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Chartering Requirements
Sigma Phi Epsilon
A.
Member Development Program
1. Chapter Standards for Membership and Behavior
To continue to be the leader in the fraternity world, members of Sigma Phi
Epsilon must continue to have the highest standards and ideals that have always been
synonymous with our name. That is why we at the Drexel University SEC look for the
best. Men who not only have virtue and diligence, but also character, dignity, honor and
heart.
Members of the Drexel University SEC are expected to be serious about their
academic pursuits, and therefore standout in the classroom. Brothers must remember that
we are at this university to learn first and foremost. As a result, members are expected to
have at least a 3.0 GPA. It is reasonable to say that a brother may have a bad quarter, and
his GPA may fall below this mark, especially for freshmen during their first term of college.
For this reason, we say that in order to be a brother in good standings within our chapter,
one must maintain a GPA of 2.50 or above per term.
Alcohol and drugs are words that have become stereotypical of the American
college fraternity over the years. Brothers aged 21 and over are expected when using
alcohol to do so cautiously, within all conditions of local, state, and federal laws. They must
remember that at all times they are not only representing themselves, but also their
fraternity. Illegal drugs have no place within any chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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2. Development Program
Sigma Challenge
The Sigma challenge is the beginning of a brother’s journey into the heart of
Sigma Phi Epsilon. The Sigma challenge is the best way to help brothers assimilate into
the chapter. The primary focus of the Sigma challenge is to make sure each new brother
feels a sense of true brotherhood from the onset while promoting a sound mind and sound
body. All of the requirements and relevant information for the challenge can be found in
the Quest, Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood, and the brother’s mentor. All
requirements may be met on an individual basis or fulfilled through chapter activities.
The Development Cabinet along with the Vice President of Programming will be
responsible for planning all group activities. Requirements must be met within 6 weeks
for passage into the Phi challenge. Each mentor must give his approval that his mentee
has sufficiently completed the Sigma challenge. The mentee must then be approved by
the Vice President of Development to go through the Phi Rite of Passage.
Pre-Challenge requirements
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Register with Headquarters and pay the $220 Lifetime Membership Fee
Give Vice President of Communications contact information
Receive the Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood and Quest
Sign the Covenant and have your mentor sign it as well
Sign and comply with the Drexel SEC Membership Agreement
Register with the Greek life office
Fill out the Drexel Anti-Hazing Agreement form
Meet your mentor to review the Sigma Challenge
Throughout the Challenge
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Learn the role of the Chapter Counselor
Get to know all members of the chapter
Participate in one of the chapters community service projects
Join a Drexel intramural team or participate in an IFC sport
Attend at least one Campus Organization Meeting
Attend at least one Fine Arts Event
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Week One: pp. vii-viii, 65-112, 213-228
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Learn: Founding fathers, Three cardinal principles, Fraternity colors,
Fraternity flowers, Fraternity symbols, Founding date and anthem
Write three personal goals
Lunch with your mentor
Start to fill in Membership Matrix
Study with your mentor at least 1 time
Visit the language labs or writing center
Discuss ideas for a sigma project ( i.e. Fundraiser, athletic event)
Week Two: pp. vii-viii, 65-112, 213-228
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Attend at least one Creating Excellent Organizations event
Review: Founding fathers, Three cardinal principles, Fraternity colors,
Fraternity flowers, Fraternity symbols, Founding date
Read and understand chapter bylaws and expectations
Plan and Participate in one sound mind/sound body activity with the chapter
Study with your mentor at least 1 time
Visit the gym with your mentor
Start planning the Sigma project with the members of the Sigma Challenge
Week Three: pp. vii-viii, 65-112, 213-228
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Speak to one of the Epsilon members about the history of the Drexel Sigma
Epsilon Chapter
Review: Founding fathers, Three cardinal principles, Fraternity colors,
Fraternity flowers, Fraternity symbols, Founding date and anthem
Attend a community service event with the chapter
Study with your mentor at least 1 time
Visit the gym with your mentor and set a fitness goal
Develop Sigma Project with the members of the Sigma Challenge
Week Four: pp. vii-viii, 65-112, 213-228
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Review: Creed, Founding fathers, Three cardinal principles, Fraternity colors,
Fraternity flowers, Fraternity symbols, Founding date and anthem
Develop an Organizational Chart for the National Fraternity
Study with your mentor at least 1 time
Visit the gym with your mentor
Continue development of the Sigma Project
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Week Five: pp. vii-viii, 65-112, 213-228
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Personal Trainer/Nutritionist Seminar at Weekly Progress Meeting
Review: Creed, Founding fathers, Three cardinal principles, Fraternity colors,
Fraternity flowers, Fraternity symbols, Founding date and anthem
Complete milestones section of the Quest with mentor
Study with your mentor at least 1 time
Visit the gym with your mentor and review fitness goals
Present Sigma project to brotherhood and get everyone involved
Week Six:
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Discussion of Sigma Challenge with older brother, Vice President of
Development, and/or Alumnus.
End of Challenge quiz or game
Recruit your Phi Challenge Mentor
Phi Rite of Passage
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Phi Challenge
“Building Balanced Men for the benefit of members and society.”
The Phi Challenge is the second stage of membership in the Drexel Sigma Epsilon
Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The objective of the challenge is to build balance through
personal virtue and diligence. All of the requirements and relevant information for the
challenge can be found in the Quest, Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood, and the
brother’s mentor. All requirements may be met on an individual basis or fulfilled through
chapter activities. The Development Cabinet along with the Vice President of
Programming will be responsible for planning all group activities. Requirements must be
met within one year for passage into the Epsilon challenge. Each mentor must give his
approval that his mentee has sufficiently completed the Phi challenge. The mentee must
then be approved by the Vice President of Development to go through the Epsilon Rite of
Passage.
Throughout the Challenge
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Read and Review “Part One-Responsibility: Self” in the Lifetime
Responsibility of Brotherhood, review with mentor
Keep a Phi Milestones Journal recording your thoughts and describing your
activities
Be a leader in another student organization
Develop an exercise program
Meet Weekly with your mentor
Study Weekly with your mentor
Participate in at least 2 Community service projects
Attend at least 3 Creating Excellent Organizations events
Join a Drexel intramural team or participate in an IFC sport
Attend at Least two Fine Arts Events
Recruit an Epsilon mentor
Participate in recruitment
Help plan the chapter retreat
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Weeks One-Two
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Go through the Phi Rite of Passage
Develop three written goals and give a copy to the Phi Challenge Coordinator
Attend Progress Meeting
Discuss Requirements of the Phi Challenge
Weeks Three-Four
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Complete a resume
Start the Co-op search and visit the Career Management Center
Gentlemanly Behavior (see Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood)
Attend a Creating Excellent Organizations event
Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Attend Progress Meeting
Attend the time management seminar sponsored by student life
Review founding fathers, fraternity flowers, fraternity symbols, fraternity
colors
Weeks Five-Six
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Meet with the Director of Greek life
Exercise program established and adhered to
Attend Progress Meeting
Continue the Co-op search process
Attend at least one Undergraduate Student Government Association Meeting
Weeks Seven-Eight
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Visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art or other Museum
Meet with Chapter Counselor
Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Attend Progress Meeting
Weeks Nine-Ten
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Submit files for the academic archives
Attend chapter retreat with ideas to benefit chapter
Attend Progress Meeting
Attend a Sigma Right of Passage
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Weeks Eleven-Twelve
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Attend an Alumni board meeting
Learn the history of the Drexel chapter from the beginning
Participate in one community service event
Plan and execute one sound body event
Attend Progress Meeting
Weeks Thirteen-Fourteen
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Review Fraternity history, flowers, colors, symbols.
Recruit an Epsilon Mentor
Participate in chapter committees
Attend Progress Meeting
Epsilon Rite of Passage
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Epsilon Challenge
“Building Balanced Leaders for the World’s Communities.”
The Epsilon Challenge is the third stage of membership in the Drexel Sigma Epsilon
Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The objective of the challenge is to build brothers as
leaders. All of the requirements and relevant information for the challenge can be found
in the Quest, Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood, and the brother’s mentor. All
requirements may be met on an individual basis or fulfilled through chapter activities.
The Development Cabinet along with the Vice President of Programming will be
responsible for planning all group activities. Requirements must be met within one year
for passage into the Brother Mentor challenge. Each mentor must give his or her
approval that his or her mentee has sufficiently completed the Epsilon challenge. The
mentee must then be approved by the Vice President of Development to go through the
Epsilon Rite of Passage.
Throughout The Challenge
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Recruit a community mentor
Plan and Participate in a 30 hour community service project
Hold a leadership position within chapter (Chairman, Executive Board, attend
Carlson Leadership Academy, or attend Grand Chapter Conclave)
Be a leader in another student organization
Participate in intramural sports
Meet Weekly with your mentor
Study Weekly with your mentor
Attend chapter retreat focused on ritual (history and discussion)
Become a mentor to a member of the Sigma Challenge
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Month One
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Go through the Epsilon Rite of Passage
Receive Founder’s Badge
Develop three written goals and give a copy to the Epsilon Challenge
Coordinator
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Two
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Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Three
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Participate in one community service event
Attend a City Council or University meeting
Meet with the University President or other Drexel Dignitary
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Four
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Review history
Participate in one community service event
Attend an arts and culture appreciation event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body events
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Five
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Help group members with their studies
Participate in one community service event
Attend chapter retreat focused on ritual (Interpretation)
Attend a resume workshop and develop a resume
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Six
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Continue work with recruitment efforts
Participate in one community service event
Plan and execute one sound body event with other Epsilon Challenge
members
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
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Month Seven
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Confirm participation in IFC Athletic Events
Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Eight
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Participate in one community service event
Attend a ritual discussion (Re-affirm Oath of Obligation)
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Nine
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Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Ten
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Confirm involvement in another campus organization as a leader
Attend an arts and culture appreciation event
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Eleven
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Participate in one community service event
Participate in a chapter sound mind/sound body event
Complete Milestones section of the Quest
Attend Monthly Progress Meeting
Month Twelve
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Prepare for the Brother Mentor Rite of Passage
Recruit a Community Mentor
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3. Sound Mind, Sound Body Programming
Sound Mind Activities
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Cultural Activities – Attend a play on Broad Street, Attend the First Friday
celebration in Old City, Dinner at a Four Star restaurant or similar and discuss
this experience with the chapter
Attend the Creating Excellent Organizations programming sponsored by
Student Life and become certified at least once by Senior Year
Attend the Faculty luncheon held by the Greek life office and meet the faculty
of Drexel University
Community Service- Be an active participant in all Philanthropic events. The
Fairmont Park commission, The People’s Emergency Center and the Powelton
Village Community Clean Up
Etiquette Training – Attend the Etiquette Seminar and put those skills to use
during the Progressive dinner and Potluck social
Balanced Man Scholarship – Every year the chapter sponsors the Balances
Man Scholarship for the incoming freshmen.
All brothers are encouraged to join and take on leadership roles in other
organizations on campus
Sound Body Activities
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Personal Fitness- The head of the Drexel athletics department speaks regularly
with the chapter about physical fitness
Participation in intramural teams including football, soccer, and floor hockey
Interfraternity Council sports occur every term for which we have a team for
each. SigEp continually finishes in the top 4 in each sport.
Participation in Greek Week competition with rival chapters on campus.
Events include wheelbarrow races and tug of war. Finished 3rd in overall
participation.
The Nick Pipino Run- Sponsored every year by Cavanaugh’s restaurant in
honor of Nick Pipino, a Drexel student who was killed during a robbery. The
money raised goes to a scholarship in his name. Numerous brothers
participate every year, with a few finishing near the top, along with over 500
other competitions. Many more brothers also volunteer to help with the run.
The walk for the cure comes to Philadelphia each year and we always
participate
SigEp brothers participate in the oldest parade in the United States, the
Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day parade, Brothers have carried such balloons as
T-Rex and Bullwinkle.
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B.
Sound Financial Operations
1. Balance Sheet (as of 05/02/2002)
Account
Budget Summary
Term Allocation
Balance
Dues
Membership Fees
$
(9,431.50)
$
$
(1,516.12)
(390.00)
Bills
Chaplain
Communication
Development
Finance
President
Programming
Recruitment
Reserve
$
$
$
$
$
600.00
50.00
200.00
725.00
20.00
$
$
$
2,850.00
725.00
336.76
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
590.84
50.00
190.00
399.81
(17.14)
100.00
2,508.65
(60.06)
336.76
$
$
$
$
$
$
441.58
600.00
1,400.00
600.00
441.58
441.58
$
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Alumni Board
BMP Scholarship
Charter
Parlor
House
Savings
Term End Trans
Totals
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$
441.58
$
523.05
$
3,400.50
$
(5.69)
$
930.83
$
3,729.40
$
$ 11,212.41
Sigma Phi Epsilon
2. Exhibit I
REPORT OF OPERATIONS
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
For Month of: April 2002
Chapter: Drexel University SEC
April
REVENUE
1. Dues
2. Parlor Fee
3. Membership Fee
4. Cable
5. Other Revenue
NET REVENUE
Accounts Receivable
GROSS REVENUE
Spring Term 2002
Operation
$
7,411.96
Budget
$
8,831.50
Operation
$
7,411.96
$
503.42
$
600.00
$
503.42
$
490.00
$
-
$
490.00
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
106.00
$
-
$
106.00
$
8,511.38
$
9,431.50
$
8,511.38
$
2,405.57
$
$
2,405.57
$
10,916.95
$
9,431.50
$
10,916.95
$
-
$
441.58
$
-
$
76.95
$
600.00
$
76.95
$
$
341.64
-
$
$
600.00
50.00
$
$
341.64
-
$
-
$
1,400.00
$
-
$
-
$
200.00
$
10.00
$
354.69
$
725.00
$
354.69
$
37.14
$
20.00
$
37.14
$
575.00
$
441.58
$
575.00
$
440.00
$
-
$
880.00
$
376.10
$
600.00
$
605.78
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
559.08
$
2,850.00
$
559.08
$
550.06
$
725.00
$
785.06
$
25.00
$
336.76
$
25.00
$
-
$
441.58
$
-
$
3,335.66
$
9,431.50
$
4,250.34
$
5,175.72
$
4,261.04
$
1,253.00
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EXPENSES
1. Alumni Board
2. BM Scholarship
3. Bills
4. Chaplain
5. Charter
6. Communication
7. Development
8. Finance
9. House Fund
10. Membership Fees
11. Parlor Fund
12. President
13. Programming
14. Recruitment
15. Reserve
16. Savings
TOTAL EXPENSES
OPERATING GAIN (OR LOSS)
Accounts Payable (List on second page)
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3.
Exhibit G
Summer 2002
CHAPTER BUDGET OF OPERATIONS
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
For: 2002
Session: Summer
EXPENSES
Alumni Board
Bills
BMP Scholarship
Chaplin
Charter
Communications
Development
Finance
House Fund
Programming
Parlor Fund
Recruitment
Reserves
Savings
TOTAL
Chapter: Drexel SEC
REVENUE
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
200.00
250.00
50.00
1,000.00
50.00
150.00
30.00
200.00
540.00
800.00
200.00
200.00
3,670.00
Dues
GPA discount
Total Budget
36
10
$ 95.00
$ (10.00)
$3,420.00
$(100.00)
$3,320.00
Parlor Fee
Total Parlor
36
$
$ 540.00
$ 540.00
TOTAL
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15.00
$3,860.00
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Projected (not approved) Fall 2002
Money From Dues
Expenses
Alumni Board
Bills
Chaplain
Charter
Communications
Development
Finance
House Fund
President
Programming
Recruitment
Reserves
Savings
Total
$10,700.00
Budgeted
$200.00
$2,500.00
$300.00
$1000.00
$200.00
$400.00
$30.00
$200.00
$100.00
$3,000.00
$2,000.00
$250.00
$500.00
$10,680.00
Projected (not approved) Winter 2003
Money From Dues
Expenses
Alumni Board
Bills
Chaplain
Communications
Development
Finance
House Fund
President
Programming
Recruitment
Reserves
Savings
Total
$11,700.00
Budgeted
$200.00
$4,500.00
$300.00
$200.00
$500.00
$30.00
$200.00
$100.00
$3,000.00
$1,500.00
$250.00
$500.00
$11,280.00
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4.
Charges to Members
According to responses to 2000 Dean’s Cup Application:
Chapter
Local Dues per Term
Alpha Chi Rho
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Pi Lambda
Delta Sigma Phi
Lambda Chi Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Phi
Pi Lambda Phi
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Theta Chi
$200.00
$196.50
$175.00
$53.00
$150.00
$200.00
$225.00
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
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C.
Alumni Householding Corporation
1. Bylaws of the Drexel University Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni
Corporation
(herein referred to as the “Chapter Alumni Association”)
I.
Members of the Association. A member of the Association is defined as:
a)
Any person who has been initiated into the Drexel University Chapter of Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity, an unincorporated, non-profit making fraternity chartered
under the regulations of Drexel University, which person is not an undergraduate
at Drexel University or at any other college or university; or
b)
Any person who is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Virginia) as defined in
Article V of the Constitution of said Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and who is
admitted to membership in the Association by 75% vote of the trustees present at
any regular meeting of the Board of Trustees; or
c)
Any person who by 75% vote of the trustees present at any regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees is elected to honorary membership in the Association.
Any such person shall continue to be a member of the Association as long as he adheres
to all the principles upon which the Association is based and to the Constitution and
Bylaws of said Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
II.
Meetings of the Association.
a)
A regular meeting of the members of the Association shall be held at least once
every year, at a time and place to be specified by the Board of Trustees. Such
meeting shall be designated the "Annual Meeting.” Special meetings of the
members shall be held if called by the President or by a majority of the Board of
Trustees present at any regular meeting thereof. All meetings of the members
shall be held at the principal chapter house of the aforesaid Drexel University
Chapter or at such other place within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as
may be specified by the Board of Trustees.
b)
Written notice of each meeting of the members, stating the purpose for which the
meeting is called and the time and place of such meeting, shall be mailed (or emailed) not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such
meeting to each member at his address as it shall appear on the books of the
Association. Business transacted at any special meeting shall be confined to the
purpose stated in the notice of such meeting.
c)
The presence in person of fifteen (15) members is required for and shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum and be sufficient for the transaction of business at
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any meeting of the members. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the
members, the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without
notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
d)
Each meeting of the members shall be conducted in accordance with the rules
contained in the then current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, except to the
extend that such rules are inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or these
Bylaws.
III. Board of Trustees
a)
The affairs and business, including without limitation all property and moneys of
any kind, of the Association shall be controlled and managed by a Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees may exercise all such powers of the Association and do all
such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation
or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the members of the
Association.
b)
The Board of Trustees shall consist of not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen
(15) trustees, each of whom shall be a member of the Association. Trustees shall be
elected once each year by vote of a majority of the members present at the Annual
Meeting in such year, as follows:
c)
1)
prior to the Annual Meeting each year, the Board of Trustees shall prepare a
list of nominees for election to the Board of Trustees, the number of such
nominees and the number of trustees to be elected at such Annual Meeting to
be in the discretion of the Board of Trustees;
2)
such list of nominees shall be mailed to each member with the written notice
of such Annual Meeting provided for in Article 11 (b) hereof;
3)
upon petition of any five (5) members the name of any other member or
members shall be added to such list, provided that such petition shall have
been presented to the Board of Trustees prior to the call to order of such
Annual Meeting;
4)
only such members as shall have been nominated as herein before provided
shall be eligible for election to the Board of Trustees; and
5)
in the event a quorum cannot be obtained for the Annual Meeting or
adjourned Annual Meeting in any year, the Board of Trustees shall from
the above-mentioned list of nominees elect trustees to replace trustees
whose terms shall expire in such year.
Each trustee elected as provided in paragraph (b) hereof shall serve for a term of
three (3) years, or for such other term as may be specified at the time he is elected,
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and thereafter until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify or until his
resignation, death or removal. Any trustee may be removed, with or without cause,
at any time by a vote of majority of the members of the Association present at any
meeting thereof. If any trustee resigns, dies or is removed prior to the expiration of
his term, a successor may be elected by a majority of the trustees present at any
regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, such successor to serve until the next
Annual Meeting, and at such annual Meeting there shall be elected a trustee to serve
for the unexpired portion of such term. The undergraduate President of Drexel
University Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Board of Trustees and as such may discuss for a reasonable
length of time any question at any meeting of the Board.
d)
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be held immediately after the
adjournment of each Annual Meeting. Such regular meeting shall be held at the
place of such Annual Meeting unless the Board shall theretofore have designated
another place. Other regular meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held at times
and places to be fixed by resolution of the Board of Trustees from time to time.
Notice of regular meetings need not be given. Special meetings of the Board of
Trustees may be held at any time upon the call of the President or of a majority of
the trustees present at any meeting of the Board of Trustees. Written notice of each
special meeting, stating the purpose for which the meeting is called and the time and
place of such meeting, shall be mailed not less than five (5) nor more than thirty (30)
days before the date of such meeting to each trustee at his address as it shall appear
on the books of the Association.
e)
The presence in person of a majority of trustees is required for and shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum and be sufficient for the transaction of business at
any meeting of the Board of Trustees. If a quorum shall not be present at any
meeting of the Board of Trustees, the trustees present thereat may adjourn the
meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting,
until a quorum shall be present. Any act of a majority of the trustees present at any
meeting of the Board of Trustees at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the
Board of Trustees, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws.
f)
The president, the vice president, the treasurer, the secretary, and the property
manager of the Association duly elected pursuant to Article IV hereof shall
constitute the executive committee of the Board of Trustees and shall at all times
between meetings of the Board exercise all ordinary powers of the Board.
IV. Officers.
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a)
The officers of the Association shall be a president, a vice president, a treasurer, a
secretary, property manager (if applicable), and such other officers as shall be
designated from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
b)
Officers shall be elected once each year by vote of a majority of the Board of
Trustees held after the Annual Meeting in such year. No person shall be an officer
who is not a trustee. Each officer shall be elected to serve for a term of one (1) year
and thereafter until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify or until his
resignation, death or removal. Any officer may be removed with or without cause,
at any time by vote of a majority of the trustees present at any regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees, successor to serve for the remaining portion of such term.
c)
One person may hold the offices of and perform the duties of any two of the
aforesaid officers, except those as president and vice president. Each officer shall
perform such duties as are designated by the Board of Trustees, and to the extent not
inconsistent therewith, such duties as are performed customarily by a person holding
such an office.
V.
Employees.
The Board of Trustees may appoint (and after such appointment may at any time,
with or without cause, remove) such employees and agents as the business of the
Association may require, and such employees and agents shall have such duties as
the Board of Trustees may from time to time designate.
VI.
Annual Dues.
The annual dues of members shall be five dollars ($5.00) or such other amount as
the Board of Trustees may from time to time specify and shall be due and payable
on the first day of March of each year.
VII. Grand Chapter.
Pursuant to Article V, Sections 21 and 22 of the Grand Chapter of Sigma Phi
Epsilon Bylaws, all funds held by the alumni corporation are trust funds held and
administered for the benefit of the local chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. In addition,
any assets or property are to be held and dealt with in accordance with the charter,
Bylaws and Administrative Policies and Procedures of the national Fraternity.
Further, legal title to all lands and buildings are to be held in the name of the alumni
corporation provided such property is held for the benefit of the undergraduate
chapter. This property is considered trust property, and upon the dissolution of the
undergraduate chapter, it is to be held by the alumni corporation for the reestablishment of an undergraduate chapter for a period of five years.
VIII.
Amendments.
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These Bylaws may be amended by vote of two-thirds of the members of the
Association present at any Annual Meeting or at any special meeting of the
members of the Association; provided, that notice of the proposed amendment
shall have been set forth in the notice of the meeting.
FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES OF THE ALUMNI BOARD
The management of chapter finances is the board's number one responsibility. In
carrying out this responsibility, there are nine basic objectives that will guide the
financial management and decision-making process.
1.
Maintain accurate financial records.
2.
Pay bills (debts) promptly.
3.
Manage finances by using budgets.
4.
Develop monthly and annual financial report.
5.
Pay all applicable taxes.
6.
Collect all current and past-due rents and fees.
7.
Indemnify the chapter house and officers from contingencies.
8.
Work to maximize the value of the property.
9. Plan for future financial needs.
Though these objectives are broad and comprehensive, good management, knowledge,
and attention to detail by alumni board members will guarantee chapter financial success.
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2.
Schedule of Volunteer Board Meetings.
The volunteer board meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
3.
Background of Present Members of Volunteer Board.
John Nesbitt - Member
913 Garrett Mill Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-296-0436;
sjnesbitt@prodigy.net.
Kenneth E. Rhines - Member
383 Meadowbrook Road
North Wales, PA 19454
215-661-1726
Benjamin Lowe – VP, Finance
1606 Wallace St. #201
215-765-8330
byL5@columbia.edu.
Mike Sanford – VP, Communications
1501 Little Gloucester Rd. Apt. # L41
Blackwood, NJ 08012
856-401-9505
michael.s.sanford@mail.tju.edu
John Chybinski – President & Chapter Counselor
220 E Mermaid Lane #222
Phila, PA 19118
215-247-4613
John.C.Chybinski@abc.com
Father Charles Brinkman – BM Steward
Drexel University – Newman Center 51, 1st floor
215-590-8760
Charles.Joseph.Brinkman@drexel.edu
Rahul Patel – VP, Housing
2301 Woodward St. Apt # G-7
Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-671-0421
Rahul@drexel.edu
4.
Volunteer Board's Present and Projected Budget.
At this time the Alumni Board has a Budget of $441.58 allocated to it from the chapter.
These funds are held through the chapter bank account only to be spent by the authorization
of the Alumni and Volunteer Board Vice President of Finance.
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D.
Chapter Continuation Agreement
1. Volunteer Board's Chapter Continuation Agreement.
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E.
Recruitment
1. Recruitment Program
Recruitment Cabinet
The V.P. of Recruitment appoints the recruitment cabinet. Brothers who volunteer
their time are then given specific jobs that will help the recruitment process. The
cabinet members meet with the V.P. of Recruitment and discuss their designated
tasks.
The positions are:
Balanced Man Scholarship Chairman
Recruitment Secretary
Recruitment Chair
Rush Week Chairman (number increases during rush week)
Interview Committee (3-4)
Invitation distribution team (involve the whole chapter)
Three Types of Men on Campus
1. Always: These are the people who are already interested in fraternities. These
people just need to be introduced to SigEp and convinced that SigEp is the best
fraternity for them to join.
2. Maybes: These are the people who are not sure if they want to join a fraternity.
They might not know as much about fraternities in general. These are the people
that we have to personally invite to our events and introduce them to SigEp.
Showing them that SigEp isn’t a stereotypical fraternity is a great way to convince
them.
3. Nevers: These are the people who come to college and think that joining a
fraternity is a bad thing and believe that all fraternities are like “Animal house.”
Most often these people don’t know any better and all they have heard are
negative information about fraternities. Discussing why this person thinks of
fraternities in a negative way can help turn this person into a “maybe.”
Five Main Steps to Successful Recruitment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Meet with him.
Make him your friend.
Introduce him to your brothers/friends.
Introduce him to SigEp.
Ask him to join.
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Recruitment Action Plan
1. Who are we recruiting?
The brothers in the recruitment cabinet (along with the rest of the brotherhood)
are required to know whom we are looking to recruit. We are always looking to
recruit men who demonstrate our principles of the balanced man. When we
discuss possible recruits, the term “Balanced Man” is always brought up. You
have to constantly ask yourself, “does this person believe in the same principles
that we do?” Our chapter looks for men who are balanced, therefore being
leaders, scholars, athletes and gentlemen.
2. List Prospective members.
A list of prospective members is always in possession of the V.P. of recruitment.
On this list one can find the names, phone numbers, email addresses and place of
residence of the prospective members. The recruitment cabinet informs all
prospective members of upcoming events. The list is to be constantly updated and
added to at chapter meetings and any other recruitment events. Any prospective
member that a brother thinks will be good for the fraternity can be added to the
list at any time.
3. Recruit year round.
Drexel has two formal rush periods per year. Sigma Phi Epsilon has rolling
recruitment and we are always looking to add quality men to our chapter.
Recruitment events are to be held any time of the year. Every time our interview
committee interviews a prospective member, a vote on him is to take place at the
next chapter meeting.
4. Voting
Each potential member is thoroughly discussed at the meeting he is being voted
on. A personal biography of the prospective member is read: GPA, athletics,
clubs, activities, and interesting facts. Any brother with supporting or objecting
arguments for the prospective member is encouraged to speak. The decision is to
be made whether this person is a quality gentleman. Is he a “Balanced Man” or
does he have the potential to be a “Balanced Man”?
If the brotherhood decides not to extend an initiation, the recruit is informed about
the brotherhood’s decision through the Vice President of Recruitment. It is
explained in full by the Vice President of Recruitment where the recruit needs to
improve himself to meet the requirements set forth by the brotherhood. If a
potential member is willing to improve himself in academics due to his interest in
SigEp, it shows that he really believes in its ideals and principles.
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What Works and What Doesn’t
Tell them what they don’t know:
Highlight facts about SigEp that are least known by most people. What makes
SigEp different from all other fraternities? It is very important in the recruitment
process to talk about the Balanced Man program. Explain what it is, how it works,
and why we value it.
Make the recruit feel comfortable:
At any event whether formal or informal, make the recruit feel comfortable. Most
of the time, the recruit will not know many people at an event. If a prospective
recruit is in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people, he will feel
uncomfortable. Treat them with respect, get to know them, and show them
around. Don’t just find out their name, become their friend.
A recruit by himself at an event should not happen:
Never leave a recruit by himself at any event. If no one is talking to a prospective
member then he might think that he is not wanted. Brothers should stay with him
and keep him involved the entire time. If a perspective member is uncomfortable
around the brothers then he will not be comfortable with SigEp.
Advertise for events in many ways:
Flyers are good ways to attract people to an event but they will not attract people
that are unfamiliar or lack knowledge about fraternities. Personal calls are a
successful way of attracting people. The more advertising to get recruits to an
event, the better the results.
Large Expensive Events are not always the best:
Just because there is a loud event that attracts a large number of people to an
event and costs a lot of money, doesn’t mean it is successful. Having a large event
can be good to spark interest in the fraternity, but smaller, more personal events
help to get to know potential members better.
No Alcohol:
We do not recruit with alcohol. Large parties are fun, but they often attract the
type of people that this chapter does not wish to recruit.
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Frequent Problems
“I can’t afford a fraternity”:
Explain that we pay dues to pay for our events in advance. Have the recruit talk to
the Vice President of Finance to discuss other options, including payment plans.
“My parents don’t want me to join a fraternity”:
Like most people, parents know about the stereotypical “frat.” A lot of these
parents have not been exposed to the Greek system at all, or their exposure has
been in a negative aspect. The best way to separate SigEp from the stereotypical
“frat” is to explain the positives of being a brother in a personal meeting,
involving the recruit, parents, the Vice President of Recruitment, and/or the
President.
“Frats are not for me”:
Most people who enter college have stereotypes of fraternities in their head (based
on Hollywood dramatizations). When we are recruiting, it is our duty to show
potential members that SigEp is not a stereotypical fraternity. An explanation of
what we’re about will help to distinguish us apart from their stereotype.
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2. Evaluation
Our recruitment program was more organized than it has been in the past. The Vice
President of Recruitment distributed responsibilities throughout his cabinet, making it
easier and more efficient while preventing last minute preparation.
Events
Our first event was the “Brotherhood Cookout.” This event was held on Drexel’s
beach volleyball courts. At the cookout, we had a large BBQ, volleyball, wiffleball,
frisbee, and football. Local chapters of SigEp, including Temple University and West
Chester showed up for support.
We’ve had guest speakers, such as Dave Stollman and John Chybinski come talk
to the brotherhood and potential members. The remainder of our events were smaller and
more personal. Included in this were formal and informal sit down dinners that allowed
us to get to know the recruits and introduce them to alumni and volunteers. Events such
as these are very successful in getting to know recruits on a personal basis.
An area where improvement is needed at our events is the interaction between the
brothers and recruits. At recruitment events, it is very important for the brothers to
involve the potential members as much as they can. The more we involve the potential
members, the more successful recruitment can be. We also need to improve on
advertising for our events, which could create a greater name recognition for our
fraternity. Placing flyers around campus and ads in the school newspaper can accomplish
this.
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F.
Membership Information
1. Undergraduate Members
Damien Alexeev
Sophomore
International Area Studies
Date of Birth: February 6,
1981
Hometown: Dallas, PA
GPA: 3.30
Offices Held: Press Relations
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Vice
President of Student Life
Mitchell Bacot
Pre-Junior
Mathematics
Date of Birth: March 20,
1981
Hometown: Landenberg, DE
GPA: 3.00
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
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Jason Cziraki
Sophomore
Biotech and Bioscience
Date of Birth: July 3, 1982
Hometown: Albortis, PA
GPA: 2.02
Offices Held: Sigma
Coordinator, Guard, Athletic
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics,
Biomedical Engineering
Society
Stephen Daily
Junior
Information Systems
Date of Birth: May 12, 1980
Hometown: Moorestown, NJ
GPA: 2.85
Offices Held: Tech Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel Roller
Hockey Team
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Kevin Decker
Pre-Junior
Finance
Date of Birth: November 9,
1981
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
GPA: 2.63
Offices Held: Greek Week
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Air Force ROTC
Michael Richard Delligatti
Junior
Business Administration
Date of Birth: July 10, 1980
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 2.51
Offices Held: Athletic Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
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John Dougherty
Sophomore
Business - Marketing
Date of Birth: July 26, 1982
Hometown: Dunmore, PA
GPA: 3.00
Offices Held: Vice President
of Member Development,
President’s Cabinet
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Officer
(Senator At-Large), USGA
Student Life Committee
Chair, Resident Assistant,
Undergraduate Class Council
Acting Treasurer, CLAs St.
Louis 2002
Robert Gerard Emmett
Pre-Junior
Business Administration
Date of Birth: March 24,
1982
Hometown: Downingtown,
PA
GPA: 2.96
Offices Held: Vice President
of Communications, Sigma
Coordinator, President’s
Assistant
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Wrestling,
Chartering Committee,
Investment Club, Marketing
Club, CLAs St. Louis 2002
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Johnathan Jason Freitas
Sophomore
Business Administration
Date of Birth: April 2, 1982
Hometown: Gilford, NH
GPA: 2.60
Offices Held: Chaplain,
Senior Marshall, Budget
Chair, Social Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Standards Board,
Chartering Committee, IFC
Athletics, CLAs St. Louis
2002
Marc Gervase
Freshman
Business Administration
Date of Birth: December 25,
1983
Hometown: Wallingford, PA
GPA: 2.21
Offices Held:
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
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Victor Guarino
Pre-Junior
Architecture
Date of Birth: November 20,
1981
Hometown: Oak Hill, VA
GPA: 3.16
Offices Held: Chaplain,
Senior Marshall, Junior
Marshall
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel
Architecture Society, Phi
Sigma Pi National Honor
Fraternity Alumni Relations
Chair, IFC Athletics, Intern at
Ewing Cole Cherry Brott
Joseph Horan
Pre-Junior
Architecture
Date of Birth: March 18,
1982
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 3.13
Offices Held: Junior
Marshall, Balanced Man
Scholarship Chairman
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel
Architecture Society
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Jonathan Huynh
Junior
International Area Studies
Date of Birth: May 3, 1979
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 3.08
Offices Held: Vice President
of Finance, Vice President of
Communications, Senior
Marshall, Junior Marshall
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Coop and
Career Management Senator,
USGA Vice President of
Finance, USGA Junior Class
Senator, USGA Multicultural
Legislative Representative,
Society of Success and
Leadership Vice President of
Information Technology,
Founding Member of Alpha
Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
Brian Kerrigan
Junior
Electrical Engineering
Date of Birth: June 17, 1982
Hometown: Hicksville, NY
GPA: 3.38
Offices Held: Vice President
of Finance, Fundraising Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Vice
President of Student Life,
Drexel Ambassador, CLAs St.
Louis 2002
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Ethan Knaub
Freshman
Computer Science
Date of Birth: April 5, 1983
Hometown: York, PA
GPA: 1.89
Offices Held: Philanthropy
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Kelly Hall Council
Vice President and President,
USGA Multicultural Senator
Nick Kotopoulos
Freshman
Architecture
Date of Birth: February 18,
1983
Hometown: Summit, NJ
GPA: 2.13
Offices Held:
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
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Jared Krieger
Junior
Architecture
Date of Birth: May 17, 1982
Hometown: Bellmore, NY
GPA: 3.39
Offices Held: Vice President
of Recruitment
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel
Architecture Society, IFC
Football Coach, IFC
Athletics, Lacrosse
David Lee
Junior
Commerce and Engineering
Date of Birth: January 27,
1981
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
GPA: 2.70
Offices Held: Director of
Brotherhood Involvement,
Standards Board Guard
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Student
Dean of the College of
Engineering, University
Judicial Board, USGA Vice
President for Public Relations,
USGA Webmaster, USGA
College of Business Senator,
Lead Resident Assistant Kelly Hall, Resident Assistant
- Pennsylvania Governor's
School for Information
Technology
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Taylor LeeMasci
Pre-Junior
International Business
Date of Birth: October 27,
1982
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
GPA: 3.50
Offices Held: Public
Relations, SigEp Newsletter
Editor
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: College
Republicans
Robert Li
Senior
International Studies and
Modern Languages
Date of Birth: April 15, 1981
Hometown: Huntingdon
Valley, PA
GPA: 3.69
Offices Held: Chaplain,
President, Vice President of
Programming-Elect
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Men’s Rugby
Team, USGA General
Legislative Representative,
Varsity Cheerleading, Order
of Omega, National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, Honors
Program, European Union
Simulation Parliament
President, Model
Organization of American
States, Ballroom Dancing,
Peer Leader, Student
Orientation Dragon Leader
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Gordon Marshall III
Sophomore
Information Science and
Technology
Date of Birth: February 28,
1982
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
GPA: 1.96
Offices Held: Budget
Chairman
Fraternity and Campus
Activities:
Brian McBurney
Freshman
Computer Science
Date of Birth: March 3, 1982
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
GPA: 3.90
Offices Held:
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Intramural
Football
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Jeffrey L. Mercer
Freshman
Computer Science
Date of Birth: August 7,
1983
Hometown: Brick, NJ
GPA: 3.31
Offices Held: Technology
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Kelly Hall Council
Director of Athletics and
Events, Resident Student
Association, Technology
Committee
Brian Michael Navitsky
Freshman
Major
Date of Birth: September 5,
1982
Hometown: Mechanicsburg,
PA
GPA: 3.60
Offices Held: Guard
Fraternity and Campus
Activities:
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Petros Pantelis
Pre-Junior
Business AdministrationMarketing
Date of Birth: January 22,
1981
Hometown: Andover, MA
GPA: 3.42
Offices Held: Academic
Chair, Sigma Coordinator,
Alumni Relations
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel Rifle
Team, Golden Key Honor
Society, Order of Omega,
Habitat for Humanity
Wilson Pao
Freshman
Business – Management
Information Systems
Date of Birth: April 4, 1983
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
GPA: 3.60
Offices Held:
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Enrollment
Management Senator
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Nathan Parrish
Sophomore
Biomedical Engineering
Date of Birth: January 23,
1982
Hometown: Phoenixville, PA
GPA: 3.25
Offices Held: Vice President
of Recruitment, Secretary of
Chartering Committee
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Drexel Biomedical
Undergraduate Association,
Intramural soccer, Intramural
football, Intramural
basketball, IFC Athletics,
CLAs St. Louis 2002
James Kenneth Pocalyko
Freshman
Information Science and
Technology
Date of Birth: April 13, 1983
Hometown: Oak Hill, VA
GPA: 2.70
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Formula SAE
Racing Team, Technology
Committee
Alumni Relatives: Michael
Nicholas Pocalyco, Father, PA
Iota
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Philip Raie
Pre-Junior
Business
Date of Birth: August 29,
1982
Hometown: South Philly, PA
GPA: 2.51
Offices Held: Athletic Chair,
Social Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Intramural
Basketball, Charting
Committee
Soleiman Raie
Senior
Business AdministrationMarketing
Date of Birth: September 17,
1980
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 3.10
Offices Held: Vice President
of Programming, Sound Mind
Sound Body Chair, Social
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Intramural
Basketball, IFC Athletics,
Drexel Marketing Association
Vice President of Promotions
and Vice President of
Programming, New Student
Week Orientation Leader
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Jamie Rosley
Senior
Interior Design
Date of Birth: June 3, 1980
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 3.74
Offices Held: President,
`Chaplain, Vice President of
Member Development,
Secretary
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Judicial Review
Board, Vice President of
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor
Society, Golden Key, Phi Eta
Sigma National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, USGA
College of Media, Arts, and
Design Senator, Vice
President Drexel Interiors
Group, Balance Man Quest to
Greece Scholarship Award
Recipient.
James Nicholas Sabatino
Junior
International Studies and
Modern Languages
Date of Birth: October 14,
1980
Hometown: Hazleton, PA
GPA: 2.15
Offices Held: Secretary,
Guide
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Speaker of
the Senate, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, College of
Arts and Sciences Senator, VP
for Institutional Advancement
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Brandon Sheffer
Freshman
Computer Science
Date of Birth: August 26,
1983
Hometown: York, PA
GPA: 2.15
Offices Held: Fundraising
Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: USGA Webmaster,
Technology Committee
Sundeep Singh Sidhu
Freshman
Information Systems
Date of Birth: November 15,
1982
Hometown: Mt. Laurel, NJ
GPA: 3.54
Offices Held: Vice President
of Communications
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Honors Program,
Intramural Flag Football, IFC
Athletics, National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, CLAs St.
Louis 2002
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Christopher Singleton
Pre-Junior
Still Deciding
Date of Birth: December 27,
1982
Hometown: Media, PA
GPA: 2.92
Offices Held: IFC
Representative
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Cheerleading
Akshay Sinha
Freshman
Business - Finance
Date of Birth: June 25, 1982
Hometown: Saar, Bahrain
GPA: 3.52
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Soccer, Karate
Team
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Christopher Thornton
Pre-Junior
Sociology
Date of Birth: March 24,
1980
Hometown: Richmond, VA
GPA: 2.63
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: Pennsylvania
Army National Guard
Brian Whalen
Pre-Junior
Information Systems
Date of Birth: September 5,
1981
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
GPA: 2.53
Offices Held: Athletic Chair,
Social Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
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Vince Yanni
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Date of Birth: April 24, 1981
Hometown: Springfield, PA
GPA: 3.77
Offices Held: Academic
Chair, Interview Chair
Fraternity and Campus
Activities: IFC Athletics
(Tennis Doubles Champion),
Chartering Committee,
Triangle Staff Writer, Member
of Judicial Review Board,
Circle K, Honors Program,
University Peer Leader
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50
40
30
20
10
0
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G. Chapter Grade Point Average
Term GPA
Cumulative GPA
Students
Sigma Phi Epsilon
All Student
3.12
2.98
2.98
2.91
39
6,716
All Men
2.82
2.84
3,979
All Women
3.01
3.00
2,710
All Freshmen
2.85
2.85
2,013
All Greek
2.80
2.80
876
All Fraternity
2.74
2.75
619
All Sorority
2.94
2.95
259
All New Members
2.70
2.82
175
Our chapter experienced a drop in academic ranking amongst other fraternities on
campus due to new members’ GPAs being lower than expected. Immediately, steps were
taken to rectify this problem. Hours where set aside at the library for study sessions with
older brothers which is required for those not in good standing, otherwise they will be on
social probation. Brothers not in good standing must also obtain progress reports from all
their professors and submit them to the standards board and academic committee for review.
This has paid off with our most recent grades showing a drastic improvement. We
currently rank second amongst fraternities only behind Pi Kappa Alpha and our GPA is now
above the all campus average.
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H. Chapter Counselor
1. Chapter Attended
Our active chapter counselor is John C. Chybinski Jr. He attended Philadelphia
College of Textiles and Sciences.
2. Executive Board Attendance
Our chapter counselor attends volunteer and alumni board meetings, as well as
constantly keeping contact with the fraternity through the use of the intra-fraternal email list.
3. Biography
Full Name:
John C. Chybinski Jr.
Home Info:
220 E. Mermaid Lane, # 222
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-247-4613
Jchybinski1@comcast.net
Work Info:
Information Technology Manager
WPVI-TV
4100 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-581-4547
John.C.Chybinski@abc.com
Education Info:
Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences
December 1994
BS – Information Systems Management / Finance
SigEp Info (Undergrad):
Initiated, Fall 1988
VP, Secretary, Alumni Operations Dir, Pledge
Educator, LaSalle University Chartering Team
SigEp Info (Alumni):
Chapter Counselor – PA Omicron
Alumni Board VP – PA Omicron
Alumni Board Relations Dir – PA Omicron
Chapter Counselor – Drexel University
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I.
Preferred Installation Dates
1. October 12th, 2002
2. October 5th, 2002
3. October 19th, 2002
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J.
Charter Fee
The $200 chartering fee will be sent to Headquarters 45 days before installation.
Currently there is $3400.50 saved up in our Chartering Fund. We also have an additional
$3729.40 saved up in our Savings. Over the Summer Term we will add an additional $1000
to the Chaptering Fund and $200 to Savings. Also, what money is not spent from budgets
through the Spring Term will go towards Chartering. We plan to do fundraising over the
summer to raise additional funds and the remainder could be made up by the Fall Term
budget.
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K. Installation Retreat
FRIDAY October 4th, 11th, or 18th pending on installation date.
Location: The SigEp House
5pm-7pm
Welcome Barbeque
Itinerary for Retreat:
Location: George D. Behrakis Grand Hall
Facilitator: If available, Grand Chapter President, otherwise Father Charles
Brinkman, Balanced Man Steward
9:15-9:30am
Arrival of brothers & invited guests, donuts and juice
9:30-10:30am
Ice Breaker with brothers & invited guests
10:30-11:00am
Inspirations
11:00-11:15am
Break
11:15-11:45pm
Blind Polygon
11:45-12:30pm
Setting goals for the future, where we want to go as a brotherhood
Itinerary for Banquet:
5:45-6:00pm
Arrival of Brothers & invited guests
6:00-6:15pm
Welcome & Introduction, President
6:15-6:25pm
Presentation by Greek Life of Drexel, Steven Rupprecht
6:25-6:35pm
Presentation by Alumni President, Brother John Chybinski
6:35-6:45pm
Recognition of Parents, VP of Communications
6:45-7:30pm
Dinner
7:30-8:00pm
Brotherhood Awards, VP of Programming
8:00-8:10pm
Presentation by Drexel Administration, Dianna Dale
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8:10-8:30pm
Presentations by SigEp Headquarters
--Regional Director
--District Governor
--Grand President
8:30-8:45pm
Presentation of the Charter
8:45-9:00pm
Closing Remarks, Pictures, Singing of the Anthem, President
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