Sigma Chi - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

3 Wayne K. Gilman '48, founding member of Delta Psi, entered Chapter Eternal on January 16, 2018. https://legcy.co/3fkG3lg Sam McAlees Jr. '51 entered Chapter Eternal on February 24, 2019. Robert G. Klemtner '54 entered Chapter Eternal on April 30, 2017. Frederick D. Herdt '57 entered Chapter Eternal. • Repaired and painted drywall throughout. • Repaired ceiling damage from shower leak. • Repaired ceiling damage from bathroom fan electrical fire (caused by wiring fault). • Discarded 8-year-old dryer which was beyond repair. • Replaced bollard light which was knocked over by the landscaping service. • Contracted with new lawnmowing and fertilizer services. P inewoods Educational Foundation has been hit hard by the pandemic and the chapter's suspension by RPI. The combination will reduce occupancy in the Pomeroy Chapter House to under 20 men for the 2021-22 academic year. This is well below our breakeven point of 30-35 men. Cash flow problems will persist for several years as the chapter rebuilds its membership. When we apply to refinance our mortgage in 2023, a negative income statement may be our biggest obstacle. Instead of waiting for the chapter membership to recover, we have taken the unusual step of advertising room rentals to non-Sigma Chi students at RPI. The chapter has devised ways to share the house while retaining privacy for chapter meetings and other activities. Although we launched this effort quite late in the semester, we already secured our first independent renter for the 2021-22 academic year. We will continue to search for more, and we hope to find success with students returning from summer and fall semester internships. Every renter we find will defray up to $8,000 in expenses. With any luck, the chapter might meet a few worthy men along the way. In hoc, Jim Manocchi '75 President, Pinewoods Educational Foundation jcmanocchi@gmail.com Independent Renters to Boost Foundation Income MAINTENANCE BLOTTER January–May 2021 Chapter Eternal Ed Kellogg '60 and wife Diane relocated and downsized from Lexington, Mass. to a condo in the woods of Bedford, Mass. He is now learning to fly. Spencer Radnich '60 and wife Gayle took a three-week trip to Vietnam with the Veterans Breakfast Club in February 2020. Bob "Ruff" Hutnick '71 has been holding monthly birthday celebrations on Zoom for members of the class of 1971. The Class of '71 is now fully vaccinated! Ruff is heading to Sea Isle City Jersey Shore for a family vacation this summer. Bill Crowe '71 will visit family in Cincinnati this summer. Bob Barnes '71 will also see family in Cincinnati. Joann Wood, widow of Gary "Slug" Wood '71, is out in Oregon with her son. Former Sweetheart Patty Rist-Brown '71 will be camping in Smokey Mountains and Acadia National Park. John Leroy Pfaff '71 is visiting his engaged son in Boston this summer. Alfonse Lubrano '71 is boarding an Alaskan cruise this summer. John "Chuck" Golden '71 is heading to the Catskills with brothers. Larry "Grizzle" Frey '71 will be vegetable gardening (pending deer eating his tomatoes). COVID-19 long-hauler Bill "Turk" Wurst '71 and son Pete Wurst '04 will be camping in South Dakota at Custer's Last Stand. Paul Cosgrave '72 married Robin Williams in April 2021. Alumni Notes (Continued on page 4)

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