Chance meeting with Betas

Miami1839 · #1 09-30-2001, 09:04 PM

I saw this topic in the AGD and Alpha Phi Forum and thought I would start it here. What are some unexpected situations where you have met another brother?(outside your own chapter).

When I was an undergrad I applied at Bennigans restaurant near my college. I put down Beta on my application and it just so happened that one of the assistant managers was a beta alum from Syracuse. We shook hands after the interview and I got the job. We exchanged stories all the time. I had a lot of fun with that job. There were quite a bit of greeks that worked at that restaurant actually. There was a Kappa Alpha Theta Alum from VT that told me once about a special serenade they had for the Betas there. I've met a bunch of betas on various road trips but that was my one cool experience.

-KAI-

Kevin

ZZ-kai- · #2 10-01-2001, 11:15 AM

Back in March 2001, I flew from Wisconsin (about 15 degrees) to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (about 90 degrees). Naturally, I arrived with my Beta Letters on, and a man about 45 years old stopped me because he noticed my sweatshirt. He was a Cornell Beta, and was leaving that day. My fiance and I sat with him and his family and talked Beta for about an hour. It was great, he was a great guy!

Another time I ran into a Beta, was while I was grabbing lunch with an old pal of mine at a local brew-pub. A guy walked by, tapped me on my shoulder and said "sweet shirt man" (It was a real obnoxious Blaze Orange, George Peppard T-Shirt that our chapter made). Turns out, he was Rhode Island Beta who moved into the area, and noticed my shirt. We spoke for about 10 minutes, and I was introduced to his wife. Very nice people.

Another one, about 10 of us Oshkosh guys had tickets to the Green Bay Packers. We had a quarter barrell and a Dartmouth Beta Alum. stopped by to say "-kai-" because he saw us all with our letters on. He and his pal stayed a while to "Drink of the Beta Brew" with us.

Oh yeah, one last one. My chapter road-tripped to Beta Pi, the Minnesota Chapter back in 1997. I got to know quite a few of those guys, and a few months later while at a Dave Matthews Concert at Alpine Valley, WI, I was doing my thing in the urinal and happened to look to my right and see about 10 Minnesota Betas doing the same thing. Turns out they were following DMB for the summer. To say the least, we washed our hands before we shook!

-kai-

ZZ-kai-

Betarulz! · #3 10-03-2001, 11:50 AM

Well, this summer as I was going through rush, I ended up meeting all sorts of Betas.

It turned out that my mom's boss was a Beta from Oklahoma.

Also my allergist was a KU Beta, and as I left his office I heard him exclaim to one of his nurses in a voice that could only be described as proud (even though he doesn't really know me that well) "He's going to be a Beta!!"

and also, one of my good HS friends--who is also a pledge this semester at Truman State--his brother was the chapter president at Truman this past year. When he found out that I was going Beta he called me even though he and I had never ever even been introduced to each other, and we talked for probably 15 minutes--he had several people that he had met from my chapter at either convention or a leadership retreat that he wanted me to say hello to.

Of course all of this happened in the course of about three weeks when I hadn't even moved into the house or anything so I can only assume that more encounters are inevitable and most definetly welcome.

mmccutc · #4 09-10-2005, 03:18 AM

Met a woman when I was hanging out with a few of my brothers who exclaimed "I only marry Betas!" We were shocked to hear this 50+ year old woman say this and ended up finding out that she was married to a Beta, got a divorce, and ended up marrying his pledge brother a few years later! haha.. I got a big kick out of that. Definately a "Beta Goupie." Got a few of those around Clemson-
-Cutch

ECUJacob · #5 09-18-2005, 11:51 PM

Unfortunately, I can't say that I've had any chance encounters with Betas from other chaptes. Eastern North Carolina isn't known for it's alumni base.

In due time I guess.

furmanbeta · #6 09-21-2005, 04:17 PM

I found out in June that a professor I know who does reasearch at my school over the summers is a Beta from Kenyon State. I didn't know this for the first year I met him, but over the course of the summer we continued to share various stories about Beta events past.

Coramoor · #7 09-21-2005, 05:34 PM

I was in NYC at a starbucks awhile back. I had a Beta shirt on and this old dude said something that involved -kai- and that's how we met.

Another time at a wine tasting event I was wearing a beta shirt and the owner of vineyard noticed and gave me a bottle of wine after we started talking. He ended up being from my chapter at that.

sdbeta1 · #8 11-03-2005, 08:39 PM

I just learned today that my professor who I've had all semester is a Beta from Depauw. Now I feel bad, because I currently have a C in the class, and not an A.

ECUJacob · #9 11-04-2005, 03:53 PM

I just found out that the director of our Honors and Scholars Program is a Beta...