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Home / Fall 2019 Print Edition / Alumni honored for creating ideal chapter homes

December 20, 2019

Alumni honored for creating ideal chapter homes

Categories: Fall 2019 Print Edition, Red Door Notes

Across the country, the brothers who serve on housing committees and support their chapter’s capital campaigns live out the credo so eloquently stated by U.G. Dubach, Oregon State 1913: “Sigma Phi Epsilon must provide an atmosphere that makes it difficult for a man to do wrong and easy for a man to do right.” These volunteers and donors selflessly give their time and money to ensure our undergraduate brothers live in well-maintained chapter homes that support their academic and personal growth.

At the 2019 Grand Chapter Conclave in Houston, SigEp National Housing presented six Alumni and Volunteer Corporations with the Cornerstone Award in recognition of recent projects designed to meet the needs of today’s college students. Each of these homes reflects its alumni’s pride in current brothers and investment in future generations.

Alabama

  • 144-man chapter
  • Project scope: $6.2 million renovation; 24,000 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Meeting space for the entire chapter, alumni room, two multi-use spaces that can serve as classrooms
  • Chapter pride:45 spring 2019 GPA (has placed first or second among IFC fraternities for more than 10 semesters); hosts events featuring university officials and speakers from campus organizations
  • Project volunteers: Bob Holman, Jimmy Hubbard, Mark Salmon, Larry Whitman

Florida

  • 119-man chapter
  • Project scope: $4.5 million renovation, backed by a $2.8 million capital campaign; 17,401 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Academic center includes a resident scholar suite, faculty fellow office space, a library and two classrooms
  • Chapter pride:45 spring 2019 GPA (first among IFC fraternities); named IFC Chapter of the Year
  • Project volunteers: Bert Harris, Bryson Ridgway, Steve Shewbrooks, Mike Watford

Nebraska

  • 130-man chapter
  • Project scope: $3 million renovation and expansion, backed by capital campaign; 19,000 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Expanded library and study spaces, dining room large enough for the entire chapter, office for faculty fellow and resident scholar
  • Chapter pride: Brothers take courses in the chapter home created specifically for them by their faculty fellow; GPA above the all-campus average for more than 10 years
  • Project volunteers: Kyle Arganbright, Brad Knuth, Glenn Korff, Ryan Mendlik, Matt Nyberg, Matt Ruhlman, Jeff Schumacher

North Carolina State

  • 110-man chapter
  • Project scope: $5.05 million project, backed by capital campaign and built as part of the university’s new Greek village; 19,000 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Library with conference table and large whiteboards; dining area with flexible seating that doubles as meeting space
  • Chapter pride: Upperclassmen host “office hours” to support the chapter’s first-year engineering students; received over 600 Balanced Man Scholarship applications in the past two years
  • Project volunteers: David Beam, Grant Buttram, W.H. Clark, Scott Idol, Billy Maddalon, Larry Nixon, Brian Pace, Tim Smith, Tolly Spence

Oklahoma State

  • 124-man chapter
  • Project scope: $4.8 million rebuild, backed by a $2 million capital campaign; 23,000 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Two study rooms with wall-to-wall whiteboards, resident scholar/house mother suite
  • Chapter pride:37 fall 2018 GPA (ranked third out of 22 IFC fraternities); substance-free facility since 2005
  • Project volunteers: Randy Barton, Aaron Cromer, Todd Donavan, Darrell Pulliam, Mike Reddout, Kay Robinson

Truman State

  • 79-man chapter
  • Project scope: New build, backed by a $1.1 million capital campaign; 7,000 sq. feet
  • Facility features: Classroom, study rooms
  • Chapter pride: Recognized in spring 2019 by university for excellence in academics, community service and risk management; frequent winner of Intramural All Sports trophy over the last 30 years
  • Project volunteers: Todd Birkenholz, Matt Finke, Chris Janson, Erik Janson, Matt Judkins, Matt Stack, David Woods

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