THE EMERALD OF SIGMA PI | VOLUME CVI, NUMBER 3 | SPRING 2023 OCAA Hits the Course Finding Fundraising Success Through Golf ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Ken Et Anthony Zampese Upsilon Celebrates 100 Years an Much More News IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES 01 News from Sigma Pi 02 New Partner Announcement 03 Fraternal Headlines 04 From the Archives 10 The Foundations 15 Communications 16 Partners 22 Chapter Reports 28 Growth 30 Charterings 32 Volunteers 34 Adytum on High 36 Sigma Pi Pride 37 Photo Finish CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR Chris Carter (Middle Tennessee '08) 06 ASSISTANT EDITOR OCAA Hits the Course Summer Clarkson BUSINESS MANAGER Jen Wyatt CONTRIBUTORS Jacob Camilleri (Saginaw Valley State '14) Drew Carpenter (Middle Tennessee '18) CEO Jonathan M. Frost (UMSL '99) Bradley Reichard (UCLA '88) GS Kent Varney (Kentucky '97) Cover photo courtesy of Cooper Cuya 12 18 From the Fraternity House.. 100 Years of Upsilon ABOUT SIGMA PI ABOUT THE EMERALD UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded at Vincennes VOLUME CVI, NUMBER 3 - Spring 2023 To update your contact information, University, Vincennes, Ind. on February 26, 1897. please visit: (ISSN 1074-5289, USPS 011-013) The Executive Office is located in Nashville, sigmapi.org/updateinfo Tenn. Sigma Pi has chartered more than 230 The Emerald has been published since 1911 by: or send an email to: chapters in North America and has initiated over Sigma Pi Fraternity records@sigmapi.org 118,000 members since 1897. 1101 Kermit Dr., Suite 730 Nashville, TN 37217 CONTACT INFORMATION The founding fathers of Sigma Pi Fraternity are: and additional mailing offices. sigmapi.org Rolin Rosco James (1879-1953) William Raper Kennedy (1877-1944) SUBMISSION DEADLINES emerald@sigmapi.org James Thompson Kingsbury (1877-1950) 615.921.2300 Fall June 1 George Martin Patterson (1877-1960) Spring December 1 O @sigmapi NETWORKING GROUP FRATERNITY COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION sigmapi.org/linkedin Copyright © 2023 Sigma Pi Fraternity; Sigma Pi, and the crest are trademarks of Sigma Pi, all rights reserved. Spring 2023 sigmapi.org Contents NEWS FROM SIGMA PI FROM THE CEO RITCHIE HIRED AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Sigma Pi is excited to announce that Greg Ritchie (UMSL '98) began serving in the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer on January 6, 2023. With a focus on streamlining and JONATHAN M. FROST (UMSL '99) enhancing the operations of the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER organization, the Chief Operating " Officer (COO) role was created. The COO will work collaboratively With the changing landscape in insurance - starting as a sales to develop and improve systems, of today's students and higher representative and eventually being processes, controls, and procedures education enrollment, Sigma Pi is promoted to district manager - that improve the overall efficiency proud to join industry partners to which relocated him to Springfield, of the organization and ensure support research being conducted MO - where he met his fiancé and excellent membership service. by the Foundation for Fraternal the eventual mother of his eight- Excellence (page 4). Ritchie initiated into Delta-Zeta year-old son. Chapter at the University of This new initiative will help Though the opportunity existed Missouri-St. Louis on November understand important factors to relocate again, Ritchie wanted 22, 1998. He graduated from the including, but not limited to: to remain in Springfield where University in December 2002, his family had planted roots, SO he What's driving men's college and worked for UMB Financial transitioned back to the banking enrollment and retention trends Corporation for several years before world, where he eventually managed Understanding middle and high joining the Sigma Pi Executive multiple locations and led the schoolers - the next generation Office in 2005. commercial banking department for Understanding the impact During his first stint with Sigma Pi Regions Bank. of fraternities on first in 2005-2007, he worked as a Colony Most recently, Ritchie held the role generation, minority, and lower Development Consultant as well as of Director of Business Banking with socioeconomic status students the Director of Finance. Central Bank since 2017. Now, he Supporting mental health and In 2007, he left the Executive returns back to Sigma Pi for a second well-being Office to return to St. Louis where stint where he'll lead the operations he started an eight year career side of the Fraternity. Today's young men are looking for more out of their fraternal experience, and Sigma Pi is proud to continue to provide that Did You Know? world-class experience thanks to Sigma Pi has a vast library of resources for members available online! This our members' character and our library features content focused on undergraduate leaders, alumni clubs, donors' philanthropic support. housing corporations, mental health, marketing, and much more. Check it out now at sigmapi.org/resources. THE EMERALD 1 In Your Own Words UPCOMING EVENTS NEW PARTNER I PARAMOUNT MARCH 2023 SUBSCRIBING THROUGH SIGMA PI GIVES BACK TO FRATERNITY MARCH 29 20th Anniversary Ferris State (Theta-Theta) APRIL 2023 APRIL 1 75th Anniversary Missouri State (Alpha-Rho) APRIL 2 75th Anniversary Arkansas (Alpha-Sigma) APRIL 12 15th Anniversary Minnesota (lota-Zeta) Paramount APRIL 16 40th Anniversary San Diego (Epsilon-Chi) APRIL 22 45th Anniversary Eastern Kentucky (Epsilon-Lambda) Sigma Pi is excited to announce subscription will be making a direct APRIL 24 a new way to give back to the