Sigma Chi - West Virginia University

Attention: We hope you like the new format for the Mu Muse. We contracted with a new publisher for the next two issues and they are helping us with the layout and updating our database. Hence the reason the return address is in Kansas. We are mailing via USPS and emailing copies. If you only receive from one source or this mailing was forwarded to you, please email us an update at mumuhousecorp@gmail.com. ank you. THE MU MUSE SIGMA CHI West Virginia P.O. Box 442100 Lawrence, KS 66044-2100 Address Service Requested T he 125th Celebration Planning Committee remains hard at work preparing for the upcoming June celebration. As Mu Mu alumni and actives look forward to reconnecting, please check in with your fellow alumni (big and little brothers, pledge class, and any others you know) to spread the word and encourage all to attend. EVENT DETAILS: Friday, June 24, to Sunday, June 26 Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place REGISTER: mp.gg/t5ufz HOTEL RESERVATIONS: tinyurl.com/MarriottMuMu GOLF OUTING Saturday, June 25 mp.gg/5to0u Sponsorship opportunities are available! We want pictures from YOUR time at 700 N. High Street! Email them to robinturner63@gmail.com. W orthy Brothers, As local pandemic restrictions continue to ease, the chapter is working to bounce back and prosper in both our academic and fraternity life. All 64 undergraduate brothers are keeping up that momentum, with 21 currently living in our home at 700 N. High Street. With significant protocols no longer enforced around campus, our recruitment officers were free to organize events not unlike earlier years. The fall semester proved to be a worthwhile success; we initiated 22 new members. At the time of writing, eight spring pledges are also making their way toward initiation. Our home at 700 N. High Street has not seen more prosperous days in the past several years than right now. We now have a maintenance repairman on the payroll who handles all issues swiftly and attentively—whether pertaining to door locks, the heating system, lights, or even an occasional scuffmark on a wall. Brothers continue to make strides in cleanliness and general chapter house conditions. We still happily receive Mario's Fishbowl catering (twice daily) and enjoy meals in the basement together prepared by Chef Brian Wilkins. Philanthropic efforts are strong as well. Mu Mu hosted a blood drive at the student rec center on February 24 with the help of the American Red Cross; all 65 donating slots were quickly filled. This past fall, the chapter held hot dog eating contests, at $5 per ticket in our parking lot, raising $515 for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. The chapter's elected philanthropy committee has also begun planning our Derby Days events for the fall. The Independent Interfraternity Council thrives on campus, especially with Brother Gerard Wittstadt III '23 as sitting president. Current members of the IFC include Sigma Chi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Theta Chi. These four fraternities collaborate on recruitment week, football tailgates, food drives, and the occasional celebration. The chapter is always looking for ways to improve our elected positions, and we have implemented new team structures to support these roles. Teams have been elected in support of major roles, such as a financial committee to advise the quaestor, a ritual team to assist the kustos, and a pro magister to back the magister. This will vastly improve internal chapter operations, helping newer members observe the processes before they eventually fill our shoes. In other good news, Mu Mu alumnus Karl Steinbach '19 continues to make the chapter proud on and off the field; he currently plays baseball with the single-A Cubs affiliate Myrtle Beach Mermen. The undergraduate members would like to thank our worthy alumni brothers for their unwavering support of the chapter in recent years, including the disassociation. We're excited to keep you updated on future events and would love to see you at the chapter house. There's no better way to share old stories and connect within our shared Sigma Chi bonds. Fraternally, Theodore Whetstone '22 Annotator Active Brothers Welcome Alumni Engagement Mu Mu 125th Anniversary Celebration The State of the Chapter Is Strong T hank you to the following alumni who have generously contributed to the 2022 Annual Fund. If you would like to join them, write a check to "The Mu Mu House Corporation" and mail to the address below. We use your contributions wisely for tasks such as house repairs and publishing additional newsletters! The Mu Mu House Corporation P.O. Box 4306 Morgantown, WV 26504-4306 2022 Annual Fund Thank You, Loyal Donors Bud LaFollette III '54 Henry Burgess '64 Rick Paul '65 Bill Shingler '71 Steve Bailey '72 Rick Whiting '76 Francisco Atkinson- Barnes '81 Peter Kubeja '83 Jeff Knollinger '88 David Art '91 Scott Knollinger '91 Andrew Moore '02 Scott Delgatti '13 Porter Knollinger '18

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