Four alumni received the Order of the Golden Heart last night, elevating them to the company of SigEp’s most exclusive group. The Order of the Golden Heart is the highest honor SigEp can bestow on a brother, given to alumni who provide exceptional service to the Fraternity over the course of a lifetime. This year’s recipients are John George, Auburn ’76, Roger VanHoozer, Washburn ’72, Jack Witemeyer, Rutgers ’55, Garry Kief, Southern California ’70.
The 2011 Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation recipients were acknowledged last night at the Alumni Awards Dinner. Five men received the honor, bestowed on only one-tenth of one percent of more than 290,000 brothers. These are men who have reached an esteemed pinnacle in their careers, bringing esteem and honor to their Fraternity and their field of endeavor. Read more about your 2011 Citation recipients below:
Outgoing Grand President Garry Kief, Southern California, ’70 (right) and Grand President-Elect Bert Harris, Florida, ’74 (far right) transition during the Alumni Awards Dinner.
John Hartman, Missouri-Columbia, ’61 (left) celebrates after winning the Conclave Stand Down, for attending his 27th consecutive Conclave.
The Benjamin Hobson Frayser award represents outstanding chapter alumni communication shared regularly over the two-year period between Conclaves. The following 40 chapters received the award for 2011.
Alumni:
Grand President Bert J. Harris, Florida ’74** (right)
Grand Treasurer Christopher L. Bittman, Colorado ’85*
National Director Richard W. Bennet III, Central Missouri ’74*
National Director Phillip A. Cox, Indiana ’84
National Director Thomas B. Jelke, Florida International ’90
National Director Billy D. Maddalon, North Carolina State ’90
National Director Shawn McKenna, Maine ’77
National Director Daniel W. McVeigh, Texas Wesleyan, ’90**
Students:
William J. Broadlick, Washington State ’13**
A.J. Collins, Alabama ’13**
Justin Kingsolver, Indiana ’12**
*Re-elected this year
**Newly elected this year
Over 100 Conclave attendees woke up early to brave the Arizona heat and run in the Conclave 5K. These runners put their money where SigEp’s mission is and spent the morning working on their Sound Body. Dan Cushing, Oregon State, ’12 won the race.
by Tyler Manoukian, Massachusetts ’13
The Founder’s Luncheon proved to be an unforgettable experience. Brothers filled up the huge Grand Saguaro ballroom to celebrate the founding of this great fraternity.
When Carter Ashton Jenkens was questioned by Richmond College as to his motives for inaugurating another fraternity on a campus that already had five, he responded with a phrase that would provide the foundation for SigEp, “This Fraternity will be different.”
By Jonathan Greenstein, Illinois State ’11
Barry Posner, California-Santa Barbara ’70, spoke yesterday to an enthusiastic crowd on organizational leadership. Posner is a co-author of The Leadership Challenge, a book named as one of the top 100 business books of all time. In fact, many of SigEp’s leadership and member development programs have been heavily influenced by Posner’s work.
Citation Recipient Barry Posner, California-Santa Barbara ’70, hosted an interactive session with the 2011 Citation recipients on Sunday. These accomplished SigEps represented professions from space travel to archaeology to entertainment to banking. Posner opened the panel with several questions about their undergraduate experiences. The men said they found several things especially valuable throughout their lives including their competence in working as a team, their ability to manage time and the courage to be vulnerable.
Read the final legislation that was certified by the NBD at the Sunday morning meeting as the action from this 52nd Grand Chapter Conclave.
Thank you for making our 2011 Conclave such a huge success, and for once again showing what our Founders meant when they said, “This Fraternity will be different.” We hope you had a great time, and we can’t wait to see you at the Gaylord Hotel in Dallas, Texas in 2013!
