The Winter 2023 edition of The Rattle is now available online*!
Here are this issue's highlights:
Page 2: From the International President
- Craig Andreasen challenges us to continue to move the needle – even as an individual brother – and provides Beta Alpha/UCLA’s James Sun (1992) as a primary example.
Page 4: –Cover Story– “Behind the Scenes”
- Learn how Steve Maeda's (Beta Alpha /UCLA 1984) experience as Recruitment Chairman prepared him for Hollywood, his efforts to bring the characters of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece to live-action, and his insight on the recent strikes in Hollywood.
Page 11: Distinguished Achievement Awards
- Recent recipients include:
- Former Republican Governors Association executive director Dave Rexrode (Eta Kappa/James Madison 2001)
- Retired Dollar Tree executive chairman Bob Sasser (Gamma Rho/Florida State 1973)
- Qualcomm’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Don McGuire (Eta Omega/Chico, CA 1988)
- Former PricewaterhouseCoopers Pittsburgh office managing partner and former dean of the graduate and undergraduate schools of business at Duquesne University, Jim Stalder (Omega/Penn State 1962)
Page 12: Feature: 2022/2023 Awards
- Check out our recipients of Theta Chi’s major awards for collegiate brothers and chapters. Many of these awards were presented during this past summer’s sessions of the Initiative Academy
Pp. 14–24: From the Foundation Chapter
- Don’t miss this special message from the Foundation Chapter, including the 2022/2023 Honor Roll of Donors and our list of Scholarship Recipients!
- Don’t forget to make your tax-deductible end of year gift at thetachi.org/give.
Page 25: Feature: Reunions & Relics
- Alumni from Epsilon Xi/Clarion and Epsilon Eta/IUP, two chapters located only 60 miles apart in western PA, both held reunions that referenced a relic made by their pledge class decades ago.
Page 26: Chapter News
- Collegiate brothers continue to make a difference on their respective campuses through acts of service, scholarship, and leadership. Don’t miss the special stories on two legacies and their initiation at Alpha Tau/Ohio this fall and Iota Sigma/Towson’s efforts to extend a Helping Hand to the USO.
Page 28: Alumni News
- Updates on Theta Chi alumni from around the world, along with several special stories, including:
- A Mu/California alumnus engages his city to assist in the building of a portable shower for the homeless
- Centennial Celebrations for Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech and Alpha Xi/Delaware
- The Theta Chi flag flies at the top of Kilimajaro
- Five brothers from four different chapters are Kickin’ the Asphalt Out of Cancer
- Zeta Pi/Old Dominion returns ‘home’ for Founders Day and its 55th anniversary:
Page 36: “Wanted: More Snowboarders”
- An update from the Ski Bums on their 2023 trip to Mammouth Mountain in CA, and information about the upcoming 2024 trip in Steamboat Springs, CO.
Pp. 37–39: Chapter Eternal
- This issues listing includes obituaries for:
- Angie’s List founder Bill Oesterle (Alpha Delta/Purdue 1987)
- Earl D. Rhodes Theta Chi for Life Award recipient Sean M. DonCarlos (Gamma Upsilon/Bradley 2003)
- Iota Delta/Southeastern Louisiana Charter Member Brandon Mulina (2004)
- Carnation Award recipients Susie May and Lynnette McMahon
Back Cover: –Save The Date– Recognize anyone in our throwback photos?
- The 168th Anniversary Convention is coming to New Orleans this summer on August 2-5. Make your plans to join us now!
- Learn more at thetachi.org/convention.
*This issue of The Digital Rattle was emailed to all alumni who have an email address within our database. A print version of this issue of was mailed to all alumni who have an address within our database; The Winter 2023 edition of The Rattle should be hitting mailboxes around Christmas/late December.
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