Greetings to the NCD from Alpha Beta! This past fall was a busy and exciting one for the brothers as we finally held our 75 th Anniversary Celebration on November 12, 2004. After much planning and overcoming quite a few obstacles, the event went smoothly and ended with Second Degree for our fall MC class. We would like to thank the brothers of Gamma Pi and Epsilon Xi that joined us in our celebration. If your chapter has an anniversary coming up, feel free to contact us for pointers!

As mentioned before, we also welcomed the 12-member Gamma Nu class to the brotherhood this past semester. They were one of the larger classes in Alpha Beta history; our newest brothers have an awesome amount of enthusiasm for service and music. This was evident in the large number who came back from break early to participate in our Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On our holiday we teamed up with our sister chapter Epsilon and accomplished much despite the VERY cold Indiana weather. At the end of the day our storage room in Hinkle Fieldhouse was back into working order for the basketball season with clean instruments and organized music (for the most part!). We also continued our tradition of Music Share for the Gamma Nu class, where we got together for food and each new brother shared their favorite song or piece of music. We are a service fraternity but sometimes it is necessary to step back and just do some group brotherhood bonding to enforce the strength of our purposes.

As for this semester, we are in the process of preparing for the election of new officers and we are excited for the block and convention season to begin. We look forward to seeing you this spring!

Respectfully Submitted,

Sarah Meisinger

President- Alpha Beta