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www.s igmapi .org S igma P i F ratern i ty’s Off i c ia l Pub l i cat ion Fa l l 2004

47th Convocation47th Convocation

Chicago

Making real the Fraternity’s ideals.

Making real the Fraternity’s ideals.

I Believein Sigma Pi.I Believein Sigma Pi.

August 3–8, 2004ChicagoAugust 3–8, 2004

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2 FALL 2004/EMERALD OF SIGMA PI FRATERNITY

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VOLUME 89, NUMBER 4 FALL 2004

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Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded at VincennesUniversity, Vincennes, Indiana, on February 26,1897. Sigma Pi has chartered more than 200 chap-ters in North America and has initiated more than81,000 members since 1897. The Founding Fathersof the Fraternity are:

Rolin Rosco James (1879–1953)William Raper Kennedy (1877–1944)James Thompson Kingsbury (1877–1950)George Martin Patterson (1877–1960)

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Dear Brothers:

As I begin this, my first letter to the Fraternity as Grand Sage, Iam on an airplane flying from Chicago and Sigma Pi’s 47th BiennialConvocation to my home in Nashville. I just couldn’t wait to sharewith all of you the excitement of this wonderful gathering of Sigma Pibrothers and the great plans we have for the next two years.

The Convocation was an unqualified success. With more than 500brothers in attendance, both undergraduates and alumni, the spirit ofour Brotherhood was readily apparent in everything that occurred.These men took on the task of doing the business of the Fraternityand demonstrated their commitment to advancing Sigma Pi to thestatus of leader in the Greek world. I wish all of you could have seen the way our undergraduatedelegates approached their responsibilities with energy, thoughtfulness, and dedication: I amproud to tell you that with these men as brothers, the future of Sigma Pi is secure. As an impor-tant aside, you need to know that our men were gentlemanly, well-behaved, and considerate.The convention center’s coordinator for our Convocation remarked that the Sigma Pi men werepolite, clean, generous, and gracious, and I heard the same thing from other employees as well.If we can impress hotel staff, used to almost anything that can happen at a convention, we areclearly recruiting the right kind of men.

One of the high points of Convocation was the awarding of Founders’ Awards to HowardBeyer and Tony Siress. Along with the third Founders’ Award recipient, United StatesCongressman Michael Bilirakis, who was unable to attend Convocation, these men epitomizethe values contained in our Creed and are living symbols of what our members can become. Atthe Awards Banquet Saturday night, both Howard and Tony acknowledged that the Fraternityhas meant a great deal to them and has helped them become the successes they are today. Ifour young members want real, genuine role models, I can think of no better persons thanBrothers Beyer, Siress, and Bilirakas.

On a personal note, I must thank all of Sigma Pi for electing me to serve as Grand Sage forthe next two years. I am reminded of the adage “Be careful what you ask for, because you justmight get it,” but in this case I asked for this challenge, I got it, and I want it. Our Fraternityhas a great vision of what we intend to become, as reflected in the Vision Statement in ourStrategic Plan: “Sigma Pi Fraternity is the leading, international men’s collegiate fraternalorganization which provides training, guidance, and innovative opportunities for leadershipdevelopment, social and personal development, academic achievement, community service,and heightened moral awareness for its brothers throughout their lives.” Your Grand Council isdedicating the next two years to fulfilling that vision, and we do not intend to fall short.

The Grand Council, the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, and our great Headquarters Staffare all on the same page of the hymnal, and we’re in perfect harmony. However, we cannot do italone. We need to call on every single brother in Sigma Pi to help us with time, talents, andtreasure. Already we are hosting events in cities around North America to help our alumni re-engage with the Fraternity, because all of you are important to us and we want your involve-ment. As they say in the movie industry, we are coming soon to a city near you. Please, make aspecial effort to come to one of these gatherings of brothers to hear about the great things weare planning, such as a Brotherhood Cruise, golf outings, and more and better programs for ourundergraduates. We also intend to build a great new Sigma Pi headquarters as our staff’s baseof operations, but also capable of hosting chapter retreats, training sessions, and ritual initia-tions.

In short, we want you. We will be telling you of our plans as they continue to develop, andwe will be enlisting your aid to make it all happen. We have begun great things, but there ismuch yet to be done. So, in the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Let us, then, be up anddoing…. Still achieving, still pursuing.” With the vision that we have and the help of all of ourbrothers, we will make Sigma Pi Fraternity the unrivaled leader in the Greek world.

Fraternally,

John D. KitchGrand Sage

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Sigma Pi Honors Success and Plans Future at

Convocation

D uring the week of August 3-8, 2004, more than 500 Sigma Pipledges, actives, alumni, and friends met to celebrate theFraternity’s 47th biennial Convocation at the Hyatt Regency

McCormick in Chicago, Illinois. This represented the second timethat Sigma Pi Fraternity held its international meeting in the WindyCity, making its first return since 1988.

Though the event was full of entertainment and receptions,Convocation also was the time in which the delegates of the GrandChapter met to create and revise its Fraternal policy and laws dur-ing 14 hours of business sessions. In addition to the business ses-sions, selected Sigma Pi delegates and alumni volunteers spent hun-dreds of man-hours in a variety of committee meetings, revisingideas and motions before they went on the floor to be ratified by theundergraduate members of the Grand Chapter.

These members also took time to discuss the past and presentresults of our success to identify areas in which we needed toimprove our policies to prepare for the future. The long hours ofinvolvement with the Fraternity’s dedicated men helped set a mod-ern vision of the future for our Educational Foundation andFraternity, in which the membership and the entity of Sigma PiFraternity can prosper.

Convocation events began before the opening reception for mem-bers on the Nominations Committee who held a forum for any manwho applied in advance to seek a nomination for service on theGrand Council on Tuesday morning, August 3. Every member of the2002–04 Grand Council went before the Nominations Committee todiscuss his vision of the Fraternity, and all applicants for nominationappeared as well to answer questions during the session. During thistime the Grand Council also held a meeting and revised a successplan for the next biennium. Tuesday ended with a nominations din-ner for the members of the committee, Grand Council, and staff.

On Wednesday, most of the delegates arrived in Chicago andbegan to check into the Hyatt Regency McCormick hotel, our venuefor Convocation. The Educational Foundation, Province Archons,and Chapter Directors all held meetings in the late morning beforedelegates and board members were invited to attend “Sigma PiUniversity” educational seminars on Fraternity subjects such Party101 (a risk management workshop), the Cornerstone Concept,recruitment, and the ACE Project. The day ended with the openingreception outside in the beach-themed patio area, where men fromall over North America gathered to share ideas and socialize freelyin the cool summer air as the music of Jimmy Buffett played. Afterthe opening reception, the Past Grand Sage’s reception was heldwhere all Past Grand Officers were celebrated by the invited dele-gates.

Thursday morning began early for the hundreds of Sigma Pi menwho had come to handle the business of the Fraternity. After a quickbreakfast, the conference room was filled to capacity with members

By And rew Smi th (De l ta -Ps i , Troy State ’00 )

Grand Sage John D. Kitch addresses the Convocation assembly.

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who saw a well-producedvideo by alumnus Dr. MichaelHarris (EN, Cal StateFullerton ’97), and preparedfor the formal procession ofranking officials before theopening ritual officially beganthe business meetings. Thesession opened following aperfect protocol and servedas a good example to theyoung men of the chapterswho had the chance to seehow they should run the busi-ness of their chapters afterobserving it delivered by theGrand Chapter. Presentationswere made, including therevisions to our StrategicPlan, which has carried us to success in the last biennium.

During the course of the meetings, the delegation (comprised ofthe voting member of each chapter who casts two votes, one votingmember from each alumni club, and past Grand Officers who alsohold a single vote) debated and discussed the issues important to ourFraternity. Several changes were made to the language ourConstitution and Bylaws, thanks in large part to the year-roundefforts of its committee to modernize and clarify the text throughwhich we are bound. Numerous men in our organization voiced con-cerns and compliments to the ideas before the ideas were presentedbefore the Grand Chapter as a whole for ratification. The great thingabout our organization is the fact that the undergraduates hold themajority of the voting power (by greater than a 2-1 majority), and theyoung men who were in attendance were extremely professional infacilitating the plans to guide our organization to a successful future.

Business sessions were halted Thursday afternoon for anotherround of receptions, including the first reception for the newly char-tered Hauser Alumni Club, the first multi-chapter alumni group for

past staff members. The chapters designated as top 15 GrandCouncil Award winners celebrated their successes during the nightat the PA/CD reception, and every member had the chance to social-ize at the hotel’s gathering points.

After a short night’s sleep for most members, business sessionsresumed on Friday during which delegates were invited to sit in onor join standing international committees, which met before lunch.Business sessions continued in the afternoon, highlighted by theBudget and Finance report by Executive Director Mark Briscoe, whoinformed the delegation how well Sigma Pi is handling the businessof the Fraternity and the goals for the future. An importantannouncement was made during this time by Briscoe. “We are pro-viding better services than ever for our undergraduate and alumnimembers, but we will not ask for a dues increase… and we willremain one of the least expensive Greek organizations in NorthAmerica, while advancing our goals to become the best.”

The members were excited to hear the news and happily finishedthe business of the day before taking a quick ride on the world-

ABOVE: Board members work hard on new legislation, but Convocation was not all business. FAR TOP: The bonds ofbrotherhood are strengthened during a fun night a White Sox game.

2004–06 Grand Council(from back, l–r) PastGrand Sage JohnWilliams, Grand FirstCounselor EdwardLevesque, Grand FourthCounselor Chris Brown,Grand Herald JohnMichelich (front l–r)Grand Third CounselorGeorge Hakim, GrandSage John Kitch andGrand Second CounselorLarry Rovira

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famous “El” trains or in taxis to Cellular Field for a baseball game.There members discovered a taste of the local flavor ofChicago—deep-dish pizza and other local refinements—during anAmerican league battle between the White Sox and visitingCleveland Indians. Though the home team didn’t prevail, the hun-dreds of Sigma Pi members in attendance were entertained, andeveryone seemed to enjoy the experience.

Saturday finished the business sessions of the Fraternity, includ-ing the election of the 2004-06 Grand Council: newly elected GrandSage John Kitch, Grand Second Counselor Larry Rovira, Grand ThirdCounselor George Hakim, Grand Fourth Counselor Chris Brown,Grand First Counselor Ed Levesque, and Grand Herald JohnMichelich, who became the only new member to join Grand Council.

John Williams moved gracefully into his role as Past Grand Sageand will continue to make positive influences on the organization asa whole. The new Grand Council was inducted following the modelinitiation of the newest members of Sigma Pi Fraternity on Saturdayafternoon, as Convocation began to wind down.

The final event of the biennial meeting was the Grand ChapterBanquet in which the most prestigious awards were given and newlyelected GS Kitch delivered his opening address. The men who didnot already know the new top man of Sigma Pi were quicklyenthralled with his humor, exuberance for success, and his love anddedication to this Fraternity and to his wife. One of the most astutejokes he made during his presentation was about the common legalcareer of the majority of the Grand Council. “Williams, Kitch, Brown,and Michelich… it does sound like a law firm.”

Though quite entertaining, GS Kitch delivered an inspiringaddress in which he challenged all members in Sigma Pi Fraternityto continue to be their best. Sigma Pi undergraduates were just thatduring the Convocation and showed the kind of leadership and pro-fessionalism that made our hosts at the Hyatt Regency McCormicknotice. During the event, and especially in the final meeting withhotel officials, it was remarked on how well our members werebehaved and how polite they were to each member of the staff.Though it was sad in this day that the hotel was shocked by the goodbehavior of our members, we thanked them for their compliment

Grand Sage John Williams presents the Theta-Omicron charter to theUniversity of Alabama.

knowing that we do have a bright future with these young leaderswho are already prepared in many ways to set the example for oth-ers to follow.

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The following chapters conducted ACEProjects during the 2003–04 academic year.

Zeta-Delta, ColoradoTheta-Mu, Chico StateZeta-Tau, Northern ColoradoEta, PurdueBeta-Chi, Loyola – ChicagoTheta-Beta, Saginaw Valley StateBeta-Gamma, Eastern IllinoisAlpha-Nu, Wake ForestAlpha-Iota, Missouri – RollaEta-Tau, Fitchburg StateZeta-Gamma, MillersvillePhi, IllinoisEta-Phi, Miami (Ohio)Delta-Beta, MonmouthZeta-Omicron, Lawrence Tech.Beta-Eta, San Jose StateZeta-Beta, Embry Riddle – FloridaTheta-Delta, College of New JerseyBeta-Omega, Lock HavenEpsilon-Lambda, Eastern KentuckyEta-Eta, Bridgewater StateEta-Alpha, Sacramento StateXi colony, IowaTheta-Iota, Penn State – AltoonaEpsilon-Omicron, SUNY – BuffaloAlpha-Pi, Arkansas StateGamma-Theta, TexasBeta-Pi, VirginiaUrsinus colony

ACE Project Award WinnersSigma, Iowa State University

For the 2004 Ace Project, Sigma improvedthe basketball courts on the corner of UnionDrive and Bissel Road in Ames. Over the years,these university-owned basketball courts hadfallen into serious disrepair. Sigma Pi signifi-cantly improved these courts through a seriesof renovations, including replacing the back-boards, replacing the supporting poles, andcleaning debris from the court. The grandfinale of these projects was a 3-on-3 basketballtournament and barbeque on April 24. Thecourts are now fully operational and are hometo hundreds of basketball players each week.

Eta-Nu, TowsonEta-Nu conducted a two-day, two-event pro-

gram (dubbed “Sigma Pi Week”). Each eventbenefited the university in a different and pos-itive way. Day 1 (March 13): Sigma Pi spon-sored a Towson University Greek UnityCampus Cleanup. All IFC, PanhellenicAssociation, and NPHC groups lent a hand in

beautifying the campus grounds. Day 2 (March16): Sigma Pi sponsored a car wash at thelocal gas station. Proceeds were donated tothe Towson University Dance Marathon.

Eta-Sigma, Colorado StateEta-Sigma conducted an alcohol/drunken driv-

er awareness program in which university andlocal agencies participated.

Chapter Efficiency AwardsChapter Efficiency Awards are presented to

those chapters who achieve at least 800 effi-ciency points for the academic year. Efficiencyawards for the 2002–2003 year were presentedat Sigma Pi University. Therefore, the recipi-ents for the 2003–2004 academic year are asfollows:

800 ClubEpsilon-Rho, DruryEta-Sigma, Colorado StateDelta-Beta, MonmouthEpsilon-Phi, Embry-Riddle-PrescottAlpha-Phi, GeorgiaBeta-Pi, VirginiaDelta-Zeta, Missouri – St. LouisBeta-Omicron, Cal State – Long BeachIota, CaliforniaGamma-Alpha, Detroit – MercyAlpha-Pi, Arkansas StateEpsilon-Pi, Christopher Newport

900 ClubTheta-Delta, College of New JerseyEta-Tau, FitchburgAlpha-Iota, Missouri – RollaTheta-Beta, Saginaw ValleyTheta-Kappa , Texas TechZeta-Delta, ColoradoAlpha-Nu, Wake Forest Beta-Gamma, Eastern IllinoisSigma, Iowa State

The Beyer-Fryburg Efficiency Award is pre-sented to Eta-Nu, Towson University.

The Chapter Video Award was presented toEta-Rho, Carleton.

The Chapter Homepage Award was present-ed to Theta-Gamma, West Alabama.

The Alumni Club Homepage Award waspresented to the Upsilon Alumni Association.

The Louis Foley Alumni Newsletter Awardwinner for the 2002–2003 academic year wasSAF Today, Seminole Alumni Foundation, pub-lished by the Eta-Epsilon/Florida State AlumniAssociation.

The winning publication for the 2003–2004academic year was The Bulldog, published bythe Georgia Alumni Club.

The Louis Foley Undergraduate NewsletterAward winner for the 2002–2003 academicyear was Theta News, published by Theta,Pennsylvania State.

The winning publication for the 2003–2004academic year was The Muse, published byMu, Cornell.

The Reston-Fitzpatrick Emerald Award ofMerit is presented annually to the chapter oralumni club that makes the most noteworthycontributions to The Emerald. The winner forthe 2002–2003 academic year was Beta-Gamma, Eastern Illinois. The winner for the2003–2004 academic year is The River CityAlumni Association.

The Membership Recruitment Award top 10winners in ascending order for the 2002–2003year are:

Sigma, Iowa StateEpsilon-Rho, DruryBeta-Omicron, Cal State-Long BeachBeta-Gamma, Eastern IllinoisBeta, IndianaEta-Nu, TowsonZeta-Mu, Michigan StateUpsilon, UCLAAlpha, Vincennes

The top chapter for the 2002–2003 year isZeta-Delta, Colorado.

The top 10 in ascending order for the2003–2004 academic year are:

Gamma-Sigma, MissouriBeta-Omicron, Cal State-Long BeachNu, Franklin and MarshallSigma, Iowa StateBeta-Pi, VirginiaTheta-Delta, College of New JerseyTheta-Beta, Saginaw ValleyBeta-Gamma, Eastern IllinoisAlpha-Nu, Wake Forest

The top chapter for the 2003–2004 academicyear is once again Zeta-Delta, University ofColorado.

The Membership Recruitment IncreaseAward is presented annually to the chapterthat registers the largest percentage increaseof properly reported pledges plus initiates dur-ing the academic year.

The top ten in ascending order for the2002–02003 academic year are:Alpha-Omega, San Diego State

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Epsilon-Rho, DruryEpsilon-Kappa, Southern ArkansasGamma-Pi, Indiana StateOmega, Oregon StateGamma-Upsilon, Murray StateGamma-Rho, Western MichiganGamma-Xi, West Virginia Tech.Eta-Sigma, Colorado State

And the top chapter for the 2002–2003 aca-demic year is Eta-Omega, Johnson and Wales.

The top 10 in ascending order for the2003–2004 academic year are:

Theta-Beta, Saginaw ValleyAlpha-Eta, William and MaryBeta-Tau, ValparaisoEta-Mu, Missouri SouthernDelta-Beta, MonmouthEpsilon-Lambda, Eastern KentuckyEpsilon-Alpha, Southern Tech.Eta-Omicron, TorontoDelta-Iota, Wisconsin–PlattevilleTheta-Gamma, West Alabama

And the top chapter for the 2003–2004 aca-demic year is Delta-Lambda, Louisiana Tech.

The William J. Cutbirth Community ServiceAward is presented biennially to the chapterthat conducts the most noteworthy service pro-jects of a charitable nature. The committeelooks to those chapters that perform altruisticprojects and give of themselves to the commu-nity and get actively involved. The runner-upfor the William J. Cutbirth Award is Theta-Delta, College of New Jersey. The winner ofthe William J. Cutbirth Award is Epsilon-Pi,Christopher Newport.

The Michael P. Carey Award is presentedbiennially to an undergraduate member inrecognition of his outstanding leadership with-in the chapter. The competition was fierce, asSigma Pi is fortunate to have so many out-standing leaders in our organization. In fact,

we have broken from the tradition of only giv-ing one award. This year, we gave a runner-upaward, as not acknowledging his accomplish-ments would simply not be fair to him or hischapter. The runner-up for the Michael P.Carey Award is Rob Rogers, Alpha-Iota,Missouri-Rolla. The winner of the Michael P.Carey Award for the 2002–2004 biennium isDoug Jenkins, Theta-Delta, College of NewJersey.

The Harold Jacobsen Award is presentedbiennially to an undergraduate member inrecognition of his outstanding contributionsand leadership on campus. Once again a verytough decision based on the accomplishmentsof our applicants. The runner-up for theHarold Jacobsen Award for the 2002–2004biennium is Nick Miller, Theta-Mu, Cal State–Chico. The winner of the Harold Jacobsenaward for the 2002–2004 biennium is DannyHyche, Theta-Gamma, West Alabama.

The Cletus A. Broecker Award is presentedbiennially to an undergraduate member inrecognition of his outstanding service to thegreater community. The winner of the CletusA. Broecker Award for 2002–2004 is JeffDeMaria, Beta, Indiana.

The Most Outstanding Alumni Club Awardis presented biennially to the chartered alum-ni club that has maintained a superior level ofoperations. The winner for this year’s award isthe Southern West Virginia Alumni Club.

The Most Improved Chapter Award is pre-sented biennially to the chapter that demon-strates the greatest amount of overall improve-ment throughout the biennium. Honorablemention goes to Eta-Sigma, Colorado State.

For improving in all areas of Fraternity oper-ation, the 2002–2004 Most Improved ChapterAward goes to Zeta-Omicron, Lawrence Tech.

The Grand Council Award is presentedbiennially to the top 15 chapters within SigmaPi that have maintained a superior level ofoperations on their campuses throughout thebiennium. These chapters are then consideredfor the Grand Sage’s Award, which was pre-sented Saturday evening at the Grand ChapterBanquet. The recipients for this biennium inno particular order are:

Theta-Delta, College of New JerseyTheta-Beta, Saginaw Valley StateEpsilon-Rho, DruryZeta-Eta, Santa ClaraZeta-Pi, OaklandEta-Nu, Towson

Alpha-Nu, Wake ForestBeta-Gamma, Eastern IllinoisDelta-Beta, MonmouthDelta-Rho, Morehead StateBeta-Pi, VirginiaSigma, Iowa StateAlpha-Iota, Missouri–RollaBeta-Omicron, Cal State–Long BeachZeta-Delta, Colorado

The Convocation Attendance Award is pre-sented to the chapter with the highest numberof members registered and in attendance atthe Convocation. This biennium’s recipient isEta, Purdue.

The Man Miles Award is presented to thechapter whose members have collectively trav-eled the farthest distance to attend theConvocation. This biennium’s recipient isBeta-Omicron, Cal State–Long Beach.

The Lyle H. Smith Award is presented bien-nially to the chapter director who best exem-plifies and carries out the duties of the posi-tion. The 2004 Lyle H. Smith Award is present-ed to Joe Palazzolo, Delta-Beta, Monmouth.

The Curtis G. Shake Award is presentedbiennially to the province archon who bestexemplifies and carries out the duties of theposition. The 2002 Curtis G. Shake Award ispresented to Thomas Moore, province archonfor the Michigan Province.

The Byron R. Lewis Academic Award ispresented biennially to the chapter that main-tains the highest GPA as a chapter withinSigma Pi for the entire biennium. The recipi-ent of the 2004 Byron R. Lewis AcademicAward is Delta, Pennsylvania, with a two-yearcombined GPA of 3.371.

The Grand Sage’s Award is presented bien-nially to honor the top chapters demonstratingsuperior overall operations. The winners areselected from the top Grand Council Awardwinners. Three winners are selected basedupon the number of fraternities representedon an individual campus. The three chaptersthat are being honored have all excelled inevery way over the last two years. This year’srecipients are:

For the large category (13+ fraternities onthe campus), Beta-Pi, Virginia.

For the medium category (6-12 fraternitieson the campus), Eta-Nu, Towson.

For the small category (1-5 fraternities onthe campus), Theta-Delta, College of NewJersey.

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CHAPTER NEWS

ARKANSAS STATEAlpha-Pi Chapter

Spring 2004 was a great semesterfor the brothers of Alpha-Pi. They puton a terrific blood drive for the RedCross and were very successful withit. Though they went their separateways for the summer, they still hadseveral rush events planned last sum-mer that included a MemphisRedbirds game and a float trip.

Things have been exciting for sev-eral brothers who are taking theirfirst steps into the real world.Brothers Chris Kindreck (’04), TravisRoberson (’05), and Jay Bir (’06)have all received internships in theirrespective fields. Brother Jay evenrecently attended the College WorldSeries with the TV station at whichhe is interning.

Jay Bir, [email protected]

AUBURNAlpha-Delta Chapter

Alpha-Delta Chapter had anothergreat semester. In fact, the entire2003–2004 academic year proved tobe very successful as they excelledboth collectively as a brotherhoodand individually in their personalendeavors.

This year the chapter, in coordina-tion with devoted alumni, was able tomake several significant upgrades totheir house, including a big-screentelevision and leather furniture fortheir living room and two profession-al poker tables for their game room.However, these improvements areonly the beginning. Brothers hopethat these changes will even more

the Greek softball tournament, over-coming the great skills of Phi IotaAlpha Fraternity and Sigma IotaAlpha sorority. The championshipgame went down to the wire, but thechapter came out victorious. Thetournament was highlighted by twohome runs by Brother Freddy Rubio(�� Class) who continued to amazethe crowd with his offense battingnine for 10 on the day. Brother AngelPadilla also made his presenceknown with his three home runs.Defensively, Brother Joey Quintana( Class) flashed his skills with theleather-making diving stops at short-stop. Sigma Pi and Phi Sigma Sigmabecame champions of the Greek soft-ball tournament. But special thanksgo to “the coach,” Brother VictorZendejas, for making this tournamentpossible.

Sigma Pi got recognized on April24, 2004, when all members of thechapter volunteered in the annualCommunity Fest sponsored by themulticultural center on campus.Sigma Pi volunteered setting uptents, helping the performers set uponstage, and helping clean up afterthe event had concluded.

Freddy Rubio, [email protected]

UCLAUpsilon Chapter

Much has happened in Upsilonsince the last Emerald came out.

Rush brought in a strong pledgeclass as usual, and the chapter endedup with quite a few quality guys.Brothers are also looking forward toanother strong pledge class in thefall; they are planning for a solidclass of at least 20 guys.

Also in the fall, the chapter is look-ing forward to having a full house.Upsilon chapter will have 42 brothersliving in 20 rooms. The number ofresidents has not been this high inseveral years, and brothers are look-ing forward to the benefits of such alarge house.

In the chapter house, many renova-tions have been made as well.Brothers are converting their libraryinto a fully functional gym and aremoving all of their library equipmentand books into a larger, quieter room,which is more conducive to studying.Thank you to all of the generousalumni who donated to the house tomake this possible.

Academics have always been a pri-ority, and this has shown in the Greekcommunity at UCLA. Upsilon Chapter

If you have any questions about thechapter, please visit www.ausigmapi.org.

T.J. McDonnell, [email protected]

CAL STATE-DOMINGUEZ HILLSEta-Iota Chapter

On April 17, 2004, Eta-Iota Chapterparticipated the first Greek softballtournament coached and organizedby Brother Victor Zendejas ( Class).Most of the fraternities and sororitieson campus participated on thisgloomy, rainy day. This tournamentwas social because every fraternitygot teamed up with a sorority. SigmaPi and Phi Sigma Sigma sorority werethe most fortunate of the day winning

accurately reflect the pride theyshare as a chapter.

Alpha-Delta Chapter also distin-guished itself through campusinvolvement and community service.The chapter was especially honoredwhen the American Red Cross pre-sented brothers with a plaque inrecognition of their many contribu-tions over the years. In addition, fol-lowing the example of former SageJason Ray (’04), who serves on theIFC Executive Council as vice presi-dent of recruitment, Sage MattCrocombe (’06) earned a position onIFC Court, while brothers ScottGibson (’06), Kevin Thomas (’06),Chad Johnson (’05), and Joey Skatell(’06) were selected for positions onthe IFC Cabinet.

Alpha-Mu brothers take a break after working on their campus ACE Project.

“and I will strive to make real the Fraternity’s idealsin my own daily life.” —from The Sigma Pi Creed

Eta-Rho Chapter after the initiation of Alpha-Beta pledge class.

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events, and it was the perfect way tosend off the graduating class.

This fall brings new challenges forClemson’s football team as the uni-versity enters an expanded and evenmore difficult ACC, with road tripsplanned for Texas A&M and Miami onthe schedule. Everyone is excitedabout the semester and is looking tocontinue their status as the best fra-ternity at Clemson University.

Dan Toeppner, [email protected]

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORTEpsilon-Pi Chapter

Epsilon-Pi Chapter finished with agreat spring semester. Brothers heldevents such as their annualFounders’ Day Formal at the PointPlaza hotel, a brother/alumni pigpicking at York Haven Marina, and acar wash at a local Firestone.Brothers also helped out theAmerican Diabetes Association withtheir annual Tour de Cure.

Epsilon-Pi Chapter also raised themost money out of any other group atCNU and in the community for thelocal Habitat for Humanity.

This fall, brothers will be concen-trating on having a big rush and hopeto get at least 15 new guys. Anothergoal is to continue improving alumnirelations by making sure the chapterhas updated addresses and phonenumbers. Brothers hope to see manyalumni at the football games.

With the new E-Board and commit-tee heads, the chapter will be verybusy this fall with philanthropy,intramurals, and fund raising.

This fall the chapter will partici-pate in homecoming with the ladiesof Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Aspecial thanks goes to Mr. and Mrs.Roy Crossland for the donations theyhave made over the past five years.The chapter really appreciates allthat you have done. For more infor-mation on the chapter, e-mail sigma-pitubahotmail.com or call (314) 471-1301.

Anthony Guilfoy, [email protected]

CLEMSONEta-Psi Chapter

Spring semester was very success-ful for Eta-Psi Chapter. The chaptergraduated seven outstanding broth-ers and also welcomed six new mem-bers into the Fraternity. The end ofthe semester brought several funactivities for brothers, including atrip to Camden, South Carolina, forthe annual Carolina Cup horse race.

Fraternities from all over theSouth gathered to tailgate, and someactually saw a horse. The Fraternityalso hosted its annual alumni golftournament in April.

Brothers from all over theSoutheast gathered for an 18-holetournament, followed by a barbequecookout. Eta-Psi Chapter also held itsannual philanthropy event, a sororitykickball tournament, on the Clemsonintramural fields. Kappa KappaGamma sorority won the event, whichsucceeded in raising several hundreddollars for leukemia research. Thesemester concluded with two funevents, semiformal and Senior Roast.Brothers had a great time at both

guest speakers traveled long dis-tances to voice their thoughts andideas for the upcoming year. A greatturnout at Convocation and numer-ous brotherhood retreats by theExecutive Council and chairmen pro-vided the chapter with an opportuni-ty to plan and establish goals for theyear.

The 2003–2004 year provided Eta-Rho with 14 new brothers, a success-ful philanthropic event, and a greatall-ages fund-raiser at the campusbar, which raised $1,400 at the end ofthe year. Eta-Rho anticipates anothergiant rush this fall.

Ian Shepard, [email protected]

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATEGamma-Gamma Chapter

The gentlemen of Gamma-GammaChapter are becoming one of the bestknown and most respected chapterson the Central Missouri StateUniversity campus and in the commu-nity of Warrensburg. The chapter hasaccomplished this by being men whohave made themselves the corner-stone of the CMSU Greek community.Sage Donald Huskey and SecondCounselor Lucas Andert were hon-ored with the award of CMSUOutstanding Leaders, and BrotherAndert was also recognized as theCMSU Emerging Leader.

The chapter’s efforts in housingimprovements every semester havemade the chapter proud. Alumni areinvited to come and see the house onwhich the chapter has worked sohard.

Brothers would like to welcomefour newly initiated brothers ofSigma Pi and three neophytes. Thenew brothers are Matthew Butkovich,Bradly Jadon, Justin Marx, andJeffery Squiric. The three neophytesare Andrew Gipe, Adam Marsh, andNick Sagez.

With new brothers coming in, thechapter has to say goodbye to gradu-ating brothers Brian Roberts, DrewFlorian, Warren Patton, JefferyCrossland, Michael Bafus, MichaelLuther, Adam Whitehead, and ZachWoods. May good fortune come to youall. Gamma-Gamma is proud toannounce the arrival of Brother CraigSkopec, fresh from active duty inIraq, who joined the chapter againfor fall semester. Brothers, pray forthe safe arrival of Brother ForrestHancock, who is also serving in Iraq.Forrest will come back to the chapterin the spring of 2005.

has placed consistently in the upperechelon of the academic ranking forthe past several quarters, and thisyear has been no exception.

Finally, the chapter would like tothank all of the graduating seniorswho will be missed dearly, but theirinfluence on the house will remainfor years. Chris Konzen, Herald

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CARLETONEta-Rho Chapter

Eta-Rho finished off the 2003–2004year with the successful initiation offive new brothers. Congratulations tothe members of the first double-let-ter pledge class: Tom Acorn, ScottCampbell, Eric Hazelton, DrewYoung, and special congratulations toRalph Pinto, who received the ReeceJ. Scofield (most outstanding pledge)Award.

A lot of hard work at the end of theschool year helped Eta-Rho producea spectacular philanthropic event.With coordination from PhilanthropyChairman Chris Pelletier, 13 actives,two alumni, and two pledges shavedtheir heads for cancer, collectingmore than $2,600 for the Children’sHospital of Eastern Ontario.

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Eta-Rho brothers volunteer during Carleton University’s New StudentOrientation Week.

Brothers of Zeta-Delta Chapter fromColorado University hand out oncampus.

Chapter reports are those submitted by the March 21, 2004, deadline.

ment. Again brothers “trained forhockey,” showing up to only lose all ofthe games of the softball tourney.Fortunately, brothers left with plentyof memories of great times bondingwith brothers from abroad.

The summer started with TroyLajambe hooking up six brothers withCoors Light/Maxim Golf Experiencetickets in mid-June.

Every chapter should be jealous ofEta-Rho because of the Canada Dayexperience in their nation’s capital.There was a huge turnout of alumni,actives, and potential pledges. Daysafter, Eta-Rho hosted an OntarioProvince Retreat, which alumni and

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Chapter goals include doing morethan 400 hours of community servicefor various organizations in HamptonRoads. For intramurals, football is themain sport the chapter will partakein, and brothers are going to try tomake it through the season with awinning record and make the play-offs. The chapter is going to try andraise $750 by doing car washes andother events for its fund-raising pro-gram.

Brad Sisson, [email protected]

COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYTheta-Delta Chapter

As the academic year came to aclose, Theta-Delta proudly reflectedon the accomplishments of its broth-ers throughout the 2003–04 academicyear. Over the course of the twosemesters, Theta-Delta continued toexcell in community service by par-ticipating in numerous philanthropicand service programs includingAngels Wings Foster Home, anAutism Home, Adopt-A-Highway,Sovereign Bank Arena, Dancers forCancer, and the InternationalCharter School.

This summer the ServiceCommittee was hard at work plan-ning programs for the fall semester.Among other achievements, thechapter had an outstanding rush sea-son amidst trying times for theschool. Many young gentlemenshowed interest in Sigma Pi, and thebrothers of Theta-Delta are proud toannounce the addition of 22 newbrothers with the initiation of ZetaClass last spring. With the currentactives, Theta-Delta remains one ofthe largest organizations on campus.

A focal point of the past semesterwas spring break. Many brothersfound themselves in Acapulco,Mexico, while others took a road tripto New Orleans. Along the way, broth-ers found comfort by visiting Alpha-Delta Chapter at Auburn University.

The spring semester came to aclose with Theta-Delta holding itsannual formal, revamping its webpage, renovating the chapter house,having a family picnic, and hostingits third annual luau. Theta-Deltaalso introduced 18 fine upstandinggentlemen to the world with thedeparting of its seniors.Congratulations, seniors, on gradua-tion. You will truly be missed. Theta-Delta would not be what it is withoutall of their hard work and dedication.The chapter is confident in knowing

great accomplishments are only a fewmoments away. For more informationabout Theta-Delta, please contact PJSpigner, herald, at [email protected], or visit www.tcnj.edu/~sigmapi. The chapter enjoyed seeingeveryone at homecoming on Saturday,October 16, before the 2 p.m. footballgame at Lion’s Stadium.

—PJ Spigner, Herald

COLORADOZeta-Delta Chapter

There are many reasons for themen of Zeta-Delta Chapter to beproud: from successfully initiating 10exceptional neophytes into thehouse, a second place finish in theannual Greek Week competition, andthe addition of several newly electedchairs, ready to lead the house intheir respective positions. The chap-ter also held its inaugural ACEProject, which consisted of 40 hoursof cleaning the campus. Brothers areexcited to duplicate the results oflast semester with hard work anddedication, and look forward to thisfall. Finally, the house would like tocongratulate the recent Zeta-Deltagraduates who have helped put inplace a great foundation on whichthe house can grow.

David Greengard, [email protected]

DRURYEpsilon-Rho Chapter

Epsilon-Rho Chapter finished thespring semester strong with a victori-ous intramural team and a pre-finalsparty with two bands and multiplechapters in attendance. The summerdeveloped into a great time for rush

proud of their accomplishments inGreek Week. While they only tooksecond place overall, brothers wonmost of the events that matter mostto Beta-Gamma. First and foremostwas the tugs competition in whichboth the “little men” and “big men”teams took first place, showing thecampus and community that themonths of training paid off, as well asdemonstrating the tremendous heartthe brothers put forth in this event.Denny Stewart was honored asChapter Director of the Year at theGreek Week awards ceremony.Thanks, Denny, for all of your assis-tance to this Fraternity.

Beta-Gamma is sad to announcethe passing of Bert Holly, who wasone of the chapter’s founding fathers.The chapter’s condolences go out tohis friends and family. Beta-Gammais grateful for all of the contributionsBert made to the chapter as directorfrom 1949–1969 and academic advi-sor later on.

Brother Holly helped set the stan-dards for Beta-Gamma. The chapterhonors the memory of Bert Holly as awonderful person, leader, and broth-er of Sigma Pi.

Timothy McNulty, [email protected]

EMBRY RIDDLE-FLORIDAZeta-Beta Chapter

Hello, all brothers of Sigma Pi.Zeta-Beta’s summer schedule wasexciting, and brothers enjoyed work-ing the Pepsi 400 on the 4th of July.The Pepsi 400 is one of the chapter’sbiggest fund-raisers, and brothershave fun working the differentevents. Congratulations to the broth-ers who recently graduated, especial-ly Alan Harty and Jason Cudnick.Best of luck!

Nick Berry, [email protected]

FITCHBURG STATEEta-Tau Chapter

Spring semester was another verysuccessful one for Eta-Tau Chapter.The chapter initiated four new broth-ers, bringing the total to 13 for theschool year. Brothers also cleaned upthe school’s quad for their ACEProject, which was organized byBrother Phil McCrae. Additionally,the chapter had several successfulintramural teams, including floorhockey and basketball.

Matt Curtis, [email protected]

events. Some of the successful rushevents included a St. Louis Cardinalsgame, a canoe trip, and many eventsat the house. So far, the chapter hasbeen meeting great guys who havethe potential to be great leaders forthe chapter. All brothers are wel-come to come by and visit the at any-time.

William Henson, [email protected]

EASTERN ILLINOISBeta-Gamma Chapter

Beta-Gamma is proud to haveupheld another triumphant year atEastern Illinois University. Amongtheir accomplishments was takinghome the intramural championshiptrophy for the third year in a row, andbrothers are confident that there willmany more to come. Most recently,the brothers of the chapter were

Zeta-Delta Chapter holds March Madness for philanthropy.

Alpha-Mu Brother Louis LoffredoJr., house chef for the last 20 years,opens gifts from the chapter.

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GEORGIAAlpha-Phi Chapter

During the summer, Alpha-Phi con-cluded negotiations for an outstand-ing new house to hold their chapter,which has proven to be a vital tool intheir rush campaign.

The chapter is confident in itsrushing capabilities this year, as thechapter has shown remarkableimprovements over the precedingyears. The chapter’s GPA ranking issubstantially higher than in yearsprevious, and the chapter has sus-tained a social calendar to rival thatof any other fraternity on campus.

This coming school year will be apinnacle year in the chapter’s history.Alpha-Phi’s involvement with sorori-ties is going to be the major focus ofthe semester. Brothers have multiplesorority-related philanthropies linedup, and they plan to continue theirinvolvement with the World ofWonder playground organization.Also, the chapter will host theirannual “Around the World” partylater in the fall, along with numerousother parties at the house.

And what would fall be withouthome football games? These momen-tous occasions every other weekendwill definitely be the high points ofthe semester. Having alumni come tocook out, hang out on a game day,and join active brothers as theymarch down Baxter Street towardSanford Stadium is a constantreminder of the meaning of brother-hood. The chapter invites any and allbrothers of Sigma Pi FraternityInternational to come to Athens anytime, and especially on game days.

You can reach Brian Blackwell at anytime by calling (678) 231-8691 if youare interested in visiting.

Brian Blackwell, [email protected]

ILLINOISPhi Chapter

Phi Chapter had an great springand is excited about the fallsemester. In the closing months ofthe spring, brothers donated 100 manhours of restoration work at a localhistorical monument that is AllertonPark. Brothers are very grateful forthe organizational effort of Sage RoryNicholson in allowing them to takeadvantage of this great opportunity togive back to the community.

The chapter is looking forward tohosting homecoming on October 30,for the game against Iowa, and hopeto see a great turnout once again.

John Campbell, [email protected]

IOWA STATESigma Chapter

For over a decade, Sigma Chapterhas been like a nomad around cam-pus. After moving four times, thechapter finally purchased a perma-nent residence. The house has capac-ity for nearly 60 people, giving thechapter an opportunity to expandtheir membership. The recentlyremodeled formal room, soon-to-be-installed air conditioning, and out-standing cook should help the chap-ter achieve this goal. Alumni supporthas been great since the purchase ofthe new house. Thanks to everyone

who attended the Sigma Pi GolfOuting on July 17 in Ames.

Congratulations to Pat Trizila forfinishing in the top quarter of theNational Judo Competition, TonyLatoria and Brett McCarthy for head-ing up a very successful ACE Project,and all of the graduated seniors whohelped make Sigma Chapter what itis today.

Zach Mangrich, [email protected]

KUTZTOWNEta-Pi Chapter

Eta-Pi Chapter has made a tremen-dous improvement to their Fraternityhouse. Along with their new livingconditions, the chapter is bonding itsbrotherhood even stronger thanbefore. Brothers plan on claiming arock for a new annual tradition ofhiking trails and cliff jumping. Eta-Piwould also like to congratulate EricCrosby (’03) for having the lowestgolf score at the alumni tournament.

Steven J. Bryan, [email protected]

MIAMI (OHIO)Eta-Phi Chapter

Eta-Phi had an outstanding2003–2004 year. Brothers would liketo express their sincere gratitude totheir alumni for organizing an all-house fix-up weekend in August.

Eta-Phi alumni have generouslydonated thousands of dollars to helpcover the costs of new hardwoodfloors for the chapter room, land-scaping supplies, construction mate-rials, wallpaper, and paint. Manybrothers and alumni teamed up onAugust 15 to install the floors, workon several much-needed repairs, andrenovate the house before the start ofschool. Alumni Relations ChairDamian Howley collaborated with thealumni to organize this event.

After the chapter’s most successfulspring rush ever, Anthony Gigliottiand Mark Raabe are conducting thefall Sigma pledge class. Social ChairsChad Kaser and Marc Governanti havealready planned an extravagant socialcalendar to kick off the year. In thechapter’s quest to win the all-sportschampionship this year, brothers dom-inated the competition to pull thoughthe championship victory. Congratu-lations to all of the spring sportsteams for their relentless efforts. Thechapter’s goals did not stop withmerely winning the all-sports champi-onship, though. Brothers intend to

win Miami’s 2004 Greek Week thisfall.

Last spring’s philanthropy chairsMatt Ruza, Mark Munier, and AndyGoddard ensured that Relay-for-Lifewent off without a hitch. It was actu-ally the most successful Relay-for-Life in Miami history, collecting morethan $60,000. Sigma Pi is proud torepresent the fight for a cancer cureby sponsoring this event. After col-laboration with the assistant directorof Greek affairs at Miami, it has alsobecome the chapter’s ACE Project.

Brother Bill Forsythe positively rep-resented Sigma Pi at MiamiUniversity as the student body presi-dent last year. Brother BrandonCalderon, through his innovative workas the Interfraternity Council vicepresident of recruitment, has success-fully expanded the Greek communityat Miami. Congratulations to both ofthese outstanding leaders. Severalbrothers plan to run for IFC executivecouncil positions next year. Severalbrothers are also on influential com-mittees this year, including the IFCrecruitment team, the IFCFoundations Leadership Program,and the IFC Conduct Board.

Several brothers took a Eurotrip toLondon and Spain over spring breakthis year. The chapter also has broth-ers studying abroad for bothsemesters in 2004–2005 inLuxembourg. Brother Dave DiCosolaspent 30 days of his summer studyingabroad in China, Korea, and Japanthrough Miami’s business school.

The chapter hopes your travelslead you to visit Miami University’sEta-Phi Chapter in Oxford, Ohio,soon.

Michael Mineau, [email protected]

MICHIGAN STATEZeta-Mu Chapter

The brothers of Zeta-Mu Chapterwere busy last spring semester main-taining their dominance in the Greekcommunity at Michigan State in phi-lanthropy, academics, sports, andsocial events.

In philanthropy, Zeta-Mu was high-ly competitive in raising money forthe American Cancer Society duringMSU’s Greek Week 2004. The chaptercollected more than $4,400, andteamed with Kappa Alpha Thetasorority and Alpha Sigma Phi frater-nity, raised $9,000. The team placedfourth overall, dominating the Battleof the Bands competition. Zeta-Mualso placed second in the Alpha Chi

Phi Chapter practices for a serenade at Illinois University.

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Omega Softball Smash and third inDelta Gamma’s Anchor Slam.Brothers also had a great showingduring the Zeta Tau Alpha CrownClassic, with funds benefitting breastcancer research.

The brothers from Zeta-Mu com-pleted their ACE Project, assistingthe campus of Michigan State bybeing the only Greeks volunteeringfor the Veterinary College’s “SmallAnimal Day.”

In sports, Sigma Pi maintaineddominance in Greek intramurals. Thechapter took second place in basket-ball, softball, and volleyball.

Spring rush went very well. Thechapter initiated seven new membersas Kappa-Tau pledge class. Zeta-Muwould also like to welcome two trans-fer students to its chapter: BrianFalster of Western Michigan andChris Bradburn of Michigan Tech.Congratulations to graduating broth-ers Brian Hypnar, Sam Brown, JimCheney, Brian Hampton, JohnIngraham, Rob Kent, Dan Lewis,Jeremy Marks, Abe Sheppard, MarkSteele, James Jacob Swan, CoryVowell, and Jose Yanez. Best of luckin all of your future endeavors!

Zeta-Mu has 65 active membersand is anticipating an enormous fallrush.

Sigma Pi had a fun social semesterthis spring. Closed rush with SigmaKappa at the Temple Club in Lansingwas sweet. Brothers also held theirannual Ski Weekend outing at BlueMountain with Zeta Tau Alpha sorori-ty. The chapter held its “Hooters anda Movie” brotherhood event forFounders’ Day, and later during thesemester the chapter headed toDetroit for another brotherhood eventto catch a Tigers baseball game.

Sigma Pi held the best date partyin the Greek community when they

went to a World Champion DetroitPistons game. Eleven brothers madethe trip to Acapulco, Mexico, for anamazing spring break to chill withthe Miss Hawaiian Tropic Girls. Thisfall brothers are psyched for closedrush with the lovely ladies of AlphaChi Omega sorority at Bleu Nightclubin Detroit, a hayride date party, andOrchid Ball in Windsor, Ontario.

Brothers, your Sigma Pi experiencedoes not end when you leave college.Several alumni have been in the pro-cess of creating the Spartan Sigma PiAlumni Association. If interested,please contact Jamie Jakubiak (’03),at [email protected]. For addi-tional information about the chapter,check out the chapter’s award-win-ning web site at www.msu.edu/~sigmapi or contact Sage Derek Bushat [email protected], or AlumniRepresentative Nick Nykerk at [email protected].

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MICHIGAN TECHZeta-Epsilon Chapter

Greetings, brothers. The chapterhas just begun the celebration ofZeta-Epsilon’s 20th year. This waskicked off with the Orchid Ball onApril 24, with more than 200 peoplein attendance, ranging from foundingfathers to the Beta-Iota pledge class.Brothers look forward to many moreyears and invite all chapters to theirannual cow roast and haunted housethis fall. If you would like more infor-mation, please contact Sage ShawnKloha or Herald Sam Kosiara at (906)482-9130.

Samuel Kosiara, [email protected]

MISSOURIGamma-Sigma Chapter

The men of Gamma-Sigma are cap-ping off a great year of expansion.They were able to nearly double theirtotal membership and have been get-ting more involved on campus.

Brothers started their new ACEProject, which they expect to getmore involvement in this year, andare looking forward to participatingin a number of philanthropies soon.

Brothers are also pleased with theaccomplishments they have achievedin 2004.

The chapter won two awards atGreek Honors Night, which were forMost Improved GPA and Best NewReporter, awarded to Brother JeffEdwards (’06) for his involvementwith the Greek Chronicle on campus.In addition to those awards, the chap-ter won the Sigma Kappa philan-thropy and finished in the top five forintramural sports and Greek Week,which brothers competed in with the

lovely women of Kappa Alpha Thetasorority.

Congratulations are also in orderfor Brother Brian Weber (’05) whowas chosen to be on the MSA Senate.

Congratulations to six graduatingseniors, brothers Scott Blow, JeffMadden, Jamie Lamprecht, MikeSchaefer, Drew Scianna, and AdamZemianek, who were responsible forthe improvement and subsequentexpansion of this chapter. The chap-ter wishes them only the best, and islooking forward to the upcoming yearas they hope to continue theirimprovement in grades and rush.Brothers are also planning to makerenovations on the chapter house,which should take about two to threeyears to complete. In addition, broth-ers are excited to be working withthe women of Chi Omega sorority fortheir homecoming celebration.

If anyone has questions or wouldlike to come visit the chapter, pleasecontact Kevin Kilker at (573) 999-3577.

Kevin Kilker, Herald [email protected]

MISSOURI-ROLLAAlpha-Iota Chapter

The brothers of Alpha-Iota Chapterhad a great spring semester. Thechapter held the annual Orchid BallFormal and St. Patrick’s Day festivi-ties, which were huge successes withmany alumni attending both events.The chapter was also able to com-plete several house improvementsbegun last semester including a bar-beque pit and shed, thanks to assis-tance from alumni. The chapter alsoincreased its recognition in the com-munity by volunteering at the localRussell House as well as assistingwith the Earth Day Celebration oncampus.

The chapter helped out with thelocal Russell House by constructing ashed on their property. Approximately30 man hours were involved in theproject. In addition, brothers helpedout with Earth Day events on campus,which included T-shirt sales, cleanup, and helping with a games tent forkids. There were roughly 60 manhours involved in this project, and ittook place from April 17–April 22.

Over the summer the chapterassisted with the Andrew VidalMemorial Golf Tournament on June18. Proceeds from the tournament gothe Andrew Vidal MemorialScholarship.

This semester the chapter hopes torepeat its victory during Greek Week,

Alpha-Upsilon Colony members collect donations at the door of their BreastCancer Awareness Night program. More than $1,000 was raised for theRhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition.

Zeta-Epsilon Chapter’s 20th reunion.

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as well as increase participation inhomecoming. The chapter is alsolooking forward to a successful fallrush to bring even more great mem-bers into the Fraternity.

Note to our alumni, look for AdamCole on the varsity football team thisfall and for Adam Rhodes, who is avarsity pole vaulter in the spring.

Scott Buchholz, [email protected]

MONMOUTHDelta-Beta Chapter

It was another great year for Delta-Beta Chapter in 2003–04. Brotherssuccessfully defended their crown asGreek Week champions and are look-ing for the three-peat this year! Thechapter was involved with numerouscommunity service projects duringthe year, which helped them roundup the most service hours of any fra-ternity on campus. From two blooddrives to helping clean up at a localVFW to collecting toys for the Toys forTots program, brothers touched justabout every aspect they could.

Delta-Beta’s academic stance alsoimproved on campus. They wereranked first in their GPA in the fallsemester, then second in the spring.This led to the chapter receiving theChapter Academic Excellence awardgiven out at Monmouth’s GreekAwards. The chapter looks to improveon the year it had and hopefully beeven better next year.

Brian Murray, [email protected]

NEW JERSEY TECHAlpha-Mu Chapter

Greetings, brothers! Alpha-Mu isextremely proud of Brother LouisLoffredo Jr., who has served as thehouse chef for the past 20 years. Hehas provided delicious foods to thebrothers through his amazing talentsthroughout the year, with dishes suchas penne a la vodka and twice-bakedpotatoes, favorites of the actives, aswell as cooking a magnificentThanksgiving dinner. Actives, alumni,and new members are at the dinnerto uphold the chapter’s tradition.This year the dinner will be onThursday, November 18, and thechapter hopes to have a largeturnout. Like always, it will be at thechapter house: 321 MLK Blvd.,Newark, NJ. For more information, orto RSVP, see www.sigmapiam.org fordetails.

Niles Leisti, [email protected]

NORTHERN COLORADOZeta-Tau Chapter

The men of Zeta-Tau Chapter had avery productive summer. Every broth-er is doing his part to help fix andrepair anything around the house inan effort to get it ready for fall rush,which brothers believe will be thelargest one in the past few years. Thechapter has also held many brother-hood events ranging from Frisbeegolf tournaments to a road trip acrossthe state. All in all, the brothers ofZeta-Tau Chapter are looking forwardto a productive and exciting fallsemester.

If anyone has questions, contactSage James Foster at (303) 619-8341.

Chris Lauck, [email protected]

NORTHERN ILLINOISBeta-Sigma Chapter

Thank you to Leo Laughlin, JeffValentine, John-Anthony Toveli,Marty Gallagher, and all other alumniwho have taken part in the recentacquisition of the new house, thefounding of the chapter’s alumniassociation and Housing Corporation,and all the support they have provid-ed Beta-Sigma Chapter. Your effortsare greatly appreciated, and brotherscannot thank you enough.

Currently, everything is looking upfor Sigma Pi on the NIU campus, andthe chapter is definitely headed forbetter times. The chapter is movinginto a large new house and is hopingto increase numbers greatly in thecoming year.

Congratulations and thanks aregiven to all tuggers for every minuteof hard work and pain endured on therope. They represent the house withclass, and next year Sigma Pi willhoist that first place trophy. Tugs washeartbreaking this year as Sigma Picame so close to the championship,

however the tuggers fought hard andearned the third place trophy.

In March, Sigma Pi and SigmaKappa sorority paired up to takethird in Anchor Splash, and Sigma Pimember Mike Mcardle was crownedMr. Anchor Splash. Congratulationsto the spring pledge class of ’04 oninitiation. Good luck and congratula-tions to graduating brothers AaronBall, Neal Sticken, Chris Plewa, DanKavales, and Phil Shlimon. As timeslook good ahead, brothers welcomeany Sigma Pi members from othercampuses to come visit them at NIU.The chapter invites everyone to lookthem up online through their website, www.sa.niu.edu/sigmapi.

Beta-Sigma alumni are preparedfor a large alumni event during home-coming this October. Fall 2004 looksto be a great time for Beta-Sigma!

Chris LoVerde, [email protected]

OAKLANDZeta-Pi Chapter

The brothers of Zeta-Pi Chaptercame back to school ready to domi-nate the Greek system this fall withtheir rush and Greek Week efforts.Thirteen brothers attended thisyear’s 47th Biennial Convocation inChicago and were elated when thechapter received both the GrandChapter Award as well as the GrandCouncil Award. The chapter wouldlike to congratulate Brother MikeGrant on his new position of provincearchon for the Michigan Province.The chapter would also like to con-gratulate Brother George Hakim(Gamma-Alpha) on becoming GrandThird Counselor.

Rob “Whitey” Pankau

RHODE ISLANDAlpha-Upsilon Colony

Alpha-Upsilon’s most recentsemester is marked for future remi-

niscence. The bond of brotherhoodformed the past few months by theheat of the fireside has united themen into a cohesive family. The pre-miere of their now infamous intra-chapter Zodiac Brotherhood Weekhad them bleeding purple and gold,the colors of the respective teams towhich they were drafted for theentire length of the competition. Asthe final event closed, the chapterdid not see a victor, but rather eluci-dated their appreciation that bothcolors are necessary to paint the pic-ture of Sigma Pi, in the same waythat the model man is made of manycomponents.

In upholding civic virtuousness ofSigma Pi, early this June Alpha-Upsilon partook in The AmericanCancer Society’s Relay for Lifemarathon walk to support cancerawareness throughout the state. Theoverall event collected well over$30,000 for cancer-related research.Through volunteers working andwalking, Alpha-Upsilon helped sup-port one of their brothers throughthe continuing difficulty of his recenttrying times.

Brothers’ prayers are with you,Sean Mooney ’06, and your brotherswill forever provide the strength youneed to believe.

Alpha-Upsilon had 15 brothers liv-ing in the house to work on renova-tions and to provide much of the sum-mer workforce at the University ofRhode Island. The next few monthswill see the continuation of their soft-ball night tradition and the installa-tion of fresh new ideas such as theupcoming brotherhood camping tripand the sponsorship of a youth recre-ational sports team in the community.

The colony looks forward to contin-uing their trend of academic excel-lence so that they can again have thehighest GPA of all on-campus frater-nities.

Brothers urge you to come enjoytheir warm embrace and hospitalityso that you too can see why Sigma Piat URI is the force to be reckonedwith.

Kurtis Anderson, [email protected]

SAGINAW VALLEYTheta-Beta Chapter

The brothers of Theta-Beta enjoyeda very eventful spring 2004. One ofthe greatest years in the chapter’shistory culminated in the initiation ofthe Nu pledge class. The eight broth-ers initiated makes the chapter’s

Brothers of Alpha-Iota Chapter during the Outhouse Burning held to bene-fit members of the local fire and police departments.

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Epsilon-Omicron is especiallyproud of their spring pledge class,Beta-Gamma, as they have proventhat all four of them truly know whatthe Sigma Pi brotherhood means.

To the Lohman brothers, best ofluck with your transfers to differentschools. The chapter will be antici-pating your frequent visits.

Congratulations to MichaelGoldberg for graduating this year.The chapter will truly miss his antics.The chapter is happy to induct itsnew sage, Amr Shater. Brothers knowhe will guide the chapter with wis-dom and vigilance.

David Dark, [email protected]

TORONTOEta-Omicron Chapter

This past semester was a veryeventful and successful one for Eta-Omicron. With the addition of fivenew brothers, the chapter, was ableto increase the size and scope of itsactivities.

undergraduate roster 44 strong, theirhighest membership in 10 years.

The ninth annual Pi Games was anenormous success, thanks mostly tothe leadership of Kal Palmer (’04),who kicked out any problems andheaded up a near-perfect event. Thechapter is proud to say that PiGames was responsible for a $1,500donation to the Salvation Army. Thechapter continued its incredibleassociation with the Salvation Armyby being the only Greek organizationat Saginaw Valley State to be hon-ored with a SOAR award for paintingand remodeling Saginaw’s SalvationArmy building.

Recently, the undergraduate-alum-ni softball barbeque outing tookplace in Saginaw. There was animpressive turnout with great foodand an even better game, which fea-tured a victorious alumni team.Special thanks to Jason Swack-hammer for organizing the eventonce again.

Finally, Theta-Beta would like torecognize newly graduated brotherBrian Merrill (’04) whose acts of self-lessness in the last few months havehelped save the chapter’s house. Heset an incredible example of brother-hood and has proven that his fire forSigma Pi burns just as bright as analumnus than ever before.

Matt Wingblad, [email protected]

SAN JOSE STATEBeta-Eta Chapter

The spring semester was one ofmany accomplishments. Brothersbeat Theta Chi Fraternity in theIntramural Softball Championship.The chapter is proud of its athletesand all the championships it attainedlast year in volleyball, basketball, andsoftball.

The third annual Sigma-Pi-Loozawas a success; brothers will donatethe proceeds to the Make-A-WishFoundation in North Carolina underHope Stout’s name. Her wish was thateveryone below her has their wishgranted. The chapter hopes to makethe next one even bigger.

The summer was full of excitementas well. Scott Roberts came backfrom a long tour in Iraq. He spentnearly three years serving our coun-try. The chapter is thrilled to havehim back. Mathew Kopec, one ofeight pledges initiated this spring, isstill in Iraq. He left soon after he wasinitiated. The chapter wishes himwell.

board). Parents day went great. Thechapter had a great turnout andeveryone had a great time. They alsohad a chapter yard sale to raisemoney. All of the items that they didnot sell were donated to theParalyzed Veterans of America.

Jake Veilleux, [email protected]

SUNY-BUFFALOEpsilon-Omicron Chapter

Spring semester was very specialfor Epsilon-Omicron Chapter as theycelebrated their 25th anniversary,which turned out to be a huge suc-cess.

Epsilon-Omicron had many broth-erhood events during spring semesterand is sure to enjoy many more asBrother Chris Quintana will serve thechapter for a second term as brother-hood chair.

The chapter’s ACE Project was agreat success as brothers teamed upwith their student association for theuniversity’s pride day, during whichthey cleaned and beautified campus.

An independent film by RAWPower Productions is in the making.It is a horror film described as “PulpFiction” meets “Psycho.” BrotherNate Barbaccia, a radio, televisionand film (RTVF) major, is one of thestars in the movie. A scene is beingfilmed on location at the house.

Rafael Perez, [email protected]

SETON HALLDelta-Epsilon Chapter

This semester is going to be one forthe history books. Much of the chap-ter’s efforts are focused on rush andalumni connections. The chapter willbe focused on making rush an impor-tant part of the semester by partici-pating in many freshman activitiessuch as freshman move-in day. Foralumni relations, the chapter isremaking their entire big brotherfamily trees from 2004 back to thestarting date of March 23, 1969.Brothers will be contacting alumnifor as much information as possibleand for their participation in upcom-ing activities such as Founders’ Day2005 and a few brother/alumni barbe-ques. Sage Santi Formoso and HearldJoe Mazza attended the AugustConvocation and look forward tobuilding their chapter to its finest.

Joe Mazza, [email protected]

SOUTHERN TECHEpsilon-Alpha Chapter

The brothers of Epsilon-Alpha hada very busy semester. They had thehonor of welcoming three new broth-ers into the chapter: Brad May(Memphis), David Holcomb, andJames Murphy. A few brothers havebeen working their way up the ladderof leadership on campus. Nisch Patel,secretary, was elected into SGA.Bobby Burke, first counselor, now hasa seat in CAB (student activities


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Eta Chapter’s ACE Project at Purdue University.

Epsilon-Pi Chapter at the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure.

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On March 27, the chapter held itsannual Orchid Ball and it was atremendous success. The last-minutecancellation by the DJ did not ham-per the event, as improvisationsmade by quick-thinking brothersensured the night would go on. Agood time was had by all.

Toward the end of the semester,brothers began renovations on thehouse to ensure that it would be inimmaculate condition for the comingyear. A new balcony was installed,and several bedrooms were reflooredand repainted. Ambitious plans arealso underway for an extensive trans-formation of the unfinished base-ment.

A number of brothers will becomealumni next year. Best of luck andsuccess to Kyle Liao, Anoop Ganda,Christopher West, and WinstonAnderson in their future endeavors.

This past year has been a year oftremendous growth and renewal. Eta-Omicron is now in a position to takethe Greek community by storm.

Francis Tong, [email protected]

TOWSONEta-Nu Chapter

The brothers of Eta-Nu closed outthe 2002–2004 biennium in style. Thechapter won its fifth consecutive IFCGreek Week championship, a featnever before accomplished at TowsonUniversity. This is the chapter’s ninthtitle in the last 11 years!

Another highlight of this pastsemester was the chapter’s inauguralACE Project, which was a two-day,two-event program. On March 13, 155volunteers from 15 NIC, NPC, andNPHC Greek-letter organizations par-ticipated in the first event, the TUGreek Unity Campus Cleanup. Greekscame together under the banner ofservice to the university, cleaning upcigarette butts, bottles, and othertrash in an effort to beautify the cam-pus grounds. The second event of theACE Project was a car wash.

All proceeds were donated to theTowson University Department ofAlumni Affairs to aid in the fundingof homecoming 2004. The brother-hood commends ACE ChairmanChristian Miele and Assistant Chair-man Brandon Jackson for a job welldone.

On May 8, the chapter initiated itsspring pledge class. Congratulationsare in order for Kevin Breslin,Dominic Claro, Jory Frankle, KyleGalante, and Justin Kraus. Finally,the chapter bid farewell to its gradu-


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ating seniors: Robert LeBlanc,Timothy Makowske, David DeVito,and Past Sage Christian Miele, whostarted his job as an ExpansionConsultant for the Fraternity in mid-August. You are all greatly missed.

Matthew Weiner, [email protected]

URSINUSColony

The newly formed Ursinus colonyof Sigma Pi has hit the ground run-ning after colonization in the springsemester of 2004. The colony com-pleted its ACE Project within a weekof establishment, and their presenceon campus has been recognized byall. This summer the colony workedhard at raising money and in develop-ing techniques for recruiting newmembers for the fall semester. One ofthe colony’s goals is to enhance theservice side of Greeks on campus andto show the incoming freshmen theideals in which Sigma Pi believes.Other major goals for the semesterare to get chartered and to increasemembership from 23 brothers tobecome the biggest and best fraterni-ty on campus. The colony wants todemonstrate its power as leaders,and hopefully, it can portray thispower by brothers’ actions as theyenter the new school year.

Contact the colony via e-mail [email protected].

Patrick Waldron, [email protected]

VALPARAISOBeta-Tau Chapter

Last year was a glowing success forBeta-Tau. The chapter had two out-standing philanthropy events: itsSeventh annual Tighty WhiteyVolleyball Tournament in the fall and

its inaugural Band Fest in the spring.This event wouldn’t have been possi-ble without the support of the alumnibands that participated. The chapteradded 11 remarkable gentleman toits brotherhood in the springsemester and are planning an evenmore aggressive recruitment programfor the fall.

Summer activities included threework weekends with active and alum-ni support to continue to improve thehouses. Thank you to all who helped.

Contact Sage Matt Smith, (219)465-7215 or [email protected],with any questions concerning fallactivities.

Keith Vogel, [email protected]

VINCENNESAlpha Chapter

Alpha Chapter is rebuilding andwill be coming back strong with thechanging of the Greek system at VU.Brothers are currently working dili-gently on rush to rebuild the num-bers at Alpha to bring them up to par.

The members of the housing corpo-ration are working closely with thegroup Thour Bread Investments, whohas purchased the mortgage from alocal bank and is renovating theentire house so that it will be livablein the fall. The members of AlphaChapter cannot thank the investorsenough for saving the chapter house.

The university has assigned thechapter a wing in Morris Hall, one ofthe dorms with a chapter room anddorm rooms for pledges to live in.The insignia on the outside of thehouse has been removed and is beingrefurbished.

Alpha chapter was the all-sportintramurals champions once againfor the fifth semester in a row.

Feel free to stop by the Alphahouse anytime you are in Vincennes.

WAKE FORESTAlpha-Nu Chapter

Alpha-Nu had a great end to thesemester. The chapter initiated 24new brothers and all the brothershad a great time at the 44th annualOrchid Ball, which was held in HiltonHead, South Carolina.

The chapter’s ACE Project turnedout great as Alpha Nu set the stan-dard for other Greek organizations oncampus by cleaning and landscapingthe local running path.

Alpha-Nu’s annual three-on-threebasketball tournament had a largeturnout from students and was able toraise a good amount of money for theBrian Piccolo Cancer Fund. The high-light of the tournament was whenBrother Dan Rose, who was randomlyselected from all participants in thetournament, hit the half-court shot for$10,000. Congratulations to all thenew brothers, and good luck to all thebrothers who recently graduated.

Zach Barker, [email protected]

WAYNE STATEGamma-Omega Chapter

The winter pledge class is a greataddition to the chapter, and the sum-mer class also seems promising.Orchid Ball was a great time; summerfund-raising at Michigan Inter-national Speedway was also a hugesuccess.

The new executive board is SageMatthew Koss, Second CounselorRobert Selvaggi, Third CounselorRichard Freeman, Fourth CounselorMatthew Gonda, First CounselorBrian Arnold, and Herald BrianMoineau. They are off to a great start.

Alpha-Nu brothers present an oversize check to the American Red Crossfrom the chapter’s annual fund-raiser—Reggaefest.

Beta-Gamma’s 2004 Greek Week“Little Man Tugs” team championsat Eastern Illinois University.

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The alumni 630 club is doing well.Alumni interested in joining can con-tact Fred Salmu at [email protected].

Brian Moineau, [email protected]

WEST ALABAMATheta-Gamma Chapter

The brothers of Theta-Gammaended the school year on a very highnote. At the annual Greek Banquet,the chapter received the James P.Homer Award, which is presented tothe most outstanding Greek organiza-tion on campus. This is partly due toTheta-Gamma’s clothing giveaway,which benefits the community. Theannual “Oozeball” mud volleyballtournament was a huge success, col-lecting more than $500 for theAmerican Red Cross. The chapterwould like to bid farewell to graduat-ing brothers David Laster, MichaelBurkett, Dustin Rinehart, and ChrisMills. Best wishes to Brother KevinThirsk on his upcoming marriage.

Daniel Bryars, Herald [email protected]

WESTERN MICHIGANGamma-Rho Chapter

Gamma-Rho enjoyed a successful,outstanding, and accomplished term.Quickly recapping the fall and springsemesters, the chapter started out byhaving an excellent fall rush initiat-ing 15 new members in the fall andeight in the spring. With their addedenthusiasm, Gamma-Rho went intohomecoming being the only Greekhouse to have a float in the parade.Brothers included on the float wereEd Chope, a founding father, andDavid “Doogie” Lancaster. The energycontinued to grow when during theannual blood drive the chapterexceeded its goal of 95 pints by goingover 100 pints.

In January, Gamma-Rho had theprivilege of having some of its neo-phytes initiated at the province meet-ing that was held in Detroit at theMasonic Temple. Zeta-Pi sponsoredthe initiation with members of theGrand Council and Province Officialspresenting.

Everyone involved was awestruckat the surroundings combined withthe Ritual. In January, brotherspinned eight gentlemen into theGamma-Alpha pledge class.

Starting out the winter semester,the chapter made an excellent show-ing at Delta Gamma’s annual Anchor

Days. Chris Daum, one of the newlyinitiated brothers, took first in thetalent competition after singing arendition of O.A.R. “Crazy LittleGame of Poker.” Orchid Ball was heldon March 27 at Double JJ Ranch inRothberry, Michigan. There was anexcellent showing with more than 75brothers in attendance. Thanks to allof the alumni who returned and par-ticipated in Orchid Ball. Thank you toall of the alumni who helped us withthe following: additions to the familytree, alumni updates, presentationsto the chapter on important issues,and those who take the time to workwith the chapter to fulfill the chap-ter’s goals and obligations.

The time between spring break andthe end of the academic year has, inthe past, always been the chapter’stime to shine; this year was no differ-ent. Brothers continued the traditionof Teeter Totter as their annual ser-vice event. Giving a nod to history,the goal of exceeding last year’sdonations of $3,500 was met andincreased by nearly $2,000. At GreekStandards of Excellence Awards, thechapter captured the Most ServiceHours on Campus Award and theStone Arch Award for Brotherhood.The chapter credits its alumni for notonly starting the programs and tradi-tions needed to be competitive, butalso for their ongoing support andleadership the chapter receives on aweekly basis.

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to the chapter: Hermon Barbe, RobBorke, Joe Budzynski, Phil Guster,Randy Hoerauf, Jimmy Jolly, MathewMagretta, Adam McClausland, ScottOrtel, Josh Schmidt, and ShaunZimuda.

Seth Sugars has been recognizedas being the top paper engineeringstudent at Western MichiganUniversity; Phil Randall and BrianLeonard were elected to the IFCexecutive board. Sean Zimuda wonthe Michigan AccountancyScholarship, and congratulations toHermon Barbe and his bandSpitShine for their continued growthin the Kalamazoo area.

The chapter would also like tothank David “Doogie” Lancaster andTom Moore for their continued guid-ance and assistance with the chap-ter, as well as sending special con-gratulations to one of our foundingfathers, Tom Moore, for being select-

ed as the chairman of the Sigma PiEducational Foundation.

Randy Hoerauf, [email protected]

WISCONSIN-MADISONTau Colony

Tau colony wrapped up the springsemester with a strong effort that leftthe members optimistic for the fallsemester. Brothers had a spiritedshowing at this year’s Greek Weekcompetition, and their spring philan-thropy, a formal dinner and concertcalled “An Evening with theGentlemen,” was a success. With thesuccess of this philanthropy, theevent will likely become an annualevent with proceeds going to the RedCross.

Over the summer, the colonyworked with its house managementon improvements to the house aswell as made preparations for thevery crucial fall 2004 rush. To contactTau, call (608) 469-4326.

William Warner, [email protected]

WEST VIRGINIA TECHGamma-Xi Chapter

Gamma-Xi experienced an inter-esting spring semester and is antici-pating an invigorating fall. A sched-uled whitewater rafting trip met withsignificant success with brothersfrom all over the country coming topartake. Gamma-Xi brothers werealso in attendance for BrotherSparky’s annual Fourth of July cele-bration, which everyone enjoyed.This year’s summer meeting was heldin Dunbar, West Virginia, and wasvery enlightening to all in atten-dance.

The chapter is planning to havemassive modifications to the pledg-ing process. Brainstorming sessionswere held for rush projects, some ofwhich were scheduled before thesemester started. The house is alsoimplementing a number of new pro-cedures to keep flak from reachinginside the chapter house walls, inlight of some unpleasantness experi-enced last semester. Gamma-Xi iscontinuing to innovate plans in orderto increase numbers within the nexttwo years. If anyone is interested incontacting Gamma-Xi Chapter,please direct correspondence toErnest “D.” Chafin at [email protected].

Ernest Chafin, [email protected]

Eta-Rho brothers celebrate anotherwinning hockey season.

Zeta-Nu chapter brothers spend spring break in Acapulco, Mexico.

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J. David Edwards, M. Ed.Epsilon-Pi, Christopher Newport ’96 [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSJoined Staff: September 15, 2003Major: Business and EducationResponsibilities: Educational Foundation, Expansion, Insuranceand Risk Management, Webpage, Renaissance Program,ConvocationYou will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events as well.

Paul WydraDelta-Zeta Missouri-St. Louis ’02 [email protected] OF ALUMNI SERVICESJoined Staff: July 7, 2002, Educational Leadership Consultant,2002–2004Major: Radio Broadcasting Minor: PsychologyResponsibilities: Assisting both undergraduates and alumni withlocating brothers, starting alumni clubs, housing corp., alumniadvisory boards, finding Chapter Directors and Province Archons,organizing national alumni eventsYou will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events. I will also be at alumni events Nationwideand in Canada.

Jonathan M. FrostDelta-Zeta Missouri-St. Louis ’02 [email protected] OF CHAPTER SERVICESJoined Staff: January 13, 2003Major: Special Education Minor: PsychologyResponsibilities: Oversee the 113 active chapters of Sigma Pi,supervise the traveling Educational Leadership Consultants, devel-op programs for the undergraduates, work with Province Archonson setting up Province Workshops, coordinating Midyear andSigma Pi University, helping out with the Expansion Department You will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events. Some groups will see me at their chapters tohelp train officers and do recruitment workshops.

Brian C. AlleyAlpha, Vincennes ’03 [email protected] EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTJoined Staff: July 2003Major: Business AdministrationResponsibilities: Visit undergraduate chapters within the South.Provide guidance to undergraduate chapters in the areas ofrecruitment, Fraternity education, internal management, finances,officer development, officer training, scholarship, alumni rela-tions, community service, Ritual, risk management. Meet withGreek Advisors, Chapter Directors, Province Archons, GrandCouncil Members, other alumni, and university officials. Assist inthe planning of Sigma Pi University, the Midyear LeadershipConference, and Biennial Convocations. Work to make Sigma Pi“The Greek Leader in North America.”You will see me: at various undergraduate chapters throughoutthe southern region of the United States, various ProvinceWorkshops and retreats, the Midyear Leadership Workshop,Sigma Pi University, Biennial Convocations, and other Sigma PiFraternity events across North America.

John SwalesBeta-Tau, Valparaiso ’03 [email protected] OF FINANCEJoined Staff: October 28, 2003Major: Business Administration/ManagementResponsibilities: Make sure all chapters are living up to theirfinancial responsibilities. Also oversee all internal financial respon-sibilities (i.e. Payroll, Health Insurance, HR, etc.). You will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events.

Christopher M. ChesneyTheta-Kappa, Texas Tech ’04 [email protected] WEST EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTJoined Staff: July 1, 2004Major: Management/MarketingResponsibilities: Visit undergraduate chapters within the Mid-west region. Provide guidance to undergraduate chapters in theareas of recruitment, Fraternity education, internal management,finances, officer development, officer training, scholarship, alumnirelations, community service, Ritual, risk management. Meet withGreek Advisors, Chapter Directors, Province Archons, GrandCouncil Members, other alumni, and university officials. Holdchapter meetings to discuss relevant issues with the chapter, Greekcommunity, or the university. Plan and implement chapterretreats. Assist in the planning of Sigma Pi University, the MidyearLeadership Conference, and Biennial Convocations.You will see me: at various undergraduate chapters throughoutthe midwest region of the United States, various ProvinceWorkshops and retreats, the Midyear Leadership Workshop,Sigma Pi University, Biennial Convocations, and other Sigma PiFraternity events across North America.

Tim WalkerEpsilon-Epsilon, Emporia State ’04 [email protected] LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT FOR THE NORTHEASTJoined Staff: July 6, 2004Major: Business EducationResponsibilities: Visiting chapters and continuing the progressof Sigma Pi

You will see me: all over the Northeast and at the MidyearLeadership Workshop, Sigma Pi University, Convocation, and otherSigma Pi Fraternity International events.

Lamel J. MooreEta-Omega, Johnson & Wales ’02 [email protected] DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTJoined Staff: August 21, 2003Major: Business AdministrationResponsibilities: Training new colony officers, coordinatingalumni advisory boards, assisting with expansion visits, installingnew chapters, and other Sigma Pi events.You will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events. I serve all colonies and expansion groupsacross the North America.

Jeremy D. BoydTheta-Lambda, Radford ’05 [email protected] DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTJoined Staff: July 30, 2004Major: MarketingResponsibilities: Renaissance Program ChaptersYou will see me: at the Midyear Leadership Workshop, SigmaPi University, Convocation, and other Sigma Pi FraternityInternational events as well. I visit chapters struggling with mem-bership that are on the Renaissance Program to help withimprovement.

Christian MieleEta-Nu, Towson ’04 [email protected] CONSULTANTJoined Staff: August 13, 2004Major: Political ScienceResponsibilities: Install new colonies and continue the progressof Sigma Pi through expansion on new campusesYou will see me: all over North America and at the MidyearLeadership Workshop, Sigma Pi University, Convocation, and otherSigma Pi Fraternity International events.

2004–05 Sigma Pi Traveling Staff

J. David Edwards John SwalesPaul Wydra Jonathan Frost Brian Alley

Christopher Chesney Christian MieleTim Walker Lamel Moore Jeremy Boyd

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For the first time inmore than 150 years of fra-ternity existence on cam-pus, the University ofAlabama’s Greek systembecame racially, and cultur-ally integrated with theaddition of a diverse chap-ter of Sigma Pi Fraternity.Theta-Omicron Chapter nowexists as one of thestrongest fraternities oncampus, and the first toaccept men based on high caliber and character, without prejudgingracial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds.

The group began in the summer of 2003 when President CharlesHaskett and Vice President John Musser discussed their dissatisfactionwith Greek life at the university. These gentlemen felt that there was amajor niche on campus that was left unoccupied, and they thought theyhad the men to fill it. Haskett said, “We thought we could start a new fra-ternity, one that was truly based on character, and one that would live upto the higher standards of fraternity men. We looked around and foundSigma Pi.” Haskett then contacted Sigma Pi’s Expansion Department andwas invited, along with Musser, to Sigma Pi University, where theAlabama sophomores learned what Sigma Pi is all about.

After leaving SPU motivated and recharged, Haskett and Musserreturned to school with a solid set of goals and a sound recruitment plan.They immediately began recruiting, and by September, had more than 60men interested in becoming a part of the colony. The group was formallycolonized with 46 men on September 26, 2003. During the colonization,the group came in contact with a faculty member who would become

their chapter director. Scott Fauber (HE, Florida State ’97), a facultymember at Alabama, met the men and guided them to success.

Under the exceptional leadership of Haskett and Musser, the colonydeveloped scholarship, recruitment, philanthropy, community service,social, brotherhood, and risk management programs to serve as thebuilding blocks of their colony. With this strong foundation, they wereprepared to charter in less than eight months after colonization.

The colony became very active, running and participating in eventssuch as crawfish boils, swaps, date parties, brotherhood fish fries, aFounders’ Day alumni event, intramurals, and an ACE Project whichgave book scholarships to ’Bama students.

Chartering TeamOn May 8, 2004, Theta-Omicron Chapter was installed, and members

were initiated by: then Grand Second Counselor, current Grand SageJohn Kitch (�, Purdue ’73), Executive Director Mark Briscoe (��,Arkansas State ’82), Scott Fauber, Expansion Chairman Jim Wisherd(�, Georgia ’93), EA Chapter Director Michael “Sparky” Bushaw (�,Georgia ’81), and Brandon Tinsley (��, Missouri ’03).

Other guests included Kyle Tucker ( �, West Alabama ’01) JaredCordova (AF, Georgia ’04), Justin Gallucci (��, Southern Polytech’04), and Austin Sutch (’05) James Sinyard (’07), and Nick Hamilton(’06) from Delta-Lambda Chapter at Louisiana Tech.

History of the UniversityThe University of Alabama was officially established in 1820 as a sem-

inary of learning, composed of 52 students. Today, it boasts over 20,000students and is one of United States’ top public universities.

Alabama ChartersBy Keith Ritson (Theta-Delta, College of New Jersey ’02)

Mr. Justin Allen, ’07Mr. James Andrew Bernard, ’06Mr. Steven Robert Berryman Jr., ’07Mr. Allen Paul Blanco, ’08Mr. Jared A. Cox, ’05Mr. Joseph Arthur Cox, ’07Mr. Joshua Sager Davidson, ’06Mr. Joseph Daniel DeCicco, ’04Mr. Mark Christopher Dunn, ’07Mr. James Breckenridge Enoch, ’04Mr. Travis Hunter Gibbs, ’07Mr. James A. Graham, ’05Mr. Matthew David Hanserd, ’06Mr. Matthew Lawren Hardiman, ’06Mr. Johann G. Harris Jr., ’07Mr. Todd Raymond Hartlage, ’07Mr. Charles Eugene Haskett, ’06Mr. Clifford Jackson Hataway Jr., ’06Mr. Hanson Stephen Hodges, ’06Mr. Robert W. Latshaw, ’07Mr. David Warren May, ’06Mr. Rush Ingram Moody, ’04Mr. Kevin J. Murphy, ’07

Mr. John R. Musser, ’06Mr. Alan Todd Olive, ’05Mr. Dharmeshkumar Balvantbhai Patel, ’04Mr. R. Thomas Rayburn, ’06Mr. Matthew D. Scalici, ’06Mr. William Alexander Shaffer, ’06Mr. Neil Kirit Shah, ’06Mr. Clinton Woodward Shouppe, ’06Mr. Adam J. Soffe, ’07Mr. Christopher John Stamps, ’05Mr. James David Steen Jr., ’05Mr. Drew A. Stewart, ’07Mr. Frank Edward Stone III, ’08Mr. Franklin Gerome Summers Jr., ’05Mr. Brandon M. Tinsley ’0Mr. Cory B. Tracy, ’06Mr. John Phillip Troha, ’05Mr. Andrew Garrett Weems, ’07Mr. James Gerald Welch, ’06Mr. Robert Vardaman White, ’07Mr. Robert Barrett Wieners Jr., ’05Mr. Bennett Charles Yuro, ’06

Sigma Pi Executive DirectorMark Briscoe, left, and GrandSage John D. Kitch, right, present the Theta-Omicroncharter to Charles Haskettand John Musser.

Charter Members

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Twenty-four Men Colonize at Ursinus UniversityBy Brent Smith (Theta-Epsilon, Indiana of Pennsylvania ’02)

History of the ColonyOn April 30, 2004, Sigma Pi Fraternity International officially estab-

lished a colony on the campus of Ursinus College in Collegeville,Pennsylvania. Twenty-three men took part in the ceremony, culminatingthe diligent work of a number of individuals during the previous sevenweeks.

The colonization was a result of several factors. Brent Smith ( �,Indiana of Pennsylvania ’02) had recently left the Sigma Pi ExpansionStaff for a new position as an assistant athletic trainer at UrsinusCollege. Once on campus, he made contact with local alumni and cam-pus officials regarding the possible expansion of Sigma Pi to the campus.Ursinus, founded in 1869, had a number of local fraternities (some inexistence for more than 80 years) and one national fraternity. Director ofLeadership Development and Student Activities Todd McKinney was veryhelpful in working with the expansion process and in welcoming anotherNIC-member fraternity.

Earlier in the year, Mike Malone and a number of classmates reviewedthe current Greek system and decided that there was no organization thatbest fit their interests. Most of the group lived in the same residence halland often tossed around the idea of starting a new fraternity on campus,but no action was taken. By early April, the group’s catalyst was foundwhen Smith approached Malone with regard to his Greek affiliation. Mikeresponded with no association, explaining his thoughts about the Greeksat Ursinus. It seemed to be fate as Smith quickly explained his experienceas a Sigma Pi founder at IUP and his previous 14 months of travel for theExecutive Office. Mike was interested, and the decision was made to set ameeting. Smith asked for at least three to five men to attend the meeting.When Mike showed up with 11, it was clear that Sigma Pi would have itsopportunity at Ursinus in the near future.

The first meeting was held on April 14, 2004, in the conference roomof the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House with the 11 interest group members,Brent Smith, and Adam Sauers ( �, Indiana of Pennsylvania ’01). Thetwo-hour meeting included the expansion presentation and a question-and-answer session. The interest group was to meet later in the week todecide whether to continue with Sigma Pi, but by the morning of the verynext day, Malone contacted Smith with the group’s approval. A secondmeeting was scheduled and held early the following week. At this meet-ing, the Executive Board was established and committee chairmenappointed. The group continued to meet two to three times a week, even-tually hitting 30 members with men being extremely active in campusorganizations and groups, including varsity football, varsity baseball, var-sity track, varsity soccer, rugby, student government, the InternationalOrientation Association, and the Campus Orientation Association.

With the news of a new fraternity establishing itself on campus, thelocal fraternities became aggravated and animosity was created betweenthe interest group and the existing fraternities. This resulted in the lossof interest by a number of men who wished to see how the relationshipwould change in the coming semester. The remaining members decidedto continue to recruit and meet the requirements to establish a colonyaccording the Renaissance Approach for Colonies created by theExecutive Office. The college had its own requirements to establish a new

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Mr. Kaustuv Bhattacharya, ’07Mr. Bradley Bowen, ’07Mr. Robert Caruso, ’07Mr. Kevin Curl, ’07Mr. Michael Curran, ’07Mr. Louis DeMark, ’07Mr. John Gantner, ’07Mr. Gabriel Huck, ’07Mr. Mathew Jones, ’07Mr. Michael Malone, ’07

Mr. Thomas Moyer, ’07Mr. Anthony Natale, ’07Mr. Stephen Ordog, ’07Mr. Ryan Peterson, ’07Mr. Craig Stevenson, ’07Mr. Justin Traino, ’07Mr. Michael Trio, ’07Mr. Nathaniel Wagner, ’07Mr. Patrick Waldron, ’07

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organization on campus, and now with the acceptance of their facultyadvisor, the group will continue to complete the provisions.

The group is on a roll as they gain name recognition and have menshowing interest from all across campus. The weekend the group was col-onized, they completed an ACE Project, holding a Sigma Pi Arbor Daycampus beatification project. The undertaking included a campus trashpickup and the completion of yard work for the 70-year-old woman whoserves as the custodian in the residence hall where most of the men live.They trimmed bushes, mowed, cleaned windows, weeded, and hedged.

The group was colonized by Frank Fryburg ( , Penn State ’49) andSmith on the Ursinus campus on the evening of April 30, 2004, with broth-ers in attendance from the newly charted Theta-Xi Chapter at SalisburyUniversity.

An advisory board is also in the making for the group as alumni in thearea have begun to assist the men. Alumni interested in assisting thecolony can contact Colony Director Adam Sauers ( �, Indiana ofPennsylvania ’01) at (484) 354-3185 or [email protected], orComptroller Steve Batten ( �, Indiana of Pennsylvania ’02) at (484)390-3098 or [email protected].

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ner. The group excelled academically, competed in intramurals, incorpo-rated a non-hazing new member education program, focused on commu-nity service and philanthropy projects, and held brotherhood events thatincluded a clam bake, paintball, and a camping trip.

On April 24, 2004, 41 men were initiated into Sigma Pi and installedas Theta-Xi Chapter by Grand Fourth Counselor George Hakim (��,Detroit-Mercy ’78), Executive Director Mark Briscoe (��, ArkansasState ’82), Past Grand Sage Frank Fryburg ( , Penn State ’49), ScottCuviello (��, North Carolina Wesleyan ’97), Province Archon JohnMichelich, and Director of Expansion Keith Ritson.

University HistorySalisbury University is a public university with more than 6,000

undergraduates nicely situated in Salisbury, the heart of Maryland’s east-ern shore. The university began as a two-year institution in September1925, and in 1947, expanded with several four-year programs.

Mr. Kenneth Edwin AllenMr. Taner Marcelo AltinayMr. Walter Benjamin AriasMr. Scott Alan BarrMr. Ari Solomon BerkMr. Joseph Robert BruceMr. Justin David CorradoMr. Timothy James CouzensMr. Matthew Russell DeedsMr. Jeffrey Joseph DouglasMr. Timothy J. DowdMr. Branden Wade EicholtzMr. Michael Lawrence FarrellMr. Michael Scott FischMr. Eric Mitchell FooksmanMr. Sean Richard FosterMr. Michael Clayton HammondMr. Jesse Edwards Peter HartlineMr. Steven Lester HotzMr. Kyle Richard Hutchison

Mr. Emmett Paul KeaneMr. Jonathan Paul KilberthMr. Brad Allan LewisMr. John Matthew MarchMr. Benjamin E. MartinMr. Christopher Shaun MillsMr. Matthew Richard MogaveroMr. Marc Alexander MorganMr. Daniel James PaceMr. Michael David PepplerMr. James Dennis PilsonMr. James Edward Reilly Mr. Jacob Donnell RogersMr. Matthew James RosalesMr. Otto Paul SchlichtMr. Michael George StevensMr. Jason Adam TuttleMr. Jason Paul WallaceMr. Ronald WanMr. James Robert Wissmann

Salisbury ChartersBy Keith Ritson (Theta-Delta, College of New Jersey ’02)

History of the ColonyApril 24, 2004, became an important day in our history with the char-

tering of Theta-Xi Chapter, Sigma Pi’s 201st. The weather was beautifulon the eastern shore of Maryland and made for a great weekend, a week-end that would not have happened had it not been for the persistence,dedication, and passion of our new brothers.

Founding father Ari Berk is responsible for giving this chapter itsbeginning as an interest group and for advancing it to the great chapterit has become. The interest group started when Berk removed himselffrom another fraternity due to ethical disagreements. Berk was disap-pointed his Greek experience had taken a bad turn and jokingly declaredto Brother Sean Foster that he would start a new fraternity and live up tothe ideals and values of true fraternity men. Little did Berk and Fosterknow that their joke would become a reality as their idea spread andmore Salisbury undergraduates became aware of their intentions.

With six men in the group, they began researching and contactingseveral national fraternities. They reached a final decision when Berkmet Nick Jarosinski (��, Towson ’03), a Sigma Pi from the nearbyTowson chapter. Oddly enough, Berk was introduced to Jarosinskithrough his girlfriend Kristi who, only a couple years prior, wasJarosinski’s girlfriend. As you can imagine, this meeting had the poten-tial for a poor outcome, but mindful of the gentlemanly characteristicsinherent in our Fraternity, the meeting of these two men would incitethe interest group to choose Sigma Pi as the fraternity that most closelyresembled their values.

The group picked up one more member, making what they call “TheOriginal Seven,” and they contacted Sigma Pi’s Headquarters. These mensoon set off in the right direction, thanks to past Director of ExpansionMatthew Friedman (��, SIU–Carbondale, ’99) who began guidingthem. The group continued to recruit and build the fraternity they hadenvisioned. They completed all requirements necessary for colonization,and on November 22, 2002, Keith Ritson ( �, College of New Jersey’02) colonized the groupwith 22 men.

The colony forged astrong union under theleadership of Ari Berk,along with additional helpfrom Colony DevelopmentConsultant Brent Smith( �, Indiana ofPennsylvania ’02), andProvince Archon JohnMichelich (��, IllinoisWesleyan ’74). Theystepped up their recruit-ment, and with initiationand chartering as theirgoal, they did a tremendousjob completing the FourDegrees of Expansion in atimely and organized man-

The chartering team poses with the new members of Theta-Xi Chapter.

Charter Members

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Arkansas (Alpha-Sigma)Wallace G. Malone ’52 1/15/99

Auburn (Alpha-Delta)John L Mullins Jr. ’50 2/03/03

Beloit (Alpha-Theta)Roy J. Cibulk ’41 1/28/02

California (Iota)David O. Matson ’52 4/26/04Francis P. Kendall ’32 5/29/04

Eastern Illinois (Beta-Gamma)Jack N. Vick ’54 3/15/04

Miami (Florida) (Beta-Zeta)Bernard R. Silva ’51

Franklin and Marshall (Nu)John D. Lynch ’45 3/01David F. Brubaker ’47 5/29/02

Georgia (Alpha-Phi)William T. Crutchfield Jr. ’60

4/26/04

Illinois (Phi)Arthur Skale ’44 2/8/02Robert W. Boyd ’32 Marion E. Hebron ’41

Indiana (Beta)Roger A. Holeman ’78 6/5/03Donald F. Rapp ’50 5/31/03Eldred W. Stout ’38 3/23/04Nicolas Habicht ’06 5/04

Indiana Tech. (Gamma-Kappa)Paul J. Tariello Jr. ’74

12/30/03

Iowa State (Sigma)Harold Bowen ’23 Richard Murphy ’39 1/2/04

Kenyon (Lambda)William L. Culbert III ’56

3/24/04Frederick P. DeWitt ’26 5/4/04Neil D. Hardy ’44 1999

Lawrence Tech. (Zeta-Omicron)Gary Davis ’91 5/04

New Jersey Tech (Alpha-Mu)John C. Lum ’39

New Mexico State (Beta-Xi)Steve Leong ’82

North Carolina State (Rho)Willis Woodall ’46 4/04

Ohio Northern (Zeta)Loren W. Smoyer ’32 1994Richard W. Papenhausen ’40

2003

Ohio State (Gamma)Robert McGeorge ’40

Ohio University (Epsilon)James Robert Markel ’46 2/04

Pennsylvania State (Theta)Chester J. Cobosco ’49 3/29/04David L. Sterner ’64 7/25/03

Purdue (Eta)Paul DiSimoni ’86 6/20/97

Rhode Island (Alpha-Upsilon)Robert L. Venable ’54Richard Nordquist ’52

Southern Illinois-Carbondale(Beta-Nu)Christopher Jesse ’92 2003Don Wright ’58Robert Williams ’55George Toler ’67Bill DeMent ’63Halsey Dulaney ’60

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (Delta-Omega)John Tipton ’95 2004

St. Lawrence (Alpha-Zeta)Herbert G. Thomson ’39

10/9/03

Syracuse (Beta-Epsilon)Coe F. Dexter ’53 10/11/01

Temple (Kappa)Rev. Richard E. Dunham ’51

4/14/04

Tulane (Omicron)Joseph Gregoratti ’44 10/19/71

UCLA (Upsilon)Stratis C. Zampathas ’41

1/31/04

Utah (Pi)Ernest H. Hansen 11/9/00Clelland E. Jones ’57 William M. Frailey ’49 02/11/04

Wisconsin – Madison (Tau)George L. Stetson ’33

Wisconsin – Whitewater(Gamma-Phi)Gary Gaurkee ’74 2003

Nicolas William Habicht(�, Indiana University ’06)

Nicolas William Habicht, 20,died Sunday, May 23, 2004, atMethodist Hospital. He was bornJune 11, 1983, to Marvin andMary Lou (Smith) Habicht.Habicht was a 2002 CenterGrove High School graduate,where he was on the basketballteam for two years. He wasattending Indiana University.Habicht changed his major frombusiness to chemistry and hadjust completed his sophomoreyear, which he was following upwith summer school to graduatein four years. Upon graduationfrom IU, Habicht was going topursue a degree in pharmacy atButler University. Habicht wasactive on the Sigma Pi intramu-ral basketball league. Heattended New Hope Church inGreenwood and loved spendingtime with his family and friends.Memorial contributions may bemade to Sigma Pi, Beta Chapter,1430 N. Jordan Ave.,Bloomington, IN 47406.

Gary Davis(��, Lawrence Tech. ’91)

Gary Davis, a 12-year veteranof the Bloomfield Townshippolice department and a formerschool liaison officer for LahserHigh School, died after hispatrol car was struck during adrunken-driving arrest.

Davis was working the latepatrol and traveling south on I-75 near Adams Road at about2:45 a.m. when he pulled a suspected drunken driver ontothe shoulder, police said. Afterplacing the 26-year-old man inthe back of his patrol car, inves-tigators said, Davis attempted tocross the southbound lanes to aturnaround in the median.

Police said a vehicle travelingat a speed of possibly 100 milesper hour, was headed south on

I-75 and slammed into the driv-er’s side of the patrol car byanother drunken driver.

Bloomfield Township PoliceChief Jeffrey Werner issued astatement saying the 70-officerdepartment was “deeply sad-dened. . . . The death of OfficerDavis is devastating not only tohis family and friends, but tothe entire police communityand the citizens Officer Davisserved.”

ADYTUM ON HIGH

The Emerald is sad to

report that Mrs. Elizabeth

Jacobsen, wife of our first

Executive Director, Harold

Jacobsen, passed away in

August. Our prayers are

with the family, along with

our eternal thanks for

their dedication to Sigma

Pi Fraternity.

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“I believe . . .”—from the Sigma Pi Creed

Dwayne White (��, EasternKentucky ’82) reports: “I retiredafter 23 years as a police officer inNorthern Kentucky. I am now work-ing for the Pinellas County Sheriff’sOffice in St. Petersburg, Florida. Iwork in the Child Protection Divisionas an investigator. I am married toJulie Marie Jackson and we have oneson, Tyler, who is 8 years old.”

Jim Callahan reports (�, RhodeIsland ’66) Paul R. Farragut, CELS,M.C.P. ’66 of Ellicott City, Maryland,writes; “I have just retired as execu-tive director of the BaltimoreMetropolitan Council, an organiza-tion of the chief elected executives inthe Baltimore region. Previously, Iserved for six years as an electedmember of the Howard CountyCouncil in the legislative branch ofgovernment in one of the wealthiestcounties in the United States.Concurrently, I was a marketing man-ager for the Maryland PortAdministration.”

Mike Hachey reports news of Eta-Omicron alumni: Atri Persad (��,SUNY-Buffalo ’99) graduated withhis BSc in genetics and has landed afull-time job at Taro Pharmaceuticalsin the research lab. TaroPharmaceuticals is located inBrampton, Ontario. This is the type ofjob Atri has been searching for sincehis graduation, so congratulations!(You will be missed on the DartTeam!)

Congratulations to Jason Burns(��, SUNY-Buffalo ’99) for his mar-riage to Alison in August 2003.

Congratulations to Allan Craigie(��, SUNY-Buffalo ’00) for his

have a band that is in the limelightlike this. If you are interested in sup-porting the cause, let me know. I’msure you get e-mails from brothersalways asking for money, help, etc., soif a reply is not sent, I understand. Iam not trying to exploit the cause.We’re pretty well on our way. I’m justtrying to expedite the process withhelp from my roots. Send a reply [email protected] (with Sigma Pi in thesubject heading or it will be deleted).Thanks, and I hope to represent theFraternity well in my endeavors.”

Walt Braun (��, New JerseyTech. ’62) retired in July 2004 fromBechtel Telecommunications. Waltserved as a commissioned officer inthe U.S. Navy and subsequentlyjoined Foster Wheeler Corp in NewJersey. In 1969 he joined Bechtel andheld project management assign-ments in the power, telecommunica-tions, and information technologyindustries. Walt and his wife, Arlene,reside in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Jonathan A. Stup (� , Elon ’95)formed his own full-service commer-cial real estate company in Houston,Texas. After eight years in the com-mercial real estate field, Stup startedhis firm to concentrate on tenantbrokerage and investment consult-ing. If any brothers need commercialreal estate advice, consulting, or rep-resentation in Texas, Stup would bemore than happy to help.

The American Society of Associa-tion Executives announced thatMorgan Johnson (AK, Louisiana


acceptance into the Ph.D. program inpolitcal science at the Univeristy ofEdinburgh, Scotland.

Congratulations to Jaime Coelho(��, SUNY-Buffalo ’97) for hisacceptance into grad studies in eco-nomics to a university in Portugalwhere his thesis will be done inPortuguese.

Congratulations to Louie Florovski(��, SUNY-Buffalo ’94) for hisrecent marriage in the spring of 2004.

Congratulations to George Konidis(��, SUNY-Buffalo ’99) for hisrecent marriage in the spring of 2004.Upon completion of his grad studiesin architecture, George commencedwork at HOK Canada (an architec-tural firm) in Toronto, Ontario.

Albert Luk (��, SUNY-Buffalo’97) runs his own law firm (www.luk-law.com) that caters to small busi-nesses in the Greater Toronto area.

Mark Matla (��, SUNY-Buffalo’93) and his wife welcomed Sofia intotheir life as she was born in late April2004.

Joe Vivieros (��, SUNY-Buffalo’93) and his wife, Jill, welcomedtheir second child into the familywhen he was born in mid-March2004.

Chris West (��, SUNY-Buffalo’04) married his longtime girlfriend,Krista, on May 23, 2004. In atten-dance were a number of alumni andactives from the Toronto Chapter aswell as Mike “Sparky” Bushaw fromGeorgia (Alpha-Phi) and Paul Chinfrom Carleton (Eta-Rho).

Anthony “Tony” Maceli (Epsilon-Omega, SUNY-Potsdam ’93) hasbeen pursuing a music career sincegraduation. He reported this to ourweb site: “As luck would have it, Ihave gotten involved with a rockband named Dough (www.dough-band.com). We are based in NewYork City and are about to release anew EP. We just played a showcasefor the major labels in New York(Sony, Warner Brothers, Columbia,EMI, and Def Jam, to name a few).Columbia and EMI are very interest-ed, and they are following ourprogress for the next six months(especially Columbia). I’m going to e-mail the local chapters to book gigsfor our band while we create astrong, grassroots following. I think itwould be great for the Fraternity to

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GTC George Hakim (left) and Sigma Pi Educational FoundationChairman Tom Moore (right) spend a moment with Sigma Pi alumnusand country music star Tracy Lawrence before a concert in Michigan.

Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 2004: Beta-Pi Chapter with its 2004 Grand Sage’s Award and proud alumni Gary Tashand new Grand Herald John Michelich.

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Lieutenant Colonel Rob Labriola (Zeta-Gamma, Millersville ’84)reports: I am assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which isroughly 3,000 Marines and Sailors. We are attached to the First MarineDivision.

I am currently located in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Euphrates River flowsby the city. The area outside the city is mostly dessert-agricultural. I aminvolved in overseeing civil affairs. Our purpose is to help the peoplerestore their governance and economy. We are helping the new, emerginggovernment manage and run various projects. Ultimately, this processshould help facilitate peaceful elections. I arrived in Iraq June 15, 2004.My assignment is open-ended. Officers serve “at the pleasure of the presi-dent,” which is what my commission states. I may be home as soon as amonth or two, as things stabilize, or could be held the duration of the 24thMarine Expeditionary Unit’s stay, which has not been determined at thispoint.

I arrived via Al Asad, which is approximately 70 miles west of ArRamadi. It is a gigantic former air base of Saddam. It is incredibly hot atAl Asad, and the ground surface is similar to lunar dust, three to fourinches deep. In a week, I will relocate to the Babil Province (Babylon). The24th Marine Expeditionary Unit was recently tasked to go to this area tohelp with normalization.

There is more good happening here than bad. I do not want to down-play the bad; there are some terrible things happening here. I have no illu-sion about the challenges. My opinion is the media does not equally coverall sides of the story, especially the positive. For example, a fellow teammember, a medical doctor, helped arrange a prosthesis for an Iraqi manwho lost a leg after being bombed by another Iraqi. Besides this smallstory, we are partnering to accomplish greater things on a larger level. Onany matter, I am personally all for free press and full disclosure.

During the day, it reaches around 120 degrees Fahrenheit. It drops toaround 90 in the middle of the night. Our living spaces use power fromthe local grid, which experiences frequent brown outs. . .so sometimes itbecomes hot and it is like sleeping in a sauna. This is a minor inconve-nience, our sprit is not deterred by discomforts.

Things are calming down. Anti-Iraqi forces direct their anger at every-one. Occasional missile, rocket, and mortar fire hits where I am based. Myfourth day here, I was outside and found myself smack in the middle of adozen mortars impacting. Two Marines were hit; fortunately, they onlyreceived minor shrapnel wounds. It was a sobering experience. When Ifirst arrived and flew into Ar Ramadi, our helicopter took small-arms fire.Fortunately, the people shooting at us were bad shots.

I’ve met the provincial governor of Al Anbar. He is very pragmatic,forward-thinking, and truly cares for his people. His staff and the mayorsof the smaller towns are getting traction. Things are becoming normal-ized. The population of Ar Ramadi is approximately 400,000. We are onlya handful of Marines in comparison. The majority of them are workingwith us and happy we are here. Not everyone wants to see us leave—if

they all did. . .well, you see the numbers I just mentioned. On that topic,the law-abiding people of Iraq are working with us so we can jointly andprecisely move against the bad guys. The very vocal bad people are hop-ing we do not have the courage to continue. They would like to see theMarines manipulated into hating all Iraqi people.

The thing I miss most about being home is not being able to spendtime with my wife and children. The hardest part is waking up in the mid-dle of the night and wondering if they are OK and when I will see, touch,and be with them again. It is an empty feeling.

Sometimes I wish I could be there to have a nice, relaxing Italianmeal (pasta) with my family in the North End. (With a glass of wine.Alcohol is not permitted over here.) Fresh, clean water is more valuablethan gold or diamonds. Sometimes I think we’ve turned the food pyramidupside down in our mess hall. I’ve learned to live with shortages and takenothing for granted. I had my first banana today. We just haven’t hadthem. Who would ever imagine something as simple as a banana wouldbe so exciting?

Paraphrasing some words from our commanding general to theMarines: “Most challenging things in life do not come easily. With faithand friendship, we will continue to press forward with persistentpatience.”

I look forward to getting home to my family as soon as it is possi-ble. . .meanwhile, I remain yours truly and “Semper Fidelis,” which is theMarine Corps motto for “Always Faithful.”

From Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Lt. Col. Rob Labriola is serving in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, helping the Iraqi people restore their governance and economy

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of his son, Alexander, on May 25.Brandon and his wife, Tracy, live inArlington, Virginia. He is currently anaccount executive with AdamsHussey & Associates, a directresponse marketing agency.

Jerry Griffin (EO, SUNY-Potsdam’94) was recently named principal ofBunker Hill High School inClaremont, North Carolina. He waspreviously the principal at OxfordElementary and Catawba Inter-mediate for the past four years.Griffin graduated with a master’sdegree in school administration fromGardner-Webb in 2001. He is current-ly six credits away from graduatingwith a doctorate in educational lead-ership from Appalachian StateUniversity. Griffin, his wife, Laura,and their son, Carson, reside inHickory, North Carolina.

Jerry Lambert (��, EasternIllinois ’62) reports: My class ofSigma Pi brothers at Eastern werevery close, and several of us (most of


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State ’91), Coordinator of ResearchPrograms of the National HemophiliaFoundation in New York City, NewYork earned the Certified AssociationExecutive (CAE) credential. Lessthan five percent of all associationprofessionals have achieved this dis-tinction.

The CAE credential is widely rec-ognized as an indication of demon-strated skill in leadership, activity incommunity affairs, and expertise inassociation management.

To earn the Certified AssociationExecutive (CAE) credential, anapplicant must have obtained a mini-mum number of years of requiredexperience in nonprofit manage-ment; complete multiple hours ofspecialized professional develop-ment; pass a stringent examinationin association management, whichtests fundamental knowledge of allareas of the association managementprofession; and pledge to uphold acode of ethics. Approximately 3,000association professionals currentlyhold the CAE credential.

Jay Ross from the Upsilon AlumniAssociation reports: Upsilon had aspirited but limited performance atthe Sigma Pi World Series softballtourney in Fullerton in April behindoldies but goodies Dan “Pudge”Romero, Mike Liskey, and Rob Ward.

In February, Founders’ Day wel-comed 55 alumni back to the frater-

nity house for the81st year. BobSeamon, anUpsilon track starfrom the 1950sand the secondAmerican to runa sub-4:00 mile,was the guest

speaker. Joe Marsalek, the biennum’sMost Outstanding Chapter Advisor,received an award from the activechapter for more than 20 years ofservice as chapter advisor. MikeWheeler and Larry Coval led thealumni defense of the foosball crown.Tom Miller of the building associa-tion reported that the house is stillstanding.

Football tailgaters at the RoseBowl will continue this fall as webuild on Karl Dorrell’s first year ascoach. Scott Good leads the setup,which includes catering from long-time house chef Ruben Zuniga, boatraces led by Steve Clarence andJason Won, a foosball table, andsatellite TV.

In 2006, Matt Bradley is planningon attending all 11 Bruins games,

including road trips to Tucson(Arizona) and Seattle (Washington),and he recently hiked to Mt. Bradleyin the Grand Canyon.

Jimmie Crist’s band, Device, hasreceived airplay on an area publicradio station.

David Canty works as a PublicDefender in Palm Desert.

Mike Liskey traveled to Benin,Africa, on a mission and to help trainthe national basketball team. He is aprep coach in Orange County, whereDr. Chris Koutures works in physicalrehab and also aids at prep footballgames.

Recent fathers include Dr. LanceFuchs, Ed Rhee, Art Martinez,Herman Quispe, Paul Lee, TimO’Hara, Jon Yipp, Dan Romero, SethBluman, Jim Ballard, Rob Ward, andStu Johnson. Recent grooms includeGabor Fabian and Abel Somilleda.

The web site is much improved!Visit us at www.SigmaPiUCLA.com.

Sean P. Jordan (Eta, Purdue ’93)reports: I was working at The GilletteCompany in Boston, Massachusetts,as a senior engineer from 2000 to2003. During this time I completedmy MBA with a concentration inmarketing at Suffolk University inBoston, Massachusetts.

I left The Gillette Company due tomy wife’s corporate transfer withAbbott Laboratories to Arizona inNovember 2003. Our son, Cole LiamJordan, was born March 14, 2004.Yes, another legacy is added to thelong list! Currently I am the opera-

tions manager for Key Components,Inc. Aerospace Division in Tempe,Arizona.

Brandon Hemel (��, Rowan State’97) is proud to announce the birth

D’Ambra proud of Sigma Pi lessonsDavid Henley ’96

Sometimes the path you pursue in education is not the path you ultimately followbut simply a foundation upon which to build. Consider Joe D’Ambra, engineering’66.

After graduation, D’Ambra went to work as a civil engineer in New York City, but,as with many young men in the ’60s, Uncle Sam soon came calling, and D’Ambradecided to join the Air Force rather than risk the draft.

Never having flown before and apprehensive about going into a flying organiza-tion and practicing civil engineering, he enrolled in pilot training. As an Air Forcepilot, he flew 199 missions over Southeast Asia, receiving several air medals andthe Distinguished Flying Cross.

Back home, D’Ambra became a development engineer working in technical intel-ligence through the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Education With Industry pro-gram. After earning an M.S. from Texas Christian University, he returned to flyingas a pilot instructor and staff commander on Air Force Two based at Andrews AirForce Base in Washington, D.C. D’Ambra flew cabinet members, congressional lead-ers, the first lady, and the vice president.

His later assignments included classified projects’ manager and executive officerat Headquarters Air Force System Command (the Air Force’s research and develop-ment arm), Department of Defense program manager, and joint defense acquisi-tions officer working with the Navy and the FAA.

After retiring from the Air Force, D’Ambra continued flying as a pilot forAmerican Airlines from their Washington, D.C. base. He recently retired fromAmerican Airlines as a captain, based in New York City, right back where he beganhis post-URI career.

“It doesn’t matter whether I was a civil engineer in New York, an Air Force pilotin Southeast Asia, a program manager in Washington, or a commercial airlinepilot,” D’Ambra said recently. “I learned the basics and the discipline in Bliss Hall.”

New Jersey Province Archon PaulGorman (��, Seaton Hall ’93)and his wife, Diana, celebrate theirwedding in Negril, Jamaica, onJune 27, 2004.

Jim and Kelly Wisherd at theClosing Banquet at Convoction inChicago.

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whom have now retired from our pro-fessions) have maintained contactwith one another. My wife and I, likeseveral of my brothers, maintain asummer and winter residence (oursis in Indio, California). In 2003,Brother Tom Cambell (San Diego)and I put together a mini reunion forSigma Pis who live in the West in thewinter or permanently. We had fivebrothers at my winter home, and in2004, we had seven brothers andtheir wives.

We decided on Las Vegas as our2005 location. Several of the brotherslive in the Las Vegas area. We arelooking at May 1, 2005. Brothers whomight want to attend in 2005 can e-mail me at [email protected] orBrother Tom Campbell atbvtcruise@hot mail.com.

Bruce F. Watkins (BM, Mississippi’77) was recently appointed to theboard of directors of the CentralPennsylvania Youth Ballet. BrotherWatkins continues his path in com-munity service, having previouslyserved on the board of directors ofthe United Way of NorthernShenandoah Valley (Winchester,Virginia) and as a member of RotaryInternational.

Wayne Sramek (BN, SouthernIllinois-Carbondale) is president ofCentury Development in Houston,Texas, a $1-billion real estate devel-opment firm concentrating in stu-dent housing, and high-rise commer-cial and public facilities such as per-forming arts centers and hospitals.He is proud to say that his companybuilt the world headquarters forCompaq in Houston.

John Sullivan Barth (�, SaintLouis ’79) reports that he lives nextdoor to Sigma Pi alumnus Al Jenes

from Southern Illinois-Carbondale.He is active in his parish and commu-nity, and requests that alumni fromSLU give him a call at (618) 877-4660, any day after 7 p.m.

Michael Tullier, (AK, LouisianaState ’94) has been named directorof external relations for AuburnUniversity’s College of Education.Auburn officials say, “Tullier will helpadvance the mission and goals of thecollege by strengthening relation-ships with the college’s alumni,donors, students, and parents.”

Tullier has garnered more than 10years of experience managing thecommunications and managerialneeds of nonprofit, government, anduniversity-level organizations on aprofessional and volunteer basis.Tullier is in the middle of his term asstate president of the PublicRelations Council of Alabama, as wellas board responsibilities for PRCA’s

local chapter and the SouthernPublic Relations Federation (SPRF).He is among only 6,000 professionals—and the Auburn area’s only localpractitioner—to hold the Accredita-tion in Public Relations (APR) desig-nation. Tullier holds a B.A. in masscommunication from Louisiana StateUniversity and a Master of PublicAdministration degree from AuburnUniversity. He and his wife, Dianna(LSU ’93; AU ’00), currently live inAuburn with their three children:Davis Michael, 6; Sophia Rose, 4; andJack Eliott, 1.

Alumnus Darryl Dunn (AP,Arkansas State ’99) received hisMBA from DePaul University andbecame engaged to Carri Allen overMemorial Day weekend. Dunn is liv-ing in the Chicagoland area andworks as an account executive for amajor printing and publishing firm inthe Windy City.

Delta-Psi alumni are invited to jointhe festivities at Troy StateUniversity’s homecoming celebrationon November 6, 2004, as the Trojanstake on Florida Atlantic University.Many alumni have already confirmedreservations to lodging in the area,and we expect to have a largeturnout. For more information, con-tact Tony Harris, Mike Henby, ErichHoward, or Rick Kelsey at [email protected], or call AndrewSmith at the Sigma Pi ExecutiveOffice, (800) 332-1897.

Jeff “Fester” Martin has volun-teered to create a new Delta-Psi website for us. The address iswww.sigmapitsu.com and willinclude the list of e-mails we arecompiling. If you have any pictures orinformation that we could use on thesite, please e-mail them to [email protected].

We thank all of the alumni volunteers

who have helped out with the Lawyer

Referral program, which is now accessi-

ble on www.sigmapi.org, and are cur-

rently looking for more litigators to sub-

mit their information. The Lawyer

Referral program is based on the idea

that Sigma Pi fraternity brothers can

solicit information during one free con-

sultation to any volunteer on this board.

For more information, contact Chris

Brown at [email protected].(Left to right): Gus Constancio, Rob Anderson, Dan Castanho of the RiverCity Alumni Association.

Sigma Pi brothers Craig Keaton (�� ’98), Justin Carver (�� ’98), KyleShashack (�� ’98), Blake Schwalb (�� ’99), and Paul Wydra (�� ’01) atShashack’s wedding in Clearwater, Florida.

PGS Frank Fryburg, left, and PGS Ed Panconi, right, flank 2004 Founders’Award winner Tony Siress at Convention.

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Randall J. Ottinger ’80 (2) George L. Reeves ’63 (1) Michael R. Sfat ’43 (1) Nu-Franklin & MarshallDr. Donald G. Birrell ’46 (1) George J. Cavagnaro Jr. ’59 (1) William F. Honaman ’52 (2) Dr. Thomas Jenkins Jr. ’45 (2) David C. Kapp ’57 (1) Robert J. Nicola ’64 (1) Arthur Sciarrotta ’78 (2) H. D. Chip Weeks Jr. ’60 (10) Xi-IowaRichard A. Carlson, Jr. ’91 (10) Dr. Craig E. Clark ’71 (1) Danny F. Nicol ’67 (1) Larry V. Wright ’62 (14) Omicron-TulaneRobert Armbruster Jr. ’47 (1) Pi-UtahKeith P. Hudson ’32 (1) Donald C. Pauley ’54 (2) Rho-North Carolina StateHugh A. Williams Jr. ’47 (7) Sigma-Iowa StateGerald L. McRoberts ’68 (1) Conrad T. Timpe ’60 (10) Steven A. Tripmacker ’68 (23) Upsilon-UCLACharles William Bader ’62 (11) Douglas W. Bastyr ’51 (23) David J. Benson ’84 (2) Claude C. Blakemore ’32 (2) Dr. Robert W. Blaney ’53 (1) Donald W. Bullock ’53 (2) Maj. C. Burnham ’37 (12) Alan J. Crivaro ’76 (1) Alfred A. Feldman ’61 (2) Rudolph A. Feldman ’54 (4) David J. Finkel ’87 (2) Robert V. Fulkerson Jr. ’43 (1) John E. Goodlad ’53 (2) Robert R. Hillerman ’56 (1) Arthur W. Jones ’51 (5) Robert A. Jones ’55 (2) Kurt H. Kenworth ’55 (2) Richard L. Kruger ’51 (11) Robert C. Lashbrook ’55 (1) Joseph F. Marsalek Jr. ’57 (7) William E. Nicolai Jr. ’50 (2) Timothy J. O`Hara ’93 (2) Richard C. Owens ’63 (1) David E. Randel ’55 (2) Ralph K. Rea ’54 (1) Eugene C. Roche Jr. ’51 (14) Steven H. Schechter ’90 (2) Scott R. Scheffler ’01 (1) John W. Selby ’44 (3) David Shiokari ’79 (1) Matthew A. Sumrow ’91 (1) Phi-IllinoisDr. Donald L. Bunnell ’52 (7) William J. Connell ’86 (2) Robert L. Dannehl ’49 (21) Dr. Ira J. Dolnick ’84 (1) John T. Hague ’77 (2) M/Gen. Chester McKeen

Jr. ’45 (2) G. Ronald Morris ’59 (3) John L. Schmidt ’53 (2) Maj. Kevin John Walker ’90 (2) Charles Weigel Jr. ’46 (2) Omega-Oregon StateIan M. Itschner ’93 (7) Alpha-Gamma-WashingtonRonald J. Rhine ’54 (1) Alpha-Delta-AuburnJohn N. Becker ’80 (1) John H. Beville ’69 (2) Russell F. Boren ’54 (1) Kenneth M. Brown ’60 (1) Derek W. Gregg ’92 (1) Col. Sidney L. Lanier Jr. ’61 (1) Jeffrey J. Stone ’97 (1) Alpha-Zeta-St. LawrenceRobert E. Rich ’89 (5) Raymond M. Shimmon ’74 (2) Russell W. Steenberg ’74 (1) Alpha-Eta-William and MaryThomas S. Reavely Esq. ’68 (2) Alpha-Theta-BeloitDr. James D. Matten ’69 (2) Alpha-Iota-Missouri-RollaJohn M. Berger ’68 (2) Chae K. Lee ’88 (2) Hans E. Schmoldt ’44 (2)

Peter J. Swales ’02 (1) Donald J. Zeitinger Jr. ’82 (22) Alpha-Kappa-Louisiana StateRobert A. Fontenot ’68 (2) Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Frederick E. Betz ’59 (1) Albert F. Bickhardt ’44 (20) Walter A. Braun ’62 (6) H. Gail Clarke ’43 (2) Garrett C. Doninger ’63 (2) James C. Esposito ’66 (2) Dr. Walter Esselman ’38 (2) Russell J. Frith Jr. ’91 (2) Douglas F. Hambor ’81 (1) Peter K. Huebner ’56 (2) Bruce R. Iglay ’73 (12) J. Warren Johnson ’38 (1) Curt R. Koeppen PGH ’70 (12) Herbert T. Lotee ’39 (9) James B. McGrath Jr. ’80 (15) Frank Navratil ’46 (1) Edward W. Rogers ’52 (2) Frederick Stober ’44 (2) Alpha-Nu-Wake ForestJohn M. Bleecker Jr. ’53 (2) Robert L. Fraysse ’79 (1) Harvey H. Morris Jr. ’70 (2) John L. Reichle ’85 (2) Edgar C. Voress ’74 (22) Alpha-Xi-Cal State-FresnoThomas J. Murchie ’50 (3) Alpha-Omicron-Santa BarbaraDonald N. Fredericksen ’52 (2) Wilbur T. Hardison ’52 (1) Dr. Leroy C. Hardy ’49 (2) James S. McBride Jr. ’53 (8) Alpha-Pi-Arkansas StateBuddy G. Beck ’58 (3) G. Robert Blanchard ’50 (6) Clarence A. Crowder ’62 (2) John E. Gregson ’65 (1) Bobby J. Roetzel ’78 (1) Gary P. Schirmacher ’85 (2) John B. Webster ’49 (2) Robert H. Wilmoth Jr. ’49 (1) Alpha-Rho-SW Missouri StateDr. Paul Anthony ’51 (2) James Garth Baker ’72 (6) James M. Cochran ’85 (2) Edward D. Estes ’55 (1) Ellis L. Hefner CPA ’72 (2) Richard D. Klein ’92 (5) Donald A. Kutz ’61 (2) Dorman R. Mabrey ’61 (1) Chad M. Schnarre ’01 (1) William D. Tillotson ’55 (5) Dorsey Troutman ’76 (1) Alpha-Sigma-ArkansasEdwin S. Elphingstone ’50 (2) Ward N. Marianos ’55 (2) James R. Pugh Jr. ’68 (1) Gary D. Shelby ’62 (3) Donald E. Steely ’60 (1) Leonard G. Warden III ’69 (1) Dennis R. Young ’67 (1) Alpha-Upsilon-Rhode IslandRev. Michael Brainerd ’84 (1) Arthur W. Gruhn ’68 (2) Anthony C. Perry ’54 (5) Richard A. Young ’85 (1) Alpha-Phi-GeorgiaMichael C. Bushaw ’81 (2) Edward E. Gregory ’51 (14) J.J. Benard Jackson Jr. ’93 (1) Robert P. Killian ’73 (2) Hoyle B. Puckett ’48 (1) William M. Reed II ’69 (2) Harold G. Smith Jr. ’63 (2) Stephen M. Waters Jr. ’57 (1) Claude C. Wills ’65 (14) Alpha-Chi-MarylandBruce S. Hoffberger ’71 (2) H. Brenden Lo ’90 (3) Charles E. Polinger ’67 (1) Paul N. Singer ’71 (14) Alpha-Omega-San Diego StateJohn R. Banks ’56 (1) Roberto M. Valencia ’88 (3) Beta-Gamma-Eastern IllinoisDerek J. Ali-Allen ’89 (1) Philip R. Doster ’76 (1) Thomas G. Grubb ’67 (2) Bill J. Knapp ’85 (1) Dr. Edward K. Marlow ’66 (1) John E. Montgomery ’62 (1) William H. Moutray ’57 (2) Richard R. Plath ’64 (11)

Kevin V. Roberts ’76 (2) Patrick C. Schiltz ’01 (1) James E. Shipley ’62 (1) Patrick W. Solner ’91 (2) Robert J. Wood ’95 (1) Beta-Zeta-Miami (Florida)Charles A. Pettine ’51 (1) Beta-Eta-San Jose StateKenny L. Bennett ’92 (11) Charles C. Butler ’70 (2) Stephen H. Caplan ’64 (14) Bob L. Farnquist ’61 (12) William F. Hansen IV ’01 (1) Howard L. Vierra ’67 (3) Beta-Theta-DrexelRaymond A. Cassetta ’62 (2) Ellison L. Davison ’49 (9) William J. Holland ’63 (12) Boyd K. Mackleer ’63 (1) Walter G. Robbins Jr. ’51 (20) James T. Ward ’65 (1) Beta-Iota-Northern ArizonaDavid W. Giannotti ’81 (2) Beta-Kappa-Arizona StateRobert J. Harrington ’52 (2) Richard T. Rodriguez ’93 (1) Beta-Lambda-LycomingCarl W. Heide ’67 (2) Beta-Nu-SIU-CarbondaleStuart O. Cappellin ’61 (1) Jerry W. Leman ’64 (2) Benjamin J. Simms ’97 (1) Edward L. Walter ’66 (2) Beta-Omicron-Long BeachGerald E. Bergeron ’61 (5) Donald J. Bocok ’58 (1) Christopher A. Grubbs ’94 (2) Kevin L. Jones ’73 (2) Lawrence J. Lennon ’63 (5) Wayne R. Martin ’64 (2) John P. McCall ’65 (2) Marc D. McIntyre ’86 (1) Frank R. Newell ’72 (2) Peter L. Palmiotto ’96 (1) Howard E. Pease ’63 (1) Anthony M. Rodriguez ’89 (1) Andrew J. Salas ’78 (16) Patrick Shaw ’66 (2) Richard A. Shelton ’56 (1) William O. Talley Jr. ’56 (11) E. Gerald Thompson ’63 (2) Beta-Pi-VirginiaMichael S. Miller ’74 (2) Robert E. Skinner Jr. ’69 (2) Beta-Rho-BartonJames Marion Adams ’68 (1) James H. King ’69 (11) David J. Rose ’73 (10) Beta-Sigma-Northern IllinoisWesley A. Caine ’69 (1) Peter Roknich ’58 (23) Beta-Tau-ValparaisoJohn L. Draheim ’64 (1) Gerald Heinz ’61 (2) Beta-Upsilon-ShippensburgLarry R. Hart ’73 (2) Kenneth L. Kiel ’85 (11) William E. Trout ’86 (1) Beta-Phi-Rochester Tech.Willis B. Barley Jr. ’64 (3) Jeremy C. Lug ’93 (2) LCDR S. Scott Noe ’89 (1) Beta-Chi-Loyola-ChicagoS. Tom Bull ’95 (3) Frank G. Slocumb Jr. ’67 (1) Alejandro Talancon ’88 (1) Beta-Psi-East StroudsburgEric G. Koch ’83 (1) Robert L. Melusky ’92 (1) Jack Hilliard Savage ’64 (1) Gamma-Alpha-Detroit-MercyJames A. Clemens ’71 (1) Brian B. LaCore ’91 (1) Mark J. Sangin ’95 (7) Gamma-Zeta-ParsonsCalvin A. Hill Jr. ’67 (2) Robert W. Mason ’64 (21) Gamma-Eta-RutgersJames F. Fisher ’66 (1) Steven R. Magidson ’70 (4) Brian J. McNicholas ’94 (1) Robert S. Meneve ’83 (1) Gamma-Theta-TexasChristoph Klasing ’70 (2) Gamma-Iota-Worcester TechKenneth H. Beyer ’82 (2)

Mario P. Di Giovanni ’75 (5) Alan E. Kozlowski ’80 (2) Gamma-Kappa-Indiana Tech.Thomas Sommerfield ’80 (6) Gamma-Mu-Wisc.-OshkoshRichard K. Dodge ’71 (2) Gamma-Nu-AkronFrank P. Bevilacqua ’72 (2) Jeffrey J. Borkey ’85 (1) Joseph C. Borkey ’86 (1) Christopher T. Paskavan ’89 (2) Dr. Gary B. Williams ’68 (1) Gamma-Omicron-FindlayMerril B. Mirsky ’69 (2) Gamma-Pi-Indiana StateThomas A. Bertagnolli ’75 (1) Paul C. Poparad ’69 (2) John A. Stachura Jr. ’72 (6) Gamma-Rho-W. MichiganDennis L. Mortlock ’71 (2) John S. Walker ’88 (1) Gamma-Sigma-MissouriBrian R. Akerson ’69 (2) James E. Mattson ’71 (7) Dr. Brant Mozo ’72 (2) Donald S. Windmiller ’78 (5) Gamma-Upsilon-Murray StateScott P. Ashley ’77 (2) Les L. Wright ’70 (1) Gamma-Phi-Wisc.-WhitewaterMichael C. Janowak ’69 (1) Gamma-Psi-St. LouisRonald E. Lind ’79 (1) Paul L. Starr ’69 (1) Gamma-Omega-Wayne StateGerald M. Varcak ’71 (1) Delta-Alpha-Central MichiganTodd M. Leman ’93 (4) Delta-Gamma-MiltonMichael G. Sizemore ’71 (1) Delta-Epsilon-Seton HallRichard T. Allen ’73 (1) Michael P. Di Como ’73 (1) Delta-Zeta-Missouri-St. LouisEddie G. Smith ’70 (1) Clifford Allan Wilke ’80 (1) Delta-Iota-Wisc.-PlattevilleMichael T. Oleson ’97 (2) Delta-Nu-Ball StateThomas Neel Austin ’74 (1) William D. Critell ’76 (1) Eugene T. Goss II ’72 (1) Delta-Rho-Morehead StateDaryl J. Angel ’77 (1) Delta-Upsilon-Virginia Tech.Matthew J. Biancheri ’92 (2) Delta-Phi-Wisc.-LaCrosseJeffrey A. Witmer ’79 (2) Delta-Psi-Troy StateRay A. White ’91 (1) Epsilon-Alpha-Southern Tech.Harry R. Burns III ’72 (1) Epsilon-Beta-KentuckyJames S. Audia ’82 (1) Mark F. Hunt ’85 (1) Michael J. Parker ’91 (2) Epsilon-Gamma-IL WesleyanLorren E. Beneke ’74 (1) Dr. Kevin R. Bower ’77 (1) John W. Dickens ’86 (1) Omar B. Sadeque ’92 (1) Mark A. Teachman ’74 (2)

Epsilon-Zeta-Western IllinoisDaniel E. Cerar ’84 (2) Kenneth J. Kaupas ’80 (2) Mark C. Maxwell ’85 (7) Blair S. Olexa ’83 (1) Epsilon-Iota-NorthridgeMark J. Hanna ’79 (2) Bill Imada ’81 (5) Peter J. Whitsett ’89 (2) Epsilon-Lambda-E. KentuckyDanny P. Kinman ’94 (1) Epsilon-Mu-James MadisonFrederick G. Felton ’94 (1) Epsilon-Nu-Cal. St.-FullertonGregory J. Fioresi ’91 (1) Andrew D. Glassman ’88 (1) Eric J. Glaub ’89 (4) J. Miguel Ibarra ’80 (2) Steven P. Jacques ’92 (1) Michael K. Kim ’82 (2) William R. Kittredge ’86 (6) Michael R. McDonald ’83 (4) Mark D. Monninger ’86 (6) Jay T. Rojo ’91 (8) Bryan T. Wadkins ’95 (1) Epsilon-Xi-Farleigh DickinsonWilliam Gruhler ’82 (1) Epsilon-Omicron-BuffaloSeth Marin ’00 (2) Epsilon-Pi-C. NewportChristopher Hooper ’86 (1) Epsilon-Rho-DruryBradley J. Ziegler ’83 (1) Epsilon-Sigma-Loyola

MarymountDavid A. Bautista ’86 (2) Mark R. Wilhelm ’90 (1) Zeta-Alpha-West ChesterMichael K. Gillinder ’97 (2) Zeta-Beta-Embry-Riddle (FL)Capt. Michael Benham ’92 (3) Zeta-Gamma-MillersvilleJeffrey A. Long ’91 (1) Zeta-Zeta-FloridaR. James Kelso ’89 (1) Zeta-Eta-Santa ClaraE. John Doyle ’95 (1) Douglas J. Gold ’91 (2) John P. Liska ’97 (1) Patrick L. Vacanti ’93 (11) Zeta-Lambda-So. CaliforniaRussell L. Fox ’92 (1) Zeta-Mu-Michigan StateMark A. Aiello ’91 (2) Zeta-Pi-OaklandEdward V. Warren ’93 (2) Zeta-Sigma-NC WesleyanMichael G. Dolliver ’87 (1) Michael S. Walters ’87 (11) Zeta-Tau-Northern ColoradoTimothy D. Kathol ’88 (2) Zeta-Chi-RowanBrian T. DeMild ’93 (1) Robert J. Ervington ’90 (1) Steven R. Ochmanski ’94 (1) Charles N. Wahl ’92 (2) Eta-Epsilon-Florida StateJonathan Blackwood ’96 (2) Mark R. Sinclair ’92 (1) Eta-Nu-TowsonArthur R. Aybar ’92 (1) Eta-Pi-KutztownDaniel G. Martinelli ’92 (1) Eta-Tau-Fitchburg StateJeremy M. Boylan ’98 (2) Brian D. Callahan ’93 (1) Eta-Upsilon-California-IrvineCharles J. Pankenier ’99 (1) Theta-Beta-Saginaw Valley St.Matthew R. Johnson ’03 (1) Theta-Delta-College of NJDonald R. Lehnert III ’02 (1)

Orchid Club

$500–$999 given in 2003–04Beta-IndianaGary M. Gurtcheff ’90 (2) Gamma-Ohio StateDr. Lester E. Webb ’63 (18) Theta-Pennsylvania StateWilliam S. Cooper ’40 (12) Xi-IowaDr. Wilner Nelson Jr. ’65 (1) Upsilon-UCLACarl V. Moroney ’55 (2)

Phi-IllinoisCharles R. Peterson ’82 (1) Gerald E. Schultz ’63 (2) Alpha-Theta-BeloitAllen J. Dogger ’66 (1) Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Russell J. Furnari ’79 (2) Alpha-Nu-Wake ForestRichard P. Soja ’86 (2) Alpha-Sigma-ArkansasRonald E. Yeager ’68 (2) Beta-Nu-SIU-CarbondaleKevin D. Farmer ’95 (4) Beta-Omicron-Long BeachDavid L. Newberg ’80 (20) Gamma-Alpha-Detroit-MercyJohn D. Dinka ’83 (11) Gamma-Xi-West Virginia Tech.Thomas A. Kessler ’83 (2) Epsilon-Tau-Tennessee-MartinChristopher J. Monte ’89 (1)

Brotherhood

Circle

$999–$1,000 given in 2003–04Theta-Pennsylvania StateRaymond J. Albed Sr. ’57 (1) Harry L. Eberly ’45 (2) Frank C. Fryburg, PGS ’49 (3) Louis M. Gatto ’68 (1) Xi-IowaGary T. Dvorchak ’86 (7) Upsilon-UCLARonald C. Rule ’52 (7) Psi-EmoryEdward G. Scruggs ’53 (2) Alpha-Theta-BeloitJames W. Espy ’70 (4) Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Howard H. Beyer, PGS ’56 (9) Robert S. Hattersley ’53 (2) John J. McCann ’83 (1) Alpha-Pi-Arkansas StateMark S. Briscoe ’82 (2) Alpha-Rho-SW Missouri StateDavid D. McBride ’66 (2) Alpha-Chi-MarylandMark Levin ’70 (11) Beta-Gamma-Eastern IllinoisDr. Roger C. Claar ’66 (2) Beta-Mu-MississippiJames S. Verplanck, PGS ’61 (6) Beta-Omicron-Long BeachL. Nelson Farris ’66 (1) Robert C. Gau ’76 (1) John J. Merino Jr., PGS ’58 (12) Paul A. Owen ’93 (1) Beta-Pi-VirginiaGary B. Tash, PGS ’68 (23) Beta-Tau-ValparaisoPaul W. Hansen ’80 (1) Gamma-Eta-RutgersChristopher R. Brown ’81 (3) Gamma-Rho-W. MichiganThomas A. Moore Jr. ’69 (2) Gamma-Sigma-MissouriDr. Lester C. Joern Jr. ’76 (7) Delta-Psi-Troy StateAdam R. Shores ’98 (1) Epsilon-Kappa-Southern

ArkansasG. Mason Cozart ’83 (2) Epsilon-Nu-FullertonBrenan C. German ’91 (1) Larry P. Rovira ’85 (6) Epsilon-Sigma-Loyola

MarymountEdward J. Panconi ’84 (1) Epsilon-Psi-WidenerJohn H. Williams Jr. ’85 (2) Zeta-Lambda-So. CaliforniaDaniel A. Wool ’92 (2) Eta-Iota-Cal. State-

Dominguez HillsMarc A. Weiser ’94 (2) Eta-Upsilon-California-IrvineA. Bryce Carder ’99 (1)

Founders’ Circle

$4,999–$25,000 given in ’03–04Beta-IndianaPaul L Hertenstein ’43 (2) Zeta-Lambda-So. CaliforniaIan W. Campbell ’92 (1)


FOUNDATIONNEWS

“I have remained committed to Sigma Pi and cherish the support the Foundation has provided me. Thank you for

being there when I needed you.”—Ben Lehberger, Penn State ’99

Curtis G. Shake Recipient

Donors to the Annual Fund (continued)

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FOUNDATIONNEWS

Zeta-Delta-ColoradoMark A. Reister ’02 (1) Zeta-Epsilon-Michigan Tech.Erik G. Foltz ’91 (1)

David R. French ’94 (1) Zeta-Zeta-FloridaAlfredo Arauz ’05 (1) Brian J. Holliday ’99 (1)

Scott A. Robbins ’98 (1) Zeta-Eta-Santa ClaraJustin B. Beck ’95 (1) Ryan M. Bertsch ’98 (1)

Peter H. Brau ’93 (1) John P. Gemetti ’00 (1) Michael M. Sander ’02 (1)

Zeta-Theta-SUNY-PlattsburghThomas J. Tatarian ’87 (1) Zeta-Lambda-S. CaliforniaChristopher Ferragamo ’86 (1) Scott B. Jennings ’89 (1) Collin W. Schoenfeld ’00 (1) Zeta-Mu-Michigan StatePhilip J. Bolus ’05 (1) Derek J. Bush ’05 (1) Dennis R. Danville Jr. ’01 (1) Kenneth T. Weil ’91 (1) Zeta-Nu-VillanovaRyan M. Butler ’95 (2) Zeta-Pi-OaklandPaul E. Lagrou ’89 (1) Bryan M. Mahlmeister ’87 (1) Ringo R. Mukhtar ’96 (1) Daniel J. Sapiano ’89 (1) Zeta-Rho-EdinboroDaniel M. McCurdy ’92 (1) Robert J. Metzler ’92 (1) Zeta-Sigma-NC WesleyanPeter K. Widell ’95 (2) Zeta-Tau-Northern ColoradoTommy M. Thompson ’94 (1) Zeta-Phi-SE LouisianaW. Terry Passman ’90 (1) Alan J. Rovira ’93 (1) Zeta-Chi-RowanFrank A. Bosco Jr. ’94 (2) Daniel J. Brooksbank ’93 (1) Ralph S. De Simone ’98 (1) Daniel L. Edwards ’03 (1) Christopher F. Kahler ’92 (2) Anthony S. Russo ’89 (1) Lawrence O. Tessier Jr. ’91 (2) Zeta-Psi-West VirginiaJames S. Sonsalla ’90 (1) Zeta-Omega-NevadaJacob Mariam ’94 (1) Eta-Alpha-SacramentoShaun M. Hughes ’05 (1) John Muraoka ’95 (2) Scott D. O`Neill ’91 (1) Stefan W. Sanborn ’06 (1) Benito T. Torrecampo ’92 (1) Eta-Beta-S. Connecticut StateFrancis S. Mansella ’91 (1) Christopher M. Russell ’91 (1) Eta-Gamma-HofstraJeffrey A. Minihane ’96 (2) Eta-Epsilon-Florida StateScott R. Friedman ’96 (1) Philip M. Longueira ’94 (1) Christopher C. Marino ’95 (2) Michael L. Meyer ’04 (1) James V. Ramirez ’91 (1) Eta-Zeta-W. Connecticut StateAndrew M. Bukowski ’96 (1) Eta-Eta-Bridgewater StateEarle Bercier ’91 (2) Vincent T. Gamble ’0 (1) Robert T. Gardner ’91 (1) Eta-Theta-YorkMatthew D. Lubold ’91 (1) Eta-Iota-Dominguez HillsFrank T. Benvenuto ’94 (1) Glen S. Draggoo ’91 (1) Eta-Mu-Missouri S. StateJason D. Rincker ’94 (1) Eta-Nu-TowsonMichael A. McKay ’93 (1) Matthew A. Shreibman ’00 (1) Eta-Xi-NC-AshevilleDonald T. Lyda ’92 (1) Eta-Omicron-TorontoEric William Davis ’06 (1) Eta-Rho-CarletonRyan D. Palfrey ’01 (1) Michael D. Shaye ’97 (1) Eta-Sigma-Colorado StateCharles M. Baker ’95 (1) Eta-Tau-Fitchburg StateSean B. Reardon ’94 (1) Stephen M. Tulli ’91 (1) Eta-Upsilon-California-IrvineCorey L. Chinn ’99 (1) John E. Pankenier ’69 (2) Dio J. Ramirez ’02 (1) Sean M. Wiedeman ’05 (1) Eta-Phi-Miami (Ohio)Hal S. Shapiro ’97 (2) Eta-Chi-DePaulJohn M. Arganian ’96 (1)

Eta-Psi-ClemsonJason R. Lott ’02 (1) Theta-Alpha-ClarionCorey G. Carson ’01 (1) Theta-Beta-Saginaw Valley St.James D. Roberts ’01 (1) Theta-Gamma-West AlabamaKevin M. Thirsk ’03 (2) Theta-Delta-College of NJJohn R. Dziuba ’03 (1) Keith T. Ritson ’02 (1) Guy Michael Tulp ’02 (1) Theta-Zeta-LynchburgA. Christopher Brackett ’89 (2) Theta-Kappa-Texas Tech.Christopher M. Chesney ’04 (1)Randy Werner Neufeld ’03 (1) Jay Matthew Vaden ’03 (1) Theta-Nu-Univ. of HoustonG. Layne Shead ’03 (1) Theta-Xi-Salisbury UniversityMarc A. Morgan ’06 (1) Grand Valley State Colony-

Grand Valley StateMatt James Maletich ’06 (1) Daniel Mead Rogers ’08 (1) Arizona Colony-ArizonaJames Ji Hwang Wie ’05 (1)

Century Club

$100–$499 given in 2003–04Alpha-VincennesTy Collett ’92 (2) John P. Davis ’69 (2) Neil H. Trisler ’95 (1) Michael D. Utter ’02 (2) Beta-IndianaHarold J. Anderson ’30 (2) Ronald C. David ’58 (2) James E. Johnson ’54 (13) William E. Jones ’92 (1) Dr. Donald P. King ’43 (2) John M. Knoop ’81 (1) Henry C. Korff ’49 (1) David L. Mathews ’58 (1) Raymond E. McCaslin ’40 (1) Patrick J. Roberts ’63 (2) Philip C. Thrasher ’63 (1) Sam G. Van Arsdell Jr. ’40 (1) Gamma-Ohio StateHenry A. Bell Jr. ’63 (16) Edmund Fochtman Jr. ’59 (3) Scott F. Gautier ’91 (1) Robert M. Hiatt ’65 (2) John L. Marshall ’69 (2) John T. Richards Jr. ’53 (12) Zeta-Ohio NorthernPinckney J. Brewer ’49 (1) Paul Freund ’39 (1) Peter H. Haase ’92 (1) Robert A. Koger ’64 (2) Lem McManness ’43 (2) Eta-PurdueDale Edward Amstutz ’49 (10) Samuel C. Curtis ’31 (2) Sean P. Jordan ’93 (2) John D. Kitch ’73 (1) John Richard Koons ’54 (1) William R. Mishler ’76 (2) Robert J. Warren ’69 (2) Theta-Pennsylvania StateJohn G. Estock ’70 (1) Dr. E. Michael Fox ’74 (1) John E. Glagola ’61 (2) David W. Herr ’79 (2) Harry C. Isabel Jr. ’50 (2) Iota-CaliforniaZaid A. Astarabadi ’66 (4) Dr. Arthur F. Howard ’40 (2) Prof. Hans M. Mark ’51 (1) John F. Olson ’61 (1) Matthew M. Sankovich ’Kappa-TempleAlexander F. Blair Jr. ’67 (2) Chuck W. Bushar III ’57 (1) Roland S. DeMott ’38 (2) Robert J. Leo ’60 (2) Alfred M. Lowe Jr. ’49 (1) William D. Mensch Jr. ’66 (13) John H. Rickert ’68 (10) Mu-CornellRichard G. Clark ’51 (2) Winthrop B. Cody ’55 (1) Francis R. Fowler ’36 (1) John W. Lloyd ’49 (9) William P. Mathers ’41 (1)

Michael Robert Abbuhl, ’73James Marion Adams, ’68Todd E. Adams, ’87John P. Allen, ’96Richard T. Allen, ’73Willard H. Altman Jr., ’57Gerhard H. AndersenWilliam Earl Anderson, ’60Daryl J. Angel, ’77Alfredo Arauz, ’05John M. Arganian, ’96Robert B. Armbruster, ’47Thomas Neel Austin, ’74Arthur R. Aybar, ’92William Ernest Aycock, ’50Brent A. Babbs, ’97Charles William Bader, ’62Charles M. Baker, ’95John R. Banks, ’56Matthew A. Beatty, ’01Thomas P. Beck, ’73John N. Becker, ’80Frank T. Benvenuto, ’94Christopher M. Betsill, ’94Bart A. Blackburn, ’02Dr. Robert W. Blaney, ’53Jeffrey I. Blankman, ’95T. Jason Boger, ’96Philip J. Bolus, ’05Larry L. Boren, ’71Albert J. Bourcier, ’65William E. Bowsman, ’91Michael P. Brady, ’05Rev. Michael E. Brainerd,

’84Kenneth M. Brown, ’60Andrew M. Bukowski, ’96Derek J. Bush, ’05Chuck W. Bushar III, ’57Charles D. Butcherite, ’57Robert R. Butts, ’70Alfred Calahate Jr., ’87Ian W. Campbell, ’92Stuart O. Cappellin, ’61A. Bryce Carder, ’99Bradley J. Carroll, ’05Corey G. Carson, ’01Michael W. Carson, ’00George J. Cavagnaro Jr., ’59Robert J. Chaprnka, ’65Christopher M. Chesney, ’04Charles L. Childers Jr., ’56Corey L. Chinn, ’99Ernest J. Claxton Jr., ’50Alan J. Crivaro, ’76Colin S. Cunningham, ’06Skye T. Dahl, ’03Kurt A. Dahlberg, ’89Dennis R. Danville Jr., ’01Eric William Davis, ’06Ralph Sa De Simone, ’98Phillip J. DeFelice, ’90Brian T. DeMild, ’93Richard E. Denison, ’54Brian M. Devot, ’99Michael P. Di Como, ’73Robert J. Dobosz, ’99Allen J. Dogger, ’66Michael G. Dolliver, ’87Michael J. Dougherty, ’89Dwayne F. Downing, ’68Raymond D. Doyle, ’93John R. Dziuba, ’03Brian S. Early, ’04Alfred E. Ebron Jr., ’80Daniel L. Edwards, ’03Joseph O. Elliott, ’72Scott A. English, ’01Kenneth J. Eschrich, ’03Kyle D. Estep, ’00Edward D. Estes, ’55John G. Estock, ’70Kevin A. Fahey, ’05

Albert W. Fehrenbacher, ’52Frederick G. Felton, ’94Chris G. Ferragamo, ’86Gregory E. Fiden, ’90Erik G. Foltz, ’91James D. Ford, ’00Larry J. Franklin, ’76Lon W. Frazier, ’72Adam Andrew Frei, ’07David R. French, ’94Paul Freund, ’39George E. Freyer, ’64Scott R. Friedman, ’96Andrew J. Frobish, ’00Jonathan M. Frost, ’02Jason M. Gaca, ’03Vincent T. GambleJohn E. Garber, ’90Hermes Garcia, ’06Robert T. Gardner, ’91David Gati, ’64Joel S. Gaul, ’92Scott F. Gautier, ’91John P. Gemetti, ’00Brenan C. German, ’91Daniel E. Gess, ’99John B. Giles, ’51Jeffrey J. Godke, ’99Marc E. Goldberg, ’00James S. Goodpasture, ’43Thomas J. Gotreaux, ’01Derek W. Gregg, ’92Robert L. Gregg, ’93John E. Gregson, ’65Jay A. Grobe, ’00Riley C.W. Grogan , ’06Donald F. Gruber, ’66Geoffrey J. Haas Jr., ’02Chadrick Ryan Hall, ’05Scott Gilbert Hamil, ’06Paul W. Hansen, ’80William F. Hansen IV, ’01Howard P. Harris, ’67Matthew S. Haug, ’03Michael David Heath, ’06Cody M. Henley, ’80Brian K. Hess, ’00Joseph F. Hess, ’86Col. John W. Hobberlin, ’52Lane T. Hoggatt, ’89Brian J. Holliday, ’99Charles H. Holmes, ’00Christopher W. Hooper, ’86Albert M. Hornocker, ’54Christopher U. Hortalez, ’02Steve J. Hubona, ’86Shaun M. Hughes, ’05Timothy M. Hughes, ’75Mark F. Hunt, ’85Steven E. Hurt, ’91Ryan A. Husaynu, ’81Matthew D. Ireland, ’00Donald L. Jackson, ’74Michael C. Janowak, ’69Samuel L. Janowski, ’94James W. Jastatt, ’82Matt J. Jaworowski, ’93Scott B. Jennings, ’89Benjamin F. Johnson Jr., ’42Derrick Alan Johnson, ’07Matthew R. Johnson, ’03Frederick C. Jones, ’60Gary E. Jones, ’74William E. Jones, ’92Dennis F. Judge Jr., ’97Stephen P. Kane, ’67David C. Kapp, ’57Edward M. Kasan, ’80James R. Kellso, ’71William J. Kettleson, ’83Chris A. Kindrick, ’04David J. Kline, ’71John M. Knoop, ’81

Eric R. Koberg, ’98Wayne W. Koegel, ’49Antone C. Korinek, ’67Carl E. Kuester, ’68Brian B. LaCore, ’91Tyler C. Leeson, ’03Donald R. Lehnert III, ’02Robert Y. Liou, ’01Charles G. Lipe, ’54John P. Liska, ’97Jeffrey A. Long, ’91Jason R. Lott, ’02Brian Foster Love, ’08Alfred M. Lowe Jr., ’49Bryan M. Mahlmeister, ’87Matt James Maletich , ’06Lee R. Manes, ’68Ronald D. Manning II, ’91Francis S. Mansella, ’91Roy L. Mantelli, ’69Jacob Mariam, ’94Seth Marin, ’00Stuart H. Markham, ’64Edward M. Martin, ’72Mark L. Martin, ’93Daniel G. Martinelli, ’92Steven R. Mason, ’80John J. McCann, ’83Travis S. McCartney, ’05James F. McClung Jr., ’66Daniel M. McCurdy, ’92Sean P. McEneely, ’00Marc D. McIntyre, ’86Michael A. McKay, ’93Gerald L. McRoberts, ’68Christopher J. Mealy, ’96Robert J. Metzler, ’92Michael L. Meyer, ’04Garry I. Miller, ’74Eric G. Monte, ’91John E. Montgomery, ’62Marc A. Morgan , ’06Joseph L. Mortensen, ’89James T. Moss Jr., ’74Jonathan A. Murray, ’99Dennis P. Myers, ’96Randy Werner Neufeld, ’03Matthew P. Newmister, ’00Rory D. Nicholson, ’04Timothy J. O’Hara, ’93Scott D. O’Neill, ’91Steven R. Ochmanski, ’94Benjamin T. Offill, ’07Joseph V. Palazzolo, ’03Ryan D. Palfrey, ’01Dennis P. Parker, ’85W. Terry Passman, ’90Daniel I. Paton IV, ’96Raymond W. Perisin, ’49Dustin S. Pogue, ’00Charles E. Polinger, ’67David Michael Powers, ’06Dio J. Ramirez, ’02James V. Ramirez, ’91George L. Reeves, ’63Mark A. Reister, ’02Gerald L. Richard, ’81Edward J. Riegl, ’90Charles O. Ries, ’96Keith T. Ritson, ’02Alexander L. Rivera, ’01Joshua L. Robb, ’05Scott A. Robbins, ’98James D. Roberts, ’01Lt.C. Marc B. Roberts, ’82Anthony M. Rodriguez, ’89Richard T. Rodriguez, ’93Bobby J. Roetzel, ’78Daniel Mead Rogers, ’08Daniel S. Romero, ’98M. Scott Ross, ’95John A. Rotner, ’67Randall E. Rowland, ’72

David M. Rushing, ’67Andrew Colin Russell, ’06Christopher M. Russell, ’91Christopher J. Russell, ’96Omar B. Sadeque, ’92Stefan W. Sanborn, ’06Michael M. Sander, ’02Matthew M. SankovichSteven H. Schechter, ’90Patrick C. Schiltz, ’01Chad M. Schnarre, ’01Collin W. Schoenfeld, ’00Clifford G. Schuette, ’69Jeff A. Seifried, ’05Larry Joseph Selvaggi, ’04Calvin Samuel Shadden , ’06Michael D. Shaye, ’97G. Layne Shead, ’03James E. Shipley, ’62Matthew A. Shreibman, ’00Benjamin J. Simms, ’97John A. Sims, ’75Mark R. Sinclair, ’92Robert J. Sisson III, ’99Michael G. Sizemore, ’71Douglas T. Slipko, ’87Rand H. Smith, ’70Grant S. Snell, ’03Abel M. Somilleda II, ’95James S. Sonsalla, ’90Jimmy C. Statler, ’58Donald F. Stevenson, ’57Alan C. Stickler, ’02Thomas S. Stipp, ’93Mark P. Stoker, ’86Jeffrey J. Stone, ’97Scott Vincent Stouder, ’06Dr. Morris E. Sumner, ’52Peter J. Swales, ’02Robert L. Sylvester, ’69Thomas J. Tatarian, ’87Kevin M. Thirsk, ’03Christopher M. Thomas, ’95Bobby R. Thompson, ’86William J. Thompson, ’96Scott R. Thrash, ’88Philip C. Thrasher, ’63Benito T. Torrecampo, ’92William E. Trout, ’86Guy Michael Tulp, ’02Jay Matthew Vaden, ’03Wesley K. Varney, ’01Daniel F. Wahl, ’75Heinz W. Wahlers, ’55John S. Walker, ’88Eugene H. Walter Jr., ’63James T. Ward, ’65Leonard G. Warden III, ’69Tor K. Warmdahl, ’02Wayne L. Warren, ’63Bryan P. Webb, ’99Jason L. Weiss, ’02Ray A. White, ’91James Ji Hwang Wie, ’05Sean M. Wiedeman, ’05Barry L. Wilber, ’62Clifford Allan Wilke, ’80Robert H. Wilmoth Jr., ’49Chad D. Wilson, ’98Lee M. Wilson, ’75Richard C. Wilson, ’72Lewis I. Winarsky, ’69Robert J. Wood, ’95Joshua L. Wussick, ’00Paul V. Wydra, ’01Michael E. Yaseen, ’86James E. Young, ’92Richard A. Young, ’85Carl D. Youngberg, ’64Tarique M. Zahir, ’96Eric C. Zint, ’01

New Foundation Supporters

These brothers began their support of the Foundation during the 2003–04Annual Fund Campaign, from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.


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FOUNDATIONNEWS

Rupert T. Borgsmiller ’74 (5) Robert W. Detrich ’77 (2) Donald A. England ’51 (1) Albert Fehrenbacher ’52 (1) Joel S. Gaul ’92 (1) Joe F. Goodner ’64 (1) J. Timothy Gorman ’89 (1) Monte N. Groothuis ’58 (2) Brian K. Hess ’00 (1) Ted E. Hoffman ’87 (2) Dale H. Holt ’61 (1) Robert J. Howrey ’78 (2) Steven A Juveland ’80 (2) James G. Kehias ’52 (1) Richard V. Livengood ’56 (2) Richard L. Palmer ’55 (1) Charles W. Perkins ’54 (1) Randolph R. Pingree ’76 (2) James P. Poneta ’61 (1) Gary R. Shafer ’68 (1) Joseph Sutfin ’67 (14) John B. Waggoner ’54 (2) Michael H. Wampler ’69 (1) Robert A. Wielt ’77 (1) Barry L. Wilber ’62 (1) David D. Winters ’55 (23) Rigo Zamudio ’99 (1) Thomas A. Zelasko ’76 (2) Beta-Delta-KansasCharles L. Childers Jr. ’56 (1) Ronald P. Smiley ’59 (1) Beta-Zeta-Miami (Florida)Frank R. Slivocka ’51 (1) Beta-Eta-San Jose StateCharles M. Barrena ’52 (2) Dwayne F. Downing ’68 (1) Col. John W. Hobberlin ’52 (1) Earl W. Parker ’51 (2) Tor K. Warmdahl ’02 (1) Thomas D. Weese ’54 (1) Joshua L. Wussick ’00 (1) Beta-Theta-DrexelDonald Berhang ’76 (2) Byron C. Biggs ’65 (11) Alfred D. Calabria ’70 (2) Raymond D. Doyle ’93 (1) Scott A. English ’01 (1) Robert J. Gildea Jr. ’53 (2) Dennis C. Link ’69 (5) Barry Pickell ’53 (2) Nicholas Rondolone ’69 (1) Beta-Iota-Northern ArizonaAntone C. Korinek ’67 (1) Robert K. Riske ’70 (1) James P. Robertson ’80 (1) Beta-Kappa-Arizona StateBruce O`Neil Ballard ’58 (2) Dennis D. Dorin ’64 (1) Lane T. Hoggatt ’89 (1) Donald E. Morris ’61 (2) Beta-Lambda-LycomingDonald L. Brobst ’52 (2) Chester H. Derr Jr. ’65 (2) George C. Kramer Jr. ’53 (1) Beta-Mu-MississippiPatrick J. Cavanaugh Jr. ’71 (2) Kenneth R. Jackson ’68 (7) Stephen P. Kane ’67 (1) Carl E. Kuester ’68 (1) Glenn E. Mayfield ’58 (2) Beta-Nu-SIU-CarbondaleJohn P. Allen ’96 (1) George J. Haas ’56 (1) Robert L. Mees ’67 (1) H. Terry Monroe ’68 (1) Dennis A. Ritzel ’59 (2) Gerald A. Rombach ’58 (2) M. Scott Ross ’95 (1) Jason L. Weiss ’02 (1) Beta-Omicron-Long BeachHenry Aguilera ’54 (2) William D. Allen ’75 (2) Neil A. Andersen ’94 (2) Jeffrey Arnold ’71 (16) Larry L. Boren ’71 (1) Raymond Chavez ’83 (1) David M. Clark ’74 (2) Brian M. Devot ’99 (1) Stephen M. Dumalski ’73 (2) David A. Haslet ’76 (2) Donald L. Jackson ’74 (1) Fred C. Lauzier ’71 (6) Marc E. Leever ’75 (2) Steven R. Mason ’80 (1) Edward A. Mora ’93 (2) John Z. Morgan ’55 (2) Terry D. Richmond ’57 (2)

John A. Rotner ’67 (2) William J. Thompson ’96 (1) Heinz W. Wahlers ’55 (1) Robin D. Wonder ’58 (2) Beta-Pi-VirginiaJeffrey Alan Barksdale ’72 (2) Forrest W. Hunter ’72 (1) Beta-Sigma-Northern IllinoisGary A. Cueno ’78 (2) Steve J. Hubona ’86 (1) Alan R. Travis ’70 (1) Beta-Tau-ValparaisoEdward R. Thormahlen ’60 (2) Beta-Upsilon-ShippensburgDr. William K. Cowden ’69 (2) Brian P. Gleason ’97 (2) James G. Hansbrough ’72 (9) Scott L. McQuirns ’80 (1) Beta-Phi-Rochester Tech.Howard S. Beye ’56 (16) Gregory E. Fiden ’90 (1) Christopher J. Hurley ’81 (3) James W. Jastatt ’82 (1) Anthony R. Puskarz Jr. ’65 (2) Robert B. Vlosky ’77 (1) Beta-Chi-Loyola-ChicagoGeoffrey J. Haas Jr. ’02 (1) Jason G. Hastings ’94 (2) James M. Heller ’75 (2) Dr. Donald D. McGowan ’67 (5)Beta-Psi-East StroudsburgJames L. Moore Jr. ’86 (1) Melvin W. Van Doren ’81 (1) Beta-Omega-Lock HavenMatthew A. Beatty ’01 (1) David C. Glossner ’61 (2) Mahlon I. Schlegel ’63 (22) Gamma-Alpha-Detroit-MercyRobert E. Balwinski ’68 (15) Charles R. Benke Jr. ’86 (6) Louis J. Donato ’77 (1) Ryan A. Husaynu ’81 (1) Roy L. Mantelli ’69 (1) Michael W. Roehrig ’80 (2) John J. Sauk ’63 (2) Dr. Robert J. Sikorski ’70 (1) Gamma-Beta-E. MichiganWilliam R. Korbelak ’69 (1) Dr. Thomas L. Svitkovich ’63 (1) Gamma-Gamma-Central MORoger A. Bisges ’76 (1) Jerry W. Foulds ’64 (6) Stanley W. Powell Jr. ’64 (1) Kevin G. Saighman ’78 (2) Carl D. Youngberg ’64 (1) Gamma-Delta-Slippery RockFrank DeLuca III ’92 (1) John E. Garber ’90 (1) Terry L. Hall ’68 (3) Scott R. Thrash ’88 (1) Gamma-Epsilon-Fairmont St.James D. Ford ’00 (1) Joseph F. Hess ’86 (1) Alfred W. Towner Jr. ’89 (2) Eugene H. Walter Jr. ’63 (1) Gamma-Eta-RutgersPatrick D. Forker ’78 (1) Gregg E. Fowler ’87 (2) Richard P. Gallagher ’71 (2) David Gati ’64 (15) David Gutin ’69 (2) William J. Kettleson ’83 (1) Joseph M. Lo Porto ’80 (1) Leonard J. Reed ’82 (2) William B. Richko ’68 (2) Stephen G. Taylor ’65 (1) Gamma-Theta-TexasClifford G. Schuette ’69 (1) Grant S. Snell ’03 (1) Donald Ray Young Jr. ’69 (2) Gamma-Iota-Worcester TechKenneth J. Eschrich ’03 (1) Paul J. Exner ’71 (1) John S. Mazur ’68 (1) Charles F. Proctor ’67 (1) Mark W. Scott ’83 (1) William H. Wharton ’65 (3) Gamma-Kappa-Indiana Tech.Garry L. Laaker ’68 (1) Donald R. Leslie ’67 (1) Gamma-Lambda-Wisc.-

Stevens PointAlbert J. Bourcier ’65 (1) Gamma-Mu-Wisc.-OshkoshDennis R. Lichtenberg ’66 (1) Steven C. Mathews ’68 (2)

Daniel F. Wahl ’75 (1) Gamma-Nu-AkronWilliam H. Chester ’67 (2) Stephen F. Dilauro ’68 (1) Lee R. Manes ’68 (2) Gamma-Xi-West Virginia Tech.Bruce A. Conway ’83 (2) Travis S. McCartney ’05 (1) Gamma-Omicron-FindlayBrent M. Roynon ’93 (2) Gamma-Pi-Indiana StateWilliam E. Bowsman ’91 (1) Michael David Heath ’06 (1) John J. Kaszuba ’81 (1) Gerald L. Richard ’81 (1) John A. Sims ’75 (1) Marc A. Worden ’86 (1) Gamma-Rho-W. MichiganMichael R. Brown II ’95 (2) Michael J. Chaprnka ’70 (2) Robert J. Chaprnka ’65 (1) Kyle D. Estep ’00 (1) Lon W. Frazier ’72 (1) Howard S. Gunther ’69 (3) Earl E. McHugh ’81 (1) Daniel N. Schneider ’68 (2) Samuel M. Sonnett ’69 (2) Thomas R. Thebolt ’67 (1) Gamma-Sigma-MissouriRichard P. Bernsen ’67 (2) Colin S. Cunningham ’06 (1) Jeffrey J. Godke ’99 (1) Dr. James G. Hazel Jr. ’67 (18) G. Gregory Miller ’71 (1) Rand H. Smith ’70 (1) Col. Clinton Tennill Jr. ’67 (5) Gamma-Tau-Georgia SouthernRobert R. Butts ’70 (1) William D. Krenson Jr. ’70 (2) Gamma-Upsilon-Murray StateChadrick Ryan Hall ’05 (1) Charles O. Ries ’96 (1) Gamma-Phi-Wisc.-WhitewaterJeff Butler ’76 (1) Gamma-Psi-St. LouisJohn S. Barth ’79 (1) Gamma-Omega-Wayne StateBradley J. Carroll ’05 (1) Larry Joseph Selvaggi ’04 (2) Delta-Alpha-Central MichiganJerry D. Calvert ’89 (1) Timothy M. Hughes ’75 (1) Thomas C. Keuten ’93 (1) Delta-Beta-MonmouthJoseph V. Palazzolo ’03 (2) Delta-Gamma-MiltonFrederick C. LaFrance ’68 (1) Delta-Epsilon-Seton HallMichael P. Brady ’05 (1) James R. Cifelli ’70 (2) Rev. Michael E. Kelly ’62 (2) Sean P. McEneely ’00 (1) Lt. Diogo P. Tavares ’98 (1) Delta-Zeta-Missouri-St. LouisJonathan M. Frost ’02 (1) David Michael Powers ’06 (1) Paul V. Wydra ’01 (1) Delta-Eta-Youngstown StateMichael Robert Abbuhl ’73 (1) Delta-Iota-Wisc.-PlattevilleT. Jason Boger ’96 (1) Richard E. Kraemer ’71 (1) Delta-Lambda-Louisiana Tech.Brian S. Early ’04 (1) Derrick Alan Johnson ’07 (1) Benjamin T. Offill ’07 (1) Delta-Mu-Salem-TeikyoAnthony C. Santangelo ’71 (1) Delta-Nu-Ball StateDavid N. Hooker ’72 (1) Dennis Summerfield ’87 (15) Delta-Xi-Southern UtahThomas P. Beck ’73 (1) Delta-Rho-Morehead StateJohn W. Schuchard ’77 (1) Delta-Sigma-Wisconsin-StoutDavid J. Kline ’71 (1) Gary A. Schoenborn ’75 (12) Delta-Upsilon-Virginia Tech.James E. Young ’92 (1) Delta-Psi-Troy StateGary E. Jones ’74 (1) Timothy J. Rach ’90 (2) Delta-Omega-SIU EdwardsvilleStephen C. Belcher ’75 (2)

Derek D. Meier ’94 (1) Michael F. Meurer ’73 (2) Daniel I. Paton IV ’96 (1) Christopher M. Pegg ’98 (1) Edward T. Pinnell ’81 (2) Dr. John F. Schrage ’73 (1) Epsilon-Alpha-Southern Tech.Christopher M. Betsill ’94 (1) Brian Foster Love ’08 (1) Randall E. Rowland ’72 (1) Epsilon-Beta-KentuckyJeffrey J. Buchanan ’84 (2) William A. Hensley ’90 (2) William J. Mosier ’89 (2) Christopher Mussler ’94 (10) Wesley K. Varney ’01 (1) Epsilon-Gamma-IL WesleyanRussell J. Hagen ’71 (2) Timothy J. Lambert ’90 (2) Thomas B. Welge ’92 (1) Epsilon-Epsilon-Emporia StateMark L. Martin ’93 (1) Epsilon-Zeta-Western IllinoisThomas G. Bernth ’84 (2) Arthur J. Bogda ’86 (2) Scott A. Goforth ’94 (1) Matt J. Jaworowski ’93 (1) Edward M. Kasan ’80 (1) Jeffrey P. Lee ’84 (3) Eric G. Monte ’91 (1) Mark A. Sterr ’91 (2) Edward A. Zanghi ’75 (2) Epsilon-Eta-Illinois StateSamuel L. Janowski ’94 (1) Epsilon-Theta-ElonDwight L. Dillon Jr. ’81 (2) Shea L. Teague ’81 (6) C. Grayson Whitt ’79 (16) Epsilon-Iota-NorthridgeBarry D. Maiten ’82 (2) Epsilon-Kappa-S. ArkansasM. Kevin Booth ’95 (2) Bobby R. Thompson ’86 (1) Chad D. Wilson ’98 (1) Epsilon-Lambda-E. KentuckyBart A. Blackburn ’02 (1) Thomas J. Gotreaux ’01 (1) Edward J. Gurile III ’99 (2) Krishan J. Jayaratne ’87 (1) David T. Johnson ’80 (6) Epsilon-Mu-James MadisonE. Lawrence Kaufman ’79 (2) Douglas M. Smith ’76 (2) Epsilon-Nu-FullertonMatthew S. Haug ’03 (1) Matthew D. Ireland ’00 (1) Tyler C. Leeson ’03 (1) M. Barry Westrum ’86 (1) Epsilon-Xi-Farleigh DickinsonMichael J. Caffrey ’84 (1) Bruno M. Grenci ’89 (1) Howard H. Hamilton ’Epsilon-Omicron-BuffaloKurt A. Dahlberg ’89 (1) Epsilon-Pi-C. NewportJohn M. Abernathy ’90 (1) Cody M. Henley ’80 (1) Michael E. Hogge ’82 (2) Gregory P. Klich ’83 (2) Jonathan A. Murray ’99 (1) Dennis P. Parker ’85 (1) Lt C. Marc B. Roberts ’82 (1) Epsilon-Rho-DruryAndrew Colin Russell ’06 (1) Jeff A. Seifried ’05 (1) Epsilon-Phi-Embry-Riddle (AZ)Hermes Garcia ’06 (1) John W. Monahan Jr. ’94 (8) Brian M. Olmstead ’89 (2) Douglas T. Slipko ’87 (1) Epsilon-Chi-San DiegoGriffin C. Gmelich ’88 (1) Joseph L. Mortensen ’89 (1) Epsilon-Omega-PotsdamCharles H. Holmes ’00 (1) Jeffrey W. Pyskaty ’92 (2) Frank M. Sassano ’86 (1) Zeta-Alpha-West ChesterFrancisco T. Fernandez ’89 (1) Dennis F. Judge Jr. ’97 (1) Paul C. Smith ’96 (2) Zeta-Beta-Embry-Riddle (FL)Alex Santucci ’87 (1) Zeta-Gamma-MillersvilleChristopher G. Brideau ’86 (1) Daniel A. Longenderfer ’88 (1)

Howard S. Beye ’56 Gregory J. Evans PGS ’69 LCDR S. Scott Noe ’89 Beta-Chi-Loyola-ChicagoFrank G. Slocumb Jr. ’67 Gamma-Alpha-Detroit-MercyCharles R. Benke Jr. ’86 John D. Dinka ’83 George N. Hakim ’78 James J. Williams ’70 Gamma-Delta-Slippery RockTerry L. Hall ’68 William J. Schmitt ’65 Gamma-Zeta-ParsonsRobert W. Mason ’64 Gamma-Eta-RutgersChristopher R. Brown ’81 James F. Fisher ’66 Gamma-Kappa-Indiana Tech.Dennis Uhlik ’75 Gamma-Mu-Wisconsin-OshkoshKarl W. Dakin ’70 Steven C. Mathews ’68 Gamma-Nu-AkronFrank P. Bevilacqua ’72 Joseph C. Borkey ’86 Gamma-Omicron-FindlayMerril B. Mirsky ’69 Gamma-Pi-Indiana StateJohn A. Stachura Jr. ’72 Gamma-Rho-Western MichiganThomas A. Moore Jr. ’69 Dennis L. Mortlock ’71 Gamma-Sigma-MissouriDr. Lester C. Joern Jr. ’76 James E. Mattson ’71 Dr. Brant Mozo ’72 Gamma-Upsilon-Murray StateScott P. Ashley ’77 E. Andrew Morris ’70 Les L. Wright ’70 Gamma-Omega-Wayne StateGerald M. Varcak ’71 Delta-Gamma-MiltonRichard R. Barnard ’64 James B. Cheatham ’69 Delta-Zeta-Missouri-St. LouisDr. Gregory L. Barnhill ’74 Delta-Phi-Wisconsin-LaCrosseDr. Robert L. Burns, PGS ’71 Delta-Psi-Troy StateAdam R. Shores ’98 Epsilon-Gamma-Illinois

WesleyanDr. Kevin R. Bower ’77 Dr. Jack C. Fields, PGS ’75 Epsilon-Delta-ColumbusCarl M. Schultz ’79 Epsilon-Epsilon-Emporia StateRick D. Yarnell ’78 Epsilon-Zeta-Western IllinoisKenneth J. Kaupas ’80 Epsilon-Eta-Illinois StateJohn R. Beachey ’92 Epsilon-Kappa-Southern

ArkansasG. Mason Cozart ’83 Epsilon-Lambda-Eastern

KentuckyStephen A. Woodring ’80 Epsilon-Nu-Cal. State-

FullertonEdward F. Gogin Jr. ’82 William R. Kittredge ’86 Michael R. McDonald ’83 Mark D. Monninger ’86 Howard L. Poulsen ’81 Larry P. Rovira ’85 Epsilon-Sigma-Loyola

MarymountEdward J. Panconi ’84 Epsilon-Tau-Tennessee-MartinChristopher J. Monte ’89 Epsilon-Psi-WidenerJohn H. Williams Jr. ’85 Zeta-Zeta-FloridaR. James Kelso ’89 Zeta-Eta-Santa ClaraPatrick L. Vacanti ’93 Zeta-Theta-SUNY PlattsburghRichard S. Heyderman ’88

Zeta-Lambda-SouthernCalifornia

Ian W. Campbell ’92 Daniel A. Wool ’92 Zeta-Sigma-North Carolina

WesleyanMichael S. Walters ’87 Eta-Epsilon-Florida StateJeffery D. Seay ’91 Eta-Iota-Cal. State-Dominguez

HillsMarc A. Weiser ’94 Eta-Sigma-Colorado StateNicholas J. Zeisler ’93

EMERALD

SOCIETY

$5,000–$12,000 Giving LevelRancho Dominguez Alumni Club Mrs. Sarah H. Broecker Mrs. Julia R. OlhausenTheta-Pennsylvania StateRaymond Joseph Albed Sr. ’57 William S. Cooper ’40 Kappa-TempleWilliam D. Mensch Jr. ’66 Mu-CornellHoward T. Critchlow Jr. ’36 Thomas M. Garr ’76 Robert A. Nafis ’49 James W. Palmer ’60 Michael R. Sfat ’43 Upsilon-UCLAWilliam D. Meyer ’47 Phi-IllinoisGerald E. Schultz ’63 Alpha-Beta-MichiganRobert C. Straub ’26 Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Howard H. Beyer, PGS ’56 Robert S. Hattersley ’53 Alpha-Rho-Southwest Missouri

StateDavid D. McBride ’66 Alpha-Sigma-ArkansasMorris Sheppard Arnold ’65 Darrell L. Spriggs, PGS ’52 Alpha-Chi-MarylandMark Levin ’70 Beta-Gamma-Eastern IllinoisDr. Roger C. Claar ’66 Beta-Omicron-Cal.

State-Long BeachRobert C. Gau ’76 John J. Merino Jr., PGS ’58 Andrew J. Salas ’78 Gamma-Nu-AkronDr. Gary B. Williams ’68 Epsilon-Alpha-Southern Tech.Jonathan A. Taylor ’00 Epsilon-Zeta-Western IllinoisMark A. Metz, PGS ’76

TRAVELER’S

SOCIETY

$12,500–$24,999 Giving LevelOrange County Alumni Alpha-Theta-BeloitJames W. Espy ’70 Beta-Pi-VirginiaGary B. Tash, PGS ’68

RADIANT

TRIANGLE

SOCIETY

$25,000–$49,999 Giving LevelBeta-IndianaPaul L. Hertenstein ’43 Alpha-Rho-Southwest Missouri

StateRobert L. C. Merriman ’49

JAMES

THOMPSON

KINGSBURY

SOCIETY

$500,000–$999,999 Giving LevelZeta-Eta-Santa ClaraAnthony G. Siress ’87


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GOLDEN CROSS

SOCIETY

$1,000–$4,999 Giving LevelPlanetJam.com Alpha-VincennesTy Collett ’92 John P. Davis ’69 David C. Elmore ’67 William L. Wagner ’70 Beta-IndianaHarold J. Anderson ’30 Jeffrey M. Crook ’88 Gary M. Gurtcheff ’90 James E. Johnson ’54 Dr. Donald P. King ’43 Raymond E. McCaslin ’40 Shaun M. McGovern ’90 Edward J. Mitchell ’34 Sam G. Van Arsdell Jr. ’40 Gamma-Ohio StateLoring R. Alstadt ’42 Henry A. Bell Jr. ’63 Edmund L. Fochtman Jr. ’59 Howard I. Jones Jr. ’42 William S. Kjellstrand ’63 John L. Marshall ’69 James K. Mitchell ’63 Jan C. Mosser ’69 John T. Richards Jr. ’53 Dr. Lester E. Webb ’63 Delta-PennsylvaniaCharles W. Tomlinson Jr. ’35 Victor T. Wallder ’36 Epsilon-Pi-AuburnMrs. Colleen Barnard Mrs. Linda Dietrick Historic Landmarks Zeta-Ohio NorthernPinckney J. Brewer ’49 Gary A. Stalter ’89 Eta-PurdueDale Edward Amstutz ’49 Cletus A. Broecker ’29 Kenneth P. Coan ’35 Warner G. Eckman ’57 Donald C. Pippel ’32 Theta-Pennsylvania StateRaymond J. Albed Jr. ’85

Dr. Clarke L. Coldren ’48 Harry L. Eberly ’45 Frank C. Fryburg, PGS ’49 Louis M. Gatto ’68 John E. Glagola ’61John P. Landis ’54 Iota-CaliforniaJohn H. Moskowitz ’33 Kappa-TempleDonald J. Cox, PGS ’55 Roland S. DeMott ’38 John H. Rickert ’68 Carroll D. Van De Boe ’35Mu-CornellRichard G. Clark ’51 Winthrop B. Cody ’55 Francis R. Fowler ’36 Chris J. Garavente ’77 James H. Keene III ’57 John W. Lloyd ’49 Lorenz K. Muller ’46 Jarett F. Wait ’80 Nu-Franklin & MarshallThomas Hughes ’32 Arthur Sciarrotta ’78 H. D. Chip Weeks Jr. ’60 Xi-IowaRichard A. Carlson, Jr. ’91 Dr. Craig E. Clark ’71 Gary T. Dvorchak ’86 Dr. Wilner N. Nelson Jr. ’65 Larry V. Wright ’62 Omicron-TulaneWilliam G. Blackwell ’33 William M. Haile Jr. ’24 Pi-UtahDonald C. Pauley ’54 Rho-North Carolina StateJames G. Exum ’31 Robert A. Prichard ’46 Sigma-Iowa StateClyde C. Hoover ’42 Joel E. Nystrom ’25 Conrad T. Timpe ’60 Steven A. Tripmacker ’68 James L. Watson ’32 Upsilon-UCLACharles William Bader ’62

Douglas W. Bastyr ’51 Dr. Rainer Beck ’63 Claude C. Blakemore ’32 Donald W. Bullock ’53 Major C. Burnham ’37 David J. Finkel ’87 John E. Goodlad ’53 James W. Greathead ’33 Mark M. Helmick ’79 Robert H. Hillen ’39 Kurt H. Kenworth ’55 Walter W. Keusder Jr. ’46 Claude S. Keyzers ’58 Richard L. Kruger ’51 Joseph F. Marsalek Jr. ’57 Carl V. Moroney ’55 Timothy J. O’Hara ’93 David E. Randel ’55 Louis R. Ravetti ’56 Everett A. Rea ’48 Eugene C. Roche Jr. ’51 Ronald C. Rule ’52 James M. Seely ’55 John W. Selby ’44 Frederick T. Thornley ’52 Phi-IllinoisGeorge Francis Asselin ’43 Dr. Donald L. Bunnell ’52 Robert L. Dannehl ’49 Roger F. Dickinson ’27 Everett Fitzjarrald ’34 Dr. Paul J. Jones ’79 Ronald Frank Kornell ’57 Fred A. Linn ’38 M/Gen. Ret. Chester M McKeen

Jr. ’45 G. Ronald Morris ’59 Louis W. Schumm ’36 Hugh E. Van Voorst ’57 Lewis B. Wilson ’22 Psi-EmoryEdward G. Scruggs ’53 William L. Wall Sr. ’30 Dr. Judson C. Ward Jr. ’33 Alexander E. Wilson Jr., PGS ’30Omega-Oregon StateRobert O. Baer ’40 Ian M. Itschner ’93

Alpha-Gamma-WashingtonClair I. Gordon ’26 Ronald J. Rhine ’54 Alpha-Delta-AuburnJohn H. Beville ’69 Daniel F. Breeden ’57 Stewart D. McKnight Jr. ’59Dowling C. Miller ’52 John L. Mullins Jr. ’50 Alpha-Zeta-St. LawrenceHerbert W. Hallman ’54 Alpha-Eta-William and MaryWilliam W. Cloe Jr. ’49 Alpha-Theta-BeloitJohn C. Florin ’68 Alpha-Iota-Missouri-RollaRobert L. Niehaus ’68 Hans E. Schmoldt ’44 Donald J. Zeitinger Jr. ’82 Alpha-Kappa-Louisiana StateE. Alva Edwards ’38 Robert A. Fontenot ’68 Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Albert F. Bickhardt ’44 Walter A. Braun ’62 H. Gail Clarke ’43 Lars E. Erickson ’39 Stephen P. Fronapfel ’70 Russell J. Furnari ’79 Douglas F. Hambor ’81 Bruce R. Iglay ’73 Curt R. Koeppen PGH ’70 Arthur L. Lewis ’47 Herbert T. Lotee ’39 Clyde H. MacFarlane ’43 James B. McGrath Jr. ’80 Edward W. Rogers ’52 Frederick Stober ’44 Lawrence Swartz ’73 Alpha-Nu-Wake ForestL. John Pegram ’66 Richard P. Soja ’86 Edgar C. Voress ’74 Alpha-Omicron-California-

Santa BarbaraDonald N. Fredericksen ’52 James S. McBride Jr. ’53

Alpha-Pi-Arkansas StateBuddy G. Beck ’58 G. Robert Blanchard ’50 Mark S. Briscoe ’82 Clarence A. Crowder ’62 Gary P. Schirmacher ’85 Alpha-Rho-Southwest

Missouri StateBasil J. Boritzki ’48 Dr. Dennis V. Day, PGS ’75 William R. Eldred ’86 Ellis L. Hefner CPA ’72 William D. Tillotson ’55 Alpha-Sigma-ArkansasCarl Baker Jr. ’49 Ronald E. Yeager ’68 Dennis R. Young ’67 Alpha-Phi-GeorgiaCapt. Michael E. BrownMichael C. Bushaw ’81 Hoyle B. Puckett ’48 Forest L. Raven ’48 William M. Reed II ’69 Claude C. Wills ’65 Alpha-Chi-MarylandThomas G. Harris Jr. ’55 Bruce S. Hoffberger ’71 Savvas P. Savopoulos ’90 Alpha-Omega-San Diego StateJames R. Corridan ’84 Roberto M. Valencia ’88 Beta-Gamma-Eastern IllinoisBrent R. Barnard ’89 D. Dean Crook ’59 Philip R. Doster ’76 Jeff P. Knezovich ’79 Ed R. McClane, PGS ’75 Eli R. Sidwell Jr., PGS ’58 Beta-Zeta-Miami (Florida)Charles A. Pettine ’51 Beta-Eta-San Jose StateKenny L. Bennett ’92 Charles C. Butler ’70 Stephen H. Caplan ’64 Bob L. Farnquist ’61 Timothy L. Kirkpatrick ’67 Howard L. Vierra ’67

Beta-Theta-DrexelRaymond A. Cassetta ’62 Ellison L. Davison ’49 William J. Holland ’63 Boyd K. Mackleer ’63 Walter G. Robbins Jr. ’51 Beta-Iota-Northern ArizonaJohn Manobianco ’76 Beta-Kappa-Arizona StateRobert J. Harrington ’52 Beta-Lambda-LycomingGilbert K. Glenn ’61 Beta-Mu-MississippiJames S. Verplanck, PGS ’61 Beta-Nu-Southern Illinois-

CarbondaleKevin D. Farmer ’95 Jerry W. Leman ’64 Edward L. Walter ’66 Beta-Omicron-Cal. State-Long

BeachGerald E. Bergeron ’61 L. Nelson Farris ’66 Kevin L. Jones ’73 Lawrence J. Lennon ’63 James E. Mahoney ’63 David L. Newberg ’80 Frank R. Newell ’72 Paul A. Owen ’93 Lawrence E. Redman ’62 Michael K. Ryan ’63 Patrick Shaw ’66 Richard A. Shelton ’56 William O. Talley Jr. ’56 E. Gerald Thompson ’63 Beta-Rho-BartonDavid J. Rose ’73 Beta-Sigma-Northern IllinoisWesley A. Caine ’69 Peter Roknich ’58 Allen T. Woodward ’68 Beta-Tau-ValparaisoPaul W. Hansen ’80 Gerald Heinz ’61 Beta-Upsilon-ShippensburgKenneth L. Kiel ’85 Beta-Phi-Rochester Tech.James R. Berndt ’78


FOUNDATIONNEWS

Brotherhood of the Golden Cross

Established in 2001, the Brotherhood of the Golden Cross recognizes alumni and friends who have donated $1,000 or more during their lifetime to the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. Since its inception, membership has grown to more than 300.

The Trustees of the Educational Foundation remain committed to providing the Grand Chapter with funds needed to support the educational programs that will create a “New Generation of Leaders.” To accomplish this important goal, we need strong, steady financial support from our many alumni who can attribute at least part of their success to the valuable lessons they learned as undergraduates in Sigma Pi.

For their generous support, each new member of the Brotherhood of the Golden Cross receives a uniquely embroidered crest poloshirt, a member’s-only lapel pin, and special Foundation updates.

Join the Brotherhood of the Golden Cross and help Sigma Pi lay the foundation for the brothers who will become tomorrow’s lead-ers. For more information, please contact Educational Foundation Director of Operations Dave Edwards at (800)332-1897.

Lifetime Giving Levels

George Martin Patterson Society Rolin Rosco James Society Travelers’ Society

$1,000,000 and above $100,000–$249,999 $12,500–$24,999

James Thompson Kingsbury Society Tau Phi Delta Society Emerald Society

$500,000–$999,999 $50,000–$99,999 $5,000–$12,499

William Raper Kennedy Society Radiant Triangle Society Golden Cross Society

$250,000–$499,999 $25,000–$49,999 $1,000–$4,999

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Sigma Pi Club

$1– $99 given in 2003–04Alpha-VincennesSpencer W. Adams ’91 (1) Steven E. Hurt ’91 (10) Christopher J. Mealy ’96 (1) Matthew P. Newmister ’00 (1) Keith A. O’Donnell ’84 (1) Robert T. Pipes ’89 (2) Beta-IndianaWilliam Earl Anderson ’60 (1) James G. Brown ’74 (1) Richard E. Dukes ’38 (1) Jason M. Gaca ’03 (2) Neal A. Goldsmith ’47 (1) James R. Grossman ’50 (1) Jeffrey S. Hancock ’78 (1) William R. Hindman ’48 (2) Donald R. Kritsch ’67 (1) Leonard L. Lorey ’74 (2) Dr. Earl H. Mitchell Jr. ’41 (14) Robert J. Parrish ’38 (2) R. Scott Puckett ’84 (1) Joshua L. Robb ’05 (1) Dr. Roger F. Robison ’58 (2) Victor H. Russell ’58 (1) Jerry C. Schaaf ’58 (1) Franklin H. Smith ’41 (2) Matthew K. Spence ’97 (2) Thomas S. Stipp ’93 (1) Scott Vincent Stouder ’06 (1) Gamma-Ohio StateRichard A. Bobb ’59 (2) James E. Copp ’59 (2) Charles F. Hill ’61 (2) R. Jay Stauffer Jr. ’61 (2) Charles R. Trenary Jr. ’52 (2) Richard S. Wheeler ’63 (2) Delta-PennsylvaniaDr. Frank R. Braden Jr. ’38 (5) Epsilon-OhioRobert F. Pancoast ’41 (5) Edmund A. Williams ’71 (9) Zeta-Ohio NorthernDonald Beal ’63 (1) Bernard E. Beaston ’55 (1) Gary E. Benes ’65 (1) Harry Benetis ’57 (2) Russell L. Bunger ’52 (4) Robert E. Coleman ’42 (2) James Diefenderfer Jr. ’49 (2) Robert L. Gregg ’93 (1) Ray D. Ruhrmund ’34 (2) Charles F. Snyder ’76 (1) Bryan C. Thompson ’94 (2) Dr. George Vogelgesang ’64 (1) Wayne L. Warren ’63 (1) Gary L. Weaks ’67 (2) Ward C. Wildman ’83 (1) George E. Woods ’45 (4) Eric C. Zint ’01 (1) Eta-PurdueSeth E. Aldridge Jr. ’51 (1) Stanley H. Beck ’55 (2) Michael N. Bowman ’70 (18) Michael W. Carson ’00 (1) Phillip J. DeFelice ’90 (1) David S. Demarest ’61 (1)

George M. Etnyre Jr. ’40 (2) Larry J. Franklin ’76 (1) Albert M. Hornocker ’54 (1) Scott L. Lasley ’52 (2) Ronald D. Manning II ’91 (1) Kenneth M. Miller ’56 (1) Floyd E. Moreland ’58 (1) Raymond W. Perisin ’49 (1) Theta-Pennsylvania StateGerald S. Barton ’64 (2) Stanley M. Bielski ’46 (1) Richard E. Denison ’54 (1) G. Esler Inskeep ’40 (1) John P. Landis ’54 (2) Frederick W. Larson ’51 (2) G. Edwin McCombs ’53 (2) Michael Rosenberger ’48 (2) Douglas F. Trumbauer ’85 (5) Norman D. Wolff ’57 (13) Harry T. Zechman III ’86 (1) Iota-CaliforniaGerhard H. Andersen ’0 (1) Donald S. Cannon ’50 (2) Sherman Kong ’91 (7) Andrew S. Levey ’88 (6) Gregory J. Schmidt ’95 (1) Kappa-TempleWilliam H. Baldwin Jr. ’50 (2) Henry F. Conrad ’50 (1) George T. Garver Jr. ’50 (1) Wayne M. Hancock ’65 (2) Wayne W. Koegel ’49 (1) Dennis P. Myers ’96 (1) Jerome R. O`Dell ’56 (2) E. Blake Pierce ’43 (11) Christopher J. Russell ’96 (1) Joseph J. Sands ’58 (2) H. Donald Schersten ’41 (2) Robert J. Woolley ’34 (2) Lambda-KenyonWilliam L. Culbert III ’56 (22) John A. Horner ’50 (2) Mu-CornellFrank Curtis Abbott ’42 (5) Dr. C. Edward Kemp ’68 (4) Karl F. Miller ’64 (5) Alexander L. Rivera ’01 (1) Van Ness D. Robinson ’57 (1) Nu-Franklin and MarshallRobert K. Aichele ’51 (2) William J. Beals Jr. ’44 (2) Jeffrey I. Blankman ’95 (1) Donald E. Butler ’49 (2) James S. Goodpasture ’43 (1) John W. Hartman ’51 (2) Dr. J. Stephen Kurtz ’42 (1) Jeremy J. Lessmann ’93 (1) George F. Long ’63 (2) Richard P. Marcello MD ’71 (1) William J. Myers III ’78 (2) Edward J. Riegl ’90 (1) J. Gregg Royer ’43 (2) Bruce P. Ryder ’44 (2) Kenneth M. Veit ’96 (2) James Whitford IV ’61 (2) Xi-IowaAdam Andrew Frei ’07 (1) Jeffrey D. Lorenzen ’87 (2)

Calvin Samuel Shadden ’06 (1) William L. Wilmeth ’74 (2) Richard C. Wilson ’72 (1) Pi-UtahStanley M. Bess ’57 (2) Charles D. Butcherite ’57 (1) John B. Giles ’51 (1) Benjamin J. Mansfield ’59 (1) Rho-North Carolina StateRichard C. Adams ’87 (1) William J. Bunn Jr. ’71 (2) Alfred E. Ebron Jr. ’80 (1) Jan S. Jensen ’59 (1) James T. Moss Jr. ’74 (1) Robert J. Sisson III ’99 (1) John Springthorpe Jr. ’55 (1) Raymond R. Uptegrove ’63 (7) Sigma-Iowa StatePhillip D. Ellingson ’62 (2) Jay A. Grobe ’00 (1) Eric R. Koberg ’98 (1) John R. Webb ’69 (2) William F. Weber ’72 (3) Upsilon-UCLAWillard H. Altman Jr. ’57 (1) Peter Nicholson Aude ’51 (1) A. Kennie Gifford ’35 (13) Marc E. Goldberg ’00 (1) Robert S. Howe ’52 (2) Kenneth R. Ingman ’52 (2) Frederick C. Jones ’60 (1) H. Ray Lahr ’50 (1) Robert Y. Liou ’01 (1) Louis R. Ravetti ’56 (17) Daniel S. Romero ’98 (1) Glenn E. Smith ’49 (2) Abel M. Somilleda II ’95 (1) D. Robert Ward ’92 (2) Christopher L. Wilson ’83 (1) Phi-IllinoisAnthony P. Chruszch ’84 (2) Norbert E. Cygan ’54 (1) Stephen J. DeWerff ’78 (1) Todd M. Frazier Jr. ’46 (2) Andrew J. Frobish ’00 (1) Wayne M. Johnson ’67 (2) Dr. Paul J. Jones ’79 (1) Robert W. Leonard ’55 (1) John W. Meyer ’69 (2) Rory D. Nicholson ’04 (1) Mark A. Wisthuff ’81 (2) Psi-EmoryWilliam Ernest Aycock ’50 (1) Richard F. Beckman ’50 (13) Benjamin F. Johnson Jr. ’42 (1) James B. Pruitt Jr. ’58 (2) Thomas A. Shealy ’39 (16) William P. Shealy Sr. ’42 (2) Dr. Morris E. Sumner ’52 (1) Omega-Oregon StateSkye T. Dahl ’03 (1) George E. Freyer ’64 (1) John R. Godman ’33 (1) Christopher-Joseph Hortalez

’02 (1) Stanley N. Wilkes ’50 (2) Alpha-Beta-MichiganJames R. Kellso ’71 (1)

Larry H. Metnick ’68 (2) Alpha-Gamma-WashingtonJames D. Cameron ’56 (1) David F. Dittmar ’84 (2) Jack I. Mayer ’49 (2) Patrick J. McGrath ’86 (12) Alpha-Delta-AuburnJeffry A. Angermann ’81 (2) Richard L. Childs ’82 (2) Michael J. Dougherty ’89 (1) Lee J. Elmslie ’89 (2) Daniel E. Gess ’99 (1) Michael B. Godwin ’81 (2) J. Kirk Hancock ’85 (1) Clarence H. Hornsby Jr. ’51 (5) Aaron A. Powers Jr. ’50 (2) David A. Shaffer ’85 (2) Brian W. Smith ’93 (7) Michael S. Stone ’96 (1) Christopher M. Thomas ’95 (1) Frederick N. Ward Sr. ’53 (1) Alpha-Zeta-St. LawrenceWilliam A. Brenner ’62 (2) William H. Davison ’55 (2) Thomas R. Foster ’51 (12) Andrew W. Kaye ’70 (4) Robert H. McCallum ’43 (2) Arthur G. Saltford ’56 (2) Robert L. Sylvester ’69 (1) Burchard Thomsen ’73 (2) Donald H. Turno ’53 (1) Alpha-Eta-William & MaryRev. Griffin C. Callahan ’41 (2) Carrington S. Cockrell ’39 (3) Walter D. Hoffman Jr. ’56 (2) MG. (Ret.) James Lyle ’62 (2) Edward M. Martin ’72 (1) Robert A. Saba ’50 (9) Alpha-Theta-BeloitRobert Francis Antoine ’51 (1) Donald F. Gruber ’66 (1) Robert C. Hughes ’50 (1) Joseph P. Kobylka ’51 (20) Robert M. Rosenberg ’70 (1) Donald W. Runge ’50 (7) Lewis I. Winarsky ’69 (1) Alpha-Iota-Missouri-RollaNicholas Joseph Alonge ’64 (1) Frederick Bondurant ’68 (2) Joseph O. Elliott ’72 (5) Dustin S. Pogue ’00 (1) Joseph W. Stahl ’68 (1) Alan C. Stickler ’02 (1) Billy J. Thompson ’54 (17) Jeffrey W. Tottleben ’92 (1) Bryan P. Webb ’99 (1) Alpha-Kappa-Louisiana StateWilliam C. Morrison ’62 (2) Lee M. Wilson ’75 (1) Alpha-Mu-New Jersey Tech.Keith J. Bogatch ’93 (7) George R. Bogdan ’62 (2) Donald D. Burtis ’64 (1) Alexander F. Cortes ’96 (1) Vincent F. Difini ’59 (6) Richard P. Ebersbach ’40 (2) Gregory P. Ferrone ’92 (2) Glenn R. Geardino ’73 (2)

John S. Grube ’95 (2) John J. Hyland ’80 (1) Charles G. Lipe ’54 (7) Harry F. Loeser ’47 (17) Thomas R. Luciano ’70 (2) Anthony P. Marchionne ’86 (4) Thomas C. Matejka ’92 (1) Dr. Robert E. McMillan ’42 (1) James C. Menke ’84 (1) Garry I. Miller ’74 (1) Albert E. Ott ’44 (2) Anthony Pezzano ’84 (8) Leo J. Pflug Jr. ’74 (17) Mark J. Piotrowski ’68 (3) Kennedy Savage ’43 (2) Edward D. Schnepel ’64 (4) Frank P. Sincaglia ’64 (6) George C. Sohm ’66 (2) Kenneth H. Trimmer ’92 (2) Thomas E. Woodruff ’73 (2) Alpha-Nu-Wake ForestW. Preston Cole ’68 (2) Dr. George R. Ehrhardt ’84 (1) Kevin A. Fahey ’05 (1) Howard E. Glenn Jr. ’57 (1) Albert H. Hammill ’85 (1) Allen P. Harris ’53 (2) Howard P. Harris ’67 (1) John R. Heydt ’59 (10) Derrill L. McAteer ’99 (2) W. Donald Moricle ’59 (1) L. John Pegram ’66 (2) John A. Ratliff ’55 (1) David M. Rushing ’67 (1) Ronald G. Thayer ’91 (2) R. Watson Wilkinson III ’48 (2) Tarique M. Zahir ’96 (1) Alpha-Omicron-California-

Santa BarbaraRichard I. Church ’51 (2) Gary S. Grubacich ’68 (2) John E. Palla ’50 (2) Lt. C. Peter K. Serfass ’67 (2) Alpha-Pi-Arkansas StateWilliam T. Biggers ’67 (2) Eric V. Blackwell ’01 (2) Ronald R. Dent ’68 (1) Robert A. Glasco ’96 (2) Riley C. W. Grogan ’06 (1) Jeffery L. Hollis ’83 (1) Chris A. Kindrick ’04 (1) Jimmy C. Statler ’58 (1) Dallas C. Wood ’60 (1) Alpha-Rho-SW Missouri StateJack L. Griffin MD ’58 (2) David L. Hilton ’52 (3) Ken M. Kennedy ’53 (1) Patrick V. Kennedy ’62 (1) Michael B. Selph ’74 (1) Mark P. Stoker ’86 (1) Lawrence L. Thomas ’58 (1) Alpha-Sigma-ArkansasJohn C. Dillaplain ’71 (10) Clement Mesavage Jr. ’74 (1) William C. Peters ’77 (2) Donald C. Pullen ’65 (23) John R. Stovall ’60 (2) Alpha-Tau-Louisiana-LafayetteElijah J. Thigpen ’49 (2) Alpha-Upsilon-Rhode IslandRev. Richard H. Barron ’64 (1) John L. Cookinham III ’63 (2) Joseph V. D’Ambra ’66 (1) Robert J. Dobosz ’99 (1) Paul O. McEnanly ’62 (1) George B. Smith ’65 (2) Michael E. Yaseen ’86 (1) Alpha-Phi-GeorgiaAlfred Calahate Jr. ’87 (1) Ernest J. Claxton Jr. ’50 (1) Scott Gilbert Hamil ’06 (1) Arthur M. Wallace ’68 (2) Allen W. Yee ’99 (5) Alpha-Chi-MarylandA. N. Feelemyer Jr. ’64 (7)

Monroe E. Fraleigh ’52 (5) Kenneth R. Morrow ’80 (2) Carleton Weidemeyer ’58 (2) Alpha-Psi-Utah StateMerlin A. Orton ’56 (2) Reed J. Petersen ’58 (1) Alpha-Omega-San Diego StateTodd E. Adams ’87 (1) Donald L. Gates ’53 (2) Richard Gurevich ’90 (2) Stuart H. Markham ’64 (1) James F. McClung Jr. ’66 (1) John W. Price ’54 (2) Richard A. Shultz ’65 (2) James A. Steinfeldt ’81 (6) Donald F. Stevenson ’57 (1) Glenn S. Van Denburg ’55 (2) Beta-Gamma-Eastern IllinoisCraig S. Ames ’92 (2) Brent A. Babbs ’97 (1) Gary Lee Bachman ’67 (2) James M. Bolek ’96 (3)

FOUNDATIONNEWS


Annual Fund for Fraternal Excellence

Your support through the Annual Fund helps Sigma Pi continue providing a top-notch fraternal experience to our members.The Annual Fund provides resources for the Fraternity’s most immediate needs—scholarships, academic programs, leader-

ship development, and educational programming and resources.

Annual Giving Levels

Byron R. Lewis Circle Founders’ Circle Centurty Club

$25,000 and above $25,000 - $4,999 $100 - $499

Philosopher’s Circle Brotherhood Circle Sigma Pi Club

$12,500 - $24,999 $1,000 - $999 $1 - $99

Grand Sage’s Circle Orchid Club

$5,000 - $12,499 $500 - $999

**Note: Parentheses indicate years of consecutive giving.

Top 10

chapter roll

Donors per ChapterNJIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48E. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 46Long Beach . . . . . . . . 43Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . 35F&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Ohio Northern. . . . . . 22Wake Forest . . . . . . . . 22Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Penn State . . . . . . . . . 21Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

New Donors per ChapterUCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11E. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . 9Long Beach . . . . . . . . . 9Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5F&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Missouri-Rolla . . . . . . . 5San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . 5San Jose . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Carbondale. . . . . . . . . . 5C. Newport . . . . . . . . . . 5

Dollars per ChapterLong Beach . . . . $10,251NJIT . . . . . . . . . . . $7,733UCLA. . . . . . . . . . $6,784Penn State . . . . . . $6,784Indiana . . . . . . . . $6,015C. Newport . . . . . $4,711Fullerton . . . . . . . $4,106S. California. . . . . $3,825E. Illinois . . . . . . . $3,628Illinois . . . . . . . . . $2,911

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Sigma Pi

Fraternity

Educational Foundation

Foundation Board of

Trustees

Chairman

Thomas A. Moore, Western Michigan

Vice Chairmen

G. Mason Cozart, Southern ArkansasGary T. Dvorchak, Iowa

Ed J. Panconi, Loyola-MarymountGary B. Tash, Virginia

Treasurer

L. Nelson Farris, Cal State-Long Beach

Secretary

John J. Merino, Cal State-Long Beach

Trustees

Donald J. Cox, TempleFrank C. Fryburg, Pennsylvania State

Brenan C. German, Cal State-FullertonPaul W. Hansen, Valparaiso

John D. Kitch, PurdueJohn J. McCann, New Jersey Tech.

Adam R. Shores, Troy StateCliff A. Wilke, Missouri-Saint Louis

John H. Williams, WidenerJay Vaden, Texas Tech.

Foundation Staff

Cheif Operating Officer

Mark S. Briscoe, Arkansas State

Director of Operations

J. David Edwards, Christopher Newport

Director of Alumni Services

Paul V. Wydra, Missouri-Saint Louis

Administrative Assistant

Jennifer R. Wyatt

Administrative Offices

Sigma Pi Educational FoundationPost Office Box 1897Brentwood, TN 37024

Tel (800) 332-1897 Fax (615) 373-8919

[email protected]

Helping our Fraternity to build

“A New Generation of

Leaders”

FOUNDATIONNEWS


From the Desk

of the Chairman

Dear Brothers, Parents, Friends, and Supporters of Sigma Pi:

The Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, Inc. has had a verysuccessful year.

As many of you are aware, the Sigma Pi EducationalFoundation is comprised of members of Sigma Pi who are com-mitted to supporting the development of undergraduate stu-dents and alumni across North America. In August 2003, theSigma Pi Fund and the Educational Foundation merged to cre-ate the new Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, complete with anew board of trustees. As a result of the merger, the Sigma Pi EducationalFoundation has a new set of bylaws that support the vision of Sigma Pi Fraternity.The new leadership team is comprised of new and past volunteers, Past GrandSages, and business executives who view the Educational Foundation as a catalyst inproviding the needed support to Sigma Pi Fraternity.

This new board has dedicated time over the past 10 months to develop a strate-gic plan with key initiatives for raising money and providing educational support toSigma Pi Fraternity. As highlighted briefly in the fall Emerald and the recentlyreleased Keryx, the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation is undertaking a bold strategyto make Sigma Pi the No. 1 Fraternity and Foundation in the Greek world. This newendeavor will call upon the resources, talents, and commitment of the generalBrotherhood over the next several years to make this strategy reality.

Sigma Pi Fraternity is not content to be mediocre or take the position that “thisis just the nature of things.” Sigma Pi intends to be a dynamic and progressive fra-ternity that understands and addresses challenges proactively, attracts future leadersand scholars, and is recognized as one of the preeminent fraternal organizations inNorth America.

Addressing these challenges requires an approach other than “business asusual.” We must move forward in strengthening our existing leadership develop-ment programs and expanding our training and services. We must engage ouralumni in more active and meaningful roles, and we need to financially supportacademic achievement and leadership.

Short-term Goals - Achieved

The board of trustees established the following goals, and I am very pleased tosay that we made great progress on the following:

Raise money via the Annual Solicitation ProgramJointly with Grand Chapter establish regional province international chaptersJointly with Grand Chapter engage alumni on an international levelJointly with Grand Chapter develop and implement a new Sigma Pi communication

plan focused on alumniDevelop fund-raising programs to support pre-campaign activitiesDevelop added-value programsDevelop and hire support personnelDevelop a three-year financial planDevelop and implement internal controls and financial systems

The Grand Council and the Foundation Trustees are committed to providingsupport to undergraduate students and alumni. These plans are works in progressand will continue to be developed over time.

Your financial support and continued commitment to volunteer are greatlyappreciated. With that in mind, the Educational Foundation is always seeking vol-unteers to be actively involved in the future growth and success of our organization.

Fraternally,Thomas A. MooreChairman

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Giving to Sigma Pi

Cash or Check: This is the most popular method for donating to Sigma Pi.Donations can be sent to the Educational Foundation at Post Office Box1897, Brentwood, TN 37024.

Credit Cards: Sigma Pi accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and AmericanExpress. This method can be used to make one-time, monthly, or quarterlycontributions. Credit card donations can be made by calling theEducational Foundation at (800) 332-1897 or through a secure, online giv-ing option at www.sigmapi.org.

Corporate Matching Gifts: Numerous companies match an employee’s per-sonal donation to nonprofit, tax-exempt foundations. Ask your employer ifthey participate in gift-matching programs.

Endowments and Memorials: The Educational Foundation can establish aspecial endowment or memorial gift in perpetuity to meet your personaldesires and estate plans. Please contact the Educational Foundation fordetails.

Planned Giving: You can provide a gift of a personal asset in your will. TheFoundation will work with you and your estate planner to design a plannedgift that meets both your short- and long-term financial goals. Planned giftsinclude, but are not limited to, cash, bonds, stock, personal property,retirement plans, and insurance policies.

For more information or assistance, please contact the Sigma PiEducational Foundation at (800) 332-1897.

’INSIDE: ● Letter from the Chairman ● Brotherhood of the Golden Cross ● 2004 Annual Donors

Sigma Pi thanks brother Tony Siress

for matching a portion

of every gift given tothe Educational

Foundation this year.

Emerald 11/9/04 12:44 PM

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