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Another Brother Tapped into a Secret Society

Wade Pittrich — 2012-05-09 14:00:00 -0500

Brother Cort Rippentrop, recently received one of Mizzou’s highest honors, as he was tapped into the QEBH Secret Society during Mizzou’s Tap Day Ceremony. The 85^th Tap Day was on Friday, April 27^th in Jesse Auditorium. Tap Day is an event when outstanding students are recognized and become a part of one of 6 secret societies honored at Mizzou. Cort, who is a junior, business management major from Blue Springs, MO was one of 7 students to be tapped into QEBH. QEBH, whose name remains a secret to the public, is the oldest society at MU. There is no application to join QEBH, and so each individual is hand selected through a secret process. Cort recently led a large group of Mizzou Greeks to Harmons, Jamaica, as a part of the Won by One mission trip. He also is active in religious organizations such as Vintage Greek and The Crossing. He served as Chaplain for FarmHouse as a sophomore and has made many other contributions to the house. We are proud to call Cort our Brother and are very proud of his accomplishment.

2012 Greek Week Results

Wade Pittrich — 2012-05-06 22:09:00 -0500

The Men of FarmHouse and Lambda Chi Alpha and the Women of Chi Omega recently competed in Mizzou’s 2012 Greek Week Competition. The pairing placed 2^nd OVERALL out of the 13 pairings! Other notable results include 4^th in Fling, 4^th in Blood, and 1^st in Public Relations. The Men of FarmHouse were very excited with this year’s results and are anxiously awaiting the competition again next year. The head liaisons for FarmHouse were Kyle Lindner and Jason Kirby. Mizzou’s overall theme was Famous Couples, and FarmHouse, Lambda Chi, and Chi Omega’s individual theme was Mario and Peach. The time and efforts of our participating members was very much appreciated.

Congratulations to FarmHouse for being IFC Spotlight Chapter

Michael Everson — 2012-04-22 20:31:00 -0500

Recently FarmHouse obtained the IFC Chapter Spotlight due to its involvement in campus organizations, participation in philanthropies, brotherhood events and service events. Every 2 weeks at the IFC Fraternity Chapter president's meetings, the fraternity with the most amount of Greek Development Points receives the spotlight chapter award. For the last 2 weeks FarmHouse has proudly displayed the Spotlight Chapter banner on the front porch. Congratulations to FarmHouse and all of it's members.

Congratulations to Samuel Hallet

Michael Everson — 2012-04-22 20:18:00 -0500

Samuel Hallet ( Fall 12') recently received the Omnicron Delta Kappa top 14 Freshman award for his academic and extracurricular achievements. Sam competed with hundreds of other freshman to receive this honor. Some of Sam's extracurricular activities include : Member of Emerging Greek Leader's Program, Member of Mizzou Student Foundation, Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Member of the MU Rocket Team. Congratulations Sam!

Founders Day 2012

Michael Everson — 2012-03-14 23:17:00 -0500

Founder's Day will be held on April 14th, 2012

Founder's Day Schedule :

Association meeting -9 AM at FarmHouse

Foundation meeting - 9 AM at FarmHouse

Formal Initiation - 11:30 AM at FarmHouse

Mizzou Football Black and Gold Game - 1 PM Faurot Field

Founder's Day Banquet at Peachtree - 5:30 PM

Dinner - 6:30 PM 25$ per person

Featured Speaker - Dr. Steven Borgelt ( 75')

Any further questions should be directed to Mike Revis (314) 504-3442 or rmrnc6@mail.missouri.edu

Congratulations to the Fall Initiates

Wade Pittrich — 2012-02-28 21:28:00 -0600

The Alpha Chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity is proud to introduce the newest members of our Brotherhood. They are the Fall Pledge Class of 2011, and their names, hometowns, and majors are listed below. Congratulations again!

Ray Bayer              Chesterfield, MO         Biology
Zach Brown            Kansas City, MO       Engineering
Mark Buerck            Perryville, MO             Civil Engineering
Sam Hallett             Lee's Summitt, MO   Engineering
Spencer Hamilton   Lee's Summitt, MO   Plant Science
Jason Kirby             Jackson, MO          Biochemistry
Tyler McQuinn          Stanberry, MO           Business
Connor Moylan       Lee's Summitt, MO   Biology
Matthew O'Brien       Kansas City, MO       Engineering
Nick Schasch           Ballwin, MO                Engineering
Marshall Stallings   Charleston, MO          Business
Nick Steuven           Fenton, MO               Mechanical Engineering
Parker Williams       Sikeston, MO             Animal Science
Jacob Wilson           Weston, MO              Business

Congratulation to the new Executive members

Derek Cox — 2011-12-05 15:20:00 -0600

President: Drew Mreen
VP Finance: Brett Walker
New Member Ed: Jordan Showalter
Alumni Relations: Mike Revis
House Ops: Nick Cuchetti
DOA: Schafer Wood
Social: Aaron Burger
Scholarship: George DuMontier
Sergeant: Stephen Moorkamp

Congratulations to the Pledge class of Spring 2010

Derek Cox — 2011-12-05 15:10:00 -0600

Aaron Burger California, MO Business

Brett Walker Stanberry, MO Business

Collin Mouse California, MO Industrial Engineering

Derek Cox Kansas City, MO Biology Education

George DuMontier Farmington, MO Journalism

Hayden Berry Moberly, MO Business

Huntley Leverenz Bowling Green, MO ASM

Jordan Showalter Craig, MO Math Education

Michael Everson Rockford, IL Bio/Pre-Med

Nick Reimler House Springs, MO Civil Engineering

Phil Eiberger King City, MO Food Science

Ryan Lewis Wildwood, MO Biology

Accolades for the Spring 2011

Wade Pittrich — 2011-03-29 15:54:00 -0500

FarmHouse Men at the University of Missouri have been active in this first half of the spring semester. Many of them have received accolades campus-wide and we would like to praise them for those achievements.

First, Liam Smyth, a senior studying Biochemistry, received the recognition of being a member of the Mizzou ’39. Mizzou 39, a program sponsored by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, recognizes the top 39 seniors based on academics, community involvement, Mizzou activities, and record of achievement. This is a huge honor, and we are proud to have a member of FarmHouse listed as one of Mizzou’s best and brightest.

Secondly, we recognize two of our members for their acceptance in the Mizzou Homecoming Steering Committee for 2011. Brothers Brent Rogers and Benjamin Reifschneider were selected to help lead the various activities of Mizzou’s legendary Homecoming for the fall of 2011. This will also be the 100th anniversary of Homecoming, s o the number of people who applied for the Steering Committee was unusually high. Benjamin Reifschneider will be the Emcee for the skits, and Brent Rogers was placed in charge of the Parade. We wish both of them luck in the near future in organizing these great events.

Lastly, the men of FarmHouse worked together to win 1st place in Division I A-team Basketball! The team had a great season and was able to take home the championship. They faced several tough games, but were able to prevail. The team members are listed below.
Corey Johnson
Cody Luke
Robert Freeman
Mark Wehmeyer
Matt Wopata
Zane Hildreth
Tyler Grindstaff

Accolades for the Spring 2011

Wade Pittrich — 2011-03-29 15:54:00 -0500

Founder's Day 2011

Wade Pittrich — 2011-02-25 22:57:00 -0600

We would like to cordially invite any of our alumni and their families to attend our annual Founder’s Day celebration, which is planned for Saturday, April 16th. This year's celebration will include Formal Initiation, the Missouri Spring Football Game, and the evening Banquet. This event is always an exciting one for alumni, chapter members, and their families to celebrate and share stories of the past with one another. Founder’s Day is a chance for alumni to return to the chapter house and socialize with other men that they call brothers. Founder’s Day is also a big event for the current members of the house. It is at this time that we formally initiate the men from the previous semesters. It is also a time to honor the achievements of the current members by presenting scholarships and awards. Below is a list of the activities that will be happening on Saturday, April 16th. We hope you all can come join us for this special time.

Association Meeting - FarmHouse Chapter Room - 8:30 a.m.
Foundation Meeting - FarmHouse Library - 9:00 a.m.
Formal initiation - FarmHouse Dining Room - 11:00 a.m.
MU Spring Football Game - Faurot Field - 1:00 p.m.
Founder's Day Banquet - Peachtree Banquet - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour - 7:00 p.m. Dinner

Congratulations to our Fall Initiates

Wade Pittrich — 2011-02-04 22:17:00 -0600

The Alpha Chapter welcomed in 13 new brothers who got initiated in the fall semester. They are a fantastic group of guys of varying backgrounds and majors, and we are certainly glad to call them our brothers. These men are listed below:

Sawyer Hawkins       Kansas City, MO       Business
Jeremy Esner           Kelso, MO                 Mechanical Engineering
Coby Holland           Benton, MO               Business
Nick Cuchetti           Owensville, MO           Plant Sciences
Chris Jones          St. Louis, MO             Business
Daren Schneider     Salisbury, MO             Agriculture Systems Management and

                                                              Mechanical Engineering
Gabe Kielhofner       Oran, MO                   Agriculture Systems Management
Tanner Bryant          Sikeston, MO              Biology
Ryan Rolwing           Charleston, MO           Agriculture Systems Management
Robert Freeman       Macon, MO                  Nursing
Rhett Obermann      Cape Girardeau, MO     Business
Schafer Wood       Weston, MO                Computer Science
Stuart Strom           Sikeston, MO              Agriculture Systems Management

Congratulations to our December Graduates

Wade Pittrich — 2011-01-03 13:37:00 -0600

We offer a very special congratulations to the three brothers who have completed the necessary requirements to receive their undergraduate degrees at MU. Those three brothers Brian Yutz (’06), Jerry McMillen (’06), and Kyle Kuenzel (’07) all received their degrees this December.

Brian, who graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, also graduated Magna Cum Lade. He will be working for Honeywell located in Kansas City, MO.

Jerry, who also graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, will be working for Burns and McDonnell, an engineering and architecture firm also based in Kansas City, MO.

Kyle finished his undergraduate studies with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He will be continuing his studies at Mizzou as he pursues his Master’s in Accounting from the School of Business.

The members of FarmHouse are extremely proud of these young men and their dedication to their studies. We wish them the best in their future endeavors.

A-Team Soccer Wins Division I Championship!

Wade Pittrich — 2010-12-10 15:23:00 -0600

Congratulations to the FarmHouse Soccer A-Team for their superb season in Division I Greek athletics. With a regular season record of 2-1-1, the team looked ready to make a run in the soccer playoffs. Three consecutive victories in the playoffs, gave the A-Team 1st place in the Greek League’s top division. The season featured a wide mix of games that often came down to the wire. Several overtime victories and successful penalty kick shootouts lead the team to the championship. This is the first time that FarmHouse has ever won the Division I soccer championship.

Team Members Include: Corey Johnson, Kevin Moylan, Drew Mreen, Garrett Hopkins, Taylor Martin, Sawyer Hawkins, Nathan Sandbothe, Paul Pisani, and Austin Quick.

New Executive Board

Wade Pittrich — 2010-11-30 16:04:00 -0600

The active chapter recently elected a new Executive Board for the Spring of 2011. The previous Executive Board has done a great job of helping make decisions that will affect our chapter for years to come. The following members have finished their duties as members of the Executive Board:

Patrick McDonagh- President
Kevin Moylan- Director of Risk Management
Kyle Kuenzel- Director of Scholarship
Kellen Mumm-Director of Administration
Ben Van Amburg- Director of New Member Education
Thomas Conrad- Sergeant-At-Arms
Brent Rogers- Director of House Operations

The new Executive Board consists of the following members:
Trent Kruessel- President
Cody Luke- Vice President of Finance
Drew Mreen- Director of New Member Education
Ben Reifschneider- Director of Risk Management
Chad Oser- Director of Risk Management
Kyle Lindner- Vice President of Recruitment
Mike Revis- Vice President of Recruitment
Garrett Hopkins- Director of Scholarship
Thomas Mershon- Director of Alumni Relations
Wade Pittrich- Director of Administration
Brent Rogers- Sergeant-At-Arms
John Runzel- Director of House Operations

Homecoming 2010

Wade Pittrich — 2010-11-15 01:41:00 -0600

For the 99th Annual Mizzou Homecoming, FarmHouse was paired up with the lovely women of Alpha Delta Pi, and the men of Tau Kappa Epsilon. As many of you know Homecoming is something that FarmHouse really enjoys participating in, and always expects to do well in. This year’s Homecoming weekend was the same weekend that ESPN was on our campus and featured the MU vs. Oklahoma game as its GameDay setting. There certainly was a lot of excitement on campus for both the big game, and all of the Homecoming festivities.

Many FarmHouse men donated their time, talents, and resources to help put FarmHouse in a position to win the Homecoming competitions. Below are the final results for how our pairing did.

Overall: 5th Place

Banner: 2nd Place

Blood Drive: 5th Place

Campus Decorations: 3rd Place

Superlative: Best Characters

Merchandise: Full Points

Service: Full Points

Parade/Float: 4th Place

Talent: 6th Place

IBA Winner- Benjamin Reifschneider and Brianne Boland (Pi Beta Phi) performing “Home”

As you can see, the talents of the FarmHouse men were put to good use and produced results. Our goals were high at the beginning of the Homecoming season, and we exceeded many of them. It also leaves the house motivated to do even better next year. Pictures of the many aspects of Homecoming are uploaded onto the website, and can be viewed under the Photo Albums page.

Updated Website

Wade Pittrich — 2010-10-14 15:45:00 -0500

Hello, and welcome to the newly redesigned Missouri FarmHouse website. After a couple of years of introducing our website, we felt that it was an appropriate time to upgrade the layout, content, and overall function of the website. Mizzoufh.com is dedicated to provide valuable information to alumni, current members, prospective members, and anyone with an interest in our fraternity. Our content is designed to inform those individuals on the current happenings of the Alpha Chapter, showcase our beliefs and history, and offer a place for alumni to connect with other FarmHouse Men. We encourage our alumni and undergraduates to create a profile, enjoy the new features of our website, and return to the website for frequent updates on our activities as a house and the achievements of our members. Thank you, and enjoy.

Wade Pittrich

Public Relations Chair

Prospective New Members for Spring 2011

Wade Pittrich — 2010-02-07 15:37:00 -0600

The Alpha Chapter of FarmHouse is pleased to announce the signing of 14 prospective new members for the Spring 2011 semester. We are excited about these new guys as we will be able to get to know them well throughout the semester. Our rush chairs are extremely satisfied with generating such a strong group of guys for our spring class. They are listed below.

Ryan Lewis               Wildwood, MO           Biology
Aaron Burger           California, MO           Business
Hayden Berry           Macon, MO                 Business
Brett Walker           Stanberry, MO           Business
Jordan Showalter       Craig, MO                  Business
Collin Mouse              California, MO            Industrial Engineering
Derek Cox                 Kansas City, MO        Biology Education
George DuMontier      Farmington, MO       Journalism
Michael Everson       Belvidere, IL              Biology
Dexter Deeds           Springfield, MO          Biology and Education
Nick Reimler               House Springs, MO    Civil Engineering
Mark Buerck               Perryville, MO           Civil Engineering
Phil Eiberger               King City, MO           Food Science
Huntley Leveranz       Bowling Green, MO    Agriculture Systems Management