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John "Jack" Jeffords '54 is officially retired, but still teaching at Old Dominion University as an adjunct. He left Virginia Beach after almost 40 years and now lives on a lake in Yorktown, Va. Jack's main pastime these days is working on computers, especially the Raspberry Pi. Email: jack3533@gmail.com David Cowles '60 lives in San Diego, where he is a docent at the USS Midway Museum. He is also president of the F-8 Crusader Association. Email: dave@davedru.org Christopher "Kit" Swenson '64 is a State Department retiree. He lives in Bonita Springs, Fla., and is getting antsy about being able to travel again. Email: chswenson@embarqmail. com Steven Herbert '68 and his wife, Sally, are retired and enjoying living on the water in Virginia Beach, Va. Steve has stayed involved with Psi Chapter through his work with the House Corporation on the rebuilding of 608. He's proud of the active Brothers and huge pledge class. Email: r.s.herbert@hotmail.com Bill Schofield '68 is a retired foreign service officer and lives in Washington, D.C. Email: wmschofield@aol.com Thomas Trostle '69 is retired after 41 years of medical practice and living in Boones Mill, Va. He runs a small business there and travels whenever possible. Email: ttrostle@mac.com H. Thomas Hicks '72 says all is well on the West Coast. He plans to visit Italy upon its reopening. Tom looks forward to organizing another reunion of 1971, 1972, and 1973 classes in the future. Email: hthicks@gmail.com Kevin Long '83 retired from government work in 2019 and works for BAE Systems. He lives in Vienna, Va. Email: ak3long@gmail.com Paul Saint Germain '83 lives in Centreville, Va. He's been married to Diane for 22 years. They have four boys who are all accomplished football players at the high school and college levels. Paul works for CACI and just commenced his seventh year as Head JV Lacrosse Coach at Westfield High School. Email: psaintgermain@verizon.net John Ruhl '84 has two married children and one grandchild on the way. He shares that life is good and lives in Asheville, N.C. Email: jreruhljr@mac.com Dave Nielsen '86 is still working with private equity portfolio companies. He spent the first weekend of March Madness in Las Vegas with Vince Pangalos '86 and several other brothers. Dave has seen a lot of pictures of the new Sig house from his daughter, Julia, who is a rising sophomore. He says it looks sensational and is proud of all the Brothers who have contributed. Dave lives in Charlotte, N.C. Email: dnielsen@ carolina.rr.com Bryan McGrath '87 lives in Easton, Md., and is looking forward to post-COVID football! Email: bmcgrath@ferrybridgegroup.com Charles "Les" Sweeney '89 is president of the Paul Beatty '89 fan club. He is also working on a new solar submarine startup with Stephan Oppenheimer '89. Les' two-man band, the Traveling Pillsburys, was recently inducted into the Luxembourg Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Les lives in Evergreen, Colo. Email: les@abmp.com Joe Lazewski '90 moved to Atlanta in 2017. His son, Jack, is in high school and competes competitively in golf year -round. His daughter, Kate, just finished eighth grade and participates in tennis and theater. Joe and his wife, Kristin, enjoy tennis and barbecues with friends. Email: joelazewski@gmail.com Ryan Chorazy '05 recently relocated from New York, N.Y., to Virginia Beach, Va., along with his wife and their 3-year-old daughter. Email: ryan.chorazy@gmail.com Alumni News www.psiofsigmachi.com Get Ready for Rush! P lease be on the lookout for an email with Psi Chapter's rush video and the digital version of the Constantine Sig! If you're not receiving emails from Psi, please send us your email address to mwomble@penningtonco.com with "Sigma Chi Virginia" in the subject line. Co-Chairmen. Working with Pennington, they prepared and distributed the 11-page campaign brochure, which included the campaign's objectives to enhance the safety of the House structure, ensure the House was competitive in the Charlottesville housing market and compared to other fraternities, and maintain our tradition so that future generations of Psis enjoyed the same college experiences as Psi alumni. The brochure provided detailed floor plans and renderings and estimated the total cost for the addition and the renovation to be $2.5 million. Not surprisingly, the campaign's largest increase in donors and pledges came during the first 18 months, where the Committee more than doubled the number of donors and increased pledges by more than 40%. Thereafter, pledging continued at a more modest rate of ~7% annually. The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new wing (the Chapter Room and the multipurpose entertainment space) was held in May 2016, the construction was completed in December 2016, and the new Chapter Room's dedication ceremony honoring Rick Donlan '68 and Glenn Kirwin '83 was held on April 28, 2017. Later that year, at the October 21, 2017, House Corporation BOD meeting, the decision was made to press forward with Phase 2, which included renovating the original structure. The goal at that point was to complete Phase 2 during the 2019 summer break. As a result of this decision, the campaign's focus shifted to the Phase 2 renovation and the Campaign Committee began preparation for the publication of the Phase 2 campaign brochure. The brochure was eventually published in the summer of 2018 and highlighted Phase 1's accomplishments, outlined Phase 2's goals, and provided the plans and renderings for all four floors of the original structure. At this point, Jim Mallon '81 succeeded Steve as one of two Campaign Co-Chairmen, allowing him to focus entirely on the renovation, which was completed in August 2020. Thanks to all the donors, large and small. We could not have done this without your dedication and generosity. Sincerely and In Hoc, Jim Mallon '81 President, Psi of Sigma Chi House Corporation MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Continued from page 3) 9

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