Sanguine et Purpure

Sanguine et Purpure

The unofficial blog of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity

Sanguine et Purpure RSS Feed
 
 
 
 

Posts tagged Fraternity Experience

CAL Alpha SigEp wins AOPi’s "Strike a Move"

SigEp’s Cal Alpha Chapter at UC Berkeley won first place at AOPi’s “Strike a Move” Competition, receiving 390 out of a possible 400 points. The guys created a dance routine that blew out the rest of the competition! For receiving first place, AOPi awarded Cal Alpha $200 dollars to the charity of their choice.
After winning [...]

"Coastal Tradition" neckties

We got a nice letter from “Spencer” at Coastal Traditions today. They have a line of neckties with a fraternity theme and wanted some exposure.
SigEp is prominent, but they also have SAE, Sigma Chi, KA, ATO, Kappa Sig, and others. They have a license ‘bug’ on the site so one may assume they are legit.
These [...]

A SigEp responds to yesterday’s anti-Greek article

One way to combat anti-Greek sentiment is to not let published statments go unchallenged. One of “the good guys” offers a rebuttal to the Michigan Daily article (we posted it on Wednesday).
Viewpoint: Greek bashing baseless and shamefulBy Alex Prosperi on 9/21/07
Since freshman year, I have been a proud and active member of Sigma Phi [...]

One year later, beating the odds

Mike Mimloe has had a rough year. A near-fatal heart attack - at age 20 - followed by months of recovery and rehabilitation was not what he expected in his sophomore year of college.

Michael Milmoe with his sister, Meaghan. The heart attack victim, now 21, beat expectations. (MILMOE FAMILY)

A year ago, on a beautiful September [...]

Greek Sen. resigns after dropping from house

At USC, there was a chapter reorganization. One member decided he didn’t want to play any more, so he has givenup his seat as a Greek representing senator in the student government organization.
Danny Hockenmaier, one of two elected Greek senators for the academic year, resigned from his post this summer.[...]Last spring, the national association for [...]

Conclave: New Grand President’s Remarks

Conclave: Alumni Awards Dinner Originally uploaded by SigEp One.

Steve Shanklin, our new Grand President, was kind enough to provide a copy of his acceptance/inaugural speech from the Saturday night Awards Dinner.
On the Shoulders of Giants - Conclave 2007

Rush like a Professional

Our frends at Fratastic have been running a series on rush techniques. We have collected the links for you to look at and maybe get a pointer or two:
Rush like a professional in just 5 days - Day 1Tip 1: Stick to the planThe plan is the most important part of recruitment. You should have [...]

Your correspondent learns a new word

I wandered over to the Lambda Chi “Voices” blog (it is linked on the sidebar too) to see if there was anything new and found a post by an undergrad who had just been blown away by the recently unveiled Lambda Chi “True Brother” program.
I just returned from the 2007 Stead Leadership Seminar where they [...]

Frat recruitment needs makeover

This editorial in the University of Florida student paper talks about the need to remake the image of fraternities and the way they go about recruiting.
Frat recruitment needs makeover
By Eddie SarrineSpeaking Out
Once perceived as exclusive organizations for well-rounded men, fraternities are now viewed as holding tanks for a bunch of drunken fools.
So, it’s no [...]

American Fraternity Takes on Japanese Flavor

Japanese Students Embrace Fraternity ExperienceWest Virginia Wesleyan College (Campus News)
Making a successful transition from high school to college is often challenging for American students at colleges and universities. International students endure even greater obstacles such as learning a new language, new cultures, long lapses between family visits, and no high school friends to help ease [...]

Categories

Tags

Archives