Sigma Nu - University of Southern California

EO FinanCiaL COrnEr W e are in strong financial shape, and we are waiting to hear from Wells Fargo to learn if they are releasing the $170,000 we have on mandatory deposit to pay down the mortgage further. The Sigma Nu Holding Corporation P&L and balance sheets are posted on our web- site, and we welcome any questions or comments from interested brothers. [P.S. Last time I asked a question, they made me president—be careful!] Fraternally, Greg Yoder '79, EO 901 Campaign Status at-a-Glance As of March 5, 2014 $531,175 Total Committed (includes in-kind gifts) $481,175 Total Cash Commitments $343,225 Total Cash received 148 Contributors 13% Participation 1,065 active alumni Thomas Baker '40 is 92 years young and lives in Redondo Beach, Calif. He says he enjoys receiving the Knightly News and hearing about the wonderful success of the Chapter. B.J. Hansen '44 is recovering from health issues and preparing to play water polo in the annual USC alumni game in August 2014. He lives in Culver City, Calif. E-mail: surfunning@ gmail.com Dean Swanson '51 stays busy with various USC events since his retirement. He is a member of the Half-Century Trojans and has been in the Trojans Club since 1958. He is also a member of the Cardinal and Gold since 1996 and has had football and basketball season tickets since the 1960s. He was president of Trojan Club Junior Board of Directors in 1980 and of the TC Board of Governors in 1998. He lives in Sherman Oaks, Calif. E-mail: scwanny@yahoo.com Bruce Clark '60 and his wife, Patti, are looking forward to attending their 50th class reunion at USC during Homecoming weekend in the fall 2014. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2013. They live in Ignacio, Colo. E-mail: k0yw59@centurylink.net Mark Monro '80 says all is well in Camarillo, Calif., with his wife of 27 years, Julie. He works at US Bank as a senior loan consultant and custom construction specialist. He encourages any brothers in the area to give him a call. E-mail: mjmonro@verizon.net G oing through rush in 1981 at 18 years old, with no legacy connection to a fraternity, Chris Schaller '85 was new to the fraternity scene and a bit overwhelmed by college. Sigma Nu was acknowledged for its strength in campus leadership, academics, and how to have fun. Chris said from there the choice became simple. Contributing to that brotherhood through the next four years helped develop Chris into who he is today—business man, Sigma Nu alumnus, and loving father. After receiving an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in business administration—finance, marketing, and organizational behavior in 1985, Chris went to work for a Fortune 500 company. Just after earning his seven-year retirement tenure, Chris decided to leave the company. Drawing on the leadership and sense of confidence he'd gained at the University of Southern California and as a Sigma Nu, he started a business where those corporate decisions were more quickly and competently addressed. Chris said his time at Sigma Nu "reinforced capability and confidence that I could accomplish whatever it was I wanted." This confidence helped Chris grow that company, Comade Inc., into a middle- market business distributing wholesale products, materials and equipment to prison industries and departments of transportation nationwide. W h e n l o o k i n g b a c k o n h i s t i m e a s a n undergraduate, Chris said it was the people in the Chapter who made the most lasting impression on him: "The array of personalities, some completely different, but all rowing in the same direction: studious, serious, comedic, and to Animal House – Blutto. As a community we all blended together well and had an entire spectrum of stories to share." Today Chris stays in contact with those same people who convinced him that Sigma Nu was the place for him. He volunteered for the housing corporation for a few years after graduation. In 1996, Chris rekindled a budding alumni tradition and began hosting the USC Sigma Nu "Old Man" alumni golf tournament. "It's a great opportunity to stay in touch with friends, and years later, the golf tournament is still going strong." Chris has also stayed in contact with his brothers thanks to pledge class reunions, and he is planning another for 2016 (35 years). He and his pledge class roommates get together every couple of years for golf and activities in the Phoenix area. They also have an annual alumni Christmas shopping extravaganza. "The excuse is shopping for significant others, wives or girlfriends; the result has traditionally been an evening of cocktails." Chris and his wife, Diane, live in Orange, California, with their two children, daughter Devon and son Jackson. In his free time he enjoys playing basketball, traveling, spending time with friends, and horseback riding. E-mail: cschaller@comade.com Balance Sheet from 2/1/13 to 1/31/14 House $2,500,000 Cash $293,000 Pledges $225,000 Total Assets $3,108,000 Liabilities Mortgages $2,117,000 Deposits $32,000 Total $2,149,000 Net Worth $959,000 income Rents $305,000 Contributions $ 95,000 Total Income $400,000 Expenses Interest $101,000 All Other $151,000 Total Expense $252,000 Net Income $148,000 Alumnus Keeps COnneCtiOn tO siGmA nu And BrOthers strOnG Alumni News____________________

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