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The DELTA PSI SIG Sigma Chi House Corporation P.O. Box 494 Averill Park, NY 12018 Address Service Requested 58pinewoods@gmail.com Graduating Consul Tim Saia '18 reported, "Graduation was cold and rainy, fitting for RPI." A large class of 21 was reported. Also, Nick Fortune '13 received his Ph.D. in mathemat- ics education from North Carolina State. Back (left to right): Dan Sze '18, Hunter Eiss '18, Ed Prettyman '18, Sean Ferracioli '18, Tim Saia '18, Matt Cornell '18, Sean Waclawik '18, and Damian Amiruddin '18. Front: Chris St. Onge '18, Felicia Peacock (Lavalier, girlfriend of Ben Richardson '15), Marvin Cosare '18, Jack Yang '18, Andrew Ellis '18, and Reilly Keating-Wood '18. Not pictured: Nikolay Lihraski '18, James Hu '18, Jonathan Tiller '18, Greg Pepe '18, Billy Sullivan '18, Matt Heimlich '18, Kenny D'Aurizio '18, Michael Manogue '18, Christian Sye '18, and Vandan Patel '18. For updates on what our most recent graduates are doing, check out the website at https://sigmachi-rpi.org/news/. P hi Epsilon Phi (PEP) Corporation held its annual meeting of members and elections on August 24, preceding the 13th annual Work Party at the Pomeroy Chapter House at 58 Pinewoods. Elected at the meeting were John Pfaff '71, Jim Campbell '71, and Tony Morelli '90. They join the other directors: Dan Zuber '10, Mike Greenberg '15, Thom Kouletsis '76, and Jim Rossetti '79. Highlights reported from the officers at the meeting included: • The House Corporation and the Pomeroy Chapter House are in excellent condition. • Minor repairs and refurbishments were conducted during the year. • The mailing list of 585 members was migrated to a new email domain at alumni_ discussion@deltapsi.org. • PEP funded two additional undergraduates to attend the annual Sigma Chi Balfour Leadership Training Workshop in August 2018. Additionally, PEP was awarded a "Gold" status House Corporation award by the Sigma Chi Trustees. The entire meeting report was distributed earlier. Phi Epsilon Phi Annual Meeting and Elections Held August 24 I n January, Sigma Chi adopted new health and safety policies regarding alcohol and pledging aimed at improving the fraternal experience for its undergraduate members. These policy changes are designed to help foster a safe and healthy environment at Sigma Chi's chapters. Sigma Chi's policy changes and action steps include: • Reinforcement of its policy on the presence of alcohol in connection with recruitment and pledging events to reaffirm the position that alcohol be banned at these events. • Prohibition of hard alcohol in chapter facilities, effective February 1. • Mandate that chapter pledge education programs not exceed a period of five weeks in duration, effective August 1. • Elimination of alcohol at social events during the period when chapters are undergoing recruitment or pledging, effective August 1 (modified with some exceptions, but rushees and pledges cannot attend). • Cap on the size of social events by limiting the number of guests that each undergraduate can have at them, to three, effective August 1. During August, The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) adopted the Sigma Chi-led hard alcohol policy for its 66 member fraternities. The NIC policy will take effect by September 1, 2019, across more than 6,100 chapters on 800 campuses. Modeled after Sigma Chi's existing policy, the new NIC resolution prohibits the presence of alcohol products above 15 percent ABV in any chapter facility or at any chapter event, except when served by a licensed third-party vendor. Delta Psi has planned adherence to the new rules, and the alumni participated in the first "dry" Work Party during August in compliance. Sigma Chi Advances Health and Safety Policy NIC Adopts Sigma Chi's Policy for Fraternities

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