Chapter President Alessandro (AJ) D’Amico, ’16,
celebrates as the charter is unveiled.

In April, Florida State re-earned SigEp letters for a chapter that began in 1949, just beyond the shadow of World War II.

Headquarters staff members Sean Mittleman, Ohio State ’09, and Beaux Carriere, Charleston ’10, initiated the re-colonization process in January 2011, processing 260 scholarship interviews and 1,100 recommendations from sororities. The Georgia Tech Chapter helped initiate the group at the Carlson Leadership Academy in Atlanta. Former Grand President Bert Harris, Florida ’74, and District Governor Steve Chaneles, Connecticut ’83, were on hand for the chartering which drew over 250 attendees. Formative chapter activities included sports, social gatherings, camping retreats and meals. Meetings were held at Doak Campbell Stadium, an ice cream shop and VFW Post 3308 where the first Phi Rites of Passage were performed. Chapter President and U.S. Navy veteran Jared Lyon, ’11, established a precedent of recruiting veterans to join.

The chapter’s comprehensive member development curriculum pushes brothers to strive for Brother Mentor status, and program materials have been leveraged in other chapters.

The chapter found a house in the Heritage Grove neighborhood for fall 2011, and the Alumni and Volunteer Corporation provided generous support to furnish the chapter lodge.

Spring 2012 brought the Excelsior Cup for Recruitment, as well as the Zollinger Outstanding Senior Award for Lyon. The chapter has enjoyed continued success with campus philanthropy events and intramural sports, scoring a 2014 intramural championship and earning the 2013 IFC Chapter of the Year Award on campus.