—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Ma) 9, 1979 Dissolved fraternity chapter reorganized By BARI WINEMILLER Daily Collegian Staff Writer One of those Greek organizations that folded under the pressure of the anti establishment movement of the Vietnam War era, Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity is recolonized and rebuilding after a nine year absence from the University. On July 14, 1970, Sigma Alpha Mu lost its charter and on March 19, 1979, a group of 19 men, the majority of them residents of Mifflin Hall, was officially recognized as a colony fraternity by the Interfraternity Council. "Technically this is a re-colonization since Sammy was here before," IFC adviser Jeff Fremont said. As a colony fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu is on probation for a year and must meet several requirements of both the TROUBLE with any of your classes? Need a tutor or have any questions about academic policy as it relates to you and your classes? Academic Assembly is the place to go for help. Call us or stop by 203-A HUB. 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"Right now we're strong and becoming unified," Mark Greenberg, founder and former-president of the group, said. The history of Sigma Alpha Mu and its recolonization is a history of two dif- ferent groups. In April 1978, Greenberg and nine friends began organizing Sigma Alpha Mu after Bernard Bronstein recommended Greenberg to Sigma Alpha Mu's national field secretary, Bill Frischman. The Mifflin group did not enter the Sigma Alpha Mu picture until January of this year when Fremont suggested they talk to Greenberg. Mifflin, a close-knit group of 3rd and 4th floor residents, needed a national and Sigma Alpha Mu needed brothers; six of the original nine had pulled out. Now, only a small minority of the chapter is Jewish, despite Sigma Alpha Mu's Jewish heritage. The two groups joined forces and have been working as a unit to establish themselves and to achieve their goals. "We're forming what SAM at Penn State will be," Rapp said. "Instead of The President Sparks Awards are presented annually to those students who have completed six full terms of full-time study, who have earned a 4.00 (A) grade-point average for each of these terms, and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 4.00 (A) at the end of their sixth term of study. . The awards will be presented at the Honors Convocation at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, in the Milton S. Eisenhower Auditorium. The 1979 President Sparks Awards will be presented to: rl I May 4th-12th All All All All All All being part of a frat, we are the frat." "It seemed like a challenge to get involved with Sammy," Bart Hickman, pledge master of the chapter, said. "I didn't think it would be as hard as it is, but things are going well." Rush is a bit difficult, the chapter officers said, when the fraternity has no house to offer. However, Ken Botnecht, Sigma Alpha Mu's sole pledge, is joining even without a house. "First of all, I knew all the guys,!" Botnecht said. 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