Sigma Phi Epsilon - Colorado State University

www.CSUSigEp.org Colorado Gamma Chapter | 3 Balanced Man Scholarship Attracts Top Level Men O n September 6, the Colorado Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon hosted the Balanced Man scholarship banquet at CSU's own Hughes Stadium. The Balanced Man scholarship was developed to recognize and honor incoming freshmen that exemplifys academic, athletic, community service, and leadership achievements. The scholarship is unique in the sense that applicants are not required to join SigEp to be eligible. No other fraternity offers anything similar. We received 36 applications and the selection process was very difficult. This year three scholarships were awarded. Michael Warbiany and Kyle Johnston were both recipients of $500. Michael had a 3.78 high school GPA, received many academic awards, completed over 100 hours of community service, participated and held a captains position in lacrosse, and worked two jobs while in high school. Kyle had a 4.0 high school GPA, completed over 120 hours of community service, participated in track and soccer, received an MVP award for soccer, and has work experience at several places, including Hassler Law Firm. Josh Cook was the recipient of the $1,000 scholarship and is an outstanding gentleman. He had a 4.0 high school GPA, was involved in student government all four years, had over 150 hours of community service throughout several organizations, was the varsity starting quarterback and linebacker for three years, and was the starting pitcher for his baseball team. Josh received many athletic awards including all-district and all-state honors. Congratulations to the outstanding students! Fraternally, Stephen Grant '16 Balanced Man Scholarship Director Balanced Man Chairman Steve Grant '14 and scholarship recipient Josh Cook '17. Alumnus Joins Board to Help Provide a Better Fraternity Experience for Undergraduate Members M itch Christ '79 joined SigEp in the spring of 1975. During his time at Colorado Gamma he made lasting memories with lifelong friends. "I remember singing at the sororities to get our composite back, Monday-night chapter meetings going into the early hours of the morning, activation week, building SigEp lake and dance floor in the front yard for Flower Dance, and working in the kitchen on Crew with tunes cranked." He graduated with an industrial construction management degree in 1979. Mitch founded Suntex Construction, a residential framing and siding subcontracting business in Fort Collins while in school. Upon graduation he traveled around the country managing the design and construction of industrial and high-tech projects including oil refineries, natural gas plants, nuclear waste repositories, hospitals, and semiconductor manufacturing facilities for Litwin Engineers and Constructors, Stearns-Roger Engineering Corporation, CH2M Hill-IDC, as well as construction claims and project management consulting for Kellogg Corporation. In 1994, Mitch founded Integrated Companies Inc., a professional construction management organization specializing in industrial and hightech facilities. In 2005 he co-founded The CPI Group, a joint venture between CompPlan Associates and Integrated Companies to provide medical equipment planning, procurement, installation services. In 2007, CompPlan Associates and The CPI Group merged into Integrated Companies, which is now doing business as The CPI Group, specializing in total program management and designbuild services for the healthcare and industrial high-tech markets. In 2009 he co-founded Intemation LLC, which is a robust cloud-based asset management database platform that spun out of Integrated Companies. Mitch sits on the CSU Construction Management Professional Advisory Board and is also on the board of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America. In 2013, Mitch joined the SigEp Colorado Gamma Alumni Board of Directors as building committee chairman. He was involved in some planning efforts to renovate the house in the 1980's that never gained enough traction to support a full alumni fundraising campaign initiative. "One of my very best friends and hunting companions Dave Damhoff '79, who has been on the board for many years, persuaded me to re-engage with the board. The friends I made living in the SigEp house are lifetime friends and the SigEp fraternity experience is priceless. I am proud to be a SigEp, and I want to be able to give back to the organization in order to help support the new generations of Colorado Gamma SigEps in hopes that they will have as memorable an experience living at 121 East Lake as I had." Mitch attended his first SigEp Conclave this year in Dallas, Texas, and said it was a very exciting and emotional experience. "I had the opportunity to meet some awesome actives and alumni from all over the country. I heard some excellent speakers talk about what SigEp means today, and visions into the future and I experienced some very moving SigEp ceremonies including the eccrinology honoring our departed brothers where I got to honor the passing of our brother John R. Hughes '80." Mitch and his wife of 32 years live in Littleton, Colorado, and have a 30-year-old daughter who is a licensed architect in Denver and a 27-year-old son who is a lieutenant in the Navy and a SEAL stationed in Coronado, California. E-mail: mitch.christ@theCPIgroup.net

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