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Congratulations to the 25 New Initiates of the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Beta Theta Pi.

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We held our initiation this January for our new members. We had a great pledge class and we feel that all of our new members will be great brothers in our fraternity for years to come. Here is a few words from one of our new initiates Turner Goodson about his experience with Initiation.

"Becoming an active member of the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Beta Theta Pi was a monumental and exhilarating time in my life. I was so proud, along with my twenty-five brothers that were initiated with me as well. Every one of us was thrilled to be part of this highly esteemed fraternity, and the ceremony that was held the Sunday we were officially inducted complimented what we had all achieved. This was expected of course, as the ceremony was a very formal and serious event that represented the importance of the fraternity and our obligation to hold ourselves to the highest standards of society and Beta Theta Pi. It was a classy ceremony that revealed more information to us about the fraternity that brought all of us brothers even closer to each other, older actives and newly initiated pledges included. It was a moment of achievement for all twenty-five new actives as we had officially moved from being great people, to being great men and brothers that were all tied under one name to serve and help each other, as well as the community. It brought me happiness to finally be a part of this great fraternity, but it brought me greater joy to know I will have brothers bonded to each other with similar beliefs, that will always be there for me through good and bad."

Epsilon Lambda Adds a Third Chapter House

Our chapter has agreed to a lease with UMKC on the unoccupied house located at 5225 Rockhill Rd, located next door to the current house. The new house will hold 12 members with the ability to expand to more. Now 30 Betas will live in the on campus houses. The university has completed renovations that were made throughout the months of May, June, and July and members began to move in on August 1, 2008. The upgrades include wood floors in common areas, new carpet in bedrooms, and new paint. The house includes 7 bedrooms, 5 huge bathrooms, 2 sun rooms, a large kitchen with dishwasher, and large basement.

National Scholarships Awarded to Three Epsilon Lambda Members

Scott Beeler was awarded the Michael Clarkson Ryan Memorial Scholarship, worth $2,375. Jared Halpin was awarded the James L. Gavin Memorial Scholarship, worth $1,125. And Chris Smith was awarded the John R. Simpson Memorial Scholarship, worth $1,050. Congratulations guys!

Epsilon Lambda Wins Third Straight Knox Award

The 170th General Convention in Phoenix, Arizona proved to be an exciting time for the Epsilon Lambda chapter. Betas from UMKC were awarded their Third consecutive John Reily Knox Chapter Excellence Award along with the Virginia Tech Award. The Knox Award is the highest award a chapter can receive based on chapter excellence. The Virginia Tech Award is awarded regionally to chapters based on outstanding grade point averages.

Epsilon Lambda Greek Week Champs for the 4th Year in a Row in 2009

For the 4th year in a row the Epsilon Lambda Chapter won the Greek Week Competition placing first in many events such as swimming and football. Well done guys!