Sigma Chi - University of Texas

AlphA Nu's Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Chi p.O. Box 201225 Austin, TX 78720 Address Service Requested Attention: This newsletter is intended for alumni and parents. If your son is still attending The University of Texas, he will receive a copy at the Chapter House. If he has graduated, please send us his permanent address. Thank you. Save the Date aLpHa nU GOLF TOURnamenT (audrey Freeman Classic) JUne 27-28, 2014 More information coming soon. Sam Shrull '16 volunteers with the Wooldridge Elementary School Boys and Girls Club in fall 2013. Each semester, Texas Sigma Chi and the Boys and Girls Club join forces to put on a field day for the Wooldridge students. The Chapter donated $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Club with a check presentation ceremony at the end of this event. Alpha Nu launches Alumni Relations program u pon graduating from The University of Texas, we all leave Sigma Chi with high hopes of keeping our fraternal bonds intact. Unfortunately, we quickly find that many new interests—careers, families, and civic activities—can create valid diversions. The day-to-day activities of life take over and, before long, we fall out of touch and begin to wonder what happened to our brothers. Without a solid alumni relations program in place, our members lack the means for staying connected to the Fraternity. With this in mind, our annual alumni relations program is designed to help our members stay in touch and to cultivate awareness and involvement in Alpha Nu. There are several elements that are key to the program's success. We will mail two newsletters each year containing alumni news, information on upcoming events, reports on various Chapter activities, and current lists of undergraduate and alumni officers. After the fall and spring newsletters, we will send out an appeal to help support the Chapter. Due to the various giving patterns of our members, we have found that two appeals each year are far more successful than just one. Many alumni choose to contribute each time they receive a solicitation, while others would rather give a larger gift on an annual basis. We also realize that, occasionally, members will misplace the first appeal and the second one gives them another opportunity to support the Chapter. The contributions received as a result of these semi- annual appeals not only help sustain the alumni relations program, but also provide funds for house maintenance. Once a year, will we send out a biographical update that allows alumni to update the information we have on record. These updates also provide the information for one of the most popular features in the newsletters, the "Alumni News" section. Altogether, the updates are a vital tool in maintaining our records and our ties with one another. We hope that through the Alpha Nu annual alumni relations program your fraternal bonds are regularly renewed and strengthened. We are always interested in hearing from you, so if you have any suggestions, alumni news, or ideas for articles, please submit them to Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Chi, P.O. Box 201225, Austin, TX 78720.

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