Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2010, No.09 - New Inductees

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IS BETA PI BLOG WITHOUT ANY REDEEMING SOCIAL OR ARTISTIC MERIT?:

YEA . . . . or

NAY?

Beta Pi Blog exists for one reason: to bring ATO, Beta Pi Chapter Brothers together.




The blog does not take itself very seriously - it is meant for fun, and therefore is non-political. It includes

pictures, links, Archives of previous issues, and other

time-wasters.








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ANDREW SIMONS’ WEDDING: This past weekend, my son

Andrew Simons married Lindsey Looft! The wedding and reception were wonderful. I am feeling mixed emotions - which I expressed to Andrew - joy at his wedding, and sadness that he is moving away to Denver. Milestones.

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER. Well, at the Wedding Reception - small world, a really nice coincidence - one of my ex-wife Genevieve’s friends is married to a Tick-a-lor from Class of 1980,

TIMOTHY L. STAFFORD, a.k.a., Tiny Tim - part of

Rod Yanker’s posse.







Tim tim.stafford@vanderbilt.edu  - owing to the sanctity of the Wedding Reception - wisely chose not to launch into any of the many sordid tales of Rod Yanker.


BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES BROTHER TIM STAFFORD!



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BECKY BRUNING MANYAK FINDS KAREN DEGERBERG!


Recently, I got a really nice e-mail from Becky Bruning Manyak:

Larry- Your blog always leaves me laughing! I've really enjoyed the pics of the Tics from this past reunion. Buck gets my vote as the guy I would still recognize on the street... Anyway, I'm trying to get commitments from Becky Denham, Karen Degerberg, Katie Herrington, Betty Ingle and Ellen Wright to attend our 35th in October. I'd give anything to see some of you play a Wales Tales game again!!!

A few days later, true to form, Becky notified me that she had persuaded that Celestial Beauty,

Karen Degerberg to join the Blog. It is now my distinct honor to welcome to the Beta-Pi-Blog-o-sphere, to that wacky gaggle of gals know as the ATO Girlfriends-o-yore, the great KAREN DEGERBERG karen.degerberg@gmail.com . We love you, Karen!!

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A BRIEF PRIMER ON THE HISTORY OF ATO GIRLFRIENDS-O-YORE. The Beta Pi Blog began in July, 2006, and has grown steadily. After we kicked it off,

Matt Hart had the idea to include women. This idea was very popular, yet it was not until July, 2008, that we were successful in enlisting the first female inductee, my former girlfriend . . .

SALLY TUCKER (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.32, Tick-a-lo Wimens in History, July, 2008)





After that, some of the All-Time-Great Gal-Pals of ATO came forth, including . . .

RENA DABNE SARTAIN, PENELOPE MALONE &

my beautiful wife ANN POLK (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.48 - G-F-O-Y Prize winner announced September, 2008)

BECKY BRUNING MANYAK (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.05 - The Bruning Chronicles, March, 2009)

KATIE HERRINGTON (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.08 - The Herrington Induction, April, 2009)

LINDA BURNS BAYLES (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.28 - Hurricane Phibes Hits Nashville, PART I, October, 2009)

DEBBIE PAYNE (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.29 - Hurricane Phibes Hits Nashville, PART 2, October, 2009)





In short, history has bestowed on us some of the world’s most beautiful women - and we are glad.

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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of May 25, 2010, the Blog roster stands at 100 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses (plus 8 Brothers who do not have e-mail), and 11 ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore. The blog needs e-mail addresses, please share!

VTL,

Larry Simons

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