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October 14, 2005
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SigEp is the nation's largest national fraternity and ND Alpha is proud to be among the number one chapters in the nation. Last semester, we surpassed all the other fraternities on campus with a 3.17 GPA, took over first place for manpower, and are currently number two in intramurals. A great balance that helps promote a sound mind and sound body.
October 21 :
The brothers of ND Alpha have announced that there will be a new website for the ND Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. That website will be starting November 7th where Brothers Matt Brown and Peder Rice will be showing the website for the first time at the Monday meeting. With the new website there will also be a new web address to coexist with the current one, the Address is: http://www.ndsigep.org
Homecoming was the week of September 26 through October 1. We took third overall in the activities, but we had the best time. This was all followed up by our homecomming dance at the Hilton were a fun time was had by all.
Chapter Retreat was held on September 24 with some very good recruitment practice and goal setting sessions. From this came the plans of starting a huge marketing plan for our campus. If you have any ideas as to a good marketing plan, feel free to email them to our VP of Communications Tyler Bohan at tyler.bohan@und.nodak.edu
Congratulations to the 14 men that have joined our Brotherhood!! Brother Adam Clark and his committee have been working very hard along with the rest of the chapter to bring more men into our chapter. We are expecting to have at least 20 new guys by the time the semester comes to a close. Keep up the good work guys!
Summer of '05:
Over the summer, a lot of changes happened at ND Alpha. We remodeled the house in various areas that included a new second floor bathroom and a brand new conference room. Thank you very much to everyone that made this possible.
Congratulations to the men of ND Alpha!!! We were awarded our fourth consecutive Buchanan Cup in Nashville over the summer at Conclave for chapter excellence. We will be going for the "Golden Cup" in two years in Atlanta.
February 16:
Awards, awards, and more awards. Sig Ep has recieved numerous awards from our trip to Carlson Leadership Acadamy and the Greek Awards Banquet at UND. In Des Moines, our chapter won five of seven possible group awards. Also, Brother Kellen Utecht recieved the Zollinger Senior of the Year Award for our District and the Ruck Leadership Award. Congratulations to all the brothers, alumni, and volunteers who helped us win these awards.
This Friday the Brothers of Sig Ep will be celebrating Founder's Day with the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega. The Dance will be held at the Celebrity Ball Room. The first bus will leave the house at 5:45 pm.
February 2:
The Spring Semester is here! Two new members have already accepted bids, with more expected soon. Greek week will be held Feb 8th through the 12th.
A Balanced Man Elite Challenge began last night with over twenty brothers in attendence. This will be a program that will develop both the Sound Mind and Sound Body aspect of our brothers. A matching grant was awarded by the Sigma Phi Epsilon Education Foundation for this Challenge. Brothers who complete this challenge will be recognized at Red Rose.
A new computer arrived for the Media Room. This is part of the RLC that promotes different learning environments. The computer will be hooked up to the TV for presentations.
This weekend sixteen Brothers will be going to our annual Carlson Leadership Acadamy. Brother Kellen Utecht has been nominated for the Zollinger Outstanding Senior Award for our Region. This year's convention will be held in Des Moines, Iowa. We will be leaving Friday morning and returning in time for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Last Friday a Quad was held with DU, Theta, and Gamma Phi. This was a western theme held at the Eagles Crest in East Grand Forks.
November 29:
The semester is ending, and with it some members will be graduating. To celebrate this, we will be having Hoop of Steel December 9th. The event will start around 4pm and will include a bus for the older guys. All alum are welcome to attend.
We will also be holding Ritual one last time this semester on December 2nd. The Ritual will be held at the house, and all members will be going out to eat at the end of the night.
Thank You to Headquarters for sending us a new computer. This computer will be put in our media room and helps to complete our RLC status.
November 8:
It's Elections time! Last week was the first week of voting on new executive positions for next year. Congratulations to Ryan Tranby, SPENDA's '04-'05 President. The elections will continue tonight and next week. Transitions for the executive committee will happen early in December.
Last Thursday we held Ritual at the house. Thank you to the Ritual Team and congratulations to those who went through. Our next Ritual will be December 2nd. All alumni are welcome to attend. It will be the last Ritual of the semester.
October 15:
This Saturday is Homecoming 2004 for UND. Sig Ep will be having it's meeting and dinner at the River Bend. The meeting is at 7:00pm. The dance will begin around nine. All Alumni are welcome to attend.
September 22:
Intramurals are here! Games have begun for Flag Football and Softball. Hockey games will begin October 4th. Last year Sig-Ep finished second in a close race for Intramural Champions. We look to easily take first this year. Also, some brothers will be participating in the annual AXO golf tournament this Saturday. Just as impressive, Sig-Ep fielded a team last Saturday for the Tri Delt World Series after enjoying First Dinner the night before.
Sigma Phi Epsilon North Dakota Alpha currently has 68 members, including 16 new members so far this semester. This rate will put us close to the biggest Fraternity on campus, if not the biggest, by the end of the semester.
New Faculty Fellow Member Mr. Jendrysik now has office hours established. He will be here Thursdays from 2-3pm. All new members must meet with him.
September 8:
This week is Camp Week for Gammi Phi Beta. In participation of this event, Brothers of Sig Ep are camped out in the front yard in various pitched tents.
This Sunday Brothers will be playing football or Ultimate Frisbee at 1pm. After this we will be watching the Vikings football game in the Media Room. A new addition to this room is a surround sound stereo system purchased through fundraising and donations.
Homecoming will be Saturday, October 16th. For this event each Brother will bring his own date, so start looking now!
August 30:
Today was the last day of official recruitment, and during that time, 14 bids have been accepted. We also returned 51 Brothers, giving us very good numbers. We will still be recruiting all semester, so expect these numbers to grow.
This weekend brings the first weekend of House Monitor and Brother on Phone. The BOP phone number is 701-740-6049. The hours are from 8pm until 2am the following morning starting Thursday night. The list for this semester will be going out over Aero shortly. If you do not recieve this email, please send an email to david.brown2@und.nodak.edu.
First Dinner will be September 17th at The Riverbend with the lovely ladies of Alpha Phi. Busses will leave at 6:15 from the house. If you have not signed up, please contact Aaron Rhoads at 218-791-3137.
May 3:
Our brothers are getting ready for finals and graduation. Congratulations to all the Seniors who will be going through Hoop of Steel this Thursday. Have a great summer!
April 25:
This Thursday we will be holding Ritual at the chapter facility, 7:00 pm. Hoop of Steel will also be held at the chapter facility on May 6th.
Thank you to all the parents and alumni who made this year's Red Rose Ball a huge success. We are already looking forward to next years!
April 18:
NDA's Annual Parents/Alumni Red Rose Ball is coming up soon. On April 23rd, 6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn, the banquet will begin. Saturday the 24th there will be a barbeque at noon and a golf tournament to follow as well as a tour of the Ralph Engelstad Arena at 2:00 pm. Contact the Vice-President of Communications for more information.
The Grand Chapter meeting for the UND Greek community will be held at 6:30 pm in the Memorial Union Ballroom on April 19th.
April 13:
SigEp is proud to be co-sponsoring a fundraising event for Dru Sjodin, the missing UND student. The event starts at 7:30 on April 15th at the Celebrity Ballroom. There will be a silent auction as well as nationally renowned comedians and a dance to follow.
Also, congratulations to Brother Craig Foss who was recently accepted to the Ruck Leadership Institute in Williamsburg, VA this summer. To learn more about Ruck, visit the Awards page.
April 3:
This site is up and running for the first time. Please feel free to send me comments. My e-mail is under the Contact page. Enjoy!
March 3:
We just finished with our Queen of Hearts week and have crowned a new Queen! Mandy Findley (Delta Gamma) passed the crown to Lindsey Bennett (Gamma Phi Beta). Alpha Chi Omega won the Heart House and thus an event with us next year.
However, the most important part usually gets overlooked during Philanthropy weeks. SigEp raised over $1400 for the Grand Forks Rescue Mission and donated over 1000 clothing items on top of that. Thank you to everyone who participated in this wonderfully successful event.