SigEp faculty fellows weigh in on what it will take to become the premier student organization

Competition among fraternities is as old as the Greek System itself. Attract the top students. Provide the best experience. Win the most campus awards. The formula has stayed roughly the same for more than a century.
Now, SigEp is raising the bar even higher. The new target: surpass its position as the No. 1 college fraternity and become the leader among all collegiate organizations. But what does the road to the top look like when the competition includes non-Greek organizations?

To help answer this question, we turned to SigEp’s faculty fellows, specifically faculty fellows at our Gold Buchanan Cup-winning Residential Learning Communities. These volunteers—among the most accommplished in their respective fields—provide a crucial link between chapters and their host institutions, and their chapters are models for sustained success and partnership with higher education.
SigEp’s Residential Learning Communities combine fraternal and institutional missions to provide students with unparalleled academic support and co-curricular experiences. And the Gold “Buc Cup”—reserved for groups that have performed at the highest level for at least five consecutive Conclaves—means that each of these chapters has spent a decade or more at the top of SigEp’s leaderboard.
With SigEp’s new vision of excellencie in mind, the 12 faculty fellows at these chapters shared their thoughts on the path forward.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Rev. William J. Fulco, S.J., Ph.D.
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
“The men can be far more vulnerable and open if they are led that way.”
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OREGON STATE
Scott Paja, Ph.D.
Director of Leadership and Professional Development in the College of Engineering
“SigEps could help lead the way on campuses by opening themselves up to increased awareness of these societal realities.”
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Adam Criblez, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Regional History, Assitant Professor in the Department of History
“In my ideal world, we would choose the best of the best.”
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CINCINNATI
Ric Sweeney, MBA
Associate Professor of Marketing and Director for the Circle of Excellence Business Honors Program at the Lindner College of Business
“SigEp isn’t afraid to tackle the tough issues.”
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CINCINNATI
Jeff Bauer, DBA
Clermont College Dean and Professor of Management
“It is not just the facilities that make it happen — it is the people who make up and support the chapter.”
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CINCINNATI
Scott Steger, M.A., MBA
Assistant Director, Academic Advising and Academic Services
“We must continue educating the community about our philanthropic activities”
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CINCINNATI
Paul Nodzak, M.D. 
Associate Professor, Educator, Biological Sciences
“I could see things in them that they did not think were present”
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ILLINOIS
David T. Tanner
Captain, United States Army | Assistant Professor of Military Science and Operations Officer
“The use of technology creates interpersonal ‘gaps’ for most college students”
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ILLINOIS
Fred Gottheil, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Economics
“There are good faculty everywhere who seek to share their knowledge and wisdom”
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TOLEDO
Darci Ault, M.Ed.
Instructor/Education and Outreach Coordinator at the College of Health Sciences
“It’s a win-win-win situation for the university, the SigEp chapter and the individual members of SigEp.”
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OHIO STATE
Matt Stoltzfus, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer for Chemistry and Biochemistry
“We need to be leading programming that’s not just for the chapter, but for the larger campus community as well.”
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NEBRASKA
Deb Mullen, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
“This is a sustained effort that will require commitment and the ability to persist.”
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