Province Rho State of South Carolina Province Rho Facebook Group Aug 2015 News
Fall Province Meeting Sunday, Sept 27, 2015. Fall Province Rho meeting at SC Delta Chapter, 509 Lincoln St, on the USC campus, 1 – 5 pm, lunch provided. Each EA and ET is asked to attend. In Memoriam – Louie Smith, Past ESA Eminent Supreme Archon Dr. Louis E. Smith (Drake ’51) passed to our Chapter Eternal on Wednesday, July 29. He was 85 years old, our senior-most Past ESA. Advisors Our goal is for every chapter to have at least 5 advisors. So far, only SC Gamma and SC Sigma do not meet those goals. We are working on both to help recruit volunteers. SC Sigma Social John Deas, Province Deputy Archon and SC Sigma Chapter Advisor, is hosting a social for area alumni volunteers that might be interested in meeting the Colony members. This is scheduled for Sat, Aug 22, 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, 1814 Chestnut Hill Dr, Tega Cay, SC 29708. Attire is casual, and food and beverage is provided. Contact John at jadsail@gmail.com or cell 678-936-3771
SAE Facts and Figures • More than 325,000 brothers have been initiated since our founding • 216 chapters + 22 colonies = 238 total groups • Approximately 15,000 collegiate members • Approximately 200,000 living alumni • Average chapter size is 60 men • Average colony size is 27 men • Nearly 250 alumni associations
Fall 2015 Province Dues $15 per member dues payment deadline is Oct 15. Questions can be sent to Province Treasurer David Westmoreland at email dwest451@gmail.com. SC Gamma Advisor Meeting Alumni of SC Gamma Chapter at Wofford have been invited to an organizational meeting to form an advisory committee on Sunday afternoon, Sept 13 at 1 pm. The location is the law office of Holcombe (Brother Josh Thompson), 100 Dunbar St, Ste 200 in Spartanburg. Contact Josh at email jthompson@holcombebomar.com if you plan to attend.
SC Delta is offering tee shirts for the annual Back 2 School Blood Drive at Carolina. More information here on Facebook.
National News University of Richmond SAE Chapter Closed The University of Richmond has indefinitely suspended the SAE chapter. State of the Fraternity The report presented by former ESA Brad Cohen at the National Convention is now online and available here (you must be able to LOG IN to MY SAE). True Gentleman Experience Notice * Reminder if you have not submitted your (Experience Progress Report | EPR), do so at here. * If you need to review the TGE, you can find it here.
1|Page Province Rho, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 4359 Wade Hampton Blvd., P.O. Box 302, Taylors, SC 29687
Province Rho State of South Carolina Province Rho Facebook Group Aug 2015 News
Recruitment Materials Available * You can order recruitment materials at SAE.net each year - from here, and clicking the recruitment materials link. * Remember that you can always find resources on the TGI here or here. * Keys to summer recruitment * For any chapters looking to hold recruitment interviews, consider Googling the top 50 job interview questions which can translate in to fraternity language. Discipline Hearings Following a chapter trial when discipline is imposed upon a member, as stated in Section 62 of the Fraternity Laws, the member’s first appeal is to the Province Council instead of to the Supreme Council. Health & Safety/Risk Management Bill for Fall 2015 Base fee for our fall 2015 risk bill is $280. Treasurers should review the details of the available discounts in this document, then go online here to complete the calculator.
SC Gamma Gets New House Wofford College announced plans for a new Greek Village for fraternities and sororities to be built on campus. The older houses have been demolished, and occupation is expected in spring 2016. More details here.
IMPORTANT DATES Ritual Institute – Oct 23-25 EA Institute – Jan 8-10, 2016 Fall Province Meeting – Sunday, Sept 27, 2015 Fall Risk Mgmt Bill – Due by Oct 15 Fall Province Bill – Due by Oct 15 2016 Province Rho Convention – Feb 57, 2016
Extension Newberry College A brief discussion will be held with Angelo Geter, Greek Advisor, about their plans for future fraternity expansion. There are 3 IFC fraternities – KA, Theta Chi and TKE, averaging 25 members. Chapter News SC Nu Tailgating will be at the usual spot for football games, at Larry’s (formerly known as Friars) in Clemson. After the fall Clemson has already bought the property and plans to tear it down and build apartments. The chapter advisory committee will meet on Thursday evening, Sept 3, 5:30 pm, at the office of Dave Merry, Southland Log Homes, in Piedmont. SC Delta Parents’ weekend is Oct 16-17, and Alumni Reunion is Friday, Nov 13.
Alumni Association News Hilton Head Association When in the Beaufort/Hilton Head/Savannah metro area, contact Jim Baden at email. The Association has frequent socials and welcomes all alumni.
2|Page Province Rho, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 4359 Wade Hampton Blvd., P.O. Box 302, Taylors, SC 29687
Province Rho State of South Carolina Province Rho Facebook Group Aug 2015 News
The TGE – Experience Progress Report As part of the TGE, all
collegiate members must fulfill the seven requirements of membership in order to be a member in good standing. Every year, chapters’ standards boards should perform an Experience Progress Report to make sure that their members are fulfilling these requirements. The final form listing all of the members, their expectation information and their penalties should be submitted to the Member Services Department at the Fraternity Service Center and the Province Archon no later than August 15. CLICK HERE for the resources.
Greenville Alumni Association Organizational meeting in Greenville on Thursday, Aug 3, at 5:30 pm, in the office of Coldwell Banker Caine, 111 Williams Street (park and enter from the rear). The contact is Jacob Mann, email jmann@cbcaine.com and cell (864) 325-6266 Columbia Alumni Association Summer alumni and rush social on Sat, Aug 9, 5:30 pm, at the home of Field Wardlaw, 4374 Chicora Street in Columbia. BBQ and non alcoholic beverage is provided. Forms and Reports http://www.sae.net/home/pages/news/news---news-fromhq---health--safety-allocation-model-2015-2016 Position Statements http://www.sae.net/home/pages/about/about---positionstatements---position-statements-landing-page TGE Experience Report http://data.sae.net/firstinformed/EPR.pdf
Rush Recommendations http://www.jotformpro.com/form/51733869276973
Editor: John Stringfellow Province Rho Archon State of South Carolina Email johnnstringfellow@gmail.com (Note: Circulation is now over 1,000 brothers in SC)
3|Page Province Rho, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 4359 Wade Hampton Blvd., P.O. Box 302, Taylors, SC 29687