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 […]
Category Archives: Sigma Pi Experience
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 […]
Mountain City Alumni Club: The Rest of the Story
This story was printed in the Summer 2017 issue of The Emerald magazine. If you do not receive printed issues of the magazine, but would like to, then please opt-in at sigmapi.org/updateinfo. The Fall 2016 issue of The Emerald featured a timely article titled Re-engaging with the Fraternity: Alumni Clubs. The article presented ideas to […]
How to Get the Most Out of Conference Attendance
This story was printed in the Summer 2017 issue of The Emerald magazine. If you do not receive printed issues of the magazine, but would like to, then please opt-in at sigmapi.org/updateinfo. Once upon a time… There was a college freshman who was a “rising star” in his chapter, or at least that’s what he […]
From the Battlefield to the Classroom: Being a Student in the Military (Delta-Beta at Monmouth)
EDITORS NOTE: The excerpt below originally ran in an article on the The Outlook online publication and was written by Clare Maurer. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. NOTE: Cesar Monterroso (Monmouth ’19) is currently a new member at Delta-Beta Chapter at Monmouth University. Most college students feel like they have enough problems […]