Sigma Chi - University of Missouri

THE TIGER SIG Spring 2022 Page 3 A huge debt of gratitude is owed to our immediate past president of the house corporation, Paul Courter '72. Brother Courter was serving as alumni president when our Chapter hit troubled waters and our Board of Directors agreed, in cooperation with Sigma Chi International and the University, to halt Chapter operations. The announcement Paul made in-person to active Chapter members was understandably unpopular. Paul dove into the myriad of details required to close and secure the house, relocate Chapter members, and fielded thankless hours upon hours of telephone calls and emails from the parents of active members. With the sudden loss of revenue from a no-longer-active Chapter with no tenants, Paul juggled limited finances to negotiate and settle debts, close accounts, and begin repairs to the house. He also successfully renegotiated our loan with the bank and our property insurance, both to our benefit. Emotions were high and money was tight, but we survived with our house intact thanks to Brother Courter's leadership through a difficult time of triage. He is due a loud round of snaps for his dedication to Xi Xi. Paul continues to serve as Vice President of the house corporation and donates his talent and business resources to the Chapter alumni. THANK YOU DONORS Gratitude is also due to a small group of donors who generously kicked in to help settle Chapter debt to Sigma Chi HQ for unpaid past dues, which was required before any comeback efforts could commence. The group was led by Brother John Walker '60 and included Brothers John Qualy '70, Kevin Deptula '01, Larry McMullen '53, and Jay Shields '76. Thank you, Brothers! HOUSE AND PROPERTY 500 College Avenue is temporarily leased to the Delta Chi Fraternity. As the lessor, we still have significant responsibilities for repairs and maintenance of the house. A tremendous amount of thanks is due to Brother Jeff Comparato '84 for many, many hours of ongoing leadership service in working with the tenants, vendors, and service suppliers while also providing his own labor! We could not manage our current situation without Jeff's experience and willingness to serve. Thank you, Jeff! A small group of current Board members is now working with Jeff to manage our property for the near and longer- term future: Brothers Kent Williams '83, John Walker '60, and Dave Knight '73. Thank you! We also thank Brother Dave Bear '65 for stepping up to manage immediate repairs the house required in the transition stage while it was unoccupied. Dave has provided his services to 500 College many times in the past, and he was more than willing to help once again. Thank you, Dave! LEADING XI XI THROUGH HARD TIMES Thank You, Paul Courter '72 and the Brothers Keeping Us Afloat John J. Leahy '80 Victor R. Cascella '81 Eugene W. Christy '81 Paul F. Imboden '81 Dave Fogel '82 Darryl W. Nicholson '82 Christopher A. Weinrich '82 Richard A. Eschenroeder '83 David A. Mattox '83 Daniel L. Millar '83 James E. Siegel '83 Kurt J. Weinrich '83 Steven M. Widlund '83 Peter J. Mohs '84 William M. Shea '84 Kevin A. Kloepple '85 John W. Oliver '85 Jeffrey W. Pudivitr '85 Neil C. Schanbusch '85 Charles P. Withers '85 James W. Andrews '86 J. J. Brechnitz '86 Stephen G. Eisenhauer '86 Kevin C. Downey '87 Daniel A. Neiman '87 Bill E. Pruitt '87 David P. Williams '88 Brian C. Adkinson '89 Brett W. Loethen '89 Michael J. Vojvoda '89 Richard E. Burnett '90 Clayton A. Gray '90 James G. Mueller '90 Jim D. Sheedy '90 Mark A. Armstrong '91 Bryan D. Benecke '91 Scott W. Caprio '91 Joseph M. Bonadonna '92 David A. Lehmann '92 James N. Calhoun '93 Michael R. Ringgenberg '93 Chris Usselman '93 Mac Powell '94 Christopher Wright '94 Jeff Boyer '95 Jeffrey T. Hough '95 Steven R. McArtor '95 Josh T. Olsen '95 Mitchell L. Page '95 Bryon A. Burgin '96 William B. Chapman '96 John D. Mueller '96 Erik W. Svendsen '96 Randy Broyles '97 Matt Graham '97 Sam Beys '98 Nathan M. Stallings '98 Chris Weber '98 Derek White '98 Andrew J. Espe '99 Chad J. Hamilton '99 Bill Morton '99 James B. Sterner '99 Jonathan T. Van Meter '99 Tony Muhlenkamp '00 Matthew G. Schmid '00 Ryan J. Schultz '00 Thomas J. Shea '00 Have You Heard from These Xi Xi Brothers Recently? H elp us find the following Xi Xi alumni by providing a physical mailing address to updatemyrecord@penningtonco.com. Email addresses and phone numbers are great as well, but we want to make sure as many Brothers are possible receive hard mailings like this one. Thank you for helping keep our database up to date and Xi Xi Brothers connected beyond college! (Continued on page 4) McGuff Moving Up Congratulations, Jonathan McGuff ', on Your New Role! X i Xi alumnus Jonathan McGuff '15 has recently accepted a position with Sigma Chi International as the Assistant Director of Development for the Sigma Chi Foundation. Still based in Columbia, Jonathan will travel frequently to oversee fundraising and major gift cultivation in the Central/Great Plains region of the U.S., including Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. Brother McGuff has been a dedicated volunteer leader of Sigma Chi and Xi Xi, both as an undergraduate and alumnus, including a stint as Chapter Advisor. He previously worked for the University of Missouri in fundraising.

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