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page 23

RLC at Oklahoma State:

Beyond the "sizzle"

page 7

Are we diverse?

page 25

Astronaut helps

preserve space

telescope

page 29

2008 Educational
Foundation Report

From the Grand President

What about your mark?
Will you be proud?

Garry Kief, Southern
California 70, is the
President and CEO of
STILETTO Entertainment, an
international entertainment
company that produces,
manages and markets
hundreds of concerts,
theatrical productions, TV
programs and live events
throughout the world. For
17 years, eight as president,
he has served as a trustee
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon
Educational Foundation.
In 1999 he was elected to
the National Board of
Directors. Kief received the
Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation
in 2005. While at USC, Kief
served as president of the
Class of 1970, and was
inducted into Knights and
Skull & Dagger. He lives in
Malibu.

See Garry Kief's
Grand President
acceptance speech at
vvvvw.sigepcondave.com.

I'm on a flight from London to Los Angeles. We left two
hours late. We're hitting head winds. It's going to be a
long night.

With the lights off and everyone else asleep, it's a
perfect time to catch up on paperwork and email. Maybe
I'll even tweet Archie.

Every few days I receive a status report from our
Headquarters Staff in Richmond. From Day One, I asked
that they include the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Fortunately, most of it is good.

At chapters across the country, our brothers are
leaving their mark by welcoming more new brothers
than ever before. Their GPAs are up, their resumes are
impressive, and they are all great guys.

So far... in my visits to chapters in California and
Washington, D.C., I've met many of these future SigEps
who we all will be proud to call brother. Quite a few are
here because they heard about something called a
Balanced Man Scholarship. And their first big event at
their new school is a Balanced Man Scholarship Dinner.
They were both impressed and impressive.

To our really smart chapters, they know that it
doesn't matter if they are BMP... or non-BMP. Either
way... the Balanced Man Scholarships and the Balanced
Man Dinner have become a great program to meet
incoming students, recognize new scholars, and recruit
outstanding brothers.

As part of my welcome to our Fraternity, I often share
our history as leading the way in diversity, scholarship,
sound mind, sound body, and living a balanced life. I tell
them about SigEps willing to be different, to go against
the tide, and to have the courage and conviction to stand
behind their decisions. And as I share that history, I can
always feel the room swell with pride as I list the contro-
versial subjects that SigEp has dealt with, embraced,
and championed.

As I tell them... I also remind myself... we have some
pretty big shoes to fill.

Sometimes I wonder if twenty years from now, SigEps
will look back at this era and swell with pride at the steps
we are taking. Will they brag about our innovations in

housing, in truly embracing diversity, in finally elimi-
nating hazing, in partnering with higher education, in
welcoming volunteers, in engaging modern communi-
cation, in having a positive impact on our world, in
being balanced leaders?

Will they brag that we not only took credit for the good
but also took responsibility for the bad and the ugly?
Will they brag that we finally acknowledged that we have
some problem children and finally resolved our differ-
ences with obnoxious frat boys who make us cringe when
we read the morning paper? Or will they be embarrased
because we couldn't wait for the story to fade away?

Will they be proud that we built on the foundation left
to us by Ruck, and McCleary, and Carlson, and White,
and Tragos, and so many more?

I wonder if they'll look back and think we really left
our mark.

And I wonder what they'll think about you?

What about you?

Will you look back with pride at your Sig Ep Experience?

Will you be proud that you left your chapter stronger?

Will you be proud that you left your chapter with a
better GPA, a diverse membership, a Residential Learning
Community, brothers who will be your friends for the
rest of your life and traditions that you will be honored to
share with your son?

Will you be proud to tell your kids what you did in your
Fraternity? That you took the wealth of riches available
to you and ran with them; that you became a man, a
balanced man?

The programs are there.

The resources are there.

Take them.

Run with them.

Leave your mark.

And next flight. . .1 hope to find your name in the file
marked "Good."

GARRYKIEF

Grand President

In this issue:

John Kotter was one of three Citation
recipients and five Order of the Golden Heart
recipients to be honored at the 51st Grand
Chapter Conclave in Orlando. In his remarks,
Kotter moved the audience when he
congratulated them on their contribution to
leadership, service and learning.

CHAPTERS

4 Red Door Notes

Stetson renovates RLC
space I Vermont AVC
undertakes two improve-
ments on historic house I
Massachusetts adds
industrial kitchen I East
Carolina members
escape fire

7 Academics

RLC at Oklahoma State:
Beyond the "sizzle"

8 Phi Beta Kappa
Wheelhouse

9 SigEp
Champions

10 Chapter News

Internship offers real
world experience

18 Varsity Scholar
Athletes

Scholar Athlete focus:
Patrick Bloomstine,
John Carroll '09

Grand Chapter Conclave 2009

22 Over 1,300 SigEps honor and inspire each
other to leave their mark

23 Alumni dedicate countless hours to
Fraternity, humanity

By STEVE DORSEY, American '09

50 years since member restrictions were removed

25 Are we diverse?

By RYAN SUGDEN, Wisconsin '06

2008 Educational Foundation Report:

34 New Foundation President appreciates
brotherhood in tough times

By DONALD W. HUDLER, Ohio Wesleyan '56
President, Educational Foundation

SigEp Journ*

Fall 2009 Issue • Volume 107, Number 1

www.sigep.org • (804) 353-1901
The SigEp Journal is published by Sigma Phi Epsilo
founded in 1901. for the undergraduates and alumn

November 1; Summer: March 1; Fall: July 1

The Journal welcomes all submissions. Decisions to publish
material we receive is based on the sole discretion of the
editorial staff.

DEPARTMENTS

2 Commentary
6 Wellness
29 Alumni News

48 In Memoriam

Florida mourns loss of Hendon

SigEp Stringers: the Journal field reporters

Thomas Baudendistel, Cincinnati '11
Steve Dorsey, American '09
Tim Forman, Oklahoma State '08
Zach Germaniuk, Ohio State '09
Joshua Gutierrez, California State-
San Bernardino '09
Richard Higham-Kessler, Emory '09
Thomas B. Jelke, Ph.D., Florida
International '90

Benjamin Y. Lowe, Columbia '01
Michael D. McDowell, Nevada-
Reno '03

Salvatore A. Moschelli, Lawrence

Tech '00

Erin Mullally, Michigan State '99
Patrick Murphrey, Christopher

Newport '05

Brian Rapien, Cincinnati '10
Will Robinson, Duke '11
Michael Selby, Eastern Michigan '02
Brian Shawn, North Dakota '02
Ryan Sugden, Wisconsin '06
Kevin Teets, Tennesee-Martin '06
Trey Wydysh, Richmond '07

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as follows: Spring: December 1; Summer: April 1; Fall:
August 1. For ad specifications, please contact Director of
Marketing Communications Aaron Granger,
aaron.granger@sigep.net.

The SigEp Journal

Executive Editor

Doug Scheibe, Kansas State '87
Managing Editor

Gay-Lynn Carpenter
Art direction

Propolis Design Group

2009-2011 National Board of

Directors

Grand President

Garry C. Kief,

Southern California '70
Grand Treasurer
Chris Bittman, Colorado '85
Grand Secretary
Bert Harris, Florida '70
National Director
Richard W. Bennet, III, Central

Missouri '74
National Director
Phillip A. Cox, Indiana '84
National Director
Thomas B. Jelke, Florida

International '90
National Director
Billy Maddalon, North Carolina

State '90
National Director
Shawn McKenna, Maine '77
Student National Director
Zach Barilleau, Louisiana State '10
Student National Director
Matthew Eisen, Yale '10
Student National Director
Adam Motycka, Toledo '10

Fraternity Staff
Interim Executive Director

Doug Scheibe, Kansas State '87
Chapter Operations
Director of Operations
Brian C. Warren, Virginia '04
Senior Director of Chapter Services
Sean M. Anthony, Dartmouth '06
Director of Chapter Services (West)
Michael Repasky, Ohio State '08
Director of Chapter Services (East)
Justin T. Motika, San Diego State

'08

Regional Directors
Jordan Bronston, Minnesota '09
Mitch Goldrich, Lehigh '09
Michael Guentner, Western

Michigan '09

Greg Hogan, James Madison '09
Justin Kleiderer, Texas-Austin '09
Andrew Lemens, Drake '08
Sean Mittelman, Ohio State '09
Mark Nagel, Minnesota '09
Jonathan Shoemaker, WPI, '09
Clayton Simons, Texas

Christian '09
Brady Wolfe, Drake '09
Director of New Chapter Development
Ryan C. Dressier, Ohio State '08
Director of New Chapter Development
James D. Oliver, James

Madison '08

Chapter Services Coordinator (West)
Morgan L. Maclin
Chapter Services Coordinator (East)
Donna B. Jarvis

Director of Risk Management

Kathryn E. Johnston

Administrative Coordinator

Karen A. Simpson

Programs

Program Director

Stacy K. Dudley

Director of Leadership Development

Jacob P. Wick, Indiana '08

Director of Programs, New Members

and Volunteers
Ryan P. Blanck, Western

Michigan '02
Director of Learning Communities and

Member Development
Charles "Chad" North, Bucknell '06
Communications

Director of Marketing Communications
Aaron V. Granger
Accounting
Controller
Julie W. Ross
Finance Director
Susan L. Williams
Technology
Director of Technology
P. Sean Leahey, George Mason '96
Database Administrator
Tesa M. VonBurg
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie H. Hunt

Educational Foundation

Trustees

President

Donald W. Hudler, Ohio
Wesleyan '56
Vice President of Programs

Garry C. Kief,
Southern California '70
Vice President of Grants

Arthur J. Hurt III, Davidson '88

Treasurer

Mark W. Davis, Nebraska '90

Secretary

Scott H. Bice, Southern

California '65
Trustees

Scott A. Baxter, Buffalo State '84
Ryan M. Brennan, Truman

State '95

James L. Clayton, Tennessee '57
Jeffery L. Johnson, Colorado '89
Troy Queen, Florida '96
Doug Scheibe, Kansas State '87
Bobby S. Shackouls,

Mississippi State '72
William G. Tragos, Washington in

St. Louis '56

Educational Foundation Staff
Executive Director

Douglas D. Scheibe, Kansas

State '87

Development Director
Joseph M. Baird, Florida

Atlantic '07
Development Director
Sean C. Cosgrove, Cincinnati '05
Gift & Grant Administrator
Susan A. Ilch

Development Administrator for
Chapter Campaigns

Mindi Seidel-Adler
Director of Chapter Campaigns
E. Scott Thompson II, Southern

Mississippi '99
Development Administrator for Annual

& Special Campaigns
Laurie B. Ursiny

SigEp National Housing, LLC

Directors

President

Bert J. Harris III, Florida '74
Secretary-Treasurer (Interim)

Douglas D. Scheibe, Kansas
State '87

Clark H. Byrum Sr., Indiana '57
Timothy J. Harmon,

Washington '82

Jonathan J. Kucera, Virginia '69
Kenneth S. Maddox, Oregon

State '75

Shawn McKenna, Maine '77
Murl R. Richardson Jr.,

Texas A & M '76
John D. Weir, Purdue '01

SigEp National Housing, LLC
Managing Director

Christopher M. McCaw,
Appalachian State '03
Director of Real Estate
Jessica L. Faison
Accountant
Melia B. Hoyle
Administrative Coordinator
Jan R. Brammer

District Governors (by district)

1: Brian P. Tahmoush, Miami '90
2: David L. Middlemiss,

Syracuse '91
3: Timothy R. Swift, Babson '96
6: Joseph W. Langella Jr.,

Connecticut '83
7: Paul J. Miller, Thiel '69
10: Steven B. Chaneles,

Connecticut '83
11: Chad H. Carlson, Baylor '95
12: Gary W. Adkins, Morehead '74
13: Marcus P. Robinson,

Dayton '99
14: Salvatore A. Moschelli,

Lawrence Tech '00
15. David T. Bertorello,

Evansville '89
16: Bradley C. Nahrstadt,

Monmouth '89
17: David M. McLaughlin,

Minnesota '92
18: John W. Hartman,

Missouri '61
19: Jeffrey C. Gates, Wichita '89
20: Daniel W. McVeigh, Texas

Wesleyan '90
21: William H. McCausland,

Texas '83
22: Joseph A. Montana Jr.,

Daemen '90
23: William C. Tucker,

Colorado '85
24: Steven R. Ruttner,

Washington '79
25: James Amen, Cal State-
Sacramento '96
26: David Calderon, Cal-Poly

Pomona '88
Vacant districts are not listed.

Commentary

Brother responds to
Connecticut closing article*

Dear Chris:

While our paths may have crossed only
briefly on campus, your article rekindled my
own passionate feelings about brotherhood
and the deep feelings of despair that came
with the closing of my chapter— your
chapter— at Connecticut.

I won't speculate about the events after my
graduation, but everyone can see the lasting
effects of bad decisions, misjudgments, and in
retrospect, the
mismanagement that
must have marked the
last several years. I
feel compelled to
blame someone, some
people, or some
institution for our
problems. While
many have played a
role in this saga, I
blame myself and my
brothers, more than
any other group, for
this tragedy. Why?
Because we knew
better. We invented
"knowing better" on
the Storrs Campus.
After leading consecutive 100-man chapters,
winning two Buchanan Cups, multiple Greek
Weeks and a slew of other accolades,
something happened. We graduated, often
with multiple opportunities on Wall Street, in
engineering or in banking. It was a completely
different time, a completely different place.
And we felt BIG. In our hubris, we assumed

Richard Vogel, Connecticut '87

that our past would be prologue for our
younger brothers. In the smallest parts of our
mind, we assumed that the gravitational pull
of the road we had followed would be so strong
as to cast a spell on the brothers who would
follow. Same Fraternity. Same values. Same
aspirations. Same opportunities. No other
outcome possible.

What idiots we were. What an idiot I am.
What a narcissistic and naive bunch of 22-
year-olds. With a few remarkable exceptions
(giant names that you'd know if you were
there), we didn't pay attention to what was
going on behind us. We couldn't find the time
to get fully involved, give young brothers the
benefit of our experiences; we couldn't
understand why they might have a different
point of view. Our way was proven. It worked,
so it must be right.

Chris, your article is brilliant in the lessons
that it tries to teach and brilliant in its attempt
to save others from this fate. The demise of
this once great, once dominant, once right-
minded, once welcoming, once proud
institution of brotherhood and growth is a
real-life example of how alumni can radically
change the lives of others. I'll never know who
I might have helped or in what way that might
have made the world just a little better place.
My alumni brothers (stellar exceptions aside)
and I failed in our mission to serve and guide
the brothers behind us. That disappointment
will be with many of us forever. Thank you for
writing about it.

RICHARD VOGEL, Connecticut '87

* Lessons from Pericles and Lincoln: An oration for
SigEp at Connecticut by Chris Albert in Spring 2009,
page 20.

"The demise of this once great, once dominant, once right-minded,
once welcoming, once proud institution of brotherhood and
growth is a real-life example of how alumni can radically change
the lives of others. "-richard vogel

Michael Lembach, Northern Colorado '65

Fundraising steps work
wonders

You are going to love this, I suspect.

The spring edition of the Journal was excellent
as usual.

The story that captured my imagination was on
the chapter that raised $400,000+ to fund ongoing
endowments of $20,000 per annum, probably in
perpetuity. I was amazed at the simple numbers
involved and saved it in my "great ideas" file.

I attended a heated board meeting of my
financially struggling lawn bowling club, where I
serve as a financial advisor. The 80-year-old
Kensington Bowling Club, like many in Sydney, is
faced with declining membership, falling
revenues, and increasing liabilities for deferred
maintenance, as well as higher ongoing operating
costs; yet the club is loved by its 100 active
members, myself included.

I recalled the three-step fundraising process
and did some quick calculations. If we could
convince 60 of our group to commit $25 a month
for 36 months, as the SigEp endowment process
defines it, the club would raise some $54,000. We
could meet our impending liabilities and have a
few dollars to spare.

The "boys on the board" were ecstatic when I
proposed this.

So, yet another benefit has been derived from
my nearly 50-year association with the men of
Sigma Phi Epsilon. I am delighted and very
thankful that I make it a practice to read the
Journal from cover to cover.

MICHAEL LEMBACH, Northern Colorado '65

Tourette's: What Makes You Tfc?

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Marc Elliot, Washington in St. Louis '08
2 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

U Online Journal Extras!

Throughout the Journal, you'll see this icon that lets you know about online
extras from the Journal at www.sigep.org/journal. Keep an eye out for it.
Here's an example: Marc Elliot, Washington in St. Louis '08, is on a mission. He
has Tourette's syndrome, a neurological condition that causes him to twitch
and make sounds he can't control. He has been speaking across the country
on tolerance and acceptance, and he shared his story at the Orlando Con-
clave. Link to an amazing 10-minute documentary about his experience and
his message on www.sigep.org/journal. Look for "What makes you tic?"

A father appreciates how SigEp
has helped his son grow

Richard Russell, father of Sean Russell, Evansville
'09, and a member of Phi Kappa Tau, wrote to Interim
Executive Director Doug Scheibe about his son's
SigEp experience. An excerpt is below:

I am writing this letter for the benefit of all
prospective parents who may have doubts
about their son pledging a fraternity, and
particularly, Sigma Phi Epsilon. I have watched
my son mature and grow into a well rounded,
level headed young adult. In his initial weeks at
college in 2005, he met several SigEp brothers
and started the formal rush period, choosing
SigEp over Phi Kappa Tau and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon. He totally embraced the Fraternity
and immediately
began assuming
leadership roles for
various projects,
eventually being
elected Vice President
in 2008.

I have met many of
the brothers at this
chapter and have one
common thought
about this group—
they genuinely like
each other in spite of
their differences, and
they get along very
well. I have attended
some of their
functions and always
felt welcome and, in
fact, part of their
brotherhood. My own
chapter of Phi Kappa
Tau recently had
their 40th anniver-
sary, and my own
brothers were struck
by the SigEps' caring
attitude toward me
and my friends who
attended the ceremonies. We were sitting by
ourselves at the basketball game, making
noise of course, and the SigEps came up to us,
made us follow them to sit in the student
section, and we cheered together as the Aces
won the game.

You hear about all the bad things in Greek
life. I am very impressed with this chapter and
am very proud to call my son a SigEp alumni.
His experience was outstanding, and I wish to
thank your organization for living up to your
ideals and providing an excellent environment
for student growth and success. I am sure he
will continue his brotherly ties in his life and
will always wear the skull and cross bones
with pride.

RICHARD RUSSELL

Richard, left, and Sean Russell

"I wish to thank
your organiza-
tion for living
up to your ideals
and providing
an excellent
environment
for student
growth and
success"

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Left to right: Texas Alpha Brothers Michael Cosby, '07, Graham McCall, '07, Jason DeVinny, '07, and Charlie Johns '07, became
a band of brothers against DeVinny's testicular cancer. His mom is grateful and believes their support sustained her son
through the battle.

Brotherhood helps son bear and survive cancer

To Erin Mullally:

My response to your article entitled "Two brothers survive testicular cancer," in Fall 2008 is late.
My son, Jason DeVinny, Texas-Austin '07, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January of
2008. Jason lived with Brad Neff, '05, and Ryan

Puckett, '05, in Denver. The guys had played
football on New Year's Day and Jason felt a
soreness in his testicle. The next day he went to
the emergency room in Boulder, Colorado and
was diagnosed with the "Big C". He had the
testicle removed and had 20 chemotherapy
sessions to kill a lymph node in his stomach.
The great news is, 17 months later, he
continues to test "cancer free."

My idea of responding to you was your
article (Two Brothers Survive Testicular
Cancer, p. 6) is about brotherhood. As the
chemo affected his hair loss, Brad and Ryan
shaved their heads to match Jason. Both guys were very supportive of Jason in the four-month
ordeal. Other brothers came to see him and were in constant contact. The tremendous outpour-
ing of support from the SigEps was very important in Jason's recovery.

It is so important for these guys to do a self check just like women do a breast check. Thanks
so much.

CAROL DEVINNY

Sigma Phi Epsilon continues
to encourage undergradu-
ates and alumni to perform a
monthly self exam for
testicular cancer. For more
information on how to
perform the exam, go to the
Testicular Cancer Resource
Network at www.tc-
cancer.com/selfexam.html.

Army captain credits SigEp for "

William G. Tragos, Washington in St. Louis '56
wrote to Mason Ward, Cincinnati '06, to thank him
for his donation earmarked for the Tragos Quest to
Greece. In the excerpt below, Mason responds and
explains what inspired him to make his pledge.

Bill,

I appreciate you
taking the time to
write this note.

I think my coming
back to the States
after spending eight
months in Afghani-
stan has motivated
me to donate more
than anything. What
the last eight months
has proven to me is
the worth that my
fraternity experience in SigEp, as well as the
Leadership Continuum, has given me in my

best leadership training"

career leading Soldiers in combat. SigEp's
experience has helped me save countless
lives and lead my men safely and proudly. I

tell my men often that the best leadership
training I ever received that I employ in
combat was not in military training, but as
chapter president of my Fraternity. Motivating
men to do things they do want to or think they
are capable of.. .that is what a chapter
president and Infantry Platoon Leader do. No
doubt my experience will be worth many more
of my donations into the future as well.

The references to the Greeks in your email
were great, in particular, "they never believed
they should just hide away and think, Aristotle
demanded action from their smart thinking." I
am an action man myself, and couldn't have
put it better myself. I hope that I may continue
to represent Sigma Phi Epsilon through action
of leading men in our Army.

MASON WARD, Cincinnati '06

COMMENTARY

Red Door Notes

The red door on SigEp chapter houses started at Syracuse University in 1928.
While not the only factor in a high performing chapter, well appointed chapter
facilities establish the foundation for creating the right experience through
efforts like the Balanced Man Program and Residential Learning Communities.

Vermont Gamma —
University of Vermont

aim i " mm

Florida Beta — Stetson University

Vermont's snow-covered facade is fitting for this
historic house.

i Vermont Gamma
recently received and
installed a Preserva-
tion Burlington
Historic Building
Marker indicating ,
that the house was
built in 1881-1882.
The local marble
industrialist who
built it installed
many magnificent
marble fireplaces.
The house is located

in Burlington's

& i

historic district two

blocks from thriving

downtown Burlington,
Vermont's largest
city, and two blocks
from the university's
campus green.

The chapter has 41
undergraduates and
enjoyed a successful
new member
program for the
academic year.
Twenty members
will live in the house
in fall 2009.

From the cupola of
the house are

beautiful views of ■
Lake Champlain
and the Adirondack
mountains in
New York.

i The Alumni and
Volunteer Corporation
(AVC), revitalized in
the past year,
includes Brian
Bertsch, '02, John
Broscious, '04, Ryan
Cook, '02, Tom ■

Donohue, '66, Ken
McGuckin, '66,
Steve Waltien, '70,
and Jared Waite, '01.

i The AVC is under-
taking two improve-
ment projects to the
house: refurbishment
of the downstairs
chapter/piano rooms
and renovation of the
upstairs bathroom.

i Vermont, chartered
in 1791, is the fifth
oldest university in
New England.

The house, owned by
the university, was
renovated along with
all Greek housing on
campus last year.
Members of SigEp
took advantage of
this opportunity to
markedly improve
their facility and
moved in for the
spring semester.

The project cost
$40,000 beyond the
university's basic
renovation, half of
which was dedicated
to a Residential
Learning Community
(RLC) space. The
Educational Founda-
tion committed $8,000
for the project, with
an additional $4,000
available if the
chapter met certain
benchmarks. Chapter
alumni donated at
least $7,000 for the
cause and the chapter
withdrew $17,850 from

Natural light, sturdy seating and small meeting space
make this setting ideal for academic and chapter work.

their Chapter i

Investment Fund to
cover the rest. Stetson
tapped into multiple
sources for funding.

i SigEp was the only
fraternal organiza-
tion allowed to alter
their renovation i

blueprints from the
university's "cookie
cutter" design. This
gave the chapter the
ability to section
off a portion of their
main common room
as residential
learning space.

The renovated
educational space
includes a study area
and faculty fellow
space for their newly
recruited faculty
volunteer, Dr.
Elizabeth Heins.

The chapter has also
made significant
strides in volunteer
recruitment and
recently gained a
chapter counselor
and Balanced Man
steward.

Massachusetts Alpha — University of Massachusetts

i Over the past three i
years, Massachusetts
has undergone
several phased
renovations
including the
bathrooms, windows
and other facility
repairs costing about
$300,000.

i In the past year,
exciting additions
have been completed
to a new study room
and kitchen/dining
room facility.

The study room,
funded by a grant
from the Educational
Foundation and with
the help of a few
parents, was
completed last April.
It has six individual
work spaces, which
create the best
environment for
brothers to study
and complete school
assignments.

i A center conference
table enables
brothers to collabo-
rate on projects, the
executive board and
committees to meet,
or alumni to present.
An overhead
projector, wireless
internet and wireless
printer provide the
technology for these
group activities.

i The original kitchen
and dining room
were demolished
and renovations
were completed
last September,
representing the
largest project to
date. The modern
kitchen allows the
chapter chef to
prepare meals and
provides plenty of
room for storage.

Soup's on in the new industrial kitchen at Massachusetts

i The dining room has i
a built-in serving line
and drink station
with seating for 80.

A breakfast nook
provides brothers
with a place to make
breakfast and enjoy
leftovers on
weekends.

SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

East Carolina members
escape house fire

By MIKE UPCHURCH, East Carolina 89

Fraternity Fire: frightening
words that can lead to tragic
outcomes if you aren't prepared.
In the case of East Carolina, all
students survived a fire that
completely destroyed one of two
facilities owned by the chapter.

At approximately 6:20 a.m., on
January 30, 2009, neighbor David
Perry was enjoying his morning
walk when he noticed smoke
billowing out of the porch area of
the "back house," and immedi-
ately alerted the residents. By
6:23 a.m., the fire alarm system,
hard-wired to the university and
Greenville city safety systems,
was blaring.

As terrified students tried to
escape the smoke and flames,
some could only jump from
second story windows.

Perry helped guide them
through the smoke as they at-
tempted to land on the hoods of
cars to break their fall. In less
than five minutes, 13 students

escaped; they had no time to save
anything but the clothes they
were wearing. They lost a beloved
pet dog, all of their possessions in
the house, and three cars that
were parked near the building. By
6:27 a.m. the Greenville fire
department was on the scene and
spent four hours extinguishing
the blaze. The fire has been ruled
accidental and electrical in
nature.

Thanks to the amazing commu-
nity response, all students had
living arrangements within a few
days. East Carolina, the Red
Cross, Interfraternity Confer-
ence, students and alumni have
worked together to supply cloth-
ing, textbooks and other
necessities. The students must
replace their laptops and per-
sonal belongings. Chapter
President Ryan Harris, '10, was
quoted in the Daily Reflector the
day of the fire: "Right now, every-
body is in shock. I think it will

Out of the ashes, East Carolina's new,
improved chapter facility was rebuilt by the
start of this academic year.

take some time for them to absorb
everything. We'll take it all one
step at a time."

The Alumni and Volunteer
Corporation worked with many
alumni, undergraduates, the
Greenville Historical Preserva-
tion Commission and others to
rebuild the house. According to
board member Matt Chance, '88,
"Thanks to the broad support we
received and focused diligence,
the back house was rebuilt and
ready for students to occupy in
time for the fall 2009 semester. An
unexpected benefit is that having
a brand new house attracted a lot
of interest, and we had the largest

The house and its contents were completely
destroyed while its inhabitants escaped
injury. A passing neighbor saved the day.

new member group on campus
this fall."

David Perry, a teacher at J.H.
Rose High School, continues to
walk by the site daily, no doubt
musing that his timing turned an
otherwise ordinary day into his
opportunity to save lives.

" Thanks to the broad support we received and
focused diligence, the back house was rebuilt
and ready for students to occupy in time for the
fall 2009 semester."-

- MATT CHANCE, '88

Preventing traqedv

Conduct a fire safety
inspection. This is

owner's policy to see
f they have coverage

Carolina is mandating
installation by 2013 or

pered; but somehow
things worked out

Ensure you have a

fraternity and sorority

required and con-

and obtain renter's

the organization will

well. The house is

hardwired alarm.

houses to submit a

ducted by city fire

nsurance if it doesn't

not be recognized.

in a residential

Ours allowed

written evacuation

officials in Greenville

exist. An unfortunate

These rules are the

neighborhood, and

firefighters to be on

and fire life safety

and is usually per-

mpact of the fire is

result of a 1996 fire

the chapter has

the scene in four

plan annually. You

formed as the fall

that most of the resi-

at North Carolina's

worked for many

minutes and the

should have one.

semester begins. An

dents will have to

Phi Gamma Delta

years to build neigh-

occupants to escape

Include contingencies

inspection can help

replace laptops,

house that sadly re-

bor and community

in less than five

if escape routes are

you identify risks

clothing and all other

sulted in five deaths.

support. Get to

minutes.

blocked.

such as overloaded

personal items out of

The chapter is slated

know your neigh-

Have an escape plan

Practice the plan. The

circuits and blocked

their pockets.

to have its system in

bors, be a good

and equipment. Two

chapter conducted

escape routes.

nstall a sprinkler

place by this summer.

steward of your

escape ladders were

bi-annual fire drills,

Check your insurance.

system. North Caro-

Simply put, sprinklers

property, and excel

available and each

however in the after-

The rules vary by

ina mandated that all

save lives.

at citizenship in the

room had designated

math of the fire, the

state; however the

dorms have sprinklers

Generate some good

local community.

escape plans, how-

university is now

Fraternity's policy

n place by 2012, and

luck. David Perry

Brothers received

ever some could not

mandating four drills

generally only covers

most universities

might not have

tremendous sup-

follow the plan be-

per year with fire

the structure. For

lave established

walked by that day,

port, partly because

cause the fire was

department personnel

personal contents

similar policies for

the university and

of their good reputa-

blocking the route.

present during the

coverage, students

raternity and soror-

community response

tion and history of

As a result of the

first drill. Conduct

should check their

ty houses. East

could have been tem-

community service.

fire, the university
will require all

your drills at various
times of day.

parents' home .

What's your plan in case of fire?

RED DOOR NOTES

Dr. John Brummer, DPM, SUNY-
Stony Brook '95, is a podiatric
surgeon and a Fellow of the
American College of Foot
and Ankle Surgeons.
Brummer has competed in
several marathons and is
training for the New York
City triathlon.

Wellness

Feet first: Before you ramp
up running, treat your feet

By JOHN BRUMMER, DPM, SUNY-Stony Brook '95

Fall is the perfect time to indulge in the great
outdoors. We will run on our favorite trails or
neighborhood streets. Before pounding the
pavement, consider your feet and what they
need to perform at an optimum level and
remain injury free.

Shoe sense

A basic running shoe is versatile for many
running surfaces and has an approximate
lifespan of 500 miles if you use the shoe for
running only. Once it loses support and
cushioning properties, you are more prone to
injury. Most runners train on pavement or
well manicured trails which easily accommo-
date a road training shoe.

Assuring adequate fit is vital. Visit a local
running store where sales staff, who are likely
to be experienced runners, measure your foot
and assess your foot and ankle functionality.
One place to look is the Store Locator at
www.runnersworld.com.

Wait until the end of your day to try on any
footwear. During the day, feet begin to swell,
which best represents what happens during
your runs. Because of swelling, regular long
distance runners (three to six miles) should
buy about a half size larger. However, too
much room can cause excessive friction ,

leading to blisters.

General shoe types

About 90% of consumers find the right
shoe in one of these two categories.

Neutral Cushioned Shoes -Maximum
cushioning, minimum arch-side support.
Best for runners with moderate to high
arches.

Stability Shoes -For runners who need
arch-side support and good midsole cush-
ioning and want to address moderate
pronation.

Specialty shoe types

Motion Control Shoes - For overpronaters.
Also suited for big or heavy runners with very
low arches.

Performance Training Shoes -A light,
well-balanced shoe suitable for racing, speed
work, or daily training. Best suited for fast,
efficient runners. Can be a complement to an
everyday training shoe.

Don't forget
socks!

A good sock is
breathable, will not
bunch in the shoe,
and features a
wicking fabric aimed
at drawing moisture away from the foot. "No
show" socks have become popular in gyms; be
careful to choose one that will not slip into the
shoe over the course of a long run.

Stretch factor

Whether you are a long-time distance
runner, a weekend warrior or someone
committed to routine maintenance for cardio-
vascular health, you must stretch. Warming
up is vital to increase blood flow to the ex-
tremities and raise body temperature prior to
activity. Individual stretching routines should
incorporate static stretches where you hold a
particular position for 30 seconds. Most
running injuries are avoidable with good
static stretching. Injury -prone areas such as the
Achilles tendon and the plantar fascia are
important and can be addressed with a simple
calf stretching exercise. Athletes should stretch
for at least 10 minutes before their activity.

If you get
injured, seek
medical
attention and
remember
R.I.C.E.

Rest
Ice

Compress
Elevate

Pain on the pavement

While running, you can experience a wide array of problems and
discomfort, which may include:

Tightness on the top of the instep, commonly caused by the laces

tied too tight.

Dull pains on the top of the feet, which can be stress fractures from

increasing your mileage too quickly.

Tight heel cords and lower extremity musculature can lead to

overuse injuries such as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis,

which can be avoided by stretching and starting off slowly.

Some experts claim that dynamic stretching,
which takes place while the body is in motion
doing things like jumping jacks or lunges, will
increase power, flexibility and range of motion.
Immediately prior to exercise, athletes should
consider some dynamic stretching to loosen up
tendons and tissues and increase blood flow.
Cooling down during and after athletic activity
should include a shorter stretching routine
depending on your sport.

QFor more
details, link to
Stretching: The Truth,
New York Times,
10/31/08, online at
www.sigep.org/
journal.

SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Academics

Residential Learning Community

at Oklahoma State: Beyond the "sizzle"

By RYAN MCCAVITT, Miami (Florida) '07

Advertising experts often speak of steak and
sizzle. But they aren't talking about food.
They instead use the analogy to mean that the
"steak" is the product and the "sizzle" is the
buzz surrounding it.

Former advertising executive and Grand
President, William G. Tragos, Washington
in St. Louis '56, referred to this analogy in his
revered "Beyond Phi Beta Kappa" speech at
the 1999 Grand Chapter Conclave in Chicago.
"Let's start by expecting more of ourselves,"
said Tragos. "Let's work not on the sizzle, but
the steak— the product we offer young
America."

In striving to go beyond Phi Beta Kappa,
Brother Tragos challenged Conclave attend-
ees to create within their chapters "a
pro-academic, pro-intellectual atmosphere
that goes beyond the pursuit of the diploma or
grade point— that seeks to expand the horizon
of the mind, helping you to your best expres-
sion of yourself."

"Educated men are as much
superior to uneducated men
as the living are to the dead."

-ARISTOTLE

These concepts led to the birth of the
Residential Learning Community program.
Ten years later, the program now boasts over
35 accredited chapters with an average
member GPA of 3.12 and an average man-
power of 77. These numbers, however, are just
the sizzle. What is the steak? What impact can
RLCs have on our undergraduate brothers in
the future?

Partnering with your university

College students can earn credit for a wide
variety of activities: a class in biology, an
internship with a financial firm, or playing in
the marching band. Our brothers at Okla-
homa State have found a way to earn college
credit through participation in their chapter's
development program.

The men of Oklahoma Alpha RLC have
been pushing innovation within Greek life on
their campus since their chapter came back to
Stillwater in 2004. In just three years, before
they received their charter in fall 2007, the
chapter formed a dynamic partnership with
^^^^ the Leadership Certificate Program
on their campus.

The typical requirements for
this certificate include six hours
of course work, six hours of field
experience, six hours of elective
projects, and 40 hours of commu-
nity service. Since the chapter
incorporates aspects of field
experience, projects, and community
service into their member development
program, the university allowed members to
use their chapter experience in lieu of these
requirements.

"Our brothers' commitment to a positive
environment, enabling great strides in per-
sonal development, is unparalleled by any
other Greek organization at Oklahoma State
University," wrote Chapter President Jesse
Hollingsworth, '09, in the chapter's RLC
accreditation application. "Oklahoma Alpha
strives day to day to change the view on
fraternal life by truly being different. Our
brothers are known all across campus for
being men of great character. This is a direct
result of not only recruiting great men, but
also of continuing to make them better during
their undergraduate days."

Beyond gaining college credit for mem-
bers' experience, the chapter has taken its
university partnership one step further by
recruiting the university's vice president of
student affairs to become its faculty fellow.
The results of its hard work? Oklahoma
Alpha recently increased its membership to
94 men who continue to excel in the class-
room with a 3.21 GPA, nearly four-tenths of a
point higher than Oklahoma State's All-
Campus Average.

For its efforts, Oklahoma Alpha was among
three exemplary SigEp chapters recognized
with RLC accreditations at the start of the
spring 2009 semester (the other two were
Indiana and Austin Peay).

The young men of these three chapters are
beacons in one of the fraternity world's most
innovative personal development programs.
In the process, they have transformed their
own undergraduate experience from a simple
sirloin into an extraordinary filet mignon, and
the sizzle took care of itself.

The chapter has
taken its university
partnership one step
further by recruiting
the university's vice
president of student
affairs to become its
faculty fellow.

Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse

Fall 2008 national GPA is highest for
a fall semester

SigEp chapters are continuing to break academic records and set new, higher standards each
semester, inching SigEp closer to its goal of a 3.15 national member GPA. Our fall 2008 academic
performance broke a new fall record with a 3.05 national member GPA— based on 224 or 89% of
chapters reporting by August 27, 2009. Sixty-eight chapters or 30% earned their way into the Phi
Beta Kappa Wheelhouse. The most chapters in the Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse is 82 from spring
2007, and the highest GPA of 3.08 was reached for spring 2008.

Though fall academic performance usually trails the spring, SigEp is expecting to see bigger
improvements in the future. The 2009 Grand Chapter Conclave saw the adoption of two resolutions
aimed at setting new academic standards for SigEp members and chapters. These resolutions have
increased the GPA standard for membership from 2.4 to 2.6 by fall 2011. SigEp will also require
chapters to achieve a GPA at or above their local campus All-Men's GPA, or 2.60, whichever is greater,
by spring 2013. By raising the bar for chapter and member academic performance, SigEp will ad-
vance its academic goals and remain the academic leader in the fraternal world.

Doing the

3.12

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reporting earned
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chapters)

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2.88
2.97
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2.95
2,94
2.93
2.92
2.91
2.90
2.89
2.88
2.87
2.86
2.85
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academic year

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Washington in St. Louis 3.49

Illinois'

Nebraska*

Dartmouth

Indiana*

Richmond*

Maine*

Georgetown

Emory

Columbia

American

Florida

Nebraska-Kearney

Miami (Florida)

Ohio State *

Washington

Stevens Tech*

Washington and Lee

Michigan

California-Berkeley

Tufts

3.49
3.48
3.47
3.45
3.43
3.43
3.43
3.41
3.39
3.38
3.38
3.38
3.37
3.36
3.36
3.35
3.35
3.34
3.33
3.33

Maryland-College Park* 3.33

Lawrence

Quinnipiac

UCLA

Pennsylvania

Minnesota*

Babson

North Dakota*

Toledo*

George Washington

Villanova

Delaware

Johns Hopkins

Lehigh*

Davidson

Loyola Marymount

New York

Georgia

Drake*

Murray State

San Diego

3.31
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.29
3.29
3.28
3.28
3.27
3.27
3.27
3.26
3.25
3.24
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.22

Clarion of Pennsylvania 3.22

Oregon State* 3.22

Texas Christian 3.22

Case Western Reserve 3.21

Oklahoma State* 3.21

Saint Louis 3.2

Austin Peay State* 3.2

Southern Methodist* 3.2

Texas-Austin 3.2

Kentucky Wesleyan 3.18

Miami (Ohio)* 3.18

Cincinnati* 3.18

WPI 3.18

Cornell 3.18

Denison 3.17

Washburn* 3.17

Bucknell 3.17

James Madison 3.17

Southern California 3.16
Southeast Missouri State* 3.16

Rutgers 3.16

Pepperdine 3.15

n/a
n/a
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5/13
4/12
1/46
3/24
2/14
1/36
1/6
1/16
1/1
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1/10
4/25
2/5
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3/31
2/30
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3/26
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Key: 3.5 GPA Phi Beta Kappa Standard
*Residential Learning Community
Italics Denotes a Sigma Epsilon chapter
2009 SigEp Champion

Don't see your chapter listed? Please verify and
e-mail your chapter's official campus grade report or
a completed Academic Verification to academics®
sigep.net. This form is available at www.sigep.org/
documents/academic-verification.pdf.

8 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

SigEp Champions

46 chapters crowned
intramural champion on
their campus

The following chapters reported they won their respective intramural
league at the end of the Spring 2009 semester. This year-end ranking
provides a snapshot of which chapters dominated their competition.
Schools in red also have reached the Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse for
fall '08 (seepage 8). These chapters have made the commitment to
Sound Mind and Sound Body and our cardinal principles through their
virtuous and diligent pursuit of perfection in the classroom and on the
field. See your school on the list?

What's ahead? In the next issue, the Journal will recognize the mid-
season intramural leaders.

Current Intramural Champions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

American
Arkansas Tech
Ball State
Barton
Bucknell
CalPoly-Pomona
Central Missouri

8. Colorado State

9. Drake*

10. Eastern
Washington*

11. Elon

12. Evansville

13. Florida

14. Florida International

15. Huntingdon*

16. Lambuth*

17. Maine*

18. Marquette

19. Memphis*

20. Miami (Ohio)*

21. Minnesota*

22. Missouri State*

23. Moravian

24. Morehead State

25. Nebraska-Kearney

26. Nebraska-Omaha

27. Northwest Missouri

28. Ohio State*

29. Ohio Wesleyan

30. Oregon State*

31. Pittsburg State

32. Quinnipiac

33. Rider

34. Salisbury

35. San Diego State

36. South Carolina

37. Southern
Mississippi

38. Stevens Tech*

39. Texas A and M-
Corpus Christi

40. Texas Christian

41. Texas-Arlington

42. Toledo*

43. Washburn*

44. Washington in
St. Louis

45. Washington State

46. Wyoming

Key: Phi Beta Kappa

Wheelhouse chapter

*Residential Learning

Community

Italics Denotes a Sigma

Epsilon chapter

"The mind
is not a
vessel to be
filled but a
fire to be
kindled."

~ PLUTARCH

intramural
champion chapters are
among the 68 chapters
in the Phi Beta Kappa
Wheelhouse

Residential
Learning Communities
are intramural
champions

Sound Body message inspires undergrad to lose almost 100 pounds

By WILL ROBINSON, Duke 11

By resisting the superficial allure of fad diets
and trendy weight loss programs, two SigEps
at Montana State are role models for Sound
Mind and Sound Body

Anthony Layton, '10, has shed nearly 100
pounds since joining the Montana SEC Chap-
ter in spring 2008, when the 6 ft. tall Layton
weighed 270 pounds. Attending EDGE New
Member camp helped Layton realize he had
to make a change in his lifestyle.

"I didn't actually know what was going to
happen at EDGE," Layton said. "[But] it got
me thinking about everything, about my
future, first impressions, trying to get a job
when I graduate."

The EDGE Camp, which emphasizes
healthy personal choices, included a physical
competition that pitted SigEp chapters
against each other. Layton said he struggled
with basic physical activities like pushups
and running.

"During this event I realized that I was
completely unable to perform at any level.

I was the last guy to cross the finish line,
and I had every brother from around the area
cheering me on to keep going and finish,"
Layton said. "This made me realize that most
of my brothers from around the area were in
shape, and that I was probably the fattest guy
there. After this actualization I decided that I
needed to do something about it."

Layton said the support he received from
other SigEps at EDGE, and from the brothers
in his chapter, motivated him to start losing
the weight.

Over the summer, Layton began to focus on
his diet and change his eating habits. He said
he lost his first 40 pounds without changing
anything about his physical activity. But, by
the end of the summer, he was doing 30 minutes
of cardiovascular exercise, five days a week.
By spring 2009, he added a strength-building
workout to his routine, allowing him to lose
weight while gaining muscle.

Layton said he weighs around 174 pounds
His body fat has dropped from 31 percent to

Before: Layton at 270
pounds

14 percent. "When
someone asks me what
SigEp can do for you, I
think what can't SigEp
do for you," Layton said.
"Sometimes I wonder
what my life would be
like now if I had decided
not to join SigEp, or go
to that Edge."
SigEp brotherhood encompasses more
than an individual's accomplishment, and
Layton has motivated his friend Lincoln
Kroft, '11, to lose weight as well.

"He's the one who pushed me to care about
myself. Anthony has always been there
encouraging a healthier choice," said Kroft,
Kroft has dropped from 325 pounds to 280
pounds through a combination of diet and
exercise changes that he made over the
summer. "I wasn't being as healthy as I could
be," Kroft said. "That's a huge part of the
Balanced Man [Ideal]."

SOUND MIND AND SOUND BODY

Chanter News

ESPN Internship offers aspiring sports
journalist real world experience

By PHILLIP FISHER, Colorado 10

The day I got a call from Lee Hood, the intern-
ship director for the School of Journalism and
Mass Communication at the University of
Colorado, was the day everything changed.
She was calling on behalfofESPN.com and
Senior Staff Writer Rick Reilly to offer me an
internship as Rick's personal assistant. As
a journalism major, I saw it as a dream
internship; I would be working for ESPN
and for Rick Reilly! From then on my career
goals would slowly change.

In his first email, Rick surprised me, not
because of the assignment, but because he
quoted Seinfeld. Who knew that Rick Reilly
was into Seinfeld? It was nice to know he
appreciated humor.

My assignment was stressful. Rick wanted
me to write 25 questions to ask legendary UCLA
basketball Coach John Wooden in front of 300
people. No pressure right? When the "Life of
Reilly" column was posted about Wooden, Rick
had included a discovery from my research.
Wooden had always coached his players about
how to properly put on socks so that they would
not develop blisters, and Rick mentioned it in
the article!

I continued to get assignments along with
positive and constructive feedback about how
to become a better journalist. During finals
week, I was asked to rate my top ten sports
years ever and state reasons why. I did not do
well on the first attempt. I had been deter-
mined to get it done super fast. Rick said if I
were in the professional journalism world,
I would never be allowed to touch a computer
again. As a learning experience, he gave me
some tips and allowed me to correct my
mistakes. Rick was very pleased with the
second attempt.

I learned that in professional journalism,
there is no payoff in trying to be superman.
Rushing through things to turn in the article
before deadline can't substitute for thorough-
ness and quality.

My five months as an ESPN.com intern has
also shined a new light on my career. In
addition to media law, sports journalism has
become my passion. Before, I was passionate
about each separately. Now I want to combine
them into a career that I love. Hopefully one
day I will be able to announce sporting events
to all my brothers across the nation.

Working with ESPN's Rick Reilly was a dream realized for
intern Phillip Fisher, Colorado '10. He has now trained his
sights on sports journalism as a career.

Top-<| 1 ahead of

tJ\J all-cai

campus average

SigEps spend Martin Luther King Day at food bank

Last semester, California-Irvine's SigEps honored Martin Luther King
Day with a community service event held at the Orange County Food
Bank. Fourteen SigEps, most pictured above, packed food for the
elderly community. Participant Daniel Stirewalt, '09, said, "MLK Day
was one of the most rewarding experiences during my college career. I
was able to give back to the community while hanging out with some
of my best friends. I hope to do more community service events like
this one." The chapter plans to stay involved with the food bank.

Rank and School

Fall '08
GPA

ACA
Difference

08 Man-
power

1 Toledo

3.29

0.59

2 Western Kentucky

3.06

0.55

3 Virginia Commonwealth 3.05

0.42

4 Nebraska

3.48

0.41

119

5 Illinois

3.49

0.39

183

6 Oklahoma State

3.21

0.39

7 Austin Peay State

3.20

0.33

8 Indiana

3.45

0.33

9 North Dakota

3.29

0.32

10 Nebraska-Kearney

3.23

0.31

11 Quinnipiac

3.30

0.31

12 Oregon State

3.22

0.30

13 Ohio State

3.36

0.28

100

14 San Diego State

3.03

0.28

138

15 Central Arkansas

3.13

0.26

117

16 Richmond

3.43

0.26

17 Colorado School of Mines

3.11

0.25

18 Colorado State

3.05

0.25

19 Delaware

3.27

0.25

20 Minnesota

3.30

0.24

21 St. Joseph's

3.04

0.24

22 Stevens Tech

3.35

0.24

23 Cincinnati

3.18

0.23

24 Babson

3.30

0.20

25 Washburn

3.17

0.20

26 Arkansas Tech

3.00

0.19

27 Louisiana State

3.06

0.18

28 Washington

3.36

0.17

29 Davidson

3.26

0.16

29 Eastern Illinois

2.93

0.16

29 Southeast Missouri State

3.16

0.16

The All-Campus
Average (ACA), also
known as the All-
Undergraduate
Average, is the mean
of the GPAs for every
full-time undergradu-
ate student, both
male and female, on
a campus. Evaluating
your chapter GPA
against the ACA is
a great bench-
marking tool.

By consistently
outperforming the
average under-
graduate's GPA on
their campus, these
31 chapters (a three-
way tie for the 29th
spot) demonstrate
that they are
committed to the
academic success of
each chapter member.

10 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

One dime at a time:

ange for Youth AIDS

Alaska Alpha at Alaska-Fairbanks depended on coins to
raise money for the YouthAIDS Foundation. Shown left at
the university entrance next to their mascot polar bear,
Nanook, the brothers had a simple idea. They asked each
floor in the dorms to chip in change and compete for a
series of prizes generously donated by local businesses:
t-shirts, coupons, briefcases, iTunes gift cards and airlines
miles. Project Lead Patrick Frymark, '07, wanted to show
the positive efforts of the chapter in a community that can
be skeptical of Greek life. Chapter President Conor
Brennan, '08, said, "I was pleasantly surprised by the
results of the program. Alaska-Fairbanks is a small
campus and the bonds students make with one another
really helped make this program a success." Those dimes
and quarters added up to $557 from 25 floors. The chapter
looks forward to making this an annual event.

Panel offers insights on life after college

By MICHAEL BRIANTE, California-Davis '11
LOGAN TAXDAL, California State-Sacramento '10

Only 20 miles sepa-
rate the brothers of
California-Davis and
California State-
Sacramento. Last
semester, men from
both chapters joined
alumni and friends at
the California-Davis
Chapter House. With
graduation looming,
the focus of older
brothers shifts
towards starting a
career. Graduating
seniors are looking
for guidance, and
this Sound Mind
seminar was aimed
at what happens in
"Life after college."
Seminar modera-
tors Logan Taxdal,
California State-
Sacramento '10, and
Michael Briante,
California-Davis '11,
interviewed three
panelists: Andy Beal,
California State-
Sacramento '82,
founder and president
ofMaxPreps.com, an
American high school
sports authority;

Christopher Cabaldon,
Mayor of West Sacra-
mento, Calif.; and Ruth
Coleman, Director of
California State Parks.
They shared their
perspectives about
what might be in store
for graduates, espe-
cially in light of
California's current
economic challenges.
Beal offered keen
insight on how to
establish and manage
a start-up company
by encouraging
investment, hiring
the right people and
emphasizing busi-
ness ethics. Because
many brothers are
pursuing careers
in business, Beal
immediately caught
their attention. He
noted that not every-
thing learned in
college comes from
the classroom and
attributed much of
his personal and
social development to
his experiences as a
SigEp. In retrospect,

he realizes that he
learned how to
respect others and
how to work with
people effectively.
Coleman shared
her experiences in
the Peace Corps and
her uncharted path
to becoming director
of California State
Parks. She was
surprised by her
destination. To hear
a prominent govern-
ment official state
that she didn't know
what to expect made
uncertainty seem
normal. She helped
brothers expand
their understanding
of a job search when
she insisted, "If you
don't work at a job
that you are passion-
ate about at least 70%
of the time, then you
should quit. Life is
too short to waste
time like that." Every
head in the room
began to nod. While
Coleman noted
challenges as a
woman in balancing
work and home life,

she also stressed
the importance of
practicing a firm
handshake and
avoiding interview
jitters by thinking of
the one-on-one
conversation as an
"informational
treasure hunt."

Mayor Cabaldon
explained the impor-
tance of taking
advantage of the
intellectual primacy
and creativity of
our 20s. He shared
his experience in

striving for more
effective public
policy by pushing
limits and thinking
outside the box. His
high energy and
passion for effective
leadership was clear.
Cabaldon believes
that the best leader
can push the enve-
lope and gain support
while doing so.

Each panelist's
response was colored
by the current eco-
nomic turmoil and
budget cuts in

academia, but their
optimism, enthusi-
asm and experience
gave brothers a
chance to ponder
their futures as they
enter the job market
or graduate school.
After a question- and-
answer session and
informal conversa-
tions with the
panelists, the
California-Davis
house hosted dinner,
making that 20-mile
distance shorter still.

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A panel of local professionals helped SigEp undergraduates begin to picture their
journey once they move to the next stage in life. Andy Beal, Founder and President
MaxPreps.com, Ruth Coleman, Director of California State Parks and Christopher
Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento offered their perspectives on the work world.

CHAPTER NEWS 11

CHAPTER NEWS

Florida lota brothers
practiced their scaling
skills at a local indoor
rock climbing wall.

South Florida measures up

By KEVIN LYNCH, Maryland-College Park '08

"This chapter exemplifies the Balanced Man
ideal, not just by being well-rounded, but by
being number one in everything," said last
year's Regional Director Jacob Wick, Indiana
'08, of the Residential Learning Community
chapter at South Florida. Florida Iota bears
out Wick's observation by excelling at mul-
tiple measures of fraternity success.

The chapter shows an ability to focus
intently on achieving its goals. For example,
when brothers noticed their academic perfor-
mance was faltering, upper-classmen in the
chapter made efforts to guide the chapter and
put the issue front and center. These efforts
included contacting their chapter advisor, Dr.
Mark Greenberg, who gave a seminar on the
significance of academic success. This semi-
nar had a profound impact on the chapter,
causing an instant increase in study hours.
The chapter continues to emphasize academ-
ics in their newly-renovated Residential

Left to right; Past Chapter President Rob Sozio, '08,
Chapter President Robert Brann, '10, and Brother Mentor
Rodel Beredo ,'09, hold their Greek Chapter of the Year
Award from South Florida.

Learning Community (RLC) and has the
highest GPA among fraternities on campus.

To live the Balanced Man ideal, the chapter
hosts regular brother jogs and workouts, in
addition to educational programming that
includes seminars on studying, incentive
programs, study logs, and academic-major-
driven study groups.

The chapter has the top spot in manpower
among the school's 16 organizations in the
Interfraternity Conference with 109 members.
Members intend to maintain this position, and
they have recruited 46 new members this past
academic year. They have also won Fraternity
of the Year and Greek Chapter of the Year
awards from the university and have merited
the Buchanan Cup for the past three Conclaves.

"We pride our-
selves on having an
amazing reputation
on the USF campus,
with leaders in every
corner," says Chapter
President Robert
Brann, '10. The
chapter has had a

member in the upper echelons of the student
government for four of the past five years, and
with the election of Bruno Portigliatti, '10,
this year, has a member serving as student
body vice president two terms running.

This reputation has led to significant
success in the chapter's philanthropic pur-
suits; the brothers raised over $8,000 in the
past year through various service learning
events. They have also logged 650 hours of
community service in the last semester and
have led the campus in participants in the
university's annual "Stampede of Service."

"Florida Iota gives SigEp a great name on
the campus of USF, and we also give back to
the community in so many ways," said Brann
of the chapter's commitment to service and
philanthropy.

The chapter's success is also due to the
dedication of its volunteers. According to
Wick, a new Alumni and Volunteer Corpora-
tion (AVC) was created "to promote
mentorship and professional development."
The AVC is composed mostly of alumni at
least six years removed from the current
chapter, providing a bridge from the younger
members to older alumni. Kevin O'Connor,
Loras '88, the chapter counselor, has been a
strong advocate for the chapter: "I have not
seen a group of young men look up to a men-
tor the way Florida Iota brothers look to
Kevin," Wick said. The chapter credits its
success partly to his high expectations:
"Without Kevin's demand for excellence, we
would not be going for our third consecutive
Buchanan Cup," said Brann. South Florida
achieved this goal at the 2009 Conclave in
Orlando.

Through dedicated members, volunteers,
and a steadfast adherence to their goals and
values, the men of Florida Iota have proven to
be a model of success for other SigEp chapters.

Left to right: Kevin Cao, '11, Jonathan Shaw, '11, and Matt
Majerick, '10, point upward, the direction South Florida is
headed, during a break from a volunteer clean-up project
at a local park.

Fast Facts

GPA: 3.12
Manpower: 109
Rank: 1/12
South Florida Greek

Chapter of the Year
South Florida

Fraternity of the

Year
Three consecutive

Buchanan Cups

12 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

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Chapters in

Manpower

Below are the 30 largest chapters in the
nation in SigEp for 2009. Twenty-five of
these chapters claim 100 men or more. With
a total of 250 chapters, these top manpower
houses represent just over 12% of our
chapters. In sheer numbers of men, however,
these 3,562 undergraduates account for 24%
of the 14,559 SigEps currently on campus.

Rank and

Man-

Rank and Man-

School power*

1 Oklahoma

195

Kansas

109

2 Texas Austin

172

George

3 Illinois

167

Washington

105

4 Illinois State

142

Dartmouth

104

5 Florida

135

Indiana

103

6 Texas Christian

133

Loyola

7 Colorado

129

Marymount

102

8 Georgia

128

Southeast

9 Auburn

127

Missouri State

101

10 Ohio State

124

Kansas State

100

11 Nebraska

121

Kentucky

100

12 Miami (Ohio)

118

Cal-PolySLO

13 Central Arkansas 113

Drake

14 San Diego State

113

Delaware

15 Louisiana State

112

Mississippi

16 Saint Louis

110

South Carolina

17 South Florida

109

*as of ApriH, 2009

Yale investment challenge winners ring NASDAQ opening bell

Last semester, a five-person team from Yale of three undergraduates and two graduate
students rang in the investment day at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in New York City.
On the winning team is SigEp's own Michael Simpson, Yale '10 (center, blue tie). The
team won the New York Society of Security Analysts Investment Research Challenge,
where entrants have to compile an investment report on a publicly-traded company.
Fourteen schools entered, and the other teams were comprised exclusively of MBA
candidates. In the finals, the teams presented their investment thesis to a panel of
Wall Street professionals and fielded questions. The team placed second in the global
finals of the competition in London.

Our Very Own Frat Boys

Chapters that do not live up to the ideals of Sigma Phi Epsilon bring dishonor and disgrace to our name. The Journal reports
these stories to inform its readers and to show that actions have consequences.

ARIZONA BETA— UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Reason for intervention: Alleged hazing activity
Action: 85-man chapter closed

In fall 2008, two reports were made
to the University of Arizona's
Hazing Hotline. In one report, the
caller identified himself as a new
member and indicated that he was
expected to be at the chapter house
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless in class
and be at the house in the evenings
until 9 for song practice and/or
study hours. He said he was
blindfolded at times and asked to
stare at the ceiling for an extended
period. He was required to drink 10
beers in rapid succession, and he
was repeatedly slapped in the face.
He said he was asked to wall sit and
then his legs were kicked out from
underneath him. Based on these
allegations, the university placed
the chapter on immediate
suspension and began an in-depth
investigation.

Hazing activity in fall 2007 led to
a membership review in spring 2008
which resulted in the loss of 54% of
the chapter's membership.
Optimism prevailed about the

group. They were supported by a
dedicated group of alumni to help
them build a strong chapter. But the
turnaround potential slipped away.

Later in 2008, the university
conducted an investigation and
advised Headquarters that they
would withdraw the chapter's
recognition. It appeared that
several former members were
responsible for the misconduct. The
chapter planned to pursue an
appeal this spring but withdrew it
the day before the scheduled
hearing. The closed chapter was
able to negotiate a return in four
years instead of the five as
originally set by the university. The
AVC is selling the chapter house to
the university along with a six-year
option on a lot on campus. In this
situation, the actions and poor
judgment shown by a few
individuals along with the inability
of the chapter leadership to enforce
its standards resulted in a negative
outcome for many

ALABAMA BETA— UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Reason for intervention: Alleged hazing activity
Action: 113-man chapter closed

In November 2008, Headquarters
was contacted by a local emer-
gency-room doctor stating that a
young man and new member of
Alabama Beta was in the hospital
with life threatening injuries. The
individual had second-degree burns
to his buttocks. An immediate
investigation began, and it was
determined that the chapter had
been questioning new members
while they sat on a "hot seat," a
folding metal chair heated with an
iron. According to the Alumni and
Volunteer Corporation President,
this was a tradition in the chapter
dating from the early 90s. There
had been no indication that this
practice was still going on until this
incident. The investigation showed
seven new members were burned
after this hazing exercise, and one
sought medical treatment.
This chapter has had its
struggles in the past; the National
Board suspended the chapter in
2006 for hazing. Signs of improve-
ment after that created anticipation

that Alabama Beta would be
removed from suspension status in
November 2008. That was not to be.

SigEp has zero tolerance for
hazing. The National Board of
Directors withdrew Alabama Beta's
charter for failure to comply with
policies regarding new member
programming. The 113-man chapter
had recently celebrated its 80 th
anniversary.

All were asked to vacate the
house by December. The university
also revoked its recognition of the
chapter as a student group on
campus. The AVC is leasing the
chapter house this spring.

This incident brought down one
of our largest chapters. The
individuals involved are subject to
criminal and civil charges, judicial
action and possible expulsion from
the university The university has
agreed to a return to campus in fall
2010, and SigEp plans to put
together a group of individuals who
will live up to the core values of our
Fraternity.

SigEp has zero tolerance for hazing.

CHAPTER NEWS

Embezzlement tests chapter's mettle

By ERIN MULLALLY, Michigan State '99

The University of
Wyoming Chapter
recently hit rock
bottom when a
chapter alumnus and
active volunteer
embezzled over
$100,000 from chapter
accounts. While the
responsible party was
aggressively pursued
through the court
system and eventually
convicted, Wyoming
Alpha was left to face
a mountain of debt
and unpaid bills. The
strain created a
serious lack of morale
among chapter
members.

Clay Long, Wyo-
ming '05, the secretary
for the chapter's
Alumni and Volunteer
Corporation (AVC),
was an undergraduate
when the chapter
discovered the em-
bezzlement. "Our
members were angry
and at a loss for what
to do. The size of the
financial loss was
so daunting and
immediate that we
faced the potential loss
of our chapter home,"
Long shared.

A dedicated group
of alumni, parents
and undergraduates
moved quickly.
Members of a newly
recruited AVC set
specific goals with
the undergraduate

"A man's
most
valuable
trait is a
judicious
sense of
what
not to
believe."

chapter to save
Wyoming Alpha and
address the financial
losses.

The chapter
immediately focused
on recruitment. In
2008, the membership
increased from 27 to
40, while the chapter
focused on academics
and quality member-
ship development.

The chapter's GPA
improved, and they
won the campus
homecoming and
Greek competitions.

Meanwhile the
AVC created and
executed a financial
plan, which has seen
the chapter's debt
level cut in half.
Financial procedures
and transparent
control measures
were implemented
and strengthened.
The AVC also started
an alumni communi-
cations program to
reestablish links
with alumni.

"One of the chal-
lenges for a relatively
young chapter like
Wyoming is the
limited alumni base.
We reached some
brothers from the
1950s before our
chapter went dormant,
but since reestab-
lishing in 1995, the
majority of our
alumni base is
under 40," Long
said. Wyoming
Alpha alumni can
update their contact
information on the

chapter's website,
www.wysigep.com.

"The current AVC
knew that it also had
to reestablish trust
with undergraduate
members," Long
explained. "The AVC
holds most of its
meetings in the
chapter house formal
room and asks
undergraduates to
attend. Chapter
members are encour-
aged to ask questions
about AVC finances,
while the AVC does
the same for the
undergraduate
chapter. The result
is an open and trans-
parent method of
operation that has
improved chapter
morale and communi-
cation."

Each AVC member
identified an under-
graduate leadership
position to mentor,
which "encourages
alumni to further
distinguish roles of
participation and
unique areas of
support," Long
explained. "Maybe
even more vital than

Wyoming Alpha brothers won the 2006 Excelsior award
for their work on financial issues following the theft. Will
Freeman, '06, (second row, second from left), AVC
Treasurer, has been intensely focused on conquering the
chapter's debt.

financial support
are the leadership
lessons, stories and
experience that a
chapter can miss out
on without strong
alumni and volunteer
participation."

What major lesson
has Wyoming Alpha
learned from this
embezzlement night-
mare? "The only
alumnus actively
involved with the

chapter at the time
was the one who was
caught embezzling,
so there were no
accounting checks
and balances," said
Long. "If a chapter
struggles to recruit
alumni members for
AVC roles, chapters
should not be shy
about recruiting
parents, professors
or others in the
community."

Prevent financial abuse

Every SigEp chapter is susceptible to
financial abuse, but it can be prevented.
Alumni and Volunteer Corporations should
implement the following basic safeguards:

Require dual signatures on checks over a

predetermined amount, such as $500.

Have an account that prohibits debit card

and ATM withdrawals.

Assign monthly account reconciliation to

an officer other than the person with

check-writing authority.

Reconcile liquid asset accounts monthly.

Assign an independent third party to

conduct an annual audit of chapter

finances.

Acquire directors and officers insurance

as offered through SigEp Headquarters.
SigEp and its insurance providers prosecute
embezzlement cases to the fullest extent of
the law. If you have questions, contact Kathy
Johnston, Director of Risk Management, at
Kathy.Johnston@SigEp.net.

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Chapters in

percentage
growth

PMR* PMR* Change growth

For the first time, we list the 30 chapters
that saw the greatest percentage increase
in their membership. As you can see, some
of our smallest chapters made great strides
in replenishing their ranks while signifi-
cantly growing membership. Notable leaps
include Drexel, Arizona State and Southern
Methodist which each added over 30 men
while Appalachian State and Cal State-San
Bernardino more than doubled their ranks in
a single year.

1. Appalachian State

150%

16.

Rider

59%

2. Cal State-San

17.

Indiana State

58%

Bernardino

104%

18.

Southern Methodist

57%

3. Utah State SEC

92%

19.

Southern California

54%

4. Louisville

91%

20.

DePaul

53%

5. Kent State

88%

21.

Canisius

50%

6. Sacramento State

86%

22.

Chicago

48%

7. New York

78%

23.

Barton

47%

8. Idaho SEC

69%

24.

North Carolina

9. Drexel

67%

Greensboro

47%

10. Alaska

67%

25.

Austin Peay State

46%

11. Northern Kentucky

67%

26.

American

45%

12. George Mason

67%

27.

SlU-Edwardsville

44%

13. Huntingdon

64%

28.

Florida International

43%

14. Columbia

61%

29.

Trine

42%

15. Arizona State

60%

30.

James Madison (SEC)

41%

*PMR: Periodic Membership Rept

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14 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Over $18 million pledged for SigEp housing since 2003

You may have noticed that the back cover of previous

Journals announces a chapter

housing campaign. Take a look at

the results some of these groups

report. To alumni who pledged to

their chapter's capital campaign,

thank you. To those who have not,

you can still make a gift.

Chapters that want to
get started on their own
housing campaign need
to know that these results
don't happen overnight.
Fortunately there is a formula
for success. Have a represen-
tative from your Alumni and
Volunteer Corporation contact
Chris McCaw at chris.mccaw
@sigep.net or Scott Thompson at
scott.thompson@sigep.net.

School

Ball State
Drake

Georgia Tech
Kansas
Kansas State
Miami (Ohio)
Miami (Ohio)*
Missouri
Missouri-S&T
Nebraska
North Texas
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas-Austin
Washington State
Wichita State

Totals**

Amount Pledged Amount Collected

$1,290,399

$619,849

$874,837

$925,000

$2,044,886

$878,616

$87,435

$1,210,174

$817,368

$1,481,572

$796,050

$1,118,605

$799,150

$3,263,675

$809,284

$1,235,654

$18,252,553

$376,345
$435,129
$462,514
$635,000

$1,656,344

$658,633

$69,613

$670,674

$154,015

$1,294,622
$453,949
$442,391
$429,142

$1,804,712
$530,959

$1,082,033

$11,156,076

Number
of Donors

223
209
232
190
332
577
94
248
136
384
166
249
192
276
201
182

3891

"represents a separate campaign to pay down mortgage debt

**Totals as of April, 2009

Amounts pledged include gifts that are tax-deductible and non tax-deductible. In most instances
tax deductible gifts were made to the SigEp Educational Foundation which in turn grants these gifts
back to the local chapter.

Washington State reclaims charter

By SPENCER OLSON, Washington State '11

Striving for change, academic excellence, and
quality manpower were the keys to success for
returning SigEp to Washington State. Since
reopening in 2005, the volunteers and under-
graduates at the Washington Alpha Chapter
have diligently focused on becoming a strong
and productive fraternity Craig Dewey '72,
President of the Alumni and Volunteer Corpo-
ration (AVC), explains the re-colonization
effort, "The tradition of Sigma Phi Epsilon at
Washington State stretches back to our
original chartering in 1912. After a short
closure in 2003, we were thrilled to be invited
to re-colonize in 2005. Since then our men have
excelled in academics, campus activities,
intramural sports, community service, and
manpower. They have truly earned this
achievement. It is an honor to once again be
known as Washington Alpha, a chartered
member of Sigma Phi Epsilon."

Washington Alpha has grown in manpower
and academics as well as in spirit. Viewed as one
of the strongest fraternities within Washington
State's Greek community, the chapter has won
Greek Week three out of the last four years. This
competitive week of games and fundraising gives
each chapter a chance to show its creativity and
ability to work together to become the top
chapter on campus. "It feels great to take first
place again and be known as a fun but challeng-
ing opponent," observed Jeff Donovan, 11.

The Balanced
Man Ideal

Washington State
has achieved great
strides in recruitment
and membership.
With over 80 mem-
bers, it's the largest
chapter on campus.
Membership has
steadily grown since the reopening, and the
chapter sustained 3.0 GPA in spring 2008. The
Balanced Man Scholarship is its most effec-
tive recruiting strategy and attracts only the
most diligent and creative young men through
personal interviews and a selective applica-
tion process. Thousands in scholarship
dollars were awarded last year to potential
new members in the quest for finding the best
men. The chapter supports the lifestyle that
incorporates the Balanced Man Ideal in
everyday life by hosting a variety of weekly
Sound Mind and Sound Body activities such
as football, ultimate frisbee, soccer, basket-
ball, swimming, other intramural sports. It
also promoted university- sponsored classes
for improving and strengthening study habits.

About the Campus

Washington State offers an assortment of
extracurricular activities within its Pullman

campus. It has over 300 student organiza-
tions, which vary from career clubs to social
and entertainment clubs. Washington State
has one of the largest outdoor recreation
facilities west of the Mississippi.

"Re-chartering has been our number one
goal these past few years, and it feels fantas-
tic to finally achieve it. Now we can focus on
our next two goals, becoming the best chapter
at Washington State University and winning
the Buchanan Cup. It will take much work but
both goals are very obtainable," said Spencer
Olson, '11.

By the Numbers

Originally Founded: 1912

GPA: 3.00

Total Lifetime Members: 1,630

Current Undergraduate Membership: 83

CHAPTER NEWS 15

CHAPTER NEWS

Indiana gets charter back;
surpasses 100 men

By KEVIN ZACHARIAS SWAD, Indiana '11

In spring 2006, then SigEp Expansion Director
Jason Cherish, Saint Louis '03, recruited a
team of roughly 30 Indiana undergraduates to
re-colonize Indiana Beta. He sought high-
achieving young men who were proven
leaders on campus. He turned to campus
sorority women for help recruiting men who
personify the core values of the Fraternity.
With these members assembled, the bonds of
fraternal brotherhood quickly emerged.

The Sigma Epsilon Chapter (SEC) worked
diligently to implement the Balanced Man
Program, recruit quality men, and collectively
excel in academics to become the premiere
fraternity at Indiana. Out of 29 campus frater-
nities, SigEp ranks first in GPA with a 3.45 for
fall 2008. The chapter has been recognized by
the university with the "Highest Standard of
Excellence" award for three consecutive
years. SigEp left its mark on campus by
hosting its annual philanthropy, "Hoosier
Sweetheart," a female talent show where
contestants compete for the coveted title
supporting the chapter's fundraising efforts
on behalf of YouthAIDS.

SigEp at Indiana is the first chapter to
charter as a Residential Learning Community
(RLC). This chapter accreditation reflects

Left to right: SigEp National Housing Director John Weir,
Purdue '01, congratulates Indiana Beta's Brice Floyd,
Indiana '10, and faculty member and residential learning
advocate Dr. Herbert Terry.

collaboration be-
tween academic
professionals, under-
graduates, the
university, and the
chapter to create a
holistic learning
experience. Chapter
leaders aspired to
this RLC designation,
headed up by Brice
Floyd, '10, and Ben
Kipfer, '08, because
they believed it would
improve men, make the chapter more relevant
to learning, create brotherhood through class
work and boost the GPA, a trend demon-
strated in RLCs across the nation. The chapter
met with professors and faculty to promote
the program and designated classroom space
in the house. Indiana can serve as a model for
SEC chapters to build their RLC concept into
their chartering plan.

This year Indiana Beta is 103 members
strong. After an eventful week of spirited
competition, Sigma Phi Epsilon was awarded
the 2008 Greek Homecoming Championship.
Within three years, the chapter has accom-
plished virtually all of its original goals, while
upholding high standards for itself.

Balanced Man Ideal

Indiana SigEps demonstrate the ideals of
the Balanced Man with the highest GPA
among fraternities for the last three semes-
ters. Brothers are involved in many other
non-Greek campus organizations including
IUSA, the Indiana University Student Asso-
ciation, the Union Board, and the Korean
Club. The Union Board plans major events on
campus. The chapter is involved in almost
every intramural sport. SigEps participate in
Indiana's biggest sporting event of the year,

the Little 500 bike race. Some members train
for months to race and proudly represent
SigEp at the same time.

Volunteer Support

The chapter meets monthly with the
Alumni and Volunteer Corporation board.
Two chapter counselors, Tom Shaw, HT '71,
and Jonathan Purvis, Indiana '98, sit in on
chapter and executive meetings. A valued
alumni graduate advisor, Kipfer lives in the
fraternity house and assists brothers if they
need guidance.

About the Campus

Indiana University was chartered in 1820.
The Bloomington campus has over 38,000
undergraduate students and over 8,500 gradu-
ate and professional students. The university
has 19 sororities and 23 fraternities.

By the Numbers

Originally Founded: 1931

GPA: 3.45

Total Lifetime Membership: 2,121

Current Undergraduate Membership: 103

Drexel chapter unites community in time of grief

By RICHARD HIGHAM-KESSLER, Emory '09

When tragedy strikes
a college campus,
most students will
express their condo-
lences and continue
their daily routine.
The SigEp brothers at
Drexel, however, made
the choice to be
different.

Following a fatal
car crash this January
that killed two stu-
dents and injured four
others affiliated with

the Alpha Chi Rho
fraternity, the Drexel
SigEps canceled their
upcoming sorority
social and set to work
to help the devastated
community.

In an amazing
example of brotherly
love, the Pennsylvania
Beta Beta chapter
held a music and pasta
dinner fundraiser,
bringing together
more than 200 mem-

bers of the community
and raising $1,000 for
the victims' families.

Dave Eisner,
Drexel'12, said the
inspiration for the
event came from his
belief in the healing
powers of music. After
Joe Atar, Drexel '11,
suggested the idea of
including a pasta
dinner, the chapter
focused on its plan.

"My reasoning,"
said Eisner, "came
from being a musi-
cian—and music has
always been a way of
escaping hardships
for me. It unleashes
happiness when I am
sad, and I always try
to do whatever I can to
spread that to other
people."

Using its own funds
to pay for supplies, the
chapter enlisted the
help of the Fraternity
and Sorority Life
Council and spread

the word for the event
on Facebook. Supple-
mented with acoustic
performances by
members of Pi Kappa
Alpha and Delta Phi
Epsilon, the event was
a huge success.

"When I thought
about Brotherly Love,
I realized that it is not
only meant for our
Fraternity's brothers,
but for brothers of
other fraternities as
well," said Eisner. "I
think that was mutu-
ally felt within the
whole chapter."

In a letter written to
the editor of the
Drexel student news-
paper, the brothers of
AXP said that the
victims' parents
donated the proceeds
of the dinner to two
foundations in
memory of their
children.

"It is your kind
words, presence and
contributions that are
now helping us carry
on," they wrote.

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Chapters in

Recruitment

Below we list the Top 30 chapters in recruitment for the '08-'09
academic year. These men are registered with Fraternity Headquarters.
Learn more about how to recruit men to your chapter using programs
such as a Balanced Man Scholarship, summer recruitment plans and
making the most of the formal recruitment period on your campus.
Check the Undergraduates section at www.sigep.org. Congratulations
to these chapters for setting the bar high for new members.

Rank and

School Recruits

1 Oklahoma

13 Saint Louis

22 Georgia

2 Texas -Austin

14 Arizona State

23 Cent. Arkansas

3 Kentucky

15 George

24 Austin Peay

4 Illinois

Washington

State

5 Florida Int'l

16 Southeast

25 Northwest

6 Texas Tech

Missouri State

Missouri

7 Illinois State

17 Southern

26 Cal State-San

8 Colorado

Methodist

Bernardino

9 San Diego State

18 Indiana

27 Ohio State

10 Auburn

19 Florida

28 Drake

11 South Florida

20 Missouri State

29 Nevada-Reno

12 Louisiana State

21 Kansas

30 CalPoly-SLO

Fostering hope: chapter helps find homes for dogs

The Appalachian State Chapter volunteers for High Country's Friends
for Life, a non-profit organization aimed at finding homes for pets in
the local animal shelter. This weekly adoption day offers local animal
control dogs and cats to potential pet owners in Boone, N.C. Brothers
also take in two to three dogs to help rehabilitate them. Fostering
services have reduced the local shelter's euthanasia rate from 90
percent to below 10 percent. L to R above: Andrew Brinson '10, Earl
Laing, '11, and Matthew Hess, '12, show off Finlay, Marley, and Medea
at Lowe's Hardware in September.

Northern Kentucky regains charter after overcoming challenges

By DAVE WENZEL, Cincinnati '06
DAVE STETTER, Northern Kentucky '08

In 1982 the Kentucky Eta chapter was char-
tered at Northern Kentucky; it closed in 1992
due to low manpower, a challenge revisited
while reestablishing the chapter. Through the
implementation of the Balanced Man Scholar-
ship and a strategic recruitment game plan
this past year, the chapter doubled its man-
power in 2008 from 22 in May to 44 by
December. These efforts were recognized
with an Excelsior Cup at the 2009 Carlson
Leadership Academy in Chicago, Illinois.

The charter banquet was held at the Hilton
Netherlands Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, a
venue that has seen many important events in
the Fraternity's history, including the 1959
and 1979 Conclaves, several Carlson Leader-
ship Academies, and the Miami (Ohio) SigEp
chartering banquet. Over 190 local and out-of-
town guests attended, including many
university faculty and staff, representatives
from campus fraternities and sororities, local
SigEp chapters, and alumni.

Since re-founding in 2003, brothers have
held almost every leadership position on
campus, including the IFC president for three
consecutive years, IFC executive vice presi-
dent, student government president, four
senators, student directors for the university
leadership institute and numerous others.

Balanced Man Ideal

Brothers host and participate in Sound
Mind and Sound Body events monthly to offer
a "different" type of fraternity experience at
Northern Kentucky. Brothers' physical fitness
is measured twice a semester with a chapter-
led Presidential Fitness Test, providing status
and needed areas of improvement. They host

guest speakers on diversity and leadership
during chapter meetings. The chapter is
competitive in intramurals, and members
attend numerous arts programs including a
brother's theater productions, in addition to
hosting sorority mixers at various local
cultural venues. Academics are a top priority
for the chapter, and their grades show it, as
they had the highest grade point average of all
15 Greek organizations with a 3.08.

Volunteer Support

Mark Krzy wonos, '84, is a lifelong volun-
teer of the Kentucky Eta chapter. An original
founding father in 1983, Krzywonos has
provided guidance, leading to the re-charter-
ing of Kentucky Eta. David Wenzel,
Cincinnati '06, is president of the Alumni and
Volunteer Corporation (AVC). Maintaining
young alumni as key volunteers has helped
the AVC grow to 10 members and led to the
creation of several innovative programs. The
Programming of Undergraduate Mentorship
by Alumni (PUMA) for instance, gives one-on-
one support to the executive committee from

alumni, based on the career and life experi-
ences of the volunteer. Other AVC members
include David Stetter, '08, the recruitment
mentor, Bob Gardner, Renaissance, parent
liaison, and Frank Braun, Miami (Ohio) '81,
faculty advisor.

About the Campus

Founded in 1968, Northern Kentucky sits on
400 acres overlooking the Cincinnati skyline.
A growing metropolitan campus dedicated to
providing a private school education at a
public school cost, it offers students an engag-
ing learning environment. Enrollment is just
over 15,000 students with 11,000 undergradu-
ates; 6% of the undergraduate student
population is in one of 15 Greek-lettered
organizations.

By the Numbers

Originally Founded: 1982

GPA: 3.08

Total Lifetime Members: 251

Current Undergraduate Membership: 40

CHAPTER NEWS 17

Varsity Scholar Athletes

Spring sports review

By JAY LANGHAMMER

Review the outstanding accomplishments of SigEp undergraduate
scholar athletes in spring sports such as track and field, baseball,
tennis and lacrosse as well as fall sports athletes and a few alumni.
We encourage all chapters and alumni to send names of athletes to
journal@sigep.net for future coverage.

ARKANSAS TECH

Taylor Wallner, '09,
was named Tech's
Outstanding Senior
Male Athlete and was
on ESPN the
Magazine's College
Division Academic
All-District IV team
with a 3.47 GPA. Over
12 golf tournaments,
he averaged 75.6 for
28 rounds and played
in the NCAA Division
II meet. He shot three
69's and placed fourth
(142) at the Ouachita
Baptist Invitational.

BABSON

Andy O'Brien, '11,
was a good distance
runner for the track
squad.

BAKER

Tanner Gleason, '11,
ran on the 400 and
1600 meter relays at
the NAIA meet and
A.J. Jimenez, '09, was
a teammate. Mem-
bers of the golf squad
were Zack Rockey,
'10, Adam Taylor, '11,

Kevin Hostetter, '12,
and Eric Reimer, '12.

BALDWIN-WALLACE

Competing for the
track team were
sprinter Tim
Levitsky, '11, and
distance runners
Stewart Pozzuto, '12,
and Adam Brown, '12.

BUCKNELL

Key members of the
crew team were Tom
Bernardi, '11, Hugh
Shepard, '11, David
Ross, '10, Byron
Garoufalis, '10, and
Kells Green, '10.
Parker Phillips, '11,
saw action for the
golf team.

CALIFORNIA
RIVERSIDE

Seeing mound duty
for the baseball team
was Zac Bishop, '11.

CARNEGIE MELLON

James Hulley, '10,
won the UAA shot
(school record 511")
and discus (1451")
while going to both
the NCAA Division III
indoor and outdoor
meets. Also on the
squad were javelin
throwers Carl
Spindler, 10, and
Anthony Pacella, 12,
plus pole vaulter
Heath McAlister, 12.

Kevin Silver, Miami (Ohio)
'09, won a Bronze Medal for
the U.S. team at the 2009
Maccabiah Games in Israel.

CASE WESTERN
RESERVE

Returning for his
final season of eligi-
bility was pitcher
Kevin Haley, '08, who
led the baseball staff
with five wins, 77
innings and 46
strikeouts. Andrew
Pozzuto, '09, threw
the discus and javelin
for the track team.

CHRISTOPHER
NEWPORT

Tennis standout
Lorenzo Sison, 11,
was 13-8 in doubles
and 10-9 in singles
play.

CLARKSON

Attackman Tim
Leahy, '09, played 10
games for the la-
crosse team and
scored two goals.

COLUMBIA

Tennis co-captain Jon
Wong, 10, played in
the NCAA Division I
meet and was All-Ivy
League second team
in doubles (14-5) and
singles (12-7). Light-
weight rowing team
members Bob Duff, 10,
and Mike Nucci, 10,
competed in the U.S.
men's quadruple
sculls competition at
the Under 23 World
Championships.
Other rowers were
Brian Dunn, 10,
Brian Marcus, 12,
David Mulhern, 10,

Kevin Snyder, Oklahoma '10

Alex Powell, 12 and
Bruno Salemme, 12.

CORNELL

Oarsmen on the
heavyweight crew
squad were Kade
Laden, 10, Aaron
Doliber, 10, and Sarp
Aksel, 10. The
lightweight crew
squad included Nick
Carbone, 10, Christo-
pher Livingston, 10,
and Brandon Sea-
man, 11.

CREIGHTON

Golfer Jimmy
Zuegner, 11, aver-
aged 80.0 over five
rounds with a low of
76. Also on the squad
was Michael
Colclasure, 12.

DARTMOUTH

Five SigEps saw
action for the track
squad. Chris
Alexander, 10,
placed eighth in the
outdoor Heptagonals
shot put (48') and
KenDiCairano, 10,
was ninth at the
indoor Heptagonals
pole vault event
(14*9"). Andy Han, '09,
placed 12 th in the
outdoor Heptagonals
3,000 meter steeple-
chase and Kevin
Treadway, 10, was
18 th in the outdoor
Heps 5,000. Alex

Hall, 10 was on the
seventh place indoor
Heptagonals 4 X 880
yard relay event.
Evan Greulich, 10,
was on the heavy-
weight crew squad
which sent three
boats to the finals at
the IRA champion-
ships.

DENISON

Four SigEps were key
players for the 21-19
baseball team. All-
NCAC second team
catcher Alex Horn,
10, hit .374 (40 of 107)
and third baseman
Kevin Teague, 11,
wasa.327hitter(32of
98). Pitcher Freddy
Marino, 11, had a 3-2
record in 15 contests
and outfielder Danny
Pritz, 11, batted .243
and scored 18 runs.
Lacrosse midfielder
Justin Hess, 10,
scored eight points
for the 14-3 NCAA
Division III playoff
club and goalie
Patrick Cuff, 10, had
16 saves in five
games. Ben Pendery,
'09, was a good 800
runner for the squad
that won the indoor
NCAC title.

EMORY

Trackman Adam
Moroff, '09, had a best
400 hurdles time of

55.73 at the UAA
outdoor meet.

FRESNO STATE

Matt Ryan, '09, was
named an Ail-Ameri-
can Scholar by
Cleveland Golf (3.46
GPA) and won the
team's Bulldog
Award. Over 15
rounds, he had the
second-best average
(73.20) on the squad.
His best finish was a
16 th place tie (216,
including a 69) at the
Giustina Memorial
Classic.

HUNTINGDON

Tennis player Sean
Buysman, 12, was
named to the GSAC
All-Freshman Team
after posting records
of 4-0 in doubles and
4-4 in singles. Daven
Bailey, 12, was also a
squad member.

ILLINOIS TECH

Appearing in seven
games for the base-
ball team was pitcher
Sean Irish, '09.

JOHNS HOPKINS

At the Centennial
Conference outdoor
meet, Jacob Kramer,
12, placed third in the
110 hurdles and sixth
in the 400 hurdles.
Taylor Reese, '09,
was a member of the
crew squad.

18 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

LAMBUTH

Golfer Scott Metcalfe,
'12, placed second
(152) at the Union
Spring Invitational.
He played in the
Stone Cup summer
tournament and
Aaron Ingalls, '11,
played in the Tennes-
see State Amateur
meet. Eddy Whitaker,
'10, was also a golf
regular and was
joined by Andrew
Asbridge, '10, and
Heath Lay, '12. Mem-
bers of the 35-20
baseball squad were
infielder Paul Bucher,
'10, and pitcher Ben
Howell, '12.

LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT

Keyon Mitchell, '10,
had top times of 11.53
for 100 meters and
22.95 for 200 meters.
He also competed in
the long jump (22'6")
and triple jump
(47*5").

MAINE

At the Wildcat
Invitational 3000
steeplechase event,
Christopher McGary,
'12, placed third and
Brendan Carr, '10,
was sixth. Spencer
McElwain, '12,
finished 10 th in the
5000 at the Wildcat
meet and was 23 rd
in the event at the
American East
Championships.

MARYLAND

Andrew Kay, '11,
had a good year for
the golf team, averag-
ing 76.89 over 18
rounds, with a low
score of 70. His best
finish was a 17 th place
tie at the Maryland
Intercollegiate.

SCHOLAR ATHLETE FOCUS

Sailor, lacrosse player navigates on land,
in the water and in class

Patrick Bloomstine, John Carroll '09,
is a member of the varsity
lacrosse and sailing teams who
maintains a 3.61 GPA as an
economics major. He also serves
as the chaplain for his chapter.
His sailing team ranked for the
first time in eight years as 6 th in
the Mid-West, and his lacrosse
team turned in a 4-0 season. He
offers Journal readers a bit of
insight into how he balances his
athletic and academic endeavors.

Journal: What's the difference in skills
needed for lacrosse and sailing?

Lacrosse is much more physically demanding. I
play long stick midfield, and it involves a lot of
running on the wings of face-offs, on defense and on
clearing plays. Sailing requires a lot more concentra-
tion and the ability to multitask. I have to drive the
boat and keep it moving quickly while making tacti-
cal decisions throughout the race.

J: What are the trickiest things to learn in
each of your chosen sports?

In sailing, there are a lot of tricky things. Tuning
your boat to the wind conditions can have a huge
bearing on how your day goes. With so many sail
controls, forgetting to adjust one or two of them can
ruin your day. In lacrosse, its really important for the
defense to recognize what set to get into. As a senior
on defense, it often falls to me to call what defense
we will be in, while still keeping track of the ball and
my man.

J: What is the most interesting thing
about economics?

I enjoy everything about economics and one of my
favorite courses was industrial organization and
public policy, where I learned about anti-trust cases,
mergers, collusion, and oligopoly and monopoly
behavior. It's also interesting to study the current
economic crisis — both causes and possible solutions.

J: What challenges do you face in
balancing varsity sports and high
performing academics?

One of the major challenges is sleep deprivation.
Sometimes the only thing that got me through the

day was caffeine. That's better since my course load
has leveled out. I've also had to sacrifice the occa-
sional social function. I've always seen clearly that
academics come first for me, and I worry about the
rest after that.

J: How has the fraternity played a role in
shaping your athletic and academic
experience in college?

I'm not sure if I would have played lacrosse without
a few of my Fraternity brothers encouraging me to do
so. They were already members of the team and
urged me to join. With the sailing team, I recruited
some brothers to help crew for the team and they
ended up joining.

In academics, three other brothers in the chapter
are senior economics majors. We have classes to-
gether, and it helps to study with other guys who care
about academics, particularly economics, as much as
I do.

J: What are your plans after you
graduate?

I plan on attending law school.

VARSITY SCHOLAR ATHLETES

MIT

Distance runner Jack
Bourbonnais, '10, was
All-NEWMAC at
10,000 meters and
placed sixth at the
NCAA Division III
New England outdoor
meet. He was also on
the NEWMAC spring
Academic All-Confer-
ence Team. Kevin
Kleinguetl, '11, was a
middle distance
runner.

MIAMI (OHIO)

After placing ninth in
the MAC outdoor
5000 (14:53.32), Kevin
Silver, '09, won a
Bronze Medal for the

U.S. team in the event
(14:52) at the 2009
Maccabiah Games in
Israel.

MICHIGAN

Chris Baldwin, 09,
was Academic All-Big
Ten and reached a
season-best pole
vault of 141" at the
Len Paddock Invita-
tional. He also had a
38'11" triple jump
versus Ohio State.

MINNESOTA

Addison Demer, '11,
won the indoor
Minnesota Open long
jump and placed
seventh (231/2") at

the Big Ten indoor
meet. He also had a
467-1/2" triple jump
at the indoor Big Ten
event. Outdoors, his
457-1/4" triple jump
won the Lee Krough
Invitational and he
was second in the
long jump (23* 6-3/4")
in a second place
finish at the Minne-
sota Open.

MISSOURI

Ohio State head
baseball coach Bob
Todd, Missouri 71,

had another success-
ful spring, leading his
Buckeyes squad to a
42-19 record.

MONMOUTH

Ben Morrow, 11, and
Brian Miller, 12, were
tennis regulars and
high jumper Matt
Hassler, 12, placed
fifth at the MWC
outdoor meet. The
baseball squad
included outfielder
Andrew Weidner, 10,
and pitcher Phillip
Scott, 12.

MORAVIAN

Gary Zack, 12, was
second in the javelin
(198* 11-1/4") at the
ECAC outdoor meet
and third at the
Landmark Confer-
ence outdoor meet.
Justin Starcher, '09,
was fifth in the
Landmark discus
event and also threw
thejavelinasthe
team win the ECAC
Division III title.
Playing lacrosse were
Nelson Knudsen, 12,
and Daniel Cress, 11.

MUHLENBERG

Leading tennis
players were co-
captain Jonathan
Farber, 10, John
Osborne, 11, and
Jason Kirschen-
baum, 11.

MURRAY STATE

Members of the tennis
team were Jonathan
Headford, 10, and
MikelHeadford,10.

NEBRASKA

High jumper Sam
Haase, 11, reached a
best indoor mark of 7'
1/4" at the Nebraska
Tune-Up and 610-3/4"
at the outdoor Ward
Haylet Invitational.
He was also 11 th at the
Big 12 meet. Matthew
Schilling, 11, ran a
best indoor 600 time
ofl:24.24attheNWU
Invitational and had a
top 800 outdoor time
of 1:57.44 at the
Nebraska Quad meet.

NEBRASKA-
KEARNEY

Golfer Kris Koelzer,
12, averaged 77.17
over six rounds and
tied for 10 th at the
RMAC Fall Invita-
tional. Teammate
Garrett Goldsberry,
12, shot 78.33 over
nine rounds and tied
for fourth at the fall
Nebraska Invita-
tional. At the RMAC
track meet, Scott
Wenzl, 11, was third
in the triple jump
(4810") and ninth in
the long jump (22' 1/4").
KyleMcBride,ll,
was on the tennis
squad.

NEBRASKA-OMAHA

Seeing action in singles
and doubles for the

Tennis star John Watts, Washington in St. Louis '10

Andrew Kay, Maryland '12

tennis team was Ryan
Robertson, 12.

OHIO NORTHERN

Trackman Jerrod
Stevens, 12, com-
peted in the long
jump and triple jump.

OHIO WESLEYAN

Seven players led the
baseball squad to a 24-
16 season. All-NCAC
first team pitcher Matt
Struble,10,was6-2
with a 4.01 ERA in 15
games and a team-high
60.2 innings. Second
baseman James
DiBiasio, 12, was
NCAC Newcomer of
the Year and an All-
NCAC second teamer
after batting .375 (54 of
144) with 43 runs
scored. Third baseman
Eric McComas, '09, hit
.293(36ofl23)with24
RBI and outfielder
Matt Rhode, '09, had 19
starts. Also playing
were pitcher Greg
Vasami, '09, and
outfielders Jared
Turner, 10, and Jared
Haas, 11. Clay Davis,

10, won the 10,000
meter run (32:11.75) at
the All-Ohio Division
III meet and was joined
on the squad by Alex
Havran, '09. Tennis
player Zach Weaver,

11, was 12-9 in doubles
and 6-2 in singles.
Goalie Frankie
Weschler, 11, played in

six games for the 10-5
lacrosse squad which
went to the NCAA
Division III playoffs.

OKLAHOMA

After earning All-Big
12 high jump honors
in 2008, Kevin Snyder,
10, battled injuries
this spring. He placed
second (6*8-3/4") at
the indoor Razorback
Invitational and also
was second at the J.D.
Martin Invitational.

OREGON

Ingmar Kerem, 11,
placed fifth in the
decathlon (5,413
points) at the Oregon
Relays and was fifth
in the high jump (6' 5-
1/2") at the Pepsi
Team Invitational. At
the Oregon Preview
meet, teammate
William Taylor, 11,
was fifth in the 200
(23.16) and seventh in
the 400 (50.99).

RANDOLPH-MACON

Connor O'Leary, '09,
played six rounds for
the golf squad and
Daniel Doherty, 10
played tennis.

RICHMOND

Brad Miller, 12, was
fourth on the golf
team with a 75.93
average. He won the
Landry Invitational
(210), earning him
Atlantic 10 Player of

20 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

the Week honors,
and placed second at
the Georgetown
Invitational.

ROCHESTER

Golfer Kevin Gay, 11,
was named to the
UAA All-Academic
Team and Alex
Magill, 12, saw action
on the tennis team.

ST. MARY'S OF
TEXAS

Golfer Alex Maurer,
'09, was third with a
76.0 average for 13
rounds and gained
ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-District
honors (3.82 GPA). He
tied for 10 th (216) at
the Heartland Con-
ference meet; was 13 th
at the Charles Coody
Invitational; and
played in the NCAA
Division II regional
meet. Teammate Sam
Jernigan, 12, was 19 th
(221) at the Heartland
meet and 28 th at the
Division II regional.

SOUTH CAROLINA

David Wolff, 10, had a
good spring for the
tennis team, posting
records of 6-4 in
singles and 4-1 in
doubles.

STANFORD

Fencer Julian
Jennings-White, 10,
competed in the foil
event at the NCAA
Mid-West Regional
meet and Michael
Hammer sley, 11, was
also on the squad. Max
Halvorson, 11, saw
action for the 21-11
volleyball squad and
Mark Murphy, 10, was
on the rowing squad.

STEVENS TECH

SixSigEpssawalot
of action in baseball.
All-Empire 8 first
teamer Ken
Meerendonk, 11, led
with a .343 average
(50 of 144), eight
home runs, 30 RBI
and 33 runs scored.
He was also the top
pitcher with a 5-5
record in 69.1 innings.
Named All-Empire 8
second team was first
sacker Dan Silva, 10,
who hit .343 (37 of
108). Other key
players were pitcher
Dan Anunziatta, 12,
outfielder Matt
Roman, 11, and
infielders Matt
Glassman, 11, and
Mike Pagliaro, 12. At
the Empire 8 track
meet, John
Sangiovanni, 10, was
on the third place 400
relay and Kevin
Morgera, 10, was
ninth in the 400
hurdles at the ECAC
Division III meet.

TCU

Trackman Adam
Benz, '09 was 14 th in
the 200 at the indoor
Texas Tech Invita-
tional and MWC
prelims. Outdoors, he
was 18 th in the 200 at
the MWC meet.
Javelin thrower Eric
Storey, 12, was also
on the squad.

THIEL

Four SigEp standouts
led the 29-15 baseball
team. Outfielder Eric
Boylan, '09, was
named to the ABCA
All-American and
NIC All-Fraternity
All-American second
teams after hitting
.404 (59 of 146) with

seven homers and 34
RBI. Pitcher Josh
Tedesco, '09 was on
the NIC All-Frater-
nity second team and
the ABCA All-Mid-
west third team. He
had a 9-3 record in 95
innings. Earning All-
PAC first team honors
was third baseman
Matt Stumpf, '09, who
batted .335 (54 of 161)
with three homers
and 32 RBI. Pitcher
Mark Brewer, '09, had
a 2-1 record and four
saves in 22 contests.
Arrel Strock, 12, was
on the track squad.

TRINE

First baseman/DH
Jeremy Howard, 11,
hit .271 and pitcher
Adam Shiltz, 10, won
two games. Playing
lacrosse were Andy
Lauer, 12, (14 goals,
seven assists) and
Kyle Mates, 10,
(11 points). Seeing
action for the track
team were sprinter
Samuel Johnson, '09,
weightman Lucas
Rosengarden, 12,
and distance runner
Adam Starcher, 10.

TRUMAN STATE

Second baseman
Luke Crader, 11,
started 47 contests
and hit .231 (36 of 156)
with 20 runs scored.
Also seeing a lot of
action were pitcher
Andy Updike, 11, and
first baseman Kevin
Zukaitis, 11 (34
starts).

VALPARAISO

Jarrett Mickens, 11,
was 10 th in the long
jump and triple jump
at the Horizon
League meet. His best

triple jump distance
was 43'4-l/4". Joel
Mathwig, 10 placed
15 th in the Horizon
3000 steeplechase and
20 th in the 1500. Other
runners included
Derek Egley, 12,
Justin Bui, 11, and
Dustin Lawrence, '09.

VILLANOVA

Five SigEps saw
action on the golf
squad, led by co-
captains Brett
Bergman, '09, (18
rounds, 77.78 aver-
age) and Andrew
Alexander, '09, (10
rounds, 83.0 average).
Colin List, 10, ranked
second with a 76.55
average (low of 69)
over 20 rounds and
Doug Stadler, '09,
averaged 77.50 for 22
rounds. Eddie Ryan,
12, played six rounds.
Zach Siegler, 12,
played on the tennis
team.

the NCAA Division III
doubles champion-
ship. He was 38-5 in
singles and 33-3 in
doubles. Teammate
SlaviFildish,10,
posted a 12-3 singles
mark.

WESTMINSTER

Golfer Jordan Flaim,

09, was on the PAC

Academic Honor Roll.

Teammate David

Mlinarich, 12, tied for

fifth at the Thiel

Invitational

and 24 th at

the PAC

meet.

Also on the

links was

Steve

LaRue,

11.

Playing

baseball

were outfielder

RickDeBlasio,

11, (.262)

three saves and 104.2
innings pitched. He
was also ECAC New
England Pitcher of
the Year and played
in the New England
All-Star Game at
Fenway Park. Also
playing was catcher
Justin Deveaux, 10.
Competing in track
was sprinter/jumper
ToddLeClerc,10.

WASHINGTON
(SEATTLE)

Zach Woods, 10, had
a best javelin throw of
170'8"atthePacific-
10 meet and earned
Pac-10 All-Academic
honorable mention.

WASHINGTON
&LEE

Pitcher Nate Adkins,
10, saw action for the
22-15 baseball squad.

WASHINGTON IN
ST. LOUIS

Tennis star John
Watts, 10 was named
UAA Most Valuable
Player and played in

and
pitcher Andy
Wallen, 12. Mark
Drabick, 10, was a
regular for the tennis
squad. The track
team featured Mike
Cercone, 11, and Josh
Bradley, 12.

WORCESTER TECH

Co-captain/pitcher
Conor Fahey, '09, led
NCAA Division III
with 122 strikeouts
and was named to the
ABCA All- American
and NIC All-Frater-
nity All-American
first teams. He had a
1.55 ERA, 8-2 record,

Ken Meerendonk
Stevens Tech '11

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Grand Chapter Conclave 2009

Over 1300 SigEps
honor and inspire
each other to leave
their mark

Over 800 undergraduates
and nearly 500 alumni and
volunteers descended upon
the Rosen Shingle Creek
resort in Orlando, Florida
this past August for the 51 st
Grand Chapter Conclave.
After a legislative kick-off
on Wednesday evening, each day featured its own
theme: Sound Mind, Sound Body on Thursday; Broth-
erly Love and Leadership on Friday; and Personal and
Professional Development on Saturday. Nearly 80
programs and masterful attention to detail led many
to comment that this Conclave was one of the best
organized and most energized they had attended.

Journal readers can find daily Conclave news,
legislative highlights, key speeches and literally
hundreds of photos from the event at
www.sigepconclave.com. In these next few pages
and on the back cover, we focus on the honorees,
those alumni, chapters and undergraduates who
bring honor to the SigEp name, who make the Frater-
nity different, who show others how to leave their
mark by leaving one of their own.

National
Board of
Directors

2009-2011

Grand President

Garry C. Kief

Southern California '70

Grand Treasurer

Chris Bittman

Colorado '85

Grand Secretary

Bert Harris

Florida '70

National Director National Director

Richard W. Bennet, III Phillip A. Cox

Central Missouri '74 Indiana '84

22 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Alumni dedicate countless hours to Fraternity, humanity

By STEVE DORSEY, American '09

I sat on stage in front of several hundred
people— exiting my position as a Student Direc-
tor on the National Board— just as I had begun
two years ago, with lights glaring on me, reflect-
ing on my Fraternity experience. It's been an
unforgettable few years as an undergraduate,
and then serving the Fraternity as an alumnus—
albeit only for a few months.

But that does not compare to the endless
working hours of eight alumni, honored at the
51 st Conclave's premiere event, the Alumni
Awards dinner. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation
and Order of the Golden Heart recipients have
dedicated decades to their fields, professions,
Fraternity and brothers.

The following brief descriptions offer only a
glimpse of the contributions from these alumni
who the Fraternity has honored for their achieve-
ments, their dedication and their commitment to
SigEp and beyond. Read more and watch videos
of these recipients at www.sigepconclave.com.

The SigEp Citation

Three alumni received the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Citation, which honors a small group
of members who have achieved a laudable
level of accomplishment in their professional
life. Since the award was first presented in
1965, 228 brothers have been so honored.

Gene Keady, Kansas State '58

As a NCAA Division I basketball coach for
Purdue, he became the "winningest" coach in
the program's history with 505 wins, including
many appearances in the NCAA Tournament,
during his tenure from 1980 to 2005. He also
served as assistant coach for the 2000 U.S.
Olympic basketball team.

Right Rev. Jack M. McKelvey,
Delaware '63

As an ordained Episcopal minister, he has
led several dioceses, including those of
Newark, Delaware, and Rochester. He has also
written several articles on Christian educa-
tion and team-building. "My experience in the
Sigma Phi Epsilon community is one of the
three most important leadership development
experiences in my life," he said.

Dr.JohnP.Kotter,MIT'68

As a distinguished professor at the Harvard
Business School, he is an expert in the field of
corporate leadership, authoring several
ground-breaking books on the topic. He became
a tenured professor at Harvard at the age of 33.

"Congratulate me? No. No. I showed up
to congratulate you. Good work. Keep it up."

DR. JOHN P. K0TTER,MIT'68

Order of the Golden Heart

This award, now in its 50 th year, is bestowed
upon brothers who have shown outstanding
dedication and personal sacrifice to Sigma Phi
Epsilon as alumni. The first OGH was
awarded to William L. Phillips, "Uncle Billy,"
in 1959. It has been presented to 143 brothers.

Judge David Roman, Cornell 73

Traveling over 200 miles each month to
attend meetings as AVC President for the
Cornell chapter, Brother Roman has led alumni
and undergraduates across the region and
nation, for more than three decades. During his
time as an undergraduate, he served as chapter
president, and was honored with the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998.

Dean Duncan, Indiana State '52

Brother Duncan has been dedicated to the
Fraternity for over a half-century. He began his
SigEp experience as a Founding Father of his
chapter. He continues to the serve on the AVC,
often requiring hours-long trips to and from the
chapter.

John Abraham, Cincinnati 77

Brother Abraham's dedication to alumni
service has earned his chapter 11 consecutive
Buchanan Cups since 1989. Abraham is a proud
supporter of the Balanced Man Scholarship, and
coordinated his chapter's 50th anniversary that
more than 500 alumni attended.

"If you care

about your

chapter,

commit

yourself,

right now,

to volunteer

after you

graduate."

Tom Gray, Kansas 77

For over 30 years, Brother Gray
has been an active alumnus of the
Fraternity, and the driver of
several successful capital cam-
paigns for his chapter. In April
1987, he led the chapter to recover
from a devastating fire that
destroyed the chapter house.

□

See Citation and Order of the Golden Heart
speeches at www.sigepconclave.com.

Gray

Prouty

Jeff Prouty, Iowa State 78

Brother Prouty has served in many leader-
ship capacities of the Fraternity on chapter,
regional, and national levels. He most recently
served on the National Board of Directors. After
graduation, he served as a Regional Director.
He started a consulting firm at the age of 31.

National Director

Thomas B. Jelke

Florida International '90

National Director

Billy Maddalon

North Carolina State '90

Jfk i^

National Director

Shawn McKenna

Maine '77

Student National Director

Zach Barilleau

Louisiana State '10

Student National Director

Matthew Eisen

Yale '10

Student National Director

Adam Motycka

Toledo '10

51 st GRAND CHAPTER CONCLAVE 23

GRAND CHAPTER CONCLAVE 2009

Doud-Clayton recipient inspired to help fallen soldier's family

The touching photo-
graph of fallen
Marine Major Trane
McCloud, Tennessee
'89, on the Journal's
In Memoriam page
propelled Renato
Villacorte, CalPoly-
Pomona '91, into
action. He too had
been a Marine and
felt a deep connection
to and empathy for

McCloud's wife and
three children. He
connected with
Snowball express, an
organization dedi-
cated to the children
of fallen soldiers, and
helped raise money
for the family to go to
Disneyland. He
greeted them, and
hosted them for the

week. "His efforts
truly exemplify
brothers helping
brothers, that Jim
Clayton Tennessee
'57,(andWallyDoud,
Wisconson '48)
sought to encour-
age," said Maggie
McCloud, McCloud's
wife. For this effort
and his fundraising to

help SigEp vets with
a Fallen Brothers
Fund at the SigEp
Foundation,
Villacorte was
recognized with the
Doud-Clayton award.
The award is a grant
of $10,000 which
recipients can use to
issue scholarships to
deserving SigEps.

Renato Villacorte, CalPoly- Pomona '91

Total

number of
registrants

229

Chapters representei

3,8412

Total meals served

Conclave
functions

599.249

Miles traveled for undergraduates
to attend Conclave

Total Educational Foundation
umbrellas used to get attendees
to the Balanced Man Celebration
during a torrential downpour

24 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

50 years

since member
restrictions were
removed...

are we

In the early 1950s, the country was beginning to integrate the federal
workforce and the military. Color barriers were slowly eroding in
professional sports. SigEp was also a forerunner in setting the stage for
integration by beginning to debate about its membership requirements.
This effort came to a turning point at the 26th Grand Chapter Conclave.

It was called the Conclave of Progress. In
September 1959, nearly 700 SigEps gathered in
Washington, D.C., to debate the future of the
Fraternity. In a city where segregation was
still widely practiced, legislation to lift a
restriction that limited fraternity member-
ship to white Christians was introduced, hotly
debated and overwhelmingly approved. In
protest, prominent leaders in the Fraternity
threatened to renounce the brotherhood that
they had created. Despite their efforts, the race
barrier had been broken. After this Conclave,
Sigma Phi Epsilon would never look the same.

What sense of justice drove these men to
swim against the tide of segregation? Five
decades later, are we a more diverse Fraternity?
And how can we continue to build a diverse
brotherhood with members prepared to lead in
an evermore multicultural and international
society? Join the SigEp Journal as we look
back on one of the most important milestones
of the Fraternity's past and forward to the
composition of the Fraternity's future.

New York City, 1959

Days before Conclave, Bruce Hasenkamp,
Dartmouth '60, huddled with friend William
G. Tragos, Washington in St. Louis '56, in

Tragos' cramped New York apartment to put
the finishing touches on an ambitious strategy
to end the Fraternity's policy of racial and
religious discrimination. They had spent the
summer orchestrating a national letter-writing
campaign to convince other chapters to approve
the reform. "We just really worked," Tragos
said of their strategy. "We planned for every
response someone could have to the legislation."

Tragos was a veteran of the fight. At both
the 1955 and 1957 Conclaves, he had attempted
to reverse the policy but would fail to see it
removed. Instead, with many chapters facing
pressure from their universities to remove
racial membership exclusions or face being
kicked off campus, delegates at the 1955 Con-
clave voted to move the membership
restriction from the by-laws to the Ritual. "We
thought that was even worse because then

you're hiding it and lying about it," remarked
Hasenkamp.

Little time remained before Dartmouth's
April 1, 1960, deadline to change the national
fraternity policy. Hasenkamp had been sent to
Conclave by his chapter to avert disaster. "We
were not only facing that deadline but hap-
pened to believe that it was wrong to pick our
membership so narrowly," Hasenkamp said of
the motivation to end the policy. "We could not
see anything about being a good Christian that
should tolerate discrimination."

As the Conclave opened, Hasenkamp knew
he had the support of many chapters, district
governors and Headquarters staff, but the
situation remained tenuous. Members came to
Conclave holding strong, divergent opinions on
this issue and were determined to weigh in,
much like the emerging national debate that
was beginning to unfold. Among the dissenters
of the measure were several prominent and
older alumni.

"We knew that our problem would be going
up against the older and more venerable"
alumni, said Hasenkamp. After these vocal
opponents addressed the delegates,
Hasenkamp realized that they needed their
own "old and venerable" to speak in favor of
the measure. That man was District Governor
William E. Rogers, Pennsylvania State '16,
"who had a southern accent you could barely
penetrate," Hasenkamp recalled. "I can still

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hear him," Hasenkamp said of Rogers as he
rebutted one critic by telling him he was "living
in 1901."

The vote was a landslide: 134 for, 37
against. Membership in Sigma Phi Epsilon
would no longer be defined by race, religion
or background. Years before the federal
government would pass the Civil Rights Act,
with race riots flaring throughout the coun-
try, SigEp had voted to integrate the
Fraternity.

Hasenkamp was ecstatic. Some delegates
headed for a German restaurant to celebrate.
The euphoria even caused Trueman "Sandy"
Sanderson, WPI '31, a National Board mem-
ber in 1959, Order of the Golden Heart
recipient and "complete teetotaler" accord-
ing to Hasenkamp, to enjoy a martini.

The elation wasn't universal. Disgruntled
alumni called a press conference to declare
their anger with the reform. One alumnus tried
to lead some chapters out of the Fraternity, but
the attempt at secession failed. Hasenkamp
said, "He called a parade and no one showed up
to march."

But the march of progress was on.

"True brotherhood has no color"

Are we a more diverse fraternity now 50
years after this historic vote?

Data are elusive. Demographic information of
the Fraternity's members is not collected, and
success stories are anecdotal. Without data on
the race of undergraduates and alumni, there is
no quantitative way to assess progress. But by
many signs, as diversity grew on college cam-
puses across the nation, so did diversity in
SigEp chapters.

Tragos served as a regional director and
district governor. He has seen one of the
traditional dividing lines disappear. Tragos
said, "which religion you practice is no longer
an issue" in the Fraternity.

Some chapters have been more successful
than others in recruiting a diverse range of
men. The dynamics of individual campuses,
Greek systems and chapters are crucial to
understanding diversity, many say.

David Wenzel, Cincinnati, '06, who serves
as Alumni and Volunteer Corporation presi-
dent for the Northern Kentucky chapter, said

the Cincinnati and
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"A^Thof'o "f)QQf chapters have very

1 55 different member-

lo pi OlOg UC ships as a result of the

-Shakespeare dynamics of their
respective campus
Greek systems. At

Cincinnati, a university with a diverse student
population, there are many traditionally
African-American or Jewish fraternities. The
SigEp chapter's efforts to recruit minority
students are hampered by many students'
desire to join the traditional organizations.
Alternatively, the Northern Kentucky chapter
has a number of openly gay, Indian- American
and African-American brothers, this on a
campus not as diverse as its neighbor to the
north, Cincinnati.

At Virginia Commonwealth, the chapter is
comprised of a racially diverse group of
brothers. Chapter President Richie Boe, '10,
said that while diversity should be a factor and
"should be in your mind" during recruitment,
it has become a non-issue for the brothers at
Virginia Commonwealth. "On a diverse
campus, we don't have to focus on [recruiting
for diversity]. If you are doing all the right
things, it shouldn't be a problem."

For Victor Wilson, Georgia Renaissance,
executive vice president of student affairs at
the College of Charleston, "true brotherhood
has no color." However, he said using tradi-
tional African-American or Hispanic
fraternities as an excuse for low diversity in
SigEp is not the whole story. "Not all black
males want to be a member of a traditional
African-American house." It takes a strong
and unique type of student to look beyond
traditional cultural fraternities, Wilson said,
and these are exactly the type of men who
ought to be SigEps. But extra effort must be
made to recruit them. Imagine the anxiety a
minority student feels entering a white
fraternity on his own, Wilson said. "It's no
different [a feeling] than that of a white
student pledging Alpha Phi Alpha (a tradi-
tionally African-American fraternity)."

Wilson played an instrumental role in
forming the first integrated fraternity at the

"We see the need for
recruiting for diversity;
we see that diversity
makes us a stronger
chapter."

~ UTAH STATE CHAPTER PRESIDENT
ALEX PUTNAM, '09

University of Georgia. In 1997, while serving in
the university administration, Wilson was
approached by a student who wanted to bring
the SigEp chapter back to campus. Seeing that
fraternities at Georgia were divided along
racial lines, Wilson and Bart Newman,
Georgia '99, set out to recruit a diverse group
of men. "I was the one who was hesitant and
doubtful at first, actually," Wilson said. But a
handful of African- American students were
among the first two dozen recruits, making
SigEp the first previously all-white, now
integrated fraternity in the University of
Georgia's history. The chapter was disrespected
for having an integrated house and excluded
from the Interfraternity Conference. They
were even told that "sororities wouldn't want
to have socials with us because we had black
brothers," Wilson said. After the SigEp chapter
began thriving as an integrated fraternity, the
IFC requested that SigEp join, Wilson recalled.
And as for the sororities staying away from
SigEp? "That was not true at all."

Diverse experiences prepare
men for adult life

While race or ethnicity is the most visible
marker of a chapter's diversity, recruiting men
from diverse economic, geographic and social
backgrounds can also prepare members for
their post-graduate experience. Chapters can
expand diversity when they recruit men of

26 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

ABOVE: Northern Kentucky gathers for a recruitment event.
FACING PAGE: Virginia Commonwealth brothers take a
break during their spring retreat. Chapter experiences that
involve people from diverse backgrounds are vital to
preparing members for living and working in a multi-
cultural society.

distinct academic and professional interests,
divergent political opinions, all ranges of socio-
economic status and be accepting of different
lifestyles, including sexual orientation.

Diversity in this sense is what creates the
unique personality of a chapter, former
National Board member Jeff Prouty, Iowa
State 78, said, and is a key factor in preparing
students for the real world that lies beyond the
college campus. "In professional settings, you
will be better suited to lead and be successful
because you've had exposure and interaction
with people who are different than you."

Interacting only with similar, like-minded
brothers will harden stereotypes and assump-
tions about different cultures. With a diverse
fraternity experience, our chapters can
facilitate a learning experience that helps
brothers capitalize on cultural differences
rather than judge them. We simply would be
doing a disservice to brothers if we do not

In professional settings, you will be better
suited to lead and be successful because
you've had exposure and interaction with
people who are different than you."

properly prepare them for an ever more
multicultural world, Prouty said.

Even with a top-flight college degree in hand,
Wilson said, students who have not met and
interacted with people very different than
themselves are missing a key educational
component. "You are not preparing yourself"
for the real world, he said. He admits that
interacting with cultures other than those
experienced during one's childhood or early
adult years is difficult and often uncomfortable,
but its value cannot be overestimated.

Increasing diversity

While the value of diversity is largely
uncontroversial, increasing it is a bit trickier.
Chapters on mostly homogeneous campuses
have small numbers of minority students to
draw from. Setting quotas or recruiting men
based on skin color runs counter to the prin-
ciple of recruiting for character.

"We see the need for recruiting for diver-
sity, we see that diversity makes us a stronger
chapter," Utah State Chapter President Alex

~ JEFF PROUTY, IOWA STATE '78

Putnam, '09, said, but the chapter doesn't set
a quota. "We are looking for the best men."

Putnam acknowledged that it is a challenge
to recruit and retain a diverse chapter at a
university with a mostly homogeneous student
population. "Our fraternity reflects the
university's population." Most university
students and SigEp brothers are white and
members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, typical of Utah, Putnam said.

At Northern Kentucky, the chapter doesn't
target recruits of a specific background, but
brothers do "consider it a plus if the new
member will add something that the chapter
doesn't already have," Wenzel reported.

Improving diversity requires chapters to
expand where they focus recruitment efforts.
Wenzel suggested it's like fishing, "If you only
fish in a lake, you can only catch certain types
offish. If you fish in the ocean, you open up a
whole new world of possibilities."

At a minimum, Wenzel said, chapters
should be holding events in new student
communities. The benefits are two-fold,

Actions you can take to increase diversity in your chapter

Recruit in new
places.

Identify groups,
organizations and
other areas of campus
life that are under-
represented in your
chapter and reach out
to them. Hold events,
meetings or simply
facilitate discussion.
This might be
uncomfortable and
new, but the benefits
in the long run will be
valuable personal and
professional develop-
ment for members.

Have the
discussion.

Talking openly and
honestly about diversity
in your chapter and
discussing its value is
an important first step.

Discussion points:
How have you benefited
from diverse environ-
ments? What is the risk
of not increasing the
diversity of your
chapter? Where is
diversity playing out in
other areas of your
life — music and film
interests, hometowns,
academics — and how
do you benefit?

Make it known:
Diversity is
important.

Be vocal about your
support of diversity in
your chapter. Don't shy
away from stating your
desire to include men
from many ethnicities,
perspectives, and
social backgrounds.
Making others aware of
your interest in
creating an inclusive
brotherhood will make
SigEp an attractive
place for men seeking
a balanced and diverse
fraternity experience.

Celebrate your
diversity.

Give your brothers a
platform to celebrate
their unique back-
ground or heritage.
Host a Jewish Seder or
discuss Native
American history.
Simply encouraging
brothers to speak
about their unique
background, home-
town or heritage is
important. Discussing
one's differences can
be a powerful way to
create common bonds.

Avoid cultural
conflicts and ban
offensive actions.

Is your chapter inad-
vertently scheduling
events on religious
holidays? Do you host
insensitive events like
"Run for the Border"
parties? Does your
chapter allow offen-
sive or homophobic
speech? Creating a
balanced chapter and
diverse fraternity
experience requires
that brothers respect
one another. Practice
an atmosphere of
respect by avoiding
cultural and religious
conflicts and banning
hateful speech.

Reach out.

Developing Sound
Mind programming
that extends to less
privileged or under-
represented
communities is
important for the
education of brothers.
Become a Big Brother,
host military veterans,
hold joint events with
minority fraternities
and sororities or host
an international dinner
with other student
groups. The outcome
will be fun, fulfilling
and quite delicious.

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GRAND CHAPTER CONCLAVE 2009

"If an event leads to a new member - great -
but it will build cultural competency no
matter what."

A future priority?

Where does increasing diversity fit as a
national priority?

The role of the national Fraternity, ac-
cording to Past Grand President Steve
Shanklin, Murray State 70, is to raise
awareness of the issue of diversity for a
chapter if it isn't sufficiently aware of and
actively looking to increase diversity. "If a
chapter isn't self-aware, it is our responsibil-
ity to raise the issue."

A good goal for a chapter, Shanklin said, is
to reflect the diversity of its campus, and be
mindful that SigEp should not be an organi-
zation defined by socio-economic status.
"We do not need to be an elitist boys club"
that many students cannot afford. For
campuses and chapters that are not very
diverse, Shanklin recommends that chapters
should seek out new experiences that
challenge their existing worldview. "If
necessary, the chapter needs to go off cam-
pus to experience different cultures, to get
the rich and robust fraternity experience
that is the result of exposure to diversity."

For Cincinnati's Wenzel, diversity cannot
be treated like a numerical goal to be com-
pleted. "Increasing diversity should be a
national priority and priority for all chap-
ters, but it isn't something you can put on a
checklist."

Wilson believes that more needs to be
done to increase diversity. "I'm not trying to
champion quotas or affirmative action. I'm
trying to champion greater effort." For
Wilson, recognition of the need for greater
diversity is there, but the action is lagging.
"We can't keep talking about preparing
young men to be balanced leaders of the
world's communities if our own communities
don't look like the rest of the world's."

What to expect in 2059

Reflecting back on the historic 1959 vote,
Tragos said that one of the Fraternity's
potential weaknesses turned out to be its
greatest asset. SigEp saw most of its growth
after World War II, and most alumni were
younger than those in other national fraterni-
ties at the time. In addition, undergraduates
have a significant majority of votes at the
Conclave which allowed them to take up and
overwhelmingly pass a reform that was

radical for its time. Had there been many more
alumni voting at the Conclave like other frater-
nities saw, Tragos doubts it would have passed.

The same dynamic remains today. While
SigEp's alumni rolls have swollen in recent
decades, the majority of votes at Conclave
are still cast by undergraduates. The power
to make change rests with them.

So, what can we expect to happen in the
Fraternity in the next 50 years?

Today's generation seems poised to achieve a
greater level of diversity. This "Millennial"
generation is more apt to discuss race and
embrace new cultures. Studying abroad is a
more common occurrence.

SigEp has a history of embracing changing
times and needs to cultivate the diverse
backgrounds of our brothers to create a
better Fraternity. As D.A. and Sara Biggs
wrote in the same 1959 Journal that
announced the removal of the membership
exclusion: "The ability to change indicates a
healthy, seeking, growing state of mind; to
remain unmoved leads to stagnation. In
order to change, the members of a fraternity
must shake themselves from their comfort-
able niche, must view themselves objectively,
and then take the necessary steps in the
direction they wish to go."

TOP: Attendees of the legendary 1959 Conclave in
Washington D.C., where the Fraternity removed racial and
religious member restrictions.

ABOVE: Bruce Hasenkamp, Dartmouth '60, (to left of man
in safari hat) checks in to the 1959 Conclave. He would be
an instrumental player in getting the resolution passed
that year.

"To do all the talking and
not be willing to listen is
a form of greed."

~ DEMOCRITUS OF ABDERA

28 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Alumni News

Restoring Hubble:

Astronaut helps preserve space telescope

Journal readers may recall a story in our Spring 2007 issue
about Andrew Feustel, Purdue '89, an astronaut selected
for the final servicing mission of the Hubble space tele-
scope. After several years of intensive training and a few
delays, Feustel and his six crewmates took off from the
Kennedy Space Center on May 11, 2009, for a two-week
mission that included five spacewalks to repair and up-
grade the telescope's powerful instrumentation. These
upgrades will enhance the Hubble's ability to record and
analyze the cosmic frontier and extend its space life to 2014.
The Journal caught up with Feustel to ask a few questions
about this experience, an honor bestowed on those precious
few people who get to travel through space.

Journal: How did your
experience in space
compare to training
for space travel?

The space walk
training in the pool (a
vast water environ-
ment used to simulate
space on land) was
very similar to the
point that I thought
that we were in the
pool, except the view
was really different!
There was a certain
level of comfort and
familiarity. What was
really different was
the ability to stay still.
You can actually do it
in space but not in
training. There was
always some affect of
gravity on the ground.
Still, you have to
concentrate on not
moving and try not to
push off of anything.

What surprised you?

The ability of our
minds to become

normalized to the
environment. I could
talk to other crew
members upside down
or easily float
something toward
them. Within an hour
it all seemed normal
to be talking sideways
or upside down. Once
we landed, my legs
were just not
prepared to hold my
body weight. Even my
arms felt incredibly
heavy.

What was the most
exciting moment?

The first spacewalk
was set up to replace
the Wide Field
Camera 2 with the
Wide Field Camera 3.
The bolt was stuck,
really stuck. I'm
realizing that I can't
get it out, and it's
extremely important
for the mission. What
a way to kick things

Hubble telescope pushing off from Atlantis

off! Fortunately with
support from the
ground control teams
and the proper tools
we got it removed. It
took only about 30-40
minutes of additional
time. Once we got past
that, everything went
pretty well.

What helped you the
most when it came
down to actually
repairing the
telescope?
Two things. Training
over the past three
years as a team with
mission control every
day. And for me, it was
past experience
working with tools
and working on cars.
That was one of the
key components.
Other crewmates
brought different
assets to the mission
like specialized
education and
analytical skills.

How would you
describe the physical
demands of the job?

We spent a lot of time
on physical condition-
ing to get us ready.
Spacewalks can be
fairly taxing, and the
average age of the
crew is about 45. I'm
close to being in the
best physical
condition in my life.
At 43, I'm in better

shape than I've been
in the past 15-20 years.
It's especially
significant in
recovery, which is
difficult. You certainly
don't want your
physical condition to
be in the way of the
mission.

What did this fulfill in
terms of your career?

I spent nine years in
the program waiting
to fly in space and
have the opportunity
to share the experi-
ence with friends and
family. They went to
the launch and
watched me get
rocketed in space
knowing that they had
a part in getting me
there. Then they got
to see the results of
the efforts: to allow
the world community
to continue to benefit
from seeing the
wonders of the
universe. That's big
stuff.

What's next for you?

Getting back in line
for next trip!

Feustel recently got
word that he has been
selected for a new
mission to the
International Space
Station in late 2010.

Pacheco's portrait
of Gandhi appears on
international stamp

The United Nations Postal Administration
(UNPA) has issued a New York definitive
stamp in the denomination of $1.00 which
depicts an image of Mahatma Gandhi painted
by Ferdie Pacheco,
Florida '50. Journal
readers will remem-
ber other examples of
Pacheco's intensely
colorful and compel-
ling images of famous
people featured in a
cover story from the
Spring 2008 issue.
The stamp was issued
on the International Day of Non- Violence,
October 2, also Gandhi's birthday.

This is the latest in a long line of accom-
plishments for Pacheco. He was a pharmacist,
physician, and "fight doctor" for Muhammad
Ali and other boxing champions for 17 years.
After a decades-long boxing commentator
career, he has focused primarily on his art.
And now, he has an international platform to
share it. The UNPA says of Pacheco: "As a
painter, his imaginative use of color and
design and his aggressive use of vivid, slash-
ing colorful patterns exude a sense of strength
expressing the bold and gutsy personal
statements of a man who has immersed
himselffullyinlife."

Q Readers interested in more
information about Pacheco or the
stamp can go to www.sigep.org/journal

ALUMNI NEWS 29

ALUMNI NEWS

Oh, the places a SigEp still goes...

Roger Gilbertson, Georgia
Tech '58, reading to the
Samantha Long clubhouse of
the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Greater Washington, in
Washington, D.C.

By MICHAEL SELBY, Eastern Michigan '02

He probably couldn't have imagined, when
"Dr. Seuss" Theodor Geisel, Dartmouth
'25, penned his famous book, Oh the Places
You'll Go! in 1990, that it would lead him to
the California Hall of Fame.

Last year, California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria
Shriver announced that Geisel would be

f_>. inducted posthumously into the California

Hall of Fame, located at The California
i Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
The induction ceremony took place last
December, and Geisel's widow, Audrey,
accepted the honor in his place.

Geisel joins an accomplished and varied
class of inductees including actors Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson,
scientist and Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and musicians Dave
Brubeck and Quincy Jones.

In 2002, the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden opened in
his birthplace, Springfield, Mass. On March 2, 2009, Google celebrated
Seuss's work as well. The website temporarily changed its logo to
commemorate Geisel's birthday— a practice it often follows for holi-
days and events.

At his alma mater, where over 90% of incoming first-year students
participate in Dartmouth Outing Club trips into the New Hampshire
wilderness, students returning from the trips stay overnight at
Dartmouth's Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Here they are served green eggs
and ham for breakfast in honor of Dr. Seuss.

Perhaps the most enduring effect of Dr. Seuss has been in the lives
of children. In March 2009, the SigEp Feds, an alumni group based in
the Washington, D.C, metropolitan area, organized its third annual
Cat in the Hat Month Volunteer Reading Program. SigEp Feds alumni
volunteers coordinate reading days with local elementary schools and
other education-minded, civic organizations such as chapters of the
Boys & Girls Club and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. "I read for about an
hour— with plenty of audience participation," remembers Rear Admi-

Ed Potter, George Mason '85, reading to Fair Hill Elementary School in Fairfax, Va.

ral Roger Gilbertson, Georgia Tech '58, USN Retired, "Reading is
fundamental [and] SigEp is lucky to have had Dr. Seuss as a member."

With initiatives like the SigEp Feds events and a similar program
recently held by the brothers at Loyola, Seuss keeps inspiring us to
love reading and the power of imagination. It seems altogether fitting
that Theodor Geisel would be honored with an invitation by Governor
Schwarzenegger to join the
California Hall of Fame.

As we look fondly upon the life
and legacy of our brother, we are
left with only one question: Did
he succeed? Yes, he did indeed.
(98% guaranteed.)

"Dignity does not
consist in
possessing
honors, but in
deserving them."

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30 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Memphis alum has a
hip hop hit

By DEREK MILLER, Memphis '11

Popular music has changed many times
throughout the last century, and so has the
probability of making it big in the music
industry. However, Dusty "Dizzy D" Warren,
Memphis '07, is well on his way to living his
dreams with the release of his Billboard
single, "What It Be Like," which peaked at No.
1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Singles Sales
Chart, beating out popular artists like Lady
Gaga, Katy Perry, M.I.A., and Madonna.
Warren's song also ranked 68th on the Top 100
Airplay Chart for R&B and hip-hop songs on
the radio.

Warren grew up around music, gaining
musical experience through his church choir
and talent shows.
He began working
on his hip-hop career
in high school and
continued that
journey while
pursuing a college
education. Although
he is earning acco-
lades these days, his
success hasn't come easily. "Being a college
student, working a regular job, trying to make
it in music, maintaining a strong relationship

with family, and
being a brother in
Sigma Phi Epsilon is
a lot of stuff to work
around," he said.
"Being in SigEp has
played a huge role in
my success. The
Balanced Man pro-
gram was crucial in
helping me organize
what I was doing. I
would have been lost
without it." Warren
also acknowledges
that brotherly love
played a major role in getting him off the
ground, stating, "I've never had anything but
support from my brothers."

While in school, Warren was involved in
student recruitment, multi-cultural work, and
new student orientation, as well as being
voted Greek Man of the Year. He made it a
point every day to reach out to all areas of the
Greek community, vastly improving
interfraternal relations on campus. These
relationships and the foundation he built with
other Greek organizations added to the

Dusty "Dizzy D" Warren is making his way in the Memphis music scene with a Billboard
hit single, "What it be like."

respect SigEp enjoys from others on the
Memphis campus.

"Memphis is one of the hardest cities to
make it in musically," said Warren, but
thanks to his unique style, diligence to work
hard at his craft, and the love that he re-
ceives from brothers nationwide, Warren is
expecting to realize his lifelong dream of
making it big in the world of hip-hop. You
can hear his music on iTunes.

Idaho

State

SigEps

celebrate

50 years of

friendship

Idaho State was established in 1958 as
Idaho Alpha, and after 14 years of leader-
ship in the Greek community, the chapter
closed. The loyalty of brothers from this
time was re-enlivened at their 50 th reunion
weekend last fall where brothers posed on
the steps of the Idaho State Performing
Arts Center. Friday golf and a reception
led off the celebration of over 100 SigEps
and friends. Brothers enjoyed the
university's homecoming parade, revisit-
ing old hangouts, and extensive touring of
the campus on Saturday. The evening was
capped off with a dinner and silent auc-
tion. While Sunday morning was filled
with goodbyes, the brothers of Idaho
State will continue to hold on to their
memories and appreciation of SigEp.

ALUMNI NEWS

Soldier fulfills the heritage of his native land,
serves in Israeli Defense Force

By TOM BAUDENDISTEL, Cincinnati 10

Even before graduating from Case Western
Reserve last May, economics and finance
major Nadav Weinberg, '08, was offered a
dream job at Merrill Lynch. Instead, this Ruck
Scholar did something that most college
graduates would consider unconventional. He
decided to return to Israel in order to fulfill
every native-born Israeli's obligation to serve
in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Born to an
Israeli father and American mother,
Weinberg has dual citizenship, exempting
him from serving in the IDF. But this would
not stop him from fulfilling his duty. "Knowing
that my father fought in Lebanon and every
one of my aunts, uncles and cousins has been
in the IDF, I think it is my time. I'm patriotic,
and I don't want to live my life with regrets,
wishing I had done something," he said. His
decision to serve in

"I don't want
to live my life
with regrets,
wishing I
had done
something."

the IDF rather than
the U.S. military was
much simpler. "It is
the duty of all Israeli
citizens to serve their
country. It is not
required in the U.S.,

being a non-drafted army. If it was so, then I

would fulfill my duty to serve in the U.S.

military as well."

Weinberg has faced many hardships since

his arrival in Israel. He has been forced to take

classes where English is prohibited in the
classroom, he has been through grueling
military training, detailed in his blog entries
at nadavweinberg.blogspot.com. He has
suffered from temporary hearing loss, and
had to cope with the loss of a dear childhood
friend in the United States.

He has immersed himself in a country
wrought with terrorism and warfare saying,
"You can watch CNN day and night, but until
you see ashy craters and smell the rancid odor
of burnt sand, you do not realize the true day-
to-day fear that Israelis live with." Yet
somehow he remains positive. He does not
regret his decision to serve his country, and
through all the mental and physical exhaus-
tion, he maintains the positive motto that at
the end of each day "life is good." His reunion
with a SigEp brother at the airport was one of
those moments that "make you see the big
picture and make you realize what really
matters. You don't realize what you have until
you are away from it. Then when you get it
back, it means even more," he said.

Weinberg was selected as one of only 35 to
serve in the Orev Special Units Force of the
Nachal Brigade. It is an anti-tank unit and
part of the elite battalion of the Special Forces
Units known as "Gasdar." The Orev Unit is
named after the Orev anti-tank missile, and
when not at war, the unit deals with high

Weinberg on duty in Hevron in the West Bank. He earned
the right to carry his Negev, a 15-pound "light machine
gun." Soldiers are encouraged to name their guns. He
named his gun Kam, after his close childhood friend,
Kambili Moukwa, who died suddenly in the States while
Weinberg was in training in Israel.

security missions in Arab territories.

The best way to capture Weinberg's experi-
ence is through his blog, which will give
readers a front row seat in the adventure that
shows his character and resolve.

nadavweinberg.blogspot.com.

«^w^—

SigEp behind the scenes at Super Bowl XLIII

By PATRICK ALBERTS, South Florida '07

Past the grit and gridiron, underneath the highlights and the half time show,
a network of personnel works tirelessly to create the spectacle that is the
Super Bowl. SigEp was represented behind the scenes to pull it all together.

Pre-parties and charity events are happening throughout any Super
Bowl week, but the spectacle for most people is the number of media
that descend on the event. As an intern with the Tampa Bay Bucca-
neers since 2007, 1 was invited to work on the NFL Media staff for Super
Bowl XLIII.

Networking allowed me the privilege to work with media from all
over the world and side by side with the industry's biggest names.
Dealing with pre-game media relations, from duties in the press box to
gathering post game quotes in the NFC Champion locker room, I
covered serious territory throughout Raymond James Stadium.

I appreciate the opportunity I had, value the relationships I built and
treasure what I learned from my inside view of one of this country's
biggest events of the year.

The amount of detail that goes into making sure that hundreds of

media personnel cover an event such as the
Super Bowl is amazing. Lots of guys would
love to be in this spot, and you can too if you
have the drive.

I know that the Balanced Man program
and its lessons on the importance of
networking and being able to perform in the
spotlight helped me. SigEp helped me to
prepare for such an experience in other
ways too. I understand that opening up to a
group of professionals, listening, and
communicating your ideas in order to work
efficiently and successfully is vital. I learned
that through events such as EDGE, chapter
meetings, brotherhood events and Conclave. I realize that the tools and
lessons learned within those four years helped me excel in the rest of
my life, particularly on one incredible Sunday this past February.

Alberts has served as a
Buccaneers intern since 2007

32 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

SigEp Tough:

Brother handles serious duty on
America's Toughest Jobs

SigEp completes New Zealand
Ironman Triathlon at 51

By PATRICK MURPHREY, Christopher Newport '05

Steve Hopper, Loyola Marymount '07, often
has breaks between jobs in film production.
During downtime in March 2008, he came
across an ad on Craig's List for contestants to
work on a crab boat, be a logger, and take on
other tough and dangerous jobs. "I'm always
looking for an adventure, so I answered the
posting and interviewed the next day. One
hundred on-camera questions later, the
interviewer turned the camera off and said
he'd be in touch." The producer chased after
Hopper and stopped him for a conversation
that went something like this:

Producer: Do you have a criminal record?

Hopper: No.

Producer: These jobs are extremely danger-
ous. Will you sign a form saying you will not
sue NBC or us if you get injured or killed?

Hopper: Yes.

Producer: Can you leave for Alaska in
two days?

Hopper: Yea. Whatever. Let's do it.

Hopper ended up on the TV show
America's Toughest Jobs and placed second
overall, which came with a 2008 Dodge pick-up
and a whole new definition of sweat.

In Anchorage, after a last call to his mother,
Hopper took a crash course in driving an 18-
wheeler for the first time. He would be driving
along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline to a town
called Deadhorse! The Dalton Highway there
is considered one of the deadliest roads in the
world. And things were just getting started.

Hopper would go on to work on a crab boat
in the middle of the Bering Sea near Russia.
On his birthday, he was running over cars and
flying through the air in a monster truck, and
he had a close call on the oil rig when he
almost lost three fingers.

Hopper fought bulls in San Angelo and
hung from an 80-story bridge in Long Beach,
Calif., despite a fear of heights. "I learned an
important lesson on that episode: Tt's all in
your head.' Conquer that and you can do
anything." About logging in Washington, he

"Life shrinks or
expands in proportion
to one's courage."

-ANAISNIN

Hopper played monster truck driver on one of his
assignments with America's Toughest Jobs. He was at
least afforded a fire-proof suit, but his guts had to take
care of the rest.

said, "I hated my bosses and life. I have never
worked so hard in my entire life."

Mountain rescue in Alaska's Denali Na-
tional Park turned out to be Hopper's favorite
job. "Looking back I've asked myself 'what
was it all for?' I'm not entirely sure, but I do
know that it was an experience of a lifetime. I
pushed my body and mind to their limits and
made it through every job." Hopper said. He
also was inspired by a key market for the
show, boys ages 5-12. Parents let him know
their sons had found a role model in Hopper,
an idea he relishes. "Knowing that some kid
in the middle of Minnesota wanted to be like
me was cool."

So what will Hopper do for an encore? He
was disappointed in his 2 nd place finish, but
has moved on from that. "This show is just
one of my adventures, and I'm on the hunt for
the next one!"

How does a SigEp
celebrate turning 50?
Will Turner, Vir-
ginia Tech '80,
decided he would
complete an Ironman
Triathlon, one of the
most grueling ath-
letic experiences the
human body could
endure. It consists of
a 2.4-mile swim, 112
miles of cycling, and a
26.2-mile marathon.
The Ironman Triath-
lon occurs across the
globe, and Turner
selected New
Zealand, March 2009,
for his date with
destiny.

Turner's motiva-
tion was a milestone:
"When I turned 50
last year it really hit
me hard. I took a hard
look at my life and
said, 'What now?
What is it that I want
to experience and
accomplish?' With
lots of soul searching,
one thing became
painfully obvious. I
was running out of
time, and I had so
much more to do, see
and become."

Turner hired a
personal coach to
customize his train-
ing regimen. He
pushed himself to
new limits every day
and said he was
"looking pathetic but
feeling exhilarated
that I did it. The irony
is that I look so 'dead'
but feel so 'alive'
when I've survived
yet another workout."
After completing five
training races,
overcoming a torn
soleus, and surviving
over 18 months of pre-
dawn alarms to get in
his workouts, Turner
headed to New

Zealand for the
opening gun.

As he left, Turner
reflected on his
motivation and the
importance of bal-
ance in achieving our
goals:

"So that's what this
journey is all about,
proving to myself that
I don't have to settle.
That I can accomplish
whatever I set my
mind to. That I can be
over 50 and still be
vital. That life is for
living and not sitting
on the sidelines. That
a challenge is just an
opportunity. And that
I am strong in body,
mind and spirit. I'm
reminded of my
favorite quote from
Winston Churchill : A
pessimist sees the
difficulty in every
opportunity. An
optimist sees the
opportunity in every
difficulty.'"

Turner completed
his Ironman in 12
hours, 55 minutes and
27 seconds.

Turner is the
President of Dancing
Elephants Achieve-
ment Group and a
district governor for
SigEp. Read more
about Turner's
journey to the New
Zealand Ironman at
nzironmanwordpress.com

Turner as he nears the half-
way point in the run.

ALUMNI NEWS 33

Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation

2008 Educational Foundation Report:

New Foundation President appreciates
brotherhood in tough times

By DONALD W. HUDLER, Ohio Wesleyan '56
President, Educational Foundation

I miss Ron.

In preparation for this report, I started working with the
Foundation staff to give you a detailed list of accomplish-
ments and pie charts regarding the countless scholarships
we awarded and how our assets performed in the turbulent
market, but this will be a different kind of report. So, I want
to tell you about Ron and some other brothers, because you
can probably relate.

The purpose of the Fraternity and Foundation is the
people. We build men. We bring love and balance regard-
less of the campus, decade or diversity of background.

That is why you give time and money. That is why I
volunteer my time and make an annual donation. That is
why I have smiled as much as I have cried recently.

This has been a tough time for many of us at work and
home. We worry a little more and spend a little less. Some
have lost jobs, and some have had to stay on the job longer.
Priorities have been pruned.

Yet it has still been a wonderful time for brotherhood.
Our undergraduate brothers are still striving together
daily to live their best lives. And, like me, you may have
been the recipient of many tokens and signs of true

friendship that have lifted you for a day or month or
longer. Some for small things and some for tragedies.

My last year has been carried on the shoulders of many
people, starting with my wife Dannielle. She is a blessing
to me. I love her.

I have also been blessed by the outreach of countless
SigEp Brothers — some of whom you see in the picture
accompanying this story. Those are my chapter Brothers
from the 1950's at Ohio Wesleyan. We had a wonderful
reunion last year, and their hugs and words mean more
than they will ever know. I love them.

You do not see in the picture the brother I love and miss
the most. Ron Hudler was my brother, not only my SigEp
brother but my twin. He was killed in a senseless act of
violence. It shattered his family, our family.

But just like you find every year on Ron's Christmas tree
farms, life is returning.

Death and reunions put into perspective things like
financial bailouts that lead to bankruptcy or watching assets
we have built or saved being scattered to the winds. I have a
different outlook than many of my peers on the difficulties of
companies I helped build — General Motors and Saturn.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation President and Chairman of the Board Don Hudler (second row, second from right, wearing a button) was
part of the Ohio Wesleyan's Ohio Epsilon 1950's reunion held last October in North Carolina.

34 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

In spite of current difficulties, I am optimistic about the
future. Who would not be when you have family, brothers
and friends like I do. Like we do.

So, when my fellow Foundation Trustees asked if I
would take the gavel as President and Chairman of the
Board in the middle of all this madness, I gladly said yes.
Here is why.

While this fiscal year is the most trying since 2001-2002,
thousands of brothers will make over $1 million in chari-
table contributions that will benefit our younger brothers.

While our assets declined 25% in 2008, many others had
far more serious market consequences. Bessemer Trust
has managed our investments admirably in the face of
uncertainty.

We had to make difficult decisions. We cut 40% of the
grant promised for this year, trying to give as much as
possible to the good work of the Fraternity while consider
ing our long-term endowment capabilities.

Yet we — donors and volunteers — are still changing
young men's lives.

SigEp Residential Learning Community
initiatives continue to bring the best possible
development experience and environment to
young men across the country. Over half a
million dollars given by alumni improved Fraternity
houses.

The Balanced Man Program and the Leadership Con-
tinuum programs make SigEp a partner in higher
education to 14,000 men on campus.

We have had a great response to our new donor groups
— The Ducal Crown Society for young alumni and The
Hoop of Steel Society for undergraduates. Over 500 under-
graduates have made a gift in 2009.

And the best part is that thousands of our undergraduate
Brothers have received scholarships and attended leader-
ship programs while some around say the future may not be
as bright. Try telling that to a SigEp who is pursuing his
diploma with the same vigor as our band of Brothers did in
Delaware, Ohio more than half a century ago.

Please join me in being optimistic.

I ask that you find a way to keep or put SigEp on your
priority list. If all our 200,000 alumni gave the cost of a
Christmas tree (or pick your own favorite holiday decora-
tion), we would be able to increase our scholarships and
grants even now.

SigEp alumni always respond and lead. We graduate,
but we maintain responsibility. The Oath you and I took
was to foster every worthy endeavor of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
I can tell you that these fine young men in the nation's
largest fraternity with the highest GPA are worthy.

What better investment is there these days?

Finally, I want to take a moment to recognize the shoul-

ders that have put
me in this position
to build men and
pass on my love for
SigEp.

The Sigma Phi
Epsilon Educational
Foundation has
been fortunate over
the years to have
caring and insight-
ful Trustee leadership like Ed Zollinger, William & Mary
'27, Curt Carlson, Minnesota '37, Bill Schreyer, Penn-
sylvania State '48 and "H" Clark, North Carolina State
'56. We began 2009 celebrating another change in leader-
ship as I followed Garry Kief's eight years as President and
Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Garry has served as a Trustee since 1991 and has
played a critical role in the team taking our Foundation

"In spite of current difficulties, I am optimistic about the
future. Who would not be when you have family, brothers
and friends like I do. Like we do."

from the Campaign for the Heart in the mid-90's through
the transition of executive directors to the recent success
in raising money to fund leadership programs and Resi-
dential Learning Community housing campaigns. He
constantly reminds us to focus on delivering the best
possible programs and the most scholarship money to the
undergraduates — that we are making an investment in
their today and our future. Garry's background in enter-
tainment is helpful in keeping us focused on making an
immediate impact on the lives of young men and con-
stantly seeking their feedback.

I will always miss Ron, but I would like to thank the
funny-looking guys in the picture and Garry and so many of
you who have reached out to remind me what is important.

I promise more pie charts next time. The report that
follows is designed to show where your investment is
spent in scholarships and leadership programs. You will
see how the national programs affect every chapter and
that some chapters are doing a great job with chapter-
specific scholarships. Any chapter can. Call the
Foundation staff (804-421-GPA1) and go to
www.sigepfoundation.org for details.

Undergraduates get
started on their SigEp
journey at the EDGE new
member program in
Colorado earlier this year.

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EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 35

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Honor Roll of Giving

Red Door Trust | $50,000-99,999

The Honor Roll of
Giving recognizes
the many generous
alumni and friends
who contributed in
2008 to programs
of the Educational
Foundation. On
these two pages
are the members
of our top ten
cumulative giving
clubs. These are
alumni and friends
who have contrib-
uted gifts and
binding pledges
over the years
which reach the
cumulative level
indicated. These
clubs have addi-
tional members,
but this list reports
only those members
who made a contri-
bution to the
Educational Foun-
dation in 2008.

Hall of Honor | $5,000,000+

William A. Schreyer

Penn State '48

Sigma Circle | $2,500,000-4,999,999

James L. Clayton

Tennessee '57

Phi Circle | $1,000,000-2,499,999

Mark W. Davis

Nebraska '90

Donald W. Hudler

Ohio Wesleyan '56

Garry C. Kief

Southern California 70

A. J. Scribante

Kansas State '56

William G. Tragos

Washington in St. Louis '56

Epsilon Circle | $500,000-999,999

Christopher L. Bittman John R. Grayson

Colorado '85 Purdue '46

W. H. Clark

North Carolina State '56

Thomas G. Allardyce

Lamar '70

A. G. Atwater, Jr.

Drake '64

Christopher M.
Coleman

Kansas State '01

Mitchell G. Crane

West Chester 77

Cicero A. Frazier*

North Carolina '34

Rex E. Garrelts

Kansas State '68

John M. George

Auburn 76

Carey E. Heckman

Dartmouth 76

Patrick C. Henry

Georgia Tech '86

Kent B. Hickman

Colorado '61

J. Gregory Keller

Missouri-Columbia '86

Marvin E. Lampton

Kansas '64

Douglas S.
MacDonald*

Rutgers '56

Gregory J. Pusinelli

Indiana '80

Eugene C. Schurg, Jr.

Davis & Elkins 77

Richard D. Shiney*

Kansas State '52

Robert C. Stempel

WPI '55

Roger H. VanHoozer

Washburn 72

Jack D. Wheeler

North Texas '61

G. Duncan Wimpress

Oregon '46

Charles N. White, Jr.

Western Michigan '62

Sigma Senate | $250,000-499,999 Brothers of the Heart | $25,000-49,999

Denis H. Dieker, Jr.

Wichita State 77

Wallace C. Doud

Wisconsin '48

Thomas O. Hicks

Texas-Austin '68

H. Lorenz Horn

Florida '56

Arthur J. Hurt, III

Davidson '88

Andrew C. Land

Clemson '04

Steven A. Nienke

Wichita State

Chairman's Circle | $100,000-249,999

Scott A. Baxter

Buffalo State '84

Scott H. Bice

Southern California '65

Edward H. Blackburn*

Penn State '43

Roger C. Chapman

Texas-Austin '49

John M. Corby

Arizona State 74

C. Dean Davis

North Texas '52

Dean Duncan

Indiana State '52

*deceased

Frank T. Ko

Pepperdine '97

Shawn McKenna

Maine 77

Mark J. Owens

Wichita State '86

B. M. Rankin, Jr.

Texas-Austin '50

Jack L. Sunday

South Carolina 71

Michael C. Williams

Memphis '69

David L. Balint

Cleveland State '69

Michael R. Borkan

SUNY-Binghamton '86

Donald A. Burgio

RPI '89

Clark H. Byrum, Sr.

Indiana '57

Robert C. Connor

North Texas '64

Phillip A. Cox

Indiana '84

Stephen T. Diltz

Arizona State '90

Conrad J. Eberstein

Pennsylvania '65

Jack J. Faussemagne

Georgia Tech '64

Jere D. Fluno

Wisconsin '63

Glenn T. Gnirrep

Rutgers '82

Jay K. Harness

Arizona '65

John W. Hartman

Missouri-Columbia '61

Bruce H. Hasenkamp

Dartmouth '60

Conrad W. Hewitt

Illinois '58

Michael D. Hurst

Missouri S&T 74

Thomas B. Jelke

Florida International '90

Jeffery L. Johnson

Colorado '89

Joseph W. Langella, Jr.

Connecticut '83

Paul H. Litcher

Indiana Tech '88

William R. T. Oakes III

Georgia Tech '91

Harold A. Poling

Monmouth '49

Barry Z. Posner

California-Santa Barbara 70

E. Preston Rahe, Jr.

Georgia Tech '64

James F. Rippey

Oregon '53

Paul T. Steffens, Jr.

Thiel 70

John K. Tyler

Texas-Austin '63

Kelly L. Williams

Tennessee '92

36 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Bailey's Brothers | $10,000-24,999

John P. Ayres

Kansas State '68
Anthony C. Balestrieri
George Washington '03
Richard W. Bennet, III
Central Missouri '74
James R. Bernard
Western Michigan '60
Lawrence J. Biacchi
Penn State '89
Herbert H.Bullock
Northern Arizona '78
George A. Chappell
Missouri S&T '59
B. Joe Clayton
Tennessee '57
David W. Detjen
Washington in St. Louis '70
Matthew T. Domenici
Texas-Arlington '94
John M. Eber
Bradley '73
Arthur R.

Ehrnschwender
Cincinnati '48
Roger R. Festa
Truman State '72

Christopher S. Fidyk
Columbia '02
Michael T. Fogarty
Fairleigh Dickinson '77
L. Kent Fowler
Evansville '85
Michael A. Green
California-Berkeley '62
Melvin H. Haas
Cincinnati '62
Richard A. Hallahan, Jr.
Missouri S&T '62
Edward H. Hammond
Emporia State '66
Ken E. Hansing*
Georgia '71
Bert J. Harris, III
Florida '74
Michael B. Harris
San Jose State '62
Thomas W. Hatfield
Texas Wesleyan '75
Stephen W. Hayes
Wichita State '79
Donald E. Heard
Houston '89
David D. Jenkins
Colorado State '64

Columbus L. Johnson, Jr.

Sacramento State '85
Craig S. Kaufman
Washington in St. Louis '86
Gerald W. Kehle
Southern California '58
Max A. Krey
Kansas State '49
James D. Latham
Kansas State '68
Richard G. Long, Jr.
Colorado State '79
Kenneth S. Maddox
Oregon State '75
Phillip N. Maisano
Belmont Abbey '69
Richard A. Matthes
Drake '64

William J. Mayor
Missouri-Columbia '69
Craig M. McDaniel
South Carolina '76
George M. Mcllveen
Cincinnati '56
Roger A. Mermelstein
Miami (Florida) '87
Hank Moonjean
Southern California '52

JohnW. Mosch

Pennsylvania '39
Kent C. Nelson
Ball State '59
Galen 0. Norby
Kansas State '71
John J. O'Hara
Missouri S&T '76
Derek L. Pardee
SUNY-Buffalo '83
F. David Parrott
North Carolina State '55
D. Cary Peaden
Wichita State '76
Brian B. Plombon
George Mason '84
Mark W. Pray
Kansas State '71
Jeffrey D. Prouty
Iowa State '78
Troy Queen
Florida '96

Wendell G. Rakosky
Baldwin-Wallace '78
Jorey E. Ramer
MIT '95

Philip G. Rector
Georgia Tech '55

David R. Reynolds

Kansas State '65
Joel T. Rickman
Missouri S&T '95
David J. Roman
Cornell '73

Frank E. Rutherford*
East Tennessee State '57
Michael H. Sanders
South Carolina '70
Stephen B. Shanklin
Murray State '70
Gary Shepard
Boston '61

William G. Sikes, Jr.
East Tennessee State '57
Michael D. Smith
Missouri S&T '65
Vernon C. Smith
Missouri-Columbia '72
C. Thomas Snyder
Wichita State '62
Lauren D. Sperry
Missouri S&T '71
Todd R. Stanley
Rutgers '85
Chuck Stegman
Colorado '81

Max Supica

Kansas State '64
Howard E. Teagarden
Kansas State '43
John W. Thatcher
Davidson '48
Robert W. Thurman
Wichita State '75
Michael J. Transue
Oklahoma '66
Dale D. Wagner
Wichita State '71
James H. Warsaw
Oregon '69
Leo W. Wehkamp
Wichita State '72
R. Eric Weise
Cincinnati '54
Charles E. Wilson, Jr.
Kansas State '62
John S. Witemeyer, III
Rutgers '55
Jay D. Yancey
Kansas State '54
Archer L. Yeatts, III
Richmond '64
John E. Zollinger, Jr.
Lehigh '57

Zollinger Associates | $5,000-9,999

Robert L. Anderson

Pennsylvania '50
Frederick E. Barton
Evansville '66
Lawrence L. Biacchi
Friend of Sigma Phi Epsilon
Ron S. Binder
Toledo '83

Jeffrey M. Birdsell
Arizona '87
Gary R. Black
Utah State '63
Gary W. Blauth
Stevens Tech '66
Brent W.Bogden
Utah '73

Brian A. Boron
Western Michigan '89
Robert C. Bowman
Southern California '80
Rudolf Bredenbeck
Cincinnati '54
Ryan Brennan
Trumans State '95
Benjamin E. Brodie
Oregon State '64
Stephen J. Buce
Stevens Tech '86
David R. Calderon
Cal Poly-Pomona '88
James E. Cantalupo
South Carolina '88
Richard A. Captor
Utah '73

William H. Caulfield, II
Mississippi '76
Steven B. Chaneles
Connecticut '83
Philip E. Cline
Marshall '55

Howard A. Coleman

Kansas State '31
Matthew S. Costa*
Tulane '03
Richard D. Cowell
Washington in St. Louis '52
Edward E. Dahlkamp
San Diego State '63
Steven D. Daniels
Lambuth '78
Brett R.Danko
Pennsylvania '90
John E. Davis
Western Carolina '87
Laurence A. Deets
Stetson '62
Robert G. Denison
Oklahoma '58
Christopher S. Dillion
Illinois '03
Peter B. Dirlam
Cornell '56

William P. Douglas, Jr.
Penn State '47
Charles G. Eberly
Bowling Green State '63
Robert A. Eckert
Arizona '76
Robert A. Elrod
Missouri S&T '60
Matthew W.
Engelhardt
Valparaiso '91
R. Clayton Funk
Washburn '93
Jeffrey C. Gates
Wichita State '89
Cory S. Gerdes
Northwestern '92
James F. Gillespie
Wichita State '72

Daniel A. Greef

Wichita State '72
G. William Gregory
Syracuse '55
Richard M. Hanley
Toledo '85
Peter G. Hansen
Missouri S&T '53
Allen W. Harmann
Cincinnati '62
Norman T. R. Heathorn
MIT '57

Robert J. Heintzelman
Texas-Austin '88
Jeffrey O. Henley
California-Santa Barbara '66
Thomas E. Hill
Richmond '64
J. Warren Hilton, Jr.
South Carolina '64
Charles J. Inacker
Thiel '58
Frank P. Jank
Central Michigan '56
Gary L. Jefferies
North Texas '68
Edward F. Jones
Buffalo State '96
Bryan J. Kaminski
Johns Hopkins '06
Robert J. Kerr
Wichita State '75
G. Wayne Knupp, Jr.
Huntingdon College '95
Kreth J. Koehler
Central Arkansas '92
George H. Krieger
Missouri S&T '62
Robert C. Loesch
Cincinnati '63

Jay F. Lombardo

North Texas '85
R. Terry Lyle
Florida '48
Michael L. Mann
Southern California '78
Robert L. Mannfeld
Purdue '47

Thomas C. Mays, III
Lamar '76

Ralph B. Metzger
Penn State '37
John D. McClure
Sacramento State '54
Brian P. McCune
Oregon State '72
John F. Mikkelson
Miami '78

William L. Monroe
Western Michigan '63
Kirk L. Munson
Kansas State '81
Douglas M. Nabhan
Purdue '77
Henry Z. Norton
Stetson '62
Bill M. Ohland
North Texas '72
Duffy S. Oyster
North Texas '69
Russell J. Pantsari
South Carolina '70
W. Daniel Pate
North Carolina '71
William M. Patten
Texas Christian '73
David J. Patterson
Massachusetts '93
Douglas J. Pavese
San Jose State '63

Mario A. Perez

North Texas '87
Karl L. Perrey
Missouri-Columbia '85
Robert S. Peteuil
Evansville '91
Donald L. Piper
North Dakota '68
William L. Porter, III
South Carolina '93
W.Clifford Price, III
North Texas '88
James E. Pruitt, Jr.
Georgia Tech '56
Carlos Quintero
Clemson '73

Maurice L. Richards, Jr.
Tulsa '51

Donald R. Rochau
Iowa '59

Thomas M. Roode
Kansas State '68
ToddA.Ruberg
Oregon '82
Paul A. Runge
Thiel '70

Douglas D. Scheibe
Kansas State '87
Scott A. Schwartz
Iowa '93

David E. Schwartz
Friend of Sigma Phi Epsilon
Gerard C. Scott
Wichita State '81
Ronald J. Sebonia
Illinois '84
Bobby Shackouls
Mississippi State '72
Kevin E. Shumaker
Georgia '84

Richard D. Skinner

Missouri S&T '64
Donald K. Smith
Maryland-College Park '54
Loran B. Smith*
Washburn Renaissance
Thomas C. Smith
Nebraska '67
Drew A. Springer, Jr.
North Texas '89
Paul D. Stephenson
Kansas State '66
Stephen R. Sussdorff
Utah '79

Timothy R. Swift
Babson '96
Craig D. Templeton
Kansas '81

LeRoy E. Thompson
Missouri S&T '56
William R. Tiernay
California-Santa Barbara '52
Andrew J. Triplett*
Northern Iowa '99
Robert L. Trovaten
San Diego State '67
John E. Vercellino
Illinois '75

Patrick B. Welborne
Texas-Arlington '91
Dale A. Werts
Baker '84
Monte J. White
North Texas '88
Joseph R. Whittinghill
Montana '89
David R. Wolverton
Texas-Arlington '85
Kevin M. Zimmer
Kansas '94

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 37

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Chapter Report Card:

Your donation: What a difference your dollars make!

Thank you for your gift in 2008 and your
continued support in 2009. You helped the
Fraternity change lives. You enabled our
chapters to recruit smart men, provide them
with a great experience, award them with
scholarships for academic excellence,
challenge their leadership skills and unleash
them on the world. You helped the Fraternity
become a valued partner in higher education.
Thank you; without your support, this would
not be possible.

In return you've asked for some more
information; you are curious to know more
about your gift's impact on Sigma Phi Epsilon.
To respond to your feedback we've published
this Report Card showing donor activity
alongside undergraduate participation in
Leadership Continuum events, spring 2008
GPAs, manpower reported in the chapter's
Periodic Membership Report, and any
scholarships the local chapter awarded.
Essentially it's a snapshot of the chapter's
activity and performance in 2008.

Making a difference in Scholarship,
Leadership and Housing

Some of you gave to the Annual Fund, which
funds the Leadership Continuum. Some of you
gave to help offset the costs undergraduates
incur to attend leadership programs. Some of
you gave to your chapter's scholarship fund(s).
Some of you gave to your chapter's housing
efforts. For some of you, your home chapter is
publicly raising funds to help renovate the
chapter house (or build a new one) and a
portion of that project is tax deductible. And
some of you gave to several areas. All of these
gifts are consolidated in the Total Giving
column. From there

in 2008 is not in this issue of the Journal Don't
worry, you can see every donor who gave in
2008 on the Educational Foundation's website at
www.sigepfoundation.org. You can also see
2008 memorial and recognition gifts. The
website can connect you in numerous ways to
other alumni. Interested to see what your home
chapter's Alumni and Volunteer Corporation
has planned? You can check out their webpage
on the site. Want to see which SigEps live in your
city? It is all there. If you have not done so,
register on the website. You will gain access to
all of this and more. You can even make a gift.

Thank you for all that you do for Sigma
Phi Epsilon.

you can see the
number of donors
from your chapter,
along with the
average, as well as the
highest gift made and
the average gift size.

You may have
noticed that the
complete list of donors

About the Chapter Report Card

You will notice that certain chapters are highlighted in the following
pages. These chapters rank among the top 10 of all chapters nationwide
in a particular category for 2008; the category in which they excel is
noted in purple. We hope this serves as motivation for your chapter.
Where can you help improve in 2009? Is it in total dollars raised? Number
of donors? Can you convince that rising sophomore to apply for the Ruck
Leadership Institute?

Information is arranged in alphabetical order by school name and
reflects data as of April 1, 2009. Chapters in regular italics are Sigma
Epsilon Chapters (SEC). Dormant chapters are noted as gray. Chapters
closed in the past 18 months are noted as gray with an asterisk.

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Alabama*

2.84

2.94

12/29

$1,300.00

$100.00

$500.00

Alabama-
Birmingham

$35.00

Alaska-Fairbanks

$450.00

$112.50

$200.00

American

5 1

3.46

3.28

1/10

$1,960.00

$89.09

$300.00

Angelo State

$200.00

$100.00

Appalachian State

2.88

$741.63

$46.35

$100.00

Arizona*

2.57

2.72

17/30

$4,370.00

$312.14

$1,500.00

Arizona State

2.86

2.97

6/19

$6,475.00

$462.50

$5,000.00

Arkansas

8 1

2.76

$1,225.00

$122.50

$500.00

Arkansas State

$420.00

$140.00

$200.00

Arkansas Tech

2.98

2.86

1/6

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

Auburn

12 1

122

2.68

2.85

16/26

$5,580.00

$206.67

$3,000.00

Auburn -
Montgomery

$100.00

Austin Peay State

7 1

3.31

2.89

1/6

$0.00

Babson

3.25

3.05

1/4

$2,775.00

$462.50

$1,250.00

Baker

2.95

3.05

3/5

$1,810.07

$150.84

$1,000.00

Baldwin-Wallace

3.02

3.19

2/5

$1,915.00

$127.67

$500.00

Ball State

2.81

2.91

3/10

$2,255.69

$102.53

$1,000.00

Barton

2.52

2.69

2/3

$360.00

$60.00

$100.00

Baylor

5 1

3.14

2/14

$1,217.30

$71.61

$100.00

Belmont Abbey

$2,525.00

$1,262.50

$2,500.00

■

Bentley

$525.00

$75.00

$200.00

Boston

$1,225.00

$136.11

$250.00

Bowling Green
State

6 1

2.57

2.88

12/14

$3,194.16

$88.73

$380.00

Bradley

3.05

3.14

4/14

$3,160.00

$158.00

$1,000.00

Bucknell

3.38

3.34

6/14

$2,589.00

$42.44

$500.00

$400.00

Buffalo State*

■

$11,500.00

$1,277.78

$10,000.00

Cal State -
Fullerton

2.60

2.66

1/5

$25.00

Cal State -
San Bernardino

13 1

2.59

2.77

3/4

$600.00

$150.00

$500.00

38 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Cal State-Long
Beach

$31.50

Cal State-

North ridge

4 1

2.84

2.62

3/11

$1,085.00

$67.81

$250.00

$800.00

CalPoly-Pomona

12 1

2.68

2.73

2/15

$3,149.98

$143.18

$250.00

$395.00

CalPoly-SLO

108

2.82

2.78

2/20

$85.00

$42.50

$50.00

Canisius

1/1

$175.00

$35.00

$50.00

Carnegie-Mellon

3.25

3.18

3/12

$1,200.00

$133.33

$250.00

Carroll

$350.00

$87.50

$100.00

Case Western

Reserve

3.19

3.30

12/19

$1,500.00

$115.38

$250.00

Central Arkansas

8 1

117

3.16

2.82

1/7

$5,090.63

$164.21

$1,000.00

Central Florida

$250.00

$35.71

$100.00

Central Michigan

$550.00

$137.50

$400.00

Central Missouri

5 1

2.80

2.93

6/11

$1,675.00

$335.00

$1,000.00

Chapman

$25.00

Charleston

(South Carolina)

7 2

2.84

2.93

5/8

$852.43

$65.57

$151.09

Charleston

(West Virginia)

$260.00

$52.00

$100.00

Chicago

8 1

$100.00

$1,000.00

Chico State

$660.00

$38.82

$100.00

Christopher
Newport

4 1

2.85

2.79

1/6

$125.00

$41.67

$50.00

Cincinnati

7 1 1

3.25

2.99

3/32

$7,029.55

$132.63

$2,000.00

Clarion

3.01

1/4

$75.00

$37.50

$50.00

Clarkson

5 1 1

3.19

2.99

2/10

$125.00

$41.67

$50.00

Clemson

16 1

2.89

3.07

13/18

$790.01

$56.43

$150.00

$1,500.00

Cleveland State

$8,760.00

$1,095.00

$5,500.00

Coastal Carolina

4 :

2.76

2.89

3/9

$50.00

$25.00

Colorado

7 2

106

3.00

4/14

$30,300.09

$688.64

$10,000.00

$6,500.00

Colorado School

of Mines

2.98

2.89

1/10

$1,263.02

$140.34

$500.00

Colorado State

12 2

3.04

2.81

2/14

$6,290.00

$331.05

$2,500.00

$3,750.00

Columbia

8 1

$3,375.00

$259.62

$1,000.00

$1,750.00

Connecticut*

5 1

$3,927.01

$170.74

$1,000.00

$500.00

Cornell

7 1

3.29

3.26

25/46

$2,110.18

$150.73

$1,000.00

Creighton

3.25

3.28

3/5

$100.00

$33.33

$50.00

Culver Stockton

$250.00

$83.33

$100.00

Daemen

$1,124.00

$281.00

$500.00

Dartmouth

4 2

102

3.49

3.47

5/13

$27,295.00

$1,137.29

$20,000.00

Davidson

3.21

3.17

3/8

$1,814.01

$90.70

$500.00

Davis & Elkins

4 1

$4,525.00

$323.21

$1,000.00

Dayton

8 1

2.93

3.13

6/10

$1,525.00

$169.44

$1,000.00

Defiance

$25.00

Delaware

9 1

3.24

3.06

2/22

$1,700.00

$89.47

$500.00

Denison

3.07

3.14

4/6

$50.00

Denver

$175.00

$58.33

$75.00

DePaul

2.83

2.99

6/7

$200.00

$66.67

$100.00

Detroit

$0.00

Drake

6 1

3.2

3.09

1/8

$59,654.45

$3,314.14

$40,107.10

Drexel

8 1

3.31

3.22

1/10

$245.00

$35.00

$50.00

Drury

$70.00

$35.00

$50.00

Duke

3 1

3.48

4/15

$2,176.01

$98.91

$1,000.00

$1,500.00

East Carolina

2.66

2.81

2/15

$215.00

$71.67

$150.00

East Tennessee

$4,225.00

$211.25

$1,000.00

$420.00

East Texas

$400.00

$133.33

$250.00

Eastern Illinois

2.81

2.80

$650.00

$72.22

$200.00

Eastern Michigan

$75.00

$15.00

$25.00

Eastern

Washington

15 1

3.00

3.12

3/9

$554.00

$22.16

$50.00

Elon

4 1

3.17

2/7

$900.00

$90.00

$300.00

Emory

7 /

3.54

3.39

1/15

$0.00

Emporia State

4 1

2.95

2.88

2/6

$1,250.00

$208.33

$1,000.00

Evansville

2.80

3.11

5/6

$8,733.76

$213.02

$1,333.38

Fairleigh
Dickinson

$1,050.00

$262.50

$500.00

Ferris State

2.56

$494.01

$82.34

$250.00

Florida

7 1

140

3.39

3.29

5/26

$5,189.01

$144.14

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

Florida Atlantic

9 1

2.67

2.83

1/7

$2,448.01

$84.41

$500.00

Florida Gulf Coast

9 1

3.02

3.06

1/3

$250.00

$50.00

$75.00

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpowei

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Florida
International

2.99

2.67

4/14

$1,519.00

$108.50

$250.00

Florida Southern

$100.00

$50.00

Florida State

■

$1,594.01

$159.40

$700.00

Fort Hays State

$25.00

Fresno State

8 1

3.08

2.52

1/10

$225.00

$56.25

$100.00

George Mason

5 1

2.78

2.90

6/15

$525.00

$32.81

$100.00

$800.00

George
Washington

7 1

3.21

3.27

5/15

$5,945.66

$169.88

$2,000.00

$1,350.00

Georgetown

14 1 1

3.49

$1,981.08

$60.03

$250.00

$5,280.00

Georgia

115

3.32

3.16

2/26

$2,658.00

$126.57

$750.00

Georgia Southern

2.94

3/14

$472.03

$47.20

$200.00

Georgia State

$119.01

$59.51

$100.00

Georgia Tech

7 1

2.92

2.98

14/31

$54,722.00

$2,738.61

$26,000.00

Grand Valley
State

7 1

$150.00

Hawaii

$220.00

$16.92

$100.00

Henderson State

$50.00

Hofstra

$50.00

Houston

8 1

2.84

1/8

$803.32

$133.89

$250.00

$2,200.00

Huntingdon

2.91

2.97

$1,750.00

$291.67

$1,000.00

Idaho

3.14

2.90

2/15

$300.00

$75.00

$100.00

Idaho State

$25.00

IIT

3.07

3.04

$1,065.00

$106.50

$500.00

Illinois

12 2

183

3.36

3.08

4/20

$6,410.01

$136.38

$1,000.00

Illinois State

14 1

116

2.88

2.84

$375.00

$41.67

$75.00

Indiana

7 2

3.38

3.10

1/36

$8,875.00

$522.06

$5,000.00

Indiana State

2.82

$11,606.74

$341.37

$7,261.74

$6,800.00

Indiana Tech

5 1

2.65

1/2

$3,837.69

$159.90

$1,000.00

Iowa

2.97

3.00

5/13

$4,201.67

$144.89

$1,000.00

Iowa State

16 1

3.02

2.95

8/29

$2,599.01

$92.82

$1,000.00

Iowa Wesleyan

$135.00

$45.00

$100.00

IPFW

$100.00

Ithaca

$72.00

$36.00

IUP

$29.01

$14.51

$19.01

Jacksonville State

3.00

2.56

1/7

$102.00

$34.00

$50.00

Jacksonville U.*

2.22

$200.00

$66.67

$100.00

James Madison

16 2

3.05

2.98

9/15

$2,120.01

$117. 78

$1,200.00

John Carroll

9 1

3.06

2.99

3/4

$135.00

$45.00

$100.00

Johns Hopkins

3.19

3.22

13/22

$8,314.00

$156.87

$1,625.00

$600.00

Kansas

102

3.16

3.02

4/22

$13,248.00

$240.87

$8,000.00

$995.00

Kansas State

3.13

2.85

5/24

$78,252.27

$1,222.69

$10,022.00

Kent State

$610.00

$87.14

$150.00

Kentucky

2.80

2.99

15/21

$895.00

$52.65

$100.00

Kentucky
Wesleyan

3.33

1/3

$936.29

$117.04

$366.34

$600.00

Lamar

2.73

$6,052.04

$302.60

$2,000.00

$4,635.00

Lambuth

9 1

$350.00

$58.33

$100.00

LaSalle

4 1

2.88

$155.00

$25.83

$50.00

Lawrence

3.27

3.34

3/5

$255.00

$63.75

$100.00

Lawrence Tech

17 1

$1,159.80

$61.04

$100.00

$335.00

Lehigh

3.25

3.15

1/18

$2,375.00

$118.75

$1,000.00

Lewis

$10.00

Lewis & Clark

■

$300.00

$75.00

$100.00

Lincoln Memorial

$10.00

Longwood

2.07

2.81

5/7

$0.00

Loras

$3,070.00

$180.59

$1,000.00

■

Louisiana
Monroe

$19.01

Louisiana State

7 1

3.06

2.90

2/23

$1,432.00

$49.38

$100.00

Louisville

11 1

2.64

2.92

11/13

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

Loyola

2.67

2.97

4/5

$519.67

$259.84

$319.67

Loyola
Marymount

6 1

114

3.30

$1,904.01

$73.23

$500.00

Lynchburg

$812.03

$67.67

$500.00

Maine

20 1

3.35

2.85

1/16

$2,225.00

$158.93

$1,000.00

$620.00

Marquette

4 1

$275.00

$68.75

$100.00

Marshall

2.67

2.65

2/8

$1,740.00

$174.00

$1,000.00

Maryland-
Baltimore

$20.00

Maryland-
College Park

16 1

3.30

3.01

3/24

$3,004.01

$83.44

$500.00

$1,400.00

40 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Donor groups provide multiple giving options

Alumni, undergraduates, parents
and friends of SigEp can support
the Educational Foundation by
making a gift annually or by join-
ing one of the various donor
groups. As a member of a donor
group, you are a valuable insider
and receive special communica-
tions and incentives that help
to keep you connected with the
Fraternity.

Hoop of Steel Society

Where it goes: Annual Fund

Donors: Undergraduate SigEp members

Giving level: Minimum annual gift of $19.01

Why/benefits: Personal/Chapter incentives

visit www.sigephoopofsteel.org/ for more

details

Ducal Crown Society

Where it goes: Split Gift: half Annual Fund /
half Chapter Specific Scholarships
Donors: Young Alumni 1-5 years out of school
Giving levels: Monthly: $19.01,
Quarterly: $57.03, Annually: $228.12
Why/benefits: Chapter Scholarship Fund
Growth, Ducal Crown Pin, Regular updates
that contain relevant Fraternity and Founda-
tion news

Board of Governors

Where it goes: Annual Fund
Donors: Alumni of all Classes, Friends of
SigEp / Young Alumni 1-5 years out of school
Giving levels:

Beacon Society (1-5 years out) - Monthly: $42,
Quarterly: $125, Annually: $500
Standard Membership - Monthly $84, Quar-
terly $250, Annually $1,000
Beacon Society Sponsor (covers self + 3 young
alumni) - Monthly: $209, Quarterly: $625,
Annually: $2,500

President's Circle - Monthly: $417, Quarterly:
$1,250, Annually: $5,000
Why/benefits: monthly e-newsletters, invites
to special events, directory of fellow members

A Fund with incredible yields... the SigEp Annual Fund

Making a gift to the Annual Fund provides
unrestricted support used for SigEp's scholar-
ship and leadership programs. This support
helps to drive the annual grant provided to
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. This grant
helps to fund such things as The Leadership

Continuum, Balanced Man Program, Residen-
tial Learning Communities and National
Competition Scholars (see page 46 for the 2008
recipients), involving thousands of SigEp
undergraduates in 2008.

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Massachusetts

2.87

2.86

5/12

$2,428.74

$73.60

$250.00

McDaniel

$25.00

Memphis

20 1

2.99

1/9

$3,185.50

$159.28

$750.50

Miami (Florida)

3.30

3.17

3/11

$3,811.50

$82.86

$500.04

Miami (Ohio)

9 1

127

3.25

3.10

2/28

$7,415.00

$308.96

$6,000.00

Michigan

11 1

3.34

3.28

5/26

$1,505.00

$53.75

$100.00

Michigan State

$610.00

$43.57

$100.00

Michigan Tech

2.90

2.85

1/13

$600.00

$50.00

$150.00

Middle Tennessee
State

2.78

2.58

3/11

$200.00

$66.67

$100.00

Minnesota

16 2 1

3.27

3.12

3/26

$4,996.63

$99.93

$500.00

Mississippi

127

2.45

2.73

12/13

$1,340.00

$32.68

$250.00

Mississippi State

4 2 1

3.01

2.88

3/18

$200.00

$40.00

$50.00

Missouri State

14 1

110

3.00

3.02

4/17

$400.00

$40.00

$100.00

Missouri-
Columbia

2.9

3.04

$18,900.00

$572.73

$5,000.00

Missouri-
Kansas City

2.86

$1,585.00

$226.43

$500.00

Missouri-Science
& Technology

3.13

48 $139,829.18

$2,913.11

$30,000.00

$3,500.00

MIT

6 1

3.45

12/27

$3,311.64

$118.27

$250.00

$1,000.00

Monmouth

5 1

3.00

2.98

1/3

$2,405.00

$171.79

$1,500.00

Montana

2.98

2.96

2/5

$900.00

$69.23

$250.00

Montana State

4 1

3.16

2.99

1/7

$1,015.00

$112.78

$500.00

Moravian

5 1

2.83

3.04

2/3

$351.00

$117.00

$151.00

Morehead State

2.95

2.92

2/9

$2,090.00

$209.00

$1,000.00

Muhlenberg

3.11

3.34

2/3

$1,170.00

$68.82

$150.00

Murray State

16 1

3.24

2.65

1/11

$1,959.00

$108.83

$1,000.00

Nebraska

8 1

119

3.47

3.11

3/24

$2,685.00

$62.44

$1,000.00

Nebraska-
Kearney

17 1

3.18

2.90

$624.92

$39.06

$50.00

Nebraska-
Omaha

12 1

3.01

2.97

2/4

$779.00

$25.13

$100.00

Nevada-
Las Vegas

■

$200.00

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 41

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Nevada-Reno

2.88

2.91

3/8

$609.50

$67.72

$324.50

New Hampshire

3.17

3.10

1/11

$100.00

$33.33

$50.00

New Mexico

$995.00

$99.50

$500.00

New Mexico State

$185.00

$92.50

$150.00

North Carolina

4 1

2.87

21/22

$1,900.00

$118.75

$1,000.00

North Carolina
State

2.86

2.95

7/23

$8,100.38

$324.02

$5,024.58

North Carolina-
Charlotte

2.74

$575.00

$82.14

$250.00

North Carolina-
Greensboro

6 1

2.45

2.47

$0.00

North Carolina-
Wilmington

$35.00

North Dakota

3.25

3.00

1/12

$3,022.36

$38.26

$1,000.00

$900.00

North Georgia

$100.00

North Texas

4 1

3.02

2.8

1/14

$15,748.00

$787.40

$5,000.00

Northeastern

3.08

3.14

3/8

$100.00

$25.00

Northern Arizona

2.68

5/14

$2,317.28

$144.83

$1,000.00

Northern
Colorado

$225.00

$56.25

$100.00

Northern Illinois*

$614.01

$122.80

$500.00

Northern Iowa

7 1

3.14

3.08

$1,011.68

$84.31

$200.00

Northern
Kentucky

16 1

2.92

2.84

1/5

$545.00

$136.25

$345.00

Northrop

$50.00

Northwest
Missouri

4 1

2.81

2.84

2/10

$1,450.00

$120.83

$395.00

Northwestern

102

3.41

3.44

5/16

$2,165.00

$120.28

$1,000.00

Northwood

2.68

4/5

$100.00

$33.33

$50.00

NYU

7 1

3.32

$531.00

$59.00

$100.00

Ohio

2.73

2.97

6/14

$100.00

Ohio Northern

2.94

3.19

3/8

$385.00

$128.33

$185.00

Ohio State

11 1

100

3.43

3.10

2/32

$2,630.38

$64.16

$500.00

Ohio Wesleyan

8 1

2.70

3.00

7/7

$8,160.00

$510.00

$7,500.00

Oklahoma

4 1

202

3.16

3.15

4/18

$3,269.01

$93.40

$500.00

$175.00

Oklahoma City

$50.00

Oklahoma State

8 2 1

3.19

2.81

3/19

$1,331.00

$83.19

$250.00

$2,000.00

These awards are made
possible by the generosity of
Past Grand President and
Order of the Golden Heart
recipient J. Edward Zollinger,
William & Mary '27.

2008 Zollinger Outstanding Seniors

The Zollinger Senior Award is presented to the outstand-
ing senior in each district of Sigma Phi Epsilon and is
chosen by the District Governor for that district. These
brothers represent the best of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Each Zollinger Senior chapter selects an outstanding

Eric M. Adkins

Oklahoma State '08

Gregory D. Allen

Memphis '08

Aaron D. Alt

Toledo '09

Steven M. Altmann

Quinnipiac '08

Zachary C. Ames

Utah State '10

Christopher A. Badtke

Wisconsin-Platteville '08

Bryan J. Baker

Delaware '08

Andrew S. Brady

George Washington '08

Bradley M. Cerf

Northwestern '08

Andrew S. Clare

MIT '08

Brian J. Eady

Lawrence '07

Scott A. Garrigus

Indiana State '08

sophomore, the Zollinger Scholar, who receives a scholar-
ship from the Educational Foundation in his junior and
senior years. The Zollinger Scholars are chapter members
who possess special potential for future leadership roles
in the chapter and on campus.

Thomas J. Hanrahan

Eastern Washington '08

Bradley Hicks

Texas-Austin '08

James P. Howe

Northwest Missouri State
'08

Scott T. McDonough

Clarkson '08

Scott N. Powell
Georgia Tech '09

Kyle B. Reynolds

Central Arkansas '08

Scott M. Sandstrom

Nebraska-Omaha '08

Patrick A. Scott-
Klingborg

UC-San Diego '07

Donald A. Sivick, III

Pennsylvania '08

Robert B. Sozio

South Florida '08

Lowell C. D. Trott

Loyola Marymount '08

Cody J. Wagner

New Mexico '07

42 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Old Dominion

6 1

$275.00

$68.75

$100.00

Oregon

4 1

3.11

3.09

4/12

$5,724.00

$220.15

$1,921.50

$1,900.00

Oregon State

13 2

3.26

2.98

1/24

$2,616.18

$41.53

$200.00

$13,666.65

Parsons

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
State

9 1 1

3.23

3.41

22/29

$17,706.03

$229.95

$11,541.03

$3,500.00

8 - 1

3.05

3.17

21/48

$12,160.43

$419.33

$1,750.00

$5,905.00

Pepperdine

8 1

$3,414.00

$113.80

$1,000.00

Philadelphia

$1,050.00

$525.00

$1,000.00

Pittsburg State

6 1

2.98

2.89

2/7

$475.00

$67.86

$100.00

Pittsburgh

2.96

3.16

10/17

$725.00

$120.83

$500.00

Purdue

138

3.09

2.89

3/40

$9,452.39

$230.55

$5,000.00

$7,160.00

Quinnipiac

7 1

3.28

3.21

1/2

$50.00

Randolph-Macon

2.43

2.78

5/6

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

Rhode Island

11 1

3.01

2.69

2/10

$1,165.00

$233.00

$1,000.00

Richmond

3.40

3.21

1/6

$4,950.00

$145.59

$1,250.00

$8,605.00

Rider

3.21

2.98

1/3

$50.00

$1,000.00

Rochester

2 1

3.52

$285.00

$40.71

$75.00

Rollins

$35.00

$17.50

$25.00

Rowan

$43.57

RPI

2.94

3.14

16/26

$7,405.00

$370.25

$3,000.00

Rutgers

2.99

3.02

10/22

$20,217.00

$722.04

$5,700.33

$500.00

Sacramento Sate

6 1

2.95

2.89

1/7

$3,025.00

$84.03

$1,000.00

Saint Louis

7 1

3.30

3.17

2/11

$929.01

$48.90

$100.00

Salisbury

7 1

2.88

2.89

1/6

$0.00

Samford

4 1

2.93

2.99

3/6

$50.00

$25.00

San Diego

6 1 1

3.08

3.09

5/5

$1,958.31

$108.80

$250.00

San Diego State

8 1

138

3.16

2.77

1/16

$2,385.00

$79.50

$500.00

San Francisco
State

$425.00

$85.00

$150.00

San Jose State

■

$1,475.00

$210.71

$1,000.00

Santa Clara

$50.00

Seton Hall

$50.00

$25.00

SlU-Carbondale

■

$50.00

SlU-Edwardsville

2.84

2.85

3/4

$125.00

$31.25

$50.00

South Carolina

111

3.02

3.19

6/19

$28,476.69

$694.55

$10,000.00

South Dakota
State

17 1

3.26

2.89

1/6

$350.00

$87.50

$100.00

South Florida

13 1

3.12

$1,213.03

$67.39

$125.00

Southeast
Missouri State

9 1

3.11

1/9

$875.00

$62.50

$250.00

Southern
California

4 2

2.96

3.26

20/20

$87,627.63

$2,037.85

$50,000.00

$9,000.00

Southern
Methodist

10 1

3.22

3.15

3/9

$1,485.00

$78.16

$250.00

Southern
Mississippi

4 1

2.67

10/16

$478.35

$43.49

$100.00

SPSU

$30.00

$15.00

$20.00

St. Johns

2.85

3.08

8/10

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

St. Josephs

3.00

3.01

2/4

$0.00

St. Leo

$40.00

$20.00

St. Mary's

3.33

2.99

1/5

$250.00

$125.00

$200.00

Stanford

$1,435.01

$102.50

$500.00

Stephen F.
Austin

$550.00

$275.00

$500.00

Stetson

3.09

2.95

1/6

$17,900.00

$994.44

$5,000.00

$950.00

Stevens Tech

7 1 1

3.41

3.13

1/9

$1,877.67

$62.59

$500.00

SUNY-
Binghamton

$3,420.77

$342.08

$1,869.77

SUNY-Buffalo

$6,313.33

$371.37

$5,000.00

SUNY-Fredonia

2.80

$125.00

$62.50

$100.00

SUNY-Oswego

$500.00

Susquehanna*

$130.00

$10.83

$12.50

Syracuse

3.32

3.17

2/19

$1,939.01

$77.56

$100.00

Tampa

8 1

2.78

2.99

5/10

$245.00

$30.63

$50.00

Temple

$450.00

$56.25

$100.00

Tennessee

10 1

101

$3,825.00

$239.06

$1,000.00

Tennessee Tech

10 1

2.85

2.93

3/10

$425.00

$85.00

$100.00

$260.00

Tennessee
Wesleyan

$220.00

$110.00

$200.00

Tennessee-Martin

$4,000.00

$444.44

$1,500.00

Texas A&M

2.90

2.89

8/22

$800.00

$47.06

$100.00

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 43

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008

Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

#of
Gifts

Total
Given

Avg
gift

Largest
Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi

2.73

2.75

3/4

$0.00

Texas Christian

10 1

133

3.3

3.16

2/10

$7,700.03

$240.63

$1,500.00

$2,700.00

Texas State

$500.00

$100.00

Texas Tech

7 1

3.04

2.89

2/22

$1,550.00

$129.17

$1,000.00

Texas Wesleyan

$2,132.00

$164.00

$1,000.00

Texas-Arlington

2.72

2.94

5/10

$3,100.00

$281.82

$1,000.00

$500.00

Texas-Austin

12 2

171

3.15

3.09

7/22

$12,883.00

$247.75

$5,000.00

Texas-
San Antonio

2.66

2.61

4/8

$145.00

$29.00

$50.00

Thiel

2.56

2.45

2/3

$3,355.00

$419.38

$1,000.00

$775.00

Toledo

14 2

3.3

2.74

1/10

$2,899.17

$76.29

$500.00

Trine

7 1

2.90

2.78

2/8

$275.00

$45.83

$50.00

Truman State

4 1

3.16

3.21

4/13

$3,825.02

$212.50

$1,000.00

Tufts

3.27

3.36

6/10

$0.00

Tulane

$8,489.01

$166.45

$5,000.00

$2,000.00

Tulsa

$1,150.00

$383.33

$1,000.00

UC-Berkeley

3.29

3.28

12/36

$2,350.00

$156.67

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

UC-Davis

2.84

2.93

16/28

$2,625.00

$875.00

$2,500.00

UC-lrvine

2.85

3.07

17/23

$876.51

$62.61

$83.33

UCLA

3.32

3.21

5/20

$1,483.37

$70.64

$200.00

UC-Riverside

8 1

$19.01

UC-Santa Barbara

15 1 1

105

3.03

3.08

5/16

$3,774.13

$188.71

$1,000.00

UC-San Diego

4 1

$100.00

Utah

3.01

3.08

3/8

$7,428.00

$218.47

$1,000.00

Utah State

3.13

$1,155.00

$231.00

$1,000.00

Valdosta State

$50.00

Valparaiso

11 1

3.23

3.15

2/8

$4,204.41

$87.59

$500.00

Vanderbilt

8 1

$326.00

$46.57

$100.00

VCU

3.18

2.64

2/17

$469.01

$58.63

$150.00

Vermont

4 1

2.86

3.13

5/8

$155.05

$31.01

$50.00

Villanova

3.24

3.22

1/10

$1,208.00

$75.50

$250.00

Virginia

3.30

$909.50

$56.84

$100.00

$1,000.00

Virginia Tech

4 2

106

2.92

3.06

9/36

$5,710.00

$203.93

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

Wake Forest

$45.00

$22.50

$25.00

Thomas 0. Hicks, Texas '68

2008 Hicks Scholars

The Thomas O. Hicks Endowment of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Educational Foundation, is funded by Thomas
0. Hicks, Texas '68. He is a trustee of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Educational Foundation, and owns the Texas
Rangers Baseball Club and the National Hockey League's
Dallas Stars. Hicks is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, a private invest-
ment firm based in Dallas, Texas.

As a sophomore in college, Hicks was motivated by
the Texas Alpha Chapter to get serious about his grades,
which had suffered during his freshman year. He improved
his GPA significantly that year and kept it up. He obtained

a Masters Degree at Southern California and had a
successful banking career in New York and Dallas before
starting his own company.

In funding this special scholarship awards program,
Brother Hicks recognizes and rewards brothers who
get on track with their grades after a poor start. Another
goal is motivating all SigEp undergraduates to achieve
academically.

These scholarships go to a SigEp junior who signifi-
cantly improved his GPA in his sophomore year compared
to his freshman year.

2008 Hicks Scholars

Freshman
GPA

Sophomore
GPA

GPA
Improvement

%
Improvement

Lawrence J. Danielson, Texas-Austin 10

2.90

3.39

0.49

17%

Justin M. Kleiderer, Texas-Austin '09

2.60

3.45

0.85

33%

Timothy L. Lucas, Southeast Missouri State '09

1.67

3.50

1.83

110%

Ishan R. Majumdar, Emory '11

3.43

3.86

0.43

13%

Thomas C. Pruet, Salisbury '09

2.21

3.10

0.89

40%

Matthew N. Savage, Texas-Austin '10

1.65

3.12

1.46

89%

Matthew T. Sheffield, Texas-Austin '10

2.50

3.83

1.33

53%

Michael A. Silvestri, Loyola Marymount '09

2.90

3.53

0.63

22%

Jake D. Soderberg, Minnesota '09

2.39

3.72

1.33

56%

Aaron W. Walker, Texas Christian '10

2.12

3.89

1.77

83%

44 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Educational Foundation sponsors
Spelling Bee scholarship

By SEAN C. COSGROVE, Cincinnati '05

For the fifth consecutive year, the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Educational Foundation has awarded
a scholarship to the Scripps National Spelling
Bee winner. Held every year in Washington
D.C., the Spelling Bee attracts national media
attention, and SigEp provides a $5,000 scholar-
ship to the champion. The more than five
million viewers of the May broadcast on ABC
saw SigEp's name next to the likes of Merriam
Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica.

At the awards dinner held after the week-
long competition, SigEp shared the stage with
all of the sponsors to present our scholarship
to the winner. Paul Happel, Georgetown '08,
Jake Rocchi, George Washington '11, and
Walter Hoenes, George Washington '86
represented the Educational Foundation at
the Scripps Spelling Bee Awards Dinner.
Brothers Happel and Rocchi presented the
$5,000 scholarship to 13-year-old Kavya
Shivashankar, the 2009 champion.

Kavya is an eighth grader at California
Trail Junior High School in Olathe, Kan. She
correctly spelled laodicean to win. Laodicean,

meaning lukewarm or indiffer-
ent to religion and politics, is of
Greek origin. More than one
third of the English language
has Greek roots.

Kavya enjoys practicing her
violin, bicycling, swimming, and
learning Indian classical dance.
She names Nupur Lala, the 1999
Scripps National Spelling Bee
champion, as her role model and
the inspiration for her spelling career. She has
plans for her future career as well; she looks
forward to becoming a neurosurgeon. Kavya
participated in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 na-
tional finals— tying for 10th, 8th, and 4th
place, respectively.

Kavya, as well as 2008 Champion Sameer
Mishra, were recognized at the Educational
Foundation Luncheon at the Orlando Con-
clave in August. Kavya said, "I have always
wanted to become a neurosurgeon, and I am
planning to use this scholarship for college.
So, I want to thank the SigEp Educational

Jake Rocchi, George Washington '11, and Paul Happel, Georgetown '08, proudly
present the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee Winner with her $5,000
scholarship. Winner Kavya Shivashankar plans to become a neurosurgeon.

Foundation, for their scholarship, and for
providing great educational opportunities."
Both families were so inspired by the
Foundation's educational mission that they
each made a gift during the luncheon.

The Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational
Foundation is a proud sponsor of the
Scripps Spelling Bee as the stated purpose
of the Bee aligns with our Sound Mind,
Sound Body philosophy. Spellers who
master the axioms of the Bee are poised to
make learning a lifelong endeavor.

School

EDGE
08*

Carlson Ruck Quest
08 08 08

Total Leadership

Continuum
Participation 08

2008
Manpower

GPA
Sp'08

All Campus
Average
Sp'08

Rank

#of
Donors

# of Total
Gifts Given

Avg Largest
gift Gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

Washburn

3.03

3.00

2/4

53 $6,826.68

$128.81 $1,000.00

$1,500.00

Washington

4 1

3.36

3.32

1/29

14 $744.01

$53.14 $100.00

$2,000.00

Washington
& Lee

3.20

3.28

11/16

3 $150.00

$50.00 $100.00

Washington
in St. Louis

4 1 1

3.51

3.41

2/11

28 $7,880.00

$281.43 $1,000.00

Washington State

6 1

3.02

3/24

11 $3,625.00

$329.55 $2,500.00

$4,000.00

Westminster

2.88

3.21

5/5

2 $230.00

$115.00 $200.00

West Chester

6 1

2.81

3.02

6/7

8 $1,325.00

$165.63 $1,000.00

West Virginia

32 $1,705.00

$53.28 $200.00

Western
Carolina

5 $1,452.00

$290.40 $1,000.00

Western
Kentucky

10 1 1

2.92

2.68

6/16

17 $410.00

$24.12 $100.00

Western
Michigan

9 1

2.88

3/12

81 $6,997.10

$86.38 $1,100.00

$2,450.00

Wichita State

13 1 1

3.01

2.97

3/7

225$444,355.49

$1,974.91 $250,000.00

$2,000.00

William & Mary

6 $470.00

$78.33 $100.00

Wisconsin

7 1

103

3.09

3.24

14/24

15 $11,675.00

$778.33 $10,000.00

$2,000.00

Wisconsin-
Oshkosh

5 $225.00

$45.00 $100.00

Wisconsin-
Platteville

14 1

2.68

2.81

3/8

6 $550.00

$91.67 $125.00

$225.00

Wisconsin-
Stevens Point

2 $125.00

$62.50 $100.00

WPI

3.16

10 $1,440.00

$144.00 $1,000.00

$7,800.00

Wright State

2.76

2.87

2/5

23 $391.00

$17.00 $50.00

WVU Tech

6 $1,010.00

$168.33 $500.00

Wyoming

5 2

2.73

3 $150.00

$50.00 $100.00

Yale

5 1

3.61

13 $2,150.00

$165.38 $500.00

Youngstown
State

9 $424.01

$47.11 $100.00

Totals

2950

1803 158 16

4902

14194

3.08

3,057

4,842 $1,610,250.52

$322.56 $250,000.00

$140,101.65

EDGE

Carlson Ruck Tragos
Leadership Leadership Quest
Academy Institute to Greece

Total Leadership
Continuum
Participation

Total
Manpower

for 224
chapters
reporting

Donors

Gifts Total Given

Average
gift

Total

Scholarships

Awarded

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 45

SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

2008 National Competition Scholars

Each year the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation presents $1,000 scholarships to outstanding SigEp undergraduates who have a strong
academic record, participate in campus community life and are active in chapter leadership positions. Below are the 2008 recipients.

Spenser Cassinelli

Nevada-Reno '09

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Fraternity Involvement: VP Recruitment

Campus Activities: Student orientation staff
member; Order of Omega; Golden Key
National Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta
Epsilon lota

Joseph C. Curtis

Trine '09

Major: Business Administration

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: Alpha Chi; Delta Mu
Delta; Golf Management Student
Association; Football Team Captain

Patrick T. Gaston

Rider '09

Major: Secondary Education & History

Fraternity Involvement: bms Chairman

Campus Activities: IFC, Vice President of
Internal Programming; freshman seminar
leader; Baccalaureate Honors Program Peer
Mentor; Student Rep on Administrative task
force; RU tour guide

Michael D. Giacalone

Rhode Island '08

Major: Music Teacher Education

Fraternity Involvement: VP Member
Development

Campus Activities: IFC, Director of
Academic Affairs; Student Organization
Leadership Consultants

Clay P. Gleb

Pepperdine '09

Major: Economics

Fraternity Involvement: VP Finance

Campus Activities: Pepperdine Volunteer
Center, Program Coordinator and E-board
member; Italian Club member; Dean's List

Adam B. Greer

Oklahoma State '10
Major: Nutrition/Pre-Med

Fraternity Involvement: VP

Communications

Campus Activities: HES Student Council;
Chaplain & Recruitment Committee, Relay
for Life; President's Leadership Council

Jason D. Hartman

Texas Christian '09

Major: Finance/Accounting

Fraternity Involvement: VP of Finance

Campus Activities: TCU Order of Omega
Junior of the Year; Neeley Fellows Program;
Frog Camp Facilitator; Chancellor's
Leadership program; Neeley Networks
Mentoring program; TCU Ambassadors;
Baseball Club; Educational Investment Fund

C. Brandon Leake

Pepperdine '09

Major: Biology/Pre-Med

Fraternity Involvement: VP of Development

Campus Activities: Pepperdine Volunteer
Center, Program Coordinator; Natural
Science Division Campus Tour Guide/mentor;
Order of Omega; Phi Delta Epsilon; Phi Eta
Sigma; Golden Key

Matthew Lee

Oklahoma '10

Major: Microbiology/Pre-Dental

Fraternity Involvement: VP of

Communications

Campus Activities: Secretary, Pre-Dental
club; OU Health Sciences Center tour leader;
Big Event Volunteer; Alpha Lambda Delta;
National Society of Collegiate Scholars;
President's Honor Roll; Dean's Honor Roll;
Honors College Writing Assistant

Christopher J. MacLellan

Wyoming '09

Major: Computer Science & Mathematics

Fraternity Involvement: VP of Recruitment

Campus Activities: President, Student Math
Association of Wyoming; Vice President of
the Association for Computing Machinery;
College of Engineering Senator

Owen McCarthy

Maine '10

Major: Biological Engineering

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: President, Sophomore
Owl's Honor Society; AICHE; Agent for Class
of 2010 Council; Class Rep for Chemical/
Biological Engineering Class of '10; Student
Orientation Leader

Brian A. Mead

Iowa '09

Major: Dentistry

Fraternity Involvement: VP Recruitment

Campus Activities: National Scholars Honor
Society; President's List; Pre-Dental Club

Christopher J. Ojeda

Christopher Newport '09

Major: Political Science

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: President, Citizens of
the World; Treasurer, CNU Club Swim Team;
Resident Assistant; President's Leadership
Program; Community Service Committee;
Mentor for Captain's for Excellence Program

Alexander M. Rak

Bradley '09

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: Vice President of IFC;
Student Senate; Club soccer; maintains a 4.0
GPA; Society of Automotive Engineering
(SAE)

Kyle Rodenbach

Johns Hopkins '10

Major: Psychology & Brain Sciences

Fraternity Involvement: VP Finance

Campus Activities: National Society of
Collegiate Scholars; Psi Chi, Exec. Board;
Orientation Student Advisor

Michael B. Schwartzman

Yale '09

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: Men's Soccer Club,
Captain; Yale Economic Review, Staff Writer;
Assistant, Legal Aid Office at Yale Law
School; Morse College Intramural Basketball;
Tau Beta Pi; Torch Honor Society

46 SIGEP JOURNAL Fall 2009

Benjamin Solarz

Yale '09

Major: Economics

Fraternity Involvement: VP Finance

Campus Activities: President, Yale Mock
Trial Association; Investment Principal,
Globalfund Group; Phi Beta Kappa; Managing
Editor Emeritus, Yale Economic Review;
Student Investments Analyst at Yale
Investments office

Richard Z. Speyer

Washington in St. Louis '09

Major: Computer Science & Applied
Mathematics

Fraternity Involvement: VP of Recruitment

Campus Activities: National Society of
Collegiate Scholars; ACM; One in Four
Recruitment Chair; Research Assistant; Arts
& Sciences Computing Consultant;
Engineering tutor; ACM Programming
Competition participant; Seminar Course
Director

Villy Stolper

South Carolina '10

Major: International Business

Fraternity Involvement: VP of Member
Development

Campus Activities: VP of External
Development, Gamecock Leadership Society;
Student Government, Secretary of
Organizational Affairs; Blatt Advisory
Committee Member; USC Honors College

Russell S. Terry, Jr.

Alabama '09

Major: Chemistry & Biology

Fraternity Involvement: President

Campus Activities: SGA Judicial Board,
Justice; IFC Recruitment Committee Co-
Chair; University Standing Committee on
Information Technology; University Standing
Committee on Student Health; Blount
Undergraduate Initiative; SGA Block Seating
Committee; Alpha Epsilon Delta Premed
Honor Society; Phi Eta Sigma; Alpha Lambda
Delta; Order of Alpha; Golden Key; Sigma
Alpha Lambda; Cardinal Key; Order of
Omega; Mortar Board; Anderson Society; Phi
Beta Kappa

If everyone reading this page
sent this...

. . .your home chapter could:

Award $20,000 in scholarships this year

Send seven chapter officers to the 2010
Carlson Leadership Academy free of charge

Send two undergraduates to the
2011 Grand Chapter Conclave free of charge

This check could do a lot.

(Now imagine what
$1,000 could do.)

In Memoriam

The following is a
partial listing of
SigEps who have
passed away in
recent months. It is
our chance to
remember those
brothers who,
through their death,
have reminded us
that life is transitory.

Julio Aldecocea

Miami '84

F. Wayne
Armstrong

Iowa '50

John Bentley

Carroll '64

Jerry Blessinger

Northern Colorado '60

Con Borsting

Oregon State '69

Wayne Bridgeman

San Diego State 76

Walter Carmo

Indiana of
Pennsylvania '60

Adam Cook

Indiana State '93

James Cotter

Michigan 71

Florida mourns loss
of Hendon

Dave Hendon, Florida '50, passed away in May. This Order
of the Golden Heart recipient was nothing short of legend to
his chapter where he bestowed six decades of service.
Brother Hendon spent the majority of his life making
Florida Alpha a better experience for everyone, and
his love of the Fraternity centered on brotherhood.

"The best
things about
SigEp are the
people and the
friends."

In 1999, Hendon accepted
his Distinguished Alumnus
Award from then Grand
President William G.
Tragos, Washington in
St. Louis '56.

Christy D.
"Chris" Dale Jr.

Florida State '50

Michael Debacker

Wichita State 72

Emmett Carl
Dillard

Texas-Austin '44

William Dues

Kentucky '64

Lewis Deahl
Frazier Jr.

William & Mary '81

Paul Gallo

Ball State '66

Andrew Gerke

Maine '08

J. Richard Gilger

Pennsylvania State
'55

Robert "Bob"
Heestand

Oregon '49

Dave Hendon

Florida '50

Gerald Jones

Mississippi '65

Stephen Klosen

Pennsylvania State '88

Conrad Lewane

Richmond '59

Lou Lewis

West Virginia '60

Howard
Liebengood

Kansas State '39,

Benjamin M. Lowe

Washington & Lee 77

Sherman Orwig
Lyon

Purdue '61

Irwin G. Mahr

Alabama '39

Michael Markham

Oregon State '68

Kenneth Mast

Illinois '41

Grady Matthews

Northern Colorado
'60

Bruce McCarvel

Montana 76

Jack McClarty

Montana '60

Warren Gregory
Millar III

Western Kentucky
'95

Leo Naughton

Maryland-College
Park '59

Nunzio Pollina

Florida Southern '60

Charles Henson
Pulley

Ohio Wesleyan '39

David Rea

Miami (Ohio) '59

Marshall P. (Jack)
Reeve

Kansas State '43

Ronald Schulte

Kansas State 70

Frederick G.
Schwartz

Syracuse '52

Edward Eugene
Sires

South Carolina 72

Dr. Loran Smith

Washburn
Renaissance

Mark Soden

Wisconsin '38

Eugene Staehle

Cornell '49

John Sutherland

Florida '50

Steven Tolson

North Texas 76

Albert Keith
Tirrell

Dartmouth '54

Andrew J. Triplett

Northern Iowa '99

William Tubbs

Missouri-Columbia
'58

James P. Vellanti

West Chester '89

William Walter

Davis & Elkins '62

John Weihing

Colorado State '42

Rohn Wenner

Lamar '83

Edward A.
Zacharias

Richmond '52

Undergraduates

Todd J. Edwards

Texas Tech '10

Michael T.
McCormick, Jr.

Pennsylvania State
'12

Michael Zipse

Middle Tennessee
State '12

Chapter holds funeral for dedicated brother

By MIKE BLACKBURN, Ohio Northern '93

Ohio Northern's Ohio Alpha Chapter lost a dear brother,
friend, and father figure in February. Brother Frank Lyons,
Ohio Northern, Renaissance, house cook and general
"handyman" for about 30 years, passed away peacefully
with brothers, family, and friends at his side. Lyons gave his
numerous talents to so many at Ohio Alpha.

Recently, as he became ill, the constant giving Lyons
had demonstrated for so many years was reciprocated by
the undergraduate brothers within the chapter. No matter
what he or his family needed, a brother was there to lend a
hand. The outpouring of our three cardinal principles of
Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love was on full display.

In a fitting tribute, the undergraduate brothers worked
tirelessly over just a few days to put the chapter house in
immaculate condition to host the viewing and funeral.
The chapter held a viewing at the house for the family in
February, with the funeral held there the following day.
The chapter house was filled to capacity on both days. His
family was deeply moved by the love and honor expressed
by so many undergraduates and alumni. And Frank was
where he loved to be. The Alumni and Volunteer Corpora-
tion and undergraduates took care of all arrangements
and paid for all funeral expenses.

Frank will be missed dearly by all those he touched.

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Buchanan cup awarded to 44 chapters

The Buchanan Cup Award was established in 1961 as the Chapter
Leadership Cup to recognize outstanding chapters. In 1967, the
award was re-named for Edwin T. Buchanan, Ohio State '11.
"Buck," as he was affectionately known, served as Grand President
from 1953 to 1955 and as Grand Treasurer from 1932 to 1967.

These 44 chapters are achieving greatness, consistent excel-
lence over time. The average GPA for a Buchanan Cup chapter is
3.26, well above the Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse threshold. The
average manpower for these chapters is 97, over 70% larger than
SigEp's average chapter size of 56. The Gold Cup recognizes five
consecutive Buchanan Cup wins. If you are in one of these chapters,
these chapters, emulate them.

be role models. If you know

Gold
Bucknell
Dartmouth
Cincinnati
Illinois

Loyola Marymount
Miami (Florida)
Nebraska

Southeast Missouri
State

Silver

Austin Peay State

Central Arkansas

Colorado

Davidson

Delaware

Drake

Florida

Georgetown

George Washington

Johns Hopkins

Kansas

Lehigh

Maine-Orono
Maryland-College

Park
Memphis
Miami (Ohio)
Michigan
Minnesota
Morehead State
Murray State
Nebraska-Kearney
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State

Oregon State

Quinnipiac

Richmond

San Diego State

South Florida

Saint Louis

Stevens Tech

Texas Christian

Texas-Austin

Toledo

Washington in

St. Louis
Yale

"Seeing-eye brothers" receive
Honor of rhilias

When Jeremy Poincenot, San Diego State
'11, noticed his vision went blurry last year, he
didn't know what to think. Maybe he needed
glasses. Multiple tests later, he discovered he
has a disease that makes him legally blind and
unable to drive, read or recognize faces.
Despite the shock, he returned to school. "I
knew that I could go back to school because I
knew all my friends
would support me
during this dramatic
change in my life,"
he said.

And so it was.
Poincenot's San Diego
State brothers Josh
Rousch '11, Eric Loya,
'11, and K.J. Higgins,
'12, read his assign-
ments to him, and they
drove him where he
needed to go. "My neighbor, fraternity
brother, and best friend, Josh, registered for
the same spring classes I did so he could help
me find my way to and from classes, and
connect with the professors and classmates
whose faces I cannot see. Josh, along with my
other 'seeing eye brothers,' have stepped up to
support me in many ways, adapting to the
needs of the visually impaired."

These three men, recognized with the
Honor of Philias at the 2009 Grand Chapter
Conclave, also started a charity called
C.U.R.E., Cycling Under Reduced Eyesight, to
generate financial support for research on
Poincenot's condition, Leber's Hereditary
Optic Neuropathy. Poincenot recently com-
pleted a 250-mile bike ride from Santa Barbara
to San Diego, raising $2500 for C.U.R.E.

Poincenot, left, with his
best friend, Josh Rousch

More Conclave 2009 coverage on pages 22-24!

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