Page 2 - Sigma Chi - MIT Fall 2018

PAGE TWO THE BEAVER SIG

New Pledge Program Proves Class of 2022 Pledge Class
Successful ALEX MOSER ’21 GEORGE STULTZ ’22

Quinn Magendanz ’19 | Magister LaPorte, Indiana Frederick, Maryland
As the sun rose of 2022 reciprocated, putting in full Major: Computer Science (6-3) Major: Chemical Engineering (10)
on Saturday, October effort, constantly reflecting, and imple- BEN WOLZ ’22 JULIAN MANYIKA ’22
20, eight new brothers menting their learnings immediately in College Station, Texas San Francisco, California
shed their white robes their daily lives. Major: Biological Engineering (20) Major: Math and Computer Science
and stepped out of the This phenomenon of brotherhood (18 and 6)
chapter room into the sunlight, changed came to full light to me as the sun rose PEYTON GREVE ’22
men. A few minutes later, on the tail on that Saturday morning. The older Lino Lakes, Minnesota GRANT MILLER ’22
end of a black bevy of older brothers gentleman emerged from the chapter Major: Computer Science, Data Park Ridge, Illinois
similarly departing, an older gentle- room, tears still drying in his eyes. These Science, and Economics (6-14) Major: Computer Science (6-3)
man emerged equally changed by the were tears of pride—pride in his son
experience he had just undergone. His for proving himself worthy of the val- TROY OLIVEIRA ’22 DAN PILSBURY ’22
eyes still had the slight swell of redness, ues that he himself had sworn to live San Diego, California Millington, New Jersey
which only accompanies tears. by decades earlier. These were tears of Major: Biological Engineering (20) Major: Computer Science, Data
As I began my time as magister, I joy—joy brought about by pinning Science, and Economics (6-14)
was skeptical that this new five-week the white cross eternally onto his son’s
program would provide an opportunity chest. These were tears of trust—for he
for growth and reflection equal to that trusted in the values, trusted in the core
of previous years—there seemed to be teachings, trusted in the candlelight,
just too many of my own cherished and trusted in the undergraduate broth-
experiential activities which had lost. ers here at Alpha Theta to make his son
The pledge class of 2022 would not a better man.
share in most of the communal history Even as the specific activities of the
and experience that the more senior pledge program may change, we will
pledge classes shared with each other always be joined by these core values,
and alumni. and by the trust and love we have for
But I was proven wrong. This our fellow brothers who train the new-
house bought into the pledge program est generation of Sigs. I am skeptical
with maximum enthusiasm, sacrificing that results this positive could have been
their own personal time and energy to achieved anywhere else. I am proud to From top left to bottom right: George Stultz, Alex Moser, Peyton
Greve, Dan Pilsbury, Ben Wolz, Troy Oliveira, Grant Miller, and
give the class of 2022 the developmental be an Alpha Theta Sigma Chi. Julian Manyika.
experience they deserved. And the class
Big Little Reveal

Due to the smaller pledge class this year, not all sophomores were able to be paired with freshman littles. As a post reveals tradition, all brothers
went to JP Licks for ice cream to celebrate the new members of their family lines.

Evan Pasko and Troy Oliveira. Sam Dorchuck, Ben Wolz, and Harrison Quinn Magendanz, Aidan Einloth, George Stultz,
Kaplan. and Brad Levin.

Brothers Find honor bestowed by the national last Balfour Leadership Training Leadership Workshop.
fraternity upon chapters that meet
Workshop. Henceforth, through
It wouldn’t be a fall update if
Success certain standards of excellence support of Significant Sig and for- we didn’t have new members to
(continued from page one) across philanthropy, scholar- mer Grand Consul Keith Krach, introduce. This fall, we welcomed
eight new members to our broth-
the premier fraternal leadership
ship, and other areas of opera-
our first Blue Peterson Award since tion. Additionally, we were able conference in the world will go by erhood, hailing from California,
2011. The Peterson Award is an to witness the conclusion of the the name Krach Transformational (continued on next page)