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Sorority Serenades and Date Night
Last week our pledges performed their serenades in front of every sorority, some at their chapter meetings on Sunday and some on Valentine's Day. The Kappa pledge class kept up our chapter's reputation of incredibly well performed and entertaining serenades, with girls from every sorority getting into it and enjoying the show. The pledges performed two songs, "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts, featuring myself on guitar (as the only member of the Iota pledge class, I felt like I was missing out and jumped at the opportunity to help out!), and "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO, the first being more sincere and the second just being hilarious. Pledge Brian Green led "Sexy and I Know It" while pledge Justin Schindler led "Bless the Broken Road," both of which were met with much applause from the sorority girls.
The video of the serenades can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LOGLEO_MZU
The serenades were also performed at our Date Night the previous Saturday. Date Night was spectacular as brothers and pledges alike brought dates and friends to the house for a semi-formal and very classy event, filled with dancing and performances by not only our pledges but also by the Hangovers a capella group. It was great to get to socialize with our brothers, pledges, and dates! Brother Matthew Baron said, "I had an amazing time at date night, my girlfriend looked beautiful. But not quite as beautiful as that steak we had beforehand....Mmm, steak."
Beta Chapter Scribe,
Michael Mallon
140 Thurston Gets a Makeover
At the end of last semester and then again right before Rush Week, the brothers of the Beta Chapter got together to renovate the house. The common room saw most of the work, with walls painted a beautiful beige and nice curtains hung. Visitors barely recognized it! The foyer saw improvement as well, with the addition of large curtains (finally!!!) to make the house a bit more private and home-like, as well as an arcade machine, Marvel vs. Capcom II, which is now a constant source of entertainment for the brothers. The basement floor had some work done too, with doors and walls painted and the Iota pledge class project, a magnificent sign honoring our chef Dave Daprix and the kitchen, completed. Brother Matthew Baron said, "The sign looks great, but I'm worried other people will find the kitchen too easily and eat all the food!" The house at 140 Thurston looks better than ever, and is more liveable and clean than ever too.
Your new Scribe,
Michael Mallon
Elections and the End of the Semester
It has been a great semester in the life of AEPi Beta. We’ve had lots of fun, lots of successes, and made lots of memories. I’d like to take this post, my last as scribe, to thank everyone who has contributed to this semester be it on EBoard, Minor Board, or through friendship. In particular, I’d like to thank Jeremy Cohen for his help making the blog a reality and then a success. Thanks also to Jeremy Roberts and Steven Hyde for their contributions to the blog and to the blog’s faithful readers (you know who you are). I appreciate the feedback and support.
I take great pleasure in ending this semester’s blog entries with a post about the next EBoard. We have an exciting and dedicated team that is ready to lead the chapter. Congratulations to Master-elect Steven Hyde, Scribe-elect Michael Mallon, Rush Chair-elect Michael Cline, Sentinel-elect Jason Fenwick, and Member-at-large-elect Jon Lesser. Of course, Jeff Sussman will continue to do an excellent job as house manager and Matt Baron will continue to do his best as exchequer. As Lieutenant Master-elect I’d like to congratulate the new minor board. I’m pleased to announce that 85% of the brotherhood is on a minor board committee or EBoard, an unprecedented number in our chapter’s history.
So, in conclusion. I look forward to reading Brother Scribe Michael Mallon’s posts next semester. We are in a great place as a fraternity and are clearly on the path to even bigger and better things.
Fraternally,
Brother Lieutenant Master-elect Max Schechter