Category Archives: The Emerald

Murray State Chapter is Working to Fund Child’s Chemotherapy Treatment

Editor’s Note: This post was originally written by Briana Willis and intended for TheNews.org, the official website for Murray State News. If you would like to read this article how it was intended, please click here.   With Thanksgiving having come and gone and Christmas coming up, “giving back” is the reason for the season. […]

Brothers in Arms

“2Lt. Walker Smith (Indiana of Pennsylvania ’15) and 2Lt Nicholas Wint (Cornell ’15) at the infantry basic officer leadership course at Fort Benning, Georgia. This is the primary education course for infantry officers before attending Ranger school, then moving on to their duty stations as platoon leaders. ”   Thank you for your service, men!

Tucker (Cal Poly ’10) named Southern California Province Archon

Sigma Pi Fraternity, International is proud to announce a Province Archon appointment. Scott Tucker (Cal Poly ’10) has been named Southern California Province Archon. The position had previously been vacant. Tucker will work with eight undergraduate chapters at UCLA (Upsilon), UC-Santa Barbara (Alpha-Omicron), Cal State Long Beach (Beta-Omicron), San Diego Colony (Epsilon-Chi), Cal Poly (Eta-Delta), CSU-Dominguez […]

Mu Chapter Alumni climb Mount Kilimanjaro

This past September, Sigma Pi colors flew on top of the world. Brothers Adam Cherubini (’13), Peter Cherubini (’10) and I (’13), along with two other friends, summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s largest free standing mountain and the highest point on the African continent. “It was a challenging six-day journey that pushed us to our […]

Tony Siress (Santa Clara, ’87) selected as Chief Executive Officer of Mountain View Chamber of Commerce

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Mountain View Voice on October 20, 2015 by Kevin Forestieri. Tony Siress was highlighted in our segment “20 Questions With…” on February 6, 2015. The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce has found its new president and CEO in Tony Siress, a business executive who has started and […]

Charters Revoked at Three Chapters Due to a Decline In Membership

Effective October 10, 2015, the Grand Council of Sigma Pi Fraternity, International revoked the charters of Alpha-Beta Chapter at the University of Michigan, Eta-Omicron Chapter at the University of Toronto and Iota-Alpha Chapter at Kansas State University. After numerous attempts by the Executive Office and volunteers to assist the three Chapters through recruitment training and […]

Now that Rush is over, it’s time to start Recruitment!

Many of us have heard phrases like, “It’s about recruitment, not rush” or, “Recruitment is 24-7-365”. And while we may agree that it sounds like a novel idea, very few of us actually understand the how of year-round recruitment. In this month’s blog, I’d like to share with you some ideas for practical application of […]

Sigma Pi To Recolonize Epsilon-Nu Colony at Cal State Fullerton

The Executive Office of Sigma Pi Fraternity, International is proud to announce the recolonization of Epsilon-Nu Colony at Cal State Fullerton after a 13-year absence from campus. The recolonization ceremony will take place at the Holiday Inn & Suites Fullerton on Sunday, October 11, 2015 with a reception beginning at 10:00 am.  The address for […]

Sigma Pi Executive Director Michael Ayalon Steps Down, Jason Walker Named Interim Executive Director

The Grand Council of Sigma Pi Fraternity, International, announced today that Executive Director Ayalon (Buffalo ’97), will leave the position on September 28, 2015, after over three years of leadership. Ayalon became the Executive Director in 2012 and was instrumental in acquiring the Mitchell House as the Sigma Pi Fraternity, International Executive Office. The Regional […]

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