Oxford, Ohio, July 16, 2009 – The third installment of The John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle for 2009 concluded July 15. Three sessions of The Wooden Institute were offered with more than 250 undergraduates attending.

The Fraternity offers the intense five-day educational experience, designed to lead groups of 90 undergraduate Betas — identified as prospective leaders — through a program of fraternal values, leading with integrity, enhancing chapter motivation, team building, effective confrontation and service learning.

“Being a facilitator at The Wooden Institute was a true honor as a Greek life professional,” offered Session Two facilitator Jenny Levering, who serves as the Assistant Dean of Students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. “The fact that the program was designed for Betas, by Betas made it a unique experience for teaching, learning and building men of principle.”

This was the Fraternity’s 11th year hosting the leadership development program since its inception in 1999. The endowed program is named after legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and his wife, Nellie.

“It was great to be able to take John Wooden's winning principles and apply them to my colony in order to improve it, continue to help it grow and to help make Beta the best fraternity anyone has ever seen,” commented Grant Lewis, Southern Methodist ’10. “It was truly a pleasure to meet other Betas from all across North America and build friendships that will last a lifetime.”

Beta Theta Pi is dedicated to building men of principle for a principled life. Our brotherhood aids the individual, builds the Fraternity and strengthens the host academic institution through lifelong devotion to intellectual excellence, high standards of moral conduct and responsible citizenship. The Fraternity, founded in 1839 at Miami University (Ohio), has more than 120,000 members including some 6,500 collegians on 120 campuses in the United States and Canada.

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For more information, contact:

Sue Kraft Fussell or Megan Vadnais
Co-directors of Leadership Development
800-800-2382, ext. 222 or 268