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Area Alumni & Volunteer Coproprations
SigEp is the nation's largest national fraternity.
The Georgetown University chapter (DC Gamma) is one of the newest chapters in the country, and is the first social fraternity to exist on the Georgetown campus. The Georgetown University Alumni and Volunteer Corporation (AVC) is up-and-running, helping to establish and build the undergraduate chapter. If you're interested in being a member of the Georgetown AVC, email President W. Scott Howard at scott.howard@exxonmobil.com.
The Georgetown chapter
recently recieved its charter!
Georgetown (DC Gamma)
recieved its charter April 21, 2007
Georgetown (DC Gamma) in the Media
The Georgetown Chapter has already made waves on the campus and in the school paper. See our story in the Georgetown Voice (Click Here).
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The American University chapter
recently recieved its charter!
American University (DC Delta)
recieved its charter October 4, 2008
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May 6, 2007
Posted on the Sanguine et Purpure Blog
(This guest post is from Steve Sauer, PA Tau '02)
How the area alumni group helped my AVC
To explain how the area alumni group helped my AVC is really simple: Through the SigEpFeds, I met a lot of great people, some of whom were starting up an AVC for a local university. They met me, liked me (I think), and recruited me to involve myself in their AVC. I joined and soon started recruiting other people through the same channel, this area alumni group.
We now have 21 people in the AVC after two years, only five of whom are actual graduates of the chapter. Many of the others I attribute to the SigEpFeds, which -- as has been mentioned frequently in the past -- is a largely informal and independent group of individuals who (save for a few Renaissance brothers) share the common background of having participated in SigEp chapters during college, and now just happen to live in the same metropolitan area, whether they grew up around here or not (many of them didn't, myself included), and want to find ways to live out that lifetime responsibility of brotherhood.
How the area alumni group can help your AVC too
Some in an area alumni group say that getting involved in an AVC is the last thing on their minds, or something they want to do eventually but not right now. These are personal choices, like buying a house or getting married or having a baby. There's no reason to be intolerant of those who don't feel ready for that kind of responsibility at any given stage of their lives. For them, the area alumni group offers an array of activities from which they may pick and choose: events focusing on sports, philanthropy, family and networking. In a properly run area alumni group (and the SigEpFeds is striving to be that!), those opportunities abound.
Others want more or different things out of their lives and their lifetime experience of brotherhood, and an area alumni group can work to cater to those who want to participate in a ritual, mentor undergraduate brothers, or offer guidance and leadership as officers of an AVC. The area alumni group itself cannot provide these things, yet it has been a proven tool to link brothers together for a common good. The area alumni group brings together brothers who serve on various AVCs in the area, and these brothers can use the area alumni group to recruit brothers who are either straight out of college, new to the metro area, or have lived under the radar screen for a few years and now want to get involved.
A sad fact about the state of this fraternity is that although we are the largest in manpower nationwide, our 165,000 alumni are, by and large, scarcely more involved than by just sending address changes to SigEp HQ so they can continue to leaf through the pages of the SigEp Journal three times a year. It seems that HQ wants alumni to be active in AVCs so they can aid SigEp in its core mission of building balanced leaders for the future, but what is HQ doing to realize this goal? In my opinion, their efforts have thus far paled in comparison to those of the area alumni group. We have shown success in the DC area of recruiting brothers to become involved in AVCs, and I think it can, and should, be done elsewhere.
I think getting an area alumni group going in each major metropolitan area would help SigEp. Through the establishment of these groups, we would encourage volunteerism to help their keystone undergraduate chapters, thereby building balanced leaders for tomorrow. This is a real need and also an attainable goal. To respond to this need, I propose that HQ create a position for a full-time employee, who preferably bears firsthand experience in the creation and preservation of an area alumni group, to fly from city to city and consult with the alumni who are either founding or continuing existing area alumni groups.
And it just so happens that I will no longer have a job beginning July 1, 2007. Now is that a coincidence or what?
I welcome any and all feedback on this idea: sauerlemon@gmail.com
Steve Sauer
PA Tau '02
President, American University SigEp Alumni & Volunteer Corp., Washington, D.C.
Administrative chair, SigEpFeds area alumni group for metropolitan Washington Area
Response by SigEp Feds Chairman: Ed Jones
Connection seems to be the key...but then again, the answer could be a ham and Swiss sandwich. I believe there is a very important question that warrants investigating and answering: Why, with all the AVCs available to all of us in the country, are Area Alumni Groups (AAGs) even being formed?
While it is fantastic (and one of the desires of the SigEp Feds) to support area AVCs, why are some brothers choosing to join AAGs while choosing not to be involved in AVCs?
Personally, while I look forward to contributing to a Chapter and AVC,
my experiences with AVCs to date have been surprisingly and unfortunately mixed. During my two years in grad school at Ball State (IN Gamma), I was welcomed with open arms, the AVC was very dynamic, and the relationship between the Chapter and AVC was very constructive & positive. The result, a thriving, healthy chapter benefiting from the collective experiences of the area alumni.
However, based on the majority of my experiences with four AVCs, and conversations with nearly a dozen alumni, there are some unfortunate and disappointing things going on.
Power struggles, favoritism, kingdom building, inflated egos, and a lack of respect and professionalism seemed to be all too prominent and not in keeping with the Greek philosophy.
People have a desire to be connected - it is our nature as people and brothers. SigEps that are interested in sharing their time, experience and living the lifetime of commitment with brothers will find a group in which to do that with - AVC or AAG. Perhaps that is why the AAGs are popping up and having success - they fill a void that they cannot find somewhere else. Perhaps we all just need a ham sandwich.
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NYC Metro SigEps
Brothers,
My name is Steve Hofstetter, and I'm in charge of communications for the New York Metro SigEp alumni association. The NY Metro association is working very hard to revitalize alumni efforts in the area, and could use your help. Currently there are more than 6,000 alumni in the metro area, but we only know of about 500 of them.
We're planning dinners, ballgames, happy hours, professional networking events, and many other things. Alumni often graduate, relocate, and fall out of touch. And despite a desire to get involved again, they just don't know how. That's where you come in. All we ask is that you forward this email to any SigEp alumni you might know of in the NYC metro area (NY, NJ, CT, etc). You can even forward it to seniors who plan on relocating soon. We'd love to introduce them to people in their chosen fields once they get here.
We have a mailing list that we keep updated every so often with our events. We'd love to get some new alumni on it.
To join, visit:
http://groups.google.com/group/nycsigep
Thanks so much!
Steve Hofstetter
Communications, New York Metro
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Board Meeting Update:
November 5th at La Lomita Dos on Capitol Hill
SigEp Feds November Board Meeting » Elections « | |
| Date | Wednesday, November 5, 2008 |
| Time: | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Brothers usually meet around 7:00 pm.) |
| Location: | |
| Address: | 308 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 202.544.0616 |
| Metro: | Capitol South Square |
| Points of Contact: | Ed Jones (email, Click Here) |
Monday, October 27, 2008
A (Couple) Founder’s Day Toast(s)!
| Friday, October 31st | We meet at 6:00PM for the SigEp Toast at Thunder Grill in Union Station. For a map and directions, visit the Thunder Grill Restaurant Web site (Click Here). Metro: Red Line |
| Saturday, November 1st | We meet at 4:00PM for the SigEp Toast at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle. For a map and directions, visit the Buffalo Billiards Web site (Click Here). Metro: Red Line |
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
For the Patriot and Philanthropic at Heart
SigEp Brothers of the Washington DC Metro Area,
On Sunday, 26 October - about 30,000 people from all over the country will take to the streets of DC and NOVA to run the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) and Marine Corps 10K.
As many of you know, I am a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy Reserve, and I am writing to you today to invite you to serve along side about 20 Chiefs (as well as some family and friends) at our water station at the MCM / 10K.
There is no fee or money involved. Just come out, hand water to runners and cheer them on.
Working at the water station is a great opportunity to help our neighbors and visitors to the region. Water station volunteers serve a vital role at the event, and inspire the runners as they work to complete their respective race.
The water station is at Point 10/11 (details below). As stated, this is a family-friendly table, so feel free to invite family and friends by directing them to the website listed below.
To volunteer and register at the website, click on the following link:
http://www.doitsports.com/volunteer/join-protected-group.tcl?event_id=2061
[note: if the link doesn't connect, just cut-and-paste link]
At that page, select:
"Navy Chief Petty Officers of Washington DC"
And the password:
Thunder1
You will routed to a page to enter your personal info and complete your registration. It is that simple!
The co-chair for the water station is Chief Tim Francis. After you register, please RSVP myself (purple_red_dc@yahoo.com and Edward.Jones@dia.mil) & Tim (timothy.francis@navy.mil and timlfrancis@yahoo.com) to let us know you have registered.
Details of the table are:
- » Water Point 10/11
Army/Navy Drive near Eads Street. Parking lot. Also supports the MCM 10K run. - » Time frame: 0830 - 1400
- » Duties:
Assist runners by providing water and Powerade Replenisher. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Please report to the Water Point 10/11 captain (Tim & I) upon arrival. Please bring lunch, drinks or anything else needed during volunteering hours. Public transportation is available. Metro opens at 5:00 am. Pentagon Metro stop is the closest to Water Point 10/11. Please refer to Metro information for schedules on race day and road closures at www.marinemarathon.com.
Thank you very much,
Ed Jones
Buffalo State College / NY Eta '96
Chapter Counselor, DC Delta
Monday, October 6, 2008
Congratulations to American University’s DC Delta:
SigEp’s Newest Chatper
The American University chapter
recently recieved its charter!
Visit the SigEp Feds Web site for more!
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