FALL 2020
ALABAMA BETA s THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
SIGMA PHI EPSILON
Inside
Striving for Consistent
Improvement ~ p. 2-3
Welcome, New
Members ~ p. 3
Alumni News ~ p. 4
Moving Forward through Challenging Times
Alabama Beta Welcomes New Chapter Support Staff
T
he COVID-19 pandemic has
brought upon many unprecedented
challenges to the 2020-21 academic
year. Because of this, SigEp Headquarters
will move from using regional staff to
Chapter-based staff. This will help provide
specialized support to individual chapters
as each campus scenario will be unique.
Alabama Beta and the AVC are happy to
welcome Jordan Sykes and Matt Wallace to
our Chapter support team.
Jordan and Matt went through a nine-week
training period at the Kenneth S. Maddox
Summer Development Program. The training
included sessions with expert facilitators,
executive-level classes at the University of
Richmond, and public speaking instruction.
Chapter support and services will be provided
virtually for the time being. However, the
staff is organized with the flexibility to
provide in-person support once travel and
large-group interaction becomes a feasible
option. We look forward to working with our
Chapter support staff and can't wait to see
what they bring to the table.
The active Chapter is over 150 members
strong going into the fall semester and the
AVC is pleased with the Chapter leadership
selected by the brothers of Alabama Beta. On
top of placing second among all fraternities
academically, the active Chapter was able to
raise funds for various charities from several
philanthropic efforts before campus was
shut down. Brothers are excited to return to
campus in the fall and look to attain the top
spot academically.
One of the key focuses for the Chapter moving
forward will be upperclassman engagement
and involvement. This has been a challenge in
the past for a number of reasons, but mainly
because of the University's housing rules.
To improve our brother mentorship program
and strengthen the bonds of our brotherhood,
we need to find new and creative ways to
get our upperclassmen more involved in
the Chapter again. We want to develop a
culture of understanding in the Chapter to
better transition traditions and information
from year to year and position to position for
executive board members.
If you have any questions, comments,
concerns, or ideas, do not hesitate to reach
out. Please be safe and care for those
in greatest need during these extremely
challenging times.
Fraternally,
Mark Salmon '87
Alabama Beta AVC President
msalmon@mayerelectric.com
Chapter Support
Staff
Jordan Sykes
Recruitment Services Manager
(804) 346-7396
jordan.sykes@sigep.net
Matt Wallace
Membership Experience Director
(804) 346-7852
matt.wallace@sigep.net
Tom Chau
Chapter Services Manager
(804) 513-1493
thomas.chau@sigep.net
Steve Daniels
District Governor (District 9)
(205) 213-5935
sigepsdd@bellsouth.net
WEBSITE: alabama.sigep.org • TWITTER: @SigEpAlBeta
FACEBOOK: Sigma Phi Epsilon Alabama Beta; Sigma Phi Epsilon Alabama Beta Alumni (UA SPE Chapter)
Email VP of Communications Braden Carlson '22 at bmcarlson@crimson.ua.edu with any questions.
