Sigma Phi Epsilon - Purdue University

Indiana Alpha Chapter of SPE Alumni Corporation Room 9 Services P.O. Box 6163 Lafayette, IN 47903 Address Service Requested From the Heart A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI OF INDIANA ALPHA t SIGMA PHI EPSILON IndIana alpha Is a full Balanced Man chapter A s part of our rebuilding process we have fully adopted the Balanced Man Program. This concept may be foreign to some of our alumni, but is the best way to ensure we will be around for another 100 years. We will have more in-depth information on our website, as well as the SigEp National website. In 1901, SigEp's founding fathers set out to provide an unparalleled fraternity experience. Those 12 young men recognized the need for personal growth during the most crucial years in a man's life. They dreamed of a supportive experience with a brotherhood of high achievers. Ninety years later, the Balanced Man Program was created to meet this goal. The Balanced Man Program, at its core, is designed to provide a holistic development experience for college men that not only challenges them to grow as leaders, but challenges the concept of fraternity on a much larger scale. The Balanced Man Program is a continuous development program that matches different areas of development with different stages of a college man's time in the chapter. The program, born out of a need to provide a more relevant fraternity experience throughout the college career, was built from the best practices of exemplary SigEp chapters in the late '80s and early '90s. Those best practices are captured in the core philosophical tenets of the Balanced Man Program: • Equal rights and responsibilities • Continuous development • Accountability • Living the Ritual • Mentoring These concepts are the key to operating a successful program, building balanced men, and gaining success on both a chapter and national level. Our highest performing chapters around the country exemplify these five core tenets in their operations. Since its ideation, the Balanced Man Program has been celebrated by the academic and fraternity worlds for its innovation and application to the collegiate experience. Featured on a national stage in such outlets as National Public Radio and The New York Times, SigEp and the Balanced Man Program receive acclaim for providing more relevance to the fraternity experience, and challenging the stereotypes that too often plague Greek organizations. To learn more about the Balanced Man Program, its history and its implementation, please visit the BMP Implementation Page on the SigEp website: http://www.sigep.org/resources/ chapteroperations/balancedmanprogram. To view our 2014 Balanced Man Scholarship finalists and winners, visit www.purduesigeps.com. He and Kenneth Weidner '48 both live in Albuquerque, N.M. Raymond S. Stephens '49 still rides his motorcycle, plays the piano, and surfs the Web. His brother, Dick Stephens '48, is living in the New York State Veteran's home and is affected by Alzheimer's. E-mail: julieanray@sbcglobal.net William W. Welch '54 spent 21 years in the USAF, 20 years in marketing at Harris Corp., and three years teaching at the Florida Institute of Technology. William V. Dohr '59 sings tenor with Center Stage Band and Show Choir in Wausau, and holds a 50-ton U.S. Coast Guard captain's license. He also volunteers at Wausau Hospital, installing medical alert systems in the community. "Hello to the 1950s to 1960s brothers from Indiana Alpha!" E-mail: billdohr@ charter.net Andrew R. Ceperley '65 volunteers as the president of a nonprofit corporation that provides subsidized housing for 300 low income families. This year he served as the general contractor, renovating one of three facilities for $1.5 million. Andrew spends time with his grandchildren and travels in his free time. He and his wife, Becky, spent two weeks vacationing on the Greek island Kefalonia last summer. E-mail: ceperlar@gmail.com Larry D. Morelock '71 is the chairman of Merced regional airport authority, vice chairman of Castle Air Museum Foundation Inc., commissioner on Merced County Airport land use commission, and still flying for pleasure in a Cessna 170B. E-mail: kctoad@ sbcglobal.net Kevin E. Morkel '74 was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and large bcell lymphoma in June. He is being treated at the Ohio State University James Cancer Center. He has gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and is awaiting a stem cell/bone marrow transplant. This is the same procedure his brother, Keith Morkel '72, had for prolymphocytic leukemia in October 2012. To contact Keith e-mail kmorkel@woh.rr.com, and to contact Kevin e-mail kmorkel@yahoo.com. Philip J. Pescarino '95 has been busy. P.J. got engaged to Monica Johnson in February 2013, they were married in September 2013, moved to a new home in May 2014, and welcomed their first child, Anthony Rico, on June 25. "Other than that, nothing new here!" E-mail: smodog1@gmail.com Alumni Update (Continued from page 5) Kevin Morkel '74 and Keith Morkel '72

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