THE
DELTA DAWG
SIGMA PHI EPSILON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA • NEWSLETTER | SPRING 2022
Update from the
SLC Vice President
Georgia Delta Undergoes Major House Renovation
Dear Brothers, Georgia Delta is pursuing accreditation as a SigEp Learning Community. The Learning Community program was established as a guide for chapters to create a more powerful living-learning environment. The RLC concept expands upon traditional residential college models and recent research within higher education. Students in living-learning communities have higher overall grades, are more engaged in on-campus activities, and are more likely to spend their time outside of the classroom developing the life skills they need to succeed after graduation. SigEp Learning Communities are accredited through a rigorous application process to ensure the chapter is committed to the philosophies of the program. Once accredited, chapters are required to go through a biennial renewal process. The purpose of this exercise is to continually reflect and assess the current state of the chapter’s SigEp Learning Community programming, engagement of volunteers and university stakeholders, and physical space if applicable. Georgia Delta submitted its initial application in December of 2021 and received conditional accreditation. The chapter will submit an updated application this year in hopes of receiving full accreditation. Many SigEp chapters at other SEC schools and UGA’s peer schools are already accredited, including Alabama, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Florida State, and Georgia Tech. This accreditation process would not be where it is today without the constant support and guidance of brother Darren Rodgers. Given Darren’s serving character, the time we have spent on the application thus far has been conducted with ease. I cannot thank him enough for making sure that SigEp GA Delta has the utmost advantage in receiving such an accreditation. Fraternally, Daniel Maxwell
New and improved alumni room.
In the summer of 2021, Georgia Delta’s Alumni Volunteer Corporation (AVC) began a much-needed renovation of the chapter house. In order to minimize disruption to chapter operations, the renovation is being done in phases which began with the foundation and most of the first floor last summer, continues with the renovation of the kitchen in spring semester 2022, and, finally, the second floor of the house in summer of 2022. With that being said, the first phase included renovations on the front porch, alumni room, living room and dining areas, the President’s suite, and the chapter Continued on Page 4
Remodeled living room area, with new chairs, couches, and TV.
Completely renovated dining area
Renovated chapter room, complete with brand new flooring and stage platform.