April 21, 2013 - Chapter Awards

Each semester Beta Kappa chapter nominates and gives out awards to the Brothers who are shining examples of Phi Sigma Pi’s ideals. The awards are given out at planning retreat. This semester we have some Brothers being recognized for the very first time and some Brothers who have received chapter awards, but all getting different ones than in the past! Here are Spring 2013 chapter award recipients and a brief description of who the award is typically given to: 

Outstanding Scholarship: Izzi Hernandez-Cruz

• Given to the Brother who best displays the principles of continuous learning and dissemination of knowledge not only to his/her fellow Brothers, but to the community and those around him/her

Outstanding Fellowship: Victoria Rizer

• Given to the Brother who exemplifies the concept of fellowship, not only in the personal relationships he/she has with other Brothers, but in establishing relationships and bonds of fellowship between others within the Chapter or community

Outstanding Leadership: Lauren Rampey

• Given to the Brother who has demonstrated the finest abilities of working with others to accomplish a unified goal and has shown his/her strengths as a leader within the Chapter or community at large

Outstanding Service Award: Grace Fredrickson

• Given to the Brother who has performed meritorious service to the community.

 Spirit of Phi Sigma Pi: Chase Burbage

• The highest semester award the Chapter gives. The Spirit of Phi Sigma Pi award shall be given to the Brother who in his/her daily actions and accomplishments best exhibits a balance of all the principles of the Tripod; scholarship, fellowship, and leadership; and works to demonstrate these ideals within the Chapter and throughout the larger community.

Chapter Service Key: Kat Clark and Amber Hackler

• This is the highest honor the Chapter can bestow upon any active, alumni, or honorary Brother. The Chapter Service Key is reserved for those Brothers that have consistently demonstrated dedication and service to the ideals of the fraternity and the Chapter above and beyond that which is expected of all Brothers. The chapter can give up to three of these awards per year, or choose not to give out any. 

Congratulations, Brothers! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to this chapter and to the Fraternity. 

Saturday April 20, 2013 - Senior Day

Last saturday, the Brothers got together to celebrate 16 wonderful seniors! Lindsey and Kat, the Beta Kappa Historians, hosted Senior day at the Woodlands clubhouse. There was plenty of food and fun to go around, including a few games of pool.  This semester, Beta Kappa will be gaining 16 awesome alumni:

• Grace Fredrickson
• Elizabeth Hafner
• Theresa Hafner
• Liz Herlihy
• Caroline Herlong
• Izzi Hernandez-Cruz
• Luke Hibdon
• Chaney Hiers
• Trevor King
• Katlyn Kirby
• Emily Lavender
• Ryan Lengel
• Lauren Rampey
• Danielle Robinson
• Avery Shawen
• Jamie Willis

Once again, the graduating seniors received paddles painted by Kat and Lindsey to show our appreciation.  Even though we’re sad to see them leave, we’re confident that they will succeed in all of their future endeavors! Best of luck seniors, you will be missed!!

Sunday, April 14, 2013 - A Trip to the Greenville Zoo

This past sunday a few of the brothers drove to Greenville to explore the Cleveland Park zoo. When we got to the ticket counter, each of us received a token and selected which endangered animal we wanted to save. We had a great time exploring and learning about all the different animals! One of our favorites was the giraffes and the newborn baby, Kiko. Thanks to Amber, the A&S chair, for putting this event together.  It was a fun and successful trip! 

Hi guys! This is Lauren here, writing my first blog post (with the help of Kat peering over my shoulder!).  I’m super excited to keep you all updated throughout the next year and continue Kat’s great work! 

Sunday April 14, 2013 - Committee Chair Elections

The votes are in and Beta Kappa has selected these Brothers as next semester’s committee chairs (from top left):

• Awards and Scholarship: Charmaine Jenkins
• Finance: Aubrey Toadvine
• Initiation: Emma Jackson
• Social: Lisa Andriate
• Service: Stephanie Konruff
• Public Relations: Mitchel Colebank (the only brand new Brother to be elected a committee chair!)

We’re all looking forward to seeing what events these chairs come up with. Good luck everyone! 

Friday April 12, 2013 - MAD MEN FORMAL! 

After over six months of planning, Mad Men formal finally happened! There were old school decorations, a great dinner, a photo booth with props (some of them hand made!), candy cigarettes for everyone, an awesome photographer, and a great DJ who played the perfect mix of Mad Men era music and modern club music! 

This event went really smoothly and ended up being really fun! Thanks go to Kat Clark for planning formal, but not without the help of the formal committee who helped plan, decorate, and run this event! 

(This is just a sampling of the photos - there are a ton more on the Clemson University Phi Sigma Pi Facebook page, which you can see here). 

Wednesday April 10, 2013 - Beta Kappa inducts 36 new Brothers!

After weeks of ICMs, Fun Nights, Brother Meetings, interviews, and just generally getting to know the potential new Brothers, 36 amazing men and women of the Alpha Nu class were inducted into Beta Kappa. 

Beta Kappa is happy to welcome to these new people and is looking forward to seeing how well they immerse themselves into life as full-fledged Brothers. 

Also, many thanks to Ryan and Lauren, this semester’s IAs, who did an amazing job with such a large group of people. Great job! 

March 24, 2013 - Eboard Elections! 

This past Sunday Beta Kappa elected their Executive Board for next year. We’ve got some old faces (Courtney, Chase, and Kat) and some newcomers. It’ll be great to see how this group works together and runs the chapter. 

The new E-board is as follows:

• President - Amber Hackler
• Vice President - Courtney Connelly
• Recording Secretary - Corinne Duvall
• Corresponding Secretary - Charlene Lyon
• Treasurer - Brittany Zaremba
• Parliamentarian - Jordan Elder
• Historian - Lauren Ball 
• Initiate Advisor - Kat Clark
• Initiate Advisor - Chase Burbage

This coming year is going to be particularly interesting because we’ve consolidated the two historian positions (Written and Fellowship) into one and the IAs are now elected on a semester long basis (which is great for Chase and Kat who are graduating in December). Can’t wait to see how this works out for Beta Kappa!