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 […]
Category Archives: The Emerald
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 […]
Break the Silence
It was a crisp Saturday morning in March. The bright blue sky shined down on the hundreds of attendees gathered together to raise awareness for mental health. It was the eighth annual Break the Silence 5k held by Rho Chapter at North Carolina State University. The 420 participants gathered in solidarity to celebrate the […]
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 […]
Founders’ Award Recipient: PGS John Williams
Past Grand Sage John Williams (Widener ‘85) is set to receive the Founders’ Award, the highest honor within Sigma Pi, at the 54th Biennial Convocation held in Niagara Falls, NY. The Founders’ Award is strictly reserved for the most exemplary members of our organization for their contributions within their profession, their community, the Fraternity, or […]
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 […]
Heimbigner Hired as Assistant Communications Director, Media
LEBANON, TN – The Executive Office is thrilled to announce that Kyle Heimbigner (Washington State ‘12) has been hired to serve as the Assistant Communications Director, Media. He will officially begin serving in the position on July 12, 2018. As the Assistant Communications Director, Media, Heimbigner will develop and create visual storytelling across multiple platforms, […]
Two New Hires Announced to Serve as Growth Specialists
LEBANON, TN – The Executive Office of Sigma Pi Fraternity announced today that, Russell Kizior (Northern Arizona ‘18) and Jason Artrip (Stockton ‘18) have been hired as Growth Specialists within the Member Services Department. In this role, they will work to create a pipeline for further market penetration and develop our planned expansion efforts, while […]
Four New Hires Announced to Serve as Chapter Management Associates
LEBANON, TN – The Executive Office of Sigma Pi Fraternity announced today that, Eric Babbitt (Northern Arizona ‘18), Alexander Pettigrew (Indiana of Pennsylvania ‘18), Ben Sorteberg (Salisbury ‘17), and Jacob Camilleri (Saginaw Valley State ‘18) have been hired as Chapter Management Associates within the Member Services Department to support the needs of chapters, colonies, and […]
Macke Hired as Director of Strategic Growth
LEBANON, TN – The Executive Office of Sigma Pi Fraternity is proud to announce that Lanse Macke (Oregon State ’15) has been hired as the Director of Strategic Growth within the realigned Undergraduate Member Services department. Macke has served in various roles on staff since April 2015. He will officially begin serving in the new […]