Sigma Phi Epsilon - University of Texas

SIGMA PHI EPSILON Join Skull & Crossbones Society's 48 Charter Members Today! Join your brothers and become a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Texas Alpha Skull & Crossbones Society today. The Skull & Crossbones Society is a sustaining fund that endows our 501(c)(3) education foundation, and for only $240 a year (or $20 a month for 12 months) you can become a member of this special group. In addition to receiving two complimentary passes to our fall Founders' Day event, members' gifts enable our education foundation to underwrite chapter scholarships, leadership events, and programming. To join, send your tax-deductible check to SFE Education Foundation of Texas Alpha, P.O. Box 22025, Houston, TX 77227-2025, or visit www.i-dues.com/texasalphaaluamni Thank You, Skull & Crossbones Society Members T hese 48 dedicated alumni have contributed to the Skull & Crossbones Society in 2013, a sustaining fund that endows our 501(c)(3) education foundation. The foundation covers fees and expenses associated with leadership programs like Conclave, CLA, Edge, and educational programs at the chapter level. If an error has been made in recording your gift, we sincerely apologize. Please contact our campaign coordinator with corrections at (785) 843-1661. James Alexander '76 Bruce Anderson '71 Joseph Babb '82 Gregory Barra '03 Richard B. Bender '66 Peter M. Boyd '77 Melvin "Bo" Brackendorff '76 David B. Brown '79 Lynn Butler '88 Kevin Clegg '12 William S. Currell '80 Carlos A. DeAyala '83 Richard Fass '88 Jeffrey D. Fisher '92 John Franklin '68 Patrick S. George '05 Larry D. George '73 Ian Goldberg '08 Gary Griffith '70 Joseph F. Griffith '78 Jordan H. Hahn '12 Thoams O. Hicks '68 Jim Holotik '76 Jeffrey House '89 Mark H. Johnson '82 Douglas Jones '05 Mark Kiester '71 Bob M. Kleiderer '80 Alan G. Lloveras '87 Jeff Loomis '71 Donald Mafrige '83 Tom Meier '66 David Morledge '81 Richard D. Morrow '85 D. Reid Patterson '67 Richard S. Rankin '77 Douglas A. Reed '82 John Roberts '67 Thomas K. Rosse II '71 Jerry Smith Jr. '79 Scott R. Smith '82 Glenn Staats '66 Patrick J. Starley '00 Randy Stevens '79 John K. Tyler '63 Dick Vermillion '67 Stephen Wakefield '65 Elton Wells '95 REMEMBERING MACK RANKIN '50 B rother B.M. "Mack" Rankin Jr. '50 entered Chapter Eternal onAugust 14. A lifelong Texan, Mack grew up in Gladewater and attended the University of Texas where he joined the Texas Alpha Chapter in 1947. After graduating, he served for four years in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant and was stationed in Germany during the implementation of the Marshall Plan. Mack was a passionate advocate and activist. He invested substantial time in training the next generation of oil industry professionals and gave generously to the institutions he believed in. Among other projects, he sponsored endowments at the University of Texas for the head football coach and a professor in the business school. He also partly funded the Longhorn Dining Hall, which bears his name, and led a successful fundraising campaign for the expansion of the Darrel K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Mack gave generously to SigEp, serving on the National Board of Directors and as a Life Trustee of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation and was a crucial leader in helping to build the new chapter house after the fire. Mack was inducted as a member of the Texas Alpha Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1981, Mack was honored with the Sigma Phi Epsilon Citation. Mack was someone who inspired others by his character and his service. Jared Lapidus Houston, Texas JD McBee Austin, Texas Jack Nelms Dallas, Texas Wesley Sentell Richardson, Texas Reid Thompson Dallas, Texas Nick Lednicky Houston, Texas Sam McQuilkin Dallas, Texas Nick Pasta Houston, Texas Walker Smith Austin, Texas Andy Trimble Austin, Texas Jett Lucia Houston, Texas Andrew Mealey Houston, Texas Dean Patteson Katy, Texas Will Smith Dallas, Texas Christian Villareal Corpus Christi, Texas Blake Lueder Dallas, Texas Kolten Morris Farwell, Texas Kyle Rathgeb Houston, Texas Andrew Strait Houston, Texas Connor White Austin, Texas Mac Maguire Dallas, Texas Michael Murph Dallas, Texas Kyle Santry Houston, Texas Alex Tassapoulos Dallas, Texas Phillip Young Dallas, Texas p. 3

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