Miami urges students, fraternities to refrain from big parties
Editor’s Note: This article by Casey Brosokas first appeared in the Oxford Observer and can be viewed here. Even though face-to-face instruction has been suspended until mid-September, many Miami University students are already moving back into their Oxford homes away from home. After months quarantined inside with family, it isn’t too unbelievable that many Miami students […]
Virtual Installations
On August 17, 2020, the chapter at Iowa State University (Iowa Gamma) made SAE history by being the first to host a virtual installation. Seven men were inducted as colony members by ESA Greg Brandt, Past ESR Tom Goodale, ESR Chris Hancock, 11 alumni of the chapter, and SAE staff. One week later, 14 men […]
Episode 1: Chapter Finance Talk
The first episode of TG Talk features Ross Pometta, Manager of Membership & Records, and Kaden Mortenson, Eminent Treasurer from Nevada Beta. Ross and Kaden give advice on financial planning for the fall including information on the fall invoice, navigating difficult conversations with chapter brothers, and utilizing OmegaFi to streamline your membership and financial records. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
Collegian hosts art gallery
Editor’s Note: This article, by Makayla Young, was originally posted by The Sunflower. In just six weeks over winter break, junior Julian Kincaid created 18 pieces of artwork to be showcased in Wichita State’s Cadman Art Gallery, located in the Rhatigan Student Center, for his Visual Culture exhibit. The 22-year-old art education major keeps himself busy […]
From Executives Academy: The Birkman Basics
Editor’s Note: The below article is from the Being Plaid Blog, adapted slightly for use to describe our use of the Birkman Method® assessment during our Executives Academy. During the Executives Academy, all attendees completed one of our favorite tools for building teamwork and self-awareness is the Birkman Method® assessment. We talk about the Birkman […]
The Cabanatuan Alpha Story
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States’ entrance into the Second World War sounded a new call to sacrifice for all Americans, especially the young, college-aged men eligible for the draft. Between 1942 and 1943, SAE’s average chapter size dwindled as members went off to war, and by 1944, the few chapters that […]
