The Magazine of Sigma Chi Winter 2023

26 The Heart of a Chapter

Holding onto and renovating our aging chapter houses

“LOOK

AT WHAT THE WORLD HAS GONE THROUGH IN

170 YEARS. AND YET SIGMA CHI REMAINS. IT CONTINUES TO GROW AND THRIVE BECAUSE OF YOU...”

Greetings, brothers!

Things were different 170 years ago. “Oh, really, Wilson? That’s great insight.” Think about it, though. The Recalcitrant Six were just making their first rumblings of dissatisfaction known. And the world was about to change. Many believe that a meaningful life is the purest pursuit for our time on this earth. Think about how successful our Founders were in establishing meaning and purpose for our Fraternity. Our mission today still reflects their work 170 years ago — to foster a brotherhood of transformational leaders committed to friendship, justice and learning. The world was changed because of that mission of what it means to be a Sigma Chi. The world will continue to be impacted because of it — and because of you.

Ultimately, the only thing that will survive is the way we live our lives. This magazine’s pages are filled with brothers who are determined to change the world for the better. And they’re not just talking about it and kicking around nice ideas. These men are out there putting in the work every day to make it happen and to make a difference. To believe in and act upon meaningful intentions is at the very core of what it means to be a Sigma Chi.

Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful. Thank goodness for that. Meaning can be found in the simplest of experiences. This should be our goal. The Founders knew this and strove to show their peers in Miami the impact and beauty in allowing individuals to thrive, first individually, and then together as a part of

something greater. Find and do things that bring out the best in you. Others will see that and reciprocate.

One of the great privileges of being Grand Consul is the opportunity to install a new chapter and see our newest brothers beam as the White Cross is pinned to their breast. I cannot help but be inspired, and if you’ve had the chance to see one of these ceremonies, you can confirm that that room is overflowing with optimism, hope and opportunity. On those mornings, my faith in the distance is brought into focus in the eyes of the men who are dedicating themselves to our Order. And my message to them is this: “Do not bet against Sigma Chi.”

Look at what the world has gone through in 170 years. And yet Sigma Chi remains. It continues to grow and thrive because of you and because of the meaning you bring to the world as you live out our shared beliefs.

And I thank each of you for that.

I’m very proud to be your Grand Consul.

Bob Wilson FORT HAYS 1981 73rd Grand Consul

B/ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /

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“ WE TALK ABOUT A RECIPROCAL BOND IN

SIGMA CHI, AND I’VE NEVER KNOWN IT TO BE TRUER THAN WHEN I’M ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SELFLESS FELLOWSHIP WITH MY BROTHERS.”

FRODO BAGGINS AND FRIENDS’ FELLOWSHIP NOT UNLIKE OUR BROTHERHOOD

There is, perhaps, in Sigma Chi no greater divide between the responsibilities of a chapter officer and his grand officer counterpart than between the chapter Tribune and the Grand Tribune.

The chapter Tribune’s primary responsibilities are to implement programs that involve and recognize alumni and to conduct the chapter correspondence. The Grand Tribune, on the other hand, is the Fraternity’s spiritual and fellowship advisor and promotes exemplary scholarship, morality and high ideals in undergraduate chapters. When thinking about being a spiritual advisor, one easily imagines talking to others about matters of faith, which I do. The Grand Tribune offers prayers at Fraternity functions, performs the White Rose Ceremony, counsels and consoles undergraduate brothers when a brother passes away, and, occasionally, performs wedding ceremonies. But what of fellowship? Do we have a common understanding of what fellowship is and what it can look like for Sigma Chi?

When I think of fellowship, my mind turns to the first installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. In this story, we meet a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who is called from his ordinary world into a world of adventure where he must accomplish a seemingly insurmountable task: destroy a ring imbued with an indestructible force of evil.

It soon becomes obvious to the fellowship that only Frodo can bear the ring to its destination. The fellowship splits in two. One group travels to destroy the ring, while the other warns others of the advance of the evil, battles the evil army, builds alliances and finds ways to buy Frodo more time to complete his journey.

There are a number of lessons our brotherhood can learn from this story. First, the Fellowship of the Ring is a selfless fellowship. Everyone is dedicated to the greater need of their friend’s mission. Each willingly gives their time, talent and treasure in the fight for their friend’s success while expecting nothing in return.

Second, their actions reflect their commitment to the fellowship – even when it comes at great personal sacrifice. Everyone believes in the cause that their behavior reflects that belief. Fellowship is always voluntary and always about lifting up others.

Lastly, status and stature don’t determine the worthiness of the mission or worth of the missionary. With Frodo, the most important mission in the story fell to the man of the least stature and status. Still, those around him never wavered in their support.

Each of us is on our own journey. So, how are you doing with helping others in Sigma Chi? Are you selflessly serving the others in the circle, or are you selfishly demanding to be served? We talk about a reciprocal bond in Sigma Chi, and I’ve never known it to be truer than when I’m engaged in selfless fellowship with my brothers.

Sincerely,

Jim Holcomb, CAL. STATE-SACRAMENTO 1994

Order of Constantine Sig and Grand Tribune

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Congratulations to Significant Sig Tony Hale, SAMFORD 1992, on winning his third Emmy for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program as Mr. Benedict in The Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney+.

SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY

Congratulations to Miller Moss, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2025, on being named the Offensive MVP in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl leading USC Trojans to a 42-28 victory over No. 15 Louisville. Moss finished the game 23-33 pass attempts for 372 yards with six touchdown passes. This broke the Holiday Bowl record and tied both a USC and Pac-12 bowl game record for touchdown passes.

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Congratulations to William Lewis Lockwood Dee, SAN DIEGO STATE 2027, the great-great-great grandson of Founder William Lewis Lockwood, MIAMI (OHIO) 1858, who was initiated into the Delta Xi chapter at San Diego State University this past weekend. He was pinned by his father William L. Dee, WESTERN 1996

BY ASHLEY SZATALA

SAYING BYE-BYE TO////////////////////////// BEDLESSNESS

Kevin Loveday, TENNESSEE TECH 1987, still gets chills when he thinks about watching the video that introduced him to Sleep in Heavenly Peace. In the Facebook Watch series “Returning the Favor,” TV host Mike Rowe profiles people who are giving back to their communities, and the second season featured the national nonprofit organization that builds and delivers beds to children without one.

“It grabbed my heart,” Loveday says of the video recommended to him by a friend who volunteers with her local Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter. “My whole life I’ve never really felt called to do anything like this. I am a Christian and I do good things, but this was like, ‘You need to go do something.’”

It also came at the right moment in Loveday’s life. He was chief financial officer for Coker Tire Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in November 2018 the company was sold to a private equity group. It was a stressful period for Loveday, and around that time two Fraternity brothers also died, prompting Loveday to question the meaning of his work and actions. He began some volunteer work with the Chattanooga Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter and retired from Coker Tire in July 2019.

Kevin Loveday, TENNESSEE TECH 1987, makes it a personal mission that no child sleeps on the floor in his community

Loveday and his wife moved to Pensacola, Florida, and started the Pensacola Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter in November 2019. To date, the chapter has built and delivered about 600 beds to children in need. For his work leading the local chapter and organizing bed builds, Loveday has been named this quarter’s Mark V. Anderson Character-in-ActionTM Leadership Award recipient.

MAKING A LONG-TERM IMPACT

Sleep in Heavenly Peace estimates that about 3 percent of children in the United States do not have a bed and are sleeping on the floor, a couch or somewhere else. Its motto is, “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town,” and it’s a challenge Loveday takes seriously. To combat bedlessness, a term the organization has coined, volunteers participate in bed builds where they form assembly lines to craft the various parts of a wooden twin bed. No experience in woodworking or building is required. People refer a family or apply themselves to receive a bed on the organization’s website, shpbeds.org, and then volunteers remove the requested beds from storage and assemble them in the home. Sleep in Heavenly Peace also provides the mattress, pillow and bedding.

Once Loveday moved to Pensacola, it took some time to build traction for a new Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter there.

“If we had been in Chattanooga, we could have called 10 people and raised $10,000 and had 100 people show up [for a bed build]. We knew everybody there,” Loveday recalls. “But God said, ‘Nope, I’m going to send you somewhere where it’s all [Loveday working on his own from the ground up].’”

As Loveday was meeting new people in his community, he was spreading the word about Sleep in Heavenly Peace. His neighbor, Michael Martin, a local business owner, recalls hearing from Loveday of the organization and bedlessness for the first time. Loveday had asked him and his business to sponsor the new chapter and help get it started, and the idea that children slept on the floor was heartbreaking to Martin. Today he is co-chapter president.

“If kids can't sleep well, they're not going to do well in school,” he says. “We really try to make an impact for the long term for these children.”

Lowe’s Home Improvement assisted, and continues to assist, both locally and nationally as a Sleep in Heavenly Peace major corporate sponsor, with that initial bed build in November 2019 by providing products, tools, assembly help and its parking lot for the bed build. Now that the chapter is more established, 80 volunteers can build 40 beds in about two and a half hours, Loveday says. The reaction of the children receiving their own bed is heartwarming to the volunteers.

“The younger kids are unbridled,” Loveday says. “We’ve seen everything from sleeping on a pile of clothes to sleeping in a utility room on a damp floor with nothing but a sheet. So many times we leave more blessed than the children are.”

Martin adds: “These kids will still be sleeping in these beds five, eight, 10, 15 years from now. This isn't something that you give and a week later they forget about it. Even though we are on track to deliver 600 beds, there are still probably a thousand beds, at least, that we need to get built and delivered. And we can only do that with volunteers.”

LEAVING THE CHAPTER IN GOOD HANDS

Current co-chapter presidents Martin and Steve Barroga, a lumber testing manager

who also donates wood to the chapter after his employer finishes inspecting softwood lumber for strength and quality, agree that the chapter is successful due to the passion Loveday has for the organization’s mission.

“Kevin's passion brought it here to Pensacola. He's all in,” Barroga says. “He’s always talking of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, always touting the volunteers, all the donations and everything. And he doesn't take any of the credit [for the chapter’s success].”

Martin describes Loveday as “selfless,” “community-minded” and “motivating.”

Both are already feeling the loss of Loveday, who at the end of 2022 was preparing to move back to Tennessee. It was his infectious enthusiasm for the organization’s mission, they say, that first attracted them to the Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter. Both now count him as a dear friend.

“Kevin did all the behind-the-scenes stuff himself. With Steve and I taking this over, we’re kind of like, ‘Wow, how did he do all of this stuff by himself?’ It’s just incredible,” Martin says with a laugh. “I’ve got [Loveday] on speed dial. So we’ll definitely stay in touch.”

Loveday plans on going back to work part-time when back in Tennessee, and, of course, continuing the mission of no child sleeping on the floor in his town.

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

2023 SIGNIFICANT SIGS

In 2023, Sigma Chi International Fraternity presented brothers the Significant Sig Award to recognize them for their professional achievements that have brought honor and prestige to the Fraternity. Fewer than 1 percent of the Fraternity’s all-time members have received the award. The Fraternity established the award in 1935 as a token of recognition, and it has become one of the most distinguished awards in the Greek-letter world.

Paul Arcangeli, NORTH GEORGIA 1987

Arcangeli assumed the directorship of the Defense Security Corporation Agency for the Department of Defense. He trained special operations personnel to establish demining training programs in 43 nations. Arcangeli served on the House Armed Services Committee where he oversaw the committee’s oversight of the DoD and directed the preparation and passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. Prior to his time at the DSCA, Arcangeli served 12 years in the U.S. Army.

Jere Bachus, FLORIDA 1989

Bachus is a founding partner of the personal injury firm Bachus & Schanker and the author of Unthinkable: Real Answers For Families Confronting Catastrophic Injury or Death. After 9/11 attacks, Bachus provided pro bono services to victims and families through the national Trial Lawyers Care program. He helped draft and pass Colorado’s Made Whole Doctrine, which protects injury victims who have reached a settlement from having to reimburse medical costs before being fully compensated. In 2013, he led the trial team that achieved the largest personal injury verdict in the State of Colorado.

Les Baledge, WESTMINSTER 1979

Baledge was executive vice president and general counsel of Tyson Foods from 1999 to 2004. He currently serves on the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining Tyson, Baledge practiced corporate and finance law. He is on the board of the Walton Arts Center Foundation and previously served on the boards of the March of Dimes Foundation, BMP Sunstone Corp. and Fairfield Communities, Inc.

Matthew Barrie, ARIZONA

STATE 2001

Barrie is a well-known TV anchor for ESPN SportsCenter and has hosted College GameDay on ESPN Radio. Prior to ESPN, Barrie was a sports reporter for local news in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. Barrie hosted weekend

sportscasts and anchored live coverage of professional sporting events. He hosted the Scripps National Spelling Bee and was inducted into Arizona State University’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Barrie is involved with the Miracle League of Connecticut, which provides recreational and sporting opportunities for children with disabilities.

Justin Beltram, NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 2000

Beltram is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Maverick Gaming, a casino operator with 2,000 employees and $200 million in annual revenue. Prior to this, Beltram held various roles in the slots divisions of MGM Mirage Corp., Treasure Island and Sands. The philanthropic branch of Beltram’s company, Maverick Cares, raises funds and partners with local organizations to serve the communities in which Maverick Gaming operates.

Andrew Beshear, VANDERBILT 2000

Beshear is the 63rd Governor of Kentucky. In 2019, Kentuckians elected Beshear, a Democrat, over incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin. Beshear led the state through the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the lives of Kentucky citizens, often in the face of pushback. He also guided the state through a devastating tornado and flooding. Prior to assuming the governorship, Beshear was elected as the state’s attorney general. In that role, he combated the opioid crisis by organizing a special office to investigate and prosecute the illegal drug trade.

Daniel

Bobst,

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 1990

Bobst is the CEO and owner of TrendHR, a family of HR outsourcing and real estate development companies operating in 39 states and generating revenues of more than $250 million annually. He is also a real estate developer and headed a number of commercial projects. TrendHR has been included in Inc. magazine’s 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for eight consecutive years. Bobst is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served as a cryptologist.

Eric Boyko, MCGILL 1992

Boyko is the president, CEO and co-founder of Stingray Group, Inc., a B2B, multiplatform music and in-store media solutions provider. The company operates worldwide in 152 countries and reaches an estimated 400 million TV subscribers. Boyko led the company through a successful IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2015. He is on the boards of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation, Intelcom and the Business Development Bank of Canada. Boyko organized a campaign between 18 local Montreal companies to unite in response to the war in Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis.

Marc Buncher, MISSOURI STATE 1993

Buncher is the president and CEO of Siemens Mobility North America, a transit solutions provider with 4,000 employees and more than 25 facilities across the U.S. and Canada. In this role, Buncher oversaw infrastructure projects in New York City, Los Angeles, South Florida, Dallas and across the country. Prior to his time at Siemens, Buncher was the senior vice president of the Power, Marine, and Rail Division of Caterpillar, Inc. Buncher is involved in the Wounded Warrior Project in Texas and is a supporter of the Christian ministry, Young Life.

Anthony Capuano, CORNELL 1987

Capuano is the CEO of Marriott International, the largest hotel company in the world. As the company’s fourth-ever CEO, he presides over 120,000 employees and more than 8,000 properties across 139 countries and territories. As part of this role, Capuano appears on news programs like CNBC and Fox News and as a guest lecturer at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, Harvard Business School and Penn’s Wharton School. Capuano established the Capuano Family Scholarship at Cornell to support higher education for underserved youth and the school selected him to be the 2023 Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education.

Geoffrey Cottrill, FLORIDA STATE 1985

Cottrill is currently the chief brand officer of Topgolf, a sports entertainment venue with locations across the country. He has formerly led marketing at Coca-Cola, Converse, Starbucks and Proctor & Gamble. Under Geoff's guidance a number of his direct reports have gone on to become CMO's at companies such as Patagonia, Lyft and Old Navy. Cottrill has served on the Board of Directors of the Grammy Foundation for more than 10 years in roles such as secretary, vice chair, and chair. He is also an active board member of local nonprofit, Giving Kitchen.

Brad Culpepper, FLORIDA 1992

Culpepper is a trial lawyer for the Culpepper Kurland law firm. Before his legal career, he was a defensive tackle in the NFL for nine seasons throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. During that time, he was a consistent starter for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears. Culpepper also appeared on two seasons of of the reality TV series Survivor. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2001.

Joe Depace, WESTERN 2013

Depace is half of the DJ duo Loud Luxury. Most recently the musicians had a residency at MGM resorts in Las Vegas. In 2017, their most famous track, "Body," peaked at No. 3 on the Canadian charts and No. 80 in the US. Today, the group reaches more than 8 million monthly listeners. Loud Luxury has been nominated for seven and won two Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. Depace remains an active alumnus and supports aspiring Sigma Chi musicians.

Mark Douglass, CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES 1981

Douglass is a managing director, private wealth advisor, and sports and entertainment director in Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management division. His team, based in Menlo Park, California, is responsible for more than $45 billion in assets. Douglass has made Barron’s Top Advisors list since 2013, ranking sixth in the nation for the last two years. He is currently co-chair of the Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Advisory Council and is active with the Junior Achievement of Northern California.

Don Fesko, PURDUE 1994

Fesko is the president and CEO of Community Healthcare System, an Indiana health network comprised of four nonprofit hospitals and a broad array of other heath offices. Fesko was trained as an optometrist and, prior to his current role, was the CEO of Community Hospital. Under Fesko’s leadership, the parent organization of CHS provides charitable care and community benefit services of more than $155 million annually. He sits on a number of boards including Indiana University School of Medicine Advisory Council, the Indiana Hospital Association, and the Community Cancer Research Foundation, where he serves as president.

Robert Frenzel, GEORGIA TECH 1992

Frenzel is chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest public utilities in the country. Frenzel has had a varied and prolific career. Prior to becoming Xcel’s CEO, he was CFO and later president and COO. Before this, he was senior vice president and CFO of Luminant, worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, and was a senior consultant at Arthur Anderson. Frenzel served in the U.S. Navy for six years before entering the private sector.

Michael Gallo, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 1973

Gallo is the CEO of Joseph Gallo Farms, a cheese and protein producer. He is a thirdgeneration farmer and businessman, beginning by managing his family’s vineyard and later founding Joseph Gallo Dairy and the Joseph Farms brand with his father. Over time, Joseph Gallo Farms has established or restored numerous wetlands and other wildlife habitats. Gallo created the Peter J. Gallo Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit honoring his brother, a fallen Vietnam War veteran. He is active in his community and has supported Merced County in a variety of civic and social capacities.

Thomas Gompf, OHIO STATE 1961

Gompf is a former athlete and U.S. Olympian in the sports of trampoline and diving. He won Olympic bronze for trampoline and has placed in multiple national and world championships for both sports. In 1980, he became a founding member of USA Diving. Gompf coached diving for the University of Miami and the U.S. Olympic Diving Team. He has served on the U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors.

Michael Graber, PURDUE 1992

Michael Graber was the president of Tuscany Motor Company, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. During his time at Tuscany, Graber grew a small family custom van business into the global leader in custom lift trucks that sells $110 million annually. He designed and manufactured a special military appreciation truck called “The Black Ops Edition,” a portion of the sales he donated to wounded veteran organizations.

Matt Hogan, BRITISH COLUMBIA-SIMON FRASER 1997

Hogan is a Toronto-based airline pilot for Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada. Prior to joining Air Canada over 15 years ago, Hogan was an air ambulance pilot. He has served as a nationally elected member of the Master Elected Council, vice-

chair of the Toronto Local Elected Council, and MEC Chair of the Air Canada Pilots Association. In the latter, Hogan served on many committees including Governance and Constitution and Occupational Health and Safety. In his role on the MEC, Hogan oversaw the negotiation of Canada’s most complex collective agreement.

George Iliff, SAN DIEGO STATE 1967

Iliff is the managing owner of Colliers International, Boise. Prior to this, he founded Iliff Thorn & Company in 1980 and grew it into a 12-location corporation with $1 billion in annual sales. In 1994, it was sold to Colliers Macaulay Nicolls and Iliff became the U.S. president. Iliff created the Boise Commercial Real Estate Outlook Conference, now in it's 19th year. He is active in the Boise community – he has served on numerous boards and founded a nonprofit focused on economic and community advancement called Boise Elevated.

Dr. William Kane, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1974

Kane has practiced dentistry in Dexter, Missouri, for 42 years. His solo practice has served more than 100,000 patients across four states. Kane founded and built the Smiles of Hope Dental Clinic, a nonprofit that has provided more than $6.5 million in charitable care and partners with the Missouri School of Dentistry. He has received national recognition for his work supporting dentists recovering from or experiencing addiction. Kane has previously served as president of the Missouri State Dental Board.

Robert Kelley Jr., TULANE 1969

Kelley is a civil trial lawyer and adjunct professor. He previously served as a county and federal public defender. Previously, Kelley was a professional tennis player and ranked in the top 50 in the U.S. He has recently been inducted into the Florida Tennis Hall of Fame. Kelley has volunteered for and served as president for the Youth Tennis Foundation of Florida. He is the author of the books, Civil Litigation: A Case Study and Introducing Children to the Game of Tennis as well as more than 20 novels.

John Kimball, UTAH 1986

Kimball is the president of the MLS franchise, Real Salt Lake. Under his leadership, the value of the team has increased from $250 million to more than $400 million

Before becoming president, Kimball was the franchise’s CMO. Previously he was a senior executive with Larry H. Miller Sports and Entertainment Group, the owner of the NBA team, Utah Jazz. He has also served as general manager of the cycling race, Tour of Utah. He is a board member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Gordon Edward Logan, SOUTHERN METHODIST 2008

Logan is CEO and president of Sports Clips. He started as a manager of a single location and worked his way up to vice president of operations for all 1,900 locations, then COO and finally president and CEO. Logan serves on the VFW Foundation Board of Directors and received the VFW Citizenship Award. His own franchise, Logan Family & Sport Clips Haircuts, has been named Family Business of the Year by Austin Business Journal

John Lubas, WAKE FOREST 1997

Lubas is a brigadier general in the U.S. Army and currently serves as the Deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division. Lubas started out as a second lieutenant in the 25th Infantry Division before joining the 75th Ranger Regiment. Lubas deployed numerous times to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has received multiple awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit.

David Marriott, UTAH 1999

Marriott is the chairman of the board of Marriott International, Inc. He is the third chairman in the company’s 95-year history. Marriott has held several positions in the company including president of U.S. Full Service Managed by Marriott and COO of the the Americas Eastern Region. Marriott and his wife donate their time and funds to the Board of the Foundation of the Children’s National Hospital and Families4Families, a local nonprofit focused on food security.

John McKenzie, WILFRID LAURIER 1995

McKenzie is president and CEO of the TMX Group, which runs Canada's capital markets and is the Canadian equivalent to the New York Stock Exchange. Since his appointment, McKenzie helped the company grow its revenue to over C$1 billion. He was previously TMX Group’s CFO and oversaw acquisitions of the Montreal Stock Exchange and Trayport. McKenzie serves on the boards of the Accounting Standards Oversight Council and the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation.

Scott Moore, NEBRASKA 1982

Moore is senior vice president of corporate relations and the chief administrative officer for Union Pacific. He has held several roles within the railroad company, including vice president of public affairs, Western region, general manager of public partnerships and director of government affairs. Before his tenure at Union Pacific, Moore was twice elected as Nebraska’s secretary of state, following eight years as a Nebraska state senator.

Eric Morgan, PURDUE 1994

Morgan created the Barry-Wehmiller’s flight department and was its head of flight operations. In 2000, he founded Morgan Investment Group, which has amassed a portfolio of multi-family apartment communities, golf courses and airport investments. Prior to that, Morgan was a pilot for TWA and American Airlines, after piloting Purdue’s university jet. Morgan also owns and acts as CEO for the Club at the Strand, a 27-hole golf course and community. He and his wife are key supporters of St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Jim Morse, OREGON 1983

Morse is owner and president of Pacific Lumber and Truss, the largest privately owned single-location lumber yard in the northwest. Morse has helmed the company since 1984, when it was still his family’s small lumber yard. Over time, Morse acquired developed commercial properties in the Portland metro area. He has quietly contributed more than $2 million to the University of Oregon and is a founding member of Division Street, a company that helps Oregon student-athletes build and make the most of their name, image, and likeness marketing opportunities.

Ian Mortimer, BRITISH COLUMBIA-SIMON FRASER 1998

Mortimer is the president and CEO of Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a leader in the development of neurology drugs. He was previously the company’s corporate secretary and later CFO and COO. He led its IPO and Nasdaq listing in 2014. Prior to joining Xenon, Mortimer served as executive vice president and CFO at Tekmira Pharmaceuticals (now Arbutus Biopharma) and CFO of Inex Pharmaceuticals. Mortimer serves on the board of directors of both Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. and Appili Therapeutics, Inc.

Mark Nix, ALABAMA 1981

Nix is the president and CEO of Infirmary Health, a health care provider that, under his leadership, has grown to be the largest on the Gulf Coast, with revenues in excess of $1.4 billion. In this role, Nix has innovated the health care delivery system and invested in advanced treatment options. Prior to becoming CEO in 2009, Nix has served Infirmary Health as COO and CFO. He serves on a number of boards including for Vizient Southeast and Leadership Alabama.

Destry Rogers, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1986

Rogers is a retired brigadier general of the U.S. Air Force. He served as combat pilot in special operations and as a military strategist. Rogers has been trained to fly multiple aircraft, including the C-130 and the U-28A. He has also trained pilots and served in combat operations with the 8th Special Operations Squadron and 16th Special Operations Group. He later served in a variety of roles at the Air Force HQ in the Pentagon. He has received several awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal.

John Rooney, ILLINOIS and ILLINOIS STATE 1961

Rooney is an author, professor, and sports consultant who pioneered the geographic analysis of sports and wrote the first book on the subject: AGeography of American Sport. He is president of Rooney and Associates Inc., where he has assisted the construction of eight golf facilities. He is a longtime professor of geography and is a Regents Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma State University. He has been interviewed on CNN, ESPN and NPR, among others.

Jay Saccaro, STANFORD 1995

Saccaro is currently the executive vice president and CFO of Baxter International, a Fortune 500 company that supplies lifesaving and sustaining therapies to millions of patients. During his seven-year tenure, the company has improved profits by more than $1 billion dollars. Saccaro has spent much of his career with Baxter, and was also senior vice president and CFO of Hill-Rom Corporation and held strategy and business development positions at Clear Channel Communications and the Walt Disney Company.

Steve Schuyler, ARIZONA 1979

Schuyler is chairman, principal and broker of Partners Management and Consultants, Inc., real estate company based in Tucson, Arizona, which he jointly formed in 1987. He previously was executive vice president and broker for Consultant Properties and senior vice president for Consultant Property Management and Investors, Inc. Schuyler began his real estate career in 1979 with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Management Services. He served the International Fraternity as its 71st Grand Consul from 2019 to 2021 and was inducted to the Order of Constantine in 2014.

Jay Shekelton, SAINT LOUIS 1989

Shekelton is the CEO and president of H-J Family of Companies, a family-run worldwide manufacturer and supplier in the transformer, switchgear, and breaker industry. H-J sells $200 million annually and employs 500 people in 16 countries. Shekelton is a member of YPO Gold St. Louis Chapter and a founding member of the Lewis and Clark YPO Chapter. He serves on the District Export Council, the St. Louis Regional Business Council and the board of the International Business Institute at University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Chris Stewart, SAN DIEGO STATE 1987

Stewart has worked at Gallup, the analytics and advisory company, for 28 years. He is leaving the Gallup organization with more global revenue impact than any other partner throughout his tenure. He supported Gallup's worldwide expansion and served as the managing partner in the Asia Pacific, where he helped governments around the world measure their impact, well-being, engagement and impact on culture. He has volunteered with the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Society and is a board member for the Kaplan Public Service Foundation.

Robert Stuart, FLORIDA 1975

Stuart is a commissioner for the City of Orlando. He is on Orlando’s Finance Committee and was previously a councilperson for the 3rd District. He has long served the Orlando community in several other capacities. Stuart previously led the creation of the Orlando Working Committee on Homelessness and was the executive director of the Christian Service Center of Central Florida, an organization he previously served as a board member for seven years. In this role, Stuart helped the center become the premier agency providing services to the those in need in Downtown Orlando.

Bob Thompson, WASHINGTON STATE 1985

At age 27, Thompson founded the logistics company Third Party Logistics (3PL). The company sells $100 million annually and is in the top 1 percent of the U.S. trucking, shipping and transportation industries. Thompson ran 3PL for 26 years before selling it to one of the world's largest shipping companies in 2017. Thompson is a director with the Oregon Fishing Club. He funds, through a multiyear commitment, the Washington State University Multicultural Center, which focuses and aids minority students.

Wesley Tibbals, FLORIDA 1995

Tibbals is a Circuit Court judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. He is the Associate Administrative Judge in the Family Law Division and he has served in the Unified Family Court Division in Tampa. Tibbals has presided over criminal, delinquency, and dependency court matters. Prior to his appointment, Tibbals was a trial attorney at Akerman LLP. During his time in private practice, Tibbals committed hundreds of hours to pro bono service as an attorney ad litem in juvenile delinquency court.

Bruce Titus, WASHINGTON STATE 1979

Titus is the founder and owner of Bruce Titus Automotive Group, one of the largest family-owned auto dealership networks in the Western U.S. The group’s annual revenue now tops $250 million dollars. Titus has donated vehicles to support the Children’s Museum of Tacoma and the Humane Society of Tacoma/Pierce County, among others. Ford Motor Company honored Titus with its 2023 Salute To Dealers for making “an extraordinary commitment of time and resources to help improve the lives of others."

John Warner, TULSA 1969

Warner is a retired longtime executive in the apparel industry. Most recently, he was president and managing partner of La Jolla Group, Inc., which under his leadership became a leading apparel and accessories manufacturer. Prior to that he served as CEO of Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. and of Quiksilver, a surf apparel company. He is active in Republican Party politics in Orange County, serving as an elected member of Orange County Republican Party Central Committee and the finance chairman of Orange County Republican Party.

Derek Westervelt, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1978

Westervelt is a founding producer of Ellen Degeneres’ hit daytime talk show, which he helped run until its final episode in April 2022. The 19-season, 3,000-episode show won 32 Emmy Awards, of which Westervelt has won 11 as executive producer. In total, “The Ellen Degeneres Show” donated more than $500 million dollars to various charitable organizations. Westervelt is also known for directing the 1994 thriller film, “Schemes,” and most recently, executive producing the TV show “Momsplaining with Kristen Bell.”

BOOKS BY SIGS

The Beekeeper: Pollinating Your Organization for Transformative Growth

By Katie Desiderio and Michael Frino, FLORIDA SOUTHERN 1999 / ISBN: 978-1394165261 / Wiley;May2,2023

In The Beekeeper, management and leadership professionals deliver an insightful exploration of what it means to place oneself at the core of learning and growth for the members of your organization. Readers follow the story of Catherine, the founder of a rapidly growing business as she transforms the way she leads and inspires others while also learning from the people around her. The authors discuss practical strategies and techniques to achieve extraordinary results in your life and business.

Woodrow Wilson’s Wars: The Making of America’s First Modern Commander in Chief

By Mark Benbow, HANOVER 1981 / ISBN: 978-1682478301 / TheNavalInstitutePress;Oct.15,2022

President Woodrow Wilson’s administration was marked by WWI and the armed interventions by the US in other countries, including occupations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a border war with Mexico, and Marines guarding Americans during unrest in China. Wilson let his cabinet officials operate independently, so long as there was no contradiction to his policies. He actively oversaw American diplomats; however, certain commanders’ actions affected Wilson’s diplomacy goals. Author Mark Benbow examines what these policy decisions and military adventures reveal of Wilson as commander in chief.

Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… or Any Place Else!

By Jay Dardenne, LOUISIANA STATE 1976 / ISBN: 978-0962087752 / ChelseaPublishingLLCinassociationwith LouisianaPublicBroadcasting;2022

Jay Dardenne, LOUISIANA STATE 1976, hosts a visually thrilling look through Louisiana and shows why the state is a jewel. The documentary, along with the companion book, explores the ways Louisiana is different from other places and teaches us why. The book is filled with over 250 photos documenting the people, places and the culture of Louisiana.

Ethics-Based Policing: Solving the Use of Excessive Force

By Significant Sig Ross Swope, MARYLAND 1972 / ISBN: 979-8986993812 / EdenWoodPublishing;Feb.21,2023

Ethics-Based Policing: Solving the Use of Excessive Force presents a clear guide to solve the problem of police and the use of excessive force. Focusing on seven building blocks of integrity illustrated by stories from his over 40-year police career, he shows police departments how to use the tools already at their disposal to create a culture of accountability. When implemented with unwavering dedication, his approach will dramatically reduce police use of excessive force, in turn reducing public resentment.

Cultured: A Jake Longly Thriller

By Significant Sig D.P. Lyle, ALABAMA 1968 / ISBN: 978-1608095520 / OceanviewPublishing;May2,2023

Jonathon Lindermann offers money, sex and power as the founder of The Lindermann Method, a program for which he recruits wealthy people to join under the promise of huge financial gains and self-enlightenment — for a hefty entry fee, of course. April Wilkerson has gone missing from Lindermann’s posh resort, Lindermann Farms. Jake Longly and his girlfriend, Nicole, go on an undercover visit to Lindermann Farms. There, they encounter suspicious activity, and a conversation with a girl hired to work at the property reveals Lindermann’s unorthodox, and immoral, recruitment methods. As layers peel away, dark edges appear. Longly and Nicole need to find Wilkerson fast before Lindermann finds out their true reasons for visiting.

Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor

By Significant Sigs Jeff Burnside, WASHINGTON STATE 1980, and Gordon Davis, WASHINGTON STATE 1968 / ISBN: 978-1638640059 / BasaltBooks;Aug.6,2023

British immigrant Cashup Davis and his family are among the first white settlers on the Palouse in eastern Washington territory. There, they opened an immensely popular stagecoach stop. When he insists on building an opulent hotel atop on of eastern Washington’s highest sites, it all comes crashing down. Davis’s business acumen, eccentricity, intelligence and unstoppable drive remain an inspiration, but his also life prompts questions that are still relevant today: What is real success? Does it blind people to other joys in life? How should people balance risk and reward?

Pilgrimage of the Faerie

By Louis G. Gazoul, WESTERN MICHIGAN 1982 / ISBN: 979-8887933306 / PagePublishing,Inc.;March6,2023

Seething with vengeance cultivated over 2,000 years of captivity, Lord Caelwas breaks from his Faerie-mandated prison and enslaves a sect of humanity and inflames them onto a course of destruction. Through immense travail, the young but now burdened Baytel, Druid of the Citadel, only gradually becomes aware of this powerful evil now at loose. With word that his love Tira and her friend in battle, Delphinade, are imprisoned in darkness, Druid Baytel is torn between love and loyalty to the Citadel. As cross-currents of missions verge on failure, suspicion undermines devotion, and conflicting loyalties emerge, Baytel's battle-tested companions unite in response, realizing they must face forces they do not yet comprehend.

The Humanity Factor: A Heart-Driven Approach to Your Finances and Your Future

By

Frank Legan, DAYTON 1995 / ISBN: 978-1544539584 / LioncrestPublishing;Sept.19,2023

The Humanity Factor helps readers define and pursue their dreams for the future. Legan introduces an accessible, achievable, personalized process that allows readers to be open and honest about fears and insecurities and puts the people and things you care about the most at the forefront. This book focuses on the reader’s strengths and takes a stepby-step guide to financial planning. In following it, readers will come away with a confident nest egg plan and a new perspective on who they are and what they want out of life.

BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN

Monuments and Memorial Commission Recognizes New Significant Sites

A recognition protocol introduced in June 2020 allows Sigs to nominate monuments, memorials that are historically significant to the Fraternity

The Fraternity’s Monuments and Memorials Commission designated the John Wayne Birthplace and Museum located in Winterset, Iowa, as a level-four memorial monument on April 14, 2022. The site’s petitioners say that the museum will serve as a reminder of Wayne’s dedication

Following the introduction of a recognition protocol for the Monuments and Memorials Commission in June 2020, there has been an influx of nominations for areas that have significant relevance in the history of Sigma Chi. Since the protocol’s introduction, the commission received its first two petitions on the same day, which recognized the last meeting site of the Constantine Chapter in Spring Park in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and the location of the original Chi chapter house at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. The latter also serves as a memorial for fifth Grand Consul Walter Fisher, HANOVER 1893, who was instrumental in assisting the financing and building of the Chi chapter house. The house marks the first time such a structure was financed and built for a Sigma Chi chapter.

The commission has since recognized eight new monuments or memorials under its recognition protocol. The new sites include a monument in Minneapolis

honoring 62nd Grand Consul Doug Carlson, MINNESOTA 1973; a portion of the John Wayne Birthplace and Museum in Winterset, Iowa, honoring the late Significant Sig John Wayne, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1929; the gravesite of 11th Grand Consul Orla Taylor, MICHIGAN 1886; seven bronze plaques located in various U.S. National Parks recognizing the contributions that 20th Grand Consul Stephen Mather, CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY 1887, made to the National Park Service while serving as its first director; Hazelden, the name given to the Brook, Indiana, home of 14th Grand Consul George Ade, PURDUE 1887; and Ade’s gravesite located in Fairlawn Cemetery in Kentland, Indiana.

Here is information for the sites, including where Sigs can find them and why they are historically significant to the Fraternity.

NEW MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS AND SIGNIFICANCE

JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE AND MUSEUM

Winterset, Iowa

Level: 4

Date Submitted: April 14, 2022

Primary Sponsor: Naples/Marco Island & Fort Myers/Estero Alumni Chapters of Southwest Florida

Significant Sig John Wayne, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1929, is one of the most recognizable Fraternity alumni. The museum, now recognized by the commission, will serve as a reminder of Wayne’s dedication to the Fraternity after he reached stardom. There are numerous museums that have archives of him, but the John Wayne Birthplace and Museum is the only one dedicated entirely to John Wayne. The official recognition given to the museum will ensure that everyone who visits the museum will recognize him as a life loyal Sigma Chi.

62ND GRAND CONSUL DOUGLAS R. CARLSON MONUMENT

Lakewood Cemetery | Minneapolis, Minnesota

Level: 2

Date submitted: April 27, 2022

Primary sponsor: Michael Church, ILLINOIS 2005

62nd Grand Consul Doug Carlson, MINNESOTA 1973, devoted his life to being a student of Sigma Chi. As an undergraduate student, he came to Headquarters to research the history of the Ritual. Upon his graduation, he was appointed as

Assistant Grand Historian and held the role for a few years until he became Grand Historian, a position held longer than any other Sig, 18 years, authoring TheHistory of Sigma Chi, covering the period from 1955 to 1980. Carlson became the Grand Pro Consul in 1999 and became 62nd Grand Consul, serving from 2001 to 2003. Throughout his entire career serving the Executive Committee, Carlson was the driving force for nearly four decades behind moving the Fraternity toward its original intended purpose — to be an organization that develops the character of its members and helps them live purposeful lives using the framework of Sigma Chi’s teachings.

11TH GRAND CONSUL

ORLA TAYLOR MEMORIAL MONUMENT

Oak Grove Cemetery | Chelsea, Michigan

Level: 2

Date Submitted: Aug. 15, 2021

Primary Sponsor: David Winans, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1970

The monument, which marks the grave of 11th Grand Consul and Significant Sig Orla Taylor, MICHIGAN 1886, stands in Oak Grove Cemetery located in Chelsea, Michigan. In keeping with honoring the Fraternity’s values, the recognition of Taylor’s final resting place will benefit Sigma Chi for years to come. Close to 6,000 alumni live within 100 miles of the gravesite and publicizing the location is intended to allow brothers an opportunity to connect with the Fraternity’s history.

Above: The

Estate formerly owned by 14th Grand

, located near Brook, Indiana, is pictured. Ade lived in the two-story, 14 room, Tudor Revival style home from 1904 until his death in 1944. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Pictured Left: The headstone marking the gravesite of 14th Grand Consul George Ade, PURDUE 1887, located in Fairlawn Cemetery in Kentland, Indiana. It is one in a circle of family members’ graves surrounding a central monument bearing the Ade family surname. Pictured Bottom Left: A bronze plaque located in Yosemite National Park that features the likeness of 20th Grand Consul Stephen Mather, CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY 1886, and first director of the National Park Service. The Fraternity’s Monuments and Memorials Commission designated it and six plaques like it located in National Parks in Arizona as level-four memorial monuments on May 30, 2022. Nationwide, bronze plaques depicting Mather are scattered at 60 distinct locations.

HAZELDEN ESTATE, HOME OF 14TH GRAND CONSUL GEORGE ADE,

PURDUE 1887

Brook, Indiana

Level: 4

Date submitted: Feb. 9, 2023

Primary sponsor: Significant Sig Robert Kaley II, PURDUE 1968

Ade’s home Hazelden is on the National Registry of Historic Places, and its importance in Indiana history has been recognized by the Indiana Historic Bureau, which has placed memorial plaques on the grounds. A similar plaque is planned for Hazelden’s designation as a Sigma Chi Historical Site noting Ade’s contributions to the Fraternity and to the Purdue chapter, whose chapter house built in 1912 was largely funded by Ade. Hazelden has since 1993 served as the site of five-year reunions for the Purdue chapter’s class of 1968. More information on Hazelden, including how to visit, can be found at hazelden.newtoncounty.in.gov.

THE STEPHEN T. MATHER BRONZE PLAQUES (7 TOTAL)

National Park Service Parks & Monuments | Arizona

Level: 4

Date Submitted: May 30, 2022

Primary Sponsor: Wayne Connelly, NORTHERN ARIZONA 1975

Twentieth Grand Consul Stephen Mather, CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY 1887, was instrumental in his contributions to the National Park Service as the first director of the organization. Nationwide, bronze plaques depicting Mather are scattered at roughly 60 different locations. The new locations include two plaques at the Grand Canyon National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, Casa Grande National Monument, Pipe Spring National Monument, the Saguaro National Park and Walnut Canyon National Monument, all in Arizona. To benefit the Fraternity, the size and visibility of the plaques will not only speak to the achievements of Mather, but also increase the attendance to the National Parks.

GRAVESITE OF 14TH GRAND CONSUL GEORGE ADE, PURDUE 1887

Fairlawn Cemetery | Kentland, Indiana

Level: 2

Primary sponsor: Purdue chapter alumni

The historical significance of Ade’s gravesite at Fairlawn Cemetery in Kentland, Indiana, reflects Ade’s service to the International Fraternity as its 14th Grand Consul from 1909 to 1911 and his authorship of TheSigmaChiCreed. His headstone is one in a circle of family members’ graves surrounding a central monument bearing the Ade family surname. Ade was one of America’s most popular journalists, playwrights and authors of the early 20th century. Ade also served on Purdue University’s board of trustees and the school’s football stadium, Ross-Ade, bears his name.

ABOUT THE COMMISSION AND ITS RECOGNITION PROTOCOL

The Fraternity’s Monuments and Memorials Commission in 2020 created a recognition protocol that gives Sigma Chi members a mechanism with which to nominate existing plaques or monuments honoring noteworthy brothers and places, as well as new places of significance by the Fraternity.

Previously known as the Runkle Monument Commission, the Fraternity established the commission in 1921 to finance and erect a monument at the gravesite of Founder Benjamin Piatt Runkle, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857. From 1924 to 1933, the commission expanded its scope and fundraised for similar monuments to the Founders. Since then, the Fraternity’s list of recognized monuments has grown to include over 14 sites considered historically significant to Sigma Chi.

“We had a booklet of the 14 existing monuments and memorials, but aside from printing out the booklet or putting it online, there wasn’t a way for people

to know we were considering additional monuments or memorials to be officially recognized by the Fraternity,” says Order of Constantine Sig and former Monuments and Memorials Commission Chair Warden George Hooper, KANSAS STATE 1960, who spearheaded the protocol’s creation and led the commission for 15 years. Order of Constantine Sig Don Copeland, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1989, was named chairman of the Monuments and Memorials Commission on Dec. 5, 2022.

Each of the monuments or memorials is designated by four different levels of recognition and have specific criteria that must be met to come under the commission’s purview. Some of the levels range from sites deemed to be of foundational significance to the Fraternity and deserves its legal and financial support in level one, to locations established by non-Fraternity entities but are of general interest to other Sigs because they honor a Fraternity member in level four. The protocol was established in response to multiple instances over years of brothers asking why certain monuments had not been recognized, Hooper says. He added that he anticipated more nominations to come in, but believes brothers are unaware of the commission’s existence. The protocol allows the commission to dig into and focus on new monuments or memorials across the country, as well as weed out nominations that may be of less significance.

“[The commission] discussed the possibility that the protocol will bring a rash of nominations that weren’t the best, but we are ready to say, ‘This isn’t significant that it rises to the level of national recognition,” says Hooper. “But by having this in place, it emphasizes that applications can be submitted."

Historically, Hooper said recognizing significant monuments and memorials can be impactful. Even if the site is significant to a select number of brothers, recognizing these sites lends itself to be beneficial to Sigma Chi as a whole.

“If we believe the history of the Fraternity is important to us, these sites are a piece of that background and history of the Fraternity, whether it be nationally, regionally or even locally depending on the impact of that site,” Hooper explains. “That was the key to explore this further and we need brothers to come forth with their ideas for what needs to be looked at. We will be able to determine what is worthy and what is not... Even if it’s to say, ‘here it is,’ and that’s all people hear about it, those monuments are now on the map.”

ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

Three Purdue Sigs, Zach Westerbeck, 2014, Dave Westerbeck, 1983, and Nick Wells, 2014, summitted Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2023. Zach Westerbeck along with his father and pledge brother Wells braved temperatures as low as 15 degrees and slept on the ground to make it to the top of the mountain.

Miami (Ohio) brothers Jim Valenti, Chris Boudinet, Socrates Kostas, Rob Grossman, Ted Corvey and Scott Sykora, all from the class of 1979, gather on Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field in June to watch Grossman’s son Robbie play for the Texas Rangers. The Rangers won 5-2.

Order of Constantine Sig Mark Anderson, ILLINOIS 1977, right, presents comedian, musician and ventriloquist Taylor Mason, ILLINOIS 1979, with his class of 2020 Significant Sig Award on Dec. 9, 2023, after Mason’s performance at the Moonlight Theater in St. Charles, Illinois.

Thirty Southeast Missouri State University brothers from the graduating years 1967 to 1975 are picture at their biennial retreat in New Haven, Missouri. They have met for the three-day retreat since 2009. Originally, the spring 1968 class would meet up, but after 2008 they decided to expand the retreat to all Epsilon Phi chapter brothers.

ALUMNI CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES

JANUARY

1/12/2009 Jackson, Mississippi, alumni chapter, 15 years

1/19/2009 College Park, Maryland, alumni chapter, 15 years

FEBRUARY

2/1/1974 Twin Cities, Minnesota, alumni chapter, 50 years

2/12/2019 Kansas City alumni chapter, 5 years

2/24/1909 Cincinnati alumni chapter, 115 years

MARCH

3/2/1909 Missoula, Montana, alumni chapter, 115 years

3/11/1904 Atlanta alumni chapter, 120 years

*Anniversaries are listed every five years.

3/25/1904 Detroit alumni chapter, 120 years

3/28/1914 Honolulu alumni chapter, 110 years

Preserving & Maintaining the Heart of a Chapter

BY ASHLEY SZATALA //////////////////////////////////////////////

Constantine Housing Initiative, Risk Management Foundation are undertaking efforts to assist house corporations with holding onto and renovating aging chapter houses

The charm of the property was apparent from the first tour in 1988, and the location was unbeatable. A Victorian turret and ornamental elements both outdoors and indoors give an elegance to the 1890s-era house, and in addition to being close to the university’s campus, the house was blocks away from the since-closed Pabst Brewing Company’s flagship brewery in Milwaukee.

The chapter’s future members and alumni knew they had found a chapter house to call home. Initially, they rented the house from an elderly couple and took pride in being in a place not owned by the university, a common occurrence for many Greek-letter organizations across the country. In 1991, with the passing of their landlords, the chapter purchased the house from the elderly couple’s estate.

As is the case with old houses, maintenance issues slowly started adding up. Boiler issues and broken pipes feeding radiators caused water damage. The chapter submitted insurance claims for the damage, with each loss in excess of $100,000, but neither the house corporation nor the chapter had the financial means to make significant repairs. The men, annually numbering around 80, looked at moving to other houses or building something new, but “it all came back down to the charm of this house, the craftmanship, and the fact that the chapter didn’t want to be saddled with a big house that needed 25, 30 or 40 people living there,” recalls Order of Constantine Sig Mike Fleming, WISCONSIN-MADISON 1981, who now serves on the house corporation board for the Iota Pi chapter at Marquette University.

The repeated claims and declining state of the house in 2021 caught the attention of the Risk Management Foundation [RMF], which provides access to property insurance for Fraternity chapter houses. Although the situation at the Marquette chapter house was not good, it was not unique.

“We were seeing with our aging stock of housing that our RMF property claims expenses were steadily increasing. So, that was concerning because we were philosophically taking on more and more risk,” says RMF Executive Director Steve Davidson, BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1996. “We said, ‘Look, if we’re spending, for example, $500,000 a year in water damage claims to houses that are 75 to 100 years old, what if we had an opportunity to spend that same $500,000 but invest it in these aging facilities in such a way as to prevent those claims from occurring?’”

RMF needed additional expertise to make such a change a reality. So, in 2017, it created the Constantine Housing Initiative [CHI]. “Its focus is on consistent inspections, identifying those areas where investing dollars ahead of time will pay bigger dividends on the back end, and trying to develop those house corporation relationships so that people are comfortable with us coming in and making those sorts of recommendations bolstered by access to the necessary financial resources to address those recommendations,” Davidson explains.

In July 2021 CHI took the novel step of acquiring the California State University, Northridge chapter house due to financial challenges of the house corporation to

preserve and redevelop the structure. “The acquisition is an example of how CHI plans to support the Fraternity and its house corporations moving into the future,” a CHI press release said at the time. In November that year CHI acquired the Marquette chapter house for similar reasons.

As of this writing, work on the Cal. State-Northridge property hadn’t started yet, but a major renovation to the Marquette property was completed in January 2023, capped off by a rededication ceremony of the property the following month. The chapter house acquisitions, used only on a case-by-case basis, represent one of the many approaches RMF and CHI are using to preserve and enhance a key component of the fraternal experience for undergraduates and alumni alike amidst an aging housing stock that can be costly for house corporations to maintain and keep.

CREATING AN INSURANCE PROVIDER

To understand the present-day RMF and how it serves Fraternity chapter houses, it’s important to understand the circumstances surrounding its founding. In the midto late 1980s, many U.S. businesses and organizations were struggling to obtain liability insurance and faced skyrocketing premiums for the coverage available. It was a nationwide crisis that was caused, in part, by an increase in liability lawsuits and significant payouts, a lack of foresight by insurance companies as litigation cases rose over the years and a fear by insurers to cover certain risks at any cost, according to a 1986 Time article on the crisis.

Fraternities and sororities were one of the many businesses having difficulties getting coverage. The Denver Post at the time analyzed insurance data from multiple national organizations to publish a list of the top 30 risks for insurers. Fraternities and sororities ranked No. 6 on the list, with bars, liquor stores and child care centers making the top 3. Sigma Chi’s Executive Committee, chaired by Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Phillip Olsen, UTAH STATE 1970, and 55th Grand Consul Tom Bell, MISSISSIPPI STATE 1935, made finding a solution to the crisis a top priority.

The Risk Management Foundation was founded on a $250,000 loan from the Fraternity in 1988 to educate members on risk management, foster a fraternal culture of safety and responsibility and provide chapters with access to affordable, comprehensive insurance coverage. It utilizes pooled resources and access to a group insurance coverage program to provide the liability insurance that was in jeopardy at the time.

Order of Constantine Sig Keith Dobrolinsky, BRADLEY 1985, served as director of housing and insurance for the Fraternity from 1987 to 1989 and then became the founding program director of RMF and then-lending program, Constantine Capital Inc. He spent 18 months traveling to different chapters, helped launch RMF and got a clearer picture on the state of Fraternity housing.

In 1988, the Fraternity had about 13 chapters in the program, recalls Dobrolinsky, who later served on RMF’s board and now serves as CHI board chairman. The following year RMF was insuring 80-some chapters as it became more established.

A key component of RMF is risk management education. Delivery of the Robert E. Reifschneider Values-Based Leadership Certificate, which is supported by RMF at the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop, as well as the Robert E. Joseph RMF Award for exemplary risk management programs within chapters, “get people to think ahead, take an honest interest in their guests and their other brothers and help

them learn to create environments that can still be socially enjoyable but also have some protections and some sensitivities,” Davidson says.

Reduced claims equal more funds that can be set aside as reserves to help support Fraternity education efforts related to risk management, among other savings purposes. A financial boost came when RMF purchased in 2008 an ownership interest in Favor & Company, which is a broker that works with leading insurance market Lloyd’s of London.

“That [purchase] was important because it really allowed us to fundamentally change the structure of our risk management and insurance operations, and that has made a tremendous difference over the past 15 years,” Davidson says. “It was that change that really led to some environments in which we were able to grow financially, which in turn has enabled increased support to key Fraternity initiatives with over $1 million in support to SCLI in the last 10 years.”

Being proactive and getting ahead of the risk and claims is what led to RMF creating the Constantine Housing Initiative [CHI]. Through CHI, Sigma Chi is able to provide, preserve and protect student housing opportunities that strengthen the undergraduate experience.

BEING AN ASSET TO HOUSE CORPS

Beginning in 2013 RMF started seeing claims for problems like ongoing water damage, HVAC or other system failures, and roof repairs and replacements. Then from 2016 to 2018, property claims payments continued to increase due to chapter losses, with a significant impact on RMF loss reserve funds. Although, like other insurers, RMF conducted inspections and recommended improvements, it was finding that many house corporations often lacked the resources to perform ongoing maintenance in response to inspection recommendations. Because of RMF’s structure, it was unable to do the problem solving necessary to improve situations like these.

Under the leadership of RMF board chairman and 67th Grand Consul Dennis Santoli, CASE WESTERN 1967, Davidson and Dobrolinsky put together a proposal for 69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978, and also talked with the Executive Committee to receive approval for creating a housing entity for the Fraternity that would create additional opportunities to engage with, and offer assistance, to house corporations, which is something that many Greek-letter peers already had. CHI was founded in 2017 with the mission to increase the level of General Fraternity support to volunteers, staff and local house corporations as they strive to maintain and improve the quality of Sigma Chi housing. Staff and board members from the banking, real estate, property management and insurance industries, among others, were recruited to ensure the organization’s success.

Since CHI’s inception, it has evolved to offer more than just lending opportunities to house corporations. CHI can assist with asset use and property management; provide guidance on operations and maintenance; help determine budgets and establish financing; consult and help with the design of new facilities and renovations; collect data and share information between chapters and volunteers; inspect facilities to make sure they maintain high standards of maintenance and livability; and share its wide network of services and service providers.

Although CHI has its origins in getting ahead of insurance claims, it’s firmly rooted in helping house corporations and Fraternity volunteers who serve in those roles.

“I do [property management] professionally. It can be a bear of a job. Many of our dedicated Sigma Chi volunteers don’t have a background in construction or property management. We want to give them the resources or professional staffing support they need,” Davidson says. “When CHI has the opportunity to work directly with some of the volunteers, we’re able to demonstrate the expertise of not only our staff but also our board of directors. They can see there really is a suite of services that is beyond what any of them would expect. [When we can assist,] we’re saving everyone time, and we have the benefit of knowing that we’re going to get a product that Sigma Chi is going to be proud of.”

Maintaining facilities that chapters, and Sigma Chi, can be proud of is important. Chapter houses are more than just living and learning centers; they’re physical embodiments of the fraternal organization. They’re where undergraduates live and gather, and they’re where alumni periodically return.

Deferred maintenance and lack of time and money from struggling house corporations is “when we start losing housing on campuses,” says Dobrolinsky. By preserving and enhancing this key element of the Sigma Chi experience, CHI is ensuring that the heart of each of Sigma Chi’s chapters endures for the decades to come.

PRESERVING, HIGHLIGHTING FRATERNITY’S LARGEST ASSET

Shortly after the creation of CHI, a situation arose that emotionally touched its board and staff members. The Iowa State alumni invested in building a nearly $4 million house in a premiere site on Iowa State University’s campus after tearing down the chapter’s old house due to age and significant costs of maintenance and repair, according to news articles. The house opened in 2015, and the Fraternity closed the

chapter in 2018 due to accountability issues. [As of this writing, expansion efforts are expected to begin at Iowa State in fall 2023.]

“The Beta Omicron alumni came to us and said, ‘How are we going to keep this investment?’ We gave them some ideas, but we didn’t have the infrastructure nor the financial assets to go in and just take them out of that situation. We could not purchase the house and hold onto it for a few years until the chapter returned to Iowa State and were able to properly cash flow the house,” Dobrolinsky recalls. “This was a challenging time for both young and old alumni alike, and it was decided that the property be sold to another fraternity. “We agreed as a board, ‘We’re not going to let that happen again.’”

A similar situation arose at Cal. State-Northridge in 2021, but this time, the outcome is different. In 2015, RMF worked with an outside vendor to get new, updated and comprehensive baseline inspections of all Sigma Chi chapter houses. The Cal. State-Northridge chapter house’s physical structure was ranked poorly, according to RMF Operations Director Justin Brandt, LOUISVILLE 2013. The house corporation members acknowledged they needed to fix some things but that there was not enough money to do so. A follow-up inspection three years later found the same issues.

“The local group tried to do some fundraising from time to time. But to turn this around, it requires a lot of professional resources, and it’s going to take some money to take it where we want it to go,” Brandt says. He explained that with increasing land values in Southern California, the property where the house sits is more valuable than the structure itself. “With some additional cash, we can leverage the value of that land and build something that is larger and more self-sustaining as opposed to a singlefamily home that is just continually getting worse. Once we are able to do that, it will unlock a ton of value that was not possible for a local house corporation to do.”

CHI was already in the process of acquiring the chapter house when in 2021 the Fraternity closed the chapter due to risk management and conduct concerns. CHI found a local property management company to oversee the house in the meantime and now rents the house to other students on campus while CHI works to rezone the property and work on long-term building plans.

“Some chapter houses are locally owned and managed by a house corporation, and they're capable of managing and growing themselves independently. Others are not, for varying reasons, but still need support and assistance,” CHI Property Services Manager Andrew Hillmann, MURRAY STATE 1987, explains. “If a chapter occupies a facility where its ownership and management is lagging for some reason, you face a crossroads where potentially, in order to not financially distress the chapter or the local house corporation, that facility may have to be disposed of in some way. And we don't ever want that to happen, so that's where CHI steps in. Whether CHI owns the property or whether a local volunteer organization owns the property, the key is not who owns the property but how we work together to ensure that piece of property stays in the Sigma Chi family.”

The numerous aging properties in Sigma Chi’s portfolio can make maintaining chapter houses costly for both house corporations and CHI.

“A new house or major renovation is needed every 20 years. With 100 Sigma Chi-owned facilities, we should be seeing about five new builds or major renovations every year to stay on that 20-year cycle,” Davidson says. “Ultimately this is not a five-year plan. This is a 20-year plan because so much of the housing we are dealing with is well over 50 years old, if not over 100 years old, and that takes a long time to get back on the right side of that maintenance plan.”

A UNIQUE OFFERING DESPITE HOUSING COMPETITION

Deferred maintenance also can make chapter houses less attractive spaces to live in and conduct chapter activities in, which affects money-generating tenant rentals and reduced pledge numbers during recruitment. In addition, increased competition in the student housing sphere affects chapter house rentals.

“The apartment communities, the campus housing, even the dormitories, are not what somebody who went to school 20 or 30 years ago would consider typical. You have a lot more luxury amenities like lounge areas, outdoor ball courts and fitness facilities, and even grab-&-go markets and coffee shops that are part of today’s student housing experience, whereas those used to be campus facilities,” Hillmann says. “If a local apartment community rents an apartment for $1,000 and Sigma Chi can’t provide comparable services for a comparable price or comparable amenities for a comparable price, then it's hard to justify choosing to live in the fraternity house.”

In addition, university requirements that freshmen and sophomores live in campus housing makes filling chapter houses even more difficult for house corporations. In response, some house corporations have to overhaul their business models to include more single rooms and higher parlor fees, for example.

Many within CHI and RMF say it’s not possible to compete with amenities offered by other housing facilities outside of Greek-letter life. Where Sigma Chi remains

competitive and stands out against other housing options, they say, is with its own strong brand identity and culture.

“Your school has the same thing. You have your school’s mascot, you’ve got your school’s history, you’ve got your school’s prominent alumni. Sigma Chi has that as well. So to compete, we have to make a concerted effort to share that identity in a way that people can recognize,” Hillmann says. “That includes not just the physical amenities and having a bed to sleep in, but that also means conveying our brand identity, our history and our tradition. If somebody chooses to live in the dorm, they’re not going to get that connection to the school’s brand because that school mascot doesn’t show up unless you’re in the gym. Most prominent school alumni don't show up unless you're in a lecture hall.

“But when you come to a Sigma Chi fraternity house, you have all of our prominent alumni, all of our history, all of our culture, everything right there in the same place where you study, socialize and even put your head at night. You’re right where brotherhood actually happens. And that’s where we need to sell that appeal. We offer something that even if we can’t match one-for-one the amenities of other housing options, we can offer something that other student housing options don't have and will never be able to provide.”

For alumni and undergraduates alike, their local house often represents the heart of the chapter.

“If taken collectively, our chapter houses are Sigma Chi’s largest asset after the Ritual and brands. In the communities with a chapter house, it’s often what people first think of when they think of Sigma Chi. If you ask an alum for a fond memory, the chances are high it will be associated with the house,” Brandt says. “While many of our chapters are successful without a common or stable place to hold chapter meetings or for alumni to visit, in my experience establishing a permanent ‘home base’ takes the chapter to the next level and secures its legacy a little further. Unfortunately for many groups it might take 40-50 years to have the resources to accomplish this.”

Adds Dobrolinsky: “[In Sigma Chi] we say Ritual, brotherhood and club. The Ritual is first and foremost. That's what binds us. Brotherhood is our day-to-day interactions with each other, and that’s important. And then the club aspect: We are a social fraternity. The fraternity house is the center of it all. It brings people together. I think it fosters the Ritual and brotherhood. It’s also a catalyst for alumni to get back involved.

“There’s so much that was learned in the chapter house, and there’s so many memories and so many good times, bad times, but we grew as individuals through it all. That's what builds us as individuals, better individuals.”

‘THINGS LIKE THIS … WILL BRING ALUMNI BACK TOGETHER’ Praise from Marquette undergraduates and alumni is high for their newly renovated chapter house. The renovation cost about $1.25 million, funded through insurance proceeds and a restructured mortgage, as well as an ongoing capital fundraising effort by the local alumni.

Above: The stripped-down interior of the Marquette chapter house is pictured during its $1.25 million renovation. Top Left: Pictured, from left, are Risk Management Foundation Executive Director Steve Davidson, BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1996, Order of Constantine Sig and Grand Trustee representative to the Executive Committee Rick Lewandowski, RIPON 1975, Order of Constantine Sig and Grand Trustee Bill Bringham Jr., ALBION 1975, and Marquette Consul Ryan French, 2023, during a rededication ceremony in the basement of the newly renovated Marquette chapter house on Feb. 25, 2023. Bottom Left: The stripped-down interior of the Marquette chapter house is pictured during its $1.25 million renovation.

For years the poor insulation and faulty boiler contributed to many water damage claims, and the entire physical plant was replaced. Professional designers outfitted the interior with stylish furniture and décor. Previously, the house was too small to hold chapter meetings, so those were held elsewhere. Now, a renovation of the basement and proper egress has provided additional space to hold future meetings and events.

For the rededication ceremony held Feb. 25, 2023, about 60 alumni returned to the chapter house, as well as CHI and RMF board members and Fraternity staff who were involved with the renovation, says Marquette’s capital campaign chairman Chris Antonneau, MARQUETTE 1992, who helped plan the event. They toured the property and gathered in the basement to hear presentations about the renovation process and what it means for the chapter going forward. A Ritual rededication reminded the men about the fraternal bonds they made when they were undergraduates. In the evening people watched the Marquette men’s basketball team face off against DePaul University.

“The house has been remodeled in ways that make it safe, efficient for utility purposes and costs associated with housing, and there’s furniture and décor that you can be proud of,” Antonneau says. “We wouldn’t have gotten it to where it is today if it weren’t for CHI, and I think the chapter itself will be a much more stable and vibrant place by virtue of having a house in place to call home. Things like this are exciting and will bring alumni back together for years and years to come.”

Adds Dobrolinsky: “We need alumni to rekindle those relationships with their brothers who they have not touched in years. [House renovations have] really brought a lot of alumni back into the fold for their love for not only their chapter, but also for Sigma Chi. I think that’s really key. If we can help build better house corporations each year, I think we’re going get more alumni support, which not only helps the local chapter but also the local housing chapter situation.”

BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN 2020

What Makes a Chapter House a Home?

From unique architecture to collections of priceless Sigma Chi memorabilia, chapter houses across the Fraternity are a point of pride for those who lived at the house

From Sigma Chi’s inception, chapter houses have always been part of the Fraternity’s history. It started with Aunt Lizzie Davis’ house in Oxford, Ohio. Davis was the aunt of Founder Thomas Cowan Bell, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857

At the first chapter house, the Founders, as well as many other Sigs following the founding, “lived in luxury” according to One in Heart and Purpose: The FoundersandtheFoundingoftheSigmaChiFraternity by Order of Constantine Sig, Significant Sig and 21st Grand Historian Dr. William Fleming, SAM HOUSTON 1965. In the histories of Sigma Chi, it is noted that several upperclassmen took residence at the chapter house during their final years at the school. It is believed that all the Founders except William Lewis Lockwood, MIAMI (OHIO) 1858, and Franklin Howard Scobey MIAMI (OHIO) 1858, lived at the Davis house in the years following the founding. In Volume One of the History of the Sigma Chi Fraternity from 1855 to 1925, ninth Grand Consul and 13th Grand Historian Joseph Nate, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1890, explains the house helped create relationships and formed a cohesive bond within the chapter. It was also at this house where expansion and growth were planned.

“The house as a center made possible almost constant conference and cooperation for success,” wrote Nate. “The place was also the scene of many a playtime, when everything was forgotten but just the fun of being boys together. Yet, even in those times character often was revealed, and the type of manhood was indicated.”

Throughout the Fraternity brothers pride themselves on the special features of their chapter houses. Some have attributes that make them stand out on campus and help with recruitment efforts, others possess impressive memorabilia collections that preserve the chapter’s history. These collections and unique personalities about the respective houses all help tell the history of Sigma Chi.

Below are properties that are among the most unique chapter houses that Sigma Chi has to offer:

ALPHA, MIAMI (OHIO)

401 E. Sycamore St., Oxford, OH 45056

Being only a few blocks from the founding site of Sigma Chi, the Alpha chapter house opened its current doors to the undergraduates in 1971. The door that was opened, however, is one that belonged to the chapter house in the 1920s. From an aerial view, the house itself looks like the White Cross that is worn by all Sigs. Inside, the house is full of memorabilia, including an original plaque of the founding site.

ALPHA THETA, MIT

532 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215

In 1919, members of the MIT chapter took residence at a house that would eventually serve the chapter over 100 years later. The house has a music room, complete with a baby grand piano, it also has a designated dining area with personalized Sigma Chi chairs under a massive stained-glass window. The second floor hosts a library that doubles as a study space. Hidden beneath the main floor is what the chapter calls “Zero Floor,” complete with an entertaining area and an industrial kitchen.

DELTA DELTA, PURDUE

202 Littleton St., West Lafayette, IN 47906

The chapter house at Purdue University has been home to undergraduates for over 110 years. The house is comprised of a game room, dining room and a multi-purpose room complete with a gathering area. The Eldridge Room, depicts the history of the chapter and the International Fraternity. The walls are lined with text and pictures explaining the history. The chapter has boasted over 50 Significant Sig Award winners and, to honor those award winners, there is a large display of all Purdue Significant Sig Award recipients.

DELTA PSI, RENSSELAER

58 Pinewoods Ave., Troy, NY 12180

Thanks to alumni donations, the Delta Psi chapter at Rensselaer was able to, in 2012, construct a $3.2 million addition to the house. The addition included 10 new rooms, an updated kitchen and basement, among other amenities. The chapter also has a freestanding garage that serves as a study room, lounge, as well as a workshop. A notable feature on the house, however, is the 200-plus square foot porch.

EPSILON ETA, CAL. STATE-FRESNO

1456 E Bulldog Lane, Fresno, CA 93710

In 2018, the chapter house for the Epsilon Eta undergraduates was equipped with 135 solar panels, donated by Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig Mike Patton, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 1991. The mounted panels serve as shaded parking for the undergraduates and are set to last the chapter for 30 years. The installation of the panels is expected to offset 97 percent of the chapter’s $17,700 electrical cost each year. The addition of the panels will generate $890,000 in positive cash flow over the expected 30-year life of the panels. The chapter house is believed to be the first within Sigma Chi and Greek-letter organizations to rely on solar efficient energy.

EPSILON TAU, MURRAY STATE

103 N. 14th St., Murray, KY 42071

While some chapters may have historically significant memorabilia locked in display cases for all to see, the Epsilon Tau chapter uses a piece of memorabilia daily. In the 1990s the original chapter house was demolished but two Murray State Sigs, David Snellen, 1991, and Scott Bridges, 1991, saved the front door from the structure. It now is the doorway to the current chapter house library. Bridges held onto the door for more than 20 years and the door was custom fitted to the construction of the house.

ETA IOTA, EMBRY-RIDDLE (DAYTONA BEACH)

520 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Unique chapter houses come in all shapes and sizes, and for the Sigs at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, theirs is a former motel. The motel was built in the 1950s and purchased by the chapter in 1972. The former motel was started by the Mt. Vernon Motor Lodge, which was a regional chain. The chapter was founded when a number of students returned home from the Vietnam War.

GAMMA IOTA, LOUISIANA STATE

27 Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Despite a fire in the 1970s that threatened the Louisiana State chapter house, the undergraduates have called the “House of the Southern Woods” home since March 15, 1940. The house is comprised of 27 types of wood all found throughout Louisiana. Following the fire, necessary upgrades and renovations were made while keeping the original location the same, as well as certain elements of the original house.

KAPPA KAPPA, ILLINOIS

410 E. John St., Champaign, IL 61820

The chapter house at the University of Illinois was designed in 1909 by Chicagobased Rapp and Rapp Architects. George Rapp, ILLINOIS 1899, presented plans in 1908 and since then, renovations and upgrades have allowed undergraduates to live

in the house for over 120 years. Mason Rapp, ILLINOIS 1929, also served as architect for International Fraternity Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.

ZETA THETA, KETTERING UNIVERSITY

704 E. Main St., Flushing, MI 48433

For over 60 years, more than 1,400 Kettering Sigs called their chapter house at 704 E. Main St. home. The house, however, has been part of the local community for over 100 years. The house originally had been home to the mayor of Flushing, Michigan. Before transitioning ownership to Sigma Chi in 1963, local fraternity Phi Sigma Phi purchased the house. The chapter built an addition in the 1980s, increasing its sleeping capacity to 45 people.

Significant Collections

Two of the Fraternity’s chapter houses in the state of Ohio include special collections that are an homage to the work of their famous alumni.

Alpha Gamma, Ohio State | Milton Caniff art collection

Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Milton Caniff, OHIO STATE 1930, was a nationally syndicated cartoonist who developed most of his creations at 260 East 15th Ave. in Columbus, Ohio.

“[Caniff] never did oil paintings except one of the founding of the Alpha Gamma chapter at Ohio State. Dating back to the 1950s, the painting was hanging over the fireplace in the house... the picture fell and the glass broke. I picked up the picture and saw it said, ‘Milton Caniff 1 of 1’ so I went through the rest of the artwork and saw they were all originals. They were appraised at well over half of a million dollars. The university had added a new addition to a building and highlighted cartoonists from Ohio State except Caniff. They are now on permanent loan to the university and the professional reproductions hang in the place where the originals were at the chapter house.” - Order of Constantine Sig Jim Smiley, OHIO STATE 1976

Mu, Denison | Woody Hayes collection

The chapter house at Denison boasts an impressive collection of memorabilia about legendary college football coach and Significant Sig Woody Hayes, DENISON 1935

“We have a full room dedicated to his memory. It has both of his undefeated teams on the wall, a collage of photos from various publications... The gentleman who sculpted the statue for Woody Hayes had the contract for the statue in Columbus. He had a clay maquette that he created to get perspective for the 8-foot statue at Ohio State and he cast the maquette for us. It’s 16 inches tall, bronze and is identical to the 8-footer in Columbus. We have so much material that people have sent us and even his letter-sweater from when he played football here.”

- Order of Constantine Sig Bill Mason, DENISON 1957

SIGMA CHI ATHLETES

Sigma Chi proudly believes in the different temperaments, talents and convictions of its members and one such area is collegiate athletics. To its credit, at least 10 different collegiate sports are represented with a Sig on the team. Football boasts the largest collection with at least 30 Sigs representing 18 different universities. Miller Moss, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2025, recently garnered national attention for a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes against Louisville.

FOOTBALL

Nathan Johnson, ARKANSAS 2024, Tight End

Rykar Acebo, ARKANSAS 2025, Quarterback

Patrick Kutas, ARKANSAS 2026, Offensive Lineman

Mason Schueck, ARKANSAS 2026, Linebacker

Riley Smith, BOISE STATE 2022, Tight End

Rys McDonald, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2024, Outside Linebacker

Bridger Koby, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2026, Tight End

Orin Edwards, MIAMI (OHIO) 2024, Quarterback

Sellers Shy, MISSISSIPPI 2023, Wide Receiver

Drew Burnett, MISSISSIPPI 2025, Wide Receiver

Mac Owen, MISSISSIPPI 2026, Wide Receiver

Jett Johnson, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2021, Linebacker

Jake Weir, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2025, Quarterback

Parker Lewis, OHIO STATE 2024, Kicker

Zach LaFrance, RENSSELAER 2026, Wide Receiver

Henry Bishop, SAMFORD 2024, Kicker

Brett Neilon, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2021, Offensive Lineman

Jude Wolfe, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2022, Tight End

Jac Casasante, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2022, Long Snapper

Clyde Moore, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2022, Linebacker

Will Rose, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2023, Punter

Sean Mahoney, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2023, Tight End

Miller Moss, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2025, Quarterback

Michael Shannonhouse, LOUISVILLE 2000, and Rob Gover, LOUISVILLE 2000, are pictured during the chapter’s ski trip at West Virginia’s Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort in 2000.

Kilian O’Conner, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2026, Offensive Lineman

Garrett Pomerantz, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2026, Rush End

Roman Marchetti, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2026, Inside Linebacker

Gage Roy, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2026, Quarterback

Carter Link, SOUTHERN METHODIST 2024, Safety

Solomon Locke, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 2026, Running Back

Will Albright, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 2024, Linebacker

AJ Herrera, TEXAS A&M 2026, Safety

Cameron Nellor, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2024, Wide Receiver

Michael Surface, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2025, Defensive End

J’den Wilson, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2025, Wide Receiver

Logan Wylie, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2026, Center

Dorian Gates, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2026, Defensive End

Briton Allen, UTAH 2023, Safety

Jack Barton, VANDERBILT 2024, Safety/Linebacker

Tommy Eckels, VANDERBILT 2024, Linebacker

CHEERLEADING

Jaren Wilson, SOUTHERN UTAH 2024

ALPINE SKI RACING

Aristotle Ninos, CLARKSON 2024

SWIMMING

William Tan, RENSSELAER 2024

Dustin Wilson, HANOVER 2024

CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES

JANUARY

1/8/1949 Delta Xi, San Diego State, 75 years

1/22/1949 Delta Omicron, British Columbia, 75 years

1/26/1974 Eta Pi, Central Florida, 50 years

1/29/1994 Kappa Lambda, College of Idaho, 30 years

FEBRUARY

2/12/1869 Sigma, Princeton, 155 years

2/12/1909 Beta Zeta, North Dakota, 115 years

Chet Paulson, HANOVER 2026

Callum Buchanan, HANOVER 2026

LACROSSE

Lance Guttormson, HANOVER 2025

Julian Kammerman, ROANOKE 2026

SOCCER

Brandon Brackett, MEMPHIS 2024, Midfield BASEBALL

Dylan Fleming, OTTAWA 2024, First Base

GOLF

Javin Kile, HANOVER 2026

TRACK AND FIELD

Alex Galanti, HANOVER 2024

Jake Kehoe, HANOVER 2024

Albert DePierri IV, SACRED HEART 2025

Garrett Brown, STANFORD 2025

Trey Wheeler, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2025

CROSS COUNTRY

Owen Via, HANOVER 2025

Connor Watson, HANOVER 2026

Connor Rohman, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2026

MARCH

3/1/1864 Kappa, Bucknell, 160 years

3/4/1989 Iota Lambda, Louisville, 35 years

3/14/2009 Lambda Delta, UC-Merced, 15 years

3/15/1924 Gamma Eta, Idaho, 100 years

3/17/1984 Theta Iota, Saint Louis, 40 years

3/18/1989 Iota Mu, Wilfrid-Laurier, 35 years

3/24/1934 Gamma Sigma, Auburn, 90 years

Anniversaries are listed every five years.

Welcome back, Florida State University

CHAPTER NAME: Epsilon Zeta

INSTALLATION DATE: Jan. 21, 2023

SIGS INITIATED AT INSTALLATION: 95

For over a year, the Epsilon Zeta chapter at Florida State worked to get their charter back. Having little to no knowledge about Greek-letter life, JP Davis, FLORIDA STATE 2024, wasn’t sure about which organization to choose. After a fateful meeting with International Fraternity Headquarters staff, Davis and his group of friends knew Sigma Chi was the best fit. The group wanted to be a part of something new and step up to leadership positions. Below explains the reactivation process and what the future holds for the Florida State chapter.

How did this all start? There were plenty of my friends who were rushing in the fall 2021. We had the same idea that we were going to pursue Sigma Chi because it was [reestablishing a chapter] on campus. We all wanted to be a part of something new and fresh so we could be in leadership positions as soon as possible. We thought Sigma Chi could be a perfect opportunity. I went to an interest meeting where [then-associate director of expansion] Taylor Lee, SOUTHERN UTAH 2018, was hosting, and he gave me the rundown of Sigma Chi. That sparked my interest and encouraged me to tell others about the movement occurring with the return of Sigma Chi. I had the opportunity to speak with Taylor on a personal level and I felt we had a connection with the things we discussed, such as The Jordan Standard

When you guys first showed interest, what was the process like? We started with over 60 guys in the initial class. We focused on establishing a true brotherhood, understanding each other’s goals, virtues, ideals and ambitions. Without that, we wouldn’t be able to have made as much progress as we did. Our [associate chapter] advisor, now our chapter advisor, Nick Alvarez, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2014, was pivotal that first semester to boost morale and keep us motivated. The circumstances around that first group, mentors, leadership and alumni, helped us cultivate where we needed to be. One of our struggles is that we don’t have a chapter house. It’s hard to sell Sigma Chi at FSU compared to some of the other chapters that have houses. The silver lining, however, is that potential new members that accept bids are more concerned with the character of the brothers rather than what the house is like.

How long did the chapter’s reactivation process take? The process took about a year and a half. We had successful recruitment efforts each of the semesters we were still an associate chapter. The Interfraternity Council at Florida State helped us. With the other mentors, they helped guide us to where we need to be to have a successful recruitment. There were requirements that we needed to have a 75 percent bid acceptance rate. Each semester, we had a 100 percent acceptance rate.

What was it like leading up to initiation? Everything happened so fast. It was nice to have our initiation at the beginning of the semester so we could have high morale as we began our recruitment efforts and our Derby Days philanthropic event. We’re in the race to be chapter of the year and our initiation helped lift our spirits and motivate us to keep grinding. Being initiated was something I’ve waited on for a year and a half. Especially being elected Consul last spring, this was something I’ve really been itching for, not for my own recognition but to be able to see it happen while I was still in college. To be at the initiation banquet, I was definitely soaking it all in.

What are some of the plans or goals for the chapter moving forward? Our main priority is to retain and protect the charter at all costs. We want to continue to promote a culture of non-hazing and turn that toxic culture around for the better by being the leaders of men that we are destined to be as Sigma Chis. We really want to make sure we’re practicing our values and growing our brotherhood. We’re also going to focus on building a strong relationship with and through IFC.

Welcome back, Stanford University

CHAPTER NAME: Alpha Omega

INSTALLATION DATE: Nov. 11, 2023

SIGS INITIATED AT INSTALLATION: 51

The undergraduates at Stanford University faced some challenges while they worked to get their charter back. As a nontraditional student and a veteran, Alex Bonilla, 2024, felt a strong connection to Sigma Chi due to its quality of membership and values. Bonilla was named the first Consul of the associate chapter and helped guide the chapter through its ups and downs. Funnily enough, Bonilla only approached the information table for a pen but struck up a conversation with alumni and determined Sigma Chi was going to be the right choice for him.

How did this all start? Coming to Stanford was a dream of mine, and when I got here I noticed it was really difficult to have the kinds of bonds I had in the military. I saw a Sigma Chi table and some of the older alumni. I clicked with the guys really fast and could see that this was a group of guys who wanted to create some strong friendships and dedicate time and energy toward a common goal.

What was the process like for you and for the chapter? I realized there were a lot of different visions of what people wanted since there was no real structure yet. I knew right away we had a good opportunity but also the requirement to create that, and it takes a lot more effort to create something everlasting. We started to form friendships and got together as a group without the expansion guys and talked about what we wanted to be. I felt like I had the experience and relevant skills to be a strong leader from my time in the military. I outlined what I wanted for Sigma Chi at Stanford, creating lasting bonds of friendship and brotherhood, as well as reestablishing us on campus with a house and a good reputation.

What made you choose Sigma Chi? What was the appeal? Personally, it had to do with our Grand Praetor Craig Joyner, OKLAHOMA STATE 1973. He’s a very wholesome guy and was honest and forthcoming. If this organization was able to attract and retain this man for this many years and he’s out here trying to recruit people to it, it’s got to be something to look into. If this is the caliber of man this organization attracts, I want to be a part of it and surround myself with great people.

How did you feel after the signing of the charter and the initiation? It was a mixture of disbelief because when we started this, everyone was telling us that it was going to be a long time. There were times I thought we wouldn’t make it and times I thought we were going to lose all our membership. It’s been a roller coaster, so when we got the charter signed, it seemed unreal. We definitely tested a lot of people, and the founding class has a lot of the best people I know who were willing to sacrifice in order to make this happen.

What has the alumni involvement been like? The support they gave us was one of the contributing factors that made us successful. Joyner was there for almost every chapter meeting, every stage of planning and brought in Order of Constantine Sig Mark Galbo, SAN JOSE STATE 1982, and other alumni in the area who were constantly helping us by telling us what worked for them. They offered constructive criticism and were very helpful. Every step of the way, they were just as involved as the guys in the chapter. I think that’s because they are truly dedicated to Sigma Chi and want to see the chapter flourish again.

Were there any moments that made you question your will to keep going? There were a lot of times like that. Some of the brothers left because of it, thinking, “Why are we paying this organization we know nothing about to just be friends?” I had to explain to them that you aren’t paying for friends and that the dues we pay are for access to this much wider and more concrete organization that will outlast any of the unstructured friendships you make here.

BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN 2020 //////

REMEMBERING 51ST GRAND CONSUL DR. GEORGE JONES

Jones, LOUISIANA STATE 1942, was deeply devoted to the Ritual and used humor and his love for the Fraternity to connect with Sigs

There will truly never be another Sig like 51st Grand Consul, Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Dr. George Jones, LOUISIANA STATE 1942

Sigma Chi’s beliefs of different temperaments, talents and convictions were prevalent in Jones’ everyday life. His professional career as a military man turned engineer turned ophthalmologist made Jones as diverse as they come. Following his graduation from Louisiana State University in 1942, Jones served in World War II in the 16th Field Artillery Observation Battalion as a Flash Platoon Leader and Battalion Survey Officer, taking part in the Brittany Campaign, Eiffel Mountains Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge. In 1953, Jones ended his roughly 10-year career as a captain in the Army.

When he returned to civilian life, Jones became an engineer for the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but decided his talents were best suited elsewhere.

“The guy was brilliant,” says Order of Constantine Sig and Grand Trustee Rick Lewandowski, RIPON 1975. “He started out as an engineer and decided he would do better as a doctor and he became not only a physician, but an ophthalmologist.”

His brilliance was on display at all times. Those who knew him best speak highly of his deep devotion to the Ritual and his constant learning of how its teachings can be applied in the world.

Lewandowski remarked at Jones’ understanding of the Ritual starting with the full ceremonies. “[Jones] pointed out that in almost every other fraternity, you basically go through a nice ceremony, but the processes we go through on the front end are really what make you a Sigma Chi,” explains Lewandowski. “We’ve all made a commitment to our ideals and to continue to strive to improve ourselves. That makes us a very different organization than just about everybody else. I think he’s right about that.”

GOAL WAS TO ELIMINATE HAZING

With the Ritual in mind, one of the major things Jones wanted to control as Grand Consul was hazing and for the practice to be eliminated.

In a letter that appeared in the fall 1981 issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, Jones wrote: “Little time should be taken up discussing hazing. It’s out! It is an idea whose time has gone. Brotherhood begins with pledging and matures with initiation.”

57th Grand Consul, Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Joel Cunningham, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 1965, says Jones’ belief in the Ritual’s teachings led to his desire to eliminate hazing.

“He was very eager to see the Ritual being respected, appreciated and understood. He wanted to see hazing eliminated and wanted to see the risks taken on campuses across the country reduced and minimized as much as possible,” says Cunningham.

Lewandowski says Jones was hazed at Louisiana State and his dislike for the practice as an undergraduate led to his desire to eliminate the practice many years later as he assumed the office of Grand Consul.

“It was a major focus of his, being as dedicated to the Ritual as he was. He understood that you can’t treat people badly before they become initiated, put a badge on them and have all those animosities and bad feelings go away,” says Lewandowski. “You’ve got to treat people consistent [with] the Ritual before they’re members and once they become members. George understood that and was a big advocate for that. He knew the damage it does to new members when they’re forced to go through that and get initiated.”

THE UNDERGRADUATE’S

GRAND CONSUL

Jones also is remembered for his lively sense of humor. Order of Constantine Sig Rickey Heroman, LOUISIANA STATE 1976, used to tease that Jones wasn’t the Grand Consul but the Grand Jester.

His joke-telling abilities were the perfect ice breakers when speaking with undergraduates. At any Sigma Chi-related event there was bound to be a crowd of people around Jones listening to him tell stories or crack jokes.

“He had a joke for everything,” says Heroman. “He was nominated from the floor in Orlando [at the 61st Grand Chapter] for Grand Quaestor and won because all the undergraduates loved him. Wherever he went, whether it was a workshop or Grand Chapter, he always had a gathering around him. People wanted to talk to him and visit [with] him. After the conversation, you just felt good.”

In the same 1981 issue of The Magazine, Jones wrote that he was open to hearing from undergraduates and alumni alike in order to better the organization. Overwhelmingly, he would respond to the letters and phone calls he received.

“He was somebody, when he was at a workshop or a chapter visit, who was actively listening and telling stories. He responded to messages quickly and memorably,” Cunningham says.

Lewandowski adds that Jones encouraged the letters and phone calls. “He was certainly a big advocate of that because it was his way to communicate with both alumni and undergraduates,” says Lewandowski.

As Grand Consul, Jones would travel to chapters in neighboring states. Heroman, who was a Grand Praetor at the time, would accompany Jones to help expose as many chapters to Sigma Chi as possible.

These visits, however, weren’t simply social calls. Jones visited the chapters with a goal in mind.

“He was a grower of the Fraternity as far as chapters go, but he did not want to do it at the expense of giving up the meaning of the Ritual. He wasn’t one of those people that just wanted to create 500 chapters. He wanted to create quality chapters that were focused on what the Fraternity was about,” explains Heroman.

A LIFETIME COMMITMENT

Jones is believed to be the first Grand Consul to turn 100 years old. In his advanced age, Jones still held a special place in his heart for his home chapter at LSU.

John Cadwallader, LOUISIANA STATE 1970, says he was introduced to Jones on a bid night in 1966. Cadwallader’s uncle, the late Order of Constantine Sig Richard Cadwallader, OHIO STATE and LOUISIANA STATE 1936, and Jones would explain to the new group of undergraduates that a Sig’s commitment to the Fraternity doesn’t end upon graduation.

“Every year they would come back and give the same kind of talk to the pledges on bid night,” Cadwallader says.

In 2015, the International Fraternity closed its LSU chapter and, according to Cadwallader, it tore Jones up. The loss of the charter drove Cadwallader to take the position of the Baton Rouge alumni chapter president.

“I harkened back to our discussions to get the alumni chapter back up and running. Some of the driving force I had inside of me to get the [undergraduate] chapter back was from [Jones],” he says.

Jones’ love for Sigma Chi spanned beyond his home chapter. In the weeks preceding his death, Heroman mentioned that anytime he visited Jones, he would ask how the undergraduates were.

“Every time I saw him, he would ask if I was going to Lafayette and how the undergraduates were doing and if they understood Sigma Chi. He asked what kind of boys they are and if they’re leaders. These were conversations I had with him when he was 101 years old,” says Heroman.

Although he cared for his home chapter deeply, Jones also had a commitment to the undergraduates elsewhere.

“He loved the Fraternity and gave a great deal of time, energy and thought to it. He was a person of considerable wisdom and had a devotion to the undergraduates and to the broader life of the Fraternity that was remarkable and much appreciated,” Cunningham says. “He continued to be an active participant even after he served as Grand Consul.”

BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN 2020 //////

REMEMBERING 54TH GRAND CONSUL KEITH SORENSEN

Sorensen, UTAH and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1962, focused on service and eliminating hazing during his tenure

With the May 1, 2023, passing of 54th Grand Consul, Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Keith Sorensen, UTAH and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1962, those who worked with him summarize his years volunteering with Sigma Chi as selfless.

His path to becoming Grand Consul, however, was different than most elections. At the 64th Grand Chapter in New Orleans in 1983, Order of Constantine Sig Gardner Allen, EMORY 1928, was elected as the 52nd Grand Consul. At the time, Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Marvin “Swede” Johnson, ARIZONA 1950, was elected as Grand Pro Consul and Sorensen was named Grand Quaestor.

Sadly, Allen died 52 days after taking office. Out of necessity, Johnson transitioned to become the 53rd Grand Consul and Sorensen became Grand Pro Consul. Order of Constantine Sig Jerry Nelson, UTAH STATE 1977, says becoming Grand Consul was never part of Sorensen’s plan.

“In 1985 Keith was elected Grand Consul, and I don’t think he wanted to be,” Nelson says. “He was a person who cared about service and didn’t aspire to any of the Grand Offices of the Fraternity that I know of.” That was the crux of Sorensen’s volunteerism, according to Nelson.

Trustees, serving until 1979 when he was elected Grand Quaestor for the first time.

“Keith’s persona was more of [asking], ‘Where can I serve?’ I think he was that way from the time he graduated. He was busy in his work life, his family was young and, all of a sudden, he was thrust into the arena of Grand Officers. It was never his intent when he ran for Grand Quaestor,” Nelson says.

Starting in 1962, Sorensen began his nine-year involvement with the Leadership Training Workshop, first serving on the Consul and Magister faculties for several years. In 1968 he became a member of the Leadership Training Board and headed the Magister division through 1970.

During that time, Sorensen also served as Grand Praetor of the then-called Utah-Southern Idaho province. In 1971 he was elected to the Board of Grand

After he was elected as Grand Consul, Sorensen focused primarily on eliminating hazing at a time where old traditions were dying out and hazing was becoming more well-known. In a 1985 article of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, in which Sorensen outlined what his priorities were as he assumed office, eliminating hazing was toward the top of the list.

“We need to be the strongest example of a non-hazing fraternity in the world — because it’s right; because we are the best; and because we are the ones most capable of enforcing it,” he said at that time.

Nelson says the previous Executive Committees had begun to lay the foundation for eliminating hazing, and Sorensen wanted to continue down the same road in his own transparent way. He alluded to Sorensen wanting to be approachable by the undergraduates.

“He wanted them to feel comfortable should they need to report something. He was a good leader who was able to work behind the scenes. His role as Grand Consul was very leadership-oriented and more ‘directing the ship’ rather than driving it,” Nelson remembers. Nelson also looked to Sorensen for leadership advice and saw him as a mentor.

“He was always supportive of what I did in the Fraternity and encouraged me to run for certain things. He was never pushy or demanding and never had an agenda. [His focus] was always about what would help grow the Fraternity,” Nelson says.

Helping grow the Fraternity and leave it better than he found it was Sorensen’s M.O. According to 50th Grand Consul Jack McDuff, ARIZONA 1951, “In (Sorensen’s) passing, we have lost more than just a Sigma Chi brother; we have lost a wonderful human being. The trait I remember most about [Sorensen] was that he always sought solutions, not conflict.”

Nelson agrees Sorensen was “always willing to do what he was asked, and he never offered advice that wasn’t sought. He never tried to direct things, and he was supportive. He would correct things that needed to be corrected in a very kind and gracious way, but never in a place of anger.”

Sigma Chi was an important aspect of his life. Nelson recounts that Sorensen’s wife, Carolyn, said he loved Sigma Chi and that it was meaningful to him his whole life. Being Grand Consul only amplified his love for the Fraternity.

“He is one you can say his motives were pure and affable – that they weren’t about him. It wasn’t about him being Grand Consul. It was about, ‘How can I serve, and what can I give back?’ That was how he wanted it to be. He never paraded around that he was Grand Consul and didn’t like the attention it brought him because it was more about giving back than about who he was. He never wanted it to be about him,” Nelson says. “He represented who the Grand Consul should be and was very dignified in doing so.”

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:

“InasmuchasourdearlybelovedbrotherworeoverhisheartTheWhiteCrossofSigmaChi,whoseimmaculatewhitenesssymbolizedtousthepurityofhismotives, therefore, it is most appropriate that he now bear above his heart our emblem; and that we lay white roses upon his casket in token of the sweet memories we will always cherish 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

51ST GRAND CONSUL, ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG AND SIGNIFICANT SIG DR. GEORGE JONES, MD, LOUISIANA STATE 1942 , entered the Chapter Eternal Aug. 21, 2023. He was 101. As Grand Consul, his priority was to be available to the undergraduates and assist them in any way possible. Eliminating hazing and using the Ritual as a guide were both also on his priority list. Professionally, Jones served for nearly 10 years in the Army, retiring as a captain. In his civilian life, Jones was an engineer-turned-ophthalmologist. He practiced for 37 years in Baton Rouge and was a clinical assistant professor at LSU and Tulane Medical Schools.

54TH GRAND CONSUL, ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG AND SIGNIFICANT SIG KEITH SORENSEN, UTAH AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1962 , entered the Chapter Eternal May 1, 2023. He was 88. When he assumed office in 1985, Sorensen was primarily focused on eliminating hazing and leaving the Fraternity better than when he started. Professionally, Sorensen served in the Army decoding messages during the Cold War. He also was passionate about commercial real estate development and held positions in banking and general legal counsel. He was able to use his passions to secure lands for future church buildings while on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in The British Isles.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG JAMES BEATTEY III, INDIANA , entered the Chapter Eternal Aug. 23, 2023. He was 91. Professionally, Beattey was senior vice president of the Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana and founded Midwest Engineered Products Corporation where he co-invented the CentraSep. Fraternally, Beattey was a longtime president of the Lambda House Corporation and was named the Hoosier Sig of the Year, as well as earning the William T. Bringham Best House Corporation Officer Award. He served as president for numerous years beginning in 1976 and was responsible for the organization, fundraising and supervision of the renovation to the Indiana chapter house.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG RICHARD BEIN, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1954 , entered the Chapter Eternal Nov. 19, 2022. He was 90. For about six years, Bein served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the Army Reserve. After receiving his law degree from UCLA, he served as an Assistant District Attorney until his appointment to a judgeship in 1971. He served for 21 years as a Superior Court Judge in San Diego. For Sigma Chi, Bein served on the Leadership Training Board from 1976-1978. Bein was a faculty member for the Leadership Training Workshop on the Consul and Magister divisions in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG DANIEL HARROP III, BROWN AND HARVARD 1976 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Sept. 29, 2022. He was 68. Harrop was born June 15, 1954, in Warwick, Rhode Island. Professionally, Harrop was a hospital administrator and established a successful private practice in psychiatry. He also ran for a mayoral seat and for the general assembly in Providence. For quite some time, Harrop served as a Grand Trustee and served the Fraternity as a faculty member during various workshops, president of two alumni chapters and was a chapter advisor to three undergraduate chapters, among many others.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG REM JOHNSTON III, WABASH 1955 , entered the Chapter Eternal Feb. 18, 2023. He was 89. Johnston was born Aug. 5, 1933, in Ossian, Indiana. Johnston was on the Wabash College House Corporation, earning him the Order of Constantine nod. With his involvement, he helped bridge the gap between undergraduates and alumni through his successful printing business, printing a networking publication called TheLittleGiantSig. He also helped guide a campaign for the new chapter house. His efforts with the university also extended to recruitment efforts, alumni relations and a heavy presence in the athletic department.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG REMIGIO MARIANO, MCGILL 1982 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Nov. 5, 2022. He was 78. Mariano was born Jan. 22, 1944. After receiving his master’s degree in library sciences, Mariano worked for the McGill Library Services until his retirement in 2009. Even after graduation, Mariano showed immense loyalty to Sigma Chi, earning a Grand Consul Citation in 2006 and the William T. Bringham Best House Corporation Officer Award in 2005. He also was a member of the Fraternity’s former alumni ambassador program, serving chapters in the Ontario/Quebec province.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE AND SIGNIFICANT SIG BOB MCRANEY JR., MISSISSIPPI STATE 1956 , entered the Chapter Eternal on March 10, 2023. He was 88. McRaney was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. McRaney was best known in the broadcasting industry, first becoming vice president and managing director of WWBT-TV in Richmond, Virginia from 1972 to 1984. He later became VP and general manager of WDSU-TV in New Orleans from 1984 to 1989; WDSU broadcast Super Bowl XX in 1986. Following WDSU, McRaney became president of WROB/WKBB radio in West Point, Mississippi until his retirement in 2000. For Sigma Chi, McRaney served as Mississippi State’s house corporation for 10 years, in which he helped during construction of the chapter house.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG JON MILLER, OKLAHOMA STATE 1966 , entered the Chapter Eternal May 20, 2023. He was 80. Following his graduation, Miller studied industrial engineering at Texas A&M. Professionally, he found success as a chief information officer and managed IT departments for the U.S. government and Wells Fargo, among other notable companies, including Sigma Chi. From 2003 to 2007, Miller served as Grand Praetor of the Eastern Province and spent nine years on Team Balfour. He also previously served as chapter advisor at the University of Maryland, as well as Ritual advisor. At Maryland, Miller spent six years on the board of the house corporation and was heavily involved with the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG JOHN RUSSELL, CINCINNATI 1968 , entered the Chapter Eternal June 16, 2023. He was 80. Since 1975, Russell served the Village of Newtown, Ohio, as a member of the planning commission, councilman, vice mayor and mayor for two terms. In 1982, he helped co-found CR Architecture and Design, which ultimately became a 100-person firm whose designs can be seen around Cincinnati and the country. The firm helped design firehouses, schools, and companies including Kroger, Walgreens and Marriot hotels. He actively took leadership roles with the local American Institute for Architects and the Advisory Council at the Montana State University College of Architecture.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG RICHARD SALISBURY, MAINE 1959 , entered the Chapter Eternal Sept. 25, 2022. He was 86. After taking a year off to sail the seas, Salisbury finished his undergraduate degree and enlisted in the Air Force Reserve. Professionally, he taught as a professor of history at Cony High School and the University of Maine, Orono, before he entered a career with Union Mutual Life Insurance. Salisbury served on the Leadership Training Board for 13 years. He was also previously a chairman of the Leadership Training Board’s membership development program, alcohol awareness program and alumni activities program. Salisbury also served for 25 years as a Leadership Training Workshop faculty member.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG AND SIGNIFICANT SIG BUD SHUSTER, PITTSBURGH , entered the Chapter Eternal April 27, 2023. He was 91. After his service in the U.S. Army in 1956 as an officer and counter-intelligence agent, he became president and CEO of Datel Corp., a computer terminal company, and founder of a computer software company. In 1972, Shuster was elected to Congress from the 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He was ultimately elected 15 times and is best known for his work as chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Fraternally, he was a dedicated chapter advisor to the Saint Francis University chapter.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG HUGH SWEENEY SR., DENVER 1954 , entered the Chapter Eternal on March, 23, 2023. He was 91. Sweeney was born Nov. 8, 1931. For many years, Sweeney served on the University of Denver’s house corporation and in 1982 he earned the William T. Bringham Best House Corporation Officer Award. Sweeney also served as the president of the Denver and Pikes Peak alumni chapters and served as Grand Chapter delegate.

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE SIG AND SIGNIFICANT SIG BILL WINTER, WASHINGTON (SEATTLE) 1972 , entered the Chapter Eternal July 30, 2023. He was 74. Fraternally, Winter dedicated himself to the University of Washington’s chapter until his death. Professionally, he specialized in wastewater management for over 45 years. For several years, Winter served as member of the Leadership Training Board, beginning in 1986. He was on the Workshop faculty from 1977 to 1985 and won the William H. Carlisle Jr. Outstanding Workshop Faculty Award in 1985. For five years, Winter was Grand Praetor of the Northwestern Province and was involved in several alumni chapters.

SIGNIFICANT SIG WILLIAM BARKER, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA

1964, entered the Chapter Eternal April 3, 2023. He was 81. He graduated from the Cincinnati School of Law before entering the U.S. Army as a captain of the Medical Field Service School. In 1969, Barker entered a private law practice and was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial District of Tennessee in 1983, holding the position until 1995 when he was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. In 1998, he was appointed, and later elected to, the Tennessee Supreme Court, becoming Chief Justice in 2005. Through his many years of service, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award.

SIGNIFICANT SIG JOHN BERYLSON, BROWN 1975, entered the Chapter Eternal July 4, 2023. He was 70. Berylson was recruited to Brown to play football and was a proud supporter of the team after graduation. Berylson then went on to New York University and Harvard Business School. Professionally, Berylson began his career as an investment banker and then became an investor. Notably, Berylson capitalized on an opportunity to become an owner of the English soccer club, Millwall FC. Through his leadership, Berylson became a fan favorite and transformed the club into a perennial contender to join the Premier League.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DONALD BOOMERSHINE, BOWLING GREEN 1953 , entered the Chapter Eternal April 9, 2023. He was 91. Boomershine retired as president of the Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama. For 25 years that he was at the BBB, it ranked as one of the top 20 BBBs in America. In addition, he served two terms on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Board of Director’s Birmingham Branch and was chairman of the board. In 2009, he was honored with the bank’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Boomershine also retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 1984 after serving for 30 years and attaining the rank of colonel.

SIGNIFICANT SIG CHARLES BOYCE, WEST VIRGINIA

1951 , entered the Chapter Eternal April 5, 2023. He was 93. Upon his graduation, Boyce was enlisted as a lieutenant in the Air Force and was appointed to the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Greenland, where he served for two years during the Korean War. He enrolled in law school at Ohio State and remained active as a reserve officer in the Air Force for 15 years before retiring as a major. Boyce was a trial lawyer for the IRS before transitioning to a tax attorney for Marathon Oil, beginning his long and successful career in oil and gas.

SIGNIFICANT SIG GEORGE BRYAN SR., MISSISSIPPI STATE 1966 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Jan. 6, 2023. He was 78. Bryan was born April 5, 1944, in West Point. Bryan helped navigate Sara Lee Corp.’s acquisition of his family’s company, Bryan Foods, in 1968 and later became president of the business in 1974. He eventually became CEO of Sara Lee Foods. He also gave back to Mississippi State and helped oversee a $5 million athletic administration building, as well as sitting on the College of Business and Industry Dean’s advisory board. An avid golfer, Bryan and his wife opened Old Waverly Golf Club of West Point in 1988. The course hosted the U.S. Women’s Open in 1999.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DICK CLINE, ILLINOIS 1957 , entered the Chapter Eternal on March 19, 2023. He was 87. Cline was born Feb. 17, 1935. Cline was chairman of the University of Illinois Foundation’s Board and co-chair of Campaign Illinois, which raised over $1.5 billion between 1993 and 2000. Cline and his wife, Carole, established the Cline Symposium at the university and started the Cline Center for Democracy, which is a group of scholars who address real-world problems through interdisciplinary projects. Professionally, Cline served as chairman and CEO of the Jewel grocery store chain as well as chairman and CEO of Nicor and served on numerous corporate boards.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DONN FULLENWEIDER, HOUSTON 1957 , entered the Chapter Eternal April 17, 2023. He was 88. Fullenweider started working for a renowned trial lawyer until 1965 when he formed a partnership with a law school friend. For 24 years, Fullenweider built his law firm into an elite litigation firm in Houston. In 2008, realizing his zeal for family law, Fullenweider formed a partnership with a long-time friend focused on family law. He was a powerful advocate for his clients and was committed to his clients. He was inducted into the Hall of Legends by the State Bar of Texas and also helped found several law-based organizations in and around the Houston area.

SIGNIFICANT SIG CLARENCE GILYARD JR., CAL. STATE-LONG BEACH 1981 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Nov. 28, 2022. He was 67. He was born Dec. 24, 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington. An actor by trade, Gilyard had several prominent roles, but is notably known for his portrayals in DieHard,Walker,TexasRangerandMatlock. After retiring from the limelight, Gilyard turned to teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2006. With the Fraternity, Gilyard also attended several workshops and headed a couple of committees.

SIGNIFICANT SIG ROBERT GREIWE, CINCINNATI 1955 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Nov. 9, 2022. He was 90. Greiwe was born March 2, 1932. Professionally, Greiwe joined his family business, Greiwe Interiors. In his field, he is the only person to receive all five ASID design awards for the American Society of Interior Designers. He also was instrumental in designing the Great Seal of Ohio. Personally, Greiwe enjoyed tennis, among other things, and at age 75 was ranked No. 1 from the U.S. Tennis Association for singles in his area.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DICK HALL, MISSISSIPPI STATE 1960 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Nov. 2, 2022. He was 84. Hall was born May 12, 1938, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After serving as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Hall was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1975 and served three terms before serving three consecutive terms in the Mississippi Senate. In 1999 he became the Central District Transportation Commissioner until his retirement in 2019.

SIGNIFICANT SIG RICHARD MACY, WYOMING 1952, entered the Chapter Eternal on Dec. 30, 2022. He was 92. Macy was born June 2, 1930, in Saranac Lake, New York. A skilled lawyer, Macy established a law practice and eventually served as the Crook County attorney for 15 years. In 1985, Macy was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court and served until his retirement in 2000. He also was a member of the National Conference of Uniform Laws from 1982 to 2000.

SIGNIFICANT SIG GARY MARTIN, OKLAHOMA 1968 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Sept. 12, 2022. He was 76. Martin was born in 1946 in Chicago. Martin served in the U.S. Coast Guard upon graduation. He later joined Capital Southwest Corporation in 1972 and held several important positions. He later became president of the Whitmore Manufacturing Company but transitioned back to Capital Southwest, where he served as chairman, president and CEO until his retirement. He served on over 35 corporate boards and also served as a city councilman in Rockwell, Texas.

SIGNIFICANT SIG JOHN MCVAY, MIAMI (OHIO) 1953 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Oct. 31, 2022. He was 91. He was born Jan. 5, 1931, in Bellaire, Ohio. After graduation, McVay coached several Ohio high schools and then jumped to the college level. He made his coaching debut in the NFL in 1976 and then became an executive for the San Francisco 49ers in 1980. There, he helped develop one of the most successful dynasties in NFL history. He was inducted into the 49ers Hall of Fame and won NFL Executive of the Year in 1989.

SIGNIFICANT SIG LISLE PAYNE, ARIZONA 1964 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Oct. 12, 2022. He was 80. Payne was born Sept. 1, 1942. After earning his MBA, Payne started the Fox Group where he was CEO of the national real estate investment organization. Throughout his career he demonstrated leadership at the national, state and local levels. He served on several boards, including the UA Eller College National Board of Advisors, among various other school boards.

SIGNIFICANT SIG KENNETH ROBERTS, VANDERBILT 1953 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Dec. 2, 2022. He was 90. He was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Dungannon, Virginia. Upon graduation, Roberts joined the U.S. Army, where he served for two years. Following his military service, Roberts earned his degree from Vanderbilt Law School. After practicing law for six years he became active in politics but unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate. He then became executive vice president of Commerce Union Banks but later joined American National Bank and First American Corporation.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DR. JAMES RODGERS, MD, TULSA 1973 , entered the Chapter Eternal May 17, 2023. He was 71. Following his undergraduate degree, Rodgers enrolled in the University of Oklahoma medical school, graduating in 1976. Upon completion of his medical degree, Rodgers became a renowned neurosurgery specialist in eastern Oklahoma. In 1981, he opened his own practice in Oklahoma but returned to Tulsa in 1989 to open another solo practice where he focused on cervical and lumbar spine. Outside his professional life, Rodgers revitalized a legendary ballroom and founded one of Oklahoma’s most successful physician-owned hospitals.

SIGNIFICANT SIG JOHN SARTIN SR., OKLAHOMA 1954 , entered the Chapter Eternal June 2, 2023. He was 92. As a member of the ROTC, he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Frank Knox during the Korean War until he was transferred and spent the remainder of his active-duty service at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Oklahoma. He served for over 20 years, retiring as a lieutenant commander. Sartin received his master’s degree in geophysics and began working with a local oil company. He left the oil industry and purchased a car dealership, turning it into a top-100 Oldsmobile dealerships in the country. In 1977 he was named the TIME magazine National Dealer of the Year.

SIGNIFICANT SIG SONNY SEILER, GEORGIA 1957 , entered the Chapter Eternal Aug. 28, 2023. He was 90. Seiler led an incredible life both professionally and personally. Most notably, Seiler owned the English bulldog, UGA, which would lead to a dynasty of Georgia mascots still continued by the Seiler family. Professionally, Seiler was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Georgia National Guard, 230th Field Artillery. He also practiced law in Savannah, Ga., specializing in civic defense and plaintiff work. He also appeared in three movies, one pertaining to a case Seiler worked. The case garnered national attention and turned into a film directed by Clint Eastwood.

SIGNIFICANT SIG DON STALLARD, KENT STATE 1968 , entered the Chapter Eternal on Nov. 25, 2022. He was 76. Stallard was born Feb. 28, 1946, in Ermine, Kentucky. Following graduation, Stallard served during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Air Force. Stallard created an executive search firm, Stallard, Schrier and Associates, and the temporary staffing and direct hiring company The Reserves Network. With creating the two, he earned numerous awards for growth, management, success and leadership.

SIGNIFICANT SIG TOM STAUFFER, CASE WESTERN 1954 , entered the Chapter Eternal May 16, 2023. He was 91. Stauffer spent his entire career with Stouffer Restaurants and ultimately served as president of Renaissance Hotels of America before his retirement in 1998. He was listed as a noteworthy hotel executive by Maquis Who’s Who.

SIGNIFICANT SIG ROBERT STEPHAN, KANSAS AND BOWLING GREEN 1954, entered the Chapter Eternal on Jan. 3, 2023. He was 89. Stephan was born Jan. 16,1933, in Wichita, Kansas. Stephan earned his doctorate from Washburn University and then entered private law practice in Wichita, Kansas. He would later be appointed as a municipal court judge and later served as district court judge in Sedgwick County. In 1978, Stephan was elected Kansas attorney general and served the state for 16 years

SIGNIFICANT SIG CARL ULLRICH, CORNELL 1950 , entered the Chapter Eternal May 9, 2023. He was 94. Ullrich enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve while an undergraduate at Cornell. Upon graduation, he received officer training in Quantico. As part of the 5th Special Basic Class and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, shipping out to Korea in the First Battalion, 7th Marines. He retired from the Marine Corp as a captain. Ullrich was drawn to teaching and coaching. His career as a teacher and crew coach would take him to three different colleges before settling at the United States Naval Academy. He transitioned to an administrative role and became the athletic director at Western Michigan University and would go on to become the AD at West Point and Army.

SIGNIFICANT SIG BILL VITITOE, INDIANA 1960 , entered the Chapter Eternal on March 2, 2023. He was 84. Vititoe was born Sept. 19, 1938, in Evansville, Indiana. Vititoe led some of the largest utilities in the United States, including Michigan Bell and American Natural Resources Pipeline in Detroit, Ameritech in Chicago, and Washington Energy in Seattle. With each industry, Vititoe worked his way to becoming CEO or president of each company. Vititoe also served on the board of directors of Cabot Oil and Gas, Amerisure, Comerica Bank and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.

SIGNIFICANT SIG CHICK WEAVER, PURDUE 1950 , entered Chapter Eternal Aug. 13, 2022. He was 93. Weaver was born Sept. 16, 1928, in Kingman, Indiana. Before graduating from Purdue, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1946 to 1947. Weaver was named president, COO and director of the Clorox company. Under his leadership, Clorox was transformed from a single subsidiary of Proctor & Gamble to a fully independent, multi-brand company. Weaver will be remembered for leading Clorox into new markets with the 1990 acquisition of Pine-Sol and Combat insecticide from the American Cyanamid Company.

Sigma Chi Fraternity CHAPTER ETERNAL

Alabama

1950 Edward Kissel Jr. of Mountain Brook, AL; 9/22

1954 Pat Chesnutt Jr. of Tryon, N.C.; 6/23

1957 Warren Hammond Jr. of Mobile, Ala.; 6/23

1983 Tom Wells of Calera, Ala.; 6/23

2015 William Eyster III of Mountain Brook, Ala.; 8/23

Albion

1956 Brien Lang of Ann Arbor, MI; 3/23

Arizona

1955 Roy Brown of Paradise Valley, AZ; 9/22

1958 Jack Redhair of Tucson, Ariz.; 8/23

1962 Curtis Wehling of Glenview, Ill.; 9/23

1967 Michael Williams of New York; 1/23

1971 Douglas Rothery of Scottsdale, AZ; 10/22

1973 Tom Rogers of Tucson, Ariz.; 8/23

Arizona State

2008 Matt Rodgers of Scottsdale, AZ; 10/22

1964 Tim Bray of Scottsdale, AZ; 3/23

1968 Ronald Lohr of St. Louis; 3/23

1968 Ted Hanson of Pinetop, AZ; 8/20

1971 Henry Sugden III of Woodstock, IL; 3/23

1980 Otto Morell of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 9/23

1990 Thomas Armstrong of Sacramento, Calif.; 6/23

Arkansas

1950 Tom Waldron of Ann Arbor, Mich.; 9/23

1952 Stanley Bradshaw Jr. of Little Rock, Ark.; 8/23

1955 Billy Sanford of Searcy, Ark.; 5/23

1958 John Fogleman Jr. of Little Rock, Ark.; 5/23

1960 John Burnett of Little Rock, Ark.; 6/23

1961 William Underwood of Fayetteville, Ark.; 4/23

1967 Dick Wyatt of Little Rock, Ark.; 4/23

1972 Steven Kavanaugh of Little Rock, Ark.; 3/23

1997 David Whitis of Nashville, Tenn.; 7/23

1964 Richard Carson Jr. of Tulsa, OK; 12/22

1954 David Doss of Fayetteville, AR; 12/22

1961 William Underwood of Fayetteville, AR; 4/23

1965 James Barton of Rogers, AR; 3/23

1972 Steven Kavanaugh of Little Rock, AR; 3/23

Auburn

1958 Jon Spano of Huntsville, AL; 11/22

1959 Jack Harris of Alexander City, AL; 11/22

1965 Thomas Rodgers of Cullowhee, NC; 11/22

1984 James Weatherly of Naples, FL; 10/22

1991 Daniel Lyke of Dallas; 10/22

1960 William Davis of Jesup, GA; 1/23

1956 Fred Lawrence Jr. of Woodstock, Ga.; 5/23

1975 Randy Coggin of Harvest, Ala.; 6/23

Austin Peay

1972 Charles Hill of Clarksville, Tenn.; 8/23

1978 Michael Waye of New York; 6/23

Ball State

1970 David James of Decherd, TN; 11/22

1968 Phillip Butler of Sun City Center, Fla.; 7/23

1975 Steve Wolverton, MD, of Indianapolis; 8/23

Baylor

1985 Donald Hale of Crossville, TN; 6/21

Bowling Green

1948 Alexander Emerick of Lorain, OH; 10/22

1975 Scott Perz of Troy, MI; 9/22

1955 Richard Moser of Depew, NY; 1/23

1952 Vern Fauble of Morrison, Colo.; 4/23

1952 Dr. Robert Conschafter of Buffalo, N.Y.; 7/23

1953 Donald Boomershine of Birmingham, Ala.; 7/23

1958 Phillip Brooks of Wichita Falls, Texas; 7/23

1965 James Zilinski of Lenox, Mass.; 6/23

Bradley

1959 Gene Morse of Morton, Ill.; 6/23

1961 Bill Campbell of Seeley Lake, Mont.; 6/23

1967 Philip Pokorny of Grand Rapids, MI; 5/22

1962 Bill West of Frankfort, IL; 4/23

1968 Brent Gwillim of Peoria Heights, IL; 2/23

1981 Dave Mabee of Peoria Heights, IL; 2/23

1983 Tom Dini of Broomfield, CO; 12/22

Bridgewater State

1985 Carl Dietz of Easthampton, Mass.; 5/23

British Columbia-Simon Fraser

2004 Mike Powar of Richmond, BC; 9/22

Brown

1954 Edward Castleberry of Cincinnati; 3/22

1975 John Berylson of Wellesley, Mass.; 7/23

Bucknell

1951 Harry Allsworth of Greensburg, Pa.; 8/23

1952 Ed McComsey, DDS, of Lakewood, NJ; 12/21

1968 William Reinhart of Ambler, PA; 11/22

1953 Donald Riegel of Huntersville, NC; 4/23

1969 Michael Sudzina of Daniel Island, SC; 12/22

1981 Scott Taylor of Lewes, DE; 1/23

Butler

1961 Paul Basham of Nokomis, Fla.; 8/23

1962 Larry Goens of Carmel, Ind.; 8/23

1967 Mike Moss of Kokomo, IN; 12/22

1982 Tim Edwards of Indianapolis; 3/23

Cal. State-Northridge

1983 John Adams of West Hills, Calif.; 4/23

Cal. State-Fresno

1954 Clair Ridge of Fresno, CA.; 11/22

1969 Don Ormsbee of Davis, CA; 11/22

California-Berkeley

1951 Hugo Hanson of San Rafael, Calif.; 6/23

1957 Roman Pavlich of Eureka, CA; 11/22

California-Davis

2005 Peter Paruccini of Santa Barbara, CA; 12/22

California-Los Angeles

1981 Micheal Roder of Memphis, Tenn.; 4/23

Case Western

1954 Tom Stauffer of Rocky River, Ohio; 6/23

1955 Joseph Rini of Copley, Ohio; 9/23

1967 Bruce Vernon of Venice, Fla.; 6/23

Central Michigan

1970 Ted Heidloff of Springfield, Mo.; 6/23

Centre

1951 Robert Minich of Malden, Mass.; 8/23

2015 Robert Davies III of Louisville, Ky; 6/23

Cincinnati

1955 Charles Peery of Saint Simons Island, Ga.; 6/23

1958 Robert Hynes Jr. of Arlington, Va.; 3/23

1953 James Diehl of Dayton, OH; 10/22

1959 Richard Faul of Cincinnati; 11/22

1993 Christian James of Cincinnati; 12/22

1954 Gig Stewart of Petoskey, MI; 12/22

1958 Denny Nabors Jr., DDS, of Cincinnati; 2/23

1958 Robert Hynes Jr. of Arlington, VA; 3/23

1960 Robert Heitkamp of Southlake, TX; 1/23

1968 John Russell of Cincinnati; 6/23

Clarkson

1995 Jason Ellnor of Gansevoort, NY; 9/22

Clemson

2009 Chance Beasley of Danielsville, GA; 3/23

Colgate

1952 Herc Merrifield of Bend, Ore.; 8/23

1956 John Goodwillie of Corpus Christi, Texas; 9/23

1960 John George III of Verona, N.Y.; 4/23

1963 William Garrett Jr. of Naples, Fla.; 5/23

1993 James Cook III of Wexford, Pa.; 7/23

Colorado College

1951 David Barsotti of Englewood, CO; 3/23

Colorado-Boulder

1950 Bob Milner of Hudson, OH; 9/22

1950 James Shull Jr. of Lenexa, Kan.; 8/23

Columbia

1951 Roy Simmons, MD, of Yonkers, N.Y.; 5/23

1956 Paul Taormina of Trumbull, Conn.; 5/23

1957 Edward Heiser of Excelsior, MN; 4/23

1960 Robert Anderson of Salt Lake City; 12/22

Connecticut

2000 Paul Parese of North Haven, Conn.; 5/23

2001 Jaison Koonankeil of West Hartford, CT; 11/21

1947 Dean Goss of Greenwich, CT; 12/22

1976 Greg Schuessler of Santa Rosa, CA; 12/22

Cornell

1950 Carl Ullrich of Laurinburg, N.C.; 8/23

1958 John Nostrand Jr. of Pittsboro, N.C.; 4/23

1964 William Russell of Calais, Vt.; 8/23

Dalhousie-St. Mary's

1961 Peter Corkum of Halifax, Nova Scotia; 8/23

Dartmouth

1953 John Zimmermann of West Lebanon, NH; 9/21

Davidson

1952 Jim Blackburn Jr. of Tequesta, Fla.; 8/23

1964 Peter Cassell of Laconia, NH; 11/22

1968 Michael Milton of Jacksonville, FL; 1/23

Denison

1950 Charles Gleason of Dahlonega, GA; 12/21

1955 Robert Winship of Orange, CA; 2/21

1959 R.C. Jenkins of La Honda, CA; 9/21

1962 Scott Bowman of Brownsville, PA; 8/21

1965 Edgar Harris of Moylan, PA; 8/21

1985 Andrew Blau of Naples, FL; 8/10

1986 David Reid of North Hampton, NH; 10/21

1953 Jim Emanuelson of Columbus, OH; 3/23

1960 Richard Chandler of Talbott, Tenn.; 4/23

1967 Bradley Schooley of Indianapolis; 3/23

Denver

1954 Hugh Sweeney of Aurora, Colo.; 3/23

DePauw

1947 George Mullins of Mooresville, N.C.; 6/23

1957 George Halfmann of Aiken, S.C.; 6/23

Dickinson

1962 Vic Hetrick Jr. of Hershey, PA; 5/23

1969 Elliot Strokoff of Camp Hill, PA; 1/23

1975 Brian Bissey of Coopersburg, PA; 4/23

Duke

1949 Earl Vaughan of Orlando, FL; 6/22

1950 Henry Plaster Jr. of Bluemont, VA; 3/22

East Tennessee

1971 Paul Chiodo Jr. of Syracuse, N.Y.; 5/23

1973 Wayne Chaniott of Norris, Tenn.; 8/23

1979 Shields Jarrett of Roanoke, Va.; 4/23

Eastern Kentucky

1969 Lindy Riggins of Rosedale, MD; 10/22

2000 Chad Green of Lexington, Ky.; 4/23

Eastern New Mexico

1965 Dennis Criswell of Tucson, Ariz.; 8/23

Emory

1960 Simon Peabody of Dahlonega, GA; 2/23

1957 Everett Moulton Jr. of Blakely, Ga.; 5/23

1961 Mac Carlton Jr. of Saint Simons Island, Ga.; 3/23

1963 Waights Henry, MD, of Kennesaw, Ga.; 4/23

1968 Tom Brodnax of Atlanta; 9/23

1988 Paul Morgan of Lakeland, Fla.; 7/23

Florida

1955 Robert Stine of Orlando, Fla.; 5/23

1961 James McMurry of Jacksonville, Fla.; 6/23

1961 Don McCreary of Saint Petersburg, Fla.; 8/23

1967 Frank Saier of Gainesville, Fla.; 5/23

1962 Alan Vordermeier of Naples, FL; 9/22

1967 James Reed of Champaign, IL; 2/23

1977 John Birch of McKinney, TX; 10/22

Florida Southern

1967 Jack James Jr. of Bartow, Fla.; 7/23

1967 Lee Rust of Tallahassee, FL; 10/22

1961 John Bovis of Fairview, TX; 2/23

Florida State

1965 Bill Chamberlin III of Tampa, Fla.; 6/23

1968 David Gerheim of Suwanee, GA; 11/22

1987 John Capra of Niceville, FL; 6/22

1958 Joseph Westhafer of Greensburg, IN; 2/23

1960 Morris Busbia of Jacksonville Beach, FL; 2/23

1963 Ron Richmond of Tallahassee, FL; 12/22

Furman

1990 Brett Caldwell of New York; 3/23

George Washington

1982 Joseph Miller of Providence, RI; 2/23

Georgia

1951 Robert Cathcart Jr. of Pensacola, Fla; 8/23

1957 Sonny Seiler of Savannah, GA; 8/23

1963 Jimmy Hodges of Statesboro, GA; 4/23

1970 Thomas Steely of Fort Mill, S.C.; 6/23

1960 Thomas Couch Jr. of Decatur, GA; 8/22

1962 Richard Heard III of Savannah, GA; 11/22

1966 Lewis Reeves Jr. of Alpharetta, GA; 10/22

2005 William Baldwin of Marietta, GA; 11/22

1955 Kermit Perry of Newnan, GA; 2/23

1962 William Moseley of Toccoa, GA; 12/22

Georgia Southern

1979 Mitchell Clark of Overland Park, KS; 9/22

Georgia Southwestern

1969 Thomas Wichman of Savannah, Ga.; 6/23

1973 Benjamin McLeod of Cordele, Ga.; 9/23

Georgia Tech

1949 Joseph Haas of Lakeway, Texas; 8/23

1951 William Kenyon of Hayesville, N.C.; 4/23

1951 Kenneth Brown of Southern Pines, N.C.; 5/23

1957 Richard Austin of Charlotte, N.C.; 7/23

1960 Eddy Whitley of Cicero, Ind.; 7/23

1962 Lon Hadden of Kennesaw, Ga.; 5/23

1963 Harry Wade Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; 6/23

1964 Douglas Cook of Indianola, Wash.; 5/23

1965 Derrol Luker of Pell City, Ala.; 4/23

1969 John Conner of Greensboro, Ga.; 9/23

1973 Arthur Townsend of Thomasville, Ga.; 6/23

1982 Harold Kraft III of Savannah, Ga.; 4/23

1954 John Pataky of Lookout Mountain, GA; 9/22

1954 Rudolph Brown Jr. of Merritt Island, FL; 11/22

1966 William Gunn of Atlanta; 11/22

1956 Bill Lyons of Austell, GA; 3/23

1959 Jerry McKenzie of Winston Salem, NC 3/23

1967 Sam Smith of Longmont, CO; 4/23

Gettysburg

1959 Nicholas Kolb of Damascus, MD; 12/22

1960 Vince Bosco of The Villages, FL; 2/23

Hanover

1942 David Greist of Perry, Fla.; 5/23

1962 Edgar Anglemyer of Southbury, Conn.; 4/23

1951 Robert Garner of Fort Wayne, IN; 10/22

1951 Philip Martin of Clarksburg, WV; 1/22

1956 Richard Lynn of Washington D.C.; 10/22

Hobart

1959 Richard Jacobsen of Woodstock, GA; 10/21

1964 Kenneth Nye of Madison, CT; 7/21

Houston

1957 Donn Fullenweider of Houston; 6/23

1967 John Hettig of Richmond, TX; 12/22

1959 Donald Barton of Boerne, TX; 12/22

Idaho

1947 Frederick Bagley of Boise, Idaho; 5/23

1943 Gene Luntey of Shelter Island Heights, NY; 9/22

1960 John Ensunsa of Castleford, ID; 9/22

2000 Matthew Johnson of Portland, OR; 10/22

2014 Landon Smyser of Parma, ID; 1/23

Illinois

1922 Gray Frederickson of Los Angeles; 11/22

1947 Gene Wood of Cincinnati; 5/23

1949 Bill Hayn of Springfield, Va.; 9/23

1957 Dick Cline of Wheaton, Ill.; 4/23

1961 John Easterbrook of Tucson, Ariz.; 5/23

1961 Ken Schmidt of Columbus, Ind.; 8/23

1962 Larry Werries of Jacksonville, Ill.; 8/23

1968 Michael Houston of Minneapolis; 4/23

1950 James Leeming Jr. of Great Falls, MT; 10/22

1958 Sam Gore of Alpharetta, GA; 9/22

1963 Jerry Burdick of Dekalb, IL; 10/22

1960 Richard McWard of Chesterfield, MO; 10/22

Illinois Wesleyan

1953 Paul Ware of Bradenton, FL; 11/22

1954 Richard Bein of Wellington, Nev.; 5/23

1958 Robert Rebmann of Barrington, IL; 10/22

1972 Twig Smith of Carmel, IN; 1/22

Indiana

1950 John Bain of Fishers, Ind.; 8/23

1954 Jim Beattey III of Indianapolis; 8/23

1960 Bill Vititoe of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; 4/23

1967 Al Huntington of Madison, Ind.; 6/23

1976 William Fowler of Alpharetta, Ga.; 9/23

1977 Scott Baker of Raymond, N.H.; 7/23

1955 Ward Sexson of Fishers, IN; 10/22

1945 James Benninghoff of Fort Wayne, IN; 3/23

1955 Jack Darr of Syracuse, IN; 2/23

1961 Kim Rogers of Marion, IN; 1/23

Indiana (Pennsylvania)

1972 Andrew Peck of Strongsville, OH; 9/22

Iowa

1953 Thomas Givhan, JD, of Shepherdsville, KY; 2/23

1960 Carleton Frederici of Des Moines, IA; 2/23

1964 Micheal Rehwaldt of Muscatine, IA; 12/22

Iowa State

1958 James Deyoung, JD, of Kansas City, Mo.; 4/23

1978 Steve Schmidt of Norwalk, IA; 3/23

James Madison

2005 Mason McClellan of Camp Hill, PA; 8/22

Kansas

1954 Jake Rathbun of Enid, Okla.; 8/23

1974 Charlie McCord of Fairway, KS; 1/23

Kansas State

1963 Vance Dykhouse, DDS, of Lee’s Summit, MO; 9/22

1950 Theodore Farmer of Bartlesville, OK; 1/23

1967 Patrick Johnson of Erie, Kan.; 8/23

1969 Philip Petzold of Overland Park, KS; 2/23

Kent State

1970 Bob VanBergen of North Ridgeville, OH; 12/22

1959 Edwin Smith of Oshkosh, WI; 8/22

1984 Bartley Kubisen of Amherst, OH; 3/23

Kentucky

1950 James Durham of Greensburg, KY; 6/21

Kettering

1965 Harry Litchfield III of Yorkville, IL; 12/22

Lafayette

1961 George Rittenhouse III of Pasadena, CA; 9/22

1955 Donald Cornelius of Malvern, PA; 3/23

Lehigh

1980 Robert Quinn of North Chelmsford, Mass.; 8/23

1951 Thomas Dowdell of Washington, D.C.; 8/22

Louisiana State

1942 George Jones, MD, of Baton Rouge, La.; 8/23

1949 Ed Conrad of Urbana, Ill.; 6/23

1951 Richard Edwards Jr. of The Woodlands, Texas; 5/23

1959 Alan Farries Jr. of Baton Rouge, La.; 9/23

1959 James Robinson, MD, of Shreveport, La.; 4/23

1963 John Hoppe, MD, of Baton Rouge, La.; 7/23

2005 Mark Florsheim Jr. of Bossier City, La.; 4/23

1955 Jesse Cooper Jr. of Richardson, TX; 1/22

1960 Harry Tipton of Mandeville, LA; 9/22

1975 Frank Riley of New Orleans; 10/22

1951 Steve Selby, DDS, of Baton Rouge, LA; 3/23

1971 Michael Wascom of Baton Rouge, LA; 4/23

1985 Christopher Moore of Land O’ Lakes, FL; 2/23

Louisville

1997 Russell Kimberling of Louisville, Ky.; 8/23

Maine

1951 Frank Butler of Topsfield, MA; 7/21

1954 Carlton MacLean of Riverside, CT; 12/22

1954 David Cunningham of Naples, N.Y.; 7/23

1959 Richard Chapman Jr. of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; 6/23

1959 Richard Salisbury of Salsbury Cove, Maine; 5/23

Maryland

1949 Jack Sprague of Rockville, Md.; 6/23

1954 Charles Miller Jr. of Baltimore; 6/23

1957 Robert DePiro of Cedar Grove, N.J.; 6/23

1958 Carroll Miller of Cambridge, Md.; 7/23

1969 Mark Miller of Boyds, Md.; 8/23

1965 Joseph Banz Jr. of Parkville, Md.; 2/21

1952 Walter Scheyett of Jackson Springs, NC; 3/23

1958 John Jackson of Washington, DC; 3/23

Memphis

1969 Nick Nelson of Poplar Bluff, MO; 4/23

Miami (Florida)

1949 David Rees of Olympia, Wash.; 6/23

1956 Bruce Lawrence of Lakeland, FL; 8/23

1956 Lee Livingston of Cutler Bay, FL; 2/23

Miami (Ohio)

1949 Rodney Hill of Kansas City, MO; 3/22

1950 Max Schneider of Dayton, OH; 1/23

1952 Bob Barr Jr. of Centreville, VA; 3/22

1955 John Matthews of Dearborn, Mich.; 6/23

1961 Justice Johnson Jr. of Toledo, Ohio; 4/23

1961 Michael Cameron of Harbor Springs, Mich.; 4/23

Michigan

1953 Russell Carlisle of Fort Lauderdale, FL; 11/21

1957 William Miller of Lake Bluff, IL; 12/22

1962 Butch Fick of Conroe, TX; 2/23

1963 Bill Hallock of Ann Arbor, MI; 3/23

1966 Bruce Allison of Ann Arbor, MI; 1/23

1967 David Agnew of Chicago; 12/22

Michigan State

1956 Thomas Walsh, DDS, of Post Falls, ID; 11/22

1967 Peter Stockslager of Northbrook, IL; 10/22

1959 John Pattison of Steinhatchee, FL; 12/22

Minnesota

1969 Jeff Stevenson of La Crosse, Wis.; 8/23

Mississippi

1950 Charles Greene of Starkville, Miss.; 3/23

1952 Norris Caldwell Jr. of Tupelo, Miss.; 6/23

1959 Frank Jones of Richton, MS; 11/22

1962 Glenn Pennington, MD, of Jonesborough, TN; 10/22

1950 Charles Greene of Starkville, MS; 3/23

1965 Fred Cribbs of Beaumont, TX; 1/23

1983 Stewart Gammill IV of Hattiesburg, MS; 3/23

Mississippi State

1956 Robert McRaney Jr. of Bay Saint Louis, Miss.; 4/23

1965 Joe Ellis III of Charleston, Mo.; 4/23

1968 Edward Short of Hammond, La.; 5/23

1986 Phillip Pearson of Fulton, Miss.; 8/23

1956 Robert McCaleb of Smyrna, GA; 11/22

1962 Donald Hall, MD, of Shreveport, LA; 9/22

1966 Ed Mangum Jr. of Madison, MS; 11/22

1953 Cyrus Bradshaw of San Antonio; 1/23

1954 Charles Carley Jr. of Starkville, MS; 1/23

1958 John McReynolds of Starkville, MS; 1/23

1959 Clyde Ballard Jr. of Jackson, MS; 3/23

1960 Charles McReynolds of Franklin, TN; 3/23

1967 Gilbert Rhoades Jr. of Corinth, MS; 12/22

Missouri State

2005 John Drochelman of Ballwin, MO; 9/22

1997 Matt Nieman of St. Louis; 12/22

1998 Tone Porath of Denver; 3/23

Missouri-Columbia

1953 Robert Evans of St. Louis: 3/23

1955 Eugene Bushmann, JD, of Jefferson City, MO; 3/23

1961 Sam Loethen of St. Louis; 2/23

1973 Joe Davis of West Plains, MO; 2/23

1953 George Satterlee Jr. of Leawood, Kan.; 8/23

1958 Gerald Saracini of Jonesboro, Ark.; 5/23

1961 Darrell Corwin Jr. of Eureka Springs, Ark.; 6/23

MIT

1960 Dwight Sims of Cotati, CA; 7/22

1954 Norman Lindsay of Concord, NH; 4/21

1959 James Jeffries of New Orleans; 6/23

Montana

1966 Douglas Morton of Kalispell, MT; 9/22

1958 Thomas Chakos of Billings, MT; 3/23

Montana State

1955 Don Glynn of Billings, Mont.; 7/23

1956 Thomas Birkeland of Fort Benton, Mont.; 5/23

1942 George Wallis of Billings, MT; 12/22

1965 Donald Martin of Spokane, WA; 2/23

1979 Dean Stensland, Esq., of Missoula, MT; 2/23

Murray State

1961 Ambrus Miller Jr. of Paducah, KY; 10/22

1965 Jerry Hauselt of Galloway, NJ; 11/22

1973 Daniel Grimes of Almo, KY; 10/22

1959 Donald Hayes of Cookeville, TN; 1/23

1960 Gene Bailey of Murray, KY; 1/23

1963 Ronald Adams of Bowling Green, KY; 8/23

1964 Perce Paxton II of Bradenton, FL; 1/23

1964 John Davidson of Mount Vernon, IL; 4/23

Nebraska

1947 Jim Johnston of Las Vegas; 7/22

1951 Paul McKie of Prairie Village, KS; 10/22

1970 Thomas Meeske of Weeping Water, NE; 10/22

1953 Stan Scott of Houston; 3/23

1960 Donald Bell, MD, of Omaha, NE; 1/23

Nevada-Las Vegas

1970 Joseph Lupo of Henderson, NV; 10/22

New Mexico

1955 William Alexander Jr. of Coupeville, WA; 10/22

1963 James Harrington of Albuquerque, N.M.; 4/23

1966 Dallas Orndorff of Albuquerque, NM; 3/23

1997 Robert Ramirez III of Jamul, CA; 12/22

North Alabama

1977 John Morgan of New Albany, Ind.; 8/23

North Carolina State

1959 Bill Kincheloe of Rocky Mount, NC; 2/23

North Carolina-Chapel Hill

1952 Earl Betts Jr. of Greensboro, NC; 1/23

1953 Jim Ferree Jr. of Hilton Head Island, SC; 3/23

1953 Heywood Washburn of Tupelo, Miss.; 7/23

1957 Charles Stevens of Pinehurst, N.C.; 5/23

1954 William Hawks of Elon, NC; 1/22

1958 Lawrence Harris Jr. of Raleigh, NC; 1/23

1961 Herbert Miller III of Boone, NC; 12/22

North Dakota State

1958 James Parkin, DDS, of Cannon Falls, MN; 10/22

1962 Jim Leary of Bismark, ND; 3/23

North Texas

1994 Chad Tipps of Ardmore, OK; 3/23

Northern Arizona

1990 Bradley Wiggins of McCall, ID; 10/22

1966 James Lane of Ventura, CA; 5/22

1967 John Dallies of Abilene, TX; 12/21

1970 Scott Rhorer of Cottonwood, AZ; 8/21

1981 Kevin Bender of Bismark, ND; 4/23

1966 Thomas Conway Jr. of Stockton, Calif.; 3/23

1968 Michael Niles of San Bernardino, Calif.; 3/23

1970 James Christie of Carlsbad, Calif.; 3/23

1971 Michael Cooper of Austin, Texas; 5/23

1975 David Holaway of Tucson, Ariz.; 3/23

1977 Tom Rogers of Peoria, Ariz.; 8/23

1989 Mark Shearer of Phoenix, Ariz.; 3/23

Northern Illinois

1972 Don Owens of Camdenton, Mo.; 8/23

2000 Kevin Clinnin of Lansing, IL; 12/22

Northwestern

1950 Melvin Fredbeck, Esq., of Franklin, Ind.; 9/23

1952 Richard Worth of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 5/23

1954 Don Huber of Dayton, Ohio; 6/23

1958 Cyrus Spurlino of Odessa, Fla.; 5/23

1961 Lee Gery of Naples, Fla.; 8/23

1959 Thomas Tynan of Sheridan, WY; 9/21

1957 Richard Sanderson, MD, of Westlake Village, CA; 2/23

1957 Ted Struve of Evanston, IL; 4/21

Ohio

1955 R.A. Macri of Barrington, Ill.; 8/23

1959 Thomas Hall Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio; 6/23

1961 James Hall of Lancaster, Ohio; 6/23

1963 William Immell, CPA, of Dublin, Ohio; 4/23

1968 Wayne Mayer of San Diego; 7/23

1962 Bill Hendren of Lancaster, OH; 10/22

2004 Adam Nagle of Hamilton, OH; 10/22

1950 John Fenker of Oakland, CA; 4/23

Ohio State

1953 Bill Judy of Columbus, Ohio; 6/23

1957 Richard Cole of Centerville, Ohio; 7/23

1958 John Crouch of Rochester, N.Y.; 5/23

1960 Fred Bright of Fremont, Ind.; 7/23

1972 Charles Caponigro of Westerville, Ohio; 5/23

1972 Ken Corwin of Columbus, OH; 9/22

1959 John Bessey of Vero Beach, FL; 3/23

1961 Don Kemper Jr. of St. Helena Island, SC; 2/23

1966 Samuel Ross of Vienna, WV; 12/22

1968 Clark Cellio, DDS, of Austin, TX; 12/22

Ohio Wesleyan

1955 Phil Johnson of Everett, PA; 3/23

1959 Paul Beale, MD, of Spokane, Wash.; 4/23

1965 Roger VanDeusen of Gulfport, FL; 3/23

Oklahoma

1954 John Sartin Sr. of Tulsa, Okla.; 6/23

1966 Jerry Butler of Saint Simons Island, Ga.; 9/23

1967 Donald Despain of Edmond, Okla.; 4/23

1960 Charles Prather, MD, of Bainbridge Island, WA; 4/22

1977 Britt Radford of Tulsa, OK; 11/22

1958 Larry Johnson of Tulsa, OK; 1/23

1968 John Earl, MD, of Hickory, NC; 3/23

Oklahoma State

1953 Gordon Reische of Charlotte, N.C.; 8/23

1956 Ginger Griffin of Bartlesville, Okla; 8/23

1961 Ken Burke of Allen, Texas; 6/23

1966 Jon Miller of Tega Cay, S.C.; 5/23

1968 Charles Campbell of Stillwater, Okla.; 4/23

1952 Curt Horrall of Enid, OK; 8/22

1955 Richard Mueller of Tulsa, OK; 10/22

1977 Mark Fairweather of Hominy, OK; 9/22

1960 Robert Sisler of Lombard, IL; 12/22

1963 Donald Griffin of Winter Springs, FL; 11/22

Oregon

1951 Millard McClung of Portland, OR; 6/22

1956 Kent Dorwin of Burlingame, CA; 3/23

1957 Richard Lundy of Sherwood, OR; 11/22

1961 Brian Rice of Gearhart, OR; 11/22

1965 David Blunt of Richland, Mich.; 5/23

Oregon State

1947 Robert Nixon, DDS, of Seattle; 3/22

1975 Marc Heintz of Portland, OR; 3/23

Penn State

1957 Jan Gouza of Saint Helena Island, SC; 9/22

1953 George Alburger of Glen Mills, Pa.; 6/23

1970 Francis Myers III of Williamsport, Pa.; 6/23

1958 John Haas of State College, PA; 12/22

1962 David Moffett of Pasadena, CA; 11/22

1983 Tom Morgan of Vero Beach, FL; 9/22

1986 Stephen Miller of Gilbertsville, PA; 12/22

Pennsylvania

1993 Christopher VanRiet of Houston; 5/21

1963 William Hamilton Jr. of Concord, MA; 3/23

Pittsburgh

1954 Bud Shuster of Everett, Pa.; 4/23

1961 David Kraus, MD, of Evans City, Pa.; 8/23

1974 Ken Krenicky of Philadelphia; 8/23

Pittsburg State

1966 Stephen Bolton of League City, TX; 7/22

1968 Marvin Becker of Palm Bay, FL; 9/22

Puget Sound

1966 Keith Weeks, MD, of Kalispell, Mont.; 6/23

1979 Patrick Ebert of Bainbridge Island, WA; 1/23

1982 Scott Filkins of Yakima, WA; 3/23

Purdue

1959 Robert Lipscomb Jr. of Georgetown, TX; 9/22

1965 Dan Demars of Indianapolis; 3/22

1972 William Crorey Jr. of Oregon City, OR; 9/21

1976 Paul Lavignette of West Lafayette, IN; 10/22

2004 Jeffrey Serrano of Anchorage, AK; 9/22

1948 Larry Fricke of Elmhurst, IL 2/23

1949 Roy Kullby, Esq., of Louisville, CO; 1/23

1949 Dick Reeves of Ninety Six, SC; 12/22

1954 Donn Kirk of Sammamish, WA; 1/21

1971 Jeffrey Loop of Indianapolis; 8/23

1974 Tim Maloney of West Lafayette, Ind.; 8/23

1982 Guy East of Indianapolis; 8/23

Rhode Island

1964 Dick Wroe of Exeter, R.I.; 8/23

1976 Bill Britt of Lincoln, R.I.; 6/23

2016 John Christy IV of Cranston, R.I.; 4/23

Richmond

1959 Henry Cosby of Virginia Beach, VA; 1/22

Ripon

1958 J.P. Jensen of Belmont, Calif.; 6/23

1959 Raymond Vandemoore of Nashotah, WI; 11/22

Roanoke

1957 Larry Tilley, MD, of Fallston, MD; 10/22

1969 David Fennell of Louisville, KY; 9/22

1973 Barry Keefe of Rutland, VT; 4/23

Saint Louis

1990 Charles Jellinek of Saint Louis; 6/23

Sam Houston

1958 Thomas Freeman of Huntsville, TX; 12/22

1967 Ronald Evans of Pearland, Texas; 7/23

1973 Larry Patton of Lorena, TX; 10/22

1964 Stephen Montgomery of Burton, TX; 1/23

San Diego State

1966 Lawrence Godfrey of San Ysidro, Calif; 6/23

1989 Christopher Haver of Crested Butte, Colo.; 5/23

1957 Don Foster of San Diego; 7/22

1965 Donald Hilts of Oceanside, CA; 9/21

1969 Clinton Holland of La Habra, CA; 6/22

1977 Robert Gross of Upland, CA; 4/22

1985 Eric Bailey of San Diego; 12/22

1959 Gerald Mulder of Jamul, CA; 12/22

San Jose State

1954 Jack Trimingham of Windsor, CA; 11/22

1960 Larry Genzel of Huntington Beach, CA; 12/22

1961 Dick White of Danville, CA; 7/22

1963 William Nicoles of Quincy, CA; 10/22

1956 Ed Pohle of Auburn, CA; 12/22

1956 Jerry Scott of Los Altos, CA; 12/22

1969 John Violet of Belmont, Calif.; 5/23

South Carolina

1958 Robert Bunch Jr. of Summerville, SC; 9/22

2003 James Grady of North Charleston, SC; 11/22

1960 John Hagins Jr. of Greenville, SC; 12/22

1946 John Davis Jr. of Columbia, S.C.; 5/23

1962 Thomas Pruitt of Columbia, S.C.; 6/23

South Florida

1985 Henry Modzelewski of Tampa, FL; 2/23

1994 Daniel Schlosberg of Atlanta; 6/23

Southeast Missouri

1961 Donald Schneider of St. Louis; 3/22

1967 Benny Morgan of Sandy, Utah; 6/23

2002 Robert Lee of Mill Valley, CA; 4/23

Southern California

1949 George Beronius of Tucson, AZ; 9/22

1951 James Hoffman of La Canada Flintridge, CA; 5/22

1952 Douglas Gilmour of La Canada Flintridge, CA; 8/22

1952 Robert Pastore of San Diego; 5/23

1958 Lewis Schmid of Irvine, Calif.; 6/23

1962 Keith Sorensen of South Jordan, Utah; 5/23

Southern Methodist

1969 Bruce Sadler of Amarillo, TX; 12/20

1964 Mark Ford of Oklahoma City; 12/22

1976 Paul Frazier of Jersey Village, TX; 12/22

St. Lawrence

1964 Peter Rogalin of Fanwood, NJ; 2/23

1964 George Lawson of Sebago, Maine; 8/23

1967 Dave Howe of Big Canoe, Ga.; 6/23

1975 Jeffrey Killeen of Westport, CT; 12/22

Stanford

1949 George Weldin Jr. of Normandy Park, WA; 9/22

1949 Bob Wood of Menlo Park, Calif.; 6/23

1956 John Hendricks of McMinnville, Ore.; 5/23

1974 Carl Frost of Long Beach, Calif.; 7/23

1958 Paul Schirmer of Fullerton, CA; 9/22

1962 Bill Whiting of San Pablo, CA; 3/23

Stephen F. Austin

1979 Joe Lacy, MD, of Galveston, Texas; 5/23

2011 Tres Ray of Lubbock, Texas; 4/23

Syracuse

1948 Ramsey Ludington of Fulton, NY; 1/23

1954 Ernest Schwab of Wilmington, Del.; 7/23

Tarleton State

1965 Rehn Nelson of Plano, TX; 11/22

Tennessee-Chattanooga

1955 William King of Isle of Palms, SC; 3/23

1964 David James of Bedford, Texas; 8/23

1964 William Barker of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; 4/23

1968 A.C. McCullers of McDonough, Ga.; 8/23

1972 Walter Wenck III of Batavia, Ill.; 5/23

1991 Christopher Greene of Trenton, Ga.; 8/23

Tennessee-Knoxville

1959 Fenton Hardison of Hermitage, Tenn.; 4/23

1988 Robert Callaway of Kinston, N.C.; 3/23

1964 Sam Miller of Greeneville, TN; 1/23

1988 Joseph Callaway of Kinston, NC; 3/23

Texas A&M-Commerce

1965 Kenneth Michels of Wake Village, Texas; 8/23

1969 Dwight Elledge of Mount Pleasant, Texas; 9/23

1974 Jimmy Talley of San Antonio; 6/23

1981 James Tasker of Nocona, TX; 10/22

Texas A&M-Kingsville

1966 Jerry Kunkle of Katy, TX; 11/22

1977 Richard Ritchie of Fort Worth, Texas; 6/23

Texas Christian

2008 Scott Litzman of Houston; 8/23

Texas Tech

1960 David Lamberth of Akron, NY; 9/22

1966 Paul Pinkston of Lubbock, Texas; 9/23

Texas-Austin

1948 Jack Tyler of Little Rock, AR; 9/22

1962 Skip Jones of Manhattan, KS; 11/22

1951 James Rickard of Austin, TX; 12/22

1956 Ellsworth Cundiff II of Dallas; 3/23

1956 Lucien Warner Jr., MD, of Carefree, AZ; 1/23

1958 Michael Wright of Dallas; 10/22

1969 Albert Lewter Jr. of Houston; 2/23

Toronto-Toronto Metropolitan

1980 James Ring of Toronto, ON; 2/23

Troy

1978 Cheney Thompson Jr. of Dothan, AL; 3/23

Tulane

1968 William McClure Jr. of New Orleans; 8/23

1986 Eric Helman of New Orleans; 8/23

Tulsa

1955 Edward Roberts, DDS, of Tulsa, OK; 11/22

1962 Bud Hamilton of Bryan, TX; 11/22

1962 Don Doss of Tulsa, OK; 7/22

1962 Roy Connor III of Pharr, Texas; 8/23

1962 William Burton of Asheville, N.C.; 9/23

1968 Wil Hoyt of Troy, Ohio; 5/23

1969 Bill Mueller of Midland, Texas; 4/23

1973 James Rodgers, MD, of Tulsa, Okla.; 5/23

1965 Jeffrey Jordan of Tulsa, OK; 10/22

1961 Thomas Foote Jr. of Olympia, WA; 2/22

1964 Ted Riseling Jr. of Tulsa, OK; 12/22

1966 Robert Breitenstein of Tulsa, OK; 3/23

1968 Michael Eppler of Spring, TX; 2/23

Union

1956 John Rielly of Worcester, N.Y.; 6/23

1976 Richard Moses of Eagle Bridge, N.Y.; 4/23

Utah

1947 James Neeley Jr. of Bountiful, UT; 11/22

1953 Clayton Williams of Salt Lake City; 8/23

1959 Robert Soderberg of Salt Lake City; 8/23

1986 Daniel Geis of Draper, Utah; 6/23

1996 Ryan Peterson of Salt Lake City; 6/23

1984 Anthony Reynolds of Ogden, UT; 10/22

1954 Russell Fjelsted of Fayetteville, NC; 4/23

1968 David Edmonds of Arlington, WA; 2/23

Utah State

1945 Don Reddish of Salt Lake City; 4/23

1949 Allen Schvaneveldt of Salt Lake City; 4/23

1960 Sidney Simmonds, MD, of San Antonio; 8/23

1963 David Langrock of Ogden, Utah; 5/23

1963 John Willie of Saint George, Utah; 4/23

1965 Thomas Gibbons of Front Royal, Va.; 8/22

1967 Dick Hansen of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 8/23

1954 Darwin Datwyler, DDS, of El Dorado Hills, CA; 12/22

1963 John Willie of Saint George, UT; 2/23

Valparaiso

1990 Baher Malek of Indianapolis; 2/23

Vanderbilt

1953 Kenneth Lackey of San Diego; 12/20

1953 Norman Lackey of Spring Hill, TN; 1/21

1963 David Moody of Jacksonville, Fl; 9/22

1959 Leon Bain Jr. of Shreveport, LA; 2/23

1975 Thomas Wilson of Cape Coral, Fla.; 8/23

1976 Bill Speed of Orlando, FL; 3/23

Virginia

1962 Edwin Legard Jr. of New Canaan, CT; 9/22

1964 Christopher Swenson of Bonita Springs, FL; 9/22

1948 Ralph Waldrop Sr. of Mayfield, KY; 2/23

1956 Stew Bowden of Newport News, VA; 3/23

1957 Rogers Jones Jr. of Rehoboth Beach, DE; 2/23

1970 Casey Cummings of Annandale, Va.; 6/23

Wabash

1958 Dick Lahr of Lombard, Ill.; 5/23

1966 James Sedmak of Fort Collins, CO; 9/22

Wake Forest

1954 Thomas Haizlip, MD, of Raleigh, NC; 9/22

1965 Jerry Attkisson of Atlanta; 7/23

1973 Michael Hohlfelder of Aldie, Va.; 8/23

1984 William Turlington of Clinton, NC; 10/22

1997 Tyler Stone of Richmond, VA; 9/22

Washington & Lee

1945 Myron McKee Jr. of Indianapolis; 7/22

1961 Henry Harrell of Richmond, Va.; 6/23

1961 James Randolph of Roanoke, Va.; 4/23

Washington (Seattle)

1951 Kenneth Campbell Jr. of Mountain City, Tenn.; 8/23

1959 Wayne Kruse of Arlington, Wash.; 4/23

1963 Jerry Minzel, MD, of Lewistown, Mont.; 8/23

1972 Bill Winter of Lynnwood, Wash.; 8/23

1972 Gary Corcoran of Mobile, Ala.; 4/23

Washington State

1965 William Cole III of Fort Myers Beach, Fla.; 5/23

Western

1960 Bert Wilson of London, ON; 1/23

West Kentucky

1986 Mark Monroe of Franklin, KY; 1/23

Western Michigan

1986 Daniel Urich of Grand Rapids, MI; 11/22

1966 Tim Westbay of Maple City, MI; 11/22

Westminster

1963 Lloyd Taylor of Des Moines, IA; 11/22

1960 James Whittier of Mission Hills, Kan.; 4/23

1961 Lawrence Chetwood of Boise, Idaho; 8/23

1962 James Bingman of Okmulgee, Okla.; 8/23

1962 Gordon Anderson of Fort Worth, Texas; 8/23

1964 Robert Radnich, MD, of Wilmington, Del.; 5/23

1975 Mark Jones of Indianapolis; 6/23

West Virginia

1947 Robert Stakem of Cumberland, Md.; 6/23

1951 Charles Boyce of Irving, Texas; 4/23

1982 David Arnold Jr. of Asheboro, N.C.; 8/23

Willamette

1971 Michael Stebbins of North Bend, OR; 3/23

Wisconsin-Madison

1953 Robert Bruce of Juno Beach, Fla.; 7/23

1960 Jim Miller of West Linn, Ore.; 5/23

1967 Eugene Fiese of Ledyard, Conn.; 4/23

1956 Clifford Hackett, DDS, of Sugar Land, TX; 10/22

1960 Kenneth Thompson of Chicago; 5/22

Wyoming

1956 Dick Kalasinsky of Sheridan, Wyo.; 6/23

1987 Kevin Kershisnik of Long Beach, Calif.; 4/23

2005 Matt Richmeier of Denver; 6/23

1987 Kevin Kershisnik of Long Beach, CA; 12/22

Yale

1999 John Hartman of Austin, Texas; 7/23

2003 Arun Abraham of West Hartford, Conn.; 6/23

Youngstown

1977 Alexander Calder of Youngstown, OH; 1/22

The Sig List

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Significant Sigs Bob Friend, PURDUE 1953, and Dick Groat, DUKE 1953, were posthumously inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame in August 2023. Friend was a pitcher with the Pirates from 1952 to 1965 and still holds records with the team for starts, innings pitched and strikeouts. Groat was named National League MVP in 1960 and was an eight-time all-star. Both Groat and Friend were on the Pirates 1960 World Series team.

Significant Sig Booth Tarkington, PURDUE 1893, earned the most coveted award in the writing world twice. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1919 and 1922 for the novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is credited, alongside three other authors including 14th Grand Consul and Significant Sig George Ade, PURDUE 1887, with creating the Golden Age of literature in Indiana.

For more than 35 years, and counting Thomas Whelihan, MISSOURICOLUMBIA 1988, has held Mizzou’s football record for the longest field goal made. Whelihan, who was known for kicking barefoot, set the record Oct. 11, 1986. Whelihan went from NFL camps to the World League of American football to the Arena Football League, before becoming a physical education teacher at a Columbia elementary school.

William Garstang, WISCONSIN-MADISON 1930, has numerous patents under his belt but most notable is his patent for the game “Finance” that would later become known as Monopoly. He also invented the Sniper Scope and the Snooper Scope, both of which were utilized for the Allied Forces in World War II in the Pacific Theater.

In June 2023, Director Roland Mesa, NORTHWESTERN 1982, spoke to Northwestern University alumni about his in-production documentary, called Play the Game: A Jock N’ Roll Story. The film focuses on the professional relationship six university football players had as bodyguards for the legendary rock band Queen in the 1970s. Dave Liccione, NORTHWESTERN 1984, also played a role in the film as an associate producer.

Chapter Housing /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

113 Chapter houses owned by house corporations

25

Number of houses 100 years old

68

The number of chapters without a common house

$10 million

The cost to build University of Texas new chapter house in 2022

51

Chapters rent property from their school

nine

Chapters rent their house from a landlord

Average chapter house insurance value $2,376,000

of April 2023

FROM THE SIGMA CHI FOUNDATION

Significant Sig Don Schefmeyer, SYRACUSE 1969, Champions Servant Leadership with Transformational Gift BY

Long before the concept of servant leadership entered the arena of research and mainstream approach, Significant Sig Don Schefmeyer, SYRACUSE 1969, was a believer.

Early in his career, he became impressed by the actions of a Rochester, New York-based real estate development company.

Decades before Home Leasing went public and cast a wide national net as Home Properties, Schefmeyer observed as the company focused on providing a long-term benefit to residents, employees in both the for-profit and non-profit markets but did it in a unique way.

The inverted leadership pyramid that guided the company placed the customers at the top. From the bottom, the CEO served the leadership team, which in turn supported the construction and management teams, who then served the community leaders and maintenance teams who focused on serving residents.

“They subscribed to the whole idea of servant leadership,” says Schefmeyer. “As I became more familiar with them, I became more familiar with the concept of servant leadership and how well it was working for them. I became quite convinced that was the way to go if you’re going to be involved in corporate life.”

Schefmeyer led a successful career as a commercial real estate entrepreneur, mortgage banker, appraiser and developer all while utilizing many of the same principles he observed early on.

Today, he is paying it forward so Sigma Chi undergraduates can learn and utilize the ideals of servant leadership on their college campuses and in their future careers.

Sigma Chi announced in August that Schefmeyer made a $3.8 million commitment with a lead naming gift to support the newly named Donald “Fritz” Schefmeyer Servant Leadership Certificate course delivered by the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI) as part of the Fraternity’s Transformational Leader program.

For Schefmeyer, a longtime benefactor of his home chapter at Syracuse University and the Foundation’s leadership and scholarship initiatives, there were many reasons why this gift made sense.

WES HOLTSCLAW,

EAST TENNESSEE 2012

During the winter months, Schefmeyer leaves the cold Midwest for sunny Florida where he became acquainted with the Lambda Tau chapter at Florida Atlantic University. Connecting with the chapter and attending their Ritual ceremonies gave the Syracuse alumnus a new look at the many changes Sigma Chi has made to impact chapters at the local level.

“I was so taken with how things were being done that it inspired me to go back and learn more,” Schefmeyer says. “If you’ve been out of college as long as I have, even if you’re involved with a chapter, you really don’t see the changes,

how they’re manifested not only at your campus or other campuses. This is not the same culture I grew up in.”

Schefmeyer took a closer look at the international level as a Distinguished Visitor at both the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit and the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop, where he observed first-hand the efforts of SCLI and the Fraternity to reshape leadership education for Sigma Chi’s undergraduate men.

Given his long affinity for the servant leadership philosophy, Sigma Chi’s certificate course was the perfect fit for a commitment to the present and future members of the Fraternity.

Closer to home, however, Schefmeyer also wanted to pay tribute to his son, Alec, who passed away during the opioid epidemic at the age of 37.

“There’s a personal factor involved,” he says. “I had a son who passed away during the opioid epidemic. He tried and tried to beat it, but eventually it beat him. I [wanted] to do something in his memory and do something for the young men of Sigma Chi in the future because I consider them, to an extent — at this point — to all be my sons besides being brothers.

“I believe [the Servant Leadership Certificate] is an extremely worthy part of the [Transformational Leader] operation. Along with the Ritual, I believe having the ideals of Servant Leadership inculcated with [our undergraduate brothers’] college experience is absolutely essential for the future and is probably going to be one of the ways Sigma Chi is able to roll on as far as we can see.”

As one of the nine Transformational Leader certificate courses, the Donald “Fritz” Schefmeyer Servant Leadership Course will help participants gain an in-depth understanding on how to build high-performing teams by leveraging differences in perspectives, experiences and social styles.

Upon completion of the 20 clock-hour course, participants will be able to apply the skills and knowledge learned in the community and in the workplace by

managing effective teams, facilitating productive conflict and leading restorative conversations. Additionally, participants will learn best practices in developing personalized mentoring plans that actualize the talents and gifts of both the individual and group.

“Servant leaders help others grow and develop into the best brothers, sons, partners, fathers and friends. There is no better example of a servant leader than brother Don Schefmeyer,” says Sigma Chi Leadership Institute chairman and 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982. “Don’s dedication and commitment to our Fraternity through his generous financial support of the Servant Leadership Certificate ensures Sigma Chi will continue to inspire our brothers to become aligned, focused and living our shared values.

“We are grateful for brother Schefmeyer’s dedication to future generations of transformational leaders who will successfully lead their communities at every table from the kitchen to the boardroom and every table in between. May his generosity inspire us as we continue in our commitment to the empowerment of others.”

With his latest commitment, Schefmeyer enters a select category as one of fewer than 10 brothers, families or entities to reach the $5 million milestone of support for Sigma Chi.

“I am deeply humbled and proud of the unwavering commitment displayed by Brother Don Schefmeyer. His generosity will shape the lives of countless undergraduate men within our Fraternity and have a lasting impact on the communities they serve,” says 73rd Grand Consul Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981

“Brother Schefmeyer’s generosity affirms our shared belief in the transformational power of leadership education and mentorship. His contribution will enable Sigma Chi to expand and enhance our existing programs, while empowering our undergraduate brothers with the skills and values that they will need to lead with integrity and purpose in their personal and professional lives.”

BY WES HOLTSCLAW, EAST TENNESSEE 2012

Significant Sig Gordon Davis, WASHINGTON STATE 1968, Inspires With Familiar Message and Transformational Generosity

From the moment he left his family’s dairy farm in Deer Park, Washington, Significant Sig Gordon W. Davis, Ph.D., WASHINGTON STATE 1968, embarked upon a journey that would impact and inspire students across the United States.

His 54 years as a scientist, educator and, in recent years, philanthropist, could fill hours of curriculum, but it was the inspiring guidance he found as a 1965 pledge of the Beta Upsilon chapter at Washington State University that led his keynote address to undergraduate and alumni attendees of the Sigma Chi Foundation’s Bell Chapter and Distinguished Visitor Banquet at the 2023 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop (TLW) in Bowling Green, Ohio.

“The Jordan Standard is world class,” Davis said in his address at the banquet of the famous literary passage inspired by a speech delivered by Founder Isaac M. Jordan, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857, on Aug. 27, 1884. “It is life changing.”

Line by line, Davis spoke of the famous prerequisites for membership into the Fraternity and how, as an alumnus, those seven criteria — being a man of good character and a student of fair ability, having ambitious purposes, a congenial

disposition, good morals, a high sense of honor and deep sense of personal responsibility — remain vital and resonate throughout one’s life as a student, a professional and within one’s personal journey.

Davis reflected upon each line with stories of his upbringing, chapter experience and personal life.

Following graduation from Washington State and later Texas A&M University, where he earned his M.S. and Ph.D., Davis served as a meat scientist and taught at University of Tennessee, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University; coached two national championship meat judging teams; and would go on to receive 52 awards throughout his career, including 13 at a national level and in 2022 was inducted to the Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

In 1984, after finding traditional agricultural science textbooks were inadequate, he embarked on an entrepreneurial experience as founder of Creative Educational Video in Lubbock, Texas. The initiative became so successful that in 1990 he left academia to focus full-time on the company.

Known today as iCEV, Davis trailblazed the idea of bringing the expert into American classrooms through video, multimedia textbooks and ultimately online platforms reaching an estimated 100 million students worldwide.

Not only has Davis paid it forward as a teacher, mentor and entrepreneur, but through his generosity — a ‘deep sense of personal responsibility’ to support the causes that inspired his life’s journey, including Sigma Chi.

“In my 54-year career I have learned it is all about the kids and all about giving back,” says Davis.

With 15 endowments at six universities and one foundation, Davis and his wife, Joyce, were featured by the Chronicle of Philanthropy (January 2023) among America’s 50 leading philanthropists as they’ve given more than $61 million throughout their lives including the largest single donation ($45 million) in Texas Tech’s history. In honor of their gift, in January 2022 the university named the Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources.

In addition to his passions for education and agriculture, Davis has been a significant benefactor to his home chapter, Beta Upsilon, serving as the largest donor of Washington State’s new $6 million chapter house in Pullman, Washington, which is named in his honor.

At Krach TLW, Sigma Chi officially announced Davis’ latest gift, a $1 million estate commitment that will support Sigma Chi’s future transformational leadership and academic scholarship initiatives on an international scale through the Life Loyal Sig Annual Fund.

“One of the greatest ways an alumnus can ensure that future generations of Sigs are able to achieve their fullest potential is through an estate gift,” says Sigma Chi Foundation President John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991. “Brother Davis’ commitment is significant in both size and the impact it will have on our members.”

Davis’ support will benefit Sigma Chi and its members in a myriad of ways including funding of Sigma Chi’s general academic scholarships, the Transformational Leader program provided through the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI) as well as historical initiative efforts like the Douglas R. Carlson Sigma Chi Historical Archives and Preservation.

For 73rd Grand Consul (international president) Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, the importance of giving back to benefit others underscores the ways in which one brother’s actions can help the General Fraternity. “We are profoundly grateful to Brother Gordy Davis for his generous gift in support of Sigma Chi that will allow us to further enhance the support, educational and leadership experiences that we offer to our members,” Wilson says. “His commitment to the International Fraternity, as well as his home chapter at Washington State University, exemplifies the enduring impact that our brotherhood fosters.”

His latest gift, impacting Sigma Chi at an international level, confirms a lifelong love and belief in the Fraternity, its values and how those values and principles can guide members throughout their lives — all topics he spoke of during a notable keynote speech during the Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter and Distinguished Visitor Recognition Banquet at the 2023 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop in Bowling Green, Ohio.

2022-2023 Major Gift Donors

($50,000 and Greater) Designated fund support in italics

$5 million

David H. Huntsman, UTAH 1992 Huntsman Family Foundation

SigmaChiLeadershipInstitute/ HorizonsHuntsmanLeadership Summit

$1 million

Gordon Davis, WASHINGTON STATE 1968 LegacyCommitment/LifeLoyalSig Annual Fund

$500,000

Howard (Sam) Forrer, KANSAS STATE 1963 Donor-ScholarshipEndowment

Prem Kittusamy, SOUTH FLORIDA 1987 LegacyCommitment/LifeLoyalSig Annual Fund

$200,000

Mark Tipton, TULANE 1978 LegacyCommitment

University of California-Santa Barbara / Zeta Kappa House Corporation

ThomasCowanBellChapter Challenge(ZetaKappa)

$100,000

Arthur Fields, MURRAY STATE 1966 LifeLoyalSigAnnualFund

Robert Gallo, OREGON STATE 1956 ThomasCowanBellChapter Challenge(BetaPi)/Educational Space

Hon. John Koskinen, DUKE 1961 LifeLoyalSigAnnualFund

Kembrel Jones, NORTH ALABAMA 1982 LifeLoyalSigAnnualFund

Bruce Merrick, WESTERN KENTUCKY 1975 LifeLoyalSigAnnualFund

Robert “Mike” Patton, CAL. STATEFRESNO 1966 Donor-ScholarshipEndowment

Duane Ray, MONTANA STATE 2000 LegacyCommitment/LifeLoyalSig Annual Fund

$75,000

Alpha Lambda House Corporation (Wisconsin-Madison) ThomasCowanBellChapter Challenge(AlphaLambda)

Kendall Coleman, WEST VIRGINIA 1994 ThomasCowanBellChapter Challenge(MuMu)/Educational Space

$50,000

James Herndon, WEST VIRGINIA 1970 ThomasCowanBellChapter Challenge(MuMu)/Educational Space

James (Bob) Hurley, GEORGIA 1971 LegacyCommitment

Thomas Koenig, ILLINOIS 1965 Donor-ScholarshipEndowment

Robert & Janice McNair Foundation SigmaChiLeadershipInstitute/ HorizonsHuntsmanLeadership Summit

Allen Roller, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1985 Donor-ScholarshipEndowment

Note:Allgiftsfromthe2022to 2023fiscalyearwillbepublished intheSigmaChiFoundation’s2023 AnnualReport.

Foundation Awards $463,300 in Academic Scholarships

Over 300 individuals recognized with awards for 2023-2024 BY WES HOLTSCLAW, EAST TENNESSEE 2012

Supporting academic excellence at the undergraduate- and graduate-student levels, the Sigma Chi Foundation has awarded $463,300 in academic scholarships for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Approximately 306 undergraduate and graduate student brothers, as well as four sweethearts representing 120 chapters across North America, received awards this fall.

At the conclusion of this year’s award cycle, the Sigma Chi Foundation will have awarded $4,893,300 in academic scholarships since the 2013 to 2014 academic year.

“We are pleased to honor and recognize another deserving group of brothers and sweethearts in support of their academic endeavors,” says Sigma Chi Foundation President John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991. “Thanks to the contributions of our brothers, sweethearts and friends across North America, we are making a difference in the lives of our members.”

Annual Foundation scholarship awards include the prestigious International Balfour and International Sweetheart awards as well as the Sigma Chi Foundation’s Founders Scholarship, awarded to the highest-ranked scholarship applicant during the 2023 to 2024 cycle, and the Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship, awarded to seven brothers who serve in the armed forces.

Eleven new donor-scholarship awards made their debuts this fall, including memorial scholarships honoring the lives of Ethan Chapin, IDAHO 2025, and Walker Fielder, MISSISSIPPI 2024, who entered the Chapter Eternal following tragic events in 2022.

Additionally, Sigma Chi awarded the first Allen Family Academic Scholarships. Supported by Significant Sig Greg Allen, VANDERBILT 1984, and his family, the initiative

THE BELL CHAPTER CHALLENGE

is the first in Sigma Chi history to provide a renewable $10,000 award for qualified firstgeneration student applicants over the course of their undergraduate tenure.

This year the Foundation awarded its first scholarship through its partnership with Folds of Honor organization founded by Significant Sig Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, KANSAS 1995 The partnership with Folds of Honor includes a scholarship for a spouse or child of a Sigma Chi veteran who has been wounded or lost their life in service. Folds of Honor awarded a $2,500 academic scholarship to Aden Pugsley, the daughter of Brett Pugsley, GEORGIA TECH 1995, who is attending Rice University and majoring in astrophysics.

While the Foundation is proud to continue to award more scholarship funds, on average, than any other men’s Greek-letter organization, the application cycle revealed the need for additional financial support for our undergraduate members.

Sigma Chi received a record 1,018 applications from undergraduate and graduate brothers representing 209 of its 231 active chapters and 14 associate chapters last spring.

In an era where the costs of college tuition, fees and living expenses are greater than at any point in our organization’s history, the Foundation is launching an inaugural $100,000 campaign to benefit the General Academic Scholarship Fund and support members from undergraduate chapters who are not eligible for Bell Chapter or chapterspecific Donor-Scholarship awards.

“We are proud to continue our efforts, but the recent application cycle revealed there is still work to be done and Sigma Chi needs the support of our alumni brothers and friends,” said Price.

Thanks to the generous support of their alumni from across North America, 48 of Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters and three associate chapters have earned Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter status for the 2023 to 2024 fiscal year. The Bell Chapter Challenge, which entered its 13th year in August, allows alumni brothers to support their home chapter, or a chapter of their choosing, with enhanced leadership and scholarship benefits.

Gold Endowment

Gamma Delta, Oklahoma State

Lambda, Indiana

Rho, Butler

Blue Endowment

Alpha Phi, Cornell

Alpha Upsilon, Southern California

Beta Chi, Emory

Beta Iota, Oregon

Beta Pi, Oregon State

Beta Sigma, Tennessee-Knoxville

Delta, Georgia

Delta Eta, California- Los Angeles

Delta Omega, Tulsa

Delta Xi, San Diego State

Epsilon Omega, Ball State

Epsilon Sigma, Florida Southern

Gamma Chi, Maryland

Iota Iota, Alabama

Tau, Roanoke

Upsilon Upsilon, Washington (Seattle)

Zeta Psi, Cincinnati

Gold Annual

Beta Psi, Georgia Tech

Blue Annual

Alpha, Miami (Ohio)

Alpha Chi, Penn State

Alpha Omicron, Tulane

Beta Lambda, A College in Durham, North Carolina

Beta Upsilon, Washington State

Delta Delta, Purdue

Delta Rho, Bradley

Delta Tau, Westminster

Delta Upsilon, Kansas State

Epsilon Nu, Texas Tech

Epsilon Theta, San Jose State

Epsilon Zeta, Florida State

Eta, Mississippi

Eta Beta, A College In Long Beach, California

Eta Zeta, Georgia Southern

Gamma Sigma, Auburn

Kappa, Bucknell

Kappa Kappa, Illinois

Kappa Omicron, Pepperdine

Lambda Tau, Florida Atlantic

Mu Mu, A College in Morgantown, West Virginia

Psi Psi, Syracuse

Theta Beta, South Florida

Theta Theta, A College in Ann Arbor, Mchigan

Zeta Kappa, California-Santa Barbara

Zeta Lambda, Kent State

Zeta Omega, East Tennessee

Blue Annual / Associate

Sigma Chi Omega, Stanford

Sigma Chi Psi, Eastern Illinois

Sigma Chi Xi, Missouri

Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors Name John Price President and General Counsel

Foundation adds Kevin Miller as Vice President of Finance

The Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors has announced that Vice President of Operations and General Counsel John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991, has been promoted to president and general counsel.

“On behalf of the entire board, I am very pleased to announce the election of John Price to the office of president and general counsel of the Foundation,” says Foundation Chairman and Significant Sig Jeff Gill, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1978. “John has posted a strong record of success in increasingly responsible positions with the Foundation over the past many years. His intimate knowledge of our donor community, organization, Fraternity leadership and plans for the future will serve the Foundation well as we prepare to enter our 85th year of service in support of the young men of Sigma Chi.”

“I am honored to receive this opportunity to serve the Sigma Chi Foundation as president and general counsel,” says Price. “I look forward to dedicating myself to furthering our mission and supporting the needs of Sigma Chi and our members across North America. Through our transformational leadership and academic scholarship initiatives, we have a great opportunity to expand our impact to more deserving young men and ensure Sigma Chi’s success for decades to come.”

Price joined the Sigma Chi Foundation in 2018 as its first director of legacy giving and was named vice president of operations in 2020. Upon arrival, he was responsible for planning and implementing the Foundation’s estate planning program, growing annual commitments to $4.1 million in just five years. In recent years, he has served as the secretary of the Foundation’s Board of Governors, managed the organization’s development strategies, and supervised its development officers and general operations teams based at J. Dwight Peterson International Fraternity Headquarters and across the United States.

Price was selected as president following an extensive national search led by Foundation Vice Chairman, Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Jeff Muir, GEORGIA 1971, and a committee of Foundation board members, a past Grand Consul and longtime retired Foundation executive.

Said Muir: “The search committee was blessed with a truly outstanding group of Sigma Chi applicants, making this a very challenging decision. We selected John based on his success in prior Foundation roles, excellent working relationship with the entire Sigma Chi Enterprise (e.g. staff, Fraternity, Sigma Chi Leadership Institute, alumni, etc.) and exceptional personal qualities of hard work, integrity and interpersonal skills, exemplifying the values of Sigma Chi.”

Price graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1991 with a degree in history, received his J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as associate general counsel for the Oklahoma State University Board of Regents.

He and Suzee, his wife of 29 years, currently reside in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and have four children. Both of their sons are Oklahoma State Sigs.

Quentin, 2018, is a nuclear engineer in South Carolina and MacGregor, 2020, is a financial analyst in Houston. Their eldest daughter, Payton, graduated from Oklahoma State in 2021 and is pursuing a doctor of physical therapy degree at Washington University in St. Louis, while their youngest daughter, Ellery, is in her senior year at Oklahoma State.

“Thanks to the generosity of our incredible donors and the valuable time invested by our outstanding volunteers and talented professionals, Sigma Chi provides more value to our members than any other fraternity. Yet, opportunities remain,” says Price. “Sigma Chi has ambitious goals, and we hope to earn the continued investment and support of brothers young and old to continue this great progress in our chapters across North America.”

The Foundation has also announced Kevin Miller as its new vice president of finance. Miller joins the Evanston-based team after serving as chief financial officer (CFO) for Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on the campus of Northwestern University. Prior to that role, he served as CFO at Cara Chicago, an innovative NFP that helps disadvantaged persons build the professional skills and confidence necessary to finding and maintaining employment.

A graduate of both DePaul University (finance) and DeVry University (information technology), Miller obtained his Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He and wife, Emily, reside in Evanston with their two-year-old son, William.

Visit sigmachi.org/scholarshipfund or scan the QR code above to make a contribution to the inaugural General Academic Scholarship Fund campaign to support academic scholarships for members of the 111 chapters who are not represented by a Donor-Scholarship Award or the Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter Challenge.

Scan the QR code to view a complete list of Sigma Chi’s 2023 to 2024 academic scholarship recipients.

SCHOLARSHIPS TESTIMONIALS

Selected testimonials from the 2023 to 2024 award year

Dmytro Piskun, HOBART 2024

Allen Stewart, TULANE 2025

Alpha Omicron Bell Chapter Scholarship

I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the generous benefactors of the Bell Chapter Scholarship. With your contributions, I will use the scholarship funds to purchase the textbooks and materials needed for my classes this year. The scholarship I have received will help alleviate some of the financial stress that has followed me throughout college. Sigma Chi prides itself on the values of friendship, justice and learning. Through your contributions from this scholarship, you embody the importance of learning through and through, and you are helping me understand that I will be able to do the same when I am older and see kids like me in the same position. I hope to have the same values that you are showcasing from Sigma Chi in your later life, in my own. Nonetheless, I am blessed to receive this scholarship and will make it count toward a better for myself and the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Swiatkowski Welch Diversity and Equality Academic Scholarship

This scholarship is going a long way to help me afford my senior year of my undergraduate studies. As an international student from Ukraine, I have been working every summer and putting all of my earnings towards affording my education. With the current war in my country, everyone in my family is under extra mental and financial strain. Using this scholarship, I am able to be confident that I will be able to afford my last undergraduate semester of college. This also allows me to be the first one in my family to graduate college in the United States, which has been a goal of mine for a while. This scholarship allows me to get that much closer to my goal. I would like to give a generous thank you to the amazing and generous donors with the help of whom I am able to receive a Swiatkowski Welch Diversity and Equality Academic Scholarship. It is an honor to receive this award. Me and my family are extremely appreciative of this gift.

2023 TO 2024 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS OVERVIEW

Undergraduate Awards

• Of the 280 undergraduate awards, 134 will be issued to brothers via donor-scholarship initiatives and 139 brothers will receive scholarships through the Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter Challenge.

• Additionally, four undergraduate sweethearts will be rewarded through the Foundation’s Sweetheart Scholarship Fund.

Graduate Awards

• Eighteen (18) brothers will be issued graduate awards in a variety of fields, including business, international business, engineering, medicine, law, media and communications, and general graduate studies.

Military Awards

• Seven brothers, who have served their country’s military through combat deployments, received awards to support their academic endeavors.

Miscellaneous Awards

• The Foundation issued seven additional awards and academic grants to recipients of the International Fraternity’s International Balfour Award, International Sweetheart, Daniel William Cooper Award and Legion of Honor chapters.

• Folds of Honor, through its partnership with the Foundation, issued the first academic scholarship award benefiting a spouse or child of a fallen or disabled Sigma Chi veteran.

Wesley Mory, NORTH TEXAS 2018

Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship

I am truly honored to be a recipient of the Sigma Chi Military Scholarship. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the generous donors who made this incredible opportunity possible. This scholarship comes at a pivotal moment in my life as I enter the senior year of my undergraduate career, a journey that will have taken 10 years at completion due to financial issues. The reciprocal bond of friendship I have experienced in Sigma Chi has been one of my most treasured memories of my time. I've deployed down range with fellow Sigs, stood next to them at their weddings, and unfortunately performed the White Rose Ceremony for those we have lost early in life. These friendships have been incredibly meaningful and have lasted the test of time since I was initiated in 2014. As someone who believes in the transformative power of education, it is incredibly motivating that individuals and organizations are willing to invest in my future. Your contributions go far beyond financial; they send a message of faith, encouragement, and a shared vision for a brighter future. Rest assured that I will make the utmost use of this scholarship to not only further my educational goals, but also continue to live by and embody the values of Sigma Chi.

Prashanth Ragunanthan, CASE WESTERN 2023

Mark P. Herschede Engineering Graduate Scholarship

It goes without saying that I am beyond blessed and thankful to receive another scholarship from the Sigma Chi Foundation. The burden of tuition is certainly extensive, but having the support from Sigma Chi to fund my education reminds me how truly lucky I am to be a brother of this incredible Fraternity. Sigma Chi has been the most transformational part of my college experience, and it is something that I can guarantee that it will be in my life until the day I die. When I think of the incredible experiences, friendships, and leadership development that I have acquired through this Fraternity, I realize how indebted I am to the Fraternity.

Randal Macias, CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES 2024 Dick “Bulldog” Barley Academic Scholarship

First and foremost, I would like to thank Dick "Bulldog" Barley and the donors behind the Dick "Bulldog" Barley Academic Scholarship for providing this opportunity to finance my collegiate experience — along with those of many others. I am ecstatic for the opportunity to continue my academic career at the University of California, Los Angeles and equally grateful to those that have supported me personally and financially through this tenure. I am humbled by the acknowledgement of the efforts I have made in the classroom and in my community to represent Sigma Chi in an outwardly positive manner. Sigma Chi and its values have given me perspective and a platform upon which to rationalize my conduct and propagate my intrinsic virtues and to see them reflected by my peers and, more importantly, by my brothers. Sigma Chi has guided me in my journey into manhood and provided the essential cornerstones from which to conscientiously make decisions and handle my responsibilities. I will cherish the lessons I have learned and the connections I have nourished for the rest of my life. I am and forever will be grateful for having made the decision to join Sigma Chi for all the beneficial self-improvement practices I have implemented in my life and for all the support received from my brothers.