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Interview: Steve Hofstetter, an up-and-coming comic

UPDATE:Steve just sent out an email blast letting people know he has his first ever byline in the New York Times. Congrats. Is this how Jimmy Breslin got started?
Last100, a respected UK blog, has an in-depth article interviewing SigEp comic Steve Hofstetter and admiring his use of the “pay what you want” business model to [...]

Interview with Josh Filipowski

Looks like Steve Hofstetter may have some competition as “SigEp Comic Laureate.” Josh Filipowski is interviewed on Capazoo.com.
What started you on comedy?Middle school substitutes. Let’s just say I was somewhat of a class clown. When the teacher was out, I was on.
How did you become part of the Humorology show?The Greek system at UW-Madison had [...]

Mayor shot in Missouri is a SigEp

One of the victims in the recent shooting in Kirkwood MissouriThe town mayor, is a SigEp. Mike Swoboda is a member of MO Gamma - UM Rolla ‘60.
Mayor Mike Swoboda, 69, was injured and was in critical condition at a hospital. He is serving his second and final term as mayor because of term limits. [...]

Ohio State SigEp Alumni: Alumnus Shares His SigEp Pride with Chapter Leaders

From the Ohio Gamma (Ohio State) Chapter blog:
A great Ohio Gamma, Dennis Kaps, once said, “You must recruit men greater than yourself.” I honestly feel this discipline has been followed during recruitment. Nate and Mike gave much of the credit to fellow brother Ryan Dressler, who was VP of Recruitment. They also informed me Ryan [...]

LinkedIn SigEp Group hits 200 members

The Sigma Phi Epsilon group on the LinkedIn networking site has reached 200 members. If you are a SigEp on LinkedIn here is how to join…
The goal of this group is to help members:
* Reach other members of Sigma Phi Epsilon * Accelerate careers/business through referrals from Sigma [...]

Preparing a chapter house for extremely cold temperatures

We saw this timely post on the HQ news feed:
Freezing Weather Warning: High Notice——————————————————————————–DATE: January 18, 2008TO: Fraternal Property Management Association Contacts FROM: [...]

Foundation Web Site Adds Social Network Features

It has been a while since I logged in to the Foundation Web Site to do more than look at the occasional message or new pictures for one of my contacts or groups. However, I went in today and found a *New* feature - at least it is new to me.
You can now add [...]

Barry Posner visits fraternal alma mater at Sigma Phi Epsilon - Features

Thanks to HQ for this notice and link.
Prominent writer and leadership consultant Barry Posner spoke with a small group of Drake administrators and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity about the mission based nature of the Greek system during a pre-speech reception held on Thursday, Nov. 31.
Reception guests included Drake President David Maxwell and [...]

OK Alpha - Class in Stillwater

If you have read my other blog lately, you know that I am on an “extended vacation” in Stillwater while I wait for my wife to be released from the hospital.
This afternoon I dropped by the OK Alpha chapter house (it is only a few blocks from the hospital) and met some of the [...]

New Foundation board chairman works from ‘great love’ of UI

SigEps know about serving and giving back to their institutions.
Bob Verhille has a long history with the University of Iowa.
In 1955, with the aim of joining his father’s insurance agency in Ottumwa, he graduated from UI with a Bachelor of Science and commerce degree in business. After moving the agency to Marion in 1960 following [...]

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