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Homecoming 2009
Sigma Phi Epsilon Homecoming 2009
Saturday October 3, 2009
Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m. Lambda House Meeting
11:00 a.m. Tailgate before Football Game
1:00 p.m. Football Game vs. Hope College
5:00 p.m. SigEp Hog Roast
6:00 p.m. New House Dedication
RSVP
Please RSVP by emailing Ken Schneider (ken [at] vestil.com). Please let us know how many people are coming with you so we have a proper count for the Hog Roast.
Trine Homecoming Information
More details at www.trine.edu/homecoming
406 Demolished
The 406 bit the dust last week, being the final house on Indiana Theta's property to meet the wrecking ball.
The house at 406 West Gale Street was originally purchased by Alpha Gamma Upsilon in 1967 to meet the demands of rapidly growing membership. That same year, Alpha Gamma Upsilon became a Sigma Phi Epsilon Colony eventually being chartered in 1968.
The 406 had a great part in the history of our fraternity and many of our members have great memories living in or hanging out at the 406.
For a few photos, post-demolition, click here.
The Future is Now Campaign
The Indiana Theta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon is moving into the 21st century at an accelerated rate.
Trine University has placed a tremendous emphasis on modern living accommodations with the construction of new dorms equipped with the latest in technology and all the creature comforts of home to meet the demands from the students of today. Our fraternity needs to meet this challenge head-on and proactively move forward with the construction of a new house to ensure the values and traditions of the Indiana Theta chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon are engraved in the book of time forever. The grains of sand have slipped through the hour glass. The time has now come to invert the hour glass and start anew.
The Campaign
The dream of a new house will soon become a reality at 115 South Darling Street. Ground was broken on June 12th, 2008 with the demolition of the old house. The scheduled completion date of the new house is set for January 2009. Click here to see progress pictures and more details of this monumental event.
We are very excited about this opportunity, however, a lot more work needs to be done and we need your help to succeed. The construction project is ambitious - we need to raise $1.3 million dollars. The new house will provide first class accommodations in line with the University while providing the actives with an opportunity to be a part of the best fraternity on campus. Denise Stump, the wife of Brother Jim Stump, summed-up the meaning of what the Sigma Phi Epsilon house did for her and her husband when she said “For many of us this is where our life really began.” Many of the life lessons we use daily started in the House with the Red Door.
Our campaign is really quite simple: we have approximately 600 alumni and for various reasons we estimate approximately 400 alumni will be able to make a contribution to the campaign. Please consider what Sigma Phi Epsilon did for you and help make this dream a reality for generations to come. While all donations will be accepted we are seeking a minimum pledged amount of $3,250 per person payable over a five (5) year pledge period. This breaks down to only $1.78 per day. Your commitment to help
your fraternity will forever change the face of the Indiana Theta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. All donations are tax deductible per IRS guidelines under the fraternity 501C(3) tax fi ling status. All contributions received after our goal has been met will go into an endowment for maintenance of the house and grounds.
DOWNLOADS
For more information, and gift opportunities, please download the .pdfs below...
SigEp Fundraiser Information (.pdf)
Pledge Card (.pdf)
SigEp Brick Fundraiser (.pdf)
Open House Invitation
The Alumni and Active Brothers of the Indiana Theta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon would cordially like to invite you to an Open House to celebrate the completion of their new Fraternity House at Trine University.
Date: Saturday, February 14th
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 115 South Darling Street "The House with the Red Doors"
Light refreshments will be served.
Download: Open House Invitation.pdf
Homecoming 2008 Photos
Thanks to everyone who made this year's SigEp homecoming a great success.
It started of right with the Trine football team handed #14 ranked Franklin College a defeat that afternoon in a great football game. With Trine behind in the 4th quarter, they battled back for a 30-27 win.
Afterwards, a good group of alumni were back for festivities at the SigEp house, highlighted by a great buffet of food pulled together by Dayne Haight. Two huge moon-bounce inflatable type things were there for the kids - and adults - as we had the street shut down in front of the 406. All alumni in attendance got a first-hand view of the new house and house nicely it's coming together. It's a facility that we will all be proud of when it's completed.
There is so much more, but for now, here are some photos from Saturday afternoon at the house. Please share your photos! Just leave a comment in this post with a link to any photos you have posted online.
