Phi Kappa Tau at the University of Kansas

Thanks to Phil "Santa" Harrison for springing into action as soon as he learned that the chapter house burst a pipe in the third floor bathroom. Phil immediately came by the house and personally funded some of the needed repairs. More repairs are surely needed, but it is too soon to tell the extent.

Santa's springing into action is especially impressive given (1) that the weater in Lawrence was crap and (2) Phil was supposed to be headed to physical therapy for his injured foot.

Brothers,

The 2007-08 Brotherhood Loyalty Fund report is attached below. That report shows who donated, what level of donation they made, and what that money went to in the last fiscal year. (If you don't see the attachment, then you need to login to this site which requires permission and proof that you're a Beta Theta member. That step ensures that your names and donation amounts are not shared with the public viewing this site.)

The group contains 70+ brothers and is growing.

Linkedin facilitates brother-to-brother communication.

It is not a bulletin board for information. It is not a newsletter. It is not one way information. It is not a web site. Linkedin is a web tool to facilitate relationship and fellowship.

Linkedin is helping us stay connected. It helps you build new and renew existing relationships. It furthers Brotherhood.

We use Linkedin because it integrates with our professional life. The content on Linkedin is only professional.

Well, actually, Homecoming is nearly over, but tons of guys were here this year. The Hawks got shredded by Texas Tech, but at least the old guys won the golf tournament, yeah! I think it was John Kubitzki and Rick Little who dethroned the two-time champs Travis Koehring and Shane Hauschild.

Right now there is a big yellow trailer containing a stage being set up on the front lawn. It is for an upcoming video game called Garage Band that is similar to Guitar Hero, and the company launching the game has brought their trailer to the Phi Tau house for Homecoming.

Brothers,

I'm attaching the details for this year's Homecoming -- which happens to be our chapter's 60th anniversary. See you on October 24th and 25th!

Patrick D.

Beta Theta is fortunate to have many outstanding alumni. So that at least one of those alums is formally recognized for their efforts each year, we have the “Pickering Award for Outstanding Alumni Commitment to Beta Theta.”

That award hangs in the chapter’s Jim Park Room, and shows these men as the last ten years’ Pickering Award winners:

Brian Kresin for 1999
Steve Bryant for 2000
Shaun Cronin for 2001
Chad King for 2002
Damon Miller for 2003
Jack McNeely for 2004
Kent Saylor for 2005
Steven Martino 2006
House Corporation for 2007
John Kubitzki for 2008

This is Greg Troutman at Homecoming 2007. More videos and links to download hi-rez versions are on the Alumni page.

Let's start a new tradition.

On Saturday June 14, starting around 8:30 a.m., we'll have an alumni work day. The house manager has prepared a wish list of repairs, cleaning, painting and all the other routine things that are necessary to maintain our great chapter house. He just needs our help.

A number of brothers have already signed-up, but we need you.

The men of Beta Theta and the women of Sigma Kappa have put together an Ultimate Frisbee tournament to raise money for our national philanthropy, The Hole In The Wall Gang Camps. The tournament will feature teams from the greek community at KU as well as several from the dorms. The tournament is being sponsored by many local businesses as well as Coca-Cola and Redbull. There will be lots of food, prizes, and fun! Come out from 9:00-4:00 to Shenk fields located at 23rd and Iowa to support the men of Phi Tau and the women of Sigma Kappa as we try to raise money for a great cause.

Our Phi Tau chapter kicked off National Volunteer Week (April 28 - May 3) by staffing Lawrence's March of Dimes. President Alex Saunders commented that "It was work, but we all had a lot of fun."

Special thanks go to the following members for keeping the children's area safe, for manning the course route, and for cleaning up Lawrence after the event: Alex Saunders; Kyle Kline; Chris Angalet; Danny Brownfield; Jordan Toyne; Josh Nasseri; Jace Parkhurst; Phil Reyes; Kevin Weingarten; Zack Stansfield.

A picture of those men is attached.