Fraternity
SIGMA TAV GAMMA
Linked By Pink
Brothers of Sig Tau
raise breast cancer
awareness
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The crew relaxes after Linked by Pink.
This Tuesday, while Greek Week was
kicking into high gear, the Brothers of
Sigma Tau Gamma took some time out to
show their support for a worthy cause. The
fraternity sponsored a Linked by Pink event
to support breast cancer research. The
event was held Tuesday night in McGarvey
Commons.
Linked by Pink, and national association
for breast cancer survivors has chapters
throughout the country to help raise aware
ness about breast cancer and researching a
cure. The brothers of Sig Tau contacted the
organization about holding a fundraiser on
their behalf. Vicki and Melissa both breast
cancer survivors spoke to an audience of
about 50 people detailing their experiences
and the importance of continuing research.
Both are involved heavily with Linked by
Pink and are trying to spread their message
throughout the Erie area.
The brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma, who
could be seen sporting pink shirts during
the event, also held a fundraiser. The broth
ers sold cookies with pink icing, cupcakes
covered with pink frosting, pink lemonade
and pizza slices. They also held a raffle.
Winners were able to choose from 4 Erie
Otter tickets, a Hungry Howie’s Pizza meal
deal, a pink Snuggie, and a fruit bouquet
from Edible Arrangements. The brothers
raised $144, all of which will be donated to
Linked by Pink.
The brothers had been working for some
time to decide on what type of event hold
during the Greek week activities. When
they found the contact information Linked
by Pink, they knew it was just what they
were looking for.
“This is a really important cause, and
I’m proud to have our name attached to
something like this” said Sig Tau president
Jon Alquist.
The brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma hope
to continue their work with the Linked by
Pink organization for years to come.
“[Linked by Pink] is something that is
great to be a part of. If we can continue to
support them, we most definitely will”
Alquist said.
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“If not, we will go back and eval
uate to see if the first semester
students should be allowed to
join.”
In order for incoming fresh
man to be part of Greek life, stu
dents must score a 2.8 or higher
on their enrollment index.
“Every student enrolled in the
university, is calculated by the en
rollment index,” Miller said.
“This factors in high school
grades and SAT scores.”
To assist first year freshman
students as well as new mem
bers, a program was added to
this year’s Greek life. The pro
gram is called the Fraternity and
Sorority New Member Academy
and is designed for new members
to learn about the various aspects
of fraternity and sorority life, as
Chemistry
well as student life. According to
Hopkins Hall, the academy was
created by the office of student
activities, the Panhellenic Coun
cil, and the Interfraternity Coun
cil.
The academy is an eight week
program which provides students
with tools to help become suc
cessful. Topics include fraternity
and sorority life 101, time man
agement, test taking and study
skills, personal finances, and in
volvement and leadership oppor
tunities. The meetings occur
once a week for 30 to 60 minutes.
Hopkins Hall said that some
meetings run longer, for example
the community service project
held on Oct. 31 and the Training
for Intervention Procedures
(TIPS) on Nov. 3.
According to the TIPS website,
the program helps students make
sound choices when faced with
difficult decisions about alcohol
use.
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A secondary goal for the acad
emy is for students to establish
relationships,” Hopkins Hall said.
“[Students] are starting to get to
know each other already which is
great.”
According to Hopkins Hall, the
academy was created in ex
change for getting rid of deferred
recruitment. “It stemmed from
focusing on first semester stu
dents to all new members.”
Both Miller and Hopkins Hall
stress the importance of Greek
students being successful aca
demically and outside of the
classroom.
“I want students to be success
ful in and out of class,” Miller
said. “But, 1 would never want a
club to negatively impact their
grades.”
Hopkins Hall said that active
members are assisting new mem
bers with academics. “That was
something that they started and
not something that I forced.”
SIGMA TAU GAMMA
Sigma Tau Gamma
celebrates 20th
anniversary with
alumni, founders
The weekend of October 2-4 marked
an important milestone for Sigma Tau
Gamma. The Delta Upsilon chapter cel
ebrated its 20 year anniversary. The
weekend was filled with visits from
alumni and their families as well as
plenty of brotherhood time.
The chapter, which is over 300 mem
bers strong, has been active on the
Behrend campus since 1989. In January
of that year, 27 men contacted the advi
sor the Sig Tau chapter at Edinboro
University. After a very successful meet
ing, the men were initiated by nationals
and became associate members of
Sigma Tau Gamma.
During the nearly three
months that the men were
pledging the fraternity,
they wrote, revised and
adopted a constitution
that is still honored today.
They also found a place to
live, by renting a house on
Station road that would be-
come the new home for the
chapter.
Although the house no
longer stands, it was part
of what helped the men
make the transition from
friends to brothers. In
April, the associate mem-
bers were initiated as
brothers, and became the B
founding fathers of the B
Delta Upsilon chapter of B
Sigma Tau Gamma.
Even though the chapter
was founded in January, the brothers
chose to have their alumni weekend co
incide with Behrend’s Parents and Fam
ily Weekend. After 20 years, it is easy to
understand how some brothers have
lost touch with the fraternity that once
was such a big part of their lives. The
weekend saw active members laughing
and sharing stories with alumni who are
nearly twice their age.
“It’s kind of cool to think that we have
such a special connection with guys
who have kids the same age as us. You
can’t get that just anywhere,” said
Brother Baron McDonough.
Founding father Christopher Dean
and Alpha class member Tony Loupe
traveled from Florida to attend the
events. Brian Auth, a 2008 graduate of
Behrend traveled from his new resi
dence in Cincinnati. Although he has
been living in Florida since the middle
of the summer, Founding Father
Richard Allan Britt found himself living
in South Africa after his graduation
from Behrend.
BEN SMITH
VP of Programs, Sigma Tau Camma
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