Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity International at Murray State University Spring 2014 Newsletter
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Tyler Pippin, First Counselor [email protected]June 29, 2014 Spring 2014 The spring semester started out great for the chapter, with the recruitment of a 3 man pledge class hand picked by the chapter, the class turned out to be the fourth largest pledge class of the semester. The biggest push this semester was for the chapter to collectively improve our GPA, to better reach our goals for awards, and assist the brothers in their scholarly endeavors here at Murray State University. We completely overhauled our scholarship program to reflect the team system we use for recruitment, having teams of brothers compete for the best GPA’s. The chapter ended up raising our overall GPA by Our new member education process was a great success 1 Recruitment This Spring the chapter was very selective in our recruitment, giving out 3 bids that lead to a 3 man pledge class of capable men. The chapter won the spirit stick at Bid-Acceptance in the Spring. All 3 new members made it through their new member education process with flying colors and will be initiated during our Pre-Semester Retreat this Fall. Orchid Ball This past Spring the chapter had their biggest Orchid Ball in recent years. With about 70 actives and dates in attendance, a great night was had on April 25th at the Murray Country Club. ACE Project This years ACE Project was integrated into the Greek Week for all Fraternities and Sororities. There were about 50 people that volunteered to pick up trash and make our campus look great. SIGMA PI GAMMA UPSILON
Spring 2014 ! The spring semester started out great for the chapter, with the recruitment of a 3 man pledge class hand picked by the chapter, the class turned out to be the fourth largest pledge class of the semester. The biggest push this semester was for the chapter to collectively improve our GPA, to better reach our goals for awards, and assist the brothers in their scholarly endeavors here at Murray State University. We completely overhauled our scholarship program to reflect the team system we use for recruitment, having teams of brothers compete for the best GPA’s. The chapter ended up raising our overall GPA by !
! Our new member education process was a great success
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Recruitment
This Spring the chapter was very selective in our recruitment, giving out 3 bids that lead to a 3 man pledge class of capable men. The chapter won the spirit stick at Bid-Acceptance in the Spring. All 3 new members made it through their new member education process with flying colors and will be initiated during our Pre-Semester Retreat this Fall.
Orchid Ball
This past Spring the chapter had their biggest Orchid Ball in recent years. With about 70 actives and dates in attendance, a great night was had on April 25th at the Murray Country Club.
ACE Project
This years ACE Project was integrated into the Greek Week for all Fraternities and Sororities. There were about 50 people that volunteered to pick up trash and make our campus look great.
this semester ending with a 100% initiation rate. The program has seen huge success in previous years and lead to 3 straight years of top 2 GPA’s and the annual growth of the chapter. The three new members were crucial in the events we put on and learned under the watch of New Member Educator, and prior Sage, Ryan Johnson. !
! Moving forward the chapter is focusing on recruitment efforts for Fall 2014 where we hope to compete to have a top 3 pledge class in terms of size. The chapter has been active at all the Summer Orientations dates, if you have a son or know an incoming male student that you know is coming to Murray State University and would be a good prospect, please contact our recruitment chairmen Evan Laird at 502-552-0977, or by email at [email protected]. !
! The chapter was present at the ribbon cutting ceremony for our new headquarters in Lebanon, TN this spring, and will be attending Convocation in Orlando August 6th-10th this summer. The brothers are looking forward to growth and excellence as the greatest fraternity on Murray State University’s campus. !
IST, Tyler PippinFirst Counselor
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Summer Reunion 46
This years summer reunion will mark the 46th anniversary of the event and will be celebrated for 46 great years of the Gamma Upsilons triumphs at Murray State University. Reunion will be held the third weekend of July, and on Saturday 19th there will be a Golf Scramble at 8 am, walking tour of campus at 10 am, Alumni Club Meeting at 1:30 pm in the Curris Center, Actives Vs Alumni softball game at 3:30 pm, and the Big Apple that night at 7 pm.
Donations
Moving forward into the new year, the chapter will be invested in many different philanthropies, community service projects, social events, conferences, and much more that is financially taxing on the chapter. Any assistance or donation from the Alumni would be greatly appreciated, please forward all donations or mail to the current address at:2432 University Station Murray, KY 42071
