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                        supply boating.                  Basin Commission, founding member of the            Village operations model as it stands is
                        I also own and                   Gulf Coast Conservation Association (now the        not a good fit for our chapter, moved
                        operate a blue                   CCA), currently serve on Louisiana Landowner’s      the chapter from Fraternity Court to our
                        water charter                    Association Board and the Louisiana Wildlife and    new home on Maiden Lane, seen our old
                        boat off of                      Fisheries Foundation Board.                         house on Fraternity Court demolished in
                        North Carolina.                                                                      the Summer ’15, and of course, bailed the
                        Public service                     I am godfather to the two sons of brother         chapter out of a few financial crises along
                        includes serving                 Chip Parks who are both Sigma Chis.                 the way. But our responsibility is to the
                        on the Louisiana                 I strongly encourage all my brothers to stay in     future of our chapter’s housing not to its
                        Wildlife and                     touch with each other and continue to share that    past. However, it is worth mentioning,
                        Fisheries                        special bond that only we Sigma Chis will know      the bitter sweetness of celebrating with
                        Commission                       and love. I still stay in contact with many of my   approximately 100 alumni this past
                        which manages                    brothers and occasionally enjoy a hunting or        summer at the old house’s demolition
                        the natural                      fishing trip with them.                             party. It was great to reconnect, reflect on
                        resources for                                                                        fond memories, and dream of the future.
Jeff and Judy on South                                     I am glad to participate in the alumni profile
                                                         project in hopes that more of our brothers would      Before we talk about the future, let’s
Louisiana duck hunt.    the state of                     agree to do likewise, and also to foster more       first level set on where we are today.
                                                         communication between the active chapter and        The chapter’s current housing is located at
                        Louisiana. I have                the alumni. In life, it’s not “me” but “we.”        2 and 4 Maiden Lane (a stone’s throw from
served on Louisiana Forestry Association Board,                                                              our beloved Bell Tower). The location is
Keewaydin Foundation Board, Lake Pontchartrain                                                               primo. The active chapter has flourished
                                                                                                             over the past 4 years in this location with 3
Derby Days 2016 by Jamie Ridinger,                                                                           consecutive Peterson awards. It has grown
                                                                         Derby Days Chairman                 significantly in membership, improved its
                                                                                                             GPA to unprecedented levels, increased
           e are excited to share that planning for      in attending. On Wednesday March 16th at            its philanthropy, and, for the most part,
           Derby Days 2016, our fundraising event        3:00pm, we will have the karaoke competition        stayed out of trouble. Our chapter is as
                                                         at Brickhouse Sports Bar & Grill located on         strong as ever, perhaps stronger than ever.
Wfor the Frankie Lemmon School, has                      Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. On Sunday           For that, we can all say, “Proud to be a
                                                         March 20th at 1:00pm, the dance competition         Delta Epsilon Sig!” Our house is leased
begun. The Frankie Lemmon School is dedicated            will take place at the Talley Mountains Piedmont    from a very cooperative landlord, has
to the education of children with developmental          Ballroom here on campus. Thank you so much          housing operations that are streamlined
delays, language impairments, learning                   and we look forward to seeing you there!            through a great partnership with property
disabilities or mental retardation. After last year’s                                                        management firm, Walk to State, and
extraordinary event that raised a record setting           If you are unable to attend but would like to     houses up to 20 actives.
$30,000 and doubled the total of the previous            show your support for the Frankie Lemmon
year, we are determined to raise even more!              School, you can contribute on the link below.         So what does the future hold?
                                                                                                             Well, we don’t have a crystal ball into the
ΣΧThis year’s competition will take place the                                                                future of Greek Housing in and around
week of March 14th and we would like to Visit us online for updates, photos, and more at                     NCSU. Wish we did. But one thing is
point out two events that you may be interested https://www.crowdrise.com/brightfutures3.                    for certain, the members of the House
                                                                                                             Corp are a dedicated, well rounded, and
Brothers celebrate the football team’s victory while attending the game against Wake Forest in WS, NC.       professional set of brothers who will no
                                                                                                             doubt make the right decisions for our
                                                                                                             beloved chapter as we march bravely
                                                                                                             into the future. We are in a great place
                                                                                                             now and will strive to only improve our
                                                                                                             housing situation in the years to come.
                                                                                                             Stay tuned for updates on the future, or
                                                                                                             better yet, come join us and be part of
                                                                                                             shaping it. We welcome all our brothers.
                                                                                                             In Hoc,
                                                                                                             Tim Zeller
                                                                                                             President, Delta Epsilon of Sigma Chi, Inc.
                                                                                                             timzeller13@gmail.com

Brothers looking attentive at an educational program on  Brothers pose in front of the Bell Tower after      House Corporation Members
suicide prevention presented by the NCSU Counseling      completing the chapter’s annual strategic plan.
Center. Other topics for educational programs this                                                          John Stephenson ’92, Treasurer; Jeff
semester include Situational Risk Management, Anger                                                         Murison, House Operations; Mike
Management, and the History of the Delta Epsilon                                                            Doggett ’90, Safety; Grant Livengood
Chapter of Sigma Chi.                                                                                       ’88, Secretary; Blake Eaddy ’90, Legal;
                                                                                                            Henry Lowder ’80, Communications;
                                                                                                            and Will Quick ’08, Legal.

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