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Alumni News

Bradley Davis Stock Golf Brings out the Best Robert S. Larson ’83 – My company is Inno-
vative Senior Living. We have three properties
On Friday, August 11, Sigma Chi brothers, The event brought out the best of Sigma of Assisted Living/Memory Care in the Tucson,
friends, and family participated in the fourth Chi, bringing brothers of all ages together for Arizona, area.
annual BDS Memorial Golf Outing. The event an afternoon of brotherhood.
is held in honor of Bradley David Stock ’13, Please stay tuned for more information about Willard P. Thomson ’55 – The older we get, the
who passed away in December 2013. how you can get involved in next year’s event! more we cherish fond memories at 410 E. John.
The event was held at Indian Boundary
Golf Course in Chicago, Illinois; 58 golfers par-
ticipated, and 88 attended a dinner reception Have Alumni News?
following the event. Sigma Chi raised $3,700 to
fund a scholarship in Brad’s name and to sup- We want to hear from you! Send your
port Erika’s Lighthouse, a Chicagoland organi- personal updates, accomplishments, ad-
zation to educate teens about depression. ventures, and photos to our account man-
ager, Kasey Breedlove, at kbreedlove@
elevateims.com, or simply fill out the tear-
away form at the bottom of your cover let-
Corporation President (continued from page 1) ter and return it in the mail. We want to
share it in the next issue of The Illinois Sig!
leAdersHiP: Our fraternity has improved and support our great chapter house. We meet
tremendously in this area under the guidance and communicate regularly with the Mom’s
of Jordan Meadows. He is quite an impressive Club. The enthusiasm and commitment is very
individual, balancing school, fraternity life, and impressive, and we want to say thank you! They through and pledge/initiate. There was a recent
the Marines! He is a legacy and has provided the have helped us with certain house improvements: summer rush event at Arlington Park, where many
necessary leadership that every fraternity craves. new basketball hoop, couches and other furniture, of the 80+ candidates already identified attended!
I am also impressed with the other Execu- fans, kitchen countertops, and other upgrades! We are ready for a new school year to begin!
tive Committee board members of the CoMPuter/grouP study MediA: We are launching our new web site
house. The culture of leadership, rooM (bAseMent) And tHird very soon! You may take a look at www.illinois-
responsibility, respect, and Floor CoMMon rooM: The sigs.com. Tom Munger ’13 and Nick Bleidorn
involvement would make members have responded have led the way. Our media platform will be
Isaac M. Jordan proud! positively to the changes improving and expanding, because this is the
Our chapter won and financial commit- way of the future: to keep everyone connected
the Peterson Award at ment we made to im- and networking together. This has been a goal
the recent LTW work- prove this area of the of the board: to get all phases of media covered,
shop! This is the award house. They love the be it website, Facebook, Linked In … there will
to win for any chapter! group study room. be more to follow! I am excited about connect-
We had eight attend- CHAPter PHilAn- ing all our Kappa Kappa Sigs!
ees at LTW this year, a tHroPy: Derby Days was PrePArAtion For brotHerHood: Our
tremendous sign of respon- a resounding success last new pledge program has been a great success
sibility and commitment to school year, raising close to story. Change can be challenging, but our
our great chapter. $20,000 for the Huntsman Can- members have embraced the change. Our new
gPA: The spring 2017 GPA was an cer Center. In the spring ’17 semester, program is now eight weeks long with an em-
impressive 3.22+ for the house, vaulting us to a they hosted a fraternity hockey tournament phasis on interactive learning and commitment
#11 ranking! Our new GPA policy has had an to raise money. Visit the updated webpage at to our founding fathers’ ideals! Mark Anderson
impact, requiring a minimum GPA to remain us-p2p.netdonor.net/223/derby-challenge. laid the groundwork for our more impactful
an active member of our fraternity. “MotHer sHiP” – tHe House: We con- program, which we believe will lead to more
FinAnCiAl: I want to take my hat off — no, tinue to “work” on the house, and we are devel- involvement by our brothers beyond the four
not my hair; it is already off! — to Jim Escobar oping a formal five-year capital-expense plan. years at college.
’95. He has done a great job as we continue to There will be more to follow. It has been a cou- Brothers, our focus is guiding these young
improve our financial oversight and budgeting. ple of decades since our last major investment men to live a life-long commitment to the three
He attended LTW recently, which shows his in the house. Many of the fraternities have great aims and seven virtues that identify us a
level of his commitment to our cause!! taken on major renovations or have built a new Sigma Chi brothers!
ProPerty: Jason Detweiler ’08 continues house. Competition is tough as new apartment
to do a yeoman’s job on the board as head of buildings are going up and a recent property- Your House Corp. President,
our property management. His untiring efforts tax increase is the new battleground. The house
working with our property management com- will be full this fall, with 67 brothers living in!
pany and house manager is unbelievable. rusH: We continue to improve and compete
MoM’s Club: Wow, they continue to help in this area. It is nice to see more legacies come Peter Steger ’79

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