Sigma Phi Epsilon - Oklahoma State University

Inside: Our Most Philanthropic Brother t 2 Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love t 3 Darnell Brothers t 3 Alpha Artery A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI OF OKLAHOMA ALPHA t SIGMA PHI EPSILON SPRING 2022 O n February 26, Oklahoma Alpha celebrated 100 years of Brotherly Love at the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center. The evening was filled with good food, awards and, I'm sure, a few lies! The Alumni and Volunteer Corporation was happy to have among our guests District Governor Greg Steed, Central Arkansas '93 and his wife, Shannon, Grand Chapter Treasurer Daniel McVeigh, Texas Wesleyan '90, and Regional Director Jon Salmen, Louisville '21. Current Chapter president Luke Meyer '23—along with past two Presidents Hudson Rucker '21 and Kase Anderson '22—emceed the event. We began the evening by remembering our past, and praying for our meal. Following that, we remembered those SigEp brothers who could not be there that evening due to joining Chapter Eternal. In particular, we listed by name those brothers who passed away during their undergraduate years: Jerd Rasmussen 1920, Gene Sexton '62, Michael Codling '93, and Trey Kertz '12. We also honored those who died serving our country: Private Lake Maddox '44, Herbert Patterson '43, Lt. Frank Pinney '41, and Corporal Russell Keck '64, who received the Navy Cross (just below the Medal of Honor). Our evening continued with alumni awards. Levi Close '17 and Chas Schoolcraft '14 awarded our Distinguished Chapter Alumnus Awards to Gary Bridwell '74 and Mike Reddout '85. Next, for his service with innumerable boards and community donations, Dr. Robert Breedlove '69 was recognized as our Most Philanthropic Brother. Tim Armstrong '60 was recognized as being the "wisest" alumnus in attendance, in addition to Kay Robinson and Vicky Brown being recognized as Centennial Sweethearts. We were able to celebrate the present by reminding the audience of what a great chapter we have. The chapter has won a Buchanan Cup at six of the last seven Grand Chapter Conclaves. Winning six cups over the past 14 years puts us in the top 10 of all SigEp chapters. These men regularly achieve a chapter GPA of 3.40 while maintaining a membership of 165 men. Further, they place or win Freshmen Follies every year and continually place high in the Homecoming competition. You, as alumni, can be proud to be associated with such great young men! Here's to another 100 years! Fraternally, D. Todd Donavan '86 AVC President CELEBRATING OUR CENTENNIAL! T o commemorate the centennial of our SigEp chapter, the AVC and Oklahoma State have approved a plaque to be permanently installed in the hallway of the Student Union Little Theater. While this spot may seem random, there is thoughtful consideration behind the placement and creation of this placard. In 1915, 12 undergraduate men wished to found a local fraternity different than the other five already on campus. Dr. Hilton Ira Jones 1903, a chemistry professor and future #3 on our chapter rolls, was their sponsor. Dr. Jones allowed the men to use his classroom in the old chemistry building to draft up the first articles of incorporation for Sigma Tau, the predecessor to OK Alpha. By researching maps from the 1910s, archive record requests from the OSU library, and GPS survey data, I determined that Class 102 was roughly backstage of the Student Union Little Theater. To best publicly recognize our chapter, the SULT hallway was as close as possible to the exact GPS spot where the first conception of our fraternity occurred. The plaque will give a brief description of our founding and list our charter members—and will also make an addition to our charter members! Permanent Plaque in Student Union (Continued on page 2) One of the table settings during our Centennial.

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