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The Gold Rose 2019 Edition Chapter Reports 2019 NEF Donors National Officer Reports 2020 MEF Preview National Fraternity Updates 2019 MEF Summary Past President Larry Edwards Retires After 65 Years As A Lifelong Beta Sig Beta Sigma Psi National Fraternity A National Fraternity For Lutheran Men The Gold Rose Magazine - 2019 Edition - www.betasigmapsi.org 1 BSP - National Board Directory President’s Report The Gold Rose National Board of Directors 2019 EDITION President’s Report Contact Information By: Rudy Ristich, National President At Beta Sigma Psi we believe in Without conscious effort, entropy The Gold Rose is written and distributed National President: Director of Scholarship: facilitating the ideal environment inevitably takes hold and dissipates once annually. If you would like to contribute Rudy Ristich Steven Hick for the college man of faith in the concentration of resources that articles or photographs, please contact the 1140 Dorset Drive 3685 E. Wesley Christ where he can grow spiri- facilitated success. National Publication Editor. The Beta Sigma Wheaton, IL 60189 Denver, CO 80210 tually, scholastically and socially. Phone: 630.220.0837 Phone: 303-548-9527 We do that by developing environ- Professionals who work with cor- 2020 MEF will be in Des Moines Psi National Board of Directors maintains Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ments that are focused on individ- porate and family entities on the complete editorial control of its content. ual and collective growth through planning and governance neces- service to church, campus and sary to sustain success will always Past President: Leadership Consultant: community. begin with ensuring purpose and Larry Edwards John Hatfield values are clearly communicated. MEF Contributors: 7092 S. Owens Way 1200 Centennial Drive We are now a full year in to a four- In our Fraternity, we communicate February 14-16, 2020 Littleton, CO 80127 Manhattan, KS 66502 year target effort to improve the our core values through Ritual and Larry Edwards, Steven Hick, Ken Meyer, Phone: 303.810.9293 Phone: 719.233.1668 Beta Sig experience through three we’ve spent a great deal of time this Gary Raffety, Chris Ristich, Rudy Ristich, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] objectives: Encouraging alterna- semester preparing our chapters to Please Note: Rod Thompson, and the Chapter Presidents. tive traditions in chapters to eradicate hazing, correctly and frequently communicate values Vice President: Alumni Relations: extending leadership programming to our through our Rituals. MEF will start on President’s Day Jay Holle Dan Jacobi alumni to increase their involvement and to weekend this year and run from Feb- 7423 Cody Drive create high quality living spaces for active to These same professionals will also frame the ruary 14 through 16, 2020. The ban- Beta Sigma Psi Headquarters; 16825 W 162nd Street plan in terms of financial, human and intellec- Olathe, KS 66062 West Des Moines, IA 50266 ensure strong recruitment. quet will remain on Saturday night. 2408 Lebanon Avenue Phone: (515)-419-5532 tual capital. In this issue you’ll read about the Phone: 816-997-5358 different ways we are deploying our funding, The Annual Awards Ceremony will Belleville, IL 62221 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Many of us are likely familiar with a particularly follow immediately after the dinner. Phone: (618) 235-0014 succinct proverb on success: from clogs to clogs volunteers and ideas to further the Brotherhood. Fax: (618) 235-0014 Treasurer: in three generations. Variations on this theme Fraternal Foundations are found across the world and they each speak Per aspera ad astra Email: [email protected] Chris Ristich to the fleeting nature of sustained success. Online: http://betasigmapsi.org PO Box 88238 The MEF serves 3 important purposes: Carol Stream, IL 60188 National Educational Foundation: Phone 630-776-7350 Adam Rusch, Chairman 1. Educating Associates, Actives & Alumni Email: [email protected]. 212 W. California Avenue volunteers in key areas of Fraternity life. Urbana, Il 61801 Editor: Gary Raffety Pastoral Advisor: 765.714-4203 2. The Annual Meeting of the National Cover Design: Gary Raffety Robert Smith Email: [email protected] Council 6600 N Clinton Street Ft Wayne, IN 46825 Beta Sigma Psi Housing Foundation: 3. Celebrating the success of our Active Phone: 260.452.3149 Chapters and Distinguished Alumni at In This Issue Email: [email protected] Andy Orstadt, Chairman the Annual Awards Banquet. 639 Bonita Avenue President’s Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Pastoral Advisor: St Louis, MO 63119 Treasurer’s Report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Pastor Mike Vinson Phone: 314.962.0582 Scholarship - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 330 W Fowler Avenue Email: [email protected] Past President’s Report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 W Lafayette, IN 47906 This is your opportunity to meet fellow Beta Sigs Alumni Data Base - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 765-743-2398 from other chapters, to attend work sessions Ken Meyer on Organization - - - - - - - - 8 - 9 Email [email protected] that will help you become a stronger, better in- Chapter Reports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 19 National Fraternity Archives - - - - - - - - - 20 Website / Marketing: formed leader, plus gain a lot of self-confidence MEF Awards Dinner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Jake Vanderslice in yourself. You cannot afford to miss this event. Manfred Philipp Bio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -22 1201 Office Park Road, Apt. 808 This is a Mandatory National Event, For All 2018 MEF Awards------------------------------ 23 West Des Moines, IA 50265 Phone: (913) 522-3527 Incoming and Outgoing Presidents NEF Donations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 - 25 Location for this year’s MEF: Questions on NEF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - 27 Email: [email protected] What does the Bible Say? - - - - - - - - - - - 28 Only presidents can attend ! Chapter Eternal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Director of Publications: Editor: Gary D. Raffety ‘62 You are only responsible for your transportation; all other costs are covered by West Des Moines Marriott Col. Karl Karst Memorial - - - - - - - - - - - -30 Gary Raffety National. The Recruitment Readiness Retreat will begin on Sunday the 19th and it Erickson Chemical Engr. Fund - - - - - - - 32 9228 W. 73rd 1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy West MEF Photos from Louisville - - - - - - - - - - 35 Merriam, KS 66204 is expected that you will attend. Register with the National Office by December 15th Phone: 913.831.3842 Annual Chapter Dues: at: [email protected] Des Moines, IA 50266 Email: [email protected] . Annual dues payments help to pay for alumni Aloft Hotel Registrations Close Director of Recruitment: chapter expenses and also help the alumni with Alex Trimpe 9700 Balmoral Ave., Rosemount, Il. 60018 on Feb. 1, 2020, so go to 631 Orleans St, Apt. 71 their responsibility to help the active chapters (By O’Hare- there is a free airport shuttle) Detroit, MI 48207 with house maintenance an improvements. mef.betasigmapsi.org Phone: 812.390.0942 Email: [email protected] Please pay your dues annually! [email protected] and register now. 2 The Gold Rose Magazine - 2019 Edition - www.betasigmapsi.org The Gold Rose Magazine - 2019 Edition - www.betasigmapsi.org 3 Fraternity Finances Fraternity Scholarship Report List of Chapters and Map Key 2019 Treasurer’s Report By: Chris Ristich, Treasurer 1. Alpha - Univ. Illinois 2. Alpha-Alpha - Midland Univ. In the 2018 fiscal year (ending June 2019), the National Fraternity invoiced 3. Beta - Purdue Univ. $297,404 in revenue, which includes dues and fees from the active chapters as 4. Delta - Nebraska Univ.. well as reimbursements from the Education Foundation and Alumni chapters. 5. Epsilon - Iowa State Univ. 6. Eta - Missouri S. & T. This represented a 15% increase over the prior year. However due to finan- 7. Iota - U. Missouri cial challenges at three of our chapters, the actual revenue collected was only 8. Nu - Univ. Kansas $242,799, with $54,605 still outstanding as accounts receivable for the year. As a 9. Omega - Indiana Univ. result, collected revenue is roughly flat versus the prior year. 10. Zeta - Kansas State Univ. 11. Chi Colony - Ohio State Univ. Expenses increased $33,744 versus the prior year, a 15% increase. The largest 12. Phi Colony - Texas A&M Univ. expense increase was for our National Office where costs were $27,349 higher than the prior year. The National Office category includes costs related to staff- ing and maintaining our National Office as well as funding the salary, travel, and related expenses for Leadership Development. The main drivers of the increase Scholarship Report – (Fall Semester 2018 - Spring Semester 2019) Chris Ristich - National Treasurer By: Steve Hick - Scholarship Director are an increase in insurance costs and administrative cost. The insur- Academic year 2018-2019 was a repeat of the year before with Omega ance cost increase is a true increase Chapter at the University of Indiana and Nu Chapter at the University of Kansas repeating as the number one fraternity on their campus with respect we expect to continue forward. The to grade point average. Epsilon Chapter at Iowa State University maintains administrative cost increase is not a a position near the top coming in at number three and Alpha Chapter at the true year-over-year increase, rath- University of Illinois