As we enter into the final months of the academic year, I am saddened to report that on Friday, April 12, an incident occurred at Epsilon-Omicron Chapter at the University at Buffalo in which Sebastian Serafin-Bazan passed away. At this time, all chapter operations have been suspended, and the members of the Chapter have been […]
Category Archives: Sigma Pi Experience
Sigma Pi Quarterly Recognition – April 2019
Province Archon of the QuarterJeff Cline (North Carolina State ’85)Jeff Cline has been very engaged with our chapters in the greater Atlanta area these past few months. In addition to his primary duties as the South Atlantic Province Archon, Cline has dedicated his time and effort to rebuild Epsilon-Alpha Chapter at Kennesaw State University. The […]
2018 Year-End Message from the Grand Council
As 2018 comes to a close, there is much to be thankful for in the world of Sigma Pi Fraternity. Here are just a few of the major highlights from 2018. In 2018, Sigma Pi Fraternity chartered two chapters including the return of a dormant single letter chapter. In February, the Fraternity chartered Iota-Phi Chapter at Fairleigh […]
College Town: WPI police officer honored for service to Sigma Pi Fraternity
Editors Note: The section below originally ran in an article on telegram.com and was written by Bonnie Russell. Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus police Officer Robert Vandal never expected to be a fraternity advisor, let alone an award-winning one. He has faithfully served as the advisor to Gamma Iota, WPI’s chapter of Sigma Pi, for almost a […]
Wise Words to Remember During Formal Recruitment Season
By: Joe Palazzolo, Delta-Beta While reading a PDF version of Sigma Pi Fraternity‘s The Emerald magazine from October 1919 (Volume 6, Issue 3), I came across the brief article below, written by Harold K. Bowen. As a clarifying aside, Brother Bowen is listed as being from “Delta-Xi,” though that is not possible using the chapter […]
The Priest Brothers
By: Salvatore Popolillo, III In a rough estimate from a report by the Center for Disease Control, the rate of having triplets in the US is 1:500. Statistically speaking, it’s more likely to win a futures bet on the Miami Marlins taking the National League Pennant or the University of Maryland-Baltimore County beating the Virginia […]
Grand Sage Travels: A Trip Around the Country
Over the last academic year, Grand Sage Steve Lawler (Iowa ’82) traveled across the country visiting chapters, meeting brothers, attending events, and so much more. According to GS Lawler, “it was important to show the chapters that I cared about their individual needs and opinions. I wanted to visit chapters in several regions to have […]
A Message From The Grand Sage: The Biennium in Review
This biennium will go down in history as a transformational period where many long-term organizational changes took place for the betterment of Sigma Pi. Here are some the important accomplishments and strategic changes implemented by the current Grand Council and our International staff. The most important and strategic change this biennium was hiring Jonathan Frost […]
Airbnb acquires ad tech startup AdBasis founded by Sigma Pi Brothers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The selection below originally ran in an article on Tech Crunch and was written by Ingrid Lunden. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. It looks like accessibility isn’t the only thing that Airbnb wants to upgrade on its platform. On the same day that Airbnb announced that it acquired Accomable, an “Airbnb for disabled […]
Policy Governance Officers Announced
LEBANON, TN – Sigma Pi Fraternity, International is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Gold (Santa Clara ’91) as the Chief Governance Officer and Brandon Schroeder (Minnesota ’13) as the Assistant Governance Officer, effective immediately. In their roles, Gold and Schroeder will provide oversight and direction for the Governance Committee and its sub-committees. The […]