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New Chapter Announcement

Ed Jones, Chapter Counselor for the DC SEC - American University, sends an announcement that the chapter has been notified they will be officially installed as DC Delta. The installation date has not been set for certain, but he expects it will be this coming October.
Congratulations! Anyone who has been involved in the process [...]

Spelling Bee Buzzes in Again

It’s time for the Great National spelling Bee again. SigEp is once again a major sponsor of this test to see who is the best speller among America’s youth. If past is prologue the “American youth” will be a first or second generation child of Oriental or Indian extraction. Not that there’s anything wrong with [...]

Housemothers Bring Real World to Frat House

Frat housemother at SMU loves serving PiBy CAITLIN MYERS
The bass of a neighbor’s stereo thumped against the thin walls of Lila McCurtain’s apartment. Deep voices shouted profanities outside her window. A car alarm went off.
Lila McCurtain, 76, is one of only four fraternity moms left at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. For the past seven [...]

Sig Ep at Georgetown - Tops All Expectations

For Georgetown, A Fraternity of FirstsBy Bailey Heaps
Blank stares. Laughter. Confusion.
That’s what Paul Happel encountered when he first told his freshman floormates back in the winter of 2005 that he was joining a social fraternity.
Georgetown doesn’t have frats. Greek life doesn’t belong here. Do we really need to recreate “Animal House” on the Hilltop?He heard [...]

Inspiration, Diligence, Honor

Yeah, this is another non-fraternity piece, but please read it anyway - because it is a damn good story, it is recent, and it’s about a basketball star at my school.
Chris Lofton has beaten the odds his entire life.
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One of the most prolific 3-point shooters in college basketball history, Lofton [...]

Cal Phi Dominates Awards

Mark Torres sent this notice of Cal Phi’s (Fresno State) Campus Awards
On April 28, Fresno State held their annual Greek Awards. The CA Phi Chapter took the following awards:
-Best Scholar Program-Most Improved-Best Recruitment Program-Greek Man Of The Year-Fraternity Of The Year
Of all the awards that were presented, CA Phi took the most important ones. Keep [...]

TX Gamma Cleans Up

Bill Patton sends this report from Texas Gamma(TCU)
On Tuesday evening, April 29th, the University Leadership Awards Ceremony took place in the Student Center Ballroom. I am pleased to inform each of you that Texas Gamma took home the vast majority of these awards, including 5 out of 6 Order of Omega Awards. Here are some [...]

Arkansas Alpha Hits 100!

Sigma Phi Epsilon celebrates centennial anniversary
Jennifer Joyner
The Arkansas Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon had its centennial celebration April 4 at the Fayetteville Town Center.
The event featured several prominent speakers, including grand chapter president Stephen B. Shanklin, chapter counselor Phillip McKnight, alumni board resident Drew Speed and alumni volunteer Jonathan Leonard, and many alumni were [...]

E. Illinois Leads Campus

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 [...]

Sig Ep Appointed to Cal State Board of Trustees

Student trustee strives to succeedDerek Fleming
His father describes him as being an amazingly driven individual.That drive led Curtis Grima, Associated Students Inc. vice president of Academic Affairs, to a two-year term as a governor-appointed member of the board of trustees. He began his term as a student trustee last Friday.
In the first year of his [...]

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