Theta Crescent Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Spring 2014 www.mizzouagr.com Missouri Nearing the end of the first semester, I have been very impressed with the way Theta Chapter has improved. With the transition to the new officer team, there has been no struggle making sure the men at Theta work to advance the legacy of excellence. The new officer team started off on the right path with holding an officer retreat at the beginning of the semester, outlining the main areas we need to focus on and really mend. All of the brothers of Theta know where our struggles are and collaborate to make improvements; this is what I am most proud of as the new Noble Ruler. Our chapter is continuing to grow from semester to semester. We work to recruit the best men that will hold the values that we all share as brothers of Alpha Gamma Rho. With the Theta website, alumni support, and active members giving names for potential new members, Noble Ruler Report our chapter will be growing to over 110 active brothers. With Greek life growing rapidly at Mizzou, we are excited to be growing and improving our chapter. I have no doubt, that this will be a good adjustment for Theta chapter to make. I am excited to see the men in our chapter, getting involved on campus and in the community. More and more brothers are putting a positive image on Alpha Gamma Rho and are representing our values greatly. I am proud to be a part of such a great organization and to walk the campus of Mizzou with the brothers of a premier fraternity. Fraternally, Kayden Guymon Ө 1782 Noble Ruler What s Inside Centennial Notes - Save the Date Homecomning 2013 And More...
Celebrating a Century of Excellence Lowell Mohler and Bill Hayen have accepted the responsibility of co-chairing Theta s Centennial celebration in April 2016. We hope you will all SAVE THE DATE and plan to attend one or more of the events that will be held in honor of 100 years at Mizzou. Plans are just beginning, but we hope to provide a variety of events over the three days of celebration. The Charter was signed on April 24, 1916 at 3 p.m. We hope to begin with informal get-togethers on Friday, April 22; follow up with a banquet on Saturday, April 23; and conclude with an event at the Chapter House at 3 pm on Sunday, April 24, 2016. If you have ideas of how you would like to celebrate, please contact us. If you are interested and willing to help with any part of the festivities, you participation is welcomed. Contact information: Lowell Mohler: meadowcreek2@aol.com Bill Hayen: SBHAYEN@sbcglobal.net Save the Date: Celebrating a Century of Success Mark your calendar and plan to join Theta Chapter on April 24, 2016. At approximately 3 p.m. on that day, we will reach the ripe old age of 100 years! Dinner with the Chancellor Theta Chapter was please to welcome our new Chancellor, Dr. R Bowen Loftin, for dinner on May 5, 2014. Also present for the occasion was Dr. and Mrs. Jim Spain, Vice-Chancellor of Undergraduate Studies, and BA president Mark Baker. Earlier in February several AGRs met Chancellor Loftin at the CAFNR Unlimited Banquet and Auction. Left: Pork Steaks and Chicken straight from the smoker! Left to Right: Andrew Daus, Ryan Eisenbath, Chancellor Loftin, Andrew Folta, Nathan West, Zach Knipp, and the smoker, David Snodgrass. Right: Kirby Fecht, Jacob Meyer, Chancellor Loftin, CAFNR Dean Thomas Payne, Connor Scott, and Kayden Guymon.
From the BA President As summer gets under way, the Building Association at Theta Chapter is gearing up to make some improvements to our house at 602 S. College. Work will be done on the interior of the house to improve ventilation and update the interiors of the bathrooms. On the outside, we are resurfacing our parking lots, which took a beating in the rough winter we experienced. In addition, we are in the planning stages of creating an improved patio area to the rear of the house. While several of these improvements are regular upkeep and maintenance, we re always looking for ways to make the Theta chapter house an ever better home for our brothers. If any of these projects sound like items of interest you d like to support, we re always welcoming of donations of time, money and skills! Two upcoming events that we d love to have you be a part of: Our 3rd annual Popp-McBee Memorial Golf Tournament will be held September 14th, the weekend of the Mizzou-Indiana football game. More information is available at our chapter website at www. mizzouagr.com/golf-tournament. The event is a great time to reconnect with brothers, old and new. There are several sponsorship opportunities for the event as well. Also, the 100th Anniversary of Theta Chapter will be celebrated the weekend of April 22nd, 2016. To get involved with the planning of the celebration, please contact me at 573-808-3060 or mbaker2000@yahoo. com. We re looking forward to celebrating 100 years of Making Better Men at the University of Missouri! Recruitment for the 2014 fall class is off to a great start. We have hosted two recruitment weekends, welcomed recruits and their moms to our Mom s Weekend Brunch on March 7, made home visits and welcomed several recruits and their parents to tour the Chapter New Board Members Recruitment Report Three new members were elected to the Theta Building Association Board at Founder s Day. The are Caleb Colbert ( 03), Brett Naylor ( 05) and Lee Gard ( 06). Caleb and his wife Lindsay have returned to Columbia and Caleb has joined the law firm of Brown, Willbrand, Simon, Powell & Lewis, P.C. Brett Naylor is currently working on his PhD at Mizzou. He is in the Division of Plant Sciences studying plant stress biology in soybeans. Harold G. Butzer Engineering Firm in Jefferson City, MO employs Lee Gard. Lee is also a resident of Columbia, MO. We would like to thank our retiring Board Members. Matt Pieter, Loyd Wilson, and Mark Hill for their many years of service on the Theta Building Association Board. House and learn about life at 602 S College. Our goal of 34 new members will fill the house when classes begin on August 18. We still have room for one or two more quality recruits, so please contact us if you know an outstanding young man coming to Mizzou this fall. Crescent Publishing Service This issue of the Theta Chapter Crescent was published through the Crescent Publishing Service (CPS). This is a special project of the Alpha Gamma Rho 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.
Our Newest Alumni Benjamin Buesing: BS in Agricultural Business Mangement and is continuing his education at Iowa State University in Agronomy Dirk Dielh: BS in Ag Systems Manage. He plans to return to the family farming operation in Butler, Mo. Matthew Eisenbath: BS in Ag Journalism, Marketing has accepted a job with Schnucks Corporate Office in St. Louis (Marilyn Heights) Andrew Fleming: BS in Agricultural Business is employed by Agri-gold and will be living in Columbia Alexander Fodge: BS in Ag Systems Management with minors in Economics and Plant Science. Alex will join his family at Hopewell Family Farm in Paris, Mo. Tyler Garrett: BS in Civil Engineering. Tyler has taken a job with BHC Rhodes in Overland Park, Kansas Kyle Gilbert: continuing study in Business Finance Tanner Greer: continuing study in Biological Engineering Dominic Habjan: BS in Agricultural Economics Christopher Hudson: BS in Ag Education. In the fall, Chris will be teaching agriculture in Bowling Green, Mo. Matthew Jeffers: BS in Agricultural Business is employed by Sydenstrickers John Deer Britt Kagay: BS in Agricultural Business. Britt has accepted a job with Bunge, and will be living in Greenville, Mississippi Daniel Kipping: BS in Ag Systems Management ASM and is working on the family farm in Carrollton, Mo. Andrew Moffitt: BS in Ag Systems Management. He has taken a job with Crown Equipment Company Paul Pierson: BS in Ag Systems Management Jonathan Roling: BS Health Sciences, Chiropractic School-Overland Park, Kansas Joshua Roling: BS in Health Sciences, Chiropractic School-Overland Park, Kansas Michael Schieffer: BS in Animal Science, Cargill Meat Solutions, Beardstown, Illinois Ryan Schoffner: BS in Animal Science, Cargill Meat Solutions, Beardstown, Illinois No, this is not a misprint. Ryan and Michael both accepted jobs with Cargill! Austin Smith: BS in Agricultural Business. Austin will attend graduate school this fall at Mizzou to pursue a Masters Degree in Political Policies Ben Werr: BS in Agricultural Economics and will be working in Owensboro, Kentucky for Monsanto as a District Sales Manager trainee Have a Recruitment Recommendation? Complete and return the form on the back of this Crescent. We d love to hear from you!
Theta Brothers on Campus CAFNR StuCo: Cody Jones, President, Jimmy Copher CAFNR Week Steering Committee Tri-director, Kayden Guymon CARNR Ambassadors- Josh Glendenning, chairperson; Brett Waddell, Andy Folta, John Davis, and John Anderson, Guy Vinson Litton Scholars: Kirby Fecht, Corey Hudson, Phillip Cooley Homecoming SteerCo: TaMarco Davis, Christian Gander, and Brett Waddell Campus Outreach: Zach Knipp, tri-director, TaMarco Davis, Kirby Fecht, Ryan Eisenbath, Grant Sherwood Rho Gamma (Recruitment counselors): Forrest Hall Tyler Garrett Chosen to Mizzou 39 In the spirit of service that was the cornerstone of the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board presents the Mizzou '39 Award to 39 outstanding seniors each year. Chosen for their academic achievement, leadership and service to Mizzou and the community, the honorees represent a variety of majors, activities and organizations from across campus. Tyler Garrett becomes the third member of Theta Chapter inducted Theta Chapter Online Find Theta Chapter on Facebook and strengthen your bond with your brothers. Visit facebook.com and search for Alpha Gamma Rho Theta Chapter Alumni to reconnect today! into this elite group since it began in 2006. He is the son of Darrin and Amy Garrett of Worth, Missouri. In addition to serving as the 2013 VNR Recruitment of Theta Chapter, Tyler s additional activities and honors include: Engineering Study Abroad- Student Director, Mizzou for Malawi Steering Committee, Engineering Student Ambassadors- President, American Society of Civil Engineers, Head Photographer- The Odyssey and. Engineers Week King Candidate. Whether or not you follow us elsewhere, you can always stop by our website to find out the latest Theta chapter news. Visit mizzouagr.com today to see what s new! 2014 Chapter Officers THETA CHAPTER MISSOURI Noble Ruler VNR Planning VNR Finance VNR Membership VNR Recruitment VNR Scholarship VNR Activities VNR House Mgt VNR Alumni Ethics Board Risk Management Public Relations Kayden Guymon, Burnside, IL Phillip Cooley, St Charles Jacob Meyer, Troy Collin Boyd, Pleasant Hill Corey Hudson, Middletown Aaron Le, Springfield TaMarco Davis, Tulsa, OK Cale Diehl, Butler Kirby Fecht, Carthage, IL Andrew Daus, Springfield Joseph Stillman, Kennett Grayson Cooper, Springfield
Founders Day Theta Chapter held their 98th Founders Day celebration on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Chapter House and Reichmann Pavilion at Stephens Lake. More than 150 Brothers and guests were present to honor Alpha Gamma Rho and the individuals that are this great Fraternity. The day began with registration and a continental breakfast, followed by the initiation of Brother Joe Parcell and the annual business meeting. The luncheon was held in Reichmann Pavilion at Stephen s Lake and an excellent meal was provided by Tubby s BBQ & Catering -- also our morning cook! Dean Thomas Payne provided the keynote address. Chapter scholarships and awards were presented, followed by recognition of our 10, 25 & 50-year initiates. The day concluded with an auction, which generated over $3500 for the construction of signage in our front yard. Thanks to Kirby Fecht, the auctioneer, VNR Alumni Relations, and collegiate chairperson for Founder s Day. Great job, Kirby! At Founders Day, March 15, 2015, Theta Chapter welcomed Alumni Initiate, Dr. Joe L. Parcell. Dr. Parcell is the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department Chair and teaches courses in the agricultural marketing value chain, price analysis, and commodity marketing. In addition, he is director of the Missouri Value Added Development Center, owner and operator of Parcell Farms in both Iowa and Howard County Missouri, and founder and president of Value Ag, LLC, an economic, market and financial consulting company providing unbiased assessment of potential business opportunities. After receiving a BS in Mathematics from the University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Parcell went on to study Alumnus, advisor, property manager Alan Masters wears a lot of hats! Alan was initiated into Theta Chapter in 1980. Alan has recounted many fun stories from his undergraduate days and we know he enjoyed his college years. His service to Theta Chapter, as an alumnus, has more than earned him this spotlight. Alan serves as the property manager for the Building Association, helping to maintain and enhance our Chapter House. He s been seen around the house doing emergency maintenance as Joe L. Parcell Alumni Spotlight Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University where he obtained a Master s Degree in 1996 and his PhD in 1998. Dr. Parcell co-authored the sixth edition of The Global Agricultural Marketing System. His research involves price analysis, marketing, and assessing value drivers in the supply chain. He is the author of over 200 journal articles, book chapters, abstracts and proceedings, posters, organized symposium presentations, and extension publications. To date, he has secured over $5 million dollars in grant funding. Dr. Parcell and his wife, Julia, are the parents of three daughters Karly, Katy, and Jorah. early as 7 am, on weekends, and as late as midnight taking care of a flood in the kitchen! Brother Masters has been our Chapter Advisor since 2008. Since that time, he has attended the majority of our executive board meeting on Sunday nights, and sometimes they haven t gotten started until 9 pm. He s back again for Chapter on Monday. He listens, gives great advise, and most of all, supports us in good times and occasionally, not so good times. The entire Chapter looks to Alan as our advisor, but also our Brother and friend!
Founders Day Photos Top left: Founders Day keynote speaker, Dean Payne. Top right: Brothers from the 10 year initiation class were recognized at the event. Bottom Right: The 25 year class had a good turnout at the event, and those brothers were recognized. Bottom left: Brothers from the 50 year class were in attendance. Want to keep up with life at 602 S. College? Log on to Mom Marty's website www.mizzoumom.com to see photos and keep up with the Chapter actities. The website was created for parents, but alumni might enjoy the news and photos as well!
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