SAE receives three NIC awards
Editor’s Note: The virtual awards show video (above) was produced and published by the North American Interfraternity Conference. The North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) annually recognizes excellence in the fraternal experience by conferring Awards of Distinction to individuals and groups who exemplify leadership, service, and fraternal values. The award categories recognize outstanding undergraduate fraternity men, […]
Chapter Eternal: Thomas L. Hodges (Arkansas ’64)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is saddened to learn that Brother Thomas L. Hodges, President of the SAE Financial & Housing Corporation, entered Chapter Eternal on July 14, 2020. Hodges initiated into SAE at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (Arkansas Alpha-Upsilon) during the spring of 1961 and graduated in 1964. After a long and very successful career in […]
The Initiation at Andernach
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Billy Levere’s book, “SAE in the World War.” Published in 1928, it regales the important role SAE had in the first World War. Of the 18,250 SAE members at the time, 7,500 fought in that great conflict more than 100 years ago. Through adversity, they emerged victoriously and […]
Western Kentucky almost sweeps chapter achievement awards
For the 2019-2020 academic year, Kentucky Beta received seven of the eight chapter achievement awards available from Western Kentucky University: Scholastic Achievement, Outstanding Intramural Performance, Greek Involvement, Alumni Development, Chapter Development, Philanthropic Service, and Outstanding New Member Program. They were also named the Most Improved Fraternity Chapter, and Chapter Advisor Randy Schocke (Western Kentucky ’78) […]
Harvard drops social group sanctions policy
In December 2018, Sigma Alpha Epsilon joined several other interfraternal partners in filing a lawsuit against Harvard University in federal court, challenging their overreaching policy which sanctions individual students for choosing to join unrecognized single-sex organizations. In early 2019, Harvard responded by filing a motion to dismiss the case. Last week, Harvard University dropped its […]
Donor Spotlight: Doyle Knudson (South Dakota ’74)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon depends on your generosity to elevate our members’ experience to the highest levels—learning how to become True Gentlemen and taking that knowledge out into the world. We want to highlight just one of our many donors who support this organization. What was your favorite SAE memory? There are multiple memories I had […]
Alum hosts virtual concert fundraiser
Editor’s Note: This article by Jeanne Huff first appeared in Idaho Press and is posted HERE. When my husband, Bob, was in chemotherapy treatment at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute for the melanoma that eventually ended his life, there was one bright spot: Kevin Kirk playing at The Drip Lounge. Kirk, who had been — and still […]
15th Eminent Supreme Recorder Appointed
The Supreme Council is pleased to announce Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity’s 15th Eminent Supreme Recorder and Chief Executive Officer: Christopher W. Hancock (Indiana State ’96). His appointment begins on July 1, 2020. Hancock first joined the Fraternity Service Center staff in 1996 as an Education and Leadership Consultant. He was subsequently promoted to Manager of Field […]
Alumni reconnect for first time since graduation
Craig Dennis (Iowa State ’68) hadn’t seen two of his chapter brothers since graduating. What started as a simple check-in during the pandemic has turned into a monthly call for a group of Iowa Gamma alumni. “We took some time to give a brief bio from the past 50+ years, [then] we got into telling […]
#StayStrongSAE
The bonds of brotherhood know no bounds, no matter where we are, or what’s happening in the world. The undergraduates at the University of Maryland – College Park (Maryland Beta) put together this video to send positive messages and reflect on our brotherhood during this time of isolation and uncertainty. To engage with brothers across […]
