Beta
Pi:
IS BETA PI BLOG without any redeeming social or
artistic merit?:
YEA
. .
. . or
The
Beta Pi Blog is non-political. It
includes
pictures,
links,
Archives of previous issues, and other time-wasters.
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FROM
MARK “CHEEKS” REED
“Larry,
150 years old…wonder what Otis Allen Glazebrook is thinking…
“Alpha Tau Omega was founded at the Virginia Military
Institute on September 11, 1865 by Otis Allan
Glazebrook, Erskine Mayo Ross,
and Alfred Marshall. Glazebrook's
plan was to use Christian brotherly love as a way to help facilitate
reconciliation between the North and South in the aftermath of the American
Civil War.”
Well we did our part at Beta Pi!!
Best regards,
Mark”
To Mark: I so agree, yes we did. Thank you for sending us this and staying in
touch, “Amazing Cheek-un!”
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RETURN
OF RENA!
Out of
the frickin’ blue, I get this email from our great friend, former girlfriend of
the one-and-only Travis Parr. . .
none other than that awesome sweetheart of
ATO, RENA DABNE SARTAIN, a/k/a affectionately known as . . . “The Steak”:
“Larry - It's Rena Sartain. Hope this finds you well and as cute
as ever. Jeannie Klima and I will be there for the reunion and attending the
class party on Friday night. Anything going on with the ATOs so we can't get a
glimpse of how beautifully you guys have aged. Would love to be included in the
plans if possible. Thanks. R”
Is
there any doubt? I was nearly doing
double back flips! Of course, I told
Rena we’d love to have her! Rena, can’t wait to see you. Tell Jeannie, I didn’t know her back in the
day, but I remember seeing her, and she is most welcome.
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REUNION
2020 UPDATE:
So . .
. when I told FRANK COLLINS the big news - that RENA will be attending, here
was Frank’s reaction . . . . . .
CHESTER
BREWER has stated he will be in attendance.
What are the odds of him actually showing? Very good I say, but you know me, I am
optimistic. Chet, we miss you!
J.D.
STRICKLAND never commits to anything (because of Peter Pan Syndrome), but somehow
J.D. always shows up. We love J.D.
JIM
CORDNER told me he will be in town, and as before, we’ll probably see Jim at
the Tailgate. Jim – from the bottom of
my heart – we’d love for you to also come to our party.
TOM
LOVINGGOOD, our Blog Baseball Correspondent . . .
and
part time Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man . . .
will be
there.
THE
THREE STOOGES,
Frank
Biller, Larry Simons and Steven Starr will be rolling out the Tick Red Carpet!
The Agenda:
Vanderbilt Reunion this fall will be Friday, October 18
-19. I hope you can make it.
- Friday
afternoon, 1:30 p.m. we will visit
Alex and Laura Wilson’s graves.
- Friday
night - Vanderbilt Class party,
and All Class Party in the Big Tent.
- Saturday
VU Tailgate, Homecoming Game, TBA
- Our annual ATO Cocktail and Dinner Party at Cabana, after the Game Saturday evening, TBA.
“. . .
.it will be beautiful!”
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KEEPING
TABS:
Here is
a reminder of the Brothers and Sisters we have lost.
ANTHONY
GUY MIRANDA, died June 18, 2019.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2019,
No.03. Archive: Aug. 2019
Obituary:
MARK McGANN, died December
10, 2018.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2018, No.07. Archive: Dec. 2018
BECKY BRUNING MANYAK, died
October 19, 2017.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2017, No.07. Archive: Sept. 2017
Obituary:
ROB BLANKENHORN, died
December, 2016.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2017, No.05, (See Comment by Dick Stoner). Archive:
Sept. 2017
EDWARD G. “TED” STEPHANY,
died January 20, 2016.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2016, No.01, Archive: Jan. 2016
J. NEAL CRENSHAW, died
November 12, 2014.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.08, Archive: Nov. 2014
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.10, Archive: Dec. 2014
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.08, Archive: Nov. 2014
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.10, Archive: Dec. 2014
MILES WALSH, died in July,
2013.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2013, No.05, Comments Section (over 50 comments),
Archive: Aug.2013
DAVID HOWE, died November 30,
2006.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.68, Archive: Dec. 2006.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.30, Archive: May. 2007
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.30, Archive: May. 2007
KURT WAGNER, died in July,
2002.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2016, No.02, Archive: Jan. 2016
ALEXANDER WILSON, died April
9, 1977.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.25, Lowenstein Essay Contest. Archive: Aug. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.33, Honoring Alex and Laura. Archive: Sept. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.45, Tale-o-Pig-Roast. Archive: Sept. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.50, Winner Essay Contest. Archive: Oct. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2017, No.05, Alexander Wilson. Archive: Sept. 2017
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.33, Honoring Alex and Laura. Archive: Sept. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.45, Tale-o-Pig-Roast. Archive: Sept. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.50, Winner Essay Contest. Archive: Oct. 2006
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2017, No.05, Alexander Wilson. Archive: Sept. 2017
Alex and Laura are buried at the
Nashville National Cemetery. The cemetery is at 1420 Gallatin Pike South,
Madison, TN 37115. Alex and Laura are at
Section KK, Site 794.
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THE
ARCHIVES
To
explore the “Archives” in this Blog – go to the top of the latest “blog issue”,
on the right. You access it by
clicking on the Month and Year, and it will drop down with choices. For example, if you click on December, 2006,
a list will drop down listing all issues that were published that month. Click on an issue, and you can then post a
comment to that issue. It’s never too
late to post a comment, right?
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HOW TO
POST, OR READ COMMENTS: Just click the button - Comments – below my
signature block.
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BETA PI
BLOG ROSTER STATS:
As of September 18, 2019, there are 132 ATO’s on the
blog email list, including 13 Brothers whose e-mail address is unknown, plus 18
ATO Gal-Pals.
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