Sigma Chi - Kansas State University

Chapter Officers Consul Brennan Sanderford '14 bwsanderford@yahoo.com (816) 550-3250 Pro Consul Caleb Brewer '14 Magister Mark Potts '14 Sigma Chi Manhattan Alumni Chapter c/o David Wichman, M.D. P.O. Box 774 Manhattan, KS 66505 Address Service Requested Recruitment Chairman Robert "Bobby" Young '14 byoung15@ksu.edu (913) 957-6600 Tribune Jordan Roith '14 Websites Delta Upsilon Chapter www.k-state.edu/sigmachi Sigma Chi Headquarters www.sigmachi.org Facebook Search for Sigma Chi FraternityDelta Upsilon ChapterKansas State University Attention: This newsletter is intended for alumni and parents. If your son is still attending Kansas State University, he will receive a copy at the chapter house. If he has graduated, please send us his permanent address. Thank you. Francis Tyson '64 (Continued from page 1) his pledge brothers make every effort to stay connected and visit with each other every few months. "We always tell the same stories and laugh a lot," he said. "There's no special thing we do, but the reunion itself is special. We love to get out the old yearbook and look through everything." The brothers meet every year for their reunion event, traveling as far as 800 miles to attend. "It takes effort, but Sigma Chi was the highlight of my college career." Francis hopes that any brothers who have lost touch with the chapter will reconnect. "By losing touch you are missing the final chapter of being a Sigma Chi," he said. Some of Francis' favorite memories revolve around the K-State glee club with instructor Morrie Hayes. Morrie offered to help the fraternity with their inter-fraternity events if they agreed to participate in the glee club. "He taught us to be better than we thought we could be. His favorite saying was, 'Gentlemen, don't be mediocre,'" Francis said. His favorite song they performed was Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Francis greatly appreciates everything he learned during his time as an active member. "I particularly remember Mother Boss, who taught us to be gentlemen. She taught us how to eat, to stand up when a lady enters the room, and just be all around good men," he said. He uses the lessons he learned from Sigma Chi every day. "Sigma Chi taught me social graces, leadership, and how to interact with people, whether I like them or not." He believes that, while the fraternity may not have directly impacted his career, it was an important contributing factor along the way. "As a pledge, I purchased a Sigma Chi ring; I've always worn that ring and I still wear it today. It has opened more doors for me and created more conversations than anything else. It has had a positive impact on the people I meet, just because I wear a ring and they recognize it," he said. Sigma Chi has become a family tradition for Francis' family. Francis joined at the encouragement of his brother-in-law Don Saum, Alpha Gamma '56. Since then, his nephew Devin Saum, Epsilon Pi '77, and sons, Jeff Tyson, Beta Zeta '92, and Rob Hanson '89, have also joined the fraternity. "It makes me extremely proud. Even though the experience isn't necessarily the same, I couldn't be happier to have my family be a part of this." Francis and his wife, Trudy, spend their summers in Wisconsin and their winters in Florida. He enjoys spending his free time hunting, fishing, and spending time with his eight grandchildren. You can contact Francis by e-mail at ftysongac@aol.com.

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