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Chris Brown elected 43rd Grand Sage www.sigmapi.org • Fall 2010

from the Grand Sage One of the most moving moments of my life was being robed as the 43rd Grand Sage of Sigma Pi by New Jersey alumni Don Cox, Joe Palazzolo and Paul Gorman, and undergraduates from our chapters at The College of New Jersey, the University of Alabama, Oakland University, and the University of Delaware. I will never forget it.

I can say with all honesty and conviction that the quickest way to come back to earth after that experience is to spend five days as Cubmaster at Cub Scout camp - which is where my son, Adam, and I went the day after returning home from Convocation in Boston.

Shepherding sixteen eight-to-tenyear-olds in ninety degree heat while keeping them fed, hydrated, un-pierced by fishhooks and arrows, and out of the poison ivy, while adjusting to sleeping on the ground each night, really gives a man the opportunity to clear his head from the whirlwind of Convocation. However, that short separation from reality gave me the opportunity to organize my thoughts for the coming biennium.

I am incredibly appreciative of the opportunity Sigma Pi has given me in electing me to be the Grand Sage of our fraternity. Even after serving for ten years on the Grand Council, and seventeen years before that volunteering as a Province Archon and Chapter Director, I am still somewhat overwhelmed by the trust you have placed in me, even after the long trip preparing for that day.

I first interviewed with the Grand Council Nominating Committee at the 1988 Convocation in Chicago at the urging of then Executive Director E. Andrew Morris – who is now our Grand Fourth Counselor.

By the time I first joined the Grand Council as Grand Herald at the 2000 Convocation in Phoenix, my reasons for serving were focused – giving every undergraduate brother a great fraternity experience, giving every alumnus the opportunity to continue those fraternal bonds throughout their post-collegiate life, and most importantly, giving back to Sigma

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Pi at least a portion of all it has given to me.

I have considered each of my five previous terms on the Grand Council to be a gift and a privilege, and have worked hard every day to serve Sigma Pi and its best interests in every way I could.

This, my sixth term, I consider the greatest privilege and gift, and I guarantee that I will work even harder each day to help make Sigma Pi the very best it can be.

Under the leadership of Past Grand Sage George Hakim, the Grand Council worked during the last biennium to make the transition to Policy Governance, redefining the relationship between the Grand Council and the Executive Office.

Policy Governance was then fully enacted and incorporated into our bylaws by the Grand Chapter during Convocation. The Grand Council will now spend more time developing the strategic goals of the fraternity and evaluating how the Executive Office is working toward achieving those goals.

For Policy Governance to work effectively, the Grand Council needs to know what our members are thinking. I urge all of our brothers to invite Grand Council members to your chapters, to attend the MidYear Leadership Conference in St. Louis in February, to attend Sigma Pi University next summer in Nashville, and to respond to the Grand Council’s questions about what Sigma Pi does right, and where we need to be going. We will do our best to incorporate that information into our overall vision of Sigma Pi’s future. I am confident that you will see measurable results from the efforts of our Grand Council brothers. I am looking forward to working with the talented, dedicated and experienced men of our new Grand Council. Every one of them is committed to the growth and success of our fraternity - growth and success which has been built over the last fifteen years.

To build further on this foundation during the next two years, Sigma Pi will be investing back in our

brothers. The MidYear Leadership Conference is moving to a larger hotel in downtown St. Louis - right next to Busch Stadium - so we have the capacity to now host four officers from each chapter instead of three. We will begin regional training academies for our Province Archons, geared to the responsibilities of their volunteer position, and recognizing their essential role in the success of our chapters. We will also take the first steps toward building a new headquarters complex that will not only house the Executive Office staff, but provide a larger museum, training and retreat facilities, a ritual room, and housing for our staff. This will be a joint effort between the Grand Council and Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, and will be a part of a campaign to also endow Sigma Pi University and the MidYear Leadership Conference.

The Educational Foundation and the Grand Council have resolved to work more closely together, both strongly supporting the goals and programs of the other.

John Paul Jones said “He who will not risk cannot win.” It is time to act. We will set our goals high and work to reach them. We have the resources, and together we will all be a part of creating Sigma Pi’s future.

To close this first message, I would like to especially thank my New Jersey brothers – the “Family” – for the support they have given me through twenty-seven years as a volunteer; Past Grand Sages Don Cox, Ed Panconi, John Williams, John Kitch and George Hakim for their leadership and guidance; and most of all my wife Diane, and children, Katie and Adam, for making it easier for me to serve the fraternity I love.

My brothers, there are no words adequate to express my thanks for the great honor you have bestowed on me. I will do my utmost to be deserving of your trust.

Grand Sage Brown

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Fraternally,

Christopher R. Brown

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In this issue Volume XCV, Number 2 Fall 2010 Editorial Staff John Kitch (H, Purdue ’73) Editor Brian Alley (A, Vincennes ’03) Associate Editor Todd Shelton Managing Editor/Creative Director Mark S. Briscoe (AP, Arkansas State ’82) Business Manager communications committee John Kitch (H, Purdue ’73) Brian Alley (A, Vincennes ’03) Joseph V. Palazzolo (DB, Monmouth ’03) Jonathan Drnjevic (BT, Valparaiso ’81) Jeffery Seay (HE, Florida State ’91) Jack Chenoweth (H, Purdue ’74) John Michelich (EG, Illinois Wesleyan ’75)

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Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded at Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, on February 26, 1897. Sigma Pi has chartered more than 215 chapters in North America and has initiated over 90,000 members since 1897. The founding fathers of the Fraternity are: Rolin Rosco James (1879 - 1953), William Raper Kennedy (1877 - 1944), James Thompson Kingsbury (1877 - 1950), George Martin Patterson (1877 - 1960) Emerald of Sigma Pi Fraternity (ISSN 1074-5289, USPS 011-013) has been published since 1911. Emerald is published three times a year by Sigma Pi Fraternity, P. O. Box 1897, Brentwood, Tennessee, and additional mailing offices.

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Chapter Chartering

Iota-Kappa Chartering at the University of Central Florida

by Will Wojcik

On the afternoon of August 22nd, 2008 in Orlando, FL, sixty-three men became the Founding Fathers of the Iota-Kappa chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity at the University of Central Florida. This chartering marked an incredible 11-month turnaround from the initial colonization effort to chartering, one of the quickest in Sigma Pi’s history.

Communication regarding expansion with UCF began back in spring 2007, and Sigma Pi was picked to come to campus out of 20-plus applicants. Former Director of Expansion Nick Frees (QB, Saginaw Valley ’07), expansion consultant Joe Ruggieri (ZA, West Chester ’07) and I arrived on campus, ironically enough, on August 22nd, 2007, to begin the recruitment efforts.

On Sept. 18th the colony was established, and the men quickly made an impact on campus. They won Greek week, completed ACE and Sam Spady projects, won sorority philanthropic competitions, and dominated at intramural sports. They also showed their influence on campus by having Sigma Pi members in Student Government Association

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(Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches), LEAD Scholars, Office of Student Involvement, KoRT, Rowdy Knights, Surf Club, IFC, Pegasus Palooza, Admission Ambassadors, National Collegiate Honors Society, Resident Assistants and the Tennis Club.

Sigma Pi Fraternity is excited to welcome the Founding Fathers of Iota-Kappa chapter into our brotherhood. Thanks go out to all Florida Sigma Pi alumni and undergraduates who helped with the initiation ceremony or were in attendance. Special thanks go out to brother Jon Andrews (BN, ’01), who as chapter director has been very important in the progress and success of the IotaKappa chapter.

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: Chris Brown (GH, Rutgers ’82) Grand Second Counselor: Dean Houser (E, Ohio ’72) Grand Third Counselor: Jim DiVita (ZM, Michigan State ‘04) Grand Fourth Counselor: Jon Andrews (BN, SIU-Carbondale ’01) Grand First Counselor: Samuel Reda (HE, Florida State ’08) Grand Herald: Jon Frost (DZ, Missouri-St. Louis ’02)

Chapter Chartering Alpha-Sigma re-charters at University of Arkansas

by Duane M. Cunningham Jr.

On Saturday, November 7th, 2009 in Fayetteville, Arkansas Sigma Pi Fraternity re-chartered its Alpha-Sigma Chapter at the University of Arkansas. AlphaSigma was originally formed as a Sigma Pi colony in 1947 and was chartered on April 2nd, 1948. The Chapter was closed in 1977.

Since the untimely retirement of Alpha-Sigma there has been a strong desire to see it return to the U of A. In the fall of 2007 we were selected out of several groups that presented for an opportunity to join the Greek Community at Arkansas. On February 13th, 2008, 35 men took on the challenge of eventually bringing back Alpha-Sigma to a chartered status. In the beginning things moved slowly and the drive to get Alpha-Sigma over the hump had not yet emerged.

In the fall of 2008 the strong leadership needed to take AlphaSigma colony to the next level emerged in a more active and hands on executive council led

by Aaron Nicholson. Aaron had the perfect level of diplomacy and dedication to lead the colony on to become the great chapter Alpha-Sigma was expected to develop in to. Many changes were made and although some members left, several members who possessed the drive and passion required joined and emerged as leaders.

Since then, Alpha-Sigma has significantly raised their GPA and has continued to contribute to sorority philanthropies while developing their own. They were also able to create a stronger name around campus and move into a house on campus.

Eventually the hard work paid off and positive relationships with other Greek organizations have developed. After fall recruitment came to a close, Alpha-Sigma was at a point where everyone agreed the colony was ready to be given chapter status. From what is evident already, Sigma Pi Fraternity at the University of Arkansas is developing into

a chapter that will consistently be an award winning chapter and an example of the type of organization we want to bring to even more college campuses across North America.

Special thanks go out to Gary Scott (AR ’78) and members of Alpha-Pi at Arkansas State Jesse McCallister (2nd Counselor), Cameron Jernigan(4th Counselor), Caleb Smith, Josh Smith and Ryan Ochsner for assisting with ritual during the afternoon. The day would not have gone as smoothly without the assistance of everyone that participated. Know that you are appreciated!

together with Alpha-Sigma Chapter to celebrate their return to University of Arkansas. The Executive Office was able to locate and return the original charter to Alpha-Sigma, which is very uncommon. This was greatly appreciated considering the significance tradition has at an institution like the University of Arkansas.

The Chartering banquet was a memorable one as families, university staff, Sigma Pi members from all over the state and Alpha-Sigma alumni came Chartering Team: Grand Sage: Chris Brown (GH, ’81) Grand Second Counselor: Rick Marshall (AP, ’93) Grand Third Counselor: Grant Carlson (ER, ’01) Grand Fourth Counselor: Mike Zotti (AP, ’03) Grand First Counselor: Jay Ellis ( AP, ’85 ) Grand Herald: Nate Carlson (AR, ’66)

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Chapter Chartering

Iota-Lambda Charters at Arkansas Tech University

by Will Wojcik On Saturday, November 7th, 2009 in Russellville, Arkansas, Sigma Pi Fraternity chartered the Iota-Lambda Chapter at Arkansas Tech University, the result of yet another successful “cold-start” expansion effort. This new chapter of Sigma Pi was colonized only a year prior on October 23rd, 2008, and marks Sigma Pi’s fourth chapter in the state of Arkansas.

The story of Iota-Lambda starts all the way back in 2007, when former Director of Expansion Jim Divita (ZM, Michigan State ’04) began the first expansion discussions with the university regarding expansion. Then in the fall of 2008, expansion consultants Joe Ruggieri (ZA, West Chester ’07) and I arrived on campus to begin recruitment efforts. After a successful colonization, the colony immediately began to make progress. They distinguished themselves on campus by having members in numerous student organizations, including the presidents of both the Student Government Association and the Campus Activities Board, as well as several members of the football team. A true brotherhood began to form, and

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the colony began to develop their internal structure and attract new members. Their involvement in the Greek community at ATU and the impact they have already made on campus is a testament to the future success of this young chapter.

Sigma Pi Fraternity is proud to welcome the 40 new Founding Fathers of the Iota-Lambda chapter into our brotherhood. Thanks go out to all the Arkansas Sigma Pi alumni and undergraduates who helping participate in the initiation ceremony. Special thanks to chapter director Terry Laughinghouse (AP, ’77) and faculty advisor Kevin Solomon (AP, ’99). Their involvement in the group from colonization to chartering was instrumental in Iota-Lambda’s success.

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: George Hakim (GA) Grand Second Counselor: Terry Laughinghouse (AP, ’77) Grand Third Counselor: Kevin Solomon (AP, ’99) Grand Fourth Counselor: Mason Cozart (EK, ’83) Grand First Counselor: Russell Sparks (EK, ’09) Grand Herald: Mark Briscoe (AP, ’82)

Chapter Chartering Iota-Mu charters at Georgia Tech

by Duane M. Cunningham Jr.

On Saturday, November 14th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia Sigma Pi Fraternity chartered the Iota-Mu Chapter at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This is a brand new chapter for Sigma Pi and it began as a colony September, 7 2007.

Sigma Pi Fraternity has had interest in expanding to Georgia Tech long before 2007, but until then had not had the chance.

Eventually the Greek community with 32 strong Fraternities agreed to give Sigma Pi a chance on campus. 3 members of the expansion department, Jim DiVita, Duane Cunningham and Nick Frees, arrived on campus in August 2007 and spent a month recruiting young men to be Founding Fathers. The Colony started with moderate numbers but because of their hard work and belief in themselves they made it to where they are today.

They spent the past 2 years consistently adding to their membership, improving their academics, participating in on campus events and building a

name on campus in spite of the ongoing doubt that surrounded them. As time went on, more of campus saw them as a legitimate organization that could last in spite of the competitive atmosphere. Eventually they began to recruit above the campus average and this past fall added 16 men to the colony putting them in a strong position to charter. Iota-Mu now stands 56 strong with 4 successful alumni, 2 Varsity athletes, an ROTC member and countless campus leaders; not bad for a group that was at one point down to 9 members!

Special thanks go to Kash Hatami, Theron Ash, Spenser Sengsouriya, Daniel Stevens, Dwindnel Valme and David Moghaddam of Epsilon-Alpha Chapter at Southern Polytechnic State University who were shades and travelers in the ritual that afternoon. Ritual went smoothly and much of that is because of the assistance of these young men. Iota-Mu would also like to thank the alumni living in the Atlanta area that took time out of their Saturday afternoon to

witness these young men become initiated brothers of Sigma Pi Fraternity.

The Chartering was an unforgettable experience as Iota-Mu Chapter, their families and alumni living in Atlanta celebrated on the 25th floor of the Renaissance Hotel overlooking the Atlanta skyline. Iota-Mu Chapter has already begun to look ahead as they have began preparations for the spring and look forward to another strong recruitment, more participation on campus and emerging as a top chapter on campus and in the land of Sigma Pi!

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: George Hakim (GA) Grand Second Counselor: Craig Donnelly (BC, ’01) Grand Third Counselor: Jim Wisherd (AF, ’93) Grand Fourth Counselor: Jay Stewart (EA, ’06) Grand First Counselor: John Kitch (H, ’73) Grand Herald: Jason Beck (AF, ’93)

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Epsilon Chapter Re-Charters at Ohio University

Chapter Chartering

by Will Wojcik

On the afternoon of January 26th, 2010, one of the most historically significant chapters of Sigma Pi Fraternity rejoined the roll of our fraternity’s chapters. Dormant since 1982, the Epsilon chapter re-chartered with 50 Founding Fathers after being a colony of Sigma Pi for less than a year. That however, only tells part of the story of what it took to get Sigma Pi back on Ohio University’s campus. After being contacted by an interest group of men at OU back in early 2008, the Expansion Department worked with the group of interested students for almost two years to get permission to colonize on campus.

After a month-long expansion effort conducted by expansion consultants Joe Ruggieri and Will Wojcik, colonization occurred in early February of 2009, and eleven short months later the Epsilon chapter was restored.

Many thanks go out to Sigma Pi’s from the state of Ohio for making this day a day to remember. Grand Third Counselor Ed Levesque served as Grand Sage during the initiation ritual, and Florida Province Archon and Epsilon alumnus Dean Houser served as Grand Second Counselor.

Alumni and actives from Gamma, Zeta, and Eta-Phi chapters filled out the rest of the chartering team.

Epsilon chapter was originally established in 1910, and was lost in 1943 when it was “pirated” by another national fraternity.

It stands as the sixth chartered chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity.

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: Ed Levesque (HH) Grand Second Counselor: Dean Houser (E, ’72) Grand Third Counselor: Andrew Shuman (G, ’92) Grand Fourth Counselor: Eric Buddendeck (G, ’93) Grand First Counselor: Nino Natale (EF, ’10) Grand Herald: Will Wojcik (IZ, ’08)

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Chapter Chartering Iota-Nu Chapter Charters at Washington State University

by Will Wojcik

On April 3rd, 2010, Sigma Pi Fraternity welcomed the IotaNu chapter into its chapter roll and marked a significant return to the state of Washington for Sigma Pi. Formed as a colony in November of 2007, Iota-Nu represents a brand new expansion effort for Sigma Pi Fraternity, as it has never had a chapter at Washington State University before.

In many ways, Iota-Nu is the chapter that shouldn’t be. It has already seen incredible highs and lows as an organization, as its fifty-eight Founding Fathers can attest to. The colony hit its low point in the fall of 2008 when the membership size had fallen to three members. Those three members and their colony/ chapter director Jeremy Lessmann

(N, ’93) resolved to see the process through and worked with the Executive Office to build the colony back up. They now stand as a top organization in size, academics, and philanthropic involvement on their campus and serve as a prime example of not giving up or giving in to failure. Much credit needs to be given to Jeremy and the three remaining members Chris Nichols (IN, ’09), Jared White (IN, ’09), and Nick Stuckey (IN, ’10) for sticking it out and exemplifying what it means to be a Sigma Pi. Congratulations to all the Founding Fathers of Iota-Nu!

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: George Hakim (GA) Grand Second Counselor: Ian Itschner (W, ’93) Grand Third Counselor: Jeremy Lessmann (N, ’93) Grand Fourth Counselor: Gary Sigler (BO, ’63) Grand First Counselor: Charles Hellstrom (IH, ’10) Grand Herald: Mark Briscoe (AP, ’82)

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Chapter Chartering

Delta Chapter Re-charters at the University of Pennsylvania

by Will Wojcik

On the afternoon of Sept.

25th, Sigma Pi Fraternity’s Delta chapter at the University of Pennsylvania officially returned to campus. Forty-two Founding Fathers joined the Sigma Pi brotherhood and ushered our fifth oldest chapter back into existence. Colonized back in the fall of 2007 by former expansion consultants Duane Cunningham (Theta-Rho, ’07) and Nick Frees (Theta-Beta, ’07), the members of Delta faced an uphill climb to chartering in a highly competitive Greek community. They persevered, however, and were rewarded with a charter. The Delta chapter boasts a beautiful house, a highly involved membership base, and a group of young and highly successful alumni.

Originally chartered back in 1909, Delta chapter was dormant from 1938 all the way to the early 2000’s. After 100 years

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of existence, the Delta chapter appears to be back on the right track. After the Founding Fathers were initiated, the men of the Delta were joined by current Grand Sage Chris Brown, past national presidents John Williams, Frank Fryberg and Don Cox as well as past National Officer John Michelich in celebrating their achievement at a banquet. Special thanks go out to the brothers of Iota-Beta chapter for making the trip from Delaware to participate in the initiation ceremony!

Chartering Team: Grand Sage: Chris Brown (HG, ’81) Grand Second Counselor: Don Cox (K, ’55) Grand Third Counselor: Name John Williams, Jr. (GN, ’71) Grand Fourth Counselor: Will Wojcik II (IZ, ’08) Grand First Counselor: Mark Brown (F, ’02) Grand Herald: Name John Michelich (EG, ’74) and Frank Fryburg (Q, ’49)

Chapter Expansion Sigma Pi Colonization at Oklahoma State University Congratulations to the newest group in the Sigma Pi Fraternity world. On, March 10th, 2010 Sigma Pi Fraternity officially colonized at Oklahoma State University with 30 men. The group quickly added another 5 the following week. Senior Expansion Consultant, Joe Ruggieri (ZA ‘07) and Expansion Consultant, Roy Hillman (IE ‘09) are to credit for the on the ground recruitment efforts.

Senior Colony Development Consultant, Duane Cunningham (QR, ’07) made the call to start the communication with the University, then Director of Expansion, Will Wojcik (IZ, ’08) coordinated the efforts with the university’s Greek Advisor Ival Gregory.

Sigma Pi Returns to SIU-Carbondale On the afternoon of Oct. 3rd, Sigma Pi Fraternity officially returned to Southern Illinois University – Carbondale after a three year absence. Home of the previously dormant Beta-Nu chapter, our new colony is up and running after a month long expansion effort. Executive Office staff members Adrian Rodgers, Neil Thorsbakken, and Will Wojcik recruited 25 men to form the colony and then conducted a 3 day in-depth training program to ensure the new members were ready to hit the

ground running. Coupled with university and alumni support, the Beta-Nu colony is ready to make an impact in the Saluki community. We look forward to seeing what they can bring to the Land of Sigma Pi! If you are interested in helping to support this colony, please reach out to Director of Expansion Will Wojcik at wwojcik@sigmapi.org

The men of the colony are excited and motivated to achieve quick success. The men represent what Sigma Pi is about and what great things come from starting new colonies on campuses across America. The group consists of many men from different backgrounds, hometowns, and majors. Many of the men are already involved with other organizations on campus, as well.

Thanks must go out to our Alumni who helped with the efforts and with our Colonization Ceremony. Dr. Blayne Mayfield (AI ’79), Spencer Adams (A ’91), Steve Johnson (GS ’76), Richard Battin (GX ’70), and Brian Westhues (GS ’09) were in attendance and helped facilitate the ceremonies.

These gentlemen, as well as others, will make up the colony’s advisory board and will provide great support for the colony. If you are interested in contacting or getting involved with the group contact their president, John Yedinak(Okstate@sigmapi. org), or Will Wojcik (wwojcik@ sigmapi.org).

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The Foundation

FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Allen Yee (AF, Georgia ’99) Chairman James T. Jennings (GU, Murray State ’93) Vice-Chairman of Administration Gary D. Dvorchak (X, Iowa ’86) Vice-Chairman of Finance Les Wright (GU, Murray State ’70) Vice-Chairman of Development Gary Grubacich (AO, UC - Santa Barbara ’64) Vice-Chairman of Legal Affairs Joseph V. Palazzolo (DB, Monmouth ’03) Treasurer Ian Itschner (W, Oregon State ’93) Secretary

Dear Brothers: It is my great privilege to introduce you to an exciting new era of growth and initiative for the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. In the upcoming months, you will be hearing a lot more from the Foundation as we unveil our updated Strategic Plan and launch a new fundraising campaign to ensure that Sigma Pi is ready to succeed in the twenty-first century while reinforcing our nineteenth century values. Your support and involvement will be critical to that success.

As always, the Foundation will continue to support Sigma Pi and its members through scholarships and grants which last year alone totaled over $75,000. However, we are also undertaking initiatives focused on future success and sustainability, such as establishing permanent endowments for the Fraternity’s nationally recognized educational training programs Mid-Year Leadership Conference and Sigma Pi University which are attended annually by hundreds of of our undergraduate members. We will continue to expand the Chapter Educational Fund program which allows the direction of tax-deductible gifts to specific chapters. And we will be enhancing the alumni experience through improved communications and the presentation of both national and regional social networking events.

I invite you to be a part of this exciting time by attending one of our events, volunteering, making a gift, or sharing with us your thoughts and ideas. For more information, please visit us at www.

SigmaPiEdFund.org or by contacting our Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Frost at 1-800-332-1897.

A decade after graduation, I still Believe In Sigma Pi and the positive impact it can have on the lives of young men. I know you do too, so please join me and the other members of the Foundation in ensuring that future generations of brothers have the same enriching Sigma Pi experience we enjoyed. On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees and the thousands of undergraduate brothers who benefit annually from the generosity of alumni such as yourself - thank you for your support.

Fraternally,

TRUSTEES R. Todd Miller (ET, Tennessee - Martin ’87) John J. Merino (BO, Calif. State - Long Beach ’58) John J. McCann (AN, NJIT ’83) Jay Joern (GS, Missouri ’76) Chris Brown (GH, Rutgers ’81) George N. Hakim (GA, Detroit Mercy ’78) Paul W. Hansen, Advisor Trustee (BT, Valparaiso ’80) Frank Fryburg, Honorary Life Trustee (Q, Penn State ’49)

FOUNDATION STAFF Chief Operations Officer Jonathan M. Frost (DZ, Missouri - STL ’02) Accounting Services Mindy Reid Administrative Assistant Jennifer R. Wyatt ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICES Sigma Pi Educational Foundation Post Office Box 1897 Brentwood, TN 37024 Tel: (615) 373-5728 Fax: (615) 373-8949 Email: edfound@sigmapi.org Website: www.sigmapi.org



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Allen W. Yee Chairman of the Board of Trustees (AF - University of Georgia ‘99)

Helping Our Fraternity Build “A New Generation of Leaders”

The Foundation PGS Larry Rovira Establishes Rovira Legacy Scholarship Fund “I believe in supporting our young students in fulfilling their academic pursuits and by establishing this scholarship through the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation our brotherhood can know that future generations of Sigma Pi members will have the opportunity my family and I have had. During my time on the Grand Council I have had the pleasure to work with the Foundation on many items and am thrilled about their future. It was exciting to be able to converse with their leadership team and Board members on their vision and strategy for our future which helped me to make my decision.” – PGS Larry Rovira (California State University – Fullerton, ’85) PGS Larry Rovira has shown leadership in many different aspects of Sigma Pi over the last 20 years from being a Province Archon in Southern California, to serving on the Grand Council and Educational Foundation Board of Directors and aiding members of Sigma Pi in acquiring jobs through his network base. Brother Rovira has again shown his leadership in action through creating a new scholarship endowment for members of Sigma Pi in California and Louisiana. Brother Rovira recently provided $10,000 of a $50,000 Commitment to create this fund to help student members achieve their scholastic pursuits.

Andrew Bunker of Wake Forest is 2010 Dr. John J. Dimmick Scholarship Recipient “Sigma Pi has provided great opportunities for me to develop my leadership skills as well as helped me become a better man. Perhaps more importantly, the Fraternity has provided me with a home on campus and friendships that will last a lifetime. The Fraternity has come through for me in my time of need, as I have been applying for significant amounts of financial aid in order to keep paying for the costly education at Wake Forest due to financial issues. I am honored to have been awarded the Dimmick scholarship, and I strive to uphold the values that my Fraternity has taught me while improving my chapter every day.” – Andrew Bunker (Wake Forest, ’12) Andrew is a junior at Wake Forest University majoring in Political Science with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Brother Bunker plans to attend law school immediately after graduation with aspirations of a career in government. Andrew’s long-term goals are to run for office in his home state of Ohio, and hopefully someday work in the White House. Andrew is currently serving as Sage of the Alpha-Nu chapter, President of the Wake Forest club tennis team and has served in several elected positions on student government.

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Chapter News

Chapter reports are those submitted by deadlines listed on page 1.

1985, Robbie Howell. Mr. Howell currently suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease. The motivation from his speech touched our chapter as well as the alumni in the audience. His speech and life story helped us realize that even when adversity hits, it is our duty and responsibility to keep a positive attitude and live life to the fullest, because we can never know what tomorrow has in store.

Bridgewater State

Eta-Eta Chapter

The Eta Eta Chapter has already had a solid start this school year with a successful Freshman Move-In day at both of the freshman residence halls on campus. Brothers helped freshman and their families from 8:00 until 4:00, which was a great way to start out strong and put us into the campus spotlight for Rush Week, which starts soon. We have a blood drive with the American Red Cross coming up on October 19th, which we have done for several years now and is always a great success. The Eta Eta Chapter is eagerly anticipating Rush Week, which should again yield a large turnout.

Theta-Phi, Pennsylvania College, brothers during a recruitment event

Alabama

Theta-Omicron Chapter

This fall, Theta-Omicron chapter embarked on its arguably best semester. Most of our exhilaration stems from our acquisition of a new fraternity residence. This newly remodeled house boasts living quarters for 26 brothers, a fully furnished kitchen, and a 2400 square feet party room. This is our first fully permanent structure since our founding in 2004. In October, we planned for a formal house dedication ceremony with many esteemed guests in attendance. We’re also very proud of our rush efforts that resulted in pledging our biggest class of new members ever. In terms of brotherhood activities, we enjoyed the company of our brothers from the Theta and Alpha-Delta chapters who made it down for the Penn StateAlabama football game.

Arizona State

Beta-Kappa Chapter

Beta Kappa welcomed 16 new members into our brotherhood. For the third time in four years Beta Kappa took home not only the Greek League softball championship but also the school wide championship.

With top finishes in all sports Beta Kappa took home the Greek Cup for

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the top athletic house on campus.

Beta Kappa was highly successful in philanthropies placing first in AXΩ Rodeo Days, ΔZ’s DZ Dukeout, with a runner up finish in ΔΓ Anchor Slam. Beta Kappa teamed up with Victoria’s Secret to put on our philanthropy, Sigma PINK to raise alcohol awareness on behalf of the Sam Spady Foundation. With fall rush right around the corner, Beta Kappa looks forward to its best semester yet. After rush Beta Kappa plans to hit the ground running with our ACE project. Look forward to more great news out of Beta Kappa at Arizona State University.

Arkansas State

Auburn

Alpha-Delta Chapter

The Alpha Delta chapter experienced another great year for the fraternity.

We currently have 21 members in our Fall 2010 pledge class, who will become assets to our chapter. Our 2010 Founders Day was probably our most successful and eventful gathering we have experienced in years. Our first speaker this year was All-SEC and Second Team AllAmerican Tailback, Terry Henley of the 1972 Auburn Football team. Our second speaker was a former alumni of our chapter who graduated in

For the second consecutive year, a brother of Sigma Pi is the President of the Interfraternity Council, a great asset to the chapter.

Cal State - Chico

The men of Sigma Pi Theta–Mu chapter at Cal State University of Chico have had yet another successful year. After initiating 17 new brothers last year, we hope to add to our growing numbers with our largest Fall pledge class ever, with 14 current pledges. Athletically we hope to improve, after progressing to the Softball championship last semester we plan on taking home the trophy this year. Our chapter excelled in its philanthropy events as well, donating

Alpha-Pi Chapter

The summer has finally ended, with a successful float trip, and a baseball game pledge event being held. The Alpha Pi chapter is finally getting back into the swing of things with the first pledge class of the semester being inducted. The first major social event was a huge success, and homecoming also went extremely well, with many of our alumni coming into town to visit our new house and seeing the new hand of leadership. Our potential new members are beginning to learn the history of our Fraternity, and the central ideas behind the honors of being a Sigma Pi.

Theta-Mu Chapter

The new chapter house at Theta-Omicron, Alabama

Chapter News time and money through Dogs 4 Dogs, Up Till Dawn, and our ACE Project, restoring a local kindergarten yard.

Our many socials held with other sororities on campus went off without a hitch, and we enjoyed a few private events as well, where our brothers brought a date of their choosing. Our Orchid Ball held on the shore of Lake Tahoe was a highlight of the year for all who attended!

Cal State - Long Beach Beta-Omicron Chapter The brothers here at the Beta Omicron chapter are strapping up for quite possibly the best Fall semester in years. Spring semester of 2010 was a quiet one with only two new members to show for it. However it was in no way a waste with the last meeting being our best one in years. Never before have we had so many fresh ideas put into action with such efficient organization. We are looking to take back our Sports Cup this year with last year being the only year without it in almost a decade. The brotherhood this semester is at a higher level than we are normally used to and we are having no problems adjusting. We know absolutely one thing for sure – nothing is keeping us from being the best except for hard work and we are prepared.

California - Santa Barbara Alpha-Omicron Chapter Alpha-Omicron had a great year, and in the Spring we achieved a House GPA that beat the all men’s and fraternities’ averages; completed our ACE and Spady projects, plus another 280 hours of community service; won Greek Affairs “Most Improved Chapter” award; held several sorority mixers and parties; had our annual date trip to Las Vegas; held our annual Senior Roast and Awards Banquet; graduated 13 brothers; and, sent

Gamma-Omega, Wayne State, brothers

Zeta-Chi, Rowan, brothers during their ACE Project

representatives to Convocation. We did major improvements on our House over the Summer, had a Brotherhood encampment on the Kern River, and we are all looking forward to an even better new school year.

California - Santa Cruz Iota-Eta Chapter During the Spring Quarter of 2010, the Iota-Eta chapter has made large steps in becoming the new top house at UC Santa Cruz. We took a pledge class of 24 and ended up crossing 20 new gentlemen into the fraternity, ending our year at over 70 men currently initiated and active. Besides

our size, the Iota-Eta chapter took first place of all fraternities during Greek Week, held two successful ACE projects, and has gained overall positive recognition on campus as a gentleman’s fraternity. As the new year approaches, we are excited to finish our current goal of attaining the title of top house at UC Santa Cruz. We will be starting off the year as the largest fraternity on campus and have a driven group of chairmen and officers whom are all going to assist in leading this fraternity as we strive for excellence.

Central Florida

Iota-Kappa Chapter

This semester looks to be very promising for the Iota Kappa Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity at the University of Central Florida.

The most important part of Fall is undoubtedly Fall Rush, and we successfully gained over 30 new members for our chapter. This is our biggest pledge class yet. Additionally, our New Member Education Program has been revamped and is now more in line with the traditional Sigma Pi program. Dustyn Carroll of Beta Class is our Pledge Educator. Also, the Executive Council has taken major strides in improving its organizational structure for this semester. We have many events already booked, rooms

reserved, and we have given every brother of Iota Kappa a calendar of our events so they can keep up with us. The Fall 2010 semester will be our best semester yet.

Central Missouri Gamma-Gamma Chapter Although only halfway through first semester, it’s looking to be a promising year for the Gamma Gamma chapter. We currently have twelve men going through new member education, which puts our numbers at the highest they’ve been in over five years. Our A-teams in softball and football are both undefeated and we hope to take first in intramural sports once again. We are also looking forward to participating in the upcoming homecoming events and hope to bring home some awards.

Delaware

Iota-Beta Chapter

The summer of 2010 was a busy one for the brothers of the Iota Beta Chapter. At the end of the year we saw our past Sage John Rago win the Chapter Leader of the Year Award at UD. Also we saw our chapter director; Past Grand Sage John Williams win the UD Greek Advisor of the year award. We were also proud to score Gold in the University’s Chapter Assessment Program for

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Chapter News Greek Organizations. From there the chapter sent 15 brothers, some active and some alumni, to Boston for convocation, where we won the Grand Sage Award. Now back at the UD we are gearing up for a great semester.

We are already planning a picnic with our parents for UD’s parents weekend, as well as various other philanthropy events. The chapter also hopes that we can surpass our personal record setting rush numbers from last spring’s rush class.

Detroit Mercy Gamma-Alpha Chapter The brothers of Gamma Alpha are already off to a good start this year, with strong plans for rush, fund raising, and philanthropy events. The new executive council and the brothers they represent are excited and willing to continue the Sigma Pi tradition, and look forward to a wonderful year.

Drury

Epsilon-Rho Chapter

The Epsilon Rho chapter is excited to welcome eight men in our new pledge class. They are the Beta Beta pledge class of our chapter. We are finishing up our Sam Spady event and so far it has gone great. We are the current intramural champions and with flag football as the first sport of this year’s intramural cup, we are looking for victory to start the race for the cup off on the right foot. We have a big list of goals for our chapter and so far everything is going according to plan.

We are going to have a great semester and start to the new year.

Eastern Illinois Beta-Gamma Chapter In the past month at Beta Gamma we have been preparing for homecoming, working on the Intramurals, and also had a social event. Our float this year is Vegas themed, “EIU Bets on Blue”. We have already finished the construction and now it just needs to be Decorated.

At the end of September our soccer team took second place, which gave us a boost in the intramural points race. On top of that we are about to kick off the football season. We have two teams playing in the league and we expect great things from both.

Also, here at Beta Gamma we had our first Barn Dance in three years; we also still have 19 new members in the pledge program.

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early July have been hard at work fixing the property up and getting it ready for our Open House during Homecoming Week on October 23rd.

We have also been extremely busy in Fall Rush and have gained six new members so far. The guys are excited for the new challenges and opportunities that await us for the upcoming year.

Ferris State

Theta-Theta Chapter

Another semester begins for the brothers of Theta Theta chapter. For this year we set up goals to reach the highest GPA on campus and to recruit as many new members as we can in order to makeTheta Theta chapter more successful than in previous years. We began the year with our ninth annual Teeter-Totter-a-thon to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Using support from the students, staff, and local businesses we were able to raise more money than we have in the previous years.

Florida State

Eta-Epsilon Chapter

The brothers of the Eta Epsilon Chapter at Florida State University are very excited to finally have a house that we can call our own on College Ave on Fraternity row. We are in the process of fixing up the house to hopefully have it done for the spring semester. We have already done a lot of yard work, cutting down trees and clearing shrubs. We have also worked on the interior cleaning and cleaning the rooms to get ready for construction.

Georgia

Alpha-Phi Chapter

The Alpha-Phi chapter of Sigma Pi began this year by starting out strong. We recently initiated 14 outstanding men that will be a great addition to our strong brotherhood.

As for upcoming events, we paired with the lovely ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta for the Homecoming parade as we look to defend our title from last year. We also have Trick or Treat with the Greeks philanthropy fast approaching where we partnered with the outstanding Delta Zeta sisters to benefit the Boys and Girls club of Athens. The Alpha-Phi chapter looks forward to a great school year where brotherhood thrives.

Emporia State Epsilon-Epsilon Chapter

Georgia Tech

The men at Epsilon-Epsilon have had a very busy summer. We officially closed on our new chapter house in

The Iota Mu chapter had a great summer with brothers traveling the world and others attending national

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Oklahoma State colony brothers know they love Sigma Pi.

Iota-Mu Chapter

Tee time for brothers from Alpha Chapter at Vincennes.

convocation where they learned how to better guide our young chapter.

Fall rush was not a strong point for the chapter, but we are a determined group of men capable of overcoming anything. We are throwing tailgates for all the home fall football games, cheering the Yellow Jackets to another ACC championship. The brothers are planning a brotherhood weekend of camping and white-water rafting. Our chapter is preparing a project to raise awareness for the Sam Spady organization and participating in Team Buzz, a campus wide volunteer clean-up project.

For alumni relations we are holding poker nights. We are still focusing on academic excellence as well. We recently launched a new website, www.gtsigmapi.com where you can find everything you need to know about Iota Mu. Grand Valley State Theta-Rho Chapter It’s fall and we at Theta Rho are glad to be back to GVSU for another exciting semester! Our summer retreat

helped to get us off to a quick start this year. After our strong showing at convocation we are proud as ever to be Sigma Pis brothers and to continue our success at Grand Valley!

We opened our football season last week with a victory over West Texas A&M and we were proud to be there in support! We recently hosted our first social of the year with the lovely ladies of Phi Mu. We are excited to continue recruiting and anticipate a large fall class. Already this fall we’ve had an amazing Week Long Bonfire on campus to welcome the new freshman class and recruit new members. We also had a strong showing at Grand Valley’s Campus life night.

Houston

Theta-Nu Chapter

The Theta Nu chapter started off a busy semester working hard.

We are getting ready for our “Car Smash” this month, in which we will be raising awareness against drunk driving by allowing students to smash a car if they have been

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Iota-Nu Chapter, Washington State

affected by drunk driving, and we will be recording video testimonials that will later to be published on the school’s TV channel. We are focusing on school spirit, by attending and tailgating at all the UH home football games, and we will even be taking road trips to some of the other games. Sigma Pi has been a growing presence in school with students in the student video network, the student government, spirit crew, amongst others. The C.T. Bauer School of Business wrote a story about one of our members, Hugo Soto for his community involvement, writing skills, and dedication to the Sigma Pi fraternity.

Illinois Wesleyan Epsilon-Gamma Chapter The members of Epsilon Gamma all participated in a week long retreat to start off the semester. The retreat was focused on fall semester recruitment goals and developing stronger brotherhood bonds between members.

The retreat proved to be a success, as a large pledge class is anticipated this

semester. The chapter is starting off strong academically with the creation of our new academic board, while still being active socially by starting to plan and prepare for our semesterly 80’s Dance Party. Epsilon Gamma Chapter has started off strong this year and hopes to meet and exceed goals that were planned during the retreat at the beginning of the semester.

Indiana of Pennsylvania Theta-Epsilon Chapter Over the summer, we continued to improve our chapter house. We renovated a lot of the rooms and cleaned the house for the upcoming year. The renovation of our back decks added another dimension to our house and made it a more attractive place to be. We plan to hit the ground running with our newly planned recruitment and pledge education programs. Many of our brothers spent a lot of time coming up with better ideas and ways to recruit as well as finding a better structure for our pledge education program. We lost a

few brothers due to graduation but we also added brothers finishing their semesters abroad and military duties.

We look forward to our visit with our ELC Braden. We want to show him the improvements that we have made such as, the renovations of the house, earning the third best grades for all the fraternities on campus, and our new approaches for various aspects of our chapter. One of our brothers, Jeff Miller, recently was asked by our IFC advisor to head a committee to start a Greek Intramural League.

Indiana Tech Gamma-Kappa Chapter This year is looking very promising as we are getting much more positive attention brought towards us. We have a lot in store for this year and have quite a few men interested in us and what we’re all about. We plan on showing those guys that being a Sigma Pi is the best decision that any young man could make.

We are working with Student Life to become more recognized on campus as more than just a group of men

in an organization. We’re becoming more involved on campus through volunteer work as well as through sporting events. We hope to get a lot accomplished this year as it will be the last for some of us.

Keene State

Colony

Our group at Keene State is on the pathway to chartering. We completed a successful Cancer Walk where our group raised over $2000 dollars that we donated to the American Cancer Society. We are currently working to expand our fundraising and recruitment campaigns and have high hopes for a large increase in membership through out the year.

Kutztown

Eta-Pi Chapter

October has been a very busy month for the brothers of Eta Pi. We have continued making a good name for ourselves in the community. We have done this by working hard for several businesses in the area and at the same time fundraising for our

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Chapter News chapter. We have continued having car washes at Applebee’s Restaurant.

We enjoy doing the car washes and we believe Applebee’s is happy to have us. On the weekend of October 16th the University was busy with Homecoming. We were busy as well we had a great turn out of alumni.

It was nice to see the younger brothers interact and learn from the older brothers’ advice about being a Fraternity man. We hope this semester continues to be successful for the brothers of Eta Pi in academics and brotherhood.

Lawrence Tech Zeta-Omicron Chapter The summer of 2010 has been busy for the brothers of Zeta Omicron. The most notable event we held was the Sam Spady golf outing. This year we are proud to say that we were also able to raise over a thousand dollars for the charity. The event started out as a simple golf outing and developed into a much bigger event including prizes, food, and giveaways for its guests. It was easily one of the best Sam Spady events planned and performed by this chapter and a large step for us philanthropically. Aside from Sam Spady, the chapter also put much emphasis on brotherhood. This year’s summer brotherhood retreat took place at Michigan’s Riffle River State Park. The brothers were able to get together to plan rush and enjoy the river.

Loyola - Chicago

Beta-Chi Chapter

With the Fall semester just underway in Chicago the brothers of Beta Chi are working hard to improve their chapter by focusing their efforts on recruiting, fundraising, and philanthropy. So far efforts to recruit new members have been well received and there is plenty of evidence to suggest a large pledge class for this semester, thanks to the new policy of Loyola policy of 365 recruiting.

The brothers have also followed up their very successful Sigma Pi Movers summer fundraiser by doing a lot of promotional work for Comcast and local businesses which has netted them over $2000 after only 4 days of work. The Beta Chi chapter has also decided to continue their partnership with the LaSalle Senior Center by committing to have 5 brothers there serving breakfast every Sunday to downtrodden and destitute Chicagoans. All of this has only strengthened the already tight brotherhood.

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Eta-Upsilon, California - Irvine, brothers with their new pledge class.

Miami (OH)

Eta-Phi Chapter

We have our annual Up Till Dawn Philanthropy event planned this year in November and our Jason Madachy 5K event planned for November. A current brother, Warren Kendall, has overcome his recent battle with leukemia and is back for this year. We are looking forward to a great year. We won Greek Week for the second year in a row yesterday. We have won three out of the last four years, and are repeat champions for the first time at Miami since 2002-2003 when Theta Chi did it. This is a great accomplishment for Sigma Pi at Miami University, and we couldn’t be prouder. It shows our effort, athleticism, and most importantly chapter organization and brotherhood chemistry.

Michigan

Alpha-Beta Chapter

Just after the start of classes here in Ann Arbor, Alpha-Beta is ready to get the school year of to a good start. Thanks to summer recruiting we’re pleased to hear we have many incoming freshmen strongly interested in joining our ever-growing chapter. While rush is number one on our minds right now, we continue to excel in all areas of our chapter and look forward to another successful year at the University of Michigan.

Michigan Tech

Zeta-Epsilon Chapter

The brothers of Sigma Pi Zeta Epsilon attended brother, and alumni, Rory Gronevelt‘s wedding. Out of all the locations Rory could have celebrated his wedding he chose to have it here in Houghton, Michigan to celebrate it with all of his brothers. Good times

were had by all, new brothers meeting older brothers bringing us that much closer together.

Middle Tennessee State Theta-Omega Chapter Theta Omega Chapter has been very busy of late. We are currently gearing up for our Fall recruitment and have made huge strides during the summer as well as this Fall to set ourselves up for success. We have restored our commitment to striving to be great men as well as a great chapter of Sigma Pi. We are looking forward to helping the International Fraternity with some fund-raising opportunities later this Fall. Best of luck to all our fellow brothers on Fall Rush!

Minnesota

Iota-Zeta Chapter

The fall semester is off to a pretty good start for us. The house looked great for housing tours, and we had a bunch of excited guys come through our doors. We are working really hard to pull off our biggest event of the year, our Foam Party, and already we’re hearing campus buzzing about it. Also we are getting pumped up about Intramurals again, especially flag football where we hope to return to the championship game, and this year win it! Our brothers are also doing fundraising events at Gopher football games in our one year old TCF Bank Stadium. We here at Iota Zeta would like to wish everyone the best for the upcoming year!

Missouri S&T

Alpha-Iota Chapter

We have welcomed 12 new members this semester. We attribute this high turnout to being highest in

grades last semester, among other factors. We are still planning on the demolition and rebuilding of one of our older facilities.

Missouri - St. Louis Delta-Zeta Chapter The Delta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Pi has been working hard to represent what it means to be a Sigma Pi. We are entering the fall after a very successful spring semester and an outstanding cumulative GPA, well above the All-Men’s average at UMSL. Our chapter is very excited about several of the services we are planning to offer for UMSL, one of which being a Campus Safety Escort Service where our brothers will be available to escort students to and from their cars late at night anywhere on campus. Our chapter is forming a strong relationship with Student Life, University Programming Board, and Residential Life and will continue to change the face of UMSL and expose people to what Sigma Pi has to offer. The Delta Zeta chapter holds a campus standing as the dominant student leaders among our fellow Greeks and our fellow students.

Missouri Southern State Eta-Mu Chapter This year at Eta Mu, we got together during the summer, planned out this year’s rush events and talked about helping out our school with different projects. We plan on doing great things this semester, not only as a whole but individually as well. This year we are taking the bull by the horns and starting new things. We may have had some brother move away during the summer but we are still as strong as ever. We are Sigma Pi.

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Delta-Beta Chapter

We’ve started off the new year with fresh new start and high expectations. We’ve made goals to improve in our academics, socially, and among campus. We look forward to our upcoming rush season and have begun planning events to be held to contribute to our rush campaign. We are also preparing in having a strong presence in Monmouth’s Intramural programs with all our well rounded athlete members. Our chapter is also in the process of installing members in other areas of campus life such as student government, judicial board, and other programs that directly impact what goes on our campus.

Montclair State

Iota-Iota Chapter

The Iota-Iota Chapter has been busy over the summer planning numerous events for the upcoming Fall semester.

The Chapter will be hosting the New Jersey Providence Workshop and in working closely with the school to welcome new incoming freshman.

The Chapter was also recognized for achieving over 900 efficiency points at this past Convocation.

can access and use the Internet.

We go into the semester trying to be the best on campus and have a successful rush as we set high goals for recruitment in our stride to make us the biggest and best on campus.

We also held our annual move in BBQ and have set up our Thanks to Public Safety dinner which commends our Public Safety and Police Force for a tremendous job and cooperation over the years. We hope to keep going and make this our best year yet.

Northern Illinois Beta-Sigma Chapter We the brothers at the Beta Sigma Chapter of Northern Illinois University are proud to report good news for this upcoming year. We are confident after finishing strong last spring in the annual tugs competition (3 wins and 1 loss to the first place team). With that, we rode fiercely into this fall semester and already have 20 bids signed by enthusiastic

this year’s Pig Roast will help our rush. Our goal for the fall is to get at least 20 pledges. We had 5 active members at convocation. Zeta Pi received two awards this Biennium: Membership increase and also most registered members in attendance.

Ohio Northern

Zeta Chapter

Zeta chapter is looking to make many changes in the coming months.

These changes include renovations to our house, the addition of a new kitchen, and some other projects to keep the house in good shape.

Our Fall rush has welcomed 11 new pledges to the Sigma Pi Zeta chapter. This rush has marked our second year in a row as having the highest bid acceptance among other fraternities on campus. In April we hosted a “Buy a Pi” auction to help us raise over $400 for the Sam Spady Foundation. Our golf outing was held this past summer at Maumee Bay

NJIT

Alpha-Mu Chapter

Here at Alpha Mu we kept the ball rolling by going head first this semester. Over the summer we accomplished some much needed renovations to the chapter house which included fixing and repainting the second floor and third floors. We also updated our House Internet and Network to make sure that everyone

Oregon

Iota-Epsilon Chapter

Over the past few months we have just been enjoying summer, but we have also been actively involved with the Office of Greek Life at UO. All of the new students came to summer orientation and we made sure to have brothers present to answer any questions about Greek Life and about Sigma Pi. We are currently gearing up to have everyone move back into the chapter house for fall term. We have recruitment planned and are excited to start in two weeks.

We already have one accepted bid, but we haven’t given any other out yet because we want to wait until everyone is back so everyone’s perspective and opinions are reflected in the bid process.

Penn College

Theta-Phi Chapter

It’s been a great start to the semester so far for the brothers of the Theta Phi chapter. Our recruiting events have brought out record numbers of potential new members which would be our biggest pledge class we ever had. Alumni weekend is coming up and actives and alumni are looking forward to seeing each other. Also, our first 24 hour Rock- A- Thon is coming up to raise money for charity.

Murray State Gamma-Upsilon Chapter This semester has been off to a slow start but is finally starting to take off! We just inducted 5 new members; Nick Barron, Chase Collomp, Ryan Johnson, Joel Kirschbaum, and Brandon Rundquist, with Joel wanting to follow his father; who was a brother at Alpha Iota Chapter of Rolla. Due to some unfortunate circumstances in the last semester we are low in numbers and are in the process of reconstructing the chapter. Including the 5 soon to be initiates we are at 17 members with the absence of a couple actives due to financial obligations this semester. At this time we would also like to state that we are excited to inform all that Juan Casa del Valle of our chapter is currently representing Sigma Pi in Germany in a study abroad program, and we wish him the best of luck this semester.

The Chapter will be hosting the Virginia Province Meeting on October 16. The Chapter looks forward to seeing all Alumni in the Hampton Roads area during Homecoming Week (October 17-23).

Penn State

To help raise money for the Tracy A. Garis Scholarship Fund, Theta-Pi, Penn College, brothers held a 24-hour Rock-a-Thon on Friday.

potentials. On August 26th, the brothers hosted a pig roast that turned out to be very successful. Not only did we have plenty of potentials and alumni attend, but the Dean of the College of Business also made an appearance. In addition, we are happy to report that our house is undergoing a renovation which will undoubtedly make Sigma Pi one of the most presentable houses here at NIU. Stay tuned for more good news from the Beta Sigma chapter.

Oakland

Zeta-Pi Chapter

Zeta Pi is starting the year off right.

We are about to have our 16th annual Pig Roast. Our chapter is hoping that

State Park, where many brothers had the opportunity to meet and share memories with alumni. In the coming months we will be hosting socials with the sororities on campus. Also, our Winter Formal will be in November.

Old Dominion

Theta-Eta Chapter

The Theta-Eta Chapter of Sigma Pi had a busy summer and has been preparing for an even busier fall.

In the summer, CJ Milhoan and Ian Isdanavage attended Convocation in Danvers, MA, along with Brian Kurisky (Chapter Director). At the end of August, the Chapter initiated three new members (Cameron Butts, Jeremy Jones, and Matthew Lucado).

Theta Chapter

Here at Theta Chapter, we have started off the semester strong.

Following a solid placing in Greek Week in the spring, and placing second overall in the IM Sport Championships, Theta Chapter has continued the momentum this Fall with strong showings in IM golf and holding a philanthropy for Relay For Life, which President Graham Spanier attended. We were able to accumulate 11 new members for this semester and will try and continue to do strong this fall with more philanthropies and our continuous involvement with Penn State’s Dance Marathon, a school wide philanthropy which benefits children with pediatric cancer.

Purdue

Eta Chapter

The brothers of Eta Chapter of Sigma Pi are starting the year off great!

From the looks of rush so far we are gaining valuable members in everyone

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Chapter News were many smiling faces as brothers helped move in the freshman class.

Our well planned rush week should make it fun and informative for all of the rushes. Through the semester we will be helping the local fire and police departments, while cleaning up the town. This fall semester we are planning more events and projects.

Saginaw Valley State Theta-Beta Chapter Fall semester of 2010 should be a good year for Theta Beta. With new events in place and a hungry rush class, the chapter looks to regain its dominance on campus. Homecoming is just around the corner and the hopes of all the brothers are high.

There will be rematch for the Pi Bowl championship vs. Theta Rho during the Battle of the Valleys and also the Sam Spady golf to look forward to. It should be a great fall for the brothers of Theta Beta.

Alpha-Phi, Georgia, brothers at formal in Orlando, Florida

San Jose State

Brothers from Iota-Lambda Chapter, Arkansas Tech, during a Brotherhood Paintball Tournament.

who is looking forward to pledging.

Stepping up in athletics will not be hard with this group of guys coming in. This pledge class is determined to help the house in any way possible.

We have also improved our chapter’s GPA greatly since last semester and have moved up in the rankings. We look forward to continuing this trend throughout the year. Our football buddies this semester are Sigma Delta Tau, we have already had a successful softball game with them and are excited to have functions throughout the football season as well as the year. The Executive Council looks stronger than ever and everyone is determined to make Sigma Pi the best that it can be.

Rhode Island Alpha-Upsilon Chapter The URI chapter of Sigma Pi has gotten off to a terrific start for the semester. After a productive end of the summer that saw many brothers participating in a very productive “Habitat for Sigma Pi” house cleanup, fall semester rush has started exceptionally strong. During a time

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that is normally difficult in “getting back into the swing” of classes, the chapter has instead hit the ground running, with many events planned and a strong campus presence already felt. Paramount among these events is the chapter dance party, which promises to be a good event for rush, and campus life as a whole. The event, while often remembered and referenced for size, scope, and what it represents as an alcohol and drug free function for campus life- has not occurred since the University saw its first Sigma Pi brothers graduate after re-founding in 2004.

Rowan

Zeta-Chi Chapter

Zeta-Chi continues to make a great positive impact on the campus of Rowan University. On September 4th we held the “3rd Annual BluB-Q” with Phi Beta Sigma for our ACE Project. There was good music, food, and games available to all the students. Hundreds of people joined us for a beautiful day on the basketball courts. It was only the start to a great fall semester. There

Beta-Eta Chapter

As we begin the Fall 2010 semester we are looking strong are member numbers are consistently gaining with strong levels of participation from both new and older brothers.

Our fall recruitment is looking good with several potential brothers in the making. We are planning to conquer another semester of the IFC football league. We pulled through and won together in the last five minutes of the football game and came out champions. We are looking to improve our house GPA which already is impressive compared to the rest of our Greek society. This year is looking good. Good Luck to all our other brothers, hope your semester is looking as good as ours.

Seton Hall

Delta-Epsilon Chapter

Delta Epsilon is enjoying a rejuvenated brotherhood around campus. We recently helped organize a march with YeleHaiti and musical artist Wyclef Jean promoting awareness of the earthquake in Haiti. This past Spring, we enjoyed the highest GPA for any Greek organization on campus.

Intramural seasons brought us a softball championship and a secondplace in football. Alumnus Kenny Cuccia has started a new website, deals4meals.com. We are excited about our new members this Fall and would like to thank the TCNJ brothers for providing us with our brand new rush shirts. Our fundraiser event “Pie a Sigma Pi” was quite successful. We are proud to continue to fly the 5 x 7 V-Notch into 2011!

Soutehrn Arkansas Epsilon Kappa Chapter The Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Pi fraternity is looking at having another great year. Last spring we picked up 13 new members and this fall we have 6 new pledges. We have lots of community hours through the school already and are looking at getting much more. We are looking forward to potentially winning intramural football and can’t wait for the other sports to start up. We had three guys participate in the Mr. Phi Mu pageant and we came out with someone winning the pageant and another getting third place. All proceeds went to a charity.

Soutehrn Illinois - Edwardsville Delta-Omega Chapter The Sigma Pi Chapter of SIUE is on the right track for the fall semester of 2010. The chapter recently competed in Frats with Bats on the SIUE Campus with three other fraternities from SIUE. The chapter has also initiated a new member to active status, Steven Clark. In addition, the chapter is preparing for the fall semester rush which takes place the week of September 13-16.

Southern Indiana Theta-Psi Chapter Theta Psi chapter is gearing up for a new year, and a new rush season. Our theme for this year is “GET A LIFE: RUSH SIGMA PI” and our chapter is looking forward to seeing some new faces in the group!

Southern Tech Epsilon-Alpha Chapter The brothers of the Epsilon Alpha chapter at Southern Polytechnic State University have high hopes for the upcoming year. Within two years we have raised our numbers from below ten to thirty six. The beginning of this semester also marks the first year our chapter has had an on campus house, rewarding us for our hard work and determination all last year.

Our pledge class this year is, for the second year in a row, the largest on campus with 16 members. We have confidence that this pledge class will continue to grow our fraternity when they become brothers moving us closer to our goal of being the top fraternity on the Southern Poly campus. The intramural season has also just begun and after holding our first practices of the year it seems there is a good chance that our brothers will be taking home many first place awards.

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Virginia

Fall 2010 has so far been outstanding.

We recently finished our rush week, which involved events like bowling, dodge ball, water balloon wars, and Lazer Quest. Recruitment was a long process but our efforts paid off with a 17 man pledge class, and to celebrate the new pledge class we had our semester semiformal. Indoor soccer season has begun, and it couldn’t be going better. With 4 marks in the win column we are currently the only undefeated team in our league. Our cheering section, which is usually about 20 people, do their best to keep the team motivated with a six foot long vuvuzala horn for every goal scored. Practice for Greek Week started this week, especially for our lip synch, and we are already psyched up for a win. We set out to make this semester our best yet, and that’s exactly what we are doing.

The Beta-Pi chapter is excited to start off the new year. As summer came to a close, brothers found their way to the chapter house where hilarious stories were. We are looking forward to a successful fall rush, as well as actively planning a great ACE project. Some alumni have already found their way down for the first football game of the season, but still remaining is the void of those who graduated last spring.

Valparaiso

Washington State

Beta-Pi Chapter

Iota-Nu Chapter

As the fall semester begins, the brothers at the new Iota Nu Chapter are rapidly making an impact on the Greek Community at Washington State. We plan to continue our work on the campus Arboretum for our ACE Project; we were proud to take

at work on recruiting new members first and foremost, as well as getting in good standing with the executive office. A September Rush calendar has been posted around campus, with events being held everyday in September. Brotherhood events which will include alumni are being planned for the October through December months, as well ACE Projects and SAM Spady events that will be held on campus during that time period. It’s looking up to be a great Fall 2010 Semester for the Gamma Omega chapter, filled with fun and meaningful events that will be directly beneficial to both the Fraternity and our University.

West Alabama Theta-Gamma Chapter So far this semester has started off quickly for the Theta Gamma chapter.

We have doubled our membership

Beta-Tau Chapter

The Beta Tau Chapter had a very successful end to our spring semester.

Our winning of Greek Week stood out as our greatest campus achievement, and we have used this as a solid starting point for the current semester. We are currently gearing up for Fall Rush, which is just around the corner. As our campus image continues to improve, we are looking forward to the many opportunities awaiting Beta Tau this semester!

Wake Forest

Western Illinois Epsilon-Zeta Chapter Sigma Pi Epsilon Zeta has improved in our brotherhood the past 2 years.

We have gotten a lot closer and stronger with all of the events that we have to participate in with the university. We have been trying to improve our GPA every semester. We have been participating in all events on campus. Our house is going to try to make our philanthropies bigger and going to try to raise more money than we ever have.

Wisconsin - Madison

Tau Chapter

The Tau chapter has spent considerable time in the last month getting situated in our new house here in Madison WI. While short handed after a large graduating class, we have put our focus on recruitment to grow our chapter. We look forward to a successful semester and continued interaction with our Midwest brethren.

Alpha-Nu Chapter

With the Grand Sage award proudly on our mantel, the Alpha-Nu Chapter charged into rush week with an unprecedented tenacity. Our strong rush schedule including barbecues, formal smokers and tubing the Dan River, the Alpha Nu chapter added another three Neophytes this Fall and continues to flourish and maintain its strong presence in the Wake Forest’s Greek Community.

So far this semester Alpha Nu has donated and participated in Birdees for Brian, a golf tournament to raise money for cancer research and begun work on our annual Haunted Halloween h House for Wake’s project pumpkin initiative. With all of this on the table, we’re getting ready to receive many alumni next month for Homecoming Weekend and celebrate a special welcome back with the Alpha Nu alumni class of ’93.

Biennium for tier 3. This fall semester we plan to hold many events, one including our annual Sorority Showdown. All the money that is raised will be donated to the Police Athletic League. Also we plan to hold a presentation to promote awareness using the Sam Spady incident to the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. With rush starting in a couple weeks we are looking forward to having a good size pledge class to add to our numbers; Currently we are ranked third at West Chester. We look forward to a good semester and hope we can get better in the weeks and months to follow.

Wisconsin - Oshkosh Gamma-Mu Chapter

Epsilon-Epsilon, Emporia State

home an ACE Award at Convocation this summer. Fall recruitment has been successful and the founding fathers are pleased to welcome 12 new pledges to our Alpha Pledge Class Our housing corporation led by active brothers and alumni are working on a two to three year lease for a Chapter House starting in 2011. We are quickly becoming one of the biggest fraternities on our campus and we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon!

Wayne State Gamma-Omega Chapter Gamma Omega chapter is looking to rebound after a tough 2009-10 school year. Following the 2010 Convocation, we’re determined to bring back Sigma Pi to the top of the Greek world at Wayne State University! We’re hard

size by pledging 11 men. We have kicked off our ACE project by pairing with the university Campus school.

The Campus school recently received a grant to completely renovate their outside playground area. Sigma Pi Fraternity assisted with removing the older equipment and replacing it with newequipment.. The Theta Gamma chapter is facing a semester that will define the future of our chapter and we are pleased to report that we are prepared to succeed.

West Chester

Zeta-Alpha Chapter

With summer at an end and school in session we as a chapter have some things to be excited about. At convocation we took home many awards including Chapter of the

The Gamma Mu Chapter is looking to have an outstanding fall semester.

Brothers Zach Woolever, Rob Stevens, and Steve Kuecker all did a great job as orientation leaders to increase interest in joining our chapter.

Between the three of them, they completed a total of 60 hours of service over Labor Day weekend.

We also have had a few successful recruitment events so far including Pie a Sigma Pi, our booth at Taste of Oshkosh, and are looking forward to our upcoming events like tailgating at football games, bowling, and seeing improv group Comedy Sportz. We are looking forward to competing and volunteering at the annual Oshkosh Dragon Boat Festival at the end of September and homecoming coming up in October.

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Brotherhood convenes in New England

Pictured: Tom Dietzel (HH, Bridgewater State ’10)

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From July 28 through

August 1 Sigma Pi Fraternity, International celebrated its 50th Biennial Convocation at the Crown Plaza Boston North Shore in Danvers, Massachusetts, near where the legendary witch hysteria of 1692 took place.

Nearly five hundred alumni and undergraduates congregated in beautiful New England, enjoying the weather and the fellowship of kindred minds.

Most of our Brothers know that our Biennial Convocation provides brotherhood, entertainment, awards and excitement, but its principal purpose is to conduct the business of our Fraternity.

Delegates from our undergraduate chapters, representatives of alumni clubs, and Grand Officers, both past and present, meet in formal business sessions to chart Sigma Pi’s course for the coming two years. This forum provides the Brotherhood with the knowledge to enable its members to review the past biennium’s activities and to consider the next biennium’s challenges so that thoughtful consideration can lead to an action plan for future success. The committees at Convocation labored long and hard to ensure that the Grand Chapter used the limited time it had to make well-conceived, thoughtful and appropriate decisions for the long-term benefit of Sigma Pi. Tuesday, July 27, began registration and the first formal

activity. The Grand Council gathered in its last meeting of the Biennium to conduct the necessary business of the Grand Chapter. The Nominating Committee, chaired by Past Grand Sage John Kitch, began to organize that evening. Delegates also started to trickle in, arriving at the several airports or finishing a grueling drive across country to reach the hotel. Educational Foundation Trustees also began to arrive, ready to present scholarships and awards to deserving undergraduate Brothers, to discuss the important task of raising funds and, as importantly, to decide how those funds were to be distributed for the benefit of the Grand Chapter.

By Wednesday most of the delegates and alumni had settled in and the 50th Biennial Convocation kicked off with a great reception for all the delegates. The Grand Sage reception followed, and those aspiring to a position on the Grand Council began the interview process with the Nominating Committee.

On Thursday the first business session began with the procession of Honorary Grand Sages, Past Grand Sages, Founders’ Award recipients and the Grand Council.

The 50th Biennial Convocation had officially begun with the ritual opening of the Grand Chapter meeting. New Province Archons and Chapter Directors were recognized and members of the Grand Council delivered their

Grand Sage George Hakim addresses the audience before new Grand Sage Chris Brown (left) takes the podium

Convocation reports, updating the assembly on their activities during the Biennium.

After lunch the Grand Council performed a model Golden Quest, initiating new members into the Brotherhood. The Grand Council then performed the Memorial Service, honoring all Sigma Pi members who had passed to the Adytum on High during the Biennium.

After this deeply meaningful ceremony the members of the Budget and Finance, Constitution and Bylaws, Convocation, Credentials and Registration, Codifications, Scholarship, and Parliamentarian Committees met to prepare for the execution of their responsibilities during the Convocation. The official business of the day was concluded, and the Brothers enjoyed the rest of the evening at CoCo Key Water Resort.

Also on Thursday evening, a dinner of the newly adopted Historical Society took place to commemorate the founding of the Fraternity as well as to celebrate the Fraternity’s milestone 50th Biennial Convocation. This newly adopted society has been charged with collecting, preserving, and archiving the Fraternity’s documents and publication of the Fraternity’s history book, in addition to educating Sigma Pi brothers on the history through the use of technology and other contemporary means.

PGS Frank Fryburg (Q, Penn State ’49) announces plans to retire from active service to the Fraternity

On Friday morning Grand Sage

George Hakim (GA, Detroit Mercy) hosted a breakfast for the top twelve Chapters. The business session then began with the report of the Nominating Committee and then continued with the business of the Grand Chapter. The Educational Foundation hosted its Awards Luncheon and presented many scholarships to deserving undergraduate Brothers, after which the next business session continued. Also during the afternoon the Educational Foundation conducted its corporate meeting, at which elections were held. Gary Grubacich (ΑΟ, UC-Santa Barbara), Leslie Wright (ΓΥ, Murray State), Dr. Jay Joern (ΓΣ, Missouri), and Ian Itschner (Ω, Oregon State) were elected as Trustees and Allen Yee (ΑΦ, Georgia) was elected Chairmen of the Foundation.

Saturday’s business session began with the election of the Grand Council for the 2010-2012 Biennium. The following men were elected: Grand Sage: Christopher R. Brown, Gamma-Eta Chapter, Rutgers University. Brother Brown is a senior trial attorney with Drazin and Warshaw with offices in Hazlet and Red Bank, New Jersey.

Grand Second Counselor: Edward R. Levesque, Eta-Eta Chapter, Bridgewater State University.

Brother Levesque is Senior Environmental Health and Safety

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Left: Newly elected Grand Third Counselor Brian M. Devot and Grand Herald James M. Wisherd; right: Grand Sage George Hakim presents the Grand Sage Cup to the men of IotaBeta Chapter, University of Delaware

Manager with Millenium, The Takeda Oncology Company.

Department of Management and Budget.

Grand Third Counselor: Brian M. Devot, Beta-Omicron Chapter, California State University, Long Beach. Brother Devot is a Vice President and Priority Banking Manager with Union Bank in Orange, California.

Next came the approval of the Budget and Finance Committee report, as well as several other reports. The last business session concluded with the installation of the new Grand Council, followed by the formal closing of the meeting of the Grand Chapter.

Grand Fourth Counselor: E. Andrew Morris, Gamma-Upsilon Chapter, Murray State University.

Brother Morris is the owner of Collegiate Regalia, Inc., in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Grand First Counselor: Craig E. Donnelly, Beta-Chi Chapter, Loyola University of Chicago.

Brother Donnelly is a senior associate with the law firm of Connelly Roberts & McGivney in Chicago.

Grand Herald: James M. Wisherd, Alpha-Phi Chapter, University of Georgia. Brother Wisherd is a Licensed Financial Specialist at Wachovia Bank in Atlanta, Georgia.

Past Grand Sage: George N. Hakim, Gamma-Alpha Chapter, University of Detroit Mercy.

Brother Hakim is the Director of Facilities Administration for the State of Michigan in the

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The Grand Chapter Banquet was the finale of the week.

Founders’ Awards, the highest individual honor the Fraternity bestows, were presented to successful entrepreneur and business executive B.G. Buddy Beck (Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State); former interim Executive Director and Educational Foundation Chairman Thomas Moore (GammaRho, Western Michigan); and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Arthur Lichtenberger (Lambda, Kenyon) received the award posthumously. These men epitomize the ideals of Sigma Pi and all are deserving of the honor.

Other awards presented during Convocation include:

Efficiency 800 Club

Beta-Tau, Valparaiso Alpha-Beta, Michigan Epsilon-Rho, Drury Epsilon-Epsilon, Emporia State Epsilon-Alpha, Southern Tech Theta-Rho, Grand Valley State Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State Theta-Omega, Middle Tennessee State Theta-Delta, TCNJ 900 Club Alpha-Omicron, Santa Barbara Iota-Iota, Montclair State Zeta-Chi, Rowan Alpha-Iota, Missouri S&T Alpha, Vincennes Louis Foley Alumni Newsletter: “The Pioneer” – Upsilon Alumni Association Louis Foley Undergraduate Newsletter: “Alpha-News” – Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest Membership Recruitment Award: 2008-09 Xi, Iowa / 2009-10, Alpha-Omicron, Santa Barbara Membership Recruitment Award: 2008-09 Eta-Mu, Missouri S&T 2009-10 Zeta-Pi, Oakland William J. Cutbirth Community Service Award: Zeta-Alpha, West Chester Michael P. Carey Award for Outstanding Chapter Leadership:

David Lingenfelter, Alpha-Beta, Michigan Harold Jacobsen Award for Outstanding University Leadership: Sean Flemming, Theta-Delta, TCNJ Cletus A. Broeker Award for Outstanding Philanthropy & Community Service: Jared Flattoross, Theta-Delta, TCNJ

Right: Former Michigan PA Michael Grant ; far right: Zach Spillner and Robert Zinger from Grand Valley State

Outstanding Alumni Club: Beta-Sigma Alumni Club, Northern Illinois Most Improved Chapter Award: Eta-Gamma, Hofstra Merino / Tash Award for Chapters over 100 Men: Zeta-Delta, Colorado

ACE Award: Zeta-Eta, Santa Clara Iota-Nu, Washington State Theta-Delta, TCNJ LEAP Award (SAM Spady Foundation): Alpha, Vincennes Convocation Attendance Award: Zeta-Pi, Oakland Man Miles Award: Zeta-Eta, Santa Clara (95,000 man miles) Lyle H. Smith Award for Outstanding Chapter Director: Matt Smith, Beta-Tau Chapter Director, Valparaiso Curtis G. Shake Award for Outstanding Province Archon: Ian Itschner, Pacific Northwest Province Archon Byron R. Lewis Academic Award: Epsilon-Rho, Drury Outstanding Greek Advisor Award: Jennifer Jones-Hall, Valparaiso Grand Council Award (top 25): Alpha, Vincennes Phi, Illinois Xi, Iowa Upsilon, UCLA Omega, Oregon State Alpha-Beta, Michigan Alpha-Iota, Missouri S&T Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest

Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State Beta-Gamma, Eastern Illinois Beta-Pi, Virginia Gamma-Iota, Worcester Polytechnic Delta-Beta, Monmouth Delta-Omega, SIU-Edwardsville Epsilon-Gamma, Illinois Wesleyan Epsilon-Rho, Drury Zeta-Alpha, West Chester Zeta-Omicron, Lawrence Tech Zeta-Chi, Rowan Theta-Delta, TCNJ Theta-Rho, Grand Valley State Theta-Chi, Saint Joseph’s Theta-Omega, Middle Tennessee State Iota-Beta, Delaware Iota-Epsilon, Oregon Grand Chapter Award (top 12): Xi, Iowa Alpha-Iota, Missouri S&T Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest Beta-Pi, Virginia Delta-Omega, SIU-Edwardsville Epsilon-Rho, Drury Zeta-Alpha, West Chester Zeta-Omicron, Lawrence Tech Zeta-Chi, Rowan Theta-Delta, TCNJ Theta-Rho, Grand Valley State Iota-Beta, Delaware George Martin Patterson Award (1-5 fraternities on campus): Theta-Delta, TCNJ

Zeta-Alpha, West Chester William Raper Kennedy Award (10-19 fraternities on campus): Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest Rolin Roscoe James Award (20+ fraternities on campus): Iota-Beta, Delaware After these recognitions Past Grand Sage Hakim spoke, expressing his feelings for the Fraternity at his farewell address, and Grand Sage Brown followed, acknowledging the humbling but thrilling challenge of leading the Fraternity for the next two years.

The banquet ended with the assembled Brothers singing the Fireside Song. Grand Sage Brown then hosted a gala Grand Sage reception.

Until a Sigma Pi Brother has attended a Biennial Convocation he cannot imagine the energy and excitement of interacting with five hundred other kindred minds in the spirit of fellowship.

It is an experience that simply cannot be duplicated. Please plan to attend the 2012 Convocation in San Antonio — you will not regret it.

James Thompson Kingsbury Award (6-9 fraternities on campus):

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Top left: Chris Chesney, Katie Sawicz and GFC Craig Donnelly; top right: Michigan brothers; center right: Ohio brothers; center left: Brothers enjoying the Convocation opening reception

Left: Grand Sage George Hakim presents the Grand Sage Cup to the men of Zeta-Alpha Chapter, West Chester University; right: Grand Sage George Hakim presents the Grand Sage Cup to the men of Alpha-Nu Chapter, Wake Forest University

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Top left: HGS James L. Hills (AX, Maryland ’54), PGS Howard Beyer (AM, NJIT ’56), PGS Frank Fryburg (Q, Penn State ’49) and PGS John Merino (BO, Cal State-Long Beach ’58) recipients of “The Bridge Award,” a new award presented to those alumni volunteers who have served the Fraternity for more than 50 years; top right: Nominating Committee; Center right: Brothers from the Southern Region chapters during Convocation; center left: Zelta-Delta brothers join PGS Don Cox and GS Chris Brown

Grand Sage George Hakim presents the Grand Sage Cup to the men of Zeta-Delta Chapter, The College of New Jersey

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43rd Grand Sage of Sigma Pi At the 2010 Convocation in Boston, Massachusetts, Chris Brown was elected Grand Sage. While he will devote the next two years to the leadership of Sigma Pi, his service began more than twenty-five years ago. We were fortunate to have a conversation with him about the emotions of being elected to the highest position in the Fraternity, his life as a Sigma Pi, his family and professional life.

You were just elected the Grand Sage of Sigma Pi. Briefly describe to us the many thoughts you have running through your head about this moment.

I’m going to Disney World! When I was elected Sage of Gamma-Eta chapter at Rutgers thirty years ago I thought I had achieved the highest responsibility I would ever have in Sigma Pi. The honor and the trust now given to me by my brothers is overwhelming, but that feeling is balanced by knowing all that needs to be

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done, and that I have only two years as Grand Sage to do it. The many great men who have served as Grand Sage before me have set the bar very high, and I hope I can come close to the standards they have established.

Looking back to your undergraduate days, how did you become a Sigma Pi? What influenced you? Any friends rush with you? Any funny (or serious) stories about your choice that you can relay?

I got involved in fraternity

rush by accident. My parents had encouraged me to join a fraternity, but I had planned to wait until my sophomore year. A guy from my high school lived on my freshman dorm floor and invited me to a rush party at a house where he knew one of the brothers from his neighborhood back home, so I went just to see what rush and a fraternity was like.

The brothers at that house were friendly enough, but during my first visit basically told me I would be offered a bid when

rush was over. I was a little surprised, since not many of them had even bothered to speak to me while I was there, and I had not expressed more than a polite interest in their house. I later found out that more than half their active brothers were seniors and they “needed the dues”, so were bidding just about everybody who came in the door. However, it was also one of the larger and more prestigious houses, located right on the main street through campus, so it did have appeal.

A few days later I was on the way to dinner when I noticed that some of the fraternities had display tables set up outside the dining hall. Something at the Sigma Pi table caught my eye and I paused just long enough for the rush chairman, Bill Cecchini, to pounce. Before I knew it, I was getting a ride to that night’s rush party at Sigma Pi, was invited to lunch or to watch a game with the brothers, and asked to compete for Sigma Pi in the Greek Olympics the next weekend. The chapter rented a bus to go to the Princeton football game and I joined the brothers in charging on the field to tear down the goalposts after the Rutgers victory.

I went home for a family event the weekend that bids were first allowed to be issued.

I decided then that I wanted to pledge Sigma Pi because the brothers took the time to know me as a friend, which I had decided was more important than the location of the house.

I hadn’t been back in my dorm room two minutes when the president and rush chairman of the “other” house I had rushed showed up and presented me with a bid. I didn’t want to say no, keeping my options open in case Sigma Pi didn’t offer me a bid, so I told them I’d have to think about it. As soon as they left I walked over to the Sigma Pi house.

There were only a couple of brothers at Sigma Pi when I arrived, but Pat Forker and Steve Tomaszewski invited me upstairs to watch the baseball playoffs. As we hung out, I could hear someone typing furiously downstairs. I was too shy to actually ask if they were going to invite me to pledge, but I also got the impression that they didn’t want me to leave. Pat had placed himself strategically between me and the door while keeping up

a steady stream of conversation, and Steve kept offering me something to eat or drink.

After awhile, Bill Cecchini came in and sat down. They turned off the television and, to my great relief, solemnly offered me the hastily-typed bid. I accepted immediately.

As a postscript, I felt I owed it to the other fraternity to decline their bid in person.

Their president was polite, but obviously annoyed. I learned later that one of our seniors had called a friend in that house to rub his nose in the fact that Sigma Pi had “stolen” a pledge from them. So it was inevitable that when I took the field for my first intramural football game as a pledge for Sigma Pi, I was playing offensive line against the chapter I had just turned down.

Either their president or rush chairman seemed to be lined up against me on every play. I took a beating, but we won the game.

As an undergrad or even young alumnus, who within Sigma Pi was a great influence on you?

As an undergraduate, my Gamma-Eta chapter brothers were all a great influence. They were a very diverse group, but they taught me how people with differing goals and ideals can still live together and work together and have a lot of fun at the same time. I believe they each taught me something positive.

My Gamma-Eta brothers also encouraged me to be achieve the best I could as a student, as a leader, and as a person. My pledge brother, Vito Bianco, who is a judge now, convinced me that I would be able to be successful in law school. My big brother, Ed Metz, who is a cousin of Past Grand Sage Mark Metz, always kept me focused on doing the right thing, the right way, whether it was my classwork or my responsibilities to the chapter.

Another pledge brother, Ed Chempiel, taught me how to maintain the proper balance

Left: Grand Sage Brown addresses the audience at the 2010 Convocation while his wife Diane looks on; right: Brown and Diane with the Gamma-Eta brothers at the 1988 Convocation in Chicago

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Left: Gamma-Eta fall 1977 pledge class (Brown, center); right: Gamma-Eta Big Brother activity in fall 1977 (Brown, front center)

between fun and work, even if the fun seemed to occasionally take precedence, and convinced me that I was up to the responsibility of the office of chapter Sage.

PGS Gary Tash has the ability to make every volunteer of Sigma Pi feel as if he is the most important man in the fraternity. When I was a new chapter director he made me want to do more for my chapter, and for Sigma Pi as a whole.

Then Executive Director (now Grand Fourth Counselor) Andy Morris encouraged me to look beyond being a chapter director,

Gamma-Eta Chapter house, spring 1981

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and to become more active on a National level, as a Province Archon, as a presenter at workshops, and eventually as a candidate for Grand Council.

significant progress for the fraternity, and each did so while remembering that we should remain united in brotherhood while achieving our goals.

Past Grand Sage John Williams and I became chapter directors at the same time 26 years ago, and we have always worked together to support each other and our chapters, sharing our ideas and concerns about our undergraduates. He has been an invaluable source of advice and friendship.

Did you aspire to the Grand Sage position or not?

Today, who within Sigma Pi is a great influence on you?

Every undergraduate is a great influence on me. It has been quite a while since I was a college student, and I need the undergraduates to teach me what today’s students are focused on and need. More importantly, their enthusiasm and love of our fraternity continually re-energizes me to do the best I can for Sigma Pi. I can also say that Past Grand Sages Don Cox, Ed Panconi, John Williams, John Kitch and George Hakim, all of whom I was privileged to serve with on the Grand Council, were each a great example to me of the type of leader we should all aspire to be. Each of them had a unique style of leadership, each achieved

When I first became a volunteer as a chapter director, I really only wanted to work for the success of Gamma-Eta. After attending a few national events and meeting our brothers from across North America, I began to want to try to teach them to succeed as well.

With the encouragement of past members of the Grand Council, and the support of my family, I decided to seek an office on the Grand Council, and eventually that of Grand Sage.

Please tell us about your professional life.

I am a senior trial lawyer with the firm of Drazin & Warshaw, with offices in Monmouth County, New Jersey. I have been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney - only three per cent of all lawyers in New Jersey hold Board Certifications. I have conducted more than 150 jury trials, and I specialize in personal injury litigation, as well as defense of criminal and traffic violations. I am also proud that I volunteered to represent the

survivors of victims who died in the September 11th terrorist attacks. I obtained one of the single largest awards issued for a gentleman who died in the World Trade Center collapse, on behalf of his widow and infant daughter.

Please tell us about your family.

My wife, Diane, is my Sigma Pi and college sweetheart. We met at Gamma-Eta 30 years ago, and have been married 23 years. She has attended 14 Convocations. My daughter Katie is 13 (6 Convocations attended) and my son Adam is 10 (5 Convocations attended).

We also have an “exchange daughter”, Petra Roitsch, from Hamburg, Germany, who spent a year with us as a high school student. Petra has joined us for three Convocations. I was the chapter Sage when Diane and I met, so she has always known how important Sigma Pi is to me,

Left: Brown was among the pledges singing the National Anthem at an Alumni-Active football game in October 1977; right: The New Jersey “Family” in 2006

and has always supported my work for the fraternity, for which I am grateful. My children have grown up around the fraternity, and Adam has already declared his intention to someday pledge Sigma Pi. How do you feel about the state (or progress) of Sigma Pi through the years? How about the current state?

Fifteen or so years ago, the continued survival of Sigma Pi was seriously in question. Our financial situation was dire,our programming was minimal, and it was difficult to recruit and keep trained staff, or to properly service our chapters from our headquarters in Vincennes. We were one serious lawsuit away from bankruptcy.

Today, Sigma Pi is strong and stable. Our finances have been corrected so that our bills are paid, we have solid reserve

accounts to protect us, and we are accruing equity in our new headquarters building, all while keeping membership affordable for our undergraduate brothers.

We have worked hard to expand our brotherhood to new campuses, while seeking opportunities to re-open closed chapters. The risk management education given to our brothers has resulted in practices that help keep our insurance rates among the lowest among all fraternities.

Our move to the Nashville area in 2003 has encouraged our professional staff to remain with us longer, keeping their experience as an asset to the fraternity. We offer outstanding training, leadership and educational programs for our undergraduates through Sigma Pi University and the MidYear Leadership Conference. The development of the Altruistic Campus Experience ( ACE ) Project and the support our chapters have given for the Sam Spady Foundation reinforce our commitment to serve God and man. We are “walking the walk” as a Greek leader.

What would you like to see for Sigma Pi during the next two years? Further into the future?

During the next two years we need to expand and enhance Sigma Pi University and the

MidYear Leadership Conference.

SPU should offer opportunities for the personal development of brothers as well as training for chapter operations.

MYLC is perhaps our most important program, since it trains our new officers at the beginning of their terms. It must be broadened so every undergraduate officer is able to attend and learn how to better perform the duties of his office. We will take the first step toward that goal this year, expanding MYLC to accommodate four officers from each chapter, instead of three, at our new, larger location in downtown St. Louis.

We will recognize the key roles our Province Archons play in the success of our chapters by instituting a Province Archon Academy, which will be geared solely to training these essential volunteers.

The Grand Council and Executive Office will be putting more emphasis on growing our existing chapters, seeking to increase our average chapter size.

We will also seek to continue to expand to new campuses whenever and wherever possible.

The Grand Council will strive to more actively support and promote the fundraising initiatives of the Sigma Pi

Educational Foundation. As a result of the SPEF’s efforts and this teamwork, I believe we will also see a significant increase in support for all of the fraternity’s programs, eventually to the extent that those programs will be fully endowed and selfsustaining.

Finally, we will take the first steps toward developing and constructing a permanent headquarters complex, designed to accommodate our staff offices, provide an expanded museum to house and display our history, a ritual room, and training rooms and facilities for our chapters to hold retreats or initiations.

We will accomplish all of these goals, and more. We have every right to dream heroic dreams.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

I know that I would not have achieved what I have in life without Sigma Pi. The fraternity teaches us essential skills that are not really part of a typical college curriculum. Sigma Pi gave me confidence, brought out abilities I didn’t know I had, and most importantly, gave me life-long friendships with men I am proud to call “brother.”

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Alumni News

The annual meeting of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Alumni Club and the Gamma-Upsilon Housing Corporation in Murray, Ky. Jon Frost, Kyle Koelbel, and A. J. Carroll attended on behalf of the Executive Office and the Educational Foundation.

Gallagher named All-American pitcher Signal Mountain’s Bill Gallagher is hanging up his hat and resting his pitching arm after leading the Tri Cities 70’s seniors softball team to second place in the National Slow Pitch Softball Tournament in Dalton, Ga. “The tournament was my finest hour,” said 74-year-old Gallagher, who was named All-American after the event. “I threw 1,600 pitches that weekend. It is the best finish we have ever had in the national tournament.

According to Gallagher, the team competed in a bracket against nine other teams in the national tournament, playing 84 innings and 12 games total over a period of four days. Gallagher said the Tri-Cities Senoirs had five players named All-American. Earlier in the summer the team won the Peachtree Classic slow pitch softball tournament.

Gallagher said he began pitching

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18 years ago for Tri Cities senior teams. The Tri Cities 70’s team is made up primarily of players from northeast Tennessee, but includes four Chattanooga players.

“I’ve been playing senior softball since 1991,” said Gallagher. “ I have pitched all those years. I guess it makes me a professional pitcher.”

Gallagher said he plans to retire from Tri Cities softball to concentrate on the Signal Mountain Softball League.

Gallagher said over the years he has traveled with the Tri Cities Seniors to games in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana and Missouri.

“The leagues go 80 and over, but I plan to no longer play traveling ball,” he said. “I want to focus on the local league.”

by Katie Ward, Times Free Press

Adytum on High In the Service of God and Man

Arizona State - Beta-Kappa

Robert Allen (Bob) Prichard (R ’43) entered the Adytum on High on February 13, 2010, at the age of 85. Better known to his fraternity brothers as ìBinkyî, he served the fraternity for over 50 years in several different roles.

Arkansas - Alpha-Sigma

Bob worked with Rho Chapter at North Carolina State University from the time of his graduation, and on February 23, 2009, presented the 90,000th initiate badge to Michael Anthony Contrivo of Rho Chapter. Bob held positions as Chapter Director, Province Archon, Grand Fourth Councilor, President of the House Finance Committee of Sigma Pi, and received the Founders Award in 1986 at the 38th Convocation in Chicago.

Bob was inducted into the U.S. Army as a mechanic working on bombers in the United States, the Pacific, Japan and Korea.

Upon his return from the war he entered the N. C. State School of Textiles graduating in 1950.

Bob worked in New York in the textile industry for 2 years before returning to Raleigh to join his father and brother in their newly formed Mideastern Construction Company.

Edward J Flood ’56 7/14/2010

One of his stated life goals was to “always give something back to fellow human beings.” Some of his commitments were: Meals on Wheels, the Friendship Force, The Shepherdís Table (18 years serving at the food kitchen), and the Backdoor Ministry. Bob also spent time working with prison inmates by teaching them to read and write so that when they went back into society they would have a chance at succeeding.

Bob traveled the world and everywhere he went he made a new friend before moving on. He loved horse racing and attended the Kentucky Derby every year from 1986 until 2008 with a group of Sigma Piís in Section 224 of Churchill Downs. When the gates opened this year and the horses came past the grand stands, ìYou Go Binkyî was in the air.

At the 50th Convocation, Robert Prichard was one of only sixteen men, so far, named for the Bridge Award of Sigma Pi Fraternity, International. Of over 93,000 Sigma Pi members since 1897, Bob was honored with this award for outstanding and devoted service to the fraternity.

Robert Prichard was a devoted family man and a devoted Sigma Pi. A scholarship has been established with the Sigma Pi Educational Fund to honor him, and contributions can be sent to: Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, Prichard Scholarship, P.O. Box 1897, Brentwood, TN 37024. The funds will be used for scholarships for men from the Rho Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity. Contact Jonathan Frost, COO of the Sigma Pi Educational Fund, at 1-800332-1897 or sigmapiedfund.org.

Mining expert joins Adytum on High Michael F. Rosenthal (GX ’XX) of Littleton, CO, formerly of Dunbar, WV. passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Michael was a 1965 graduate of Dunbar HS a graduate of WV Tech and West Virginia College of Graduate Studies where he received magna cum laude honors with distinction. Michael was a member and past president

of the Sigma Pi Fraternity, Gamma Xi Chapter.

Michael and his wife lived in Marlinton and Montgomery WV with their daughter until moving to CO in 1983. Michael worked for the Federal Office of Surface Mining, as an supervisor, engineer and blasting expert, in Denver, CO until he retired in

December of 2008. Michael wrote several books and publications regarding blasting techniques and regulations. Michael was also recognized for his expertise as an amateur astronomer and his vast knowledge of classical music.

Correction: George R Nazareth ’52 was mistakenly listed in the Adytum on High. We apologize for the error and are happy to have him among us.

Adytum on High listings as of October 15, 2010. Gifts in memory of a brother of Sigma Pi are accepted by the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. Once a gift is received, a card of acknowledgement is sent to the donor and, if possible, a card announcing the memorial contribution is sent to the immediate family of the one remembered or person honored. Please contact the SPEF office (800) 332-1897, email: edfund@sigmapi.org.

Stephen T Barron ’73 2008 Samuel L Rakes ’56 Charles W Robinson ’49 3/20/08 Malcolm B Levenstein ’52 7/30/95 Clair S Smith Jr. ’54 12/23/07 Darrel E McFarland ’49 7/19/2007 Arkansas State - Alpha-Pi Carey G Johnson ’50 2002 Hollace B.F. Bowden ’41 11/30/08 George H Murrah Jr ’61 1/31/06 Edward L Heatherly ’63 6/18/03 Davis D Massey ’51 7/7/1988 James L. Nelson ’59 11/23/2005 Auburn - Alpha-Delta Vernon J Troutman ’64 William C Little ‘64 Bobby S McCullars ‘61 Donald B Hoover ‘60 Melvin D Thornbury ‘57 James R Williams ‘60 Ira D Kuykendall ‘59 James M Hanson ‘59 Ralph H Powell ‘59 Douglas St. John Lovelace ‘58 Robert L Buettner ‘56 James F Adams ’75 5/8/2006 Beloit – Alpha-Theta John W Gross Jr. ’12 Nov 1975 Monta E Wing Ph.D. ’31 Oct 1976 Vernon C Runge ’31 10/15/90 George M Kelsey ’32 March 1974 James E Lockwood Jr. ’34 3/28/03 Frederick W Schuchardt ’30 12/12/97 Stuart C Toates ’25 Sept 1965 Pat W Dawson ’25 11/3/94 Gaylord W Ramsey ’13 10/13/70 Frank W Dorner ’35 4/1/2008 Diebert J Miller ’35 11/28/1991 Glen E Fisher ’36 11/13/2004 Anton L Kosinski ’36 Jan 1981 Robert R Wood ’37 June 1984 Harold E Felix ’38 March 1981 Benjamin G Bradley ’33 8/3/93 Albert F Henderson ’39 7/3/2008 John P Kaltenbach ’43 2/18/2001 Benjamin F Hirsch Jr. ’73 3/16/09 California-Santa Barbara – Alpha-Omicron James H Ford ’51 11/1/2006 Cal State-Northridge – Epsilon-Iota Jeffrey L Childs ’82 5/18/2000 California-Los Angeles – Upsilon James E Lewis ‘25 Randall M Simon John P Cassidy ‘26 William V Barnett ‘27

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Adytum on High Frank A Sherman ‘27 Lion G Hart ‘29 William W Scott ‘28 Wayne D Hunter ‘28 Ronald B West Stanley E Peterson ‘30 Charles L Buie ‘30 Edwin D Carmichael ‘31 Frank L Daniels ‘32 William McClelland ‘33 Thomas C Murphy ‘33 Walter G Kuns ‘33 Raymond E DeCamp ‘31 Richard Grey ‘37 John A Crickard ’42 John E Kulli ‘40 Cornell – Mu Adolphus C Hailstork III John W Lloyd ’49 1/29/10 William M Woodford ’45 10/3/04 Detroit - Gamma-Alpha Paul F Buche ’68 1/24/2009 East Stroudsburg – Beta-Psi Sumner L Bossler Sr. ’65 12/30/04 Eastern Illinois - Beta-Gamma Harold J Hankins ’51 March 2008 Fairmont State – Gamma-Epsilon Phillip L Cregger ’84 7/25/2006 Franklin & Marshall – Nu Bruce P Ryder ’44 8/24/10 David D Groff ’48 6/2/10 William E Hoover ’40 2/19/2006 William A Robinson II ’51 10/12/2007 Samuel W Harbold II ’62 1/9/2008 Georgia – Alpha-Phi Donald H Perkins ’64 10/17/1988 Michael B Lloyd ’67 7/8/2010 William W Hamilton ’62 10/30/06 Donald L Downing ’57 2/29/2008 Illinois – Phi Frank L Shantz ’25 Alvin T Brant ’40 2/21/2003 Illinois Wesleyan – Epsilon-Gamma Joseph J Marsillo ’03 March 2010 Indiana – Beta Michael R Henry ’84 4/25/2009

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Kansas – Beta-Delta

Joseph W McKinley ’59 9/5/2007 Louisiana-Lafayette – Alpha-Tau Robert E Verret ’49 9/15/2000 Adam Sonnier ’48 8/14/2006 Cyril B Schindler ’52 8/7/2005 Cyril B Schindler ’52 8/7/2005 Roderick L Miller ’47 1/15/2005 John G Launey ’51 6/14/2009 Daniel E Harper ’50 3/13/2007 Leslie H Godwin ’49 7/1/2009 Alvin J Ducote ’50 2/12/2006 Edward Deshotels ’50 9/10/2003 Murray S Couvillion ’48 5/16/09 Allen M Babineaux ’48 8/23/2004 Burlick J Andrepont ’49 6/22/2002 Wilhelm A Adams ’51 2/1/2005 Louisiana State University- AlphaKappa Bentley J Blouin 7/13/1997 Franklin G Pruyn Jr. ’39 5/6/89 Prince A Jones ’38 11/17/1999 Theodore N McMullan 10/4/2000 Lycoming – Beta-Lambda William J Hendershot ’59 5/15/08 Michigan – Alpha-Beta Donald A Koos ’69 July 1978 Mississippi State-Alpha-Lambda Stephen F Hightower ’40 8/18/89 John L Bedford ’40 12/4/2008 Henry G Betts Jr. ’41 8/19/1999 Fred W Klyce Jr. ’42 12/29/2008 Missouri S & T – Alpha-Iota Alan C Goodding ’50 2008 John H Hall 9/21/2001 Arthur F Peterson ’36 Nov 1983 Frederic A MacConnell ’34 12/14/2009 Jay G Brown ’37 8/3/1996 Missouri State – Alpha-Rho William G McWhorter ’36 2/9/73 John J Pace ’51 5/20/2001 Murry State –Gamma-Upsilon Dwayne A Oxley ’99 Michael J Warren ’88 12/15/2002 James M Howell ’84 9/24/2007 NJIT - Alpha-Mu John E Schmid ’58 6/12/10 Harvey W Mumford Jr. ’40 2/7/08

Harry J Mallon ’38 1/22/2010 Fred H Fellows ’39 6/16/2008 William H Schoeller Jr. ’40 8/30/97 Varooshan Markisian ’39 12/23/91 Francis G Ginder Jr. ’41 3/22/98 Irving P Scott ’37 3/7/2002 William B Cronise ’32 4/12/1998 John H Cutler ’50 8/1/2005 Charles H Weisleder ’29 12/27/88 William W Mutter ’45 9/6/2009 North Carolina State – Rho James N Untz ’59 3/24/10 Garrett H Valentine ’40 12/3/2009 Brent A Riley ’43 4/21/2009 William H Hamilton Jr. ’50 7/29/2006 Ohio – Epsilon Lee R Fuller ’44 Donald F Riggle 10/20/2008 Ohio Northern – Zeta James O Banks ’50 8/15/1998 Gerald P Haley ’91 5/10/2010 Ohio State – Gamma Ronalds D Dupler ‘24 Donald M Clump ‘24 Mitchell A Walker ’84 5/8/1995 Penn State – Theta Edwin S Jones ’41 12/24/1998 Gordan A Bennett ’62 5/11/2007 Purdue – Eta Francis B Innis Jr. ’49 6/14/10 Paul E Irick ’51 12/11/2000 Rhode Island - Alpha-Upsilon James K Barry ’61 1/6/2000 Clifford A Straight Jr. ’55 3/13/01 Ellsworth M Wilson Jr. ’54 2/23/2002 Calvin Peckham ’58 4/19/2008 Raymond R Nixon ’50 12/31/95 William R Lister ’52 4/3/2007 Robert H Hylander ’55 5/7/2008 Paul B Homan ’53 2/9/2008 Rochester Tech - Beta-Phi Harold J O`Rourke ’66 3/10/10 Rutgers State Univ. -Gamma-Eta Stuart H Suydam ’66 7/24/2000 Saint Lawrence – AZ John S Chappell ’48 5/13/2010

San Diego State – Alpha-Omega

Walter V Prelle ’65 7/10/2010 St. Lawrence – Alpha-Zeta

Stanley D Hicks ’30 2/1/1991 William T Lins Jr. ’30 April 1981 William J Meeneghan ’31 4/1/88 Newell J Rice ’31 5/21/1992 Elwood A Forrester ’32 5/7/1991 Harold J McPhail ’33 5/3/2000 Arthur M Fanning ’33 Nov 1983 Donald J Kennedy ’33 Aug 1983 Woodrow W Covell ’36 7/29/2003 Robert D MacGregor ’37 10/27/95 Victor Falcone ’38 11/26/1996 Lewis A Babinski ’37 9/18/2004 Reade S Sisson ’37 2/3/2006 Temple- Kappa Paul D North ’43 Aug 1993 John G Bontya ’51 2/29/2000 Utah – Pi Leslie C Koch ’40 8/1/2008 Vincennes – Alpha Royce V Mason ’68 Nov 1983 Virginia - Beta-Pi Charles D Didier ’68 8/1/2010 Virginia Poly Inst – Delta-Upsilon Danny D Peters ’71 Wake Forest – Alpha-Nu Lawrence R Nichols ’48 8/20/2000 Irving G Turnage ’51 11/28/96 West Virginia – Gamma-Xi Michael F Rosenthal ’70 2/3/10 William and Mary - Alpha-Eta Steven A Libassi ’80 Edward U Wiggins ’33 4/30/2004 Charles B Hogan ’34 12/5/08 William T Marsh ’33 6/26/1999 Hon. Joseph N Cridlin ’34 9/1/07 Alvah M Henley ’29 Jan 1954 Earl R Robertson ’35 9/9/2004 David Tyler ’46 9/12/1994 Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Delta-Omicron

Joseph S Radaj ’72 6/17/10 Wisconson-Oshkosh – Gamma-Mu

Steven P Mathis ’71 1/10/10

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