Sigma Chi - University of Virginia

The Constantine Sig FOOTBALL AND BROTHERHOOD Alumni Fantasy Football League Gives Back to Psi Chapter Sigma Chi Brothers gathered in New York City for the 2014 fantasy football draft. Psi Brothers gathered in San Diego for the 2015 fantasy football draft weekend. Chris Accashian '97 Simon Baukh '97 Ted Blake '98 Nate Haskins '98 Jason Campbell '97 Dave Cohen '97 Steve Cohen '99 Mike Flowers '97 George Gigounas '97 Jamie Gray '00 Scott Horlacher '97 Trap Kloman '97 Sean Ozbolt '97 Mike Preston '00 Jason Schauer '98 Greg Seward '97 Ted Stimson '98 Jesse Turnier '99 Matthew Wilson '97 Andy Zlotnik '97 Tom Piliero, Honorary Sigma Chi '97 The DWMPFFL Owners CHAPTER ETERNAL E. M. Childs '41, a former Chief Judge of Maryland's Fifth Judicial Circuit, entered Chapter Eternal on August 5, 2015. After earning his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force and assigned as an aeronautical engineer to Pan American World Airways, where he helped to design the first around-the-world commercial flight. After resigning from Pan American airlines he earned his law degree at the University of Maryland. His career in law included being Assistant to the Vice President and General Counsel of the Western Maryland Railway; building a private law practice in Annapolis, Maryland; and in 1965 accepting an appointment as Circuit Judge for Anne Arundel, Howard, and Carroll Counties, a which position he held for sixteen years. Judge Childs is survived by his wife of seventy four years Elizabeth Blackmer Childs; his three children Elizabeth Dryden Murck, Walter B. Childs, and Eugene M. Childs, Jr.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. J. W. "Vijaya" Stallings '66 entered Chapter Eternal on September 20, 2014. Vijaya was born in Savannah, Georgia, grew up in Newport News, Virginia, and graduated from the University with a Bachelor's Degree in History and Political Science. Subsequently he earned a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology with a holistic health specialization from John F. Kennedy University at Pleasant Hill, California; graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Emerson Theological Institute in Oakhurst, California. Vijaya's career included serving as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1972; working in the real estate and mortgage industries; and teaching and helping others as a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and personal coach. In 2009 Vijaya authored a book Instilling Hope, Healing Fear. He is survived by his wife Ella; his sons John W. Stallings Jr. and Paul Ellis; his daughters Stacy Froyen and Kelly Greene; his sister Gloria Brooks and brother Stan Stallings; and seven grandchildren. Jim Evans '77 entered Chapter Eternal on May 11, 2015. After graduating in 1977, he attended the University of Richmond Law School and began a career in law. Jim was a partner in Gilliam and Evans Law Firm in Chesterfield, Virginia. He was a proud member of Psi of Sigma Chi who talked with many of his Fraternity Brothers every week. Jim was a very active member in his community, serving on numerous boards including ALUMNI UPDATE (Continued on page 6) I t is hard to believe that two decades have passed since most of this group originally came to know one another as newly initiated Brothers of Sigma Chi. Over the years, we have found many opportunities to connect, relive, and expand the friendships formed at 608 Preston Place. Bachelor parties, weddings, reunions, and beyond have brought us together intermittently, but it is a particular late summer ritual that has consistently served as the glue reinforcing our bond now for over fifteen years—The Damn We Miss Poindexter FanTASTY Football League (DWMPFFL). Why Poindexter? Anthony Poindexter was, and is, the man. He is a former safety in the NFL and played at U.Va., where he earned All- American honors. We certainly missed him playing for our Cavaliers when the league was formed. Why FanTASTY? It was a typo on this commissioner's original draft board that was funny...still is, so we kept it! The DWMPFFL quickly gained momentum and our destination draft weekends have become legendary. Today, we have fourteen teams with twenty-one owners who look forward to convening somewhere in the country every year in late August. Choice of draft location has become a virtual contact sport with countless e-mails exchanged during the on-going off-season debate, but we somehow agree on a location each year. Although questionable by witnessing our draft weekends, we have indeed become wiser over time. With nearly all of us now reaching or nearing forty years of age, we thought it was about time to collectively give back. In appreciation of the Chapter House that brought us together, we are contributing a portion of our annual league dues to the Psi of Sigma Chi Capital Campaign and challenge others to do the same. We say thank you to those Brothers who have continued to uphold the values that and keep us connected. We plan on giving each year and would encourage any other Psi groups that come together like ours to do the same. In hoc, Chris Accashian '97

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