Thanks to Chuck Eberly for this release:
4/18/2008At the recent Greek Awards Banquet the Illinois Nu Chapter at Eastern Illinois University won numerous individual and chapter awards. The 100 man chapter, in its 16th year since chartering in 1992, has initiated more than 600 men.
SigEp received the Centennial Scholarship Trophy for top fraternity grades for the [...]
Media Credit: Christopher BarrettMemorial Union Building Manager Thomas Opp inspects his 128-point building check list yesterday.
Securing the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union may be in his job description, but according to Thomas Opp’s business card, he is also the “#1 Stunna.”
Opp said he wanted his own business cards that looked professional, but had something [...]
There have been several articles lately about old fraternity houses and how they are being dealt with (or not) by the schools and communities. Here are a few that reference SigEp houses, mostly in the past tense.
UCF trustees approve frat house renewal plan
It’s official: Pike House will be demolished, and two other former fraternity houses [...]
This recent NPR article discusses changes in Fraternity focus, but mostly concentrates on the SigEps at Georgetown. There is also a link to listen or download as an audio podcast.
Chana Joffe-Walt for NPR
Paul Happel, president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter at Georgetown University, says his brothers take a moderate approach to drinking. The fraternity [...]
The University of Oregon takes a stand for student privacy rights. Way to go!
The record industry got a surprise when it subpoenaed the University of Oregon in September, asking it to identify 17 students who had made available songs from Journey, the Cars, Dire Straits, Sting and Madonna on a file-sharing network.
The surprise was not [...]
Arizona State U. officials have warned fraternities on Alpha Drive that the school could invoke eminent domain to demolish fraternity housing unless there is a negotiated settlement… to demolish the fraternity houses. Apparently this is the modern day equivalent of “negotiating in good faith.”
I guess they have a “Manifest Destiny“
The University is “prepared to [...]
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 [...]
Publicity - better late than never.
This is a good recap of the chapter’s accomplishments. The article not only points out the Bucannan Cup, but goes on the note various community service projects and other related honors and awards.
This is the third year the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has received [...]
This week’s student spotlight subject is Robert (Bob) Niffenegger, president of the Michigan Tech Undergraduate Student Government. He’s a fourth-year physics major, a brother in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and one of the most active individuals on the campus of Michigan Tech.[...]Bob joined Sig Eps in the fall of last year from pledge class [...]
Delta Chi T-shirt offends parts of Miami U. greek communityBy Laura Bryant
A slogan written on Delta Chi fraternity’s rush T-shirts this semester has caused some controversy within the greek community at Miami University.
“(The meaning of the slogan) is to be left up to the person reading the shirt,” said Anthony DePina, president of the Delta [...]
