Talk:Beta Theta Pi

message: this is the shittiest wikipedia page ever
Every single other wiki entry on fraternities and sororities contains all of the same types of information. If you are going to delete the history and other bits of information that provide people with answers about what Beta Theta Pi is then you need to do so for every other greek organization on this board. The information in this entry is simply information about the history and background of this organization. Just like just about every other entry on wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rrude (talk • contribs) 15:27, 18 September 2006  (UTC)
:If you think that putting copyrighted in quotes makes it less a serious legal offense to plagiarize someone else's material you are wrong. What I did was to remove a threat to the legal standing of the Wikimedia Foundation as you seem to have an insistence on trying to host and display illegally copied material on our servers. The information in this entry is simply copyrighted information about the history and background of this organization. If you care so strongly about having it included, which for the record I think should happen as it is a notable organization, then you must rewrite it in your own words and not violate the expressly stated (at the bottom of the website you copy&pasted from) copyright of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Aside from the relevant laws regarding copyright in the State of Florida, United States, and whichever jurisdiction you happen to be editing from, it is also a violation of Wikipedia policy found at Wikipedia:Copyrights. —WAvegetarian•(talk) 19:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  2006 comment on early version 

message: I have moved this section to my own user page. Nova SS 17:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Arturo Ritti's vandalism of various articles

message: Is it confirmed anywhere that all five members of Broken Lizard (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske) are in Beta Theta Pi? This interview says that only four of the actors are fraternity members, but this article says that all five are. Kevin Heffernan (comedian) does not mention the fraternity. Is there anyone who can provide clarification on the situation? Olessi 07:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe they were all members of the Colgate University Beta Theta Pi chapter. I cannot personally verify that information, but among  current university undergraduate members of Beta, it is accepted as common knowledge. ShawnHorton 21:47, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All were students at Colgate University. Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, and Erik Stolhanske are members of Beta Theta Pi. Paul Soter is a member of Theta Chi.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ColgateUHockey (talk • contribs) 13:40, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken Lizard 

message: Several articles that were speedy deletion candidates have been redirected here, as well as several large, well-layed out articles that looked good but still made no claim to notability per the notability guideline.  Nothing against "chapter" articles, but unless they can demonstrate using multiple non-trivial coverage from reliable sources that they are something worth inclusion in an encyclopedia, they are all going to end up either deleted or redirected.brenneman 08:52, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chapter Houses: Notability, Speedy Deletion, and Reliable Sources 

message: I just wanted to see if there was a consensus about converting the lists of Famous Betas to tables.  I personally find it much easier to read, but when I tried to do the first one, it was promptly reverted with an explanation that it was harder for "noobs" to edit; for myself, that's how i learned how to do things on wikipedia, by seeing someone do it then following the pattern or looking up how to do it in the help section.
Also, I found a link to cite all the Famous Betas with, but I haven't had a chance to edit it in. See Beta Quick Facts] Jameschipmunk 19:28, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Prepare for the beginning of the Reignstorm.  I'll be waiting.  -King Beta  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.163.135 (talk) 22:52, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Tables

message: Does the "Status" column belong in the Chapters section?  The information isn't encyclopedic, and is subject to change at any time.  No source is cited for the information, and no mechanism exists to update it when it changes.  Unless someone can provide a compelling defense for the column, I suggest it be removed.  I'll check back here in a couple weeks and see if anyone's commented. James A. Stewart 06:18, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No one's replied, so I'm going to go ahead and remove the column. James A. Stewart 00:46, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status of Chapters 

message: Kutcher is listed as a member of Delta Chi and as a Beta.  Which is it?  He is listed on the NIC website as a Delta Chi--which I am inclined to believe.  I'll remove him from the Beta page unless someone can provide some proof that he is in fact a Beta.DIDouglass 18:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ashton Kutcher is not a member of Beta Theta Pi according to our records at the General Fraternity. Umstadter (talk) 13:37, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Ashton Kutcher]]

message: Ben Stiller is not a member of Beta Theta Pi. Robert Umstadter, Associate Director of Communications, Beta Theta Pi Foundation and Administrative Office Umstadter (talk) 04:00, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Ben Stiller]]

message: Why is the name of the driveway leading to the administrative office included in the introduction? Hardly seems relevant to be included in the article, much less a place of prominence.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.10.243.27 (talk) 00:30, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Driveway Name

message: The issue of notability of persons is explained in the article Notability in Wikipedia the specific Wikipedia notability guidelines are linked from there as well.  Quick google searches of James Desanto and Justin Bates do not indicate any possible backup for claims of notability.DIDouglass (talk) 14:57, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability

message: The "The recent Men of Principle campaign has caused much controversy between undergraduates and fraternity officials" line strikes me as odd, since the men of principle campaign is not described, nor any reason for the controversy.  I'm a member and I only have a vague idea of what the program is and no idea what the possible controversy could be.  Citation for this?  Lyle (talk) 04:12, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Men of Principle

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