Growth & Expansion
Colony Updates
An Update on Our Current Expansion Efforts Updates provided by members of the Growth Team from the 2019-2020 academic year, including Director of Strategic Growth Lanse Macke (Oregon State '11) and Assistant Director of Strategic Growth Eric Babbitt (Northern Arizona '17)
Maine
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Elon
Epsilon-Theta Colony Elon, North Carolina 1
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Colonized in April, Epsilon-Theta is the second youngest colony of the Fraternity. Despite being in existence for less than nine months, the men at Elon have continually strived for excellence. The Colony has already surpassed their philanthropy goals for the semester, and together have raised more than $1,500 for various causes and organizations. The founding fathers here are promoting the best fraternity experience they can; brotherhood, philanthropy, service, scholarship, and most important, social and risk management. The entire colony completed every module in the Tightrope Program weeks in advance! As a new Colony, and as part of a statistically more risky Greek community, it's reassuring to know that Sigma Pi is doing its due diligence in ensuring that all our brothers, guests, and friends are able to enjoy fun and safe college experiences. This reputation should support this Colony in their efforts to recruit a new member class this spring, to add to their current roster of 30+ men. In recent months, the Executive Office has been able to appoint both a new North Carolina Province Archon, and colony director to support these founding fathers at Elon.
New Colony Orono, Maine Founding fathers of Sigma Pi at the University of Maine have made some impressive and significant progress in the last several months, as the Colony prepares to transition to become a new chapter! In addition to growing to a massive 60-man colony, this brotherhood has moved into their future chapter house! Thanks to the support of many dedicated volunteers in the greater New England area, the founding fathers at UM are now firmly connected to the university and the community of Orono. The Fraternity's footprint has been established and now our reach expands; as far east as Maine! The Executive Office is eager to celebrate the chartering of this colony, with an anticipated late April 2020 date.
Plymouth State
New Colony Plymouth, New Hampshire The founding fathers of the colony at Plymouth State University recently observed their one-year anniversary since colonization. This celebration has furthered their desire to become initiated brothers of Sigma Pi. These men are collaborating with their host institution to create the Greek community most of our chapters would recognize. This Colony is the only fraternity on campus with national or international affiliation. The unique situation has required our men to be more than role-models and leaders in Sigma Pi, but to everyone on campus, too! Colony members have assisted others in the development of an All-Greek Council that would represent all Greek-Letter student-organizations; local, or otherwise. As our Colony at Plymouth State awaits approval of their petition to charter, the Executive Office is excited to see the influence these men have on the University’s community for decades to come.
Winter 2020
