A True GentlemanBrother Patrick Sullivan ’16 Wins Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award

Given the negative publicity of late about fraternity behavior by a few outliers, it is a

good time to reflect on how this is the antithesis of life at Indiana Beta.

Our chapter walks the talk about leadership on campus and beyond. One need look no further than Brother Patrick Sullivan ’16, who is emblematic of the type of actives that the chapter has recruited. He has distinguished himself on many fronts.

Besides holding several chapter offices, he is the vice president of administration for the Purdue Interfraternity Council. He was a driving force in creating and implementing a new alcohol policy that bans high-proof alcohol from all chapter properties and events on campus. Presidents of all but one

fraternity voted to adopt the new policy.

Patrick was nationally recognized last year at theSigma Alpha Epsilon 79th John O. Moseley Leadership School as Outstanding Eminent Treasurer of the Year and runner-up for Chapter Financial Management. This month, we were notified that Patrick was awarded the prestigious Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award, which honors Purdue undergraduates who show leadership abilities and appreciation for basic American values. He was also awarded the 2015 John Wooden Leader of the Year Award from the Purdue Interfraternity Council.

Congratulations to Patrick, one of many True Gentlemen at Indiana Beta.

Phi Alpha,Bob Parrin ’72Treasurer, SAE Purdue House Corporation(317) 475-1533 | bobparrin@aol.com

Brothers Bill Vinovich ’62, Patrick Sullivan ’16, Joe Murphy ’16, and Norm Blake ’64 attended the

Purdue vs. Michigan State game last fall.

Our chapter grows and improves each year, and we are excited to be at the helm of an incredible era for Indiana Beta. This year, the

undergraduate brothers are making an extra effort to reach out to our alumni to make our fraternity stronger than ever before. As one of the oldest chapters in the area, we have established ourselves as a leading organization throughout SAE once again. Today we have over 180 active members, all of whom contribute to the growth and welfare of our brotherhood.

A CHAPTER DEDICATED TO PHILANTHROPY & SERVICE

Indiana Beta has dramatically increased its presence in community service and philanthropic endeavors this year. Over 70 brothers participated in last semester’s Purdue University Dance Marathon, an 18-hour philanthropy event conducted by a student organization whose mission is to raise money and awareness for the Children’s Miracle Network. Our chapter

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Indiana Beta brothers during a ski trip.

Jake Van Vuren ’17 and Joe Murphy ’16 during the holidays.

Alumni from the 1960s reunited at the Indiana Beta house.

By now you know of the appalling actions of some University of Oklahoma SAE

members, who are neither True Gentlemen nor brothers. How many negative adjectives apply to such behavior? Racist, repulsive, horrid, intolerant, entitled, insensitive, and disgusting are but a few that come to mind. Moreover, the renegades at Oklahoma insult our African-American True Gentlemen at SAE Purdue where we reject racism.

The actions of some ex-SAEs at Oklahoma in no way reflect the character of SAE Purdue where the chapter is highly diverse. For decades, we’ve had African-American True Gentlemen, and we face stiff recruitment competition from top ranked African-American and some narrowly focused fraternities. Right now, SAE Purdue also counts Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Hispanic brothers as True Gentlemen who are building on our 123-year tradition. Our 175+ active members more than mirror the makeup of the Purdue student body.

How do we recruit and select our members? We always seek True Gentlemen either based on what they are today or how we think they will learn and grow. Yep, we look for academics and activities, and we always seek new brothers who can make SAE Purdue even better. We seek quality, and we reject any

form of discrimination. It’s the old corporate bromide of wanting to recruit individuals who are better than you are.

I know these facts, because I’m privileged to have spent an aggregate of more than three weeks annually since 2009 at 406 Littleton working hands-on with the undergraduates in recruiting and other matters. In the last six years, I’ve personally met more than 3,500 potential members. It’s pleasing to watch SAE Purdue outperform the chapter we knew back in the day. SAE Purdue is the antithesis of a handful of bigots at Oklahoma.

More important than all the bragging statistics we can cite is the plain fact that SAE Purdue walks the True Gentleman talk in seeking and embracing anyone who embodies our high ideals. We repudiate behavior such as that at Oklahoma, and our actions prove it.

If you’d like to talk, please call. Or, please contact our chapter EA, Austin Cornell ’16, at (518) 428-4713 or austin.cornellsae@gmail.com. You have every reason to be a proud Purdue SAE.

Phi Alpha,Wayne McIntyre ’64Vice President, SAE Purdue House Corporation(408) 930-1438wayne.mcintyre@yahoo.com

Ryan Jamieson ’17, Steven Greco ’15, Greg Kenter ’16, Kyle DiGioia ’17, and Adam

Schwarz ’17 volunteer at a local school.

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alone raised over $17,000 for the organization. This semester, we restored the SAE tradition of Paddy Murphy Week to become leaders in philanthropy on campus once again. We raised nearly $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps families of wounded American soldiers post-9/11. We also provided service for a local veteran’s home to make a positive impact in our own community.

AN INCREASE IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

It’s no surprise that as our chapter improves every year, so do our grades. We have promoted scholastic achievement in our house now more than ever; increased academic resources, mandated study hour programs, and local and alumni donated scholarships have led to higher chapter-wide scholastic achievement. For three consecutive semesters, our GPA has stayed above a 3.0 and has remained well above the all-men’s average at Purdue. Our chapter also received the Academic Achievement Award from the Interfraternity Council for the spring ’14 and fall ’14 semesters.

A GROWING ALUMNI NETWORKOur alumni are the most crucial part to our chapter’s sustained success. The active members continue to improve communication with our alumni in order to keep our brothers involved from every decade of Indiana Beta’s past. As we prosper on campus, we know that involvement from our alumni will help us maintain the level of success that we have worked tirelessly to achieve. You can help with our effort to recruit the best and brightest incoming freshmen. If you know of candidates, please submit a recommendation available at saepurdue.com under the recruitment tab.

At this year’s Gala, the undergraduate brothers were thrilled to see many of our alumni return to the Lodge. We sincerely appreciate the support of our generous and loyal alumni brothers and hope to see you soon!

Phi Alpha,Austin Cornell ’16 Eminent Archonaustin.cornellSAE@gmail.com

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NeW members

Carlo AlviarIndianapolis, Ind.

Jack BallIndianapolis, Ind.

Austin CannellaWheaton, Ill.

Matt JaworowskiFishers, Ind.

Johnathan KarahaliosCrown Point, Ind.

Michael KellerColumbus, Ind.

Mitchell VolpeCarmel, Ind.

Chapter OfficersEminent ArchonAustin Cornell ’16Guilderland, N.Y.austin.cornellSAE@gmail.com

Eminent TreasurerVon Wiltman ’17Pittsburgh, Pa.vrwilt1@gmail.com

EDA, InternalBrenden McKeon ’18De Soto, Mo.mckeonbrenden@gmail.com

EDA, ExternalJoe Murphy ’16Rossville, Ind.murph11670@gmail.com

We wish to thank all those who contributed to our annual campaign in the 2014 cycle. These donors gave more than $20,000. Your dedication to SAE is appreciated and helps us improve our programming for

undergraduates and alumni alike.

The 2014 cycle donors are listed below in their annual campaign giving level for 2014. If an error has been made in recording your gift, or your name has been mistakenly omitted or listen improperly, we sincerely apologize. Please send corrections to Bob Parrin ’72 at bobparrin@aol.com. Thank you, again, for giving back to the chapter—it truly does make a difference!

Sons of Minerva($2,500 and above)

True Gentlemen Club($1,500 to $2,499)Norman P. Blake Jr. ’64

Phi Alpha Club($1,000 to $1,499)Phil H. Wagner ’64Randal A. Sergesketter ’80Brian R. King ’97

406 Littleton Club($500 to $999)George Scalise ’56Lewis G. Green Jr. ’60E. Brian Smith ’60Charles H. Alexander ’64Stephen A. Lochmoeller ’67Roger B. Gatewood ’68Bill M. Frederick ’82Greg J. O’Daniel ’90Strawn C. Markle ’95Andrew J. Martin ’96

Indiana Beta Club($250 to $499)Robert Kirk ’52Charles W. Kehrt ’59Leonard W. Busse ’60Charles W. Sanders ’61Edward F. Chouinard ’63Carl Koontz ’64William R. Litzler ’64Thomas D. Wilson ’67Ralph E. Roper Jr. ’68

Steven E. Short ’68Robert Altenkirch ’70Gregory J. Vogelman ’95Daniel R. Byles-Smith ’09

Phoenix Club($100 to $249)Robert S. Sternberger ’42Charles E. Hattery ’43Alan H. Lobley ’49Richard E. Wood ’49Neal B. Royer ’51Donald L. Shaw ’51E. Clifton Wilson ’51Richard W. Butler ’53Lawrence A. Framburg ’53James H. Lowe ’53Virgil G. Burkhardt ’55Dennis T. Karras ’56Richard Lyon ’56Armand O. Norehad ’56Dominic J. Picco ’56Lucien C. Woodhouse ’56Donald H. Morton ’57David A. Bigler ’58Gilbert W. Rowe ’58H. Bailey Terry Jr. ’58Charles W. Ashing III ’59Russell A. Nippert ’59Paul A. May ’60Robert D. McIlroy ’60Anthony Manlove ’61Peter H. Schueler ’61Herbert W. McGuire ’62William N. Vinovich ’62William S. Anderson ’63Stephen E. Egger ’63

Robert H. Frushour ’63Charles M. Jensen ’63Gregory S. Smith ’63Michael D. Leahy ’64Bruce T. Cundiff Jr. ’65William D. Schmicker ’65Andrew E. Cummins ’66James A. Gerlach ’66Robert S. Terry ’68John F. Wahl ’68Robert R. Johnson ’69Cliff Sondgerath ’69James C. Fisher ’70Robert W. Rush ’70Donald S. Meck ’71Donald J. Haerer ’76Patrick K. Harrington ’80William J. McConnell ’80Keith L. Welcker ’80Nick F. Stein ’82Thomas B. Poole ’83Roy B. Heimbrock ’84Alex A. Jacobs ’84David A. Boss ’85Maurice D. Galey Jr. ’85Sean M. Margiotta ’87Brian E. Pulver ’91Greg M. Ansems ’92Bradley L. Benhart ’92Peter A. Greenley ’92Gregory M. Lewis ’92Gregory W. Mauro ’92Thomas S. Pruitt ’92Kurt S. Schmiegel ’92Gregory M. Wenstrup ’92Brian T. Irwin ’93William D. French ’94

Patrick L. Lehman ’95Daniel Neie ’95John D. Zarnowiecki ’95Clement C. Dauk Jr. ’96Drew B. Anspach ’07Nicholas R. Tenhundfeld ’07

Boilermaker Club(Up to $99)Al D. Croxall ’42James A. Foster ’48A.T. Sprich III ’53Donald C. Himsel ’55Frank P. Miller ’57John H. Hager ’58Lloyd C. Cooper ’59Robert E. Gotschall ’59Robert W. Butler ’60James H. Helm ’60John D. Burckell ’62Ronald R. Clark ’62William C. Bultman ’67Stephen Freigherr ’67Thomas J. Resh ’67Terry K. Ryker ’69John B. Fillion ’71John M. Kensill ’71Robert M. Freeman ’77Grant T. McBee ’80David G. Sturm ’81James B. Wood ’84John K. Doyle ’91Jeff Decicco ’92Alan W. Polster ’95Anthony W. Roberts ’98Jeffrey T. Short ’04Nicholas W. Gibson ’09

Thank You, Generous Alumni

ChaPTer Provided an enhanCed CoLLeGiaTe exPerienCe

Forty years is a long time to remember things, especially from a time as hectic

as college is for most of us. But for Mark Hopkins ’79, his experience with Sigma Alpha Epsilon stands out as if it were yesterday. Mark feels that the fraternity was one of the highlights of his college career. He remembers attending football games and various social events with his brothers. Each year, they would prepare and race in the Purdue Grand Prix. Being an engineering student, this was the perfect event for Mark.

Following college, Mark has had an extremely successful career. He is a partner at Deloitte Consulting LLP. The company is a business consulting firm that offers services in four main areas: audit, financial advisory, tax, and general business consulting. While his hard work and dedication are what got him to where he is today, Mark knows that his experience with Sigma Alpha Epsilon helped him in his career. His biggest advice to undergraduates is that “95% of the

job is showing up,” something that Sigma Alpha Epsilon taught him. He also says that his experience living in the fraternity house taught him to get along with many different individuals from different backgrounds, a very valuable skill in our ever-expanding world.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon gave Mark great memories and taught him a lot of lessons and skills useful for life after college. It is because of this experience that he wants to give back to the chapter however he can.

He feels that it’s a responsibility that all alumni have for future generations to keep the legacy of Indiana Beta alive. While there aren’t a lot of alumni in the Atlanta area where Mark works and lives, he feels that he is still connected to the chapter and has been reconnecting with other alumni in recent years. “Our shared experience at Indiana Beta Chapter connects us, despite the time that has passed since we last spoke.” It is this connection that reminds Mark of his time at Indiana Beta and keeps him giving back to the legacy.

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Alumni UpdateChapter Eternal

A. Bernie Keller ’40, age 97, Carmel, Ind., entered Chapter Eternal on October 29, 2014. He graduated from Shortridge High School before earning his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Purdue University in 1940. He was a member of Purdue Glee Club, Optimist Club, ISPE, ASHRAE, and ISEF. Bernie was also a leader of AARP, Riviera, and Irvington dance clubs.

Alumni NewsArmand O. Norehad ’56 would like to hear from brothers in the ’53 initiation class. He resides in Northfield, Ill. E-mail: norvest@aol.com

Lucien C. “Craig” Woodhouse ’56 serves on the Feather River Hospital governing board and Feather River Health Foundation Board. He still plays golf and does woodworking. Craig and his wife, Shirley, have nine grandchildren; one is a Purdue graduate Beering Scholar. E-mail: craigwoodhouse@comcast.net

Gilbert W. “Gib” Rowe Jr. ’58 and his wife, Marlene, spend their time in Yuma, Ariz., during the winter and in Aitkin, Minn., in the summer. The couple has five children. In 2006, Gib retired as the sales representative, product manager and district manager for Hormel Foods. E-mail: yumatime@roadrunner.com

Herbert W. McGuire ’62 graduated from Stanford Law School in 1965 and lived in Palo Alto, Calif., until 1999 when he moved to northern California to practice law part-time and grow almonds as a gentleman farmer. Herb and his wife, Denise, celebrated 53 years on August 19. They have four children, all of whom are doing well with their own families. E-mail: herbertmcguire@msn.com

Terry R. McNelley ’67 is retired from the Naval Post graduate school in Monterey, Calif., where he and his wife, Susan, live. He retired in 2010 after 38 years in teaching and researching. He and Susan have three married children and three granddaughters. The couple enjoys traveling and spending time with family. E-mail: mcnhome@comcast.net

CeLeBraTinG The Life of CoaCh Bud marsee ’52

Coach Bud Marsee ’52, age 86, of Auburn passed away on

February 5, 2015, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab after a lengthy illness.

Coach Bud was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on August 28, 1928, to Ruth Wheeler and Dwight L. Marsee. During his school years in Mishawaka, he played basketball, golf, and baseball and graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1946. Following graduation he went to Purdue University where he lettered in basketball and golf. Due to an automobile accident en route to the NCAA golf championship at Stanford University in 1948, he sustained a spinal injury, was paralyzed, and was out of school a year and a half rehabbing himself back home. He transferred to Florida State University where he could continue his athletic endeavors. He graduated from FSU in 1952. After graduation he worked at The Florida School for Boys in Marianna, teaching and coaching. He married Barbara Ann Fryer January 31, 1953.

From 1953 to 1970 he taught, coached, and was the athletic director at South Broward High School, Hollywood, Florida. Auburn All-American Tucker Frederickson played on his high school basketball team. From 1970 till 1984 he coached golf and taught at Broward Community College, where his teams won

two national junior college championships. In 1984 he re-started the women’s golf program at Auburn University and won the SEC Championship in 1989. He became men’s golf assistant coach in 1992 and retired in 1997. Because he had taught drafting/lettering at the high school level, quality golf tournament scoreboards had become a priority with him in the 1970s. After retirement, he and Barbara

continued traveling and doing college and high school golf tournament scoreboards together.

He had a bachelor of science degree in education from FSU and a master of education from Indiana University, where both his parents had graduated in 1924.

He was a member of Auburn United Methodist Church and the Mishawaka High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame, the National Junior College Golf Hall of Fame, Golf Coaches of America Hall of Fame, and the Letterman’s Club at Florida State University.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara, his son, Richard A. Marsee, grandsons, Ryan A. Marsee and Jeremy Dickinson, sister-in-law, Betty Sue Veal, nieces, Pam Kuester (Ed), Peggy Taylor and Natalie Taylor, and nephew Josh Taylor.