SigEp Moms Club

Cal Delta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon at San Diego State University

Welcome Back to the Parents Club!

Welcome back to the SigEp Parents Club (previously called the Moms Club) at San Diego State University! The lazy days of summer are behind us. Schools back in session at SDSU and our sons are waking up before the crack of noon to get dressed, forge for food, attend classes and build a lifetime brotherhood with their fellow fraternity brothers of SigEp! As a mom, Im excited my son has joined this particular fraternity. Its well known in the Greek system that SigEp is a different kind of fraternity. One that has different ideals that our sons benefit from. One that promotes higher learning and centers on the values of Sigma Phi Epsilon; Virtue, Diligence and Brotherly Love. Its worthy to repeat these idealsVirtue, Diligence and Brotherly Love. These are the qualities that we parents pray are rooted deep in our sons. Having a close brotherhood with other young men who share these same important values is essential. I think we all agree that our sons have found a wonderful home with SDSUs SigEp fraternity. The old saying A parents work is never done still holds true even when our sons are away at college! The Parents Club is designed to support the fraternity through acts of service and events held at the fraternity house and other locations around San Diego State. Through this Parents Club, we hope to add a difference to the everyday life of our sons. Theres so many ways we can give supportfrom sending surprise notes and care packages, to collecting essentials needed for the new fraternity house, to buying items on the fraternities Wish List. We Parents can make a huge difference in the lives of our sons!

Sept 2012 Issue 5

Inside this issue:

Welcome! SigEp Wish List Exec Board Plans Affordability Family Weekend How Can I Help? 1 1 2 2 3 3

Executive Leadership 3 Contact Info 4 4 4

Please join me in getting Did You Know actively involved with your sons fraternity A Word from Ron through this Parents Club! Read on to see what great ideas we have in store! Together, we can build a strong alliance that is both fun and benefits our boys! Blessings, Janice Williams President janicewilliams@pacbell.net

SigEp Values:

Virtue, Diligence and Brotherly

SigEp Wish List!

As you know, the SigEp house renovation was completed last year and is now filled with 22 members at night and over 160 each day. We asked the SigEp Leadership group what the Parents Club can provide for this new abode. Heres a short Wish List of the items theyd like to have. Your dues help the Parents Club afford these Wish List items for our young men! Plates/bowls/mugs Cups/glasses/tumblers Dishpans and drainers Kitchen floor mats Blender, toaster oven Bathroom mats/shower curtains First aid kit/cleaning supplies Window coverings

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Outdoor patio furniture Outdoor patio decorations Large deck outside Family room tables/lamps Family room decorations Holiday decorations Foldable tables/tablecloths Foldable chairs Other items which help furnish the new house, both inside and outside!

SigEp Exec Board Planning for Another Great Year

Dear Parents, After a long summer of planning, the Cal Delta Exec Board has exciting plans for the Fall 2012 semester. With the achievement of a five year plan that was devised only three years ago, we have embarked on a new approach that we hope will reinforce and enhance the Balanced Man culture that has driven our Chapter to prominence! This plan, entitled The Initiative includes a variety of strategies which apply to each of the Executive Leadership positions. The most visible change that has come out of The Initiative is a reformation of how we conduct meetings in order to accentuate the idea of our fraternity as a forum for the most involved men on the San Diego State campus. The Initiative also includes the posting of a giant map in our chapter house where members can post the meeting time and location of the Recognized Student Organization (RSO) they are a part of in order to draw SigEp Members to become more involved in other forms of association besides Sigma Phi Epsilon. Other programs include a new and enhanced Academic Advisor Program, established by our Chaplain, Phil Giori. This program aims to boost up our average GPA by providing assistance to Members who are falling behind on their academics. The program includes advisors who have excelled in their field of study, as approved by the Chaplain. These advisors conduct weekly tutoring sessions and are available for Members in their corresponding field of study. In addition to the Academic Advisor Program, Sigma Phi Epsilon has made a large leap forward in establishing itself as a Residential Learning Community by instituting a universitycertified class entitled SigEp Academic Success (BA100). This class has been incorporated into our Sigma and Phi challenges and provides an opportunity for Epsilons to mentor junior members by teaching certain sections of the class. The class is taught by Christine Probett, who is also the assistant dean of the business department. At the moment Sigma Phi Epsilon is just finishing this semesters rush week, almost 400 young men showed their interest in Sigma Phi Epsilon by attending our various rush events. Out of this 400, we have chosen 45 new members who embody the values of a Balanced Man. A few of these new members will be looking forward to receiving our Balanced Leader Scholarship (BLS) at the BLS banquet which will be taking place at the San Diego State Alumni Center on October 1st. The celebration is focused on the fraternitys principles of Virtue, Diligence, Brotherly Love and the Balanced Man ideals of a sound mind, sound body, and healthy spirit. At the banquet, undergraduate brothers, Balanced Leader Scholarship Finalists and alumni will be recognized with awards and scholarships. Cal Delta will also be looking forward to a variety of events this semester including a Paintball brotherhood event and Parents Weekend. As a part of this weekend, we strongly encourage all parents to attend our Barbecue and tailgate before the Aztec football game against Hawaii on October 6. As a part of this event, we are proud to say that brother Jeremy Poincenot, a member of our fraternity who became legally blind his sophomore year will be speaking about his experiences in Sigma Phi Epsilon and how he became the International Blind Golf Champion and an inspirational speaker. The event will also be attended by our Alumni and Faculty Fellow. All the Best, Nadir Bouhmouch-VP Communications on behalf of the SigEp Executive Board

How Parents Club Helps Out

After discussion about what the SigEp Parents Club can do to help the fraternity, the subject turned to how to afford all these great ideas. While researching the other Parents Clubs across the nation, we discovered that each Club has yearly dues of between $35 - $45. We agreed on dues of $40 for each Parents Club members in an effort to finance the activities and to buy a few of the Wish List items for the fraternity. Take a look at page 1 to see the entire Wish List our sons have. Parents Club dues are $40 per year. The money will finance the activities of the Club and buy Wish List items for the new fraternity house!

Please send in your dues today so we can keep doing even more for Delete our sons and the good of SigEp!
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Oct 6-7 2012 - Family Weekend Schedule

This year, Family Weekend will be packed with excitement! There are lots of SDSU activities going on. For a full listing of events, go to http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/parents/family weekend/index.html . On Saturday, Oct 6 we will be having a BBQ at the SigEp house then head over to Qualcomm Stadium for a fun tailgate, football game and a HUGE fireworks display! We hope all our families can attend. Please e-mail Janice if you can help set up for the event on Sat morning around 8amish. Thank you in advance for your help! Last year, the Parents Club gave our young men a BBQ that is large enough to handle the barbequing needs of everyday all the way up to the 200+ person gathering were about to have! Please be sure to make plans to join us! Heres the schedule: 11:00am- 2:00pm All-SigEp Family BBQ Extravaganza! Meet at the Fraternity House for fellowship with the entire SigEp fraternity, Alumni and all the other family members! The Parents Club will be hosting a BBQ complete with hot dogs, burgers and all the fixins! Please RSVP to Janice so we can get a headcount. No need to count your SigEp son, as the entire fraternity will be there too! 2:00-2:30pm Parents Club meeting. This will be a quick meeting in the Chapter Room to discuss business items such as voting in new officers and determining what Parents Club events will be for the school year. If you havent done so already, please bring your $40 dues and any donations youd like to gift to the fraternity. 2:30 5:00 - Tailgate in the parking lot at QualComm Stadium Well head over to the stadium on the trolley for an ol fashioned tailgate party (location to be announced). SigEp will supply nonalcoholic beverages for everyone. If youre over 21 and wish to drink alcohol, please BYOB. 5:00pm 9:00ish - SDSU Aztecs vs. Hawaii football game followed by the KGB Skyshow - Because this game includes the KGB Skyshow (spectacular fireworks!), it will be a huge seller. Unfortunately we were unable to secure a section for everyone to sit together, so please be sure to buy your tickets ASAP from www.goaztecs.com directly.

How Can I Help the Parents Club?

This is the second year of the Parents forward to having every SigEp Club at SDSU and there continue to Parent participate by sending in be a LOT of opportunities for each and their dues! every parent to help! Here are some of the ways we encourage you to be involved in the SigEp Parents Club to Get involved in the SigEp Parents have a positive effect on the college Club any way you can! From and fraternity experience for your son and his brothers: serving as a Club Officer to sending Send in Your $40 Dues Getting each school year started means spending some money! We look
Care Packages, it all has a positive affect on your son.

Volunteer to set up for Family Weekend We need several parents to set up for the events on Oct 6. Run for an Office We will be electing Officers at the Oct 6 meeting. These positions include: President, VP of Communications and 2-3 Coordinators

Please e-mail Janice to volunteer for these opportunities!

Executive Leadership at SigEp

Remember when you had to say Because Im the Mom? After a string of pubescent questions challenging each decision you made and instruction you gave, sometimes that was the only answer left! Now that your son has gone to college, whos influencing him? Each of these undergraduate leaders is elected to their unpaid position for one calendar year. The Alumni Association oversees this Executive Leadership Group and is actively involved with every aspect of the fraternity. This Leadership group includes: Ron Smith Chapter Counselor for Cal Delta Chapter. Ron is extremely active with the SigEp Executive Leadership and the Alumni Association. Barak Olan President Robert Parmenter VP of Finance Patrick Gallagher VP of Membership Development Weston DornVP of Recruitment Nicholas Warner- VP of Programming Nadir BouhmouchVP Communications Phillip Giori - Chaplain

Did You Know the SDSU SigEp Fraternity...

Contact Information: Moms Club President: Has had the highest Fraternity GPA for the last 13 semesters? Last academic year, this GPA was 3.184. Is the largest Fraternity on campus with 135 members at the end of the 2011 - 2012 school year? Has won the coveted Buchanan Cup 3 times in a row? The Buchanan Cup is awarded only to the top 15% of SigEp fraternities in the US by the National Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Ask your son about this high honor awarded to his fraternity! Has a Leadership Development Program called The Balanced Man? In this program, our sons are exposed to leadership, experiential learning, personal development, mentoring, and other positive activities that focus on a core of universal respect and balanced living. Supports their philanthropy called LHON (Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy), a disease which affects a small percentage of the population, including a fellow SigEp brother, causing degenerative blindness? The Creed is I believe in the American college fraternity. I believe in Sigma Phi Epsilon. I believe in this Fraternity because it would have me strive in every way to live up to the high principles for which it stands. These are Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love. Has been the recipient of the prestigious University Dean's Trophy every year for the past 6 years.

Janice Williams
2119 Eastom Way Fallbrook, CA 92028 Home: 760-728-8808 Cell: 951-240-0224 E-mail: janicewilliams@pacbell.net Cal Delta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon at SDSU: 5712 Hardy Ave San Diego, CA 92115 E-mail: sigepcaldelta@gmail.com Chapter Advisor Cal Delta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon at SDSU

Ron Smith
1237 Laura Lane Escondido, CA 92028 Phone: 760-480-8190 Fax: 760-480-8190 E-mail: ronsred@cox.net

Check us out on-line! www.sigepcaldelta.com

Meet Ron Smith - Chapter Counselor and Alumni

Dear Parents, Welcome to SDSU and the California Delta Residential Learning Community, Sigma Phi Epsilon! My name is Ron Smith and I work with the Chapter members as their Chapter Counselor. The Chapter Counselor works directly with the Chapter Leadership and members to help them have a more successful and meaningful fraternity experience. An alumnus of SDSU, I joined SigEp in the fall of 1965. I hold a B.A. and M.A. from SDSU and spent 33 years working in the Escondido Union School District as a teacher, Asst. Principal, and Elementary School Principal. I retired in 2008 from Bernardo School, where I served as founding Principal. I met my wife of 41 years, Molly, during my time in the fraternity, as well as some of my best friends in life. I started my interest in effective leadership during this time by getting involved in chapter activities and trying to emulate the best and most effective leaders in our chapter and on our campus. Speaking for all Cal Delta Alumni, it is our hope that your sons have a similar positive experience. Our mission is to guide and sustain the chapter so that this can happen. If you ever have questions or concerns about your son or chapter activities, I hope that you will contact me, using the information provided in this newsletter. Thank you for your support. Your sons are truly amazing and we look forward to their many successes and happy memories. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible during the upcoming events during the SigEp Family BBQ on October 6. All the Best, Ron