Sigma Nu - University of Washington

SIGMA NU 2 MAKING A DIFFERENCE Gamma Chi Thanks Gordy Richards Jr. '53 and His Late Wife, Carol T he selfless giving of Gordy Richards Jr. '53 and his late wife, Carol, made our updated kitchen at Sigma Nu possible. e couple donated the largest gi in Gamma Chi history in January 2020. Gordy was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1935. He was the all-city golf champion in 1952 and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1953. While at UW, he played varsity golf and graduated in 1957. Aer college, he joined the Army and was stationed at Fort Ord, commissioned as a 2nd Lt. Commander. In 1959, he married Carol Summers, and the next year, Gordy started his 42-year career as a stockbroker for Dean Whittier/Morgan Stanley. Golf continued to be a well-loved activity for Gordy, who enjoyed membership at the Overlake Golf Club for over 50 years. Gordy and Carol were married for 61 years until Carol sadly passed away in 2020. Gordy is currently 86 years old and living in Bellevue, Washington. Sigma Nu runs in his family with his brothers Dave '56 and Bruce '62. Gordy has stayed in touch with Corky Lewis '54, John Lister '54, Finn Lepsoe '54, Chuck Mertel '54, Ley Burke '56, and Gerry Alexander '55. Because of Gordy and Carol's generosity, Sigma Nu has a fully updated kitchen. ese updates wouldn't have been possible at this time without such a gi. We are beyond grateful for their investment in Gamma Chi Chapter. Gordy and Carol saw how Gordy benefited from his Sigma Nu membership experience and wanted to give back to the chapter that helped launch him beyond his college years. ank you again, Gordy and Carol. Gamma Chi will be forever grateful for your generosity. ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE T he alumni advisory board has been alive and well through the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were forced to advise remotely for a great deal of time, and the chapter's morale and manpower were significantly affected, as would be expected. Our advisory board is now at 14 in number with several recent young graduates. We continue to look for energetic alumni to fill in our last positions so that every officer has a mentor. As you can imagine, our actives need our encouragement and guidance more than ever while they strive to increase the active membership to sustainable levels. ey have a steep hill to climb but have an amazing attitude and great leadership from their new Eminent Commander, Andrew Hengstler '19. ey have a full schedule of summer recruitment events but are always looking for more alumni-sponsored events. Please let us know if you are willing to sponsor/host a recruiting event this year or have any interest in being a part of our alumni advisory board. Sincerely, Doug Ichikawa '78 dsichi@yahoo.com

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