SIGMA P | AWARDS SEASON WHO'S NEXT? Sign ACS 2018 SOUTHERN ORKANSAS OUTHERN ARKANSAS SOUTHERN KANSAS ERSITY UNIVERSITY SOUTHE ARKANS UNIVERS CERTIFICATE SOUTHER SERVICE EXCELLENCE ARKANSAS THERN UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2018 SOUTHER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERALD OF SIGMA P Brothers, ABOUT THE EMERALD I want to begin by thanking all of our members, parents, and friends for your support and patience as we have been undergoing internal Volume CII, Number 2 Summer 2018 (ISSN 1074-5289, USPS 011-013) transformations at the Executive Office. It has been a challenging year, The Emerald has been published since 1911 by and in conjunction with this transition, we have been working with Sigma Pi Fraternity, 106 North Castle Heights Ave, chapters that have seen campus-wide suspensions, and in some cases, Lebanon, Tennessee, 37087 and additional mailing offices. health and safety concerns. To provide insight, I want to share specific updates on what Submission Deadlines has been occurring and where we are. Summer April 10 Fall October 10 This past year, several college campuses underwent campus-wide suspensions of Greek Life. I want to ensure our members and friends that Sigma Pi chapters on these campuses, ABOUT SIGMA PI in most situations, are viewed in high regard as members of the Greek community. As we Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded at Vincennes University, Vincennes, Ind. on continue to move forward, we will be actively monitoring campus initiatives and how February 26, 1897. The Executive Office they impact our undergraduates and the volunteers who work with them. is located in Lebanon, Tenn. Sigma Pi has chartered more than 230 chapters in North America and has initiated over 100,000 Another key component will involve refining our educational programs around leadership members since 1897. The founding fathers and health and safety. These efforts are currently being evaluated and implemented to of Sigma Pi Fraternity are: Rolin Rosco James (1879-1953) make certain our members are creating a positive chapter culture; ensuring that Sigma William Raper Kennedy (1877-1944) Pi is a value-added part of the campus environment while exemplifying our values James Thompson Kingsbury (1877-1950) George Martin Patterson (1877-1960) and traditions in the highest esteem. In addition to these, we will be expanding our SHARE YOUR STORY membership services beyond undergraduates, to our alumni. This will include improved training for our volunteers, support for alumni clubs, informational resources for housing Send pictures and stories to: corporations and enhanced stewardship efforts for our loyal donors. emerald@sigmapi.org or Sigma Pi Fraternity As any professional knows in order to execute on initiatives you need the proper human 106 N. Castle Heights Ave. resources to implement the changes. We are excited to have our two new directors in Lebanon, TN 37087 place, Scott Andrews (Oakland '99), Director of Chapter Management and Lanse Macke UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION (Oregon State '15), Director of Strategic Growth. Joining their respective departments To update your contact information, please visit: will be our four Chapter Management Associates Eric Babbitt (Northern Arizona sigmapi.org/updateinfo '18), Alexander Pettigrew (Indiana of Pennsylvania '18), Ben Sorteberg (Salisbury '17), or send an email to: Jacob Camilleri (Saginaw Valley State '18), and our two Growth Specialists Russell records@sigmapi.org Kizior (Northern Arizona '18) and Jason Artrip (Stockton '18). We are still in the talent EDITORIAL STAFF acquisition process for three additional hires for membership records, annual giving and EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR communications. Once fully complete, we will have grown the staff from 11 full-time team Chris Carter (Middle Tennessee '11) members to 16, and due to a strategic reallocation of resources, we will be completing this ASSISTANT EDITOR Emily Norton with no dues increases on our undergraduate members. We are incredibly excited for BUSINESS MANAGER the upcoming biennium and look forward to improving our services and enhancing our Jen Wyatt EMERALD COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN engagement efforts across North America. Steven Haskell (Monmouth '15) We look forward to the continued support and confidence of our members, parents, and CONTRIBUTORS Ben Balthaser (Ohio State '11) friends. Consider joining us in Niagara Falls this August for Convocation as we celebrate GS Steve Lawler (lowa '82) Lanse Macke (Oregon State '15) Sigma Pi! PGS E. Andrew Morris (Murray State '70) GSC Joe Palazzolo (Monmouth '03) Fraternally, Sal Popolillo (Monmouth '17) GFC Les Wright (Murray State '70) Paul Wydra (UMSL '01) Jonathan M. Frost (UMSL '02) sigmapi.org @sigmapi CEO & Executive Director theemerald.org myEII mysigmapi.com sigmapi.org/linkedin Member, North-American FRATERNITY COMMUNICATIONS Interfraternity Conference ASSOCIATION Copyright © 2018 Sigma Pi Fraternity; Sigma Pi, ACE Project, and the crest are trademarks of Sigma Pi, all rights reserved. CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE 8 Grand Sage Travels 12 Awards Season 14 Founders' Award Recipient 16 Chapter Spotlight Californ California State University 37 Undergraduate Spotlight nguez Hills 46 Emmy Award Winners 53 Expansion Efforts II IN EVERY ISSUE 02 International Digest 03 From the Grand Sage 04 In Your Own Words 8 05 Convocation 06 Sigma Pi Educational Foundation 20 Chapter & Colony Reports 38 Volunteers 44 Sigma Pi Pride Awards 46 Alumni News 50 Adytum On High Season 52 Colony Updates 54 Charterings 62 Archives 12 14 65 Photo Finish EMERALD AWARDS SEASON WHO'S 16 36 NEXT? ABOUT THE COVER A collection of award winners from the 2017- 2018 academic year make up the cover, alluding to the "Awards Season" recognition pages within the issue. 46 53 THEEMERAL 1