‘11, Austin Brown ‘11

20 Jerry Kelley ‘74, Frank Thompson ‘74, Brian Kelley ‘11, Chris Hoch ‘11

21 John Ritz ‘71, Nick Anderson ‘71, Brad Barron ‘71, Steve Cochran ‘71, Pete Pierce ‘71

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2008 Tournament Groups

1. Turner, LeBarre, Kemp, Stapleton, Kruger

3. L. Tolson, M. Tolson, Hicks, Mitchell, Kearney

2. Hillis, Felton, Stotts, Hefton 4. Bowden, Powell, Costello, Warren

5. Sharpe, Metz, McCarty, Cochran

6. J. Bell, B. Bell, D. Kinzie, S. Kinzie

7. Fitzergerald, Barr, Jordan, Robertson

8. Daniels, Hillis, Ru. Reneau, Ro. Reneau, Wetwiska

9. Barr, Baumert, Norman, Burns 10. Allen, Hughes, Pettit, Towe 11. Moses, Gammill, Portwood, Mayberry

12. Disterlic, Mareburger, Nicholas, Warren

13. Klingensmith, Blue, Dzialo, Ford

14. Pollock, Kovash, Cunningham, Dare, Clouse

15. Allen, Anderson, Elder, Varner

16. Carter, Lee, Lees, Pierce

17. Carlock, Hoffmann, Neely, Potts

18. Jamison, Cartmell, Combs, Bickford

19. Harper, Howe*, Patrick, Brown

20. J. Kelley, Thompson, B. Kelley, Hoch

21. Ritz, Anderson, Barron, Cochran, Pierce

Gamma Phis from the Class of ‘85 cele-brate the special guest appearance of Scott Rahhal at the Beta Golf Tournament.

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Class of 1986 - Mark Evans, Tom Fraley, Mark Hagan, Kirk Reed, Bruce Robertson, John Burns, Rich Fuller, Don Andrews, Greg Nutter, Rick Harris, Mark McDaniel. Attending, but not pictured: Mike Melchert.

Class of 1985 Charlie Towe, Jay Wade, Scott Rahhal (facsimile), Zach Allen, Jeff Norman, Link Barr

Class of 1985 & Class of 1986 Gather Together

On June 28, Charlie Towe and Rich Fuller co-hosted a joint reunion party for the Classes of ‘85 and ‘86 at Charlie Towe's house.

Who are these guys?

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Lft to Rt - Ron Pyle, Jerry Sanders, Phil Adamson, Doug Frantz, Art Thompson, Skip Norris, Wayne Copeland, Jr. (kneeling), Steve Garner, Carlyle Mabrey, David Craig, Carl Michael Smith, Charlie Cole, Ron Moore, J. Steve Smith (Class of 1961), Jerry Robertson, Robert Fleener, Joe McMillin.

Fall 1962 Pledge Class Gathering at Centennial

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1938 C.S. Graybill* 1939 Lyle Ozmun 1942 Robert S. Frantz 1944 Strat Tolson 1945 Bion Action Sam T. Allen III William J. Hemphill William P. Jolly 1946 Ralph M. Tolson 1948 Robert W. Allen W.S. Warner 1950 Millard Ingram PJ Lunsford Jack T. Massey John Reid Richard L. Walton 1952 Otis F. Burris William M. McGee** Burke Mordy William Ross* Donald P. Sobocinski* Lance Tolson 1953 Alan C. Calkin Dwayne E. Godsey*** Byron H. Schaff James R. Snider Perry Van Wagenen 1954 Robert W. Baker, Jr.* Langford Keith, Jr. Lee B. Thompson, Jr.** Fred Turner* 1955 Fallis Beall* Tom H. McCasland, Jr.* Edwin Bradley Million John W. Pettit Jay D. Swanson James W. Weed 1956 Paul C. Houk Philip E. Kendall Frank G. Mitchell Thomas G. Norris Ralph G. Thompson 1957 Lester J. Burkett James R. Callan Robert M. Caron Richard Hefton Larry D. Jensen Robert A. Reid 1958 Fred Gipson* Philip D. Hart William W. Lindsay Ted McCarter* William McCoy, Jr. Richard G. Porter*

Wayne Sansbury T. Joseph Semrod** Don A. Smith James H. Warram, Jr. Sam L. Wilhite, Jr.** 1959 Richard Boone Philip W. Kyle* W. Patrick Law* M. H. Newman* Robert P. Osborne* T. Joseph Semrod** Neil Stanfield 1960 Gary Baer John Berry David Dreisker Charles Long Gordon Pugh* 1961 Robert L. Barr 1962 Mike C. Howard Louis McCarter Michael Shane Gary L. Smith 1963 Peter Adamson III* Guy Bacon John Coffey Donald R. Copeland E.P. Couch* David Donaldson Ken Kendrick Richard Moore* Jerry Munro Louis V. Priebe Lawrence B. Reams W. T. Richardson 1964 Russell H. Binford James C. Braden H. Grant Fair James A. Kinnebrew Stephan E. Lawton Tracy Peck Tom Swineford 1965 Charles Coward Charles D. Watson, Jr. Terry T. Wiens 1966 Phil Adamson* Charles M. Cole III* J. Douglas Frantz W. Dean Hart, Jr. W. Carlisle Mabrey, III* Joe B. McMillin Carl Michael Smith Arthur Thompson** 1967 J. William Conger Steve Garner Richard J. Gore David Heldenbrand Norman Jones* Scott D. Lawrence John Lynn* John N. McCalla H.R. Segnar

1968 Larry S. Harral Ron Shotts Dick Turner* 1969 Michael A. Cawley Don V. Cogman David A. Dillingham James C. Elder Brad Johnston* Wm. O. Johnstone Dan A. Moody*** Richard D. Padberg G. Blaine Schwabe, III 1970 Gregory Cox* Kurt Frantz Don Harral John T. Lockard 1971 Guy L. Berry, III* Wm. Lee Borden, Jr. Chris Brown Ed Edson, III R.D. Folsom John Hardeman G. Elden Hoffman* Thomas Hopwood Robert R. Klabzuba* M.T. Lynch* R. Marc Nuttle* John Ritz 1972 James K. Bailey Chuck Buland Richard A. Dimick James R. Gotwals* Larry C. Houchin* J. Steve Miller John G. Moore Hank Ryan Louis V. Stuart, Jr.* Fred O. Turner* Wayne L. Wasemiller 1973 William L. Berry John H. Coker David R. Hicks*** Mark R. Luff Thomas T. Moore Harbour Whitaker* E. Bob Yeatts 1974 William W. Bandy Steven Barghols* Ron Bowden Michael D. Burnett W.K Doughty Zane Fleming* Tom Hamlin Jerry E. Kelley Joseph P. Klabzuba Chris H. Pierce* Bill Sherman 1975 Richard Bates** Andy Bishop David Fisher William A. Gossett Clark K. Millspaugh*

Jed Morrison* Stephen Van Aken* 1976 Gary Bond*** Mark W. Curnutte* Jim Gibbon* Randy Helms John S. Klabzuba Mark Lisle G. Dean Luthey, Jr. James McIntyre 1977 Paul Brown Richard L. Campbell* Charles E. Geister III Kim Hauger* Donald P. Maxwell* James B. Read S. Neil Sisson 1978 Donnie M. Hughes Dan Jordan Brad Kemp Marcus J. Massad* John G. Munger Robert Neville David E. Rainbolt* Thomas S. Stapleton* Gregory C. Wallace**** 1979 Lorenzo T. Collins Kevin L. Foxx**** Richard C. Greer John N. Huff, III** T. Mark Johnston Martin Jones** Doug Kinzie* John A. Klabzuba*** Robert N. Naifeh, Jr. Fred Reynolds James W. Taylor** 1980 Robert Beall** Michael Bickford* Jesse Leeds* John Newbern Jeff Scott* Adam Wagner** 1981 Philip L. Bowden II* Vance Brown* T.H. McCasland, III* Gerald K. Greer* Kevin Redwine 1982 Bradford L. Boone* John E. Campbell, Jr. Bret Chandler Cary Gathright James Hicks John R. Hillis Tom Kemp* W. Dale Reneau, Jr. G. Calvin Sharpe* Lance S. Tolson** 1983 Donald M. Lehman A. Andrew R. Louis Brooks G. Mitchell

1984 R. Todd Boone* William Briggs* Richard F. Fellrath, Jr. Pat Jordan* Todd Lisle Park Medearis Kyle Moore Victor E. Morgan** Russell Reneau Rob F. Robertson 1985 Tyson V. Akin* Zachary W. Allen Jon Baccus Link Barr**** Robert L. Barr IV*** Carter Baumert Paul Bevilacqua Charles L. Dobbs Robert R. Felton* Todd Huckabay Dow R. Hughes Charles F. Knapp Kevin James Bryan Lansford Jeffrey S. Norman Ray Thatch Charles E. Towe, Jr.* Stan Vlasimsky* Jay Wade** Randall S. Wells C. Robert Wright* 1986 John Burns** David Kitchen* Brian O’Hara 1987 Dave R. Hughes Steven Kobos Brett Robinson* Michael A. Thatch 1988 Jack K. Burns** Timothy D. Eisel Michael R. Hall* Richard N. Johannes* Mike Krampf** Guy Lamb Maurice B. Lampl Kelly A. Muldrow* Chris Poynor Scot Sullivan 1989 Matthew T. Akin Randy Hollinger Mark M. Lauer John Lauer Daniel Medley* 1990 Todd Booze*** Michael J. LaBrie* Randy McDaniel Michael Scherlag* 1991 Randy Brogden Andrew Campbell* Jeffrey Cosby Phillip Farmer Keith Moore

Jay W. Penn Jerry Taylor William P. Towe Richard G. Vlasimsky* 1992 Curtis McCarty 1993 Larry D. Kalka* John Nicholas* 1994 Jason Lees George Monks 1997 Colm McCauley 1999 Matthew Titus 2000 Trey Dzialo Joe Ford 2001 Matt Clouse 2002 Casey Barto Michael L. Elder Cody Fleming Brandon Lee Justin Moore 2003 J.B. Cox 2004 Jason Benn Will Hanner Scott Hofmann Clark Neely 2007 Brad Brown 2009 Brady Sisson Friends William Speller Regional Director Ron & Debbie Barnes** Kyle & Sherri Powell In Memoriam Patti Gumerson Gipson (wife of Fred Gipson ‘58) Roger Bowman ‘59 John Hampton ‘69 Bill Holland ‘69 Tom Lockard ‘72 Steve Shotts ‘72 Mike Synar ‘72 Mike Weaver ‘72 Michael R. Hall ‘77 Ross Duncan ‘85 David Kitchen ‘86 * $250-$499 ** $500-$999 *** $1,000-$1,999 **** $2000 or more [This is a list of do-nors to our 07-08 Beta Donors campaign, which began last fall. A list of our 2008 rush donors will appear in the next edition.]

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2007-2008 was another great year for Gamma Phi. Of course, cele-bration of the Chapter’s Centen-nial was the high-light of the year, as noted in our last newsletter. But Beta also closed out the spring on a strong note by decisively

winning grades with a 3.248 overall Chap-ter GPA - one of the highest in its history.

Our 2007-2008 Beta Donors campaign was also a huge success. That campaign raised $62,024 from 326 donors. This is a truly outstanding testament of support from our alumni which will do wonders to help us not only preserve but improve the Chapter House. We are continuing our efforts to make the House an even finer facility in many respects, and it wouldn’t be possible without this wonderful alumni support.

The Class of 1985 takes the honors for having the most donors, with 21. Kudos to the following Classes for having ten or more donors:

Class Donors 1985 21 1963 12 1971 12 1958 11 1972 11 1974 11 1979 11 1982 10 1984 10 1988 10

This year, we are focusing our improve-ments on the back yard area. The most important addition will be new stainless steel charcoal and gas Hasty-Bake grills, thanks to the generosity of Greg Wallace ‘78 and Hasty-Bake Corporation (founded by Earl G. Hastings, Jr. ‘41). Other reno-vations will include a paving stone patio around the grill area, new sidewalks, added landscaping and new decks near the bas-ketball court. Once complete, it will be a recreational venue second to none among other OU Greek houses.

Finally, as the OU football season ap-proaches, the Chapter looks forward to hosting our alumni on game days. In fact, the Chapter encourages alumni to make 800 Chautauqua their primary tailgating destination. An open bar will be again provided on each game day, together with

plenty of great food. If you come to Nor-man for a ball game, please do make time to visit the Beta House.

Yours in _ kai _,

Zach Allen ‘85 Corporation President

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Corporation President’s Report

Corporation Officers Zach Allen ’85 - President Fallis Beall ’55 - Vice President Tom McCasland, Jr. ’56 - Vice President Fred Turner ’72 - Vice President Curtis McCarty ’92 - Vice President Harbour Whitaker ’73 - Secretary Bill Sherman ’74 - Treasurer

Grover Ozmun ’59 James Elder ’69 Hank Ryan ’72 Robert Beall ’80 Michael Bickford ’80 John Hillis ’82 Rob Robertson ’84 Don Andrews ’86 Dave Hughes ’87 Michael Hall ’88 Todd Booze ’90

Corporation Members

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The Band of Beta Brothers was organized in Fall 2003 by the late Doc Jordan (Oklahoma ‘53), Bert Belanger (Oklahoma State ‘79) and Tony Bumpas (Oklahoma ‘76), as a means for all Beta alumni living in Oklahoma to meet, reminisce and receive up-dates of current developments in the General Fraternity and the two Oklahoma chapters. The Regional Director, District Chief and actives from the two Oklahoma chapters are available to pro-vide information and answer questions. For information on the next meeting please contact:

Tony Bumpas 405-219-4690

tbumpas@netzero.net

Alumni Volunteers We are blessed with many alumni who generously volunteer

their time to advise and assist the Chapter is various important ways. They don’t get nearly as much credit and recognition as they deserve. If you see them, please express your thanks for their dedication to Gamma Phi:

Chapter Advisor.......................... Steven Sinos ‘04 Financial Advisor ....................... Bill Sherman ‘74 Rush Advisor .............................. Matt Clouse ‘01 Pledgeship Advisor..................... Matt Allen ‘02 Scholarship Advisor ................... Chan Klingensmith ‘98 Risk Management Advisor ......... Rob Robertson ‘84 Music Advisor ............................ Dick Anderson ‘54 Facilities ..................................... Curtis McCarty ‘92 .................................................... Fred Turner ‘72 Archivist &Newsletter Editor ..... Hank Ryan ‘72 Foundation President .................. James Elder ‘69

As much as we need and appreciate their continuing contribu-

tions, we could always use another good. If you think you may be ready, willing and able to lend your assistance to the Chapter, please send me a note at zallen@mswerb.com.

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The Dragons Do Dallas

The Dragons, Gamma Phi’s octet, performed for the April meeting of the Dallas-Fort Worth Beta Theta Pi alumni at the Park Cities Club in Dallas. The Dragons will be performing again in Dallas at the 169th General Convention in August at the request of the General Fraternity.