The Magazine of Sigma Chi Summer 2019

14Anchoring Leadership

Significant Sig Bret Baier, DEPAUW 1992, navigates the changing landscapes of politics and parenthood

2004 HORIZONS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SESSION IN SNOWBIRD, UTAH

Order of Constantine Sigs and Horizons leadership development program facilitators Joe Hartman, CENTRAL FLORIDA 1972, left, and 59th Grand Consul Dick Hester, BALL STATE 1977, walk together during a 2004 Horizons session in Snowbird, Utah. To learn about the history of Horizons, turn to page 50.

“I AM PROUD OF ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME...”

It is bittersweet to write this letter since, by the time you’ll be reading it, my time as your Grand Consul will have come to a close. One of my favorite authors, Piers Anthony, titled one of his autobiographies, How Precious Was That While. I love that turn of phrase. We all think that things will not change and that times will not end. Parents might think that life with a baby crying at 2 a.m. will never stop. But then, years later, we look back and cannot help but think, “how precious was that while.” When experiencing the time, it may not seem that exciting or it may even be something you dread, but through the gift of hindsight, we all get to think of how precious was that while. Like any parent, I now treasure every memory of every sleepless night and wish I could have a chance to repeat it.

When I took office in June 2017, I had many ideas and concepts. Events changed most of that. We had the events at Penn State and the sudden flood of schools stopping any fraternity activity on their campus, as well as talk of the Greek-letter system being shut down. The entire culture was at risk and at a turning point. I am proud that our brothers stepped up and, rather than act precipitously, came up with a reasonable response and then took the lead in guiding all of us through the crisis. Now, we also are taking the lead in trying to work with our university hosts in developing mutually beneficial plans so fraternities can remain an asset to every campus.

Our leadership programs have continued to excel. The Preparation for Brotherhood pledge education program won an international award in April 2019, and I expect we will win more. Feedback from undergraduates who have gone through it continues to be positive, and as we roll out more developments and continue to tweak things, I believe it will continue to excel. Best of all, we freely share these developments with our Greek-letter partners because we must all work together if we want to succeed.

The relationship between the Foundation and the Fraternity is the strongest I could have imagined. We are working together to reduce costs and to fund new programs, and we have also worked together to create a fully functional Sigma Chi Leadership Institute. This separate entity employs curriculum professionals and uses assets we acquired when we purchased Footprints Consulting and Training — the company that helped us design the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit and also consulted for Fortune 500 companies such as Kimberly Clark and Toyota — to better develop and refine our programs. We are working with various entities to provide our members training in areas such as transformational leadership, effective team building, ethical conflict resolution and many other topics.

A Sigma Chi with these skills on his resume should have a great advantage in the job market according to what we are hearing from our brothers and friends in large corporations.

The bad press that fraternities have traditionally received is a no-win situation. Despite the many wonderful things Sigma Chi and other fraternities are doing, those stories receive little coverage. Few people were aware that, as of this writing, Sigma Chi was about to complete its pledge of donating $11 million to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation by 2022 earlier than expected. Our undergraduate brothers contributed roughly 250,000 hours to community service projects and charities during the 2018 to 2019 academic year, and I am sure that is an underestimate. In this Magazine issue, you will read about more wonderful things Sigs are doing, but those stories do not sell newspapers, so to speak, so they are not reported. Instead of continuing to argue when every argument just reinforces negative concepts, I am proud that we are instead choosing to redirect the narrative.

Sigma Chi is focusing on our leadership and values. To quote Founder William Lewis Lockwood, MIAMI (OHIO) 1958, “We should endeavor so to raise ourselves [so] that to say of a man, ‘He is a Sigma Chi’ shall be synonymous with, ‘He is a liberally educated, high-minded, pure and noble man.’ Such are some of the objects of our Society. The world is in great need of just such men, and let all who go out from our chapters be such men.” We can be such men. Best of all, we can have a great time socially while being such men and prove that great times are not mutually exclusive with values and leadership.

I began the biennium with the slogan “Expect More.” I have expected more, and you have delivered. I can only hope that you expected more of me and that I have delivered. I am proud of all of those who have been on this journey with me, and I will forever cherish “how precious was that while” as I served as the 70th Grand Consul. I will do all that I can to help my successor soar to new heights.

Expect More,

Tommy Geddings

SOUTH CAROLINA 1985

70th Grand Consul

SUMMER 2019 / VOL. 138, #1

The Magazine of Sigma Chi, the official exoteric quarterly publication of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, has been published continuously since 1881. Its mission is to reflect through content the Sigma Chi experience; to instill and sustain pride in the International Fraternity; to educate and entertain its undergraduate members, alumni, parents and others interested in the Fraternity; to maintain a historical record of the activities of the Fraternity and its undergraduate and alumni chapters; and to present current issues affecting the Greek-letter system, the Fraternity and its members.

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“The Fraternity’s enduring principles and our members’ high ambition are sources of inspiration for us to expect more of ourselves and each other.

you may have noticed that our pages have changed a bit since the last time we visited your inbox or mailbox. These changes are our response to the simple but demanding charge 70th Grand Consul Tommy Geddings, SOUTH CAROLINA 1985 , gave to all Sigma Chis at the beginning of the 2017 to 2019 biennium: Expect More.

The resulting next generation of TheMagazineofSigmaChi is the end product of a months-long process of thinking, reflecting and integrating feedback so that our publication brings forward an updated look, feel and content strategy, but at the same time honors the organization’s history and tradition, and is unmistakably Sigma Chi.

We are incredibly pleased and proud to bring you a publication that we feel accomplishes that goal. Our hope with each issue is that our readers will see our covers, explore our sections and stories, feel at home in our pages and put down The Magazine feeling proud to be a Sigma Chi. We welcome your feedback on how our work measures up to that standard and encourage you to contact us using the reader’s guide in this issue to let us know how we’re doing so far.

The Fraternity’s enduring principles and our members’ high ambition are sources of inspiration for us to expect more of ourselves and each other.

We hope that you will enjoy reading about how two remarkable brothers have used these principles and the lessons they learned through Sigma Chi to navigate their personal and professional challenges successfully. We also hope that you will enjoy learning about the ways in which Sigma Chi is living up to its own charge to Expect More and is pushing the envelope with its leadership education in order to ensure that our members continue becoming transformational leaders. Enjoy the issue.

Ryan Liskey, MARQUETTE 2010 Editor

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Founder Caldwell — Happy 178th birthday to Founder James Parks Caldwell, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857! All honor to his name.

SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY

Presidents Day — On this Presidents Day, we remember all United States presidents including Grover Cleveland, MICHIGAN 1893, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. All honor to his name. Cleveland was presented a badge set with diamonds, which he wore during his inauguration on March 4, 1893. The badge is located in the Chuck and Kim Watson Museum of Sigma Chi at International Fraternity Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.

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Significant Sig Woody Harrelson, HANOVER 1983 — The brothers of the Beta Chi chapter at Emory University in Atlanta received a surprise visit from Harrelson during the university’s bid day on Jan. 26. He’s shown here with Consul Alex Dobosh, 2019

Stand UP

"If you see something you can either ignore it, tell somebody or take some action,” says Michael Kesti, SOUTHERN METHODIST 1983 . The south Florida-based lobbyist and chairman of the Governmental Relations Group has opted for the latter two of those three options for a significant portion of his more than 30-year career working with public officials.

Kesti’s work and reputation in these circles have facilitated the growth of a professional network that has come to include members of numerous government agencies, including the FBI. That’s why, over the years, he’s agreed to help those agencies when he can by offering his expertise to connect the dots between events, people and industries the agencies may be interested in. “And that’s a fairly common practice,” he explains. “It’s not a well-known practice, but it’s fairly common. There’s a lot of people in the public that have talents or connections, and different agencies utilize them.”

Those agencies have used Kesti’s skills and connections, tapping him at various times to be an asset and a confidential informant; however, it wasn’t until after he brought forward suspicions surrounding the finances of a foundation he consulted for, leading to the arrests of its top brass for embezzlement, that the FBI asked him to work as a covert operative.

His work in this role led to the arrests of two sitting mayors in south Florida in 2014. Kesti has furthered his service by speaking to groups such as Rotary International, the Florida State Attorney’s Office, various government entities, high schools, and colleges and universities on ethics and anti-corruption through his “Stand Up” presentation. For his efforts, Kesti has been named the summer

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Southern Methodist Sig’s efforts help clean up public corruption in south Florida

BY RYAN LISKEY, MARQUETTE 2010

quarter’s Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award winner. Below, he answers The Magazine’s questions about what it was like to work as a covert operative, his motivations for doing so and why he feels it’s important for others to act when they see something wrong.

How did you become a confidential informant for the FBI in this case? Did the bureau approach you, or did you take information to the bureau?

“They approached me and said, ‘We have had quite a lot of success with you in different areas of the country and want to go after the epicenter of corruption: south Florida. Miami.’ And I said, ‘Oh. My hometown. Where I’m living.’ But they said, ‘There’s a problem. We don’t have anyone at this time that’s being pinched that will cooperate with us, and we can only think of one person that would do this.’ So, I said, ‘OK, tell me who it is, and I will go meet with them and talk them into helping.’ They said, ‘No, you don’t understand. The person we need … just needs to be talked into helping us.’ So, I said ‘OK, what do I do?’ And they said, ‘Go home and look in the mirror.’”

Was there a tipping point in your mind where you had been wavering on whether to follow through with working as an informant? What made you decide to do so?

“I didn’t even really think about it. I said, ‘When do we start?’ … If your country asks, you just do it. … I always felt these are our government employees trying to do something good for our country. Why not help them? … I come from

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS

A person with good character shows trustworthiness, respect and fairness to others, as well as responsibility and citizenship. Those members who go out of their way to help others and those who overcome obstacles and lead with integrity are good candidates for the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award.

Sigma Chi introduced the award to recognize the selfless acts of brothers. A formal recognition by the Fraternity allows non-members to appreciate the scope of the organization. For information about the award, see sigmachi.org/character

a family of people that have served in the military and various aspects of the government, and I guess it’s just the way I was brought up.”

How long was it between the time when you agreed to work as a confidential informant to the time when you began the actual work? Were you provided with any sort of training?

“[The preparation work involved] sitting down with some of the agents and developing a plan [for] a fake company and key players in the company who were agents. … It probably took around four months. And in those four months was some other training that they put me through.

… They wanted me to get comfortable with the recording devices, using them, testing them, getting comfortable with my script. In a sense, getting into character. … The other training was more in a sense for security and how to handle a situation if something went sideways.”

Was there ever a point where you considered withdrawing from your work? Was that an option at any point?

“I always had the option of not participating at any time. There were times when I had my real business conflicted with what we were doing, so I would have to scrap an operation for the day. … They always gave me an opportunity that if I wanted to withdraw completely, that was up to me. … Once I saw the big picture of what they were trying to do, which was trying to eliminate public corruption, I thought it was a good goal.”

Was it difficult for you to keep your life as an undercover informant separate from your “real” life with friends, family, co-workers, etc.? How were you able to compartmentalize those identities?

“If we were approaching someone via a covert operation, I would not also be pursuing business with that person as a client or for a client in the vast majority of times. So, I didn’t often have that conflict or issue. … Obviously, my friends, my family, nobody knew what I was doing as far as working for the government and that was difficult, but I knew that the [operations] wouldn’t be successful if they knew — plus there were significant safety issues for my family and friends that I had to consider. My friends in the government knew I was doing it, but very

Michael Kesti, SOUTHERN METHODIST 1983, stands at the podium of the Florida State Attorney’s Office in Miami following a presentation to investigators and prosecutors on ethics and anti-corruption.

few of them knew I was doing it for multiple government departments. I don’t think any of them in other agencies knew how deep I was in with the bureau doing operative work. I was good at keeping it to myself. I just wouldn’t talk about it.”

How long did you work as a confidential informant in this case?

“The work in Miami went on for two-and-a-half years because we did multiple operations. We did over 30 operations in south Florida, and a lot of them were going on at the same time in different stages.”

After your covert work concluded, what motivated you to begin presenting on ethics and anti-corruption? Why do you think performing a public service of this sort is important?

“I think it gave me a venue to teach a lesson. … People that break the law shouldn’t get away with it, and it shouldn’t be tolerated because that’s when societies start to crumble and fall apart. It’s not good for our kids to learn those lessons that you can get away with doing bad things. Fortunately, my story is an entertaining story. And if I can get their attention to maybe think, … [then hopefully they’ll] stand up, do something and take some action.”

CONSTANTINE order of

Sigma Chi International Fraternity is proud to announce the 2019 inductees into the Order of Constantine. Induction into the order is the Fraternity’s highest honor. It is bestowed upon Sigs who have devoted 20 or more years of service to the Fraternity. Below, the nominators for this year's class tell us why they feel the men are deserving of Sigma Chi's highest honor.

Bill Beach, SYRACUSE 1969

Volunteer since 1969

“Perhaps most significant was Bill’s unwavering devotion to seeing the [Syracuse] chapter reinstalled after the loss the charter in the 1990s. His work in the absence of an undergraduate chapter for nine years, leasing the chapter house, maintaining it, and renovating it in time for the reinstallation of the chapter, made it possible for today’s [Syracuse] undergrads to continue to live together in the same house all the other [Syracuse] alumni experienced. I am very confident that without the devotion of Bill Beach, the [Syracuse] chapter might not have been reinstalled.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Karl Thielking, ROCHESTER 1977

Joe

Beers, ARIZONA 1983

Volunteer since 1983

“Joe has been a blessing to the [Arizona chapter’s] house corporation. Without him, the capital campaign for the construction and furnishing of a new house would not have occurred. He is also the catalyst for revitalizing the Phoenix Alumni Chapter where membership grew tenfold. … Joe’s personality is magnetic and captivating. His love of Sigma Chi is well documented through all of his volunteer activities. Everyone who has been touched by Joe has benefited greatly from his service and many gifts.” ~69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978

Andy Cooley, UTAH 1992

Volunteer since 1992

“Question: How many International Balfour Award recipients remain involved in the Fraternity after their two-year term on the Executive Committee? Answer: Very few! … Andrew Cooley is one of those past International Balfour Award recipients

who is still giving back to the Fraternity. … Some worthy past inductees into the Order of Constantine provided their service at the international level, others solely at the local level. Brother Cooley has served admirably on both levels. He has, continues, and no doubt will always wear the White Cross in a manner the seven Founders would have commended.” ~59th Grand Consul Dick Hester, BALL STATE 1977

Significant Sig Deno Curris, KENTUCKY 1962

Volunteer since 1964

“Curris has applied his experiences as a college president to several of the Fraternity’s most challenging initiatives at the international level, ranging from efforts to prevent alcohol and substance abuse to enhancing scholarship and leadership development. His continuing engagement with the alumni chapters in Louisville and Lexington has been greatly valued and appreciated, as well.” ~Significant Sig Keith Knapp, KENTUCKY 1978

Andrew Gildersleeve, PENN STATE 1968

Volunteer since 1968

“He always had a demanding professional position during his career, but made time to get involved with Fraternity matters when called upon to do so. This included an active role in the major renovation project of [the Penn State] chapter house. This was a major undertaking, and Andy was again there, actively involved with conceptual and inspection roles. … I am proud to call Andy my brother and he has certainly worn the White Cross in a manner the seven Founders would have commended.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Frank Raymond, PENN STATE 1971

Carl Graveline, CONNECTICUT 1981

Volunteer since 1981

“Carl has served our Fraternity in many ways since his graduation in 1981, as a house corporation officer initially, but most recently … in effecting the regeneration of [the] Gamma Omega [chapter] between 2003 and 2009, and in catalyzing the growth in the new Connecticut/Rhode Island Province since that date. … He was and is always there to lend a hand in whatever needs to be done and is a role model of service to Sigma Chi that our undergrads cannot help but notice. Carl walks, talks and exemplifies our teachings.” ~Order of Constantine Sig J.B. Allen, WILFRID LAURIER 1979

Significant Sig JD Herrera, NEW MEXICO 1974

Volunteer since 1995

“[Herrera] has been a tenacious worker on behalf of the Fraternity. His involvement as an alumnus has spanned the entirety of my life; growing up, some of my earliest memories were Sigma Chi alumni events. … My dad’s involvement in the Fraternity was what drove me to pledge Sigma Chi. And his example as an alumnus is one that I have used to model my own alumni involvement. He has worn the White Cross worthily and has given significant effort to ensure that subsequent generations of brothers can do the same.”

~Jeff Dan Herrera, NEW MEXICO 2013

Significant Sig Kenneth Klein, OKLAHOMA STATE 1965

Volunteer since 1965

“I do not know anyone who tries as hard as Ken to be just and fair. When problems come up, he listens to all sides before making any kind of decision. He lets his good morals guide him as he decides what is best for all the parties involved. He knows he has a personal responsibility to represent well [the] Fraternity, but he also wants to make sure that the brothers who are affected by his discussions feel they were treated in an honorable and fair way. He is highly respected by the undergraduates at all of the chapters.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Willis Allen, TULSA 1968

Significant Sig Bud Mahas, UTAH 1949

“At the age of 93, Bud remains dedicated to the values and ideals of Sigma Chi and continues his efforts to ensure Sigma Chi is the preeminent and most respected Fraternity in Utah. … In approximately 1974, the Beta Epsilon chapter house was remodeled. Bud is the owner of a significant construction company and his company did extensive work for that remodel. … In approximately 2000, when a significantly larger approximately $2 million renovation project was undertaken, Bud was one of the significant donors toward the renovation fundraising efforts.” ~Daniel Mahas

Kenn Manzerolle, WINDSOR 1992

Volunteer since 1992

“I have known Kenn since his time as an undergraduate at the University of Windsor and during that time have witnessed him give unstintingly of his time and his exceptional talents to Sigma Chi at the local, international, national and international level. It has been a privilege for me to participate personally with him in many of these activities and to note that in each instance the results of his exemplary leadership have been quantifiable and significant. There are few who could be considered more worthy of this recognition [of being inducted to the Order of Constantine].” ~60th Grand Consul Doug McWhirter, TORONTO-RYERSON 1958

John Noell, GEORGIA 1963

Volunteer since 1968

“Delta chapter has been through good times and difficult times over the last 55 years, and John was at the forefront from a leadership standpoint in cheering the brothers on during those good years and also providing stability and leadership during the more difficult years. As chapter advisor for 11 years, he spent countless hours ensuring that the ideals and values exhibited by the White Cross were the focus of the chapter.” ~Significant Sig Saxby Chambliss, GEORGIA 1966

Cory Rigler, MONTANA 1998

Volunteer since 1998

“I’ve been fortunate to know Brother Rigler as a peer and a leader. His work as one of the first to serve on the Horizons Operating Board has only been matched by his desire to bring Horizons’ most effective elements to every program with which he is affiliated. … To have worked with Brother Rigler is to know you have his full measure of devotion. His contributions to our Fraternity are numerous and selfless. He continues to wear the White Cross in a manner the seven Founders would have commended.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Jim Holcomb, CAL. STATE-SACRAMENTO 1994

Ryan Roseleip, MONTANA STATE 1997

Volunteer since 2000

“Ryan is a role model for any member of Sigma Chi who believes that sometimes it easier to go along with the flow rather than speak up for what is right. His display of courage and his commitment to service is a marvelous trait that others should learn to emulate. In developing the [Fraternity’s] alumni ambassador program, Ryan displayed his ability to inspire others to act and get involved in mentoring undergraduates. When Ryan speaks, people listen because they know his motives are pure and honest.” ~68th Grand Consul Michael Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982

Saul Rousseau, ARKANSAS 1992

Volunteer since 1992

“Saul is the alumni public face of the [Arkansas] chapter. I have seen him at most larger Fraternity functions, and everyone knows Saul. I think Saul has been tough, yet fair, to the undergraduates as he keeps them on an even keel. He manages to maintain that delicate balance of a good relationship among the undergraduates, the university, the parents, the house corporation and the other alumni. … The reason [these groups] respect him is because what you see is what you get with Saul. He is a man of his word and I think everyone who deals with him knows that.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Robert Craig, PITTSBURG STATE 1984

Jim Smiley, OHIO STATE 1976

Volunteer since 2003

“Since Jim began his alumni service, he has made commendable personal and professional contributions to the [Ohio State] chapter in time, talent and treasure. Although his service has been primarily at the chapter level with considerable time on the house corporation and as chapter advisor, his time as chapter advisor [from 2007 to 2011] brought about significant improvement for chapter operations, financial stability, campus leadership, university respect and successful recruitment resulting in the increase of chapter membership from 50 to consistently over 100 brothers.” ~Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig

Rich Hronek, KENT STATE 1969

Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990

Volunteer since 1990

“Ryan has grown in his Sigma Chi experience since he became engaged as an alumnus. I have worked with many [workshop] facilitators over the past several years, and Ryan stands head and shoulders over most. I am most impressed by the work he did with his undergrad chapter as an advisor, and then once he became Grand Praetor of the Southern Ohio province. ... He brought a certain amount of clarity and order that [the undergraduate chapters] seemed to have been missing. He gave them a new way of looking at their membership in Sigma Chi.” ~Order of Constantine Sig Ansley Valentine, WABASH 1990

Jeff Twibell, CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 1999

Volunteer since 1999

“[An] enormous task Jeff undertook was the joint province workshops [between the California Bay Area and California Central provinces] put on right after spring break each year. While I did my best to help, Jeff pretty much did it all. Every year there was a new curriculum, always above just new officer training. … Jeff spent hundreds of hours working on these programs each year. … No cutting corners, no half effort — just the best. That is Jeff Twibell in a nutshell.” ~Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Paul Cole, CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA 1971

Dan Weber, WATERLOO 1999

Volunteer since 1999

“Dan is a hardworking, passionate brother whose heart is always in the work and doing what is in the best interests of our Fraternity. Dan’s long and distinguished service as [Waterloo’s] chapter advisor has helped that chapter produce many true leaders and [earn] many chapter awards at [the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop] year after year. He truly models the way for what it is to be an outstanding mentor to the active chapter.” ~Order of Constantine Sig David Garland, WATERLOO 1989

Will Yeldell, ALABAMA 1986

Volunteer since 1989

“Over … 30-plus years, Will has contributed to our Fraternity as an alumnus everywhere he has lived – from Houston to New Orleans to Charlotte, having served as a leader in alumni chapters, chapter advisor, Grand Praetor or house corporation. …

In the more recent years, Will has served on the [Alabama] chapter’s house corporation as vice president and now as president, a job which requires much effort, as the chapter has one of the largest chapter houses in the International Fraternity. Will is a true servant leader.” ~Robert Loftin III, ALABAMA 1979

D Anchoring leadership

o You Act, or React? is a literary exercise and question with which many Sigma Chis are familiar. The general takeaway from this reading is that when a person is presented with a challenge, he or she can choose to let that challenge affect their response to it, or that person can instead choose to act toward the obstacle and determine a better outcome.

In this issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, we focus on two alumni members who we feel have exhibited high ambition and remained true to the organization’s enduring principles while navigating the challenges associated with working in a highly scrutinized, demanding and publicfacing profession.

Significant Sig Bret Baier, DEPAUW 1992, chose to act when he was traveling from Atlanta to New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, to provide backup news coverage after two airplanes struck the World Trade Center and a third plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He rerouted to the Pentagon and spent the ensuing days doing live reports for Fox affiliates around the country, which ultimately led to him being named the Fox News Channel’s chief White House correspondent in 2006 and as anchor of Special Report with Bret Baier in 2009.

Bret and his wife, Amy, also chose to act in 2007 when they learned their newborn son, Paul, would need emergency heart surgery at 12 days old, again at 10 months and for a third time at age 6. The Baiers turned their energy toward helping others by furthering the work of Children’s National Medical Center and pediatric heart health.

Likewise, WKOW team members Nick Buffo, DEPAUL 2016, and Matt Cash, WISCONSINMILWAUKEE 2013, chose to act on May 31, 2017, when they walked into WKOW television studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and learned of an explosion at the Didion Milling Co. in nearby Cambria, Wisconsin. Buffo, then a field reporter, drove to the scene while Cash produced the broadcast. The WKOW team won a Midwest Emmy Award for their work, and Buffo has since become co-anchor of the station’s Wake Up Wisconsin weekday morning show.

We hope you enjoy reading about Baier, Buffo and Cash in this issue.

Special Anchor

Adorning his fifth floor Washington, D.C., office overlooking historic Penn Station are televisions tuned to the country’s major news outlets, including those of his competitors.

Five of the nation’s top newspapers with the stories of the day are stacked neatly alongside a treadmill desk.

By the time Significant Sig Bret Baier, DEPAUW 1992, appears on television sets and mobile devices across the United States during the 6 to 7 p.m. Eastern evening time slot, something as small as one social media post or one trending topic could shift the direction of his newscast.

“I always say I’m one tweet away from changing our entire rundown from moments before,” Baier says during a May interview with TheMagazineofSigmaChi “The president, the commander in chief, he’s also the commander in Twitter — that changes the dynamics.

“Then, listening to our viewers, responding to our viewers — it’s a lot more interactive than it ever has been. That’s the future of our business.”

Whether it’s hosting a town hall, moderating a debate between presidential candidates or leading Fox News Channel’s election coverage as its chief political anchor, the ever-evolving formula Baier has found during his 26-year journalism career has certainly paid dividends.

Attentiveness. Preparation. Listening first.

In a divisive political era where factions often view news networks and their anchors as critically as their political opponents, Baier, the 2017 recipient of the National Press Foundation’s Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, has earned a reputation among his colleagues and governmental leaders as one of the most respected journalists in cable news.

Jan. 5, 2019, marked the 10th anniversary of Baier succeeding his mentor and friend, Brit Hume, as host of Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel.

According to Nielsen Media Research, SpecialReport is the top-rated show in its time slot with 2 million viewers per night and regulary ranks among the highest-rated programs in cable news.

“The one thing I’d say about leadership is it starts with you,” Baier says. “In today’s environment, you really need to listen first. Listening first before barking out orders is, I think, an example of a real leader. We could have more of it in our discussion of Washington.”

SIGMA CHI ROOTS

Just over 30 years ago, in 1989, a young Baier was initiated into the Fraternity’s Xi chapter at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

While studying both English and political science as a double major and serving as captain of the golf team at Division III DePauw, Baier helped his chapter as social chairman, where he organized its Derby Days, among other events, and led the serenading of The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi to the chapter’s sweetheart.

It was the values learned throughout those lasting friendships with chapter brothers and learning to engage with people in a chapter setting that have remained true to this day.

“If you put it out there, it comes back to you,” says Baier, who remains in regular contact with chapter brothers. “If you are expressing kindness and fellowship, it comes back to you. I’ve kind of lived my life that way — this law of attraction. Sigma Chi was a part of learning how to do it.

“I didn’t know I was going to get here in my position of chief political anchor of this network. I was in small-market TV all around the country, but I kind of kept it on the road and kept driving forward and eventually found the end spot here.”

In Washington, Baier has developed good relationships with Sigs in politics, including House Majority Leader and Significant Sig Steny Hoyer, MARYLAND 1963, and Significant Sig and former senator Bob Corker, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 1974.

“There are a lot of [Sigs] who just pop up that I don’t even know, and suddenly I’ll be doing an interview or talking to someone on Capitol Hill, and I get a handshake, and it’s not the exact same handshake as I give to people on Capitol Hill,” Baier says. “It’s a bonding thing beyond Washington, which can be an interesting place depending on where you sit.”

Baier also continues to give back to the DePauw chapter, where he helped provide additional leadership benefits as a lead contributor to its Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter Challenge efforts through the Sigma Chi Foundation. He has mentored Sigma Chis who have sought his input and advice as they begin careers in journalism.

“I always think it’s important for people to give back, remember where you came from and to give back no matter what level just to be able to say you were able to touch base,” he says.

“The one thing I’d say about leadership is it starts with you. In today’s environment, you really need to listen first. Listening first before barking out orders is, I think, an example of a real leader. We could have more of it in our discussion of Washington.”

Significant Sig Bret Baier, DEPAUW 1992

GROWING A CAREER

After launching his journalism career with stints in Rockford, Illinois; Beaufort, South Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina, Baier joined the young Fox News Channel as the first reporter in the Atlanta bureau that launched in his apartment “… with a fax machine and a cellphone in the shadow of CNN,” Baier recalls.

Utilizing freelance crews, Baier covered active news stories in the southeast from 1998 to 2001, including the Elian Gonzalez international custody story in 1999, the 2001 execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, the impact of hurricanes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida — coverage of which ultimately propelled the network to the No. 1 spot in cable news.

Everything changed for Baier on Sept. 11, 2001. He was en route to New York to back up coverage when a plane struck the Pentagon. That night, he began doing live reports for Fox affiliates around the country and was placed into a role as a national security correspondent covering the defense and intelligence communities from the Pentagon. In his career, Baier has experienced the efforts of the military firsthand while delivering reports from Afghanistan and Iraq a combined 25 times.

“Obviously 9/11 was just a huge moment, and it changed everyone’s life,” Baier says. “Clearly, it changed mine. My time covering the military, traveling and embedding with special forces, seeing the service and sacrifice of men and women on the front lines and their families back home changed a lot for me and made me a better reporter and anchor, but probably a better dad and husband, too.”

In 2006, Baier was named Fox News’ chief White House correspondent. He covered the second term of the George W. Bush administration through Jan. 5, 2009, when he officially marked the start of his present journey in cable news.

During his tenure, Baier has interviewed Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Vice President Dick Cheney, Hillary Clinton, the Dalai Lama and an array of world leaders, such as the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega.

SPECIAL HEART

The lives of Bret and his wife, Amy, changed forever in 2007 with the birth of their first son, Paul.

Initially given a clean bill of health after his birth, doctors soon discovered that Paul was born with five congenital heart defects and underwent emergency surgery at just 12 days old.

“That first eight-hour surgery changed everything,” Baier says. “It’s a newborn baby. It’s the first son. I’m thinking Masters Champion, Super Bowl quarterback, all sorts of things. Then looking in the recovery room, they left his chest open with an open plastic bandage. The surgeon worked on a heart the size of a walnut and moved arteries around the size of angel hair pasta and made the heart work the right way.

“As you’re looking down at your baby boy, that moment changes everything. It changes who you are, how you deal with life. … Now, I cover Washington, and when the small arguments happen, I think, ‘People at home are dealing with so many

things, including looking down at a baby who’s sick one way or another or dealing with something.’ Everybody has something. This was our something.”

Paul’s journey, including two additional surgeries at 10 months and 6 years old, inspired Bret and Amy to take an active role in supporting the Children’s National Medical Center and pediatric heart research.

Amy Baier serves as vice-chair for the Children’s National Hospital Foundation board, and Bret serves as master of ceremonies for the annual Children’s Ball fundraiser, which has raised millions of dollars for the patients and families at Children’s National Medical Center.

In 2014, Baier released his first book, Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love, which details the daunting challenges his family faced; all proceeds are donated to pediatric heart research. It became a New York Times seller — soon followed by the first entry in his Three Days series, 2017’s Three Days in January, which details the final three days of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency.

Paul’s success story continues to inspire his family. He is the tallest kid in his class, according to Baier, enjoys playing center on the basketball team, as well as his role of big brother to Daniel, 9, and also shares his father’s passion for golf. “He’s a really good guy,” Baier says. “And maybe a future Sigma Chi!”

Forging His Path

Whether working as a field reporter or morning anchor, broadcast journalist Nick Buffo, DEPAUL 2016, brings a Sig skillset to an awardwinning team

BY WES HOLTSCLAW, EAST TENNESSEE 2012

n early morning phone call on June 1, 2017, changed the trajectory of a

An explosion at the Didion Milling Co. plant in Cambria, Wisconsin, required immediate attention from the staff at WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, including their young field reporter Nick Buffo, DEPAUL 2016.

“I came in early, walked into the newsroom, and there were a lot of people moving around as you’ll generally see in a breaking news situation,” Buffo recalls. “I grabbed my gear and drove up to Cambria. To see all of these people who have been devastated by this explosion — this was a town of 700 people, and this plant was their biggest employer. The people in this town relied on this plant."

Buffo, a founding member of the Fraternity’s chapter at DePaul University in Chicago, utilized the experiences and lessons he learned as a Sigma Chi and from his work as a student journalist to cover individuals from diverse backgrounds

“When I was a student on campus and an active member in Sigma Chi, we had to deal with a lot of different brothers and people outside of the Fraternity who thought differently, were from different backgrounds and had different ideas as to how to get things done,” Buffo says. “As a journalist, we tell so many different stories on a daily basis. People come from different backgrounds and have different stories.”

In the face of a tragedy and under deadline pressure, the experience and skills Buffo

“My assignment that day was to get the pulse of the community, to see where they were and their reaction,” Buffo remembers. “There were many people who were uncertain as to what happened there. There were [workers’] family members who were affected. It was tough to talk to people during their worst time, especially on camera, following a situation that injured many people and killed five people.”

After compiling interviews, Buffo was tasked with logging video and sound, putting together a script and packaging a report for his station before returning to film a live shot for the newscast.

Piecing it all together in Madison was another Sig, Matt Cash, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 2013, himself a founding member of a Fraternity chapter.

Cash, as producer of the early afternoon newscast, was tasked with gathering the different live shots and orchestrating the newscast from behind the scenes — working closely with Buffo and others on the team.

“I got here into work and we hit the ground running. We had all of our crews there [at the site],” Cash says, adding that the WKOW team was focused on covering as much of the story possible and getting information to viewers in a breaking news environment.

AN AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION

At the end of the day, thanks to the work of Buffo, Cash and the WKOW team, viewers were presented with a newscast covering every aspect of the Didion Milling Co. explosion and the reaction of Cambria residents in a way that would earn the acclaim of their peers.

In 2018, the 5 p.m. newscast that featured Buffo and Cash’s work earned an Emmy for Best Newscast in the Midwest region.

“Winning an Emmy with another Sigma Chi was incredible. To take the values that we both learned from the Fraternity, to be on the same team as someone who shares those values as you and has lived through the same Ritual is an incredible experience.”

Nick Buffo, DEPAUL 2016

“At my age, being 25 years old, and to already hold an Emmy is incredible,” Buffo explains. “It really tells the work that our entire team did, from our producers to our anchors to our photojournalists — it was great because we really worked hard that day. For us to produce something in such a tight amount of time for our audience and, at the same time, to get recognized for that was incredible.”

To share that honor with a brother made it even more special. “Winning an Emmy with another Sigma Chi was incredible. To take the values that we both learned from the Fraternity, to be on the same team as someone who shares those values as you and has lived through the same Ritual is an incredible experience.”

FROM REPORTER TO ANCHOR

Buffo’s award-winning work as a field reporter led to a bigger role at WKOW — one that has made him a familiar face to early risers in Wisconsin’s capital city.

In 2018, he became co-anchor of the station’s morning news show, Wake Up Wisconsin. In a short time on the anchor desk alongside a driven team, the program has become the top ratings earner in its timeslot among local news programs in the Madison market.

“My favorite part working the morning show is delivering the news in a morning sense,” says Buffo. “Our job is to deliver the news and inform our viewers the minute they wake up, but also [to] put a smile on their face. We bring the big news that

happened overnight, but also deliver traffic alerts, weather alerts [and] the news that is happening that day.”

The opportunity to help lead a morning newscast at the age of 25 represents progress in a promising broadcast career where lessons learned from a chapter meeting five and six years ago still resonate on a daily basis. “Each of us on our team may view issues and stories differently,” Buffo adds. “But we all come together and try to reach one common goal, which is to deliver the best product during our newscast. … Lessons I learned on campus as a leader within Sigma Chi have helped me have those conversations.”

Even with the rise of social media and online journalism, broadcast news is as important today as ever before. And whether it’s on the morning desk in Madison, helming an afternoon broadcast in a major market a decade down the road or finding his way into national news like Significant Sigs Andy Rooney, COLGATE 1942, from 60 Minutes and Bret Baier, DEPAUW 1992, Buffo is eager to continue cultivating his own path.

“To be in the field doing what I’ve always aspired to do is humbling,” Buffo says. “I want to continue delivering the news and delivering content to people who want to be informed, especially nowadays where there’s so much confusion to what’s real news and fake news. Being responsible to what you bring to your viewers is as important today as ever before.”

The Houston Alumni Chapter’s annual Wild Game Dinner, now in its 73rd year, brings Sigma Chis from across North America to the Lone Star State. The event is one of the Fraternity’s longest running alumni events and serves as a networking opportunity between Sigs and local business leaders.

On a mild February evening, more than 200 Sigma Chis gathered at The Wynden event space in Houston to reconnect and celebrate one of the Fraternity’s great regional alumni traditions: the 73rd annual Houston Alumni Chapter Wild Game Dinner.

In one corner, you can see Order of Constantine Sigs discussing the business of the International Fraternity. In another corner, a pair of Significant Sigs who pledged together at the University of Texas-Austin more than 50 years ago can be seen catching up. There are pledges from one of the regional colonies, undergraduate members from nearby chapters, including Texas A&M-College Station, and alumni with no affiliation to the city who have flown in from the East and West coasts to experience a night of brotherhood and fellowship.

In essence, it’s all about tradition — a Sigma Chi tradition that helped build Houston’s skyline, influenced its renowned energy sector, propelled three brothers to space and fielded two National Football League franchises.

“Tradition is the bloodline of what we do,” says Houston Alumni Chapter President Eric Arnold, HOUSTON 2010. “We have a lot of brothers who have contributed to Sigma Chi and have a lot of strong business ties in Houston. This is one way we bring everyone together.”

A CITY THAT WORKS HARD

Many of the success stories to flow through Texas’ largest city in the last century are tied to Sigma Chi.

There’s Significant Sig Gerald Hines, PURDUE 1946, for example. Shortly after moving to Houston in 1948, where he resided with three Sigma Chis at a YMCA, he formed an engineering partnership and a real estate business. In 1957, he founded the Hines real estate development firm.

Take one look at the Houston skyline — whether it’s Pennzoil Place, The Galleria, Williams Tower or Bank of America Center Houston — and you will see the imprint of a Sigma Chi and what has become one of the largest real estate firms in the world.

Then there’s the late Significant Sig Bud Adams Jr., KANSAS 1944. The son of the president of Phillips Petroleum Co., Adams launched a wildcatting firm, ADA Oil Co., in 1947 that grew into Adams Resources & Energy.

When fellow Texas oilman Lamar Hunt failed to purchase an NFL franchise and expansion team, Hunt and Adams collaborated to form the American Football League in 1959. Adams helped establish the league with the Houston Oilers, and later, with the merger of the AFL and the National Football League announced in 1966, became a cornerstone of the new NFL.

There’s the late Significant Sig Bob McNair, SOUTH CAROLINA 1958, and former Sigma Chi Foundation Chairman, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Chuck Watson, OKLAHOMA STATE 1972, who became leaders in the energy sector — McNair bringing the NFL back to Houston in 2000 with the Texans franchise and a new Reliant Stadium, now called NRG Stadium.

“These kinds of events are amazing because they create a lot of value for people. That’s what Sigma Chi is about ...”

Significant Sig Ric Campo, OREGON STATE 1976

There are successful attorneys, such as Significant Sigs Dudley Oldham, TEXASAUSTIN 1964, and Donn Fullenweider, HOUSTON 1957, and there’s Significant Sig Dr. Bud Frazier, TEXAS-AUSTIN 1963, a cardiovascular surgeon who performed the first successful implantation of the Jarvik 2000 and a continuous-flow total artificial heart into humans.

All four of Sigma Chi’s Significant Sig astronauts, including the ninth person to step foot on the moon, John Young, GEORGIA TECH 1952, lived and trained in Houston. That is just the tip of the iceberg. The list of Sigma Chis impacting the United States’ fourth largest city is endless.

“It is a remarkable city in that what this city respects most is hard work,” says Houston restaurateur Gary Adair, HOUSTON 1976, who served as guest speaker for the 73rd annual wild game dinner. “It’s the type of city that as long as you give good effort, it will accept you.”

WILD GAME DINNER

In the late 1930s, Dr. W.M. Stevenson, OHIO STATE 1922, a Houston area physician and big game hunter, began a tradition of annually inviting brothers to his home to enjoy a feast of wild game that he brought from his hunts across the globe.

By 1945, the annual function surpassed the Stevenson home and became an official Sigma Chi alumni chapter function at the Houston Club, a private venue in downtown Houston, with brothers donating wild game such as deer, duck, geese, quail and alligator.

The Houston Wild Game Dinner has been one of the longest running alumni events in Sigma Chi, drawing brothers from across North America and featuring many Significant Sig political and business leaders, astronauts, military generals and television and movie stars, among others, as guest speakers, along with a menu of wild game.

“I’ve been coming to this dinner for 39 years,” says Order of Constantine Sig Ed Rammrath, INDIANA (PENNSYLVANIA) 1979. “I have not missed one since I moved to Houston in 1980. I don’t miss it, like a lot of guys, because it is the premiere Sigma Chi event in Houston. We have all age groups — guys who will only come out once a year and that’s because of this dinner. I think that’s what makes it so special.”

During the February 2019 event, close to 50 different chapters from around the country were represented among the more than 200 brothers and pledges in attendance.

One of the biggest draws, especially for undergraduate brothers and young alumni in the area, is the networking with Sig alumni and business leaders in the local community.

“The biggest thing that goes on at this [event] is the connections we make,” says Order of Constantine Sig Pat Martin, HOUSTON 1974. “I’ve got pledge brothers I haven’t seen in 40 years, but there’s also the Sigs you get to meet from all over the United States that come here. The networking that goes on is so important.”

Significant Sig Ric Campo, OREGON STATE 1976, arrived in Houston out of school with not one dollar in his pocket. More than 40 years later, the chairman and CEO of Houston-based Camden Property Trust is one of the area’s prominent business leaders in part because of the connections he made with Sigma Chis such as the late Adams and McNair through the Wild Game Dinner.

The Sigma Chi Foundation governor emeritus helmed the city’s most recent Super Bowl committee and, in January, was named chairman of the Port of Houston Authority.

“I started coming to this event 40 years ago,” Campo says. “When I first came here, I knew no one in Houston. Because of this event I ended up networking and ended up meeting Bud Adams and Bob McNair and all of these interesting people.

“These kinds of events are amazing because they create a lot of value for people. That’s what Sigma Chi is about — it’s not just the undergraduate experience. The alumni experience is the rest of your life. If you can connect the dots between the two, there’s so many people you can meet. It helps your business and everything you do in life.

“You have so many Sigma Chis that have created value for this city longterm. The list is huge and long. The key is, we understand it’s not about how much money you make; it’s about how many friends you make and how many jobs you can create. There’s a huge list of people [here] who have created a lot of value for Houston. That’s all because of Sigma Chi.”

SIGMA CHI IN Houston

Gerald

D. Hines Waterwall Park

Built in conjunction with the Hines-developed Transco Tower complex in 1982, the horseshoe of cascading water sits among 186 Texas live oak trees in the Galleria area of Houston. It was named for Significant Sig Gerald Hines, PURDUE 1948, on Dec. 17, 2009, to honor his impact on Houston architecture.

Downtown Houston Skyline

In downtown Houston alone, Hines reshaped the skyline following the development of 11 buildings, including One Shell Plaza, Pennzoil Place, Texas Tower, The Preston, JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Bank of America Center, at far left.

Johnson Space Center served as the home and training ground for each of Sigma Chi’s four astronauts — Young and Significant Sigs Jake Garn, UTAH 1955; Greg Harbaugh, PURDUE 1978; and Scott Altman, ILLINOIS 1981 — during their time with NASA. spacecenter.org

Places to eat

Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill and Adair Kitchen

Adair Family Restaurants is a Houston-based restaurant group that began when Gary Adair, HOUSTON 1976, and his wife, Betsy, opened Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill in 1988. Skeeters has expanded to six locations across the Houston area. While Skeeter's features Tex-Mex flavors, Adair Kitchen is a farm-to-table concept in the Galleria area of Houston serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

skeetersgrill.com | adairkitchen.com

NRG Park

The late Significant Sig Bob McNair, SOUTH CAROLINA 1958, returned the National Football League to Houston in 2000 with the Houston Texans franchise. The home of the Texans, NRG Stadium, which is the centerpiece of NRG Park, stands next to the historic Astrodome, which was home to the Houston Oilers franchise under the ownership of the late Significant Sig Bud Adams, KANSAS 1944. NRG Stadium hosts football games, concerts and is home to the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. nrgpark.com | houstontexans.com

Johnson Space Center

Among the highlights of the Johnson Space Center’s exhibits is the STS-1 suit worn by Significant Sig John Young, GEORGIA TECH 1952, on the inaugural mission of the Space Shuttle Program on Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. The

Places to shop

Cavender’s Boot City

Based in Tyler, Texas, and founded by James Cavender in 1957, Cavender’s has been a trusted western wear outfitter for over 45 years and is helmed by Texas A&M-Commerce Sigs Joe Cavender, 1978, and Mike Cavender, 1982, who are the company’s president and vice president of operations, respectively. The company opened its first of 11 Houston stores in 1986 and has more than 80 stores in 11 states. Visit the location at 2505 S. Loop W in Houston less than a mile from NRG Park. cavenders.com

ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

From left, Connecticut alumni Tim Brennan, 1988; former chapter sweetheart Betsy Metzgar; Tim Widmer, 1988; John Bowlin, 1987; and Sean Suth, 1990, take a break from paging through photo albums together during their chapter’s 75th anniversary celebration on Oct. 20, 2018, at the University of Connecticut Alumni Center in Storrs, Connecticut.

Significant Sig Sean Ellis, CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 1994, speaks to guests at the Orange County Alumni Chapter’s luncheon on March 27 at the Newport Beach Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California. Ellis is the founder and CEO of GrowthHackers and the author of Hacking Growth

Jeff Small, STANFORD 1995, center, accepts his Significant Sig Award from Los Angeles County Alumni Chapter President Kevin Bidenkap, ARIZONA STATE 1990, right, and associate director of development Jim Lawson, SAN DIEGO STATE 1985, on March 12 at Petit Trois restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California. Small is the co-CEO and president of Amblin Partners, which is the parent company of DreamWorks Animation.

Alumni from the Auburn, Alabama, South Alabama, Troy, Samford, Birmingham-Southern,

From left, San Diego Alumni Chapter members Lance Humiston, SAN DIEGO STATE 2014; Gary Correia, SAN DIEGO STATE 1980; Ryan Lamb, KENT STATE 2007; Order of Constantine Sig Andrew Crossan, WESTERN ILLINOIS 1995; Doug Dopp, NORTHERN ARIZONA 1990; and Will Mondet, SAN DIEGO STATE 2012, stop for a picture in Coronado, California, after completing a 24-mile bike ride. The San Diego Alumni Chapter hosts a monthly bike ride, open to all Sigs. Check facebook.com/groups/sandiegosigmachi to find out when the next event is happening.

In 1963, Art Wurfel, left, transferred to Western Michigan University and joined Sigma Delta, a colony that became the Fraternity’s Zeta Rho chapter in 1966, but he was never initiated into Sigma Chi. Wurfel stayed in contact with his brothers in the years that followed and, in early 2019, received an invitation to a reunion from Jim Piotter, WESTERN MICHIGAN 1965, who realized that he had not been initiated into Sigma Chi. Piotter then contacted Western Michigan Chapter Advisor Scott Doherty, 1986, center, who asked Wurfel if he’d like to be initiated. Within hours, Western Michigan’s Magister Daniel Savela, 2018, right, pinned Wurfel in his home in Portage, Michigan, as the chapter’s longest-standing pledge on March 21. The chapter initiated Wurfel two days later on March 23 with its spring 2019 pledge class.

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From left, Semi-Century Sigs Frank Pitt, MIAMI (FLORIDA) 1964; Peter Diaz, MIAMI (FLORIDA) 1952; and Ron Roberson, PENN STATE 1968, celebrate 50 years of membership in Sigma Chi on March 4 during the Space Coast, Florida, alumni chapter meeting in Melbourne, Florida.

The Statesboro, Georgia, alumni chapter named Heather McNeal, center, wife of Ryan McNeal, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2004, left, its sweetheart on Feb. 22 at the home of Terri and Wayne Deloach, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1975. They are shown with Statesboro Alumni Chapter President Brannen Smith, GEORGIA 2005

From left, Scott Harris, BRITISH COLUMBIA-SIMON FRASER 1996, 2017 to 2019 International Sweetheart Allisen Hagemeyer, 2011 to 2013 International Sweetheart Sydney Binnington and an alumnus kick off the 10th annual Sigma Chi Hockey Tournament with a ceremonial puck drop on Jan. 19 at the Powerade Center in Brampton, Ontario.

ALUMNI CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES

AUGUST

8/7/34 Bartlesville, Oklahoma, alumni chapter celebrates 85 years

SEPTEMBER

9/9/04 Pike’s Peak Region, Colorado, alumni chapter celebrates 15 years

Anniversaries are listed every five years.

From left, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, alumni chapter officers Dr. T.G. Burris, OKLAHOMA STATE 1946, secretary-treasurer; Tom Cubbage, OKLAHOMA 1931, president; and Robert Hunter, KANSAS 1952, pose for a photograph together in advance of their first meeting of the year in 1954.

Sigma Chi Fraternity Life Loyal Listing

(University Order)

The following represent Life Loyal Nos. 59,631 to 59,721 who have become Life Loyal Sigs since the last Magazine of Sigma Chi was published. For more information on the program and to enroll in it, contact International Fraternity Headquarters at (847) 869-3655 or lifeloyal@sigmachi.org.

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COLLEGE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Christopher Terzic, 2017

ALABAMA

S. Gregory Herrman, 1997 ALBION

Les Heintz, 1979

ARIZONA

Riley Campbell, 2019

ARKANSAS STATE

David Smith Jr., 2019

AUBURN

Zack Lundy, 2022

AUSTIN PEAY

James Bales, 1976

Timothy Migliaccio Jr., 2004

BELOIT

Michael Strawbridge, 2019

BENTLEY

William Leroux, 2019

BOWLING GREEN

Trevor Barber, 2019

BROCK

Asad Jalib, 2019

CAL. STATE-NORTHRIDGE

Michael Dutton, 1996

CALIFORNIA-DAVIS

Andrew Campos, 2019

CENTRAL FLORIDA

Jad-Alexander Shalhoub, 2018

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Brendan Barrow, 2019

CINCINNATI

Stephen Potter, 2019

CLARKSON

Jacob Eckman, 2019

DENISON

Dean Weaver, 1986

DEPAUL

Adam Webb, 2018

EAST TENNESSEE

Thomas Ellis, 2019

EASTERN KENTUCKY

Benjamin Rucks, 1995

FLORIDA

Tyler Cameron, 2019

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

Brian Lastra, 2019

FURMAN

Clayton Moyer, 2019

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Donald Westbrook, 2016

GEORGIA TECH

James Westbrooks, 2019

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY

Charles Zambetti, 2019

HANOVER

Joshua Edwards, 2019

HILLSDALE

Christopher Huffman, 2019

IDAHO

Dylan Lamberton, 2019

ILLINOIS

Jordan Meadows, 2018

INDIANA (PENNSYLVANIA)

Eric DeLuccie, 2018

IOWA

Martin Corrigan, 2018

JAMES MADISON

Dennis Fisher, 1994

KANSAS STATE

Jacob Kuckelman, 2018

KENT STATE

Kevin Stone, 2013

LOUISVILLE

Nicholas Yates, 2018

LOYOLA (CHICAGO)

Brian Priddis, 2014

MIAMI (OHIO)

Grant Laning, 2019

MISSISSIPPI STATE

Cody Rees, 2016

MURRAY STATE

Jon Hawkins, 2019

NEBRASKA

Luke Hollman, 2019

NEW HAVEN

Donald Willyard, 2019

NEW MEXICO

Andrew Pierce, 2019

NORTH CAROLINA STATE

Robert Dellinger, 1967

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Matthew Pavlicek, 2019

NORTH GEORGIA

Nicholas Stowe, 2016

OHIO

James Jamieson, 2019

OKLAHOMA

Timothy James, 2019

OREGON

Kane Varon, 2019

OREGON STATE

Chase Clark, 2019

PENN STATE

Jackson Fitzgerald, 2018

PITTSBURG STATE

William Kovacic, 1972

R.I.T.

Andrew Hill, 2019

RADFORD

Alexander Righetti, 2019

RENSSELAER

Thomas Southard, 2005

Joseph Venusto, 2017

SAMFORD

Jackson Kendall, 2020

SAN JOSE STATE

Kyle Blair, 2015

Jay Fiore, 1979

Paul Stoltz, 1982

SANTA CLARA

Eoin Lyons, 2019

SOUTH FLORIDA

Gregory Portner, 2019

SOUTHERN METHODIST

Seamus Comerford, 2019

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

Dr. Thomas Baylis, 1991

SPRING HILL

Mark Olsen, 2019

ST. THOMAS

Derrek VanLith, 2015

TARLETON STATE

Jerry Duckworth Jr., 2019

TENNESSEE TECH

Tim Housholder, 1991

TEXAS A&M-COLLEGE

STATION

Grayson Humphrey, 2019

TEXAS STATE

Mark Tully, 2014

TEXAS TECH

Hunter Chase, 1999

UTAH

Peter Campbell, 2001

Jack Lyman, 1971

VANDERBILT

Riley Lewis, 2019

VILLANOVA

Andrew Lynch, 2019

WABASH

Oliver Page, 2019

WASHINGTON (SEATTLE)

Conor Cunningham, 2019

WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS)

Camilo Haller, 2019

WEST FLORIDA

Michael Kinkey, 2014

WESTERN CONNECTICUT

Kevin Durkee, 2018

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Shane Brandel, 1997

Matthew Hutchison, 2019

WESTERN MICHIGAN

James Simmons, 1980

WILLAMETTE

Ty O'Donnell, 2019

WINDSOR

Tim Vrablik, 2003

Ian West, 1999

WYOMING

John Westenhoff, 2018

S Hybrid Learning INVESTING IN

Sigma Chi’s investment in hybrid learning began in 1999 with the inception of the Horizons leadership development program and has continued to drive innovative curriculum design to help shape Sigma Chi’s future.

BY JIM COGDAL, BRADLEY 2003, SIGMA CHI LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ometimes he’ll be sitting there, and you can just tell that an idea flashed like a lightning bolt against a calm, night sky. Order of Constantine Sig, Significant Sig and 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, will raise his right hand, index finger in the air, to denote, “Hold on, I think I have something here.” His immediate reaction? Reach for a dry-erase marker. It’s why those markers can be found in the nooks, crannies and crevices of International Headquarters like chess pieces on a board. They’re ready for our next strategic move, ready for that bolt of inspiration.

Inevitably what comes from this creative process is an idea that makes others think differently about the subject at hand. Greenberg always has been about thinking outside the box, or at least within the blank canvas of a piece of flip chart paper.

He served as an original member of the Horizons Operating Board and later as chairman of the committee as it built its brand as a world-class experiential leadership development program in the mountains of Snowbird, Utah. He chaired the first Mission 365 recruitment training program committee during the program’s unveiling to the Fraternity, transforming the way we attract members to Sigma Chi. Finally, he served as Grand Consul when Sigma Chi took the concept of hybrid learning – an approach that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional, place-based classroom methods – to the entire organization.

Greenberg’s never met a challenge too daunting or a hill too steep to climb, which is why, after serving two years as Grand Consul from 2013 to 2015, he’s not only taking over the reins of Sigma Chi’s educational future but also chairing the North-American Interfraternity Conference’s (NIC) board of directors, too. He’s driven to make things better and bigger.

“We can’t be afraid to dream big,” Greenberg calmly said to the collection of board members and Fraternity stakeholders in March 2019 at the Education and Leadership Board meeting in Carlsbad, California. “We have the resources and the talent to do something great. Let’s take advantage of it.”

Obviously, to accomplish something as large as reshaping Sigma Chi’s educational philosophy, Greenberg was going to need more than some markers and paper. However,

what Sigma Chi is rich in are leaders who are devoted to serving the organization that helped define their character.

Following the success of Horizons, Greenberg and others, such as Executive Director Mike Church, ILLINOIS 2005, and 69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978, helped usher in Sigma Chi’s renaissance of leadership development beginning with the launch of Preparation for Brotherhood (P4B) to all chapters in fall 2016 and the enhanced Ritual for Life (R4L) new-initiate program coming to all chapters in fall 2019. These new educational endeavors share a common theme with Horizons when it debuted: They break boundaries of traditional leadership development in the Greek-letter world.

THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY

We were sitting there at the kitchen table in Concord, California, when the ideas really started flying about the construction of a transformational new pledge program. The assembled curriculum sub-committee members, appointed by Greenberg, began thinking outside the box of what a hybrid preparation for brotherhood experience could look like: pre-session e-learning on Sigma Chi Online; the traditional, high-impact inperson facilitation by our outstanding Magisters; and post-session reflection work with a Big Brother as a mentor and guide. Like Horizons, every day of each week would be themed with a Founder and a value. It was an idea totally different than the norm.

Ideas in Sigma Chi are contagious. They can happen anywhere, but when they happen, take advantage. Build on them. Dream bigger ideas. Repeat.

The core concepts of P4B were hashed out over a burrito meal at the house of Order of Constantine Sig and Jordan Initiative Chairman Jim Holcomb, CAL. STATESACRAMENTO 1994. Flip charts, markers and chicken-scratch writings only we could understand ensued and morphed into something great.

Over the course of the past five years –through the shifting sands of the Greek-letter landscape and the high importance placed on health and safety initiatives – P4B evolved into a five-week program that transcended new member preparation but still uses hybrid learning as its calling card to success.

The results speak loudly of the effectiveness of the program. Behind the leadership of 70th Grand Consul Tommy Geddings, SOUTH CAROLINA 1985, and the Executive Committee, P4B has flourished, winning the 2018 Laurel Wreath Award as the NIC’s outstanding educational new member program and the 2019 Horizons Interactive Award, honoring the most engaging and interactive training programs across the world.

Today, chapters that deploy P4B perfectly are 80 percent less likely to have a hazing allegation brought against them, and 93 percent of Fraternity chapters are deploying the program perfectly. Cumulative pledge class GPA and the Fraternity’s pledge-retention rate both have increased since P4B launched in 2016.

Luther King Jr.

Since P4B’s inception, 12 other Greek-letter organizations have requested permission for materials to duplicate the experience of our values-based pledge program. It all started with an idea and grew into something big that should impact the greater good — the mark of a true Sigma Chi thinking of “Expect More.”

THE NEXT STEPS

The Ritual is the heart of everything we do.

Following the success of P4B, Sigma Chi aimed to enhance the traditional postinitiation education experience and root it in Sigma Chi’s hybrid approach to learning – not an easy task when the content you’re working with is the sensitive, secretive and precious words of the Ritual. Built with the similar structure of pre-session learning, in-person sessions and post-session application, the Ritual for Life program was born in 2017.

After two years of piloting from 2017 to 2019 and feedback from 50 chapters, R4L is set to become Sigma Chi’s next step to integrating hybrid learning into its leadership culture when it launches to all chapters in fall 2019.

R4L is a journey based in the Ritual that will shed new light on the history and heritage of the Fraternity’s little black book through an hour of e-learning and three in-person sessions that focus on the practice of the Ritual, the interpretation of its signs and symbols and the application in our members’ lives – especially for our undergraduates.

Thanks to undergraduate feedback during pilot testing, R4L, then facilitated by the Pro Consul, now will be facilitated by the Kustos or Ritual chairman, who will be responsible for attending the 2019 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop in the Ritual division to be educated on delivering the program along with tracking new members’ progress on Sigma Chi Online.

Just like P4B, the measurement of R4L should prove transformational in the application and practice of the Ritual across undergraduate chapters. The more educated our members become on the contents of our black book, the more accurate and vibrant Ritual can be in our chapters, and more of our members will live its values in their daily lives.

DREAMING BIGGER

The initial puzzle pieces forming Sigma Chi’s educational framework are beginning to fit together, and you will learn more about Sigma Chi’s leadership strategy in subsequent Magazine issues.

Transformational leader Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “You don’t need to see the full staircase; just take the first step.”

Sigma Chi has taken its first steps. What’s next is the unveiling of the full leadership journey as Sigma Chi builds its differentiator in the Greek-letter world. The flip charts and dry-erase markers are ready.

BY BRIAN WILSON, DEPAUW

STEP 1

Select a chapter-based workshop for your chapter by reading program descriptions on sigmachi.org or discussing them with your RCSC.

REQUESTING A SIGMA CHI PROGRAM

STEP 2

Determine three possible dates that work for your chapter to maximize program attendance.

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Request your program at chaptersystem.sigmachi.org.

STEP 4

Once a program date and facilitator are provided to you, your facilitator will contact you to finalize details.

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Provide feedback on program quality and your experience with your facilitator using the post-program survey.

Sigma Chi’s redesigned Chapter System – chaptersystem. sigmachi.org – is the quick and easy way to request one of Sigma Chi’s leadership program workshops for your chapter. Upon login, you will be taken to your chapter’s dashboard, which provides a wealth of information about the status of your chapter’s finances, resources and tracking for pledgeship and initiation, officer resources and information on upcoming Fraternity events. There also is a “Requests” tab that allows you to request new or replacement Ritual books, request a visit from chapter support or request any of our chapter-based workshop experiences.

Beginning in fall 2019, chapters will have a variety of workshops to request on the Chapter System. Mission 365 now will have a four-hour core curriculum and electives to request, while the Values-Based Decision-Making program also will have a three-hour core curriculum rooted in the Values-Based Decision-Making model with electives offered in Drinking Smart, Healthy Relationships and True Brotherhood. Programs on Risk Management Essentials and Strategic Visioning will continue to be offered, as well. When requesting a chapter-based workshop, you will be asked to choose three potential dates for your workshop experience. Please choose dates that will maximize chapter attendance. Headquarters staff will make

every effort to accommodate your chapter’s first choice of dates by contacting your Grand Praetor, chapter advisor and regional chapter support coordinator (RCSC) along with alumni volunteers who have been trained to facilitate the workshop you select in order to find one who matches your availability. Saturdays or Sundays are the easiest to accommodate; however, weeknight sessions sometimes can be coordinated based on your RCSC’s availability.

Following submission of your request in the chapter system, you will receive an email confirming that Headquarters has received your request. It may take up to seven days for us to match your chapter with an available facilitator for your workshop, and you can check the progress of your request via updates on the chapter system. Once Headquarters has scheduled your program, you will receive a follow-up email with the date of your program and name of your facilitator. Your facilitator will contact the chapter to finalize details of the program, such as expected attendance, time and location. Please inform your chapter of the finalized date and time, and remind your brothers of the event as the date approaches.

You also may contact your RCSC directly to arrange a program. To find their contact information, please go to sigmachi.org/staff.

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BY BOB RABE, LOYOLA (CHICAGO) 2018

SIGMA CHI LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

The fraternity will offer enhanced leadership education programs to its undergraduate chapters beginning in fall 2019.

Throughout the 2018 to 2019 academic year, the instructional design team at International Headquarters has been developing educational programming designed to empower our undergraduate brothers to become transformational leaders within their chapters, campuses and the world. Sigma Chi is proud to announce the launch of two new hybrid learning programs in fall 2019: the Valuesbased Decision Making (VBDM) program and a structural refresh of the Mission 365 recruitment training program. While these program names may sound familiar from previous offerings, the pedagogical approach and design of each are quite different.

Values-based Decision Making and Mission 365 are based on a personalized learning experience that can be tailored to the needs of chapters and individuals, as well as be delivered in a variety of educational settings and venues, including at local chapters, through the Sigma Chi Online learning management system, at province conferences and at the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop. Furthermore, the programs’ hybrid approach, which blends online and in-person learning, allows the

Fraternity to deliver accessible, relevant and meaningful educational programs that are sensitive to the time constraints and schedules of our undergraduate brothers and alumni facilitators.

The VBDM program is comprised of a core curriculum session and seven electives. VBDM addresses accountability and other challenging issues facing the Greek-letter community — such as hazing, alcohol and drug use, sexual assault and others — from a positive behavioral approach, meaning that we explore these topics with the goal of inspiring change through positive reinforcement of brotherhood, healthy relationships and Sigma Chi’s values. The core curriculum, which includes pre-session, in-person and post-session learning, invites participants to live more authentically by holding members accountable to the seven values of Sigma Chi.

The program also introduces undergraduate brothers to the S.O.A.R. model that will enable them to make values-based decisions and give them wings to “soar” toward the White Cross. An integral component of the core curriculum is the art of giving and

Education and Leadership Board chairman, 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, discusses the Values-Based Decision Making program during a June 27 meeting in Salt Lake City. The program will be available to chapters beginning in the fall 2019 academic term.

receiving feedback through Sigma Chi’s feedback model. The topic areas and models in the core curriculum are foundational to the entire VBDM program. Therefore, the core curriculum is a prerequisite to the seven electives. The naming of the electives reflects our positive behavioral approach. For example, the elective aimed at eradicating hazing is called True Brotherhood, and the elective addressing sexual misconduct and assault is called Healthy Relationships. Each of the electives takes the learner on a journey toward holistic living where healthy masculinity and self-identity actualize personal mission and the collective mission of the Fraternity. It is important to note that the core curriculum and first three electives, called True Brotherhood, Healthy Relationships and Drinking Smart, will be available for chapters to request beginning in fall 2019. The remaining four electives will be available in fall 2020.

Mission 365 is designed to provide our undergraduate brothers with the necessary skills to recruit quality men into our Fraternity. Realizing that recruitment is the means by which we perpetuate our Ritual and Fraternity, Mission 365 provides a core curriculum and six electives that support our undergraduate brothers in looking for men of good character 365 days a year.

The core curriculum explores Sigma Chi’s recruitment philosophy, summarizes membership-selection criteria and reviews Sigma Chi’s differentiators in the Greekletter world. Additionally, the core curriculum defines the social intelligence skills

our undergraduate brothers use to find and recruit the best potential new members and helps each brother articulate a personal elevator speech to use in their chapter’s recruitment efforts. Similar to the VBDM program, the core curriculum is the foundation for the overall Mission 365 program; therefore, it is a prerequisite to the six electives.

The following three Mission 365 electives will be available for chapters to request beginning in fall 2019: Advanced Conversation Skills, The Art of Asking and Answering Questions and Building Diversity. These three electives will build upon the core curriculum by strengthening verbal and nonverbal communication skills, practicing progressive questions that assess character, developing a plan to expand chapter diversity and more. The next three electives will be released in fall 2020. The Mission 365 program provides our members the opportunity to learn essential recruitment skills for Fraternity life and the professional world.

The new VBDM and Mission 365 programs are rooted in our values and commitment to living the vision of our Founders. They are responsive to the learning needs of our members while advancing the Fraternity’s mission. Both programs Expect More of our members, ultimately to be transformational leaders who inspire others to take positive action on behalf of our local and global communities.

CAMPUS CHRONICLES

CHAPTER STATS KEY

Our chapters, by the numbers: Current Undergraduates Dean’s List Members 2019 Graduates

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ALABAMA Iota Iota 185 66 31

The chapter has had a successful year. In the fall, we initiated 50 new members into the chapter. The new five-week Preparation for Brotherhood pledge program went well with few issues. We also were able to initiate four more members in the spring, which is the first spring pledge class we have taken in more than three years. ~ William Stiers, 2022

ALBION Alpha Pi 32 9 5

The chapter has emphasized community engagement with events such as service at the local day care. We also have participated in other chapters’ philanthropic events, such as Delta Gamma women’s fraternity’s Anchor Splash and Kappa Delta Sorority’s Shamrock Show. The chapter has also planned its first golf outing and family day, with all proceeds going toward the Huntsman Cancer Institute. ~ Robert Vera, 2021

ALMA Theta Nu 43 15 6

The chapter had a successful recruitment, intiating 14 new members. We look forward to our 35th anniversary, which is coming up later this year. We have elected our new top five officers, and the entire chapter is confident in them. We also have more members than ever taking leadership roles on campus outside of the chapter. ~ Andrew Coffelt, 2020

AMERICAN Kappa Rho

27 10 10

Our chapter had much to be thankful for last semester. Most notably, Ryan Barto, 2020, was selected as Rotary Club of Federal City president for 2019 to 2020. In

addition, Ethan Royce, 2021, was selected to attend the 2019 Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit in Utah. We were also looking forward to hosting a Mission 365 recruitment training program.

~ Nicholas Larsen, 2019

ARIZONA Beta Phi 105 34 30

Most recently, our chapter’s biggest accomplishment was raising more than $56,000 for the work of the Huntsman Cancer Institute as a result of our Derby Days philanthropic event. This is the first time that the chapter has been in the Huntsman $50K Club. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and humbled by our fellow members’ hard work and dedication. ~ Ryan Gagliano, 2019

ARKANSAS Omega Omega 222 58 38

This past spring semester, our chapter welcomed eight new men into our Fraternity. Our chapter also joined the Huntsman Cancer Institute’s $20K Club for the first time during the spring 2019 semester. As a result, we planned to attend a ceremony this summer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City to accept an award for this philanthropic achievement.

~ Seth VanDover, 2022

ARKANSAS STATE Theta Chi 77 27 15

The chapter was looking forward to a promising spring semester. We were trying to meet our fundraising goal of $20,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, partnering with the restaurant Nutrition Hub to raise $500. We also looked forward to initiating three members. Last fall, Drew Roberson, 2020, was Homecoming king. We are proud of him for representing our chapter. ~ Nate Wetzel, 2022

BALL STATE Epsilon Omega 120 14 21

We are incredibly proud of all six of our newly initiated members, with whom we have increased our focus on leadership skills, personal development and fraternal commitment. Through this expanded emphasis on our new members, we continue to develop quality leaders

for our Fraternity and our community — and we find that to be a rewarding accomplishment. ~ Parker Bright, 2021

BAYLOR Eta Omega 116 38 2

The chapter has once again experienced an unprecedented semester. On March 1, we initiated a new pledge class of 20 men. In the school’s All-University Sing competition from Feb. 21 through March 2, our members took the audience back into the 1970s and 1980s in a “Time Warp”themed act. We practiced for nearly 60 hours in preparation for our performances. ~ Drew Martinez, 2021

BELOIT Alpha Zeta 32 16 8

The spring term has been marked by significant renovations to our chapter house. Our chapter once again boasts members who excel in sports including football, baseball, lacrosse, and track and field. Members also have secured summer internships with top financial corporations. ~ Ethan Conley, 2019

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN Chi Chi 50 23 14

For the first time, the chapter was to host a fundraising gala during its Derby Days philanthropic event, planned for April 27. By the end of the school year, we will have brought in 22 new initiates. As of the end of December 2018, the chapter had above a 3.0 GPA, with three members on the Southern Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll. ~ Tony Romano, 2022

BOISE STATE Lambda Xi 77 12 10

In our chapter’s recent grade check with the university, we had two members achieve the distinction of dean's list with highest honors, which requires a perfect 4.0 GPA. Also, two members made the dean's list with high honors, which requires a GPA of 3.75 to 3.99, and seven members made the dean's list with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. ~ Jake Corey, 2019

BOWLING GREEN Delta Kappa 67 23 8

The chapter held its third annual Derby Days philanthropic event from April 1 to 5 to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. This past spring, we initiated eight members and now stand at 68 total. We are happy with our chapter’s growth and hope to maintain it. In March, we had our executive committee elections and are pleased with the outcomes. ~ Jacob Hauptner, 2020

BRIDGEWATER

STATE Theta Zeta 28 3 5

The chapter has had a successful school year of hard work, culminating in winning three Greek-letter life awards. We hoped to continue growing with 11 pledges this semester. We looked forward to volunteer opportunities, such as the New Bedford half marathon, the Boston Marathon, Relay for Life and our Derby Days philanthropic event. Five of our members have become CPR certified. ~ Chris Spratt, 2019

BRITISH COLUMBIA-SIMON

FRASER Delta Omicron

93 20 17

Recently, our chapter has reformed its philanthropic efforts with great success. We raised $2,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute through our Cycle for Cancer philanthropic event on April 6, which was a fundraiser to raise cancer awareness. Also, our annual talent show was converted into a philanthropic event, raising even more money. ~ Jason Hunter, 2020

BROCK Mu Zeta

28 2 5

We welcomed seven new initiates. Adam Bilton, 2019, led our Derby Days philanthropic event, and his hard work brought tremendous returns, the largest in chapter history. Consul Asad Jalib, 2019, was chosen as the 2019 Province Balfour Award winner. Incoming Consul Andrew Scott, 2020, is the first to represent the chapter at the 2019 Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit in Utah. ~ Jonathon Fedorko, 2021

BROWN Beta Nu

75 N/A 3

Our chapter continues to operate as a melting pot of stellar young men. Membership is one of the largest in chapter history and draws from 10 different varsity sports teams, multiple theater and dance groups, the university’s Program in Liberal Medical Education and many other impressive organizations. The chapter was excited to continue its philanthropic success in the spring semester. ~ Conor Boyle, 2021

BRYANT Lambda Eta

70 24 15

The chapter initiated 13 men into our order this spring. We were host to the inaugural Rhode Island Province Conference this past February. Our Krispy Kreme doughnut fundraiser for the Huntsman Cancer Institute raised more than $1,000, led by Leandro Moro, 2021. We had a goal of raising $50,000 during our Derby Days philanthropic event after raising $26,000 last spring. ~ Cameron Lewis, 2020

BUCKNELL

Kappa

84 31 22

After initiating 34 new members last fall, our chapter’s membership increased to 85 men. We were excited to present a new slate of programming for our Derby Days philanthropic event this spring, with the goals of creating a positive impact for the Huntsman Cancer Institute and benefiting our campus and the local community. ~ Jesse Mocciaro, 2020

BUTLER Rho 103 10 22

The chapter has made tremendous strides in the last year. We earned a place in the Huntsman Cancer Institute’s $50K Club, and we hoped to win another Peterson Significant Chapter Award during the 2019 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop. We aimed to surpass our previous year’s efforts in our Derby Days philanthropic event, which was held March 31 through April 4. ~ Brady Murphy, 2021

CAL. POLY.-POMONA Theta Sigma

65 8 11

The chapter has had a successful year with more accomplishments to come. At the time of this update, the newest pledge class was six strong and fully integrated. We helped set up Christmas lights in memory of a fallen local police officer. Lastly, our chapter had the goal of raising $50,000 in our Derby Days philanthropic event. ~ Jonah Sandhu, 2019

CAL. STATE-SAN MARCOS Mu Beta

81 17 10

The chapter continues to thrive and set new records. This past school year, we were able to raise more than $47,000 in one week, which has never been done on our campus. Furthermore, this is our fourth consecutive year in the Huntsman Cancer Institute $20K Club. As we prepare for the next school year, we plan to set the bar even higher. ~ Cory Hughes, 2019

CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY Alpha Beta

58 5 16

This semester has been nothing but productive, yet our biggest

accomplishment this semester was awarding Order of Constantine Sig Del Tacconi, UTAH STATE 1962, for his 16 years of service as our chapter advisor and renaming our chapter room the Tacconi Chapter Room at our spring 2019 initiation. He teared up as alumni and undergraduates said words of thanks, a powerful moment for a great Sig. ~ Kaelan Nettleship, 2021

CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Theta Omicron

71 24 18

Our chapter has accomplished much in 2018 and 2019. We raised $51,000 during our Derby Days philanthropic event in spring 2018, which is double the highest amount we have raised in past years. Since then, we have initiated two pledge classes, and as of this update we have thus far raised $24,000 for Derby Days 2019. ~ Nicholas Van Steenhuyse, 2020

CALIFORNIA-IRVINE Eta Sigma 81 27 14

Our chapter dominated this past winter quarter. Through the efforts of our members and the Greek-letter community, we managed to raise more than $20,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Gabe Mallari, 2020, came in first place in the band category for Soulstice, a schoolwide talent show. We also elected a new executive team who are excited to bring positive change. ~ Brandon Morgan, 2020

CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Delta Eta 84 30 33

The chapter was approaching the end of another great quarter. We had the privilege of meeting alumni and networking at our alumni barbecue, with attendees such as Significant Sig John Ireland Jr., 1985. We were preparing for our spring Derby Days philanthropic event campaign starting April 21 and looking forward to celebrating our annual Moms Day event scheduled for April 28. ~ Wesley Keelan, 2021

CALIFORNIA-MERCED Lambda Delta 39 18 14

During the spring semester of 2019, the chapter initiated seven new members

into our ranks. As a chapter, we also have participated on campus in some sororities’ philanthropic events. We have conducted mixers with the local sororities, as well. Furthermore, many of the alumni of our chapter came into town for a Founders Day celebration. ~ Connor Kugler, 2021

CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA Zeta Kappa

52 9 17

The chapter worked extremely hard throughout our winter quarter to improve our relations with the school and our standing as leaders on campus. Jason Stone, 2019, has been elected as our school’s new Interfraternity Council (IFC) president, and Adam Kodor, 2020, has been elected as the IFC’s new vice president of finance. ~ Colby Jordan, 2019

CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO Iota Chi 86 16 21

The chapter held a successful Derby Days philanthropic event campaign headed by chairman Garrett Henkel, 2020. A highlight was our annual Derby Days Gala, during which we were joined by comedian Ben Gleib, 2000, for a night of fundraising and laughs. We also took home championships in intramural football and basketball and are looking to secure a sports banner. ~ Cole Richmond, 2020

CARNEGIE MELLON Lambda Pi 36 16 6

Our chapter welcomed the three new members of its Rho pledge class to the Fraternity last spring. We also took part in Greek Sing, an event at the university where organizations put on a musical act to raise money for a local philanthropy. Our chapter received awards in alumni engagement, philanthropy and recruitment, and Kevin Liu, 2020, won the Greek-letter Man of the Year award. ~ Malek Khalifa, 2020

CASE WESTERN Beta Eta 59 N/A 11

The men of our chapter are proud to announce that our March Madness fundraiser was a huge success. We raised a total of $1,850 for the Huntsman Cancer

Institute and plan to build on our success next semester. We are also happy to welcome six newly initiated members to the Fraternity and look forward to more next fall. ~ Michael Coco, 2020

CENTRAL FLORIDA Eta Pi

91 15 8

Spring 2019 was another eventful semester for our chapter. During our annual Derby Days philanthropic event, we were able to join the Huntsman Cancer Institute $20K Club by raising money through sorority competitions in volleyball, tug of war, relay contests and partialproceeds fundraisers at local restaurants. We initiated eight men in a well-executed initiation supported by our chapter's newly bolstered Ritual budget. ~ Joseph Woodworth, 2021

CENTRAL MICHIGAN Zeta Rho

69 30 15

Last semester we hosted our annual Sigma Freeze philanthropic hockey tournament, which brings four fraternities together to compete over two days. Every sorority on campus also participates in a broomball tournament. We were waiting for the exact donation number, but we raised at least $30,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute for the year. We initiated six members on March 23. ~ Nolan Lenz, 2021

CENTRE Zeta Zeta

57 9 18

Our members enthusiastically embraced the chapter's spring philanthropic endeavors. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was a success, capped off by the chapter's annual Silent Disco, a unique and fun event that raised money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Nine members took part in the college’s well-regarded study abroad programs during the spring, studying in London; Strasbourg, France; and Mérida, Mexico. ~ Collin Wells, 2020

CHARLESTON Iota Epsilon

83 8 13

The chapter started off 2019 on a high note. We have a total of 82 members after initiating a pledge class of 13 men. Our chapter came in first in Kappa Delta Sorority’s Mr. Shamrock philanthropic event.

We were looking forward to our Derby Days philanthropic event on April 14, with a goal of raising $25,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. ~ Sean Langan, 2022

CINCINNATI Zeta Psi

98 56 14

The chapter had a great spring semester. Our chapter finished with a 3.325 overall GPA, which ranks us at No. 7 out of 25 fraternities on campus. Our members are staying actively involved on campus, with many holding leadership positions in other organizations. We are looking forward to another great semester in the fall.

~ Chase Morris, 2021

CLARKSON Iota Zeta

53 24 11

The chapter had a successful semester. Our members ranked No. 2 for highest semester GPA, tied for third place for cumulative GPA and ranked No. 2 for most service hours for all Greek-letter organizations. We initiated eight men this spring, including a double legacy. Our members are involved in student government, residence life and university athletics. ~ Phillip Nackley, 2020

COLLEGE OF IDAHO Kappa Lambda 23 2 2

The chapter had an awesome spring semester. We successfully completed our biggest fundraising event, Ms. C of I and Derby Days, to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Our chapter also led the charge in getting certified under the campus Greek-letter life CPR program. We finished off our semester with a leadership and executive campus forum for local Sig alumni. ~ John Downey, 2019

COLORADO COLLEGE Beta Gamma

42 4 6

During the fall semester we initiated 13 new members and had a sevenperson class for the spring. We have had 100 percent bid acceptance for both classes. Furthermore, we raised a significant amount of money during No-Shave November, with half of our chapter participating. We looked to finish the semester strong and further

our connection to the local community through service. ~ Mitchell Ukropina, 2019

COLUMBIA Nu Nu 64 8 9

The chapter has continued its record of beating previous years’ fundraising totals. As of this update, during this academic year we had managed to raise nearly 12 times more funds than we did the previous year. ~ Michael Geraghty, 2020

A COLLEGE IN STORRS, CONNECTICUT Gamma Omega 59 24 31

The chapter enjoyed great success in our philanthropic efforts for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford as part of the university’s HuskyTHON. We raised more than $25,000, eclipsing our previous year's total by more than $9,000. Our chapter showed great effort and commitment through this meaningful endeavor, contributing to a fantastic cause and a memorable experience.

~ Kevin Dunst, 2021

DALHOUSIE-ST. MARY'S Gamma Rho 19 2 3

A successful winter semester is in the books for our chapter. The members came together and raised $500 for women's victim services in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and we were getting ready to host our annual Tramp-a-Thon philanthropic event in support of the Children's Wish Foundation. ~ Aaron Kenty, 2022

DUKE Beta Lambda 42 10 21

We were sad that this incredible year for the chapter was coming to a close but are thrilled about our newest pledge class and the future. We initiated 15 men and held our Derby Days philanthropic event to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Over the last two years, we have raised roughly $15,000 for HCI, something we pride ourselves on.

~ Benjamin Leonard, 2020

EAST TENNESSEE Zeta Omega 67 12 10

The chapter had an 11-man spring pledge class, one of the largest spring classes in its history. While we looked forward to

taking on new members, we also were holding a children’s book and donation drive to benefit the Niswonger Children’s Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. Our chapter was preparing for its biggest philanthropic event of the year, Derby Days, at the time of this writing. ~ Cooper Davis, 2020

ELON Theta Omega 64 10 19

This spring, the chapter was ecstatic to advertise its Derby Days philanthropic event. We planned on creating a video to share online to express our passion about Derby Days to our friends and family. We also planned to get more of the university community involved, such as by getting small businesses to sponsor our Derby Days T-shirts and events.

~ Luke Valdes-Rodriguez, 2021

EMBRY-RIDDLE (DAYTONA BEACH) Eta Iota

54 27 5

The chapter enjoyed a great end to the school year. We had another successful pledge class this semester, initiating great new men. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was a huge success, thanks to the collective effort from chapter members and alumni. The executive board and our emerging leaders learned a lot at the province workshop and brought back ideas to further our success. ~ Zac Briggs, 2020

EMORY Beta Chi

56 N/A 14

The chapter is proud to have experienced another successful semester. We recruited and initiated 22 men of good character and even received a visit from Significant Sig Woody Harrelson, HANOVER 1983

We are proud to say we have reached the Huntsman Cancer Institute $20K Club as a result of our Derby Days philanthropic event. ~ Max Singer, 2021

FLORIDA Gamma Theta 12 42 25

The chapter has had an eventful semester and looked to finish strong as we headed into the summer. As the semester continued, we were looking forward to participating in our Derby Days

philanthropic event and welcoming back alumni to our chapter house in celebration of the chapter’s 95th anniversary.

~ David Kays, 2022

FLORIDA GULF COAST Lambda Zeta

47 7 9

The chapter has had a successful spring semester. One of our members won Fraternity Man of the Year, and our chapter advisor was nominated for Chapter Advisor of the Year. As of this update, we had a member serving in student government and two members on Interfraternity Council as vice president of recruitment and vice president of philanthropy.

~ Alexander Molinelli, 2020

FLORIDA SOUTHERN Epsilon Sigma

39 15 5

Our chapter had the honor of hosting its 60th anniversary celebration this year. We were thrilled to welcome members from many different eras of the chapter, even including a few of our chapter's original founders. We also welcomed our recently elected head table and our new executive committee. We initiated two new members and planned on having a wonderful Derby Days philanthropic event.

~ Maxwell Giard, 2021

FORT HAYS Zeta Tau

33 6 0

The chapter was actively working on raising money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute as well as getting ready for its Derby Days

the most of any chapter this semester, and finished a successful Derby Days philanthropic event week, raising around $30,000. Other notable happenings include continued athletic dominance in league sports, summa cum laude graduation of former Pro Consul Keian Razipour, 2019, and a combined semester GPA of 3.34. ~ Isaac Cohen, 2020

GEORGIA Delta 135 19 31

philanthropic event. This event allows all of our members to help in the fight against cancer. We are also working on maintaining great relationships with our community and school. ~ Darien Sanchez, 2021

FURMAN Iota Nu

76 20 21

Our chapter celebrated its 30th anniversary this spring with more than 30 founding fathers and more than 100 total alumni. We formed a partnership with the Dream Center in Greenville, South Carolina, which assists homeless people with receiving high school diplomas and provides housing, clothing and food. Finally, we celebrated the retirement of Leo Fackler, 2003, our chapter advisor of 10 years.

~ Lars Halverson, 2021

GEORGE MASON Iota Xi

30 11 5

This past spring, the chapter was successful in initiating five new members. We planned to hold an alumni reunion in April to celebrate 30 years as a chapter. We also were planning a philanthropic week to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute as a result of pushing our Derby Days philanthropic event to the fall to increase money raised.

~ Alexander Kittka, 2019

GEORGE WASHINGTON Epsilon 103 20 30

Our chapter continues to thrive. The chapter welcomed 20 new pledges,

Our chapter continued to excel academically and increased its philanthropic efforts. We raised more than $4,900 for UGA Miracle and continued fundraising during our Derby Days philanthropic event and a charity football game. John Noell, 1963, will be inducted into the Order of Constantine for his exemplary service to the Fraternity. We are looking forward to another outstanding member class. ~ Matthew Cox, 2019

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Eta Zeta 108 14 10

The chapter had a terrific start to the spring semester. We hosted our annual Parents Weekend and welcomed Brandon Plewe, UTAH 2006, from the Huntsman Cancer Foundation to share his story. We hosted a golf tournament and a silent auction during the weekend and raised more than $4,000. The chapter was excited to start the process toward our $100,000 goal. ~ Brennan Garrison, 2020

GEORGIA TECH Beta Psi 85 74 12

The semester has flown by here at our chapter. We were working toward setting up another successful Derby Days philanthropic event, with a goal of raising more than $20,000 this year. Additionally, our Balfour nominee, James Westbrooks, 2019, was selected as the North Georgia Province Balfour Award winner, and he was in the process of applying for the International Balfour Award. ~ Patrick Prestridge, 2019

GETTYSBURG Theta

52 42 38

The men of our chapter had the pleasure of initiating eight new members this

semester, a great addition to our fall pledge class of more than 20 new members. In addition, the chapter celebrated its 155th anniversary by gathering undergraduate and alumni members for a night of celebration and reflection over dinner in the Gettysburg Hotel. ~ Owen Keenan, 2021

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY Sigma Sigma

40 8 9

Our chapter enjoyed a successful semester, as a few members excelled in the classroom. Grady Larsen, 2020; Robert Reidy, 2019; Charles Zambetti, 2019; Nicholas Kasprzak, 2020; and Patrick Neale, 2019, all received grants for their philanthropic organizations in their introduction to philanthropy course this past semester. The men of our chapter are still involved with a number of athletic teams. ~ Kevin Hood, 2020

HANOVER Chi

40 15 19

Our chapter has kept busy, welcoming 19 new members into our brotherhood and making strides in campus involvement and academics. The chapter obtained the highest GPA among fraternities on campus and continued growing in campus involvement, most notably as student ambassadors, resident advisors and tutors. Due to these improvements, we were named Most Improved Chapter at State Day. ~ Dylan Wirick, 2020

HILLSDALE Alpha Kappa

30 11 2

Our chapter enjoyed continued success this spring. We welcomed four new members on March 28. We were pleased to host Michigan's Province Conference in February. We are also proud of former Consul Chris Huffman, 2019, who had an excellent first year on the college’s track and field team. We look forward to a productive summer individually and as a chapter. ~ Clayton VanderLaan, 2020

HOBART Alpha Alpha

22 16 20

Last semester, the chapter was excited to welcome five new members. We are excited to have members representing

the Fraternity as both junior and senior class presidents, as well as the student government president. We were on track to complete our most successful Derby Days philanthropic event in the history of the chapter and have settled into our new chapter house. ~ Marcel Johnson, 2019

IDAHO Gamma Eta

77 27 15

We sent representatives to IMPACT leadership training in January, hosted by the university’s Office of Faternity and Sorority Life. Members spent long days learning to communicate effectively and gain the trust of their fellow members, superiors and community. Additionally, we raised more than $15,000 toward our $20,000 goal, and our annual trip to Canada was planned for the second week of April. ~ Luke Kawano, 2022

ILLINOIS Kappa Kappa

149 44 26

The chapter has been lucky enough to have renovations to our chapter house, including a new bathroom and furniture. We also have honored Jordan Meadows, 2019, as the winner of the East Illinois Province Balfour Award and Order of Constantine Sig Steve Thayer, 1988, as a Significant Sig. Finally, we are proud to have ranked in the top 10 academically performing fraternities on campus.

~ Umer Bandukda, 2020

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN Alpha Iota

76 26 14

The chapter has continued to grow in community involvement and campus success this spring. In seeking to fulfill the expectations of Sigma Chis, our charitable fundraising increased, including a phenomenal Derby Days philanthropic event. We are also excited to report that we ended 2018 with the highest overall GPA among fraternities on campus.

~ Dean Zigulich, 2019

INDIANA Lambda

180 42 32

With our 36 new fall members, we were ready for a strong finish to our spring semester. We won 4-1 in our Drop the Puck on Cancer philanthropic hockey game

against Beta Theta Pi Fraternity to raise money for cancer awareness. To close the semester, we had our annual Derby Days philanthropic event week benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

~ Alexander Foncannon, 2021

IOWA Alpha Eta

100 2 2

Our chapter’s biggest accomplishment of the semester is that we have increased our total members and improved the relationship we have with the university. The chapter now has close to 90 members, making it one of the larger Greek-letter organizations on campus. In addition, the university has reached out multiple times to state that our Fraternity provides a positive representation of men in Greek-letter organizations.

~ Colin Walsh, 2020

JOHNS HOPKINS Kappa Upsilon

41 14 9

The chapter has enjoyed an exciting and productive spring. Thanks to the success of our spring recruitment, we welcomed 11 new pledges into the Tau class. As of this update, we were preparing for our annual spring Derby Days philanthropic event, which was scheduled for April 8 to 12. We look forward to another fruitful semester in the fall. ~ Ben Sokol, 2019

KANSAS Alpha Xi

120 54 20

The chapter's original musical production "Balloonie Tunes" won top prize in the 70th annual Rock Chalk Revue. Five student groups were selected to perform — practicing several hours every day for eight weeks. Additional highlights were a chapter scholarship dinner honoring 36 members, winning a late-night threeon-three basketball tournament, winning Delta Gamma women’s fraternity’s Anchor Splash and Derby Days philanthropic event planning. ~ Samuel Wilkerson, 2020

KANSAS STATE Delta Upsilon

74 12 8

Some activities our chapter has been up to over the last semester include seven members going to Falls Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee over their spring break.

We have been very involved in intramurals as well, with four basketball teams and teams for volleyball, badminton, pickleball, softball and other sports. We were also preparing for our Derby Days philanthropic event. ~ Gage Roberts, 2022

KENT STATE Zeta Lambda 58 15 14

This spring, we welcomed nine new members. Our chapter house continues renovations, and we were honored to receive a Chapter Excellence Award as a result of our dedication to academics. Consul John Kiss, 2019, also received an award for individual excellence among Greek-letter chapter presidents. Out of the 36 chapters at our university, our Consul was deemed the most qualified.

~ Joshua Bonacci, 2021

A COLLEGE

IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Lambda Lambda 93 29 8

Tucker Lovett, 2020, and Andrew Flood, 2020, ran a strong, inspiring and influential campaign to be elected Student Government Association president and vice president. Furthermore, a team of 15 members participated in the 2019 DanceBlue Marathon benefiting children and families at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic. Our team raised $15,624.19 in donations toward the battle to end pediatric cancer.

~ Spencer Fry, 2020

LOUISVILLE Iota Lambda 107 63 21

Our chapter's biggest accomplishment this semester was raising $52,900 to benefit pediatric oncology and hematology research through RaiseRED. We won Top Fundraising and Top Overall Fraternity for this event. We also initiated eight new members into our chapter and hosted a province workshop on the same day. Finally, we hosted an alumni celebration for our chapter’s 30th anniversary.

~ Samuel Romes, 2019

LOYOLA (CHICAGO) Lambda Nu 75 41 23

The chapter enjoyed an exceptional fall semester and was set to repeat that this

spring. The Derby Days philanthropic event remains a primary focus of the chapter, which is reflected by our having raised more than $47,000 toward the cause. We initiated 20 members who are ready to advance and develop the chapter to new heights. ~ Justyn Fisher, 2020

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Iota Omega 35 99 30

We initiated 15 men into our chapter on March 9. We were preparing for our Derby Days philanthropic event, which was to be held the week of March 25, and we were hoping to join the Huntsman Cancer Institute $25K Club. We were beginning the process of electing a new executive board and are excited for the future of our chapter. ~ Liam Namba, 2019

MARQUETTE Iota Pi 126 14 25

The spring 2019 semester has proved fruitful for the development of our chapter. Repairs on the chapter house are done, and the new pledge class was coming together nicely. Our philanthropic basketball tournament raised more than $500 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and we are the leading Interfraternity Council chapter in fundraising for the Children's Miracle Network Dance Marathon. ~ Jack Floros, 2020

MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST Mu Epsilon 64 22 12

As the spring semester began, the chapter looked to the future with high aspirations and an insatiable hunger for success. We began by participating in the province conference, during which we learned the keys to operating and sustaining a successful chapter. We also recruited 10 pledges and were excited for them to begin participating in chapter operations.

~ Griffin Seidel, 2021

MCGILL Gamma Lambda 57 8 6

In the past year, the chapter initiated 21 new members hailing from eight countries, entered the Huntsman Cancer Institute $20K Club and raised more than $8,500 for cancer research during the university’s winter carnival. Traveling to Toronto with

18 members and our sweetheart for our joint province conference, we were the best-represented chapter of the eight in attendance. ~ Tyler Pickford, 2020

MEMPHIS Epsilon Kappa

78 35 9

The 2018 to 2019 academic school year has proved to be successful for our chapter. The chapter initiated 31 new members from the Epsilon Epsilon pledge class. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was successful, as we raised more than $22,000 for Special Olympics Greater Memphis. During the spring semester, we completed much-needed renovations and updates to the chapter house.

~ Brian Cannon, 2020

MIAMI (OHIO) Alpha

86 29 19

Last spring, we had the opportunity to welcome 36 new members into our chapter from our Zeta pledge class. We also said goodbye to 19 members who graduated. We wrapped up with a successful Derby Days philanthropic event. We have started our recruitment efforts for the fall and hope to bring more men who will improve our chapter’s success.

~ Drew Hornback, 2021

MICHIGAN Theta Theta

130 42 34

The chapter has a 3.445 combined GPA, putting us in second place among fraternities on campus. Further, members are involved in the Interfraternity Council, a number of intramural teams, countless clubs and study abroad programs. We also increased our philanthropic fundraising totals. Having initiated 35 new members in the fall and winter, we now have 125 members. ~ Matthew Bahar, 2022

MINNESOTA Alpha Sigma

125 18 16

The chapter initiated seven great new members, increasing our size to 121, our chapter’s largest size in recent memory. We have added a Ritual chairman to our executive committee and placed an emphasis on our academic mentorship programs. We planned to close out

the year with Machy Days to promote community through philanthropy within Greek-letter life at our university.

~ John Quinlan, 2022

MISSISSIPPI Eta

246 60 55

The chapter is most proud of the revitalization of our Derby Days philanthropic event. Under the leadership of Derby Days chairmen James Dubberly, 2021, and Joseph Upton, 2021, our chapter set a goal of $50,000 to be raised for the Huntsman Cancer Institute — which was bolstered by a $300 fundraising pledge from each individual member.

~ RG Pickering, 2019

MISSISSIPPI STATE Gamma Upsilon

246 98 52

The chapter had another very successful Derby Days philanthropic event led by Tyler Renfrow, 2019. Through our chapter’s efforts, we were able to raise a total of $104,063 this year, which will benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the Catch-ADream Foundation. ~ Taylor Reeves, 2019

MISSOURI STATE Eta Kappa

51 12 4

At the time of this update, we had enjoyed a successful spring semester so far. Our chapter's biggest accomplishment in the spring semester was the execution of our Bear Pantry Food Drive on campus. We were able to donate 1,150 items, totaling 475.9 pounds of food, to students on campus who are considered food insecure.

~ Kirby Garrett, 2020

MIT Alpha Theta

53 N/A 11

The chapter has enjoyed another successful year in all facets of college life. This spring, we looked forward to graduating 12 seniors, and one senior, Christian Perez, 2018, graduated in the fall. Closing out 2018, the chapter was recognized by the MIT Alumni Association, winning the Reid Weedon ’41 Alumni Relations Award and the Interfraternity Council's Best Risk Management award. ~ Ben Wolz, 2022

MONTANA Beta Delta 27 8 8

The chapter is proud to look back on a successful semester. We greeted three new members and ranked No. 2 in GPA among fraternities on campus. We were excited for our annual Derby Days philanthropic event and motivated to break last year’s fundraising record. We also were looking forward to hosting this year’s Big Sky Province Conference and crowning our new sweetheart. ~ Daniel Clough, 2019

MONTANA STATE Beta Rho

68 14 13

As of this update, our chapter had raised almost $18,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, with a goal of breaking $20,000 this school year. We received a special Mission 365 recruitment training program workshop from Michael Berger, SOUTH CAROLINA 2001. We also performed more than 1,200 hours of community service through Habitat for Humanity, the university’s Dance Marathon and other events. ~ Brandon Baier, 2021

NEBRASKA Alpha Epsilon 105 11 8

This spring, the chapter pledged eight new members and initiated seven. Our annual Derby Days philanthropic event has been making great strides, and we are looking forward to our smaller philanthropic events as the year progresses to contribute to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Risk management continues to be a top priority for the chapter with continuous monitoring and safety plans. ~ Austin Barber, 2020

NEW HAVEN Lambda Epsilon

42 18 12

This semester, our chapter ended recruitment week with nine potential new members. We had our first Sigsgiving member potluck and looked forward to holding two major philanthropic events to further promote the Huntsman Cancer Institute and push us to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000. Finally, we planned to host alumni in April to celebrate our chapter’s 10th anniversary. ~ Hunter Forrest, 2020

NEW MEXICO Beta Xi

41 18 8

Our chapter initiated four new members on March 23. We were looking forward to our Derby Days philanthropic event from March 28 to 29, hoping to add to the $1,500 we raised during our Halloween philanthropic event. Thanks to a reworking of Derby Days to highlight philanthropy, we anticipated surpassing the $6,000 that we raised last year for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. ~ Micah Turman, 2019

NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

Alpha Tau 86 46 19

The chapter enjoyed another successful year. More than 88 percent of our members are involved in university organizations, including leadership positions in the Student-Alumni Association, the Order of the Bell Tower, Interfraternity Council and much more. Our fall 2018 pledge class boasted 26 new members in the chapter — a recordhigh number of initiates in the past few decades. ~ Cameron Sharer, 2020

NORTH CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE

Mu Alpha

66 16 12

This semester the chapter has seen enormous success in its Derby Days philanthropic event efforts. After raising $3,500 last year, we quickly set our sights on breaking the $5,000 barrier for this spring. Through new bylaws and a more concentrated effort on behalf of our executive committee, we finished just short of raising $10,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. ~ Tristan Wall, 2019

NORTH DAKOTA Beta Zeta

72 10 6

This year, we initiated 19 new men into our chapter: 14 last fall semester and five from the spring semester. The chapter is also coming off its best academic semester in the past several years. Alex Anderson, 2021, will also have the honor of attending the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit this summer. We all wish him the best of luck. ~ Joseph Dronen, 2020

NORTH FLORIDA Kappa Beta

60 8 5

It has been another successful semester at the chapter. We initiated a pledge class of five. We have had many social and community events and increased participation overall, and our formal trip to the Bahamas was fun. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was approaching, and members were striving to raise as much money as possible for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. ~ Samuel Houston, 2022

NORTH GEORGIA Theta Epsilon

82 8 1

Our chapter has experienced an incredible semester. One of the biggest goals our chapter accomplished was decreasing its outstanding money owed. We began with $24,500 overdue and have trimmed that down to $3,582.92. We have also brought new philanthropic events to the table besides Derby Days, including a concert we were planning to host in April.

~ Charlie Whitmire, 2019

NORTH TEXAS Iota Phi

62 9 13

The men of our chapter are proud to say that we exceeded our $3,000 goal for donations to benefit the work of the Huntsman Cancer Institute and organized a really successful Derby Days philanthropic event week. The chapter is proud of its new members and looking forward to what they will bring to future activities.

~ Alejandro Hernandez, 2019

NORTHWESTERN Omega

102 50 29

Last quarter the chapter welcomed a large pledge class of 36 members, five of who are international. We are looking forward to celebrating the 150th anniversary of the chapter’s founding, which took place on June 23, 1869. Additionally, we held a philanthropic event for Valentine’s Day where we raised more than $4,000 selling flowers and chocolate. ~ Austen Wahl, 2020

OKLAHOMA STATE Gamma Delta

129 70 29

We started spring 2019 with a bang. Our members came back from winter

break ready to continue our great academic performance in the fall. Our chapter officers attended the province conference in Kansas City (Missouri] this year and brought back some great things to share with the chapter. We ended our house show, Varsity Revue, and started our next show, Spring Sing.

~ Braeden McKee, 2022

OTTAWA Lambda Theta

46 5 10

Our chapter has been busy this spring semester. We initiated seven men and raised funds for the Ottawa Mission's homeless shelter, the Sexual Assault Support Center of Ottawa and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. We also attended a joint province conference between the St. Lawrence and Ontario provinces. We looked forward to summer break and seeing all the adventures our members will embark on.

~ Ryan Van Dalen, 2021

PACIFIC Kappa Sigma

51 8 9

At the time of this update, the chapter had recently held its biggest philanthropic event of the year, Derby Days. With the efforts of students and the Stockton, California, community, we raised approximately $7,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute to benefit cancer research. We thank everyone for their donations toward Sigma Chi’s efforts to end cancer.

~ Jack Burkland, 2021

PENN STATE Alpha Chi

83 60 21

We recently had our largest and most successful initiation of 32 pledges. Our ceremony went perfectly, and we were happy to host so many distinguished alumni for the event. The legacies added to our chapter are excited to carry on their fathers’ traditions, and the new members are just as eager to bring new luster to the White Cross. ~ Ryan Gist, 2021

PEPPERDINE Kappa Omicron

45 2 6

In response to the California Woolsey fire burning the white cross in the mountains overlooking campus, numerous members

and alumni replaced it with a new cross. Participating in several philanthropic events has also been very rewarding and enjoyable. Lastly, displaying our different talents, Chanse Alexander, 2019, headlined the university’s Reel Stories Film Festival with an award-winning starring role. ~ Chase Nerison, 2022

PRINCETON Sigma 26 31 13

The chapter was on track for another great year. In December, we gained 12 newly initiated members who are involved in a diverse set of studies and extracurricular activities. As June approached and we prepared to celebrate our chapter’s 150th anniversary, we also prepared to send off our senior members as they finished their theses and began their careers.

~ David Zhou, 2020

PUGET SOUND Delta Phi 56 10 10

It was business as usual for the chapter this spring. We were proud to welcome 16 new initiates, a class full of potential leaders. Our chapter hosted a successful province conference in which we developed lasting relationships and learned useful insights about the General Fraternity. With our Derby Days philanthropic event coming up, the iron of our philanthropic efforts was hot.

~ Liam Barry, 2020

PURDUE Delta Delta 95 20 19

Our chapter had much to be proud of last semester. Our continuous efforts to better our community were recognized when we were presented with the Richard E. Hester Philanthropic Award at our Indiana State Day conference. Additionally, Dave Mead, 1952; David Craig, 1970; Bob Kaley, 1968; William Townsend, 1975; and Steve Cosler, 1977, were recognized as Significant Sigs. ~ Wesley Middleton, 2019

RADFORD Kappa Zeta

47 17 12

Our chapter had a few accomplishments during the last semester. We are proud to say that one of our undergraduate members received the Province Balfour Award, we were able to initiate 12 new members into our Fraternity, and we received a good amount of alumni participation and support throughout the semester and initiation.

~ Dontel Farmer, 2019

RENSSELAER Delta Psi 89 25 18

The chapter has been successful, continuing to foster brotherhood despite the restrictions the university has placed on Greek-letter life. We have had successful recruitment, initiating 16 new members, and our chapter GPA is 3.15. We continued to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute and were

around $15,000 as we approached the start of our Derby Days philanthropic event. ~ Marc Pinto, 2020

RHODE ISLAND Delta Sigma

93 22 10

With the spring semester wrapping up soon, the chapter hoped to initiate eight new members in late March. We raised $6,110 for RhodyTHON, ranking among the top two fraternities at the university. Steven Ward, 2019, is in the running for the Fraternity's International Balfour Award. In addition, our chapter advisor, Carl Graveline, CONNECTICUT 1981, will be inducted into the Order of Constantine. ~ Anthony Scrivanich, 2019

RIPON Epsilon Lambda

26 9 6

We had a busy spring semester, welcoming 11 new members after a successful pledging process. We were looking forward to a successful Derby Days philanthropic event and brotherhood retreat. Congratulations to our new Consul, Maxwell Mindiola, 2020, and Pro Consul, Adam Wronski, 2020. We are planning alumni engagement events for the 2019-2020 school year and would appreciate any input on these. ~ Wronski

R.I.T. Lambda Kappa

69 14 9

In the spring 2019 semester, we welcomed a five-member pledge class. Our service efforts have increased, with members volunteering with the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, New York, and even in Philadelphia and Guatemala. Our annual Winter Warrior fundraiser benefiting the Veterans Outreach Center was successful. We looked forward to our Derby Days philanthropic event in April. ~ Grant Franko, 2022

ROANOKE Tau

39 3 14

The chapter anticipated a successful spring, setting high expectations for our members in terms of academics, chapter involvement and philanthropy. Officers were preparing for our always exciting alumni weekend as well as a highly successful Derby Days philanthropic event. The chapter also planned to

send members to both the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit and Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop this summer. ~ Eric Wootton, 2019

ROCHESTER Gamma Pi

56 30 14

Our chapter was enjoying a successful spring semester, having initiated 14 new members. This past winter we sent six members on our annual service trip to the Dominican Republic and will be sending two undergraduates to the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit this summer. An outstanding class of graduating seniors will pursue jobs and graduate educations in medicine, finance and engineering. ~ Ryan Babineau, 2021

SAINT

LOUIS Theta Iota

55 11 11

In the spring semester our chapter initiated nine new members as part of our Gamma pledge class. This semester our members have been working hard on our Derby Days philanthropic event. Our signature events include Puppies for a Purpose and a dunk tank, which involves many members of the university community. ~ Eric Zhu, 2022

SAMFORD Pi

119 29 25

One of the university’s greatest traditions is Step Sing, which is a singing and dancing competition between different organizations on campus. This year, our members put together a show with the theme of "Daredevils." Our 60 members, as well as our three directors, are all happy that our tireless effort paid off by winning the award for Best Guys’ Show. ~ Bowes Davies, 2021

SAN JOSE STATE Epsilon Theta

56 3 9

This spring we initiated four new members into our chapter as well as three non-student initiates introduced to us by 64th Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Keith Krach, PURDUE 1979. Antonio Aiello, 2021, is our 2019 Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit representative, and starting March 26 our Derby Days philanthropic event fundraising goal was $20,000. ~ Dalton Chamberlain, 2019

SANTA CLARA Lambda Gamma 81 4 23

Our chapter has been busy these past quarters welcoming and helping our new members through pledgeship. This group has potential to be one of the strongest classes in our chapter’s history. We were looking forward to a busy spring quarter as we planned another great Derby Days philanthropic event. Other activities included a service trip planned for some time in April. ~ Zach Schoening, 2020

SOUTH ALABAMA Eta Epsilon 63 18 6

The chapter was excited to be holding its second alumni and family crawfish boil on March 30. The chapter also was pleased to report its intramural championships in both football and basketball. With our Derby Days philanthropic event on the horizon, we hoped for tremendous philanthropic success this coming summer. ~ Tanner Davis, 2022

SOUTH FLORIDA Theta Beta 77 14 15

Heading into the summer, the chapter celebrated its 40th anniversary with alumni from around the globe. The anniversary celebration was a weekend full of festivities, which was capped off with the initiation of our spring class. Along with the anniversary, we planned to raise more than $20,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute through our Derby Days philanthropic event. ~ Alex Armeli, 2022

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Epsilon Phi 69 20 13

The chapter sent six members to our province conference in Kansas City. Spring recruitment, headed by Nick Wilhelm, 2021, resulted in four bids. Thanks to Magister Brandon Harm, 2021, the pledges were initiated on Feb. 23. In the second half of the semester, we were focused on our annual Derby Days philanthropic event as well as Greek Week. ~ Daniel Dobbs, 2021

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Alpha Upsilon 191 50 35

As the 2018 to 2019 academic year came to a close, the chapter could point to

several achievements. It initiated 34 new members in February, a class containing several legacies. Its renewed Derby Days philanthropic event led to more than $20,000 being raised for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. At the year-end campus Greek Awards, the chapter won University Impact and Leadership Excellence trophies. ~ Jakue Aguerre, 2019

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-CARBONDALE Lambda Omicron 34 6 3

Last semester, the chapter initiated six new members. Along with our new initiates, our chapter secured a new chapter house. At the time of this update, we were working on plans for our Derby Days philanthropic event and were also in the middle of elections for lowerlevel positions. The semester was very successful, and we are excited for the future. ~ Daniel Farrell, 2021

SOUTHERN METHODIST Delta Mu 147 25 27

Our recruitment efforts led to the largest pledge class we have initiated in four years. We have raised more than $46,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute as of this update and continue to remain active philanthropically. We are saddened to see 30 seniors graduate but are happy to send them on to companies such as Deloitte, AT&T and Ernst & Young.

~ Sèamus Comerford, 2019

SPRING HILL Theta Mu 49 26 12

On St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the chapter initiated 16 members. A mix of golfers and basketball, rugby and soccer players, this was the largest and most diverse pledge class of all the Greek-letter organizations at our college. Also among the newly initiated were two members from Canada and one from Turin, Italy. The chapter celebrated its 35th anniversary this spring.

~ Brent Smith, 2021

SYRACUSE Psi Psi 116 48 28

Our chapter enjoyed another successful semester this spring. We kicked off the semester by welcoming back the Red

Cross to host our biannual blood drive. Our Derby Days philanthropic event in April was also a huge success. We enjoyed welcoming back many alumni for our annual clambake and celebrating Bill Beach, 1969, and his induction to the Order of Constantine. ~ Jack Brotman, 2021

TAMPA Kappa Omega

53 11 3

The chapter hosted the Florida QuadProvince Conference in late February; special thanks to Order of Constantine Sig P.J. Stephens, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1971; Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Glen Berree, FLORIDA SOUTHERN 1969; Igor Radwanski, 2021; and Michael Weirick, 2021. We initiated four members, with 70th Grand Consul and Order of Constantine Sig Tommy Geddings, SOUTH CAROLINA 1985, at the ceremonies. We achieved a GPA higher than the all-men's average and are now in good academic status. ~ Igor Radwanski, 2021

TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA

Delta Theta

58 N/A 14

The chapter is firing on all cylinders in 2019. We hosted an event about the dangers and prevention of suicide in February, and even though the university did not have a formal recruitment period this spring, the chapter was still able to pin three new pledges at the beginning of March. ~ Drew Nickell, 2019

TENNESSEE-MARTIN Kappa Psi

41 29 13

The chapter had a great semester this spring. We won line dance during our Greek Week while also contributing to the community service aspect of Greek Week. We initiated one new member. We also won the intramural indoor soccer league. ~ Caleb Williamson, 2020

TEXAS-AUSTIN Alpha Nu

89 45 15

The chapter had a lot to look forward to

as it prepared to end its spring semester. Members were buzzing about planned events such as Parents Weekend in early April and a golf tournament in early May. We look to learn how we can improve by visiting other chapters at in the annual province meeting, especially without a chapter house next year. ~ Ryan Cree, 2020

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE Zeta Eta

41 10 2

In the fall and spring semesters this year our chapter has initiated 21 men. At the time of this update, we were in the middle of the first Derby Days philanthropic event our chapter has hosted in three years. Participation in this event has been amazing, including teams from every Panhellenic sorority on campus as well as others. ~ William Magedson, 2019

TROY

Eta Phi

87 25 4

This year has been a strong one for the men of our chapter. Recently, we have

been volunteering at a local animal shelter. As of this writing, we were preparing for our Derby Days philanthropic event, during which we will be raising money to help a fellow member pay for medical bills associated with his battle against sarcoma. ~ Joshua Smith, 2022

TULANE Alpha Omicron

106 58 26

Last semester, the chapter initiated 30 new members. We had one of the largest new-member classes on campus and the largest the chapter has seen in years. We also had the second-highest GPA among fraternities on campus last semester and, at the time of this writing, we were on pace to raise more than $75,000 for our Derby Days philanthropic event this year. ~ Joe Stassi, 2020

TULSA Delta Omega

34 7 7

The chapter welcomed four new members on Feb. 23 after a successful spring

pledgeship. Shortly after that, we had a successful Derby Days philanthropic event in the first week of March. We looked forward to honoring our past and present sweethearts at our sweetheart formal in Branson, Missouri, and have two members attending the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit this summer.

~ Declan Ralson, 2022

UTAH STATE Gamma Kappa

44 3 7

Last semester, the chapter did a service project for the Family Place in Logan, Utah, by putting on a kids’ princess party. Then we had a member on the varsity basketball team, which made it to March Madness after winning the Mountain West Conferent tournament. We raised $17,000 before our Derby Days philanthropic event, which was to begin on April 15. ~ Landon Johnson, 2022

VALPARAISO Iota Sigma

39 16 12

The chapter’s biggest accomplishment has been moving our election cycle to earlier in the year. It has made senior members more active participants in their final semester and has allowed for younger members to flourish in their knowledge and cultivate friendship and learning.

~ Christopher Rekitzke, 2020

VANDERBILT Alpha Psi

78 34 22

The chapter completed a successful semester in the spring of 2019. Our Derby

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH

Mu Delta

21 4 7

Spring 2019 has been successful for us as a chapter. With the help of all of the members, alumni and advisors, we are proud to announce that we initiated three great new members on March 23. We see them continuing to uphold our values. We also participated in the RamTHON dance marathon in support of the Children's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia.

~ Chris Estes, 2021

WAKE

FOREST Delta Nu 73 34 21

Days philanthropic event fundraising amount exceeded our previous year’s total, and this year’s event was praised by the university’s Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council executive committees. Members currently hold leadership positions in student government, business fraternities, the school’s investment club and different community service organizations. ~ Callen DiGiovanni, 2021

VILLANOVA Kappa Phi

85 36 24

The spring 2019 semester for our chapter has been a good one. As a chapter, we have grown immensely and shown our resilience. Event attendance is high, and members are collectively motivated to finish the rest of this semester strong. As of this update, we were preparing for our Derby Days philanthropic event week. We also initiated two new members.

~ Jarrett Sahd, 2020

VIRGINIA Psi 57 31 21

Our chapter continues to excel academically: Five members in the class of 2021 were accepted into the university’s McIntire School of Commerce. The chapter organized two trips to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Canada over the spring semester. Phase two of our house renovations, which will add five rooms to the chapter house, was approved for this summer. ~ Joshua Lakey, 2021

Since our leadership transition at the start of the semester, we have hit the ground running with on-campus involvement. We raised the most money of any fraternity — $18,000 — for a fundraiser benefiting cancer research, increased community involvement in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and looked to surpass our past fundraising total of more than $97,000 during our Derby Days philanthropic event.

~ Noah Ezickson, 2020

WASHINGTON & LEE Zeta

48 5 14

At the time of this update, the chapter was in the midst of another successful school year. Last winter, we initiated 14 new members into the chapter. We were excited for our new members to experience their first Derby Days philanthropic event beginning April 22. As a chapter, we looked to surpass our donation totals from last year.

~ Ryan Compoli, 2019

WASHINGTON (SEATTLE)

Upsilon Upsilon 110 44 23

We had an excellent quarter as one of the top fraternities in grades. We looked forward to spring quarter and hoped to break the Derby Days philanthropic event fundraising record we set last year. Our newly elected executive team started its term at the beginning of spring quarter. Congratulations to Robert Christensen, 1979, who was selected as a Significant Sig. ~ Colin James, 2021

WASHINGTON STATE Beta Upsilon 42 8 12

The chapter was excited for its Centennial Chapter meeting on May 23. To celebrate our 100th year on campus, meetings with undergraduates and alumni about the chapter’s future and final plans for our new chapter house were to be held in Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle and Kennewick, Washington. Congratulations to Drew Kuzmin-Batchelor, 2021, for making the varsity football team as a walk-on. ~ Tyler Boutz, 2019

WEST FLORIDA Lambda Beta 33 18 15

We had several accomplishments last semester, including members getting accepted into the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit, stepping up to lead Dance Marathon and hold student ambassador positions on campus, and leading the university as the student government president. Our biggest achievement was adapting to the new rules for the Derby Days philanthropic event and still shooting for our fundraising goal. ~ Joe Stevens, 2021

WESTERN CAROLINA Kappa Gamma 39 8 13

The chapter is proud to report we raised more than $2,800 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute through our Derby Days philanthropic event, which was held from March 3 to 8. We initiated eight new members for the spring semester on March 23. We also were planning on revitalizing our land with a cleanup event with our alumni in April. ~ Noah Queen, 2021

WESTERN MICHIGAN Zeta Nu 76 8 13

It was quite an eventful semester for the chapter. The chapter was able to raise its cumulative GPA from 2.65 to 2.95. We were happy to announce and welcome our 11 spring initiates, including Art Wurfel, 1963. It was a strong semester for our chapter. ~ Jackson Frazer, 2020

WESTERN ONTARIO Epsilon Omicron 19 36 19

The men of our chapter, for the first time in chapter history, are expected to

reach the Huntsman Cancer Institute $20K Club. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was a massive success. Having a large number of members graduate this year, we are hoping to continue this positive momentum into next year with a strong recruitment and new pledges.

~ Jack Jelinek, 2020

WILLIAM & MARY Zeta Upsilon

38 16 3

The men of our chapter enjoyed another successful term. The organization was able to initiate 10 new members on March 23. We know they will continue the strong legacy of Sigma Chi at our university. Additionally, the chapter introduced two new Significant Sigs: Michael Tang, 1976, and David Puster, 1979. ~ Zach Lipkin, 2020

WINDSOR Kappa Mu

19 9 10

The men of our chapter committed themselves to community involvement during the 2018 to 2019 academic year, working just about 400 community service hours during that time. We also raised more than $4,500 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, almost doubling what we raised last year, and initiated 11 members from the fall pledge class and four out of the winter pledge class. ~ Paulo Castro, 2018

WYOMING Gamma Xi

60 12 6

The chapter’s biggest accomplishment

has been its community outreach and philanthropy. On Feb. 23, more than half the chapter participated in a universitysponsored event that collected more than 3,000 pounds of canned food for people in need. The chapter was planning its Derby Days philanthropic event for more than four months, and we anticipated it to be our best one yet. ~ Nolan Major, 2019

YALE Theta Upsilon

41 12 7

The spring semester has seen continued progress. We have 36 members after initiating seven pledges last semester, and our new pledge class is made up of 14 students. Our chapter house has seen great improvements, and we have established a great social and philanthropic presence. We also have the highest GPA among fraternities on campus, with an average of 3.7.

~ Bryan Oliveira, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN Eta Chi

27 6 0

Last fall semester was another successful semester for the chapter. We initiated five new members: Joseph Frattaroli, 2022; Kenny Nguyen, 2021; Dan Naples, 2022; Dylan King, 2022; and Luke Pandy, 2022. Our Derby Days philanthropic event was another big success for the chapter, as we raised $2,000. Also, during Greek Week, Frattaroli won the title of Greek God.

~ William D’Angelo, 2020

COLONY UPDATES ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM

Sigma Chi Rho

We won Alpha Xi Delta women’s fraternity’s philanthropic event with $1,300, and Cary Pirtle, 2020, holds the title of Xi Man. We also won Alpha Gamma Delta women’s fraternity’s Rock-a-Thon thanks to MVP Ramsey Tashman’s, 2021, rock climbing time. We raised the most money in the DISCO philanthropic event, and the student government voted us Best New Organization on Campus.

~ Thomas Nicolella, 2021

AUBURN Sigma Chi Gamma

Our colony has had a very exciting semester. Our Phase Two report and Formal Petition were both approved by International Fraternity Headquarters, and our official installation was scheduled for April 6. All of our members are very excited to become official members of Sigma Chi after all the work we have put in throughout the past year and a half.

~ Fischer Hawkins, 2021

GEORGETOWN Sigma Chi Phi

Last semester, the colony completed Phase One of the installation process and continues to work diligently through Phase Two and Formal Petition. Along with increasing our presence on campus with a strong pledge class, we organized our first alumni meet-and-greet and completed the Mission 365 recruitment training program.

We continued with high hopes as our inaugural Derby Days philanthropic event approached. ~ Alex Douglas, 2021

MOUNT ROYAL Sigma Chi Mu

As a new colony, one of our primary goals is to complete Phase One, and with that, we were planning a Mission 365 recruitment training program workshop in the spring. In addition, we were excited to host a spring formal in celebration of our graduating members. We are eager for the next recruitment period to start in the fall semester. ~ Cody Rudiger, 2020

SAN DIEGO STATE Sigma Chi Psi

Our colony had a successful spring 2019 semester, pledging 18 men to increase our size to 58 members. Our officer elections were held in April, and we are very excited to send 10 officers to the inaugural Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop in August. We are looking forward to the upcoming school year, with hopes of being installed in the spring. ~ Samuel Garnica, 2020

WEST CHESTER Sigma Chi Iota

The colony was very busy this school year preparing for our installation, which was to take place in April 2019. It is a very proud and exciting moment for us. Our annual pumpkin bash was also successful, with more than $125 raised. We are excited for our future as an installed chapter of the Fraternity. ~ Matthew Scally, 2020

UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES

AUGUST

8/23/2014 Lambda Psi, Louisiana-Lafayette, celebrates five years

SEPTEMBER

9/19/1919 Beta Tau, Colorado State, celebrates 100 years 9/24/1884 Alpha Nu, Texas-Austin, celebrates 135 years

Anniversaries are listed every five years.

Celebrating 20 Years of Horizons

The Fraternity’s most innovative leadership program remains on the cutting edge

BY RYAN ROGERS, WINDSOR 2005

There is no shortage of success stories that begin with jotting down a surge of inspiration onto a napkin. More than 20 years ago, one particular napkin captured an idea that would transform leadership programming in Sigma Chi going forward.

Fifty-ninth Grand Consul Dick Hester, BALL STATE 1977, was at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston, Illinois, in a meeting between the members of Sigma Chi’s Executive Committee and the Foundation Board of Governors when the question was asked: If money weren’t an issue, what would you do?

Hester says he and 60th Grand Consul Doug McWhirter, TORONTO-RYERSON 1958, set to scribbling their ideas on a napkin. The idea those scribbles described became what is known today as the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit.

“We really wanted to do some pure, values-based leadership training for our younger brothers,” Hester recalls. With the support of the late Significant Sig Bob McNair, SOUTH CAROLINA 1958, and Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig Jim Morris, MINNESOTA 1949, the idea was given a chance.

The Leadership Training Board, now called the Education and Leadership Board, was led by yet-to-be 64th Grand Consul, Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig Keith Krach, PURDUE 1979, who recruited Order of Constantine Sig Jeff Greene, WYOMING 1975, to assemble a team to develop the concept.

“Brother Krach gave me a clean sheet of paper, no direction, no restrictions and no handcuffs,” Greene remembers. “He said, ‘Do what is best and … pick the best people, and I’ll get out of your way.’ Frankly, that was the golden handshake we needed to work unencumbered and truly design and create that vision.”

Assigned in 1997, they worked until July 1999 developing the curriculum, finalizing it in time for the first 48 undergraduates to partake in the Fraternity’s most innovative leadership development workshop in Snowbird, Utah.

BUILDING A BEST-IN-CLASS PROGRAM

The new program’s architects knew the experience had to be intensive, intimate and provide participants the time necessary to focus on identifying and practicing leadership skills.

Their goal was to immerse high-potential, young undergraduates in a level of experiential learning that would have a true impact on their life, says Greene. With free reign, the committee chose to look outside the organization to recruit the best curriculum designer they could.

“That was one of those ground breaking things that Sigma Chi had never done, and that’s hire an outside consultancy,” says Greene.

“We decided, if we’re really going to give a world-class leadership program, truly values-based, [we had to] look outside ourselves and for some professional leadership curriculum developers that may not be Sigma Chis,” adds Hester.

The committee hired consultants like Emily Langdon and relied heavily on the expertise and guidance of Elaine Palladino from Footprints Consulting and Training.

Palladino’s regular clients like Honda, Dow Chemical and Kimberly-Clark were teaching leadership through two-day workshops, but Sigma Chi was going even further by incorporating the best leadership training strategies from the best organizations into an immersive, six-day experience committed to developing leadership.

“... Horizons has resonated with so many young men because they find in it the way they like to learn.”

Elaine Palladino, Footprints Consulting and Training

The programming focused on developing soft skills. Participants were taught leadership and social intelligence skills and equipped to tackle issues face-to-face, as a team, and offer feedback that promotes development.

“They spend six days learning those skills of being socially intelligent,” Palladino says.

Horizons was Sigma Chi’s first stab at building an educational program around the concept of a whole-brain learning experience, says Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Executive Director Jim Cogdal, BRADLEY 2003

Whole-brain learning respects that different people learn best in different ways – so the curriculum was designed to teach lessons using materials, role-playing, independent research and through dialogue.

“It is why Horizons has resonated with so many young men because they find in it the way they like to learn. And we push them in directions they may never have thought were an effective modality,” Palladino explains.

THINKING HOLISTICALLY

The curriculum also was designed to remain a living document, so the teaching strategies and concepts remain on the leading-edge.

“The timeless truth about leadership remains, but the way we teach them, the experiential activities that occur around them, the technologies we’ve employed to deliver the materials, those have kept pace with the times,” Palladino says.

Delivering the curriculum was a wholly separate challenge.

Order of Constantine Sig and Horizons committee member John Piotti, MIT 1983, says they toiled over how and when to incorporate new experiential elements into the curriculum and on standardizing the educational experience.

Their struggle led to the creation of the Horizons Guide and the Master Facilitator designations. Today, these volunteers orchestrate the curriculum and provide an instructional model to ensure consistency. But getting to this point wasn’t easy.

Piotti says at least twice their committee scrapped the curriculum and started over. “We’d become comfortable with the idea that it’d be a messy process and an iterative process,” Piotti recalls. “We were trying to think holistically.”

“When we decided a piece didn’t work, we reconsidered all the other pieces,” he says. “We decided nothing could be final until everything was final – it was different from a linear process.”

When they threw out a concept, it raised tensions that they might jeopardize their timetables. “We ended up with a better product as a result,” says Piotti.

Grand Consul Dick Hester, BALL STATE 1977,

and Order of Constantine Sig and 20th Grand Historian Eric Hansen,

, lead a group discussion at the Horizons leadership development program in 2004. Hester also is an Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig.

HORIZONS’ GROWING INFLUENCE

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Horizons has made a far-reaching impact on the Sigma Chi experience, with its fingerprints, thanks to Footprints, found in a score of the organization’s leadership programs.

Investing in the whole-brain approach to develop Horizons has proven its value and is transforming how Sigma Chi designs and delivers leadership programming, Cogdal says.

“That whole-brain approach was our first shot at it, and it really hit,” he says, adding that the Preparation for Brotherhood program is built on the same model.

“Many of the instructional models that we designed as part of the Horizons curriculum now have taken flight into other programs,” adds Palladino.

The instructional and strategic planning models used in Horizons have become part of Sigma Chi’s Crossroads alcohol and drug program, the Mission 365 recruitment training program, Preparation for Brotherhood pledge education program and the Ritual for Life post-initation training program.

From Horizons to the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop, and everywhere in between, Sigma Chi’s leadership programming has been forever recharged with the most effective, immersive and experiential learning strategies available.

Just another paradigm-shifting concept captured on a napkin by a couple of brothers spending time together in Evanston.

The White Rose Ceremony

In 1909, the service in memoriam was officially added to the Ritual. More than a century later, the beautiful White Rose Ceremony is publicly conducted as a final honor to the life of a Sigma Chi and to recognize the brother’s entrance into the Chapter Eternal.

The White Rose Ceremony may be conducted in two ways: as part of a memorial service and at a cemetery. In both, brothers who are present don white roses over their hearts. Then, each brother places his rose on the casket. After honor is called to the name of the deceased, the words spoken by the leader of the ceremony are short, yet poignant and true to the spirt of Sigma Chi:

“In as much as our dearly beloved brother wore over his heart The White Cross of Sigma Chi, whose immaculate whiteness symbolized to us the purity of his motives, therefore,itismostappropriatethathenowbearabovehisheartouremblem;andthatwelaywhiterosesuponhiscasketintokenofthesweetmemorieswewillalwayscherish of him we loved so well.”

The service in memoriam is one of four portions of the Ritual that can be conducted publicly. It provides a brief, but powerful glance at the meaningful words of Sigma Chi to those outside of our order, showing them the importance of the bonds of our brotherhood.

Denotes Life Loyal Sig

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG GEORGE JERNIGAN JR., ARKANSAS 1961 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Feb. 24, 2019. He was 79. Jernigan was born on Sept. 22, 1939, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army before earning his law degree and working as general counsel for the now-defunct Ward Industries in Conway, Arkansas, and the Arkansas Health Association. He additionally was Arkansas’ secretary of state and chaired its Democratic party organization. Jernigan was inducted to the Order of Constantine in 1987, having served as a Grand Trustee, chapter advisor and member of the Fraternity’s governing laws committee.

SIGNIFICANT SIG MARC ASHER, M.D., KANSAS STATE 1958 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Feb. 1, 2019. He was 82. Asher was born on Aug. 15, 1936, in St. John, Kansas, and earned his bachelor’s and medical doctor degrees from Kansas State University and Kansas University, respectively. In 1972, he returned to his alma mater as an assistant professor and rose to become a distinguished professor emeritus, specializing in pediatric orthopedics and spine deformity. He was named the University of Kansas School of Medicine alumnus of the year in 1999 and the Distinguished Kansan of the Year in 2007. PhotocourtesyoftheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenter Archives,KansasCity,Kansas

SIGNIFICANT SIG ROBERT FRIEND, PURDUE 1953 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Feb. 3, 2019. He was 88. Friend was born on Nov. 24, 1930, in Lafayette, Indiana. Friend enrolled at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 1949 but became ineligible for collegiate athletics after signing a professional baseball contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates; he was a pitcher for the organization from 1951 to 1965. During that time, Friend made four All-Star Game appearances and won a World Series in 1960. He retired in 1966 after playing for the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season.

SIGNIFICANT SIG JD GIBBS, WILLIAM & MARY 1992, entered the Chapter Eternal on Jan. 11, 2019. He was 49. Gibbs was born on Feb. 21, 1969, in Los Angeles. While a student at the College of William & Mary, he was a defensive back and quarterback on the school’s football team. Afterward, he joined the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team as a tire changer in 1993 and made 13 NASCAR national series starts from 1998 to 2002. Gibbs additionally was president of JGR from 1997 to 2015, during which time JGR won four NASCAR Cup titles.

SIGNIFICANT SIG RONALD MILLER, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1955, entered the Chapter Eternal on Feb. 16, 2019. He was 85. Miller was born on April 17, 1933. While a student, Miller was a member of the University of Southern California’s football team. During his career, he at various times served as owner of Silverado Vineyards and as president and CEO of the Walt Disney Co., which credits him with being the driving force behind the company’s Epcot Center, Touchstone Pictures and Disney Channel initiatives. He helped establish the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and was its president in 2013.

SIGNIFICANT SIG WILLIAM ODEN, OKLAHOMA STATE 1957 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Jan. 3, 2019. He was 83. Oden was born on Aug. 3, 1935, in McAllen, Texas. He served as a United Methodist pastor in Oklahoma from 1963 to 1988. He also was a trustee for Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Southwestern University, among others. Oden was elected to the episcopacy and became a bishop in 1988. He served in the Louisiana area from 1988 to 1996 and in the Dallas area from 1996 until his retirement in 2004. He also was bishop-in-residence at SMU’s theology school from 2004 to 2008.

SIGNIFICANT SIG TOM OLOFSON, PITTSBURGH 1963 , entered the Chapter Eternal on April 8, 2017. He was 75. Olofson was born on Oct. 10, 1941, in Buffalo, New York. He attended the University of Pittsburgh on a basketball scholarship and afterward held various management positions with Xerox Corp. and was senior vice president and a member of the office of the president of Marion Laboratories Inc. He also was chairman and CEO of Epiq Systems Acquisitions Inc., a director of Saztec International Inc. and a member of the board of visitors of the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.

Sigma Chi Fraternity CHAPTER ETERNAL

Alabama

1950 Paul Haigh of Overland Park, KS; 1/19

1968 Norman Walton Jr. of Orange Beach, AL; 2/19

1972 Alan Mason of Tuscaloosa, AL; 2/19

2014 Austin Teale of Atlanta; 2/19

Arizona

1989 Matthew Kennelly of Austin, TX; 2/19

Arkansas

1946 Arthur Bonds of Lepanto, AR; 1/19

1960 James Collier of Huntsville, TX; 1/19

Auburn

1942 C.B. Hewitt Jr. of Columbus, GA; 2/19

1951 James Mitchell of Birmingham, AL; 1/19

Ball State

1965 Richard Staats of Shelbyville, IN; 2/19

1965 Richard Wood of Raleigh, NC; 2/19

1974 Steve Auten of New Castle, IN; 2/19

Beloit

1966 Robert Taylor of Glendale, CA; 1/19

Bowling Green

1951 William Pampel of Pittsburgh; 2/19

1960 Richard Gullo of Buffalo, NY; 3/19

1975 James Overlock of Perrysburg, OH; 2/19

British Columbia-Simon Fraser

1959 Bud Iverson of Duncan, BC; 1/19

Brown

1945 Sidney Wilkins of Ludington, MI; 1/19

1967 Robert Reymers of Cary, NC; 1/19

1976 Kenneth Stein, M.D., of Lemont, IL; 3/19

Butler

1963 Michael Harrell of Houston; 3/19

1977 Matthew McCourt III of Greenwood, IN; 3/19

Cal. State-Fresno

1991 David Maurer of Laguna Niguel, CA; 1/19

California-Berkeley

1941 Jim Felchlin of Glenbrook, NV; 2/19

California-Los Angeles

1951 Ben Bennett of Studio City, CA; 1/19

1954 Rhudolph Fowler of San Diego; 1/19

1955 Richard Julian of Mesa, AZ; 3/19

Cincinnati

1949 Frank Andress of Cincinnati; 1/19

1959 Charlie Horton of Fernandina Beach, FL; 2/19

1978 Thomas Long of San Diego; 2/19

Colgate

1949 Leslie Hitchens of Charlotte, NC; 3/19

1957 Thomas Butcavage of Monroeville, PA; 2/19

Colorado

1959 Jerry Beaver of Santa Barbara, CA; 3/19

Colorado College

1954 Paul Towner of Colorado Springs, CO; 1/19

Connecticut

1949 Richard Turkington of Milford, CT; 3/19

Cornell

1948 William Robbins of West Winfield, NY; 1/19

1954 Thomas Bingham of Bloomfield Hills, MI; 1/19

Dalhousie-St.Mary's

2012 Abuchi Ezurike of Lower Sackville, NS; 1/19

Denison

1947 George Sheedy of Altoona, PA; 3/19

1950 Richard Hosler of Mansfield, OH; 3/19

1950 Donald Winslow of Lakewood, CO; 3/19

1952 Don Warren of Coshocton, OH; 2/19

1967 Douglas Landgraf of Indianapolis; 3/19

1968 George Stephenson of Cleveland; 3/19

Denver

1951 John Stoddard of Denver, CO; 2/19

DePauw

1995 Timothy Hall of Chicago; 1/19

Dickinson

1942 George Rubright, M.D., of Littleton, CO; 1/19

Duke

1944 Starnes Walker Jr.; 2/19

1950 Mem Leake of Tupelo, MS; 1/19

Eastern Kentucky

1970 Stephen Summers of Louisville, KY; 1/19

Eastern New Mexico

1971 Ronald McLaughlin of Albuquerque, NM; 2/19

Emory

1950 Jere Dodd Jr. of Atlanta; 3/19

1953 Brock Magruder Sr., M.D., of Winter Park, FL; 3/19

1960 Lewis Oden III of Savannah, GA; 1/19

1972 Daniel Saunders Jr. of Tallahassee, FL; 2/19

Florida

1957 Edwin Davis of Smyrna, GA; 1/19

1974 Michael Blocker of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; 1/19

1981 Gregory Carrier of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; 1/19

Florida Southern

1991 Robert Fontana of Trinity, FL; 1/19

Florida State

1962 Charles Landau of Hilton Head Island, SC; 1/19

1962 Charles Wade of Silver Springs, FL; 1/19

George Washington

1950 George Veily of Plymouth, MA; 1/19

1952 Richard Peppers of Palm Coast, FL; 1/19

Georgia Tech

1962 William Johnson Jr. of Lagrange, GA; 2/19

Hampden-Sydney

1949 Hugh Warren of Covington, LA; 1/19

1958 John Ritter Jr. of Decatur, GA; 1/19

Hobart

1948 Bill Urban Jr. of Punta Gorda, FL; 1/19

Houston

2010 Xavi Gutierrez of Houston; 3/19

Idaho

1963 Robert Bradshaw of Sun Valley, ID; 3/19

Illinois

1949 David Brierley of Pawhuska, OK; 3/19

1950 Jud Collins Jr. of Oklahoma City; 1/19

1961 David Rademacher of Normal, IL; 1/19

Illinois Wesleyan

1950 Corky Brown of Ellsworth, IL; 1/19

Indiana

1945 Charles Ossenberg of Evansville, IN; 1/19

1963 J. Stephen Krall of Shelby Township, MI; 2/19

1989 Mark Shellady of Wheaton, IL; 2/19

Iowa State

1958 James Bauer of Buena Park, CA; 1/19

Kansas

1949 Rex Watkins of Reston, VA; 3/19

1951 Wayne Davis of Albuquerque, NM; 3/19

1979 Chuck Wagstaff Jr. of Dallas; 1/19

Kansas State

1954 Melvin Smith of Overland Park, KS; 2/19

1958 John Thies of Topeka, KS; 2/19

1961 Richard Miller of Ballwin, MO; 1/19

Kentucky

1949 John Warren of Saint Paul, MN; 2/19

1984 Matthew Perrone of Marietta, GA; 2/19

Lafayette

1953 Dick Kunkle of Vancouver, WA; 2/19

1958 Kenneth Sibal of Little River, SC; 3/19

Lehigh

1953 Robert Moore of Hilton Head Island, SC; 2/19

Louisiana State

2016 Rush Maxwell of Athens, GA; 2/19

Maine

1951 Earl Williams of Mentor, OH; 1/19

Maryland

1951 George Bowen Jr. of University Park, MD; 1/19

1952 Ron Siegrist of Lutherville Timonium, MD; 2/19

Miami (Florida)

1956 Brian Sheehan of Estero, FL; 2/19

1977 Fred Reali Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, FL; 2/19

1998 Michael Luzzi of Johnston, RI; 1/19

Miami (Ohio)

1951 Niel Buckley Jr. of Middletown, OH; 3/19

1957 Don Boudinot Jr. of Sarasota, FL; 1/19

1963 Dwight Pate of Half Moon Bay, CA; 2/19

Michigan

1965 Fred Lambert of Half Moon Bay, CA; 1/19

1969 Goff Smith of La Conner, WA; 1/19

Minnesota

1945 Richard Osterberg of Alexandria, MN; 1/19

Mississippi

1964 Edwin Perry of Oxford, MS; 3/19

Mississippi State

1948 Sid Watters Jr. of Lilburn, GA; 1/19

1963 Samuel McReynolds of Starkville, MS; 3/19

Missouri-Columbia

1955 Byron Duncan of Prairie Village, KS; 2/19

1960 Ronald McLeroy of Kansas City, MO; 2/19

1965 Bryant Upjohn Jr. of Prairie Village, KS; 3/19

1967 Kenneth Kombrink of Champaign, IL; 3/19

Montana

1939 Byron Murphey of Paonia, CO; 1/19

Montana State

1957 Patrick Andrews of Centennial, CO; 3/19

1961 Lowell Cloninger of Swan Lake, MT; 3/19

1963 Gary Tavenner of Missoula, MT; 3/19

Murray State

1955 Charlie Waldrop, M.D., of Lancaster, TX; 1/19

1980 Daniel Stallings of Matthews, NC; 1/19

2000 Brian Bellucci of Wahpeton, ND; 1/19

Nebraska

1944 Edward Faytinger of Lincoln, NE; 1/19

1951 Darrell Brandenburg of Springfield, NE; 3/19

1960 Allen Ellerbroek of Harlingen, TX; 3/19

New Mexico

1960 James Coughlan of Chicago; 1/19

1962 Jim Sanderson of Albuquerque, NM; 1/19

1979 Greg Garrecht of Albuquerque, NM; 3/19

North Carolina State

1957 August De Hertogh of Cary, NC; 3/19

North Carolina-Chapel Hill

1949 James Chavasse of Raleigh, NC; 2/19

North Dakota

1949 Paul Kannowski of Grand Forks, ND; 1/19

1959 Boyd Christenson of Fargo, ND; 1/19

1966 Frank Pearson of Horace, ND; 1/19

Northern Arizona

1977 Gregory Ewing of Phoenix, AZ; 3/19

Ohio

1950 Milton Ganger Jr. of North Springfield, PA; 3/19

1958 Chuck Woods Jr. of Piqua, OH; 3/19

Ohio State

1950 David Spitznaugle of Sylvania, OH; 1/19

Ohio Wesleyan

1947 Cork Bettison of Scottsdale, AZ; 1/19

Oklahoma

1956 John Philbin of Nichols Hills, OK; 2/19

1983 David Lange of Rockport, TX; 2/19

Oklahoma State

1963 Everett Stewart Jr. of Bartlesville, OK; 1/19

1992 Monte Tucker of Ulysses, KS; 1/19

Oregon

1949 Robert Ringo of Corvallis, OR; 2/19

1991 Jason Green of Portland, OR; 1/19

Penn State

1949 Robert Jones of Poway, CA; 2/19

1956 Edward Lynam of Mechanicsburg, PA; 3/19

Pennsylvania

1955 Bob Rummel of Killen, AL; 1/19

Puget Sound

1950 Wilmont Westlin of Tacoma, WA; 1/19

Purdue

1942 Frederick Jones of Naples, FL; 2/19

1951 Myron Frank of Savannah, GA; 2/19

1963 Robert Altschuler, M.D., of Wilmington, DE; 1/19

Rensselaer

1953 Jack Niebell of Oceanside, CA; 1/19

1959 Erik Wallsten of Mexico City; 3/19

Rochester

1951 Glenn Fowler of Fennville, MI; 1/19

San Diego State

1951 Jim Woodward of La Jolla, CA; 1/19

1978 Rick Nicholson of Newport Beach, CA; 3/19

San Jose State

1956 DJ Atkinson of San Jose, CA; 2/19

1958 William Sherwood of Oroville, CA; 1/19

1968 Robert Easley of Saratoga, CA; 2/19

South Carolina

1960 John Stover of Columbia, SC; 1/19

Southern California

1966 Robert Selleck II of Camarillo, CA; 3/19

1968 Tim Rossovich of Malibu, CA; 1/19

Southern Methodist

1958 John Ownby of Dallas; 1/19

Tennessee Tech

1987 Scott Boyd of Hendersonville, TN; 3/19

Tennessee-Knoxville

1957 Perry McCallen, M.D., of Knoxville, TN; 3/19

Texas Christian

1957 Larry Roseborough of Dallas; 1/19

Texas Tech

1975 David Cusack of Cuero, TX; 3/19

Texas-Austin

1948 George Seagert III of Austin, TX; 3/19

1960 Darrell Jordan of Dallas; 2/19

Tulane

1962 Gerald Varland of Ottawa, IL; 1/19

1985 John Reilly of Charlotte, NC; 1/19

Tulsa

1956 James Mandell of Cypress, TX; 1/19

1964 Jay McCormick of Peoria, IL; 3/19

Utah

1949 Beecher Adams of Layton, UT; 2/19

1952 Daniel Russell of Logan, UT; 1/19

1954 Guy Cook of Salt Lake City; 2/19

1960 Stephen Jacobsen of Sandy, UT; 1/19

1964 Nick Kladis of Salt Lake City; 3/19

1969 Peter Meldrum of Salt Lake City; 1/19

Utah State

1965 James Rees of Eagle, ID; 1/19

1970 Douglas Vilven of Salt Lake City; 1/19

Vanderbilt

1946 John Batson of Clarksville, TN; 2/19

1949 William Moench of Nashville, TN; 2/19

Virginia

1952 Ralph Wegener of Wayland, MA; 1/19

1962 David Almond of Rancho Mirage, CA; 3/19

Wabash

1961 Fred Ruebeck of Indianapolis; 2/19

Washington (Seattle)

1948 Howard Findley Jr. of Hot Springs, AR; 2/19

Washington (St. Louis)

1961 Barrett Taussig of St. Louis; 1/19

Washington State

1939 Russell Rowan, M.D., of Albion, MI; 2/19

1948 Herbert Arm of Quincy, PA; 3/19

West Virginia

1947 James Hartman of Charleston, WV; 3/19

1954 Thomas Elcan Jr. of New Bern, NC; 1/19

Western Kentucky

1982 Randy Vincent of Kingston Springs, TN; 1/19

2003 John McKiernan Jr. of Louisville, KY; 3/19

Whitman

1950 William Orland of Sun Lakes, AZ; 2/19

Willamette

1952 Robert Witham of Portland, OR; 2/19

Wisconsin-Madison

1962 John Frechette of Colombo Ceylon, Sri Lanka; 3/19

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The Fraternity’s Cal. State-Fresno chapter boasts the greatest number of alumni who have been inducted to the Order of Constantine with eight members. The next closest, the Oklahoma State chapter, has seven alumni who have earned the honor.

The Florida Board of Governors voted unanimously to confirm Dr. Steve Currall, BAYLOR 1982, as the University of South Florida’s seventh president on March 28, 2019. Currall, who previously was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, was to take office on July 1, 2019, at the time of this writing.

The Fraternity awarded its International Balfour Award for the first time in 1930. Presented annually since that year to the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior, the first person to earn the award is Significant Sig Dr. Paul Hagemann, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1930.

The Fraternity adopted blue and gold as its colors during the eighth Grand Chapter in 1870 upon the motion of George Hitt, OHIO WESLEYAN 1871.

Forrest Gander, WILLIAM & MARY 1978, won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his Be With collection of elegies. Gander is the A.K. Seaver Professor of Literary Arts and Comparative Literature at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. His 2011 collection, Core SamplesfromtheWorld, was a National Book Critics Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist for poetry.

SportingNews named Chicago Bears general manager and Significant Sig Ryan Pace, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1999, left, its 2018 NFL Executive of the Year on March 24, 2019. Pace is the third Bears executive to win the honor and the first since Michael McCaskey in 1985. PhotocourtesyoftheChicagoBears.

Things to know, notice and tell a brother

BY THE NUMBERS

Three Years of Hybrid Learning //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

3,000

Individual users assigned learning on Sigma Chi U, now called Sigma Chi Online, in the 2015 to 2016 academic year

36.4%

of chapters that had compliance issues with Preparation for Brotherhood (P4B) had hazing allegations in the 2018 to 2019 academic year

2016 *

The first year Sigma Chi brought a hybrid-learning approach to its pledge education process, marked by the introduction of the P4B program on the Sigma Chi U learning management system

9,500 Individual users assigned learning on Sigma Chi Online in the 2018 to 2019 academic year

7.61% of chapters with perfect or near-perfect adherence to P4B had hazing allegations in 2019

144 the Fraternity’s Chapter and Member Accountability Committee handled during the 2015 to 2016 academic year

Number of conduct cases

62

Number of conduct cases the Fraternity’s Chapter and Member Accountability Committee handled during the 2018 to 2019 academic year