Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Purdue University

Page 4 potential new members milling around the house, no long line for our great food, no late-night sessions, and none of the hustle and bustle that normally accompanies recruitment. We're continuing to recruit virtually (all that Purdue permits), and we're expecting to add another 25 new members by the end of the spring 2021 semester. IFC recruitment participation counts have fallen, but we are working hard to ensure our numbers don't fall off. Some potential new members take extra convincing to join a fraternity when they know the social component doesn't exist right now. We made a video to share with prospective new members showing our brotherhood and parts of our house. We invite you to view the video at saepurdue.com. Our initiation was also virtual with the help of ΣAE headquarters in Evanston, Illinois. A BUMP IN GRADES Despite the abrupt switch to virtual learning in the spring, this gave our brothers a chance to focus even more on academics. We ended the spring 2020 semester with a 3.41 all-chapter GPA, and the cumulative GPA for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semester ended with a 3.10. MANAGING COVID-19 Over the summer, we made arrangements for twice per week house cleanings and for a local property management company to maintain the house and grounds. Despite an initial outbreak at the beginning of the fall semester, our precautions are doing well and brothers are staying safe and healthy to the best of their ability. We're likely to still face many of the same COVID-19 related challenges in the spring 2021 semester. We will continue doing what we can to minimize the spread of the virus and remain hopeful for a vaccine soon. STRENGTHENING THE CHAPTER I'm excited about how brothers have been focused on strengthening Indiana Beta through friendship, scholarship, leadership, and service either virtually or in small in-person settings. In October, I was fortunate enough to pay my respects to ΣAE at the Levere Memorial Temple in Evanston, Illinois. I enjoyed learning more about how William "Billy" Levere was responsible for ΣAE's expansion in the early 1900s and impacted our fraternity's history. I've enjoyed talking about my experience with several brothers and discussing how we can further advance ΣAE's ideals at Indiana Beta. I know that if we continue to work together and be there for each other, then we can see this challenging year through and come out better on the other side. The entire chapter is extremely thankful for the support our generous alumni continue to show with their time and dollars. We can't wait until it's safe to come together again with you and celebrate our brotherhood together. Phi Alpha, Austin Faust '22 Eminent Archon president@saepurdue.com Undergraduate Brothers Committed to Improving Chapter and Each Other Despite Challenging Year (Continued from page 1) We made a video to share with prospective new members showing our brotherhood and parts of our house. We invite you to view the video at saepurdue.com. Eminent Archon Austin Faust '22 pays his respects to ΣAE at the Levere Memorial Temple in Evanston, Illinois. William "Billy" Levere was responsible for a lot of the expansion of ΣAE in the early 1900s and is a huge part of our fraternity's history.

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