Sigma Chi - Indiana University

3 I sigmachi Lambda Brings Home Two National Awards have some really exciting news to share with you. Lambda Chapter won the J. Dwight Peterson Outstanding Chapter Award for the first time in 20 years. That's right—it was 1993 when Lambda last won the Peterson. Our struggles of the past several years are finally, officially, behind us. We have an excellent group of young men at Lambda, and the sky's the limit once again. Additionally, one of our members—Andrew Esstman '13—won the International Balfour Award, the highest undergraduate award in our Fraternity. Andrew is Lambda's first Balfour winner in the award's history. Both awards are the namesake of Lambda alumni, so the distinction is truly an honor for both the Chapter and Andrew. In fact, we're going to celebrate the accomplishment. SAVE THE DATE of December 14, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will initiate our fall class in Indianapolis (location to be determined), followed by a sit-down lunch for you and your Sweetheart. More details will follow. Sigma Chi a Cornerstone for Bryan Carter '82 W ith two national Emmy Awards, five trips to the Olympics, and collaborations with the likes of Al Michaels and Dick Vitale under his belt, Bryan Carter '82 has come quite a long way in the world of sports broadcasting. His early beginnings while at IU as a runner for ABC Sports and intramural manager for Sigma Chi were the start of a career covering all types of sports all around the country. "Jobs in sports television were pretty scarce when I graduated from IU. It wasn't until six years after graduating, and about to throw in the towel, that I finally landed a full-time job with Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta. During that time I worked as a substitute teacher, sales rep, waiter, and took extra courses in broadcasting, while still working games and keeping my name out there. Those were some real gut-check times, but thank God I didn't give up!" The perseverance paid off, and for the last 20 years Bryan has been a sports television producer working as an independent contractor hired by Fox, BTN, ESPN, CBS, and others. College football, college basketball, NBA, and baseball and softball have been his primary focus, producing 60 to 70 live sporting events each year. "I'm always on site and working in the TV trucks you often see parked outside of the stadium. As producer I'm in charge of the 30-to-40-person crew it takes to put on a live national broadcast. The cameras, replays, audio, graphics, and commentary all have to flow in one accord, which is my job to coordinate. I'm the guy talking into the announcers' ears, giving them information, deciding the replays, interviews, and flashbacks we'll show." The job has its excitement and challenges. "A great part of working in sports TV is meeting and talking with big-time coaches and players. When I produce IU basketball games, I have to attend their game day shootaround and speak with Coach Crean—not bad. The challenge is that it is live television and any mistakes are there for everyone to see. Putting it all together live usually amounts to controlled chaos." Of all the great sports moments Bryan has witnessed, among the top is a Sigma Chi softball victory, when a thrown-together, ragtag group of only eight Lambda players was victorious against Fiji's finely tuned team. "My pledge brothers and I still rehash that game about once a year!" Beyond the sports highlights, Bryan's years at Sigma Chi were a formational time. "It's hard to pinpoint exactly what it was about Sigma Chi, but it just felt right. My parents divorced when I was young and I grew up with my mom and sister, only seeing my dad on some weekends. That left a male leadership void in my life, but living with a group of guys with strong character and values rubs off, and you see things in them you want to emulate. No doubt, those undergraduate years were a real cornerstone in my life. My fraternity brothers are still most of my closest friends." Living in Carmel just outside of Indianapolis with his wife, Christy, and sons, Bryan Jr. and Austin, Bryan still connects with a number of his Sigma Chi brothers and even has a semiweekly Bible study with several Sigs. Bryan can be reached at carterb@comcast.net. If you haven't seen an initiation ceremony for a while (maybe a long while), it's truly a moving experience that you'll want to relive. Please join me in celebrating this milestone and keep your eye out for a formal invitation. In hoc, Jay Beattey IV '81 Chapter Advisory Board (317) 513-5785 jay@fortunebldr.com www.fortunebuilderuniversity.com Major Maintenance Work Completed (Continued from page 1) and Sigma Chi carpet was reinstalled. The room was ready soon after the semester started. To my pleasant surprise, the biggest complaint Cheryl received during the first two weeks of classes was not about the food. It was that the study room was not ready for use. The Wi-Fi connection in the house was not as good as we needed last year. We brought on a new service to review our current system. The result was the addition of several new wireless terminals throughout the house. This improved the connections and everyone's attitude toward the Wi-Fi. This is important because the entire Indiana University campus has a wireless connection and students have come to expect instant connectivity. We continue to offer a quality food service to the active brothers in the house. Campus Cooks continues to offer a variety of food at lunch and dinner. We are the only fraternity on campus that still does a sit-down meal Monday through Thursday. The active Chapter actually has a food committee that advises Campus Cooks and makes sure the menu offerings are acceptable. When you are in Bloomington I would encourage you to stop by the house. I think you will be amazed at the condition of the house and the work Cheryl does to keep it in good shape. In hoc, Doug Morrow '74 House Corporation President dcmorrow@ctlnet.com

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