For the last five years, the Alabama Chapter has diligently marched toward regaining its charter. From learning programs to community engagement projects and campus leadership initiatives, the chapter has earned its place among the best student organizations on campus, one hour and one man at a time.

The chapter boasts the highest academic performance among all fraternities with a 3.45 GPA. It demonstrates the power of the Balanced Man Program by using the Sigma, Phi and Epsilon Challenges to solidify the brotherhood, elevate the individual and embrace the value of higher education. Activities range from career planning to paintball, from leadership to team tournaments, and even a weekend retreat to Gatlinburg, Tenn. Each member is expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA to model a high standard for academic achievement.

The chartering weekend highlighted the chapter’s newly assigned campus housing and a banquet aside the Black Warrior River. National Director Billy Maddalon, North Carolina State ’90, conferred the charter and District Governor Andrew Land, Clemson ’04, attended. Former Chapter President Davis Orr, ’14, who was instrumental in the final push to reinstatement, urged undergraduates to keep striving for greatness by staying focused on the road to success.

The Alabama Alumni and Volunteer Corporation board was an essential component in the chapter’s chartering journey. Executive members including Mark Salmon, ’86, Sam Sparks, ’71, Steve Mace, ’71, and Bob Holman, ’69, also served as mentors to the chapter executives and guided them along the way. Chapter Counselor Jimmy Hubbard, Memphis Lambuth ’91, kept the undergraduates focused on their goals.

In the past decade, the student body, located in Tuscaloosa, has expanded to 36,000 with over half of the students hailing from out of state. This diversification has impacted the campus climate, both physically and culturally. Greek life has also expanded tremendously with approximately 9,000 men and women involved, up from 7,000 just four years ago. The chapter’s manpower is 124, placing it among the larger fraternities on campus. Brothers serve with the SGA Senate, Culverhouse Business School Ambassadors, Student Recruitment Leaders and Capstone Men at the university.

Now that the charter is formally returned to the chapter’s capable hands, committed members can set about the vital work of retaining it while burnishing the reputation of SigEp at Alabama.