• The active chapter added 10 new members last quarter (pictured below painting “the rock” in front of the campus center).
• Elections took place last week and the actives have new officers. A few to note are President- Mike Johnson, Vice President- Micah Hudson, and Intrafraternal Relations Chair- Thomas Martin.
• Actives Mike Johnson (President) and Thomas Martin (intrafraternal relations chair) attended the Alumni Scholarship dinner, which was a great success and earned approximately $1,000 to go towards the first active chapter scholarship!

Upcoming activities

• The actives are getting ready for another exciting greek week, which takes place May 12.
• Currently, the active chapter is working on sending care packages to active duty soldiers who are serving overseas.

“The highlight of the night was when the pledges, actives, and alumni sang the fraternity song,” said Kyle Yaggi ’05.  “There’s something so unifying about everyone, regardless of age and graduating class, knowing the words to the song and being together again as a part of something larger.”

For Jason Graham ’07, a music education teacher in Troy, Ohio, one of the highlights of the evening included Benjamin Garnett ’06, ensuring the 10 current pledges knew their pledge responses.  Several alumni commented that it was nice to see the progression of their family tree.

The actives and alumni squared off in several bocce ball games and nine alumni participated in a $10 per seat poker game. The pot went to Kayne Kirby ’02 while Scott Humphrey ’91 finished second.

The Founder’s Day Event, which commemorates the date when Sphinx held its very first meeting back on February 28, 1919, is held every year.  If you couldn’t make it this year, we hope to see you next year.

Hey all! Winter quarter has begun and it’s time for another exciting pledging season! As you can see from Scott Willyerd’s previous post, the active chapter is currently the largest frat on campus and has plans to get even bigger! The active chapter hosted it’s infamous “Big Kahuna” rush party on January 16th attracting many prospective sphinxmen from all over campus!

The final dinner was held on January 21st at the  old bag o’ nails pub on state street. The event was attended by 21 prospectives with 2 RSVPing with regrets. The program featured a number of guest speakers including our own Alumni Vice President: Kayne Kirby along with Active Chapter President: Todd Thomas.

The day after, actives met and after much deliberation extended 21 bids which will be sent out on January 27th. That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more pledging info!

VANSO,

                     Kolin LoConti  06′

Fraternity Chapter Size

1. Sigma Delta Phi

2. Pi Kappa Phi (Club)

3. Pi Beta Sigma (Pi Sig)

4. Alpha Sigma Phi

5. Lambda Gamma Epsilon (Kings)

6. Zeta Phi

7. Eta Phi Mu (Jonda)

Parade: Our Active guys did a fine job, as usual, in representing us to the campus and community. They build an elaborate pirate ship, which hearkens back to the “good old days”… all the way back to 2003 (or 2004?). The float was built on that same rusty flatbed we’ve been using for years (whose is that, anyways?) and was pulled by Alumni Advisor Nick Miller ‘07 and his gigantic landscaping truck. Our Alumni Brothers were seen all over campus watching the parade.

Alumni Meeting: It was a very productive meeting! Todd Thomas ‘10, President of the Active chapter, reported to us that Sphinx is the Fraternity of the Year again for the 3rd consecutive year (and running) and he’s expecting a large, healthy pledge class coming soon in Winter quarter. On the Alumni side, we recapped the year’s events (2008 Homecoming and Long Island Iced Tea Party, Sphinxgiving, Sphinx Social Night, Fire Drill, The Land, Sphinx Card Night, Golf Outing, New Year Welcome Back and the Active vs Alumni Ratathon), discussed important updates like bank accounts, a credit line for active housing expenses, our EIN, and 501(c)7 application, and our communications and media across our website, forum, blog, flickr, facebook, twitter and email list. And, of course, we discussed donations which can now be made online either as a one time or recurring gift.

The heart of the meeting was the discussion of goals for our organization. We laid out aggressive, achievable 1 year, 5 year and 10 year goals. The latter of which will come to fruition in 2019, our 100th anniversary, so we’ve dubbed them our Centennial Goals. There is too much to cover here, so click here to read more about goals.

And we wrapped up the meeting with the elections. The new Executive Council will be President Casey Parsons ‘05, Vice President Kayne Kirby ‘02, Treasurer Andrew Gernert ‘07, Secretary Andy Hall ‘89, Immediate Past President Scott Humphrey ‘85/’91, Member at Large Eric Fletcher ‘92, and Member at Large Aaron Loskota ‘08. Other Brothers are needed to help to continue or positive growth, so please contact us to get involved.

Game: Otterbein beats Capital by one point! Click here to read about it at Westerville News & Public Opinion paper.

Dinner: We had a grand time at Wendell’s Pub, just north of campus. The crowd was an eclectic mix of younger and not-so-young alumni and their families. Everyone mingled well and generally had a jovial time. Did you like this new event? Please let us know what you thought.

Long Island Iced Tea Party: As always, the highlight of the weekend! The actives tended bar while us old fellas plopped down dollar after dollar for the strongest long islands I’ve ever tasted. The actives and alumni really had a chance to bond at this event, and new friendships were made where a brotherhood already stood. Do not miss this one next year!

We have an ideal: Building a Stronger Brotherhood. And because of that ideal we will build upon a foundation of goals. The following is a list of future achievements, our landmarks in a growth process. And between these landmarks there is much planning and doing, which is chiefly tasked the our Executive Council, but is the duty of us all.

1 Year (2010)

• Raised $10,000
  • 70/30 split between House Fund and Scholarship Fund
  • Invest money (CDs?)
• Aware first scholarship Fall 2010 – $1500 (breaks even at $5000 total raised)
• Bylaws completed
• 50 Sphinxmen with Dues Paid ($1250)
• Average Event Attendance = 25
• Produce 2 Newsletters
• Alumni Database
• 501c7 Approved

5 Years (2014)

• $50,000 Raised for House Fund
  • Down Payment Made on House
• $30,000 Raised for Scholarship Fund
• 501c3 Approved
• 100 Sphinxmen with Dues Paid ($2500)
• Average Event Attendance = 40
• 3 or 4 Regular Newsletters

10 Years (2019) – 100 Year Centennial Goals

• 50% of House Paid
• $50,000 Raised for Scholarship Fund
• Scholarship Begins Paying 3% ($1500 for $50k)
• 250 Sphinxmen with Dues Paid ($6250)
• Average Event Attendance = 70
• 4 Regular Alumni Newsletters

It is a framework, and one we will update and amend as times and needs change. But a framework nonetheless,  so we can all look to the same direction and walk together. The more of us there are, the faster and lighter we travel.

Truth to Us Above All,
Casey Parsons ‘05
President, Sigma Delta Phi (Sphinx) Alumni Association

90 Alumni at our 90th Anniversary! Don’t miss this one. It’s sure to be the best Homecoming festivities we’ve ever had.

90 Alumni at our 90th Anniversary! Don’t miss this one. It’s sure to be the best Homecoming festivities we’ve ever had.

90 Alumni at our 90th Anniversary! Don’t miss this one. It’s sure to be the best Homecoming festivities we’ve ever had.

90 Alumni at our 90th Anniversary! Don’t miss this one. It’s sure to be the best Homecoming festivities we’ve ever had.