Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi at Cornell University, Educational Foundation
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Page 2 Support the Educational Foundation While Shopping on Amazon! T hroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping, especially through Amazon, has increased dramatically. The Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi Educational Foundation is now set up on AmazonSmile. This service allows you to support charitable causes while shopping on Amazon. With your help, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases back to our Educational Foundation! To support the Educational Foundation, start by making the simple switch to shopping at smile.amazon.com. When you arrive at the site you will be prompted to select your charity and can simply search for Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. From there, just continue your usual Amazon shopping on the Smile site and you can track how much has been donated to our cause. Thank You 2019-20 Honor Roll of Patrons W e are truly grateful for the 50 dedicated alumni and Sigma Pi friends who contributed $25,891 to the Educational Foundation throughout the 2019-20 fiscal year. These individuals recognize the importance of brotherhood and securing Mu Chapter's future. We thank you for your dedication to Sigma Pi and quality education. Albert Beck '52 Peter Romeo '55 Winthrop Cody '56 Douglas Parker '56 Kenneth Steadman '59 James Unckless '66 Arthur White '66 Frederick Hoge '72 Steven Booth '74 Peter Muth '74 John Morrison '75 Gary Wicks '75 Joseph Zanetta '75 Thomas Garr '76 Craig Binetti '77 Richard Cahoon '77 Jim Franz '77 Mark Sullivan '77 William Cavanaugh '78 David Hanssens '78 Michael Reiner '78 Robert Ruhlman '78 Kent Sheng '78 Sandy True '78 Steven Bergh '79 David D'Orlando '79 James Horn '79 Keith Molof '79 Thomas Cherner '80 Wayne Forman '80 Kurt Rasmussen '80 Mark Sherwin '80 Jarett Wait '80 Michael Rantz '81 Joseph Ruocco '81 Thomas Silver '81 Nicholas Vojnovic '81 James Garr '82 Steve Muson '88 Jean Paul Simoes '99 Craig Dewey '06 Aaron Klein '12 Sam Hendrickson '13 Zachary Smith '13 Robert Attia '16 Nicholas Ornitz '16 Connor Riser '16 Matthew Blakley '18 Slater Goodman '18 Community Foundation of Tompkins County A meSSAge from the mu ChApter foundAtion preSident I t has been a distinct pleasure to have served as President of the Sigma Pi Educational Founda- tion since January of 2020. I learned the "art" of fundraising while giving tours as an undergrad at Cornell. The Campus Tour Service had daily tours of the beautiful Cornell campus, and it soon became obvious that the campus was the recipient of gifts from alumni and friends of the University. In fact, Cornell was established as a result of a gift—a gift of Ezra Cornell's farm and bequest of $500K. As a result, he founded "an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." When you stand on the patio of the Pi House on University Avenue, your gaze is focused on several huge gothic structures—Willard Straight Hall, Uris Library, and Myron Taylor Hall just to name a few. They were all made possible by generous benefactors. Many of us received scholarships; we ate meals and studied in libraries funded by alumni gifts. We listened to the beautiful chimes from McGraw Tower, a gift in honor of Jennie. This year, we received gifts from 50 generous alumni and friends totaling more than $25,000. This marks a dramatic increase in private support from the previous year, and for that, I am grateful. We launched a mini-campaign to seek funds from alumni to support current brothers whose summer plans were disrupted by Covid-19. We provided stipends to seven young men. In addition, we continued the tradition of funding two current undergraduate brothers to assist the foundation and house in outreach to alumni. The foundation is excited to welcome Peter Muth '74, Craig Dewey '06, Alex Eacker '15, and Nick Wint '15 as new members of the board of directors. Their enthusiasm and dedication to our chapter are great assets to the organization. Bert Harrop '61, our founding patron, is becoming a director emeritus. Sandy True, after six years of exceptional service to our chapter and College Mentors for Kids, will be stepping down from the board. We shall continue to navigate the turbulent waters created by the national pandemic and the result- ing economic downtown. Philanthropy—love of mankind—will continue to play an important role in the Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi. I would like to extend my thanks to the members of the board of directors of the foundation and particularly the officers: Vice Chairman Wayne Forman '80, Secretary Jim Franz '77, and Treasurer Connor Riser '16. We all contribute our time, talent, and treasure to a cause that is greater than one person, and we hope to continue to support the house from which we learned so much about friendship, relationships, and brotherhood. Thank you for your continued support. Regards, Joe Zanetta '75 President josephzanetta@yahoo.com