Pi Crescent Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity

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1 Pi Crescent Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Fall National FFA President Oklahoma State Riley Pagett, who is a junior and member of Pi Chapter Alpha Gamma Rho, proudly holds the honor of National FFA President for the term Thirty-six candidates from across the nation applied for the position. The contestants then went through five rounds of interviews, workshop facilitation Riley Pagett and speeches. Each person was evaluated for good morals, leadership, proficiency, integrity and intelligence. Riley has been actively involved in FFA since He held the state office of Northwest District Vice President for Oklahoma in Some of his activities through FFA involved Prepared Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, Beef, Swine and Goat Production, and Lawn Production. He was involved in Alpha Gamma Rho serving as the House Chaplain, Philanthropy Chair and VNR Recruitment for the 2010 term. Riley has also been actively involved on the Oklahoma State Campus serving in Student Government Association, Homecoming Steering, and Overflow, to name just a few. When asked how AGR helped in his evaluation for FFA National President, Riley replied, Being a brother of Alpha Gamma Rho has enabled me to help recognize similarities and differences of others and has allowed me the opportunity to work with people of all aspects of life. Additionally, I have learned the value of being a part of something greater than myself. AGR Alumni Receive Awards at OkACTE Convention Several Pi Chapter Brothers were recognized during the 43rd Annual Career and Technology Education Summer Conference. The conference was held Aug. 2-3 at the Tulsa Convention Center. Phil Berkenbile (Initiate 1061, 1977), State Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, received Oklahoma PI CHAPTER O K L A H O M A S T A T E CareerTech s top award, the Francis Tuttle Career Excellence Award. The Francis Tuttle Award was established in honor of Francis Tuttle (Initiate 1323, 1990), former state director of the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education and architect of what is now called the CareerTech system. The award recognizes individuals whose careers exemplify Tuttle s dedication to the development of people through career and technology education. The National Technical Honor Society also presented Berkenbile with the Stars of Excellence Award. The Stars of Excellence Award recognizes those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the Oklahoma Chapter of NTHS. Kent Boggs (Initiate 1781, 2007), executive secretary, Oklahoma FFA, received the Arch Alexander Award. The Arch Alexander Award recognizes CareerTech educators who have made significant contributions to Oklahoma s CareerTech system and applauds those who are progressive leaders in program and curriculum development and utilizing advanced technology in education. Jeremy Zweiacker (Initiate 1469, 1995), State Tech Prep and Alliance Coordinator, received the New Professional Award as a potential leader in Oklahoma ACTE. More Inside...

2 New Brothers Pi Chapter would like to introduce all alumni to the new 2010 class of brothers. This class consists of members from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas and has already begun adding their stamp to AGR Barret Austin #1836 Ringling, OK Biochemistry Jacob Beck #1837 Mulhall, OK Fred Chapman #1838 Dickson, OK Seth Coffey #1839 Davis, OK Agribusiness/Farm and Ranch Dillon DeMuth #1840 Blackwell, OK Agricultural Economics Mitchell Earl #1841 Enid, OK Biochemistry Cooper Eden #1842 Freedom, OK Matt Freeman #1843 Texhoma, OK Finance John Haley #1844 Canadian, TX International Owen Hossack #1845 Owasso, OK Agricultural Education/Ag Leadership Riley Javellas #1846 Pawhuska, OK Accounting Marty Jones#1847 Owasso, OK Agricultural Education Jake Krieger #1848 Hobart, OK Biosystems Engineering Josh Lippolt #1849 Kingfisher, OK Agricultural Economics/Accounting Diego Lopez #1850 Altus, OK Mechanical Engineering Trevor Lucas #1851 Central High, OK Agricultural Education Garrett Matlock #1853 Tecumseh, OK Biosystems Agricultural Engineering Kolby Miller #1854 Mangum, OK Accounting Kyle Mueggenborg #1855 Kingfisher, OK Biosystems Agricultural Engineering Cameron Ross #1856 El Reno, OK Business Jacob Self #1857 Bartlesville, OK Economic Pre-Law James Semrad #1858 Garber, OK Agribusiness Pre- Law Austin Shirm #1859 Perkins, OK Zoology Jason Sullivan #1860 Paragould, AR Aerospace Engineering Kyle Swinford #1861 Okemah, OK Agricultural Communications Gus Walenciak #1862 Coweta, OK Animal Science Austin White #1863 Frederick, OK Blake Wieland #1864 Hydro, OK Agricultural Communications Crescent Publishing Service This issue of the Pi Chapter Crescent was published through the Crescent Publishing Service (CPS). This is a special project of the AGR Home Office to assist chapters in improving communications with alumni. Chapters pay a small fee for the service below the actual production cost to encourage regular contact. This project is made possible by donations from alumni like you. Please consider contributing.

3 Homecoming 2010 For this year s homecoming, Alpha Gamma Rho was paired with the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. The directors for Alpha Gamma Rho were Grant Detten, Dane Caldwell and Matt Kubik. Kappa Alpha Theta s directors consisted of Kendall Turpin, Olivia Gutierrez, Kayla Heim, Carrie Johnson and Haley Key. Both houses put in many man hours and a ton of hard work. Late night thunderstorms and a continuous rain throughout the day were just a few of the hardships that the men of Pi chapter had to overcome this year in order to help provide America s Greatest Homecoming Celebration. The result was placement in every category judged for homecoming sweepstakes. Alpha Gamma Rho and Kappa Alpha Theta placed fifth in Football Frenzies, third in the Library Lawn Sign competition, third in Harvest Carnival, second in House Deck Design, first in House Deck Engineering and second in Homecoming Sweepstakes. Aside from the multiple Homecoming awards, Brother Wyatt Swinford received special recognition as Oklahoma State University s Homecoming King. This means the last three out of four Homecoming Kings members of Pi chapter Alpha Gamma Rho, an honor that is held very dear to us. Everyone here at Pi chapter hopes our continued efforts through homecoming can help show a small part of our appreciation to those brothers who came before us. The 2010 Homecoming House Decoration this year brought together many aspects of both Alpha Gamma Rho and Kappa Alpha Theta. Both Alpha Gamma Rho and Kappa Alpha Theta found themselves in the unique position of having a recent marriage between the two houses. With this in mind, the directors designed a deck depicting a young boy and girl s journey through life. Different objects, such as Lincoln Logs, Legos and a barn for the men and nail House Decorations polish, lipstick and a baby blue Ford Mustang for the women were used to show how each grew up as they traveled down life s road to finally meet in the middle of the decoration at Oklahoma State University. This gave new meaning to decoration s theme Life Is a Highway That Leads to the Cowboy Nation. The decoration also had a three-dimensional aspect to it the pomped Mustang, Mrs. Potato Head, nail polish, Legos and Lincoln Logs were all three-dimensional. The reasoning behind this was to show how life has to be viewed from different angles at all times; it is not a planar piece of paper. Judging for the house decorations takes into consideration theme, engineering, creativity and general appearance. The Engineering aspect is judged in its own category whereas the rest are lumped together under Design. For this year s 2010 decoration Alpha Gamma Rho/ Kappa Alpha Theta placed first in Engineering and second in Design.

4 1. Alumni Awards Many awards were given out to alumni this year before the annual Homecoming Walkarounds. These awards recognized continued efforts toward Alpha Gamma Rho, something that can often go overlooked. Everyone at Pi chapter appreciates what our alumni do, and we would like to thank any and all that have given back to the brothers after them. Brother E. Edd Pritchett received his 50-year initiate award. He was initiate number 744 and now resides in Cashion. Brother Dr. Mike Hardin received the Leo P. Strickland Outstanding Alumni Award. Mike has served both Pi chapter and the Alumni Board as Financial Advisor for over 10 years. Brothers John Cothren, Brian Vowell, and Doug Jackson received their Outgoing Alumni Board Member award. Each has served more than one term on the board, and Brian served as Secretary during his tenure. Brother Weston Dehart received the Virgil Stratton Outstanding Alumni Award. Cecil D. Maynard was recently inducted into the Pi Chapter Hall of Fame and was also recognized at this meeting. 2. The following brothers were present to receive their awards during homecoming (name and initiation year printed): 1. E. Edd Pritchett, 1960; 2. Mike Hardin, 1968; 3. John Cothren, 1994; 4. Brian Vowell, 1994; 5. Doug Jackson, Letter from our House Mom It s my third year with the AGRs, and it still remains one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I really must have done something good in my childhood! Our alumni came through (once again!) and had our Virgil Stratton OSU room painted and also installed new flooring to match what is in our living area. Our west-facing windows and door in the same room are now tinted, thanks to a generous Don Evans. Our front garden area is now completed thanks to the Mom s Club. Everything looks more than terrific, and we appreciate you all. The AGR moms are returning this month to decorate for Christmas and to make a final decision on the new furniture allocated for the Dr. O room. They didn t want it before Homecoming for obvious reasons. If everything goes right, hopefully we will be able to finish painting over the holidays. All in all, we re off to a great start in Your group of guys is wonderful; I can t say enough except thank you for such great parenting and teaching. It is still a pleasure to be a part of their lives, and I m enjoying every minute. Sincerely, Mom Walker Pi Chapter Social Networks Search for Oklahoma Alumni Association of Alpha Gamma Rho and reconnect today! Get the news as it happens. Follow us on Twitter at

5 Alpha Gamma Rho Winter Bonanza Each year the men of Alpha Gamma Rho produce a calf show for 4-H and FFA members as an annual philanthropy. The men of AGR seek to give back to the organizations that helped to instill in them the values of hard work, sportsmanship and responsibility. Winter Bonanza gives youth the opportunity to compete with their livestock evaluation skills, as well as exhibit their SAE projects. These projects require hundreds of hours of manual labor each year, in which total responsibility of an animal is given to the student. Prize money from the show allows the students to continue to finance their project and to judge their progress There are currently 66 brothers who are lost. Please help us find them. If you are on the list, please go here to update your information: If you have information, please jzweiac@hotmail.com. If you have a Facebook account, please join our group by searching for Oklahoma Alumni Association of Alpha Gamma Rho at Roll # Last/First Name Init. Date Roll # Last/First Name Init. Date Roll # Last/First Name Init. Date 406 Seddon, Perry P Koos. William M Armstrong, Clarence Gannaway, Jay T Moore, Dale R Tatyrek, George F Villines, John R Olson, Carroll D Marley, William R McGee, Albert P Trantham, Donald B Thomas, George M Frick, Thomas L Tomlinson, Tommy J Codding, Charles H James, Lawrence E Gordon, Brian E Hill, Tom G Fries, Boss R Jones, Robert K Cravens, Leonard R Kissler, Weldon B Lost Alumni 1067 Miller, Kirk D Rink, Chris W Reading, Charles S Neundorf, Eddie D McKinney, Grant L Williams, Johnny D Baustert, Jeffrey D Conley, Clayton L Harrison, David B Bomhoff, James R Russell, James R Miller, James G Mannering, Mark Moore, Darren Patterson, Bud Vernon, James W McCaleb, Mark A Wrede, Lance W Kirby, Thomas M Turner, Travis L Gungoll, Guy W Brower, Brian Scott 1991 thus far. In addition, Winter Bonanza offers two scholarships each year to promote higher education for students. Brother Carson Horn is the chair for Alpha Gamma Rho Winter Bonanza and would like to thank all that contribute their time, money and effort so that this event can happen each year. Any questions concerning this annual event can be directed to Carson Horn at: carson.horn@okstate.edu (405) or (405) S. Washington, Stillwater, OK Monin, Robert T Bone, Michael L Lay, William M Schauffler, Scott W Prull, John D Ballou, Dallas H Mayfield, Josh Amburgy, Chris Opitz, Dusty Wise, Hilton Jackson, Michael Bull, Brian J Collins, Robert W Hunt, Landon Davison, James M Riddels, Gaylon P Christensen, Andrew T Russell, Jordan K Alstrom, Tuff Beau Collins, Tucker Hays, Riley Brant Long, Zachary Clay 2005

6 Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity North Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Kansas City, MO Permit No RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Pi Chapter Crescent Alumni News Wanted The next issue of the Pi Chapter Crescent should be full of news about alumni brothers. Please send us your updated contact information and the latest on your accomplishments (marriage, family, jobs, etc.) to: Pi Chapter Alpha Gamma Rho, Attn: Alumni Relations, 224 S Washington St., Stillwater, OK Recruitment Recommendation Please help us recruit the best of men. If you know someone who would make a good addition to our Fraternity, please let us know so we can contact him and enhance our brotherhood. Name: Age: Address: address: Phone - home: School: Classification/Major: Comments: Your name and address: Please Mail to: Alpha Gamma Rho Pi Chapter, Attn: Recruitment, 224 S Washington St., Stillwater, OK 74074