Athletics

Betas are very active in varsity sports at Wabash and often lead as team captains.

The Pete Vaughn Award was established in 1948 in honor of Robert E. (Pete) Vaughan, thirty-one year coach and director of athletics at Wabash College. The recipient, elected by the Wabash coaching staff and presented by the current director of athletics at the College, is deemed the outstanding athlete of the year at Wabash College.

Ronald W. Reinhart 1961 Joseph E. Turk 1989 Stephen P. Turk 1991 Eric A. Schoettle 1993 V. Eric Verduin 1993 Sean M. Lyons 1995 Jamie R. Bowers 1998 Jacob M. Knott 2003

The IAWM Scholar-Athlete Award was established to honor the senior who has best demonstrated the combination of scholastic achievement and athletic ability.

Robert M. Molloy 1986 Joseph E. Turk 1989 Stephen P. Turk 1991 Johnathan P. Turk 1993 Brian M. Hilts 2008 Daniel R. Purvlicis 2016 Kyle M. Stucker 2017 Cody D. Cochran 2018

Campus Involvement

Betas are active in almost every club on campus and have started countless clubs, initiatives, and community service projects both on and off campus. Betas often lead others to follow in their pursuit of excellence and have a history of leading major student organizations.

The Student Government of Wabash College consists of a President, Vice President, other officers, and a legislative body. Betas who have served as President and Vice President were elected by their peers in an annual election open to the entire student body.

John M. Festa: 1998 Vice President Alexander W. Robbins: 2012 President Jack W. Kellerman: 2016 Vice President Jack W. Kellerman: 2017 President Nathan W. Gray: 2018 Vice President Charles W. Brewer: 2018-2019 Vice President Michael D. Smith: 2020-2021 Vice President

The Sphinx Club is one of the oldest selective student honorary societies at Wabash College.  Membership is limited to juniors and seniors and students are elected by their peers based on academics and campus involvement.  The following Betas have served as president of the honorary:

William L. Pack 1939
William M. Fisher 1941
Edward M. Keith 1951 (Two Terms)
Jack L. Engledow 1953
Vincent F. Grogg 1955
Paul D. Hawksworth 1956
Eli O. Jackson 1978
Paul J. Robbins 1982
Andrew C. Renz 1983
Christopher C. Burgess 1985
Ronald L. Pitcock 1991
Andrew J. Dorrel 1994
Brian E. Flanigan 1996
Justin S. Castle 1997
John B. Seal 1998
David N. Bowen 1999
Andrew L. Rodenbarger 2008
William R. Hoffman 2010
Jacob A. German 2011
James P. Kervan 2013
Jacob R. Woodward 2018
Josh C. Janak 2021
Andrew L. Gonczarow 2022
Luka A. DiFilippo 2025