Six seniors personify the very best of the Fraternity and the Class of 2009 . . .

Christopher Coy, Case Western Reserve  '09

Entering college, Christopher Coy was certain he wouldn’t join a fraternity; however, during the first two weeks of class, he met the members of the smallest fraternity on campus. There were only five men, all of whom were graduating seniors. They had recently disaffiliated the majority of their members with hopes of starting fresh and living up to the ideals of their fraternity. Within a year they would face 100 percent turnover in membership, presenting many opportunities, but also many challenges.

Coy has taken many positions within the Chapter including president, treasurer and recruitment chairman. He created a detailed system to track the finances, and has produced the most comprehensive budget for the Chapter in years. He organized multiple community service events the Chapter regularly participates in, and managed 120 applicants for the academic scholarship the Chapter offered, conducting 40 interviews.

As Coy became more involved, he found more opportunities and support. Through the Fraternity, he was awarded an internship with U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, Denison ’54. For two consecutive years following his internship, he has been asked to speak to the incoming freshmen class of 1,100 students about the benefits of being involved on campus and finding internships.

Dailey Fuller, Texas Tech  '09

An outstanding individual, Fuller has found time to devote not only to the Fraternity, but to the entire Texas Tech community as well. Taking on several roles in the Delta Mu Chapter, Fuller adequately improved the positions of alumni relations and public relations to their highest levels. Always striving to be a leader and role model to his fellow brothers, Fuller made it a point to positively represent Beta Theta Pi while being affiliated with other prestigious organizations on campus.

One of Fuller’s proudest affiliations is having the honor to serve as a President’s Select, an organization whose members are elected by the Texas Tech University president and representatives. Fuller serves as an ambassador for the University, representing the president, office of admissions and the University’s athletic teams. His main duties include fostering relationships with all University publics including prospective students, special guests and alumni.

Ryan Schoonmaker, John Carroll  '09

Schoonmaker is a founding father of the Beta Theta Pi Colony at John Carroll University. In his first year, he served as vice president, where he took on both the honor of a leadership role, as well as the innate struggles of defining and developing the foundation for the Colony. As vice president, he was charged with leading the development of the Colony’s constitution and its standards of conduct.

Schoonmaker was honored as Greek Week 2008 “Most Honorable Man” and has since taken on the position of the events committee co-chairman. He is an Order of Omega inductee and has served as a member of the 2009 Millor Orator selection committee, which chooses the only student speaker at John Carroll’s commencement. He is heavily involved with Relay 4 Life, where he walked all 18 hours for cancer awareness.

Brian Selman, Alabama  '09

Upon his initiation in the fall of 2005, Selman immediately accepted the role of recruitment chairman and maintained that role until spring 2008. His relentless efforts brought in more than 70 brothers spanning a two-year period. His hard work contributed to the Chapter receiving three consecutive Sisson awards, as well as two consecutive Knox awards, neither of which had been presented to the Delta Theta Chapter before in its 45 year history.

His participation in activities outside of the Fraternity have allowed him to positively represent the ideals of the organization through means that very few are able to navigate. Selman is a member of the University of Alabama football team, and has been a starter and varsity letterman since the 2007 season. He has the unique opportunity to favorably represent the Fraternity on a national stage each week during the fall semester. He continues to receive recognition for his academics, and has earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll in the 2005-08 football seasons.

Selman’s ability to maintain extensive commitments throughout his collegiate career, including fraternal leadership, academic excellence and athletic triumph makes him one of Beta Theta Pi’s outstanding undergraduates.

Aviran Sethi, Minnesota  '09

Early on in his Beta career, Sethi decided he would always give as much of himself to the organization as he could. This past year, he served as president of the Beta Pi Chapter and notes that although challenging, the position was one of the most rewarding he has experienced. He has forced the Chapter to branch out from purely internal development to seeking improvement in the greater Greek community.

Sethi is involved heavily with his college, the Carlson School of Management. This past year, he became involved with the Carlson Buddies program, where he acts as a “big buddy” to an incoming freshman. Sethi is a mentor to the incoming student and aids in
his or her acclamation to university life and expectations.

Scott Taylor, Dayton  '09

Taylor has been involved with the Fraternity since his freshman year and is a founding father of the University of Dayton Colony. Awestruck and inspired to do more, he quickly became involved with the recruitment committee. Taylor quickly began to inspire his fellow brothers with passion and a vision of what things may come in the not-so-distant future. Since then, he has represented his Colony as new member educator and vice president.

A volunteer by nature, Taylor regularly devotes his time to those around him in the community. Each year, he assists the St. Vincent Hotel by organizing food donations and other products to be given to those less fortunate. He also participates and helps direct a soup kitchen through the help of his parish.