Last News and Events
2026 Undergratuate Executive Team
Congratulations to our newly elected officer team for the upcoming year!
VNR Recruitment- Kurt Zimmerman
VNR Membership Development- Sam Martin
VNR Alumni Relations- Tyce Bettenhausen
VNR Finance- Payton Bunger
VNR Planning- Derek Schwartzlow
VNR Operations- Jonas Jandrin
VNR Scholarship- Braden Rogers
VNR Activities- Owen Trone
Public Relations- Jack Tarnutzer
Provisions- Sam Wolf and Tony Miller
AGR Sickle & Sheaf Fall 2025 – The Harvest Report (page 18 – 25)
This Harvest includes Fraternal Excellence Awards, messages from scholarship recipients, campaign updates and more.
Fraternal Excellence Awards – Every chapter can earn recognitions for achieving excellence in the following categories:
- Academic Excellence
- Lifelong Membership Development
- Continued Alumni Engagement
- Chapter Crescents
- Recruitment Excellence
- Communications
- Living the Promises & Values
- Philanthropic Efforts
The Beta Gamma Chapter was awarded the GOLD STATUS!
2025 Scholarship Recipients – The Educational Foundation offers 12 national scholarships annually…each is based on the individual’s pursuit of excellence in scholarship and leadership, and for his contributions to community and Fraternity…
J. Wayne Rehn Animal Science Scholarship – Established to encourage excellence in academics among brothers majoring in pre- veterinary medicine or animal science who are sophomores or juniors living in a chapter’s residence.
Beta Gamma recipient – Ethan Bode
Lifetime Giving Levels – The following Lifetime Giving Levels recognize donors with a cumulative lifetime giving…
- Order of the Sheaf – Scott Laufenberg
- Order of the Lamp – Michael North & Duane Schaefer
Alpha Gamma Rho Scholarship Fund
The Beta Gamma Alumni Board is pleased to announce that the Fund Raising Committee has engaged with the UW-Platteville Foundation to establish the “Alpha Gamma Rho Scholarship Fund” at UWP. Now those interested in making a contribution can support both UWP and Beta Gamma AGR by donating to this fund.
The Platteville Foundation is in the midst of their fall campaign and student volunteers are making calls for the foundation requesting contributions. If you choose to make a gift to UWP now or at another time you have the option to direct your gift to the AGR Scholarship Fund.
The scholarships generated by this new fund held at UW-Platteville along with the Beta Gamma and Dennis Valstad Scholarships funds held at National AGR will enable us to attract more quality young men to join AGR and further to our mission of “Making Better Men. Please consider directing your gift to these scholarship funds when making a gift to either UWP or National AGR.
Fraternally,
Beta Gamma Fundraising Committee
Ken Gibson, Scott Laufenberg, Brian Donnely, Jay Long, Michael Long, Dave Ward, Bob Janes, Ken Fiedler, Jeff Bode
55th Anniversary Celebration – Saturday, March 13th, 2027
Brothers, mark your calendars! We’re excited to announce that the 55th Beta Gamma-Alpha Gamma Rho Anniversary will be held on Saturday, March 13th, 2027 in Platteville, Wisconsin! It’ll be a great time to reconnect with your fellow brothers, reminisce about the good old days and see how the chapter is thriving. Platteville holds a special place in our AGR history, and we can’t wait to gather there once again. More details regarding the location, schedule of events, and registration information will be shared in the coming months. In the meantime, spread the word and start making plans to join us for this milestone reunion. We look forward to seeing you in Platteville!