Sigma Phi Epsilon - Drake University

Winter • 2018 Brother Benjamin "Ben" Weinberg '17 recently accepted a position as the regional director for Region 8, the largest territorial area of the nine regions, with Sigma Phi Epsilon Headquarters. e position's purpose and role is to provide chapters across the country with services and resources to undergraduates and alumni, as well as volunteers, in all areas of chapter operation. Brother Weinberg oversees all chapters in Wash- ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, and a little over half of Nebraska. At each chapter, he will usually meet with the chapter leadership, evaluate the chapter's performance, and enhance their operations. At Drake University, Ben majored in religion with a concentration on social justice in urban educa- tion. During school, he was involved in the stu- dent alumni association and D+ improv troupe, while also serving as a student ambassador. He also held the position of program director at the Camp Foster YMCA. In the future, Ben hopes to pursue a master's in teaching in urban education and then work as a high school English teacher. "I decided to become a regional director because of the positive experience I had at Iowa Delta, and the relationships that I had with my regional directors in my time as an undergraduate. I was able to see their impact, and I decided that I'm not done making an impact on SigEp quite yet," Ben stated. "I am excited to make an impact and create relationships with young people in other chapters who also want to make a change." Serving as full-time traveling consultants, Ben and the nine other regional directors travel from early August to early May each year, once they com- plete an in-depth training and development pro- Iowa Delta House Renovations In the past two years, many renovations and updates have been made to the inside and outside of the Chapter House. We've resurfaced the parking lot, seal-coated the top of the porch, put in new railings, repainted the front of the house, replaced the brick work, built a garbage enclo- sure for our dumpster, and added new windows on the west end of the house. On the inside, we repainted all of the public areas, added new wood flooring in the entryway and trophy room, and updated the internet service. In the kitchen, we got a new stove, ice maker, and dishwasher. In the bathrooms, we added new exhaust fans and redid the faucets and shower heads. Lastly, new cabinets were installed in the dining room. Iowa Delta appreciates the hard work of the onsite manager, Bill Oleson. Along with work- ing with various contractors and installers, Bill instituted a monthly maintenance schedule to keep the house up to code and in proper working order to provide a safe and clean environment for the members. Benjamin Weinberg '17 Joins SigEp Headquarters Team Brother Selected as Regional Director for Sigma Phi Epsilon gram. is program lasts nine weeks and includes sessions with expert facilitators, an executive level course at the University of Richmond, and pro- fessional public speaking instruction to prepare for their role. Using his expertise in recruitment, membership experience, financial operations, and chapter leadership training, Brother Weinberg is committed to strengthening the chapters under his supervision and providing them with the necessary tools for their continued growth. Welcome to the New Members of 2017! Jared Allread '21 John Altendorf '21 Sohil Brahmbhatt '21 Pawel Barnas '21 Hoff Boyea '21 Noah Brinkmeyer '21 Alex Ernst '21 Max Gersten '21 Matt Gill '21 Logan Haskill '21 Ethan Haussmann '21 Joshua Hession '21 Zachary Hildebrand '21 John Hirl '21 David Holmes '21 Jack Kelly '20 Jacob Kiel '19 Porter LaPray '21 Matt Lovelace '21 Case Martin '21 Alex Nixa '21 Andrew Pierropoulos '21 Zak Risken '21 Mike Spanbauer '21 Isaac ompson '21 Benjamin Weinberg '17, regional director of Region 8. sigepiadelta.weebly.com

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