Beta Pi:
IS BETA PI BLOG WITHOUT ANY REDEEMING SOCIAL OR ARTISTIC MERIT?:
YEA . . . . or
NAY?
Beta Pi Blog’s purpose: to bring ATO, Beta Pi Chapter Brothers and ATO Gal-Pals together. The blog is not to be taken seriously - it is meant for fun.
The Beta Pi Blog is non-political. It includes
and other
time-wasters. To get there, go to web address: http://beta-pi-blog.blogspot.com
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FOUNDERS’ DAY
I received this e-mail from Active Mike Brett michael.c.brett@vanderbilt.edu :
“Brothers,
Hello! I would like to invite you to join the active brothers of Beta Pi as we celebrate Founder's Day 2012.
Founder's Day honors our esteemed alumni and graduating seniors. In observance of their contributions to the fraternity, we will be hosting a dinner here in Nashville on the evening of Thursday, April 19 for alumni an actives to eat, meet, interact and reconnect.
The time and location of the dinner have yet to be determined, but I wanted to gauge interest in the event so as to better plan it. If you would like to attend, RSVP by replying to this email with your name, tentative number of guests (families are welcome) and graduation year.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks and I hope to see you next Thursday.
VTL,
Mike Brett
ATΩ Beta Pi Alumni Relations Chairman
Class of 2013"
TO MIKE: I will do my best to make it, and hopefully Nash-bags like
Boss Stein will attend. Boss is a bank big-wig and very busy.
David Haines might attend. Haines is a government lawyer who carries the weight of the world.
Heck, Steve Quattrochi is a Tick who lives just 30 minutes away in lovely Wilson County, but he is permanently ensconced at his lake house, which prevents him from ever leaving the county.
I, Bozino Lorenzo may be the only ordinary Tick within 100 miles, but “I will endeavor to persevere.”
TO ALL: Give Mike an RSVP that you will be there at michael.c.brett@vanderbilt.edu .
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WORLD’S GREATEST CONTEST UPDATE: (Check out the Contest at Archives, Febrauary or March, 2012)
Well, sadly . . . only 3 Ticks had the stones to send an entry.
Well, sadly . . . only 3 Ticks had the stones to send an entry.
Vinnie Starr voted for Rena Dabney,
Travis Parr voted against Rena Dabney on grounds of cup-size;
and Frank Biller voted for Sonny Stephenson (This was controversial, but your Judges ruled that man-boobs are legal, and logically . . .
IF Sonny had man-boobs in 72 he may have them still, thus the Biller entry is accepted).
NONE of the entries was correct, but the
Judges ruled that the subject matter of the contest was so spectacular, so unprecedented, so in-your-face great – that the contest shall remain open to additional entries.
CONTEST RULES, REDUX:
1. No Hints.
2. No prizes.
3. Your entry must not be posted to the Blog, or mass e-mailed.
4. You may not confer with other Ticks, or Gal-Pals (honor system, no cheating).
5. Send your entry by e-mail to lasimons4law@aol.com – you must guess the name of the human wearing the Vanderbilt Jersey in the photo, and put it in the e-mail. Entry must contain your name (or Tick nick-name accompanied by your real name), no anonymous entries.
6. Once a reasonable number of entries has been received, the mystery Judges will make a decision, which will be announced in the Blog.
There is still time to grow a set of stones.
“IF YOU DON’T VOTE, YOU DON’T MATTER!”
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FATHER KNOWS BEST
I got this interesting e-mail from 60 year-old Oldster
Matthew J. “Don’t call me Hart!” Hart, who was escorting his spawn to the Field of Dreams, Von-da-bilt University.
“Hey LARRY,
I had a nice visit with Mr. John Stein and his son Tyler last night. Boss was nice enough to keep it to DefCon 2 with my son Mike who was on a College Tour. Attached is a photo of 2012 version of Shipwreck.
VTL & ILAMATOB
Matthew J. “Don’t call me” Hart
TO DEAREST BROTHER MATTHEW:
How wonderful of you to take time away from your historic retirement gala, to come to Nashville, to show your spawn the Sacred Halls of Von-da-bilt. May God Bless You dearest Brother Hart for not divulging to the innocent lad the horrific misogynistic nightmares you caused many a 70’s co-ed when you made repeated use of the word “wench” a famous feature at the Wales Tales Tables. May God forgive you. We shall pray for your son’s admission to the University Most High, and for his subsequent bid as a Legacy of ATO. May the Heavens be perpetually open to you, our MOST SUCCESSFUL AND FORTUNATE SON.
VTL & MDCMHS
Bozi-noches Lorenzo
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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of April 11, 2012, the Blog roster stands at 110 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses (plus 6 Brothers who do not have e-mail), and 14 ATO Gal-Pals. The blog needs e-mail addresses, please share!
VTL,
Larry Simons
7 comments:
CONTEST ENTRY FROM BOB SMOOT:
"Larry,
My first guess would have been one of the ATO gal-pals, someone who had graced our humble mansion on Kensington Place over the years and who appears to be a lean, mean fighting machine. Then, I thought I saw something in the pictures that would allow someone who is observant and has a memory, obviously that leaves me out of the picture, to identify this faceless goddess. Over the last several weeks, I have been tormented and experienced many sleepless nights contemplating this issue. Perhaps it’s a Tic’s beautiful bride allowing him to tease his brothers. Maybe it’s a voyeur’s picture from a recent C-Room encounter. And then it dawned on me, several Brothers had attended the bowl game in Memphis, maybe it was an intoxicated coed trying to entice them – she would have to been mighty drunk to do so, or, auditioning for one of those “Gone Wild” tapes, I see advertised on cable. I’m drained and punchy from lack of sleep and definitely have no valid or original ideas. But, I now believe a more sinister plot is a foot. I think Buck is onto something here, however, I don’t believe Sonny is the purveyor of such “firm” attributes, his would be hanging much, much lower by now. Living in DC, well nearby, conspiracy theories abound and this brought back a haunting tale of a Tic who had acquired a strange propensity for dressing in rather unusual attire as a result of an unfortunate encounter with an admirer of “exotic persuasion”, late one evening. In fact, back in the time, we “received...two dozen reports of individual acts of perversion...so profound and disgusting...that decorum prohibits listing them here”. Thus, in good conscious, I can’t divulge the name of that poor, twisted soul, his punishment is to relive that experience in his thoughts every night.
VTL
Smooty"
TO SMOOTY: Most excellent entry! I have sent a message to our Judges requesting permission to modify the "no hints" rule. If I get a green light, I'll post a hint. This contest has a design flaw - it's too frickin difficult!
BREAKING NEWS: IF IT TICKED YOU OFF THAT VU SOLD OFF WRVU, YOU'LL BE REALLY PISSED TO LEARN THEY ARE DEMOLISHING KISSAM QUADRANGLE, INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL TREES, THIS SUMMER. YEP! THEY ARE BUILDING A HUGE CONCRETE & GLASS MONSTROSITY. VANDERBILT, WHERE NO SQUARE INCH OF LAND REMAINS OPEN AND GREEN. Check it out. http://vanderbi.lt/kepk3#.T5l7ai7UUAs.email
FROM JOR-EL KADARAUCH:
"Larry, I guess one can’t fight City Hall. Perhaps cherish the memories instead. And with that, I recall (with mixed emotions) that as an incoming Freshman, my mother urged me strongly to apply for a “top floor, corner room” in Kissam, as I was a very light sleeper and she felt that I would encounter the least noise being in such a room. Well, I got my wish. Unfortunately the top floor corner room happened to be closest room on campus (as the crow flies) to the clock tower, which “went off” every hour and half hour throughout the night. Irony of ironies."
TO JOEL: This was how Quasimoto (the Hunchback of Notre Dame) lost his sanity - he worked and lived in the Clock Tower, and the chiming of the huge bells drove him nuts. This is perhaps what happened to you, my wired-too-tight friend. So now, let there be a new diagnosis in the DSM: "Clock Tower PTSD" - right? :)
FROM LOVE-MAN:
"Larry--I spend an entire year of my life in that Quadrangle!! They can't do that!!!"
TO TOM: I agree. The corporate ass-kissers at Vanderbilt simply do not know who MIGHTY LOVE-MAN is, and how sacred his space at Kissam was.
FROM CLAUDE CODY:
"Sorry to hear about Kissam. Reminds me when my Freshman dorm, Tolman, became a girls dorm. The residents wanted to auction off the urinals but Dean Potter said NO.
Claude Cody"
FROM FRANK COLLINS:
"Correction: the room closest to the clock tower was my room and the room above me at "Barnyard" Hall. We were at the very end of the hall, closest to the tower, and just to rub in a little salt, just above the dumpster that was emptied on at least two occasions per week in the middle of the night. The clock tolled for me. In fact, one memorable night, the night the Viet Nam War officially ended, it tolled all night in recognition of that historical day. I have no sympathy of Kissam Dwellers. Not when it comes to the Kirkland Clock Tower. The upside was the year in that room prepared me for 20 years of residency in New York City."
TO FRANK & JOEL: we now have the makings of a Clock Tower PTSD Support Group. Let the hair-pulling begin!
FROM FRANK COLLINS:
"No hair left to pull."
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