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New frat president breaks race barrier - Campus News

From deep in Huckabee territory…
Corey Perry’s race was far from his mind when he was elected president of his fraternity last semester.
But his election to the top leadership spot for an Interfraternity Council group represents one of the first times a black man has led the group of eight fraternities nearly wholly dominated by white [...]

‘We are ready to take this campus by storm’

Indiana Beta (IU) is preparing to move back into their house. The chapter was closed in 2002 by HQ and re-established in 2006.

The current Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 815 N. Jordan Ave. will be occupied by Sigma Phi Epsilon beginning this fall after a six year hiatus from campus. Sigma Phi Epsilon closed [...]

NPR : From Togas to Yoga: Fraternities Try to Alter Image

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 [...]

Texas Christian SigEps Elected to SGA and IFC Posts

(from the HQ news feed)
Thomas Pressly ‘09, and Brett Major ‘10, took the president and vice president slots respectively for Texas Christian’s Student Government Association and will serve through 2008. Texas Gamma SigEps filled these two posts last year as well.
Chapter President Clayton Simons ‘09, was elected to serve as Interfraternity Council President for [...]

Stevie Wonder With a Sax?

We received notice of this story from the author, Steve Dorsey
Hey, I wrote this article for ABCNews.com about a Chapter brother who is playing his saxophone at charity concerts to raise money for Africa. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let me include Sigma Phi Epsilon in it, just that he is in a fraternity. But I think [...]

Babson Sig Ep Works for Autism Research

All for PaulThree quadruplets champion autism research out of love for the fourthBy Bella English - Boston Globe

The Morris quadruplets are now 20. From left: Paul, Jesse, Sabrina, and Tyler in their Weston, Conn., home. (Jennifer S. Altman for the Boston Globe)

WESTON, Conn. - It’s a brisk autumn morning, and Jesse Morris has [...]

San Diego State SigEps tops in GPA

The SigEp chapter at San Diego State had the top GPA on Campus this year.
Academically, the chapters with the highest grade point averages were Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Pi Sigma and Kappa Alpha Psi.
Psychology junior D.J. Sheehan of Sigma Phi Epsilon said it was a great accomplishment for their house and showed [...]

Dartmouth SigEps Show Academic Excellence

Carey Heckman sends this update from Dartmouth…
William DeKrey, David Lamb, and Stuart Reid, all Brothers in the New Hampshire Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, were among the 24 members of the Class of 2008 inducted into the Dartmouth chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society because their cumulative grade point averages were among [...]

We don’t need those wimpy bicycles!

Running. In November. In Montana. Now THAT is dedication! I bet you thought the SigEp bicycle story was impressive. Check this one out.
Running to Bozeman / Fraternity treks to Gallatin Valley on foot to raise money for charityBy JAMIE KELLY of the Missoulian

Jogging past the Clark Fork River, Nick Ferrington picks up the third leg [...]

UW frat launches 16th ‘Tour de Touchdown’ philanthropy endeavor - The Daily Cardinal

Another great news story. This chapter has been doing their special event for the last 16 years.

By: Jacob Ela /The Daily Cardinal
Sigma Phi Epsilon started its multi-thousand dollar philanthropy event Wednesday that includes a bike ride to the Minnesota-Wisconsin football game to raise money for sick children

UW-Madison’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity kicked off the [...]

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