About Mom Lindsay

Bonnie Lindsay grew up on a small pig and crop farm in central Wisconsin near the village of

Almond. After graduating from Almond High School, she attended the University of Wisconsin -

Stout, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education. After

graduating from Stout, she worked in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, as the Pierce County Extension

Home Economist for 2 ½ years. While working there, she met her husband, Larry Lindsay, who

lived and farmed in the Mondovi area on his family’s dairy and hog farm. After they were married

Bonnie “retired” from extension work and was a stay-at-home mom, and helped on the farm.

When their 3 children were in school, she did substitute and part-time teaching in the local

school districts. Her experiences there led to a full-time teaching position at Mondovi High School

School working with students in the Learning Disabilities program for the next 23 years and then

subbing in the high school, middle school, and elementary school for the next 11 years. During

her employment in the school district, she coached Middle and High School Forensics for about

18 years as well as Middle School Track for 3 years in addition to serving on many committees

within the school district.

Besides teaching and helping on the farm, Bonnie was also active in the community. She was a

4-H leader for the Naples 4-H Club for 25 years and served on the Buffalo County Leader’s

Council as well. During this time, she also became actively involved in the United Methodist

Church volunteers to plan, prepare, and serve meals for the local Lions Club, support church

fundraisers, and teach both Sunday School and Bible School. Currently, she is a member of the

Mondovi FFA Alumni is a strong supporter of youth involved in both FFA and 4-H.

Now, with her husband’s passing 3 years ago and being fully retired, she still lives on the family

farm, but when the advertisement for a Housemother came up, she decided to apply for the

position. Serving as Housemother has been on her “bucket list” since their son (James Lindsay

#647) joined the fraternity and lived in the AGR House. Her interest in serving as Housemother

has become a reality now that his son (Levi #1214) is in his third year at UWRF.

Currently, Bonnie’s daughter Tammy lives in Strum, Wisconsin; her son James lives in Boyd,

Wisconsin, and her youngest son, John, lives in Payson, Arizona.

In her spare time, Bonnie enjoys quilting, gardening, baking, walking, traveling, and spending

time with her family, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as her dog Sully

and her horse Cloudy. She also follows Wisconsin Badger Football and Men’s Basketball, the

Milwaukee Brewers and the Green Bay Packers.

Alpha Psi's Housemother Program

Spiritual Development: 

Brothers are able to go to Mom and inquire about various church services in the River Falls community. Several of the Brothers attend the same church as she does. During Lent, she will give us a list of the churches and their service times. 

Professional Development: 

Mom discusses many qualities that AGR men should possess when entering our professional careers, like how to properly eat at a dinner function, how to escort a lady, proper business attire for various occasions, interview skills, and resume building. Her expertise is writing, and grammar has helped many brothers perform better when writing course papers and essays. 

Participation: 

Mom attends all of our business meetings. She asks questions about our items of business and helps inform us on other details that are needed for us to make wise decisions. On every agenda, she has a speaking role where she is able to teach us about various professional development items to help us in our current and future endeavors.  Mom attends many of our Greek events on campus and represents Alpha Psi in every moment of her life. Her role in the Recruitment Process is wonderful. Given her role at the university, she can meet and talk to families of gentleman that show great AGR potential. She is then able to recruit brothers to give them tours of campus and our facilities. Also, she assists CAFES with materials needed for career shows where Brothers help man the booths and recruit individuals for the University, CAFES, and the fraternity. Mom is a great proofreader and has helped many brothers with editing course papers and projects. Other proofing she helps with includes editing various fraternal documents, The Crescent, and this website. Every night we have a sit-down supper that she attends. After the meal, the brothers enjoy sitting around the head table, drinking coffee and sharing various stories and life experiences or asking her opinion of fraternity, university, and global issues. This is just a fraction of what our Housemother does for Alpha Psi. This is a great mutual learning atmosphere for everyone. 

Community Relations: 

Mom is a direct representative to the River Falls community, where residents can seek her for assistance that brothers can provide them, ranging from community service events and manpower for moving heavy items.  Every year Alpha Psi hosts our Good Neighbor Picnic for our neighbors, university personnel and community friends. Mom greets everyone as they enter the house for the meal and social time. 

Alumni Relations: 

Mom works with the editor of our directory and helps the brothers continuously update the contact information. Alumni can call upon her for editing resumes, professional development and for someone to talk to when needed. She attends all of our various Founder Day Alumni Events. 

The Chapter provides Mom with an apartment and garage space, meals, one-on-one meeting times, social gatherings with the members, payroll compensation and an all-around loving atmosphere. We help her with whatever she asks and we enjoy visiting with her family when they visit her at the chapter house.  It is truly amazing everything she does for our chapter and its members. This is a special experience that all Alpha Psi Brothers experience. Mom lives and breathes AGR Green and Gold!