Great First Month!

Wow, what a great first month of school!

Most of the NJ-Z Chapter of SigEp participated in the Bronc Buddies program to help freshmen move in to their dorms. Because of this, many of the brothers kicked off the semester a little earlier than the rest of Rider students. Day trips, going to the gym, and planning for a busy semester were just some of the activities that occupied SigEp's days.

Also during this time, Brother Andre Thomas, a transfer from the Florida Zeta chapter, was welcomed with open arms to Rider University.

More recently, a Sigma Rite of Passage was conducted on Thursday, September 24th. Because of this, we would like to welcome Luke Hall, Brian Guzman, Mike Blake, and Rob Goldstein to SigEp!

This past weekend was sweetheart weekend. Twenty three girls were given nominations to become SigEp's Sweetheart for the Fall 2009-Spring 2010 academic year, but only one could be named. This year's sweetheart is Allie Eick of Alpha Xi Delta! Congrats Brother Allie!

Additionally, Brothers Karl Craft and Dan Mahony were named the sweethearts for Alpha Xi Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha, respectively. Congrats to all!

Thoughts on Conclave

Brother Karl Craft reflected on his Conclave experience and decided to share a tidbit of how it affected him.

Conclave was an amazing experience that truly made me feel more connected with the national fraternity in whole. I learned a lot of what goes into running this strong organization and was able to help make important decisions that our fraternity will rely on for years to come. I was also able to connect with other chapters in similar situations as a chapter to exchange great ideas. It was extremely insightful and a great asset to my future in the NJ Zeta chapter as well as my own personal development.

Thanks for sharing, Karl!

The first official undergraduate chapter meeting will occur on September 13 at 8 PM in Sweigart Hall room 215. Hope everyone enjoys the last days of summer!

Breaking Ground

As the summer comes to a close, the men of the New Jersey Zeta chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon eagerly prepare for a successful Fall semester. To do so, they will attending the Alumni Volunteer Corporation (AVC) Barbecue, host a Recruitment Retreat, working on the new website and will be finishing part two of the Member Development Retreat.

Exciting things are on the horizon for the chapter that earned a Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse Award, finished last year with nearly 50 men, earned the title of Intramural Champions for the second straight year, had Brother Frank Romano elected Student Government Association President, Brother Alex D'Amico re-elected Student Government Association Treasurer, six brothers working on the SGA Finance Board, Brother Mike Zilly elected Finance Board Chairperson, Bryan Persons named the President of Rider University Network, Jose Rey named General Manager of WRRC Radio Station, five of the nine IFC positions including President (Brother Anthony Olsen), and a President's Award recpient in Brother Michael Ciaramella. Additionally, SigEp claimed the honors of highest fraternity GPA, highest new member GPA, highest individual GPA (Mike Zilly), Greek Man of the Year (Dan Mahony), Greek New Member of the Year (Mike Zilly), and won Greek Week! Indeed, it has been a great year to be SigEp.

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