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May 27, 2002
Consul: May 27th, 2002
Brothers—
Another year has ended, and so we turn another page in our chapter’s history. Twelve seniors graduated and will be moving on to the ‘real world’.
We saw a year in which twenty new men were initiated into our order, a diverse group of individuals who hail from as far as Bali and as close as Brown street.
The chapter excelled as a whole, keeping its grades above the 3.0 mark while obtaining the Legion of Honor award from Sigma Chi International for our work in scholarship. Over 25% of the chapter appeared on respective Dean’s Lists.
We continued to be involved on campus, with almost every member partaking in extra-cirricular activities outside the fraternity, be it Student Senate, “The Torch”, or Earthtones, the environmental group at Valpo.
We shared our talents and resources with others, raising and donating over $7,000 throughout the course of the year, along with over 2,000 hours of service to the community. All of this capped off by a $7,800 grant from the University that allowed 18 brothers to build houses for Habitat for Humanity over Spring Break this past year.
If you browse the website you can see individual achievements as well, highlighted by Ryan Wolf’s selection as the Northern Indiana Provincial Balfour recipient and the choosing of Tim Birner to be a Leadership Consultant.
During these summer months, if you’re in the area, attend the BBQ to be held at Korey Boal’s (Korey_Boals@rsmi.com) place in Chicago. In the meantime the new Executive committee will work towards planning for the upcoming year. In particular, Pro Consul Brent Byrd should be able to bring added leadership experience after attending the Horizons program this summer, the selective Sigma Chi intensive leadership program held in Snowbird, Utah. Brent continues the tradition of Iota Sigs making the trek to Utah each year since the program’s inception three years ago.
If you find yourself passing through Valpo this summer, let us know. Several undergraduates will be maintaining their residence in beautiful northern Indiana this summer to fulfill internships and attend summer sessions. We’d love to have any of you stop by.
Guard well,
David Martens
drmartens99@yahoo.com