Sigma Phi Epsilon - San Diego State University

Page 2 Cal Delta News & Views M any members can be heard time and time again saying how their time participating in SigEp has made them the young businessmen and leaders they are today. The skills and training learned through leading an organization of San Diego State's top leaders have allowed many to have their impact still felt on Montezuma Mesa today. Over the last decade, Cal Delta has become the powerhouse of the Greek system at SDSU: winning six straight Dean's Trophies, having the highest fraternity GPA for over 15 semesters, being recognized for philanthropic and community involvement, and even being named the best organization of all 130+ organizations at SDSU in 2010. This was not due to pure luck, but was a transfer of knowledge year after year. Thanks to a few dedicated alumni who have been involved with the chapter for decades, SigEp has been able to impact the SDSU campus in a positive way. But there was no formal way of engaging brothers once they graduated, outside of the alumni events held each year. In the winter of 2013, a group of recent Cal Delta alumni saw a need to come together and fill a void growing for years. SigEp taught us about virtue, diligence, and brotherly love. Though we strive to live this out, we forget the notion that brotherly love goes beyond just those brothers with whom we created lasting bonds while in college. In fact, it extends to every brother who calls himself a Sigma Phi Epsilon. It was time for this group of brothers to reach out and support the current fraternity members. The mentor board is made up of more than a dozen young professionals working in industries such as recruiting, consulting, sales, finance, real estate, public speaking, and entrepreneurship. We meet once a month via video conference calls from as far away as Chicago and Toronto. The alumni have been assigned to mentor a specific member in the fraternity who is either on the executive board or a leader in the fraternity. The goal is to help the younger members grow as leaders, learn from their mistakes, and move SigEp to new heights. The special touch of this group is the proximity to age and recent knowledge of challenges the fraternity faces. All of us are in our 20s and working toward establishing ourselves in the global marketplace. Yet we realize the need to give back and mentor younger members. Many of us served in roles in the fraternity and throughout campus. The goal is to be a sounding board and a guiding hand to our brothers who are faced with challenges similar to those we faced and to carry out the legacy that began when Cal Delta recolonized in 2000. Our hope is that with increased engagement between the undergraduates, recent graduates, and our backbone AVC, California Delta can bring home the coveted Gold Buchanan Cup from Conclave next summer in Nashville. Fraternally, Sean Kashanchi '11 and Kevin Kwoka '11 Newly Established Mentor Board Guides Members Cal Delta Seizes Opportunity to Define Legacy I t's no secret to anyone within the conversation that our beloved Cal Delta Chapter faced what some may perceive as a serious setback in our standing with San Diego State University and National Headquarters, being placed on a cease of operations. While many chapters would fall into a lull of low morale and apathy, I can proudly say that Cal Delta embraced this situation with a tenaciousness and focus that has translated into a complete turnaround for this spring semester. The saying goes "you don't know what you have until it's gone," and for the better part of two months, that could not have been more true. Without regularly scheduled events, it seemed to many that their days were empty, unfulfilled, and boring. With the return of operations to our chapter, that wide-eyed sense of opportunity and bewilderment was evident in the eyes and hearts of our brothers. Despite the cease of operations, our chapter was able to achieve the highest GPA of any IFC chapter, as well as set an IFC record in community service hours. The brothers have embraced this momentum, utilizing the academic and professional resources that Cal Delta has to offer to the younger members. The cease of operations was more than just a reprimanding for past events; it was a call to action for the future. It made the leaders of our chapter set the legacy and precedent they would like to leave when they graduate and help new leaders create a vision for future successes. It is an easy thing to excel when the going is easy; the true test of a strong chapter in my eyes is how it deals with adversity. Despite the disappointment of last semester, Cal Delta is on track for what I believe can be our highest achieving semester thus far. With our academics honed in, our community service hours through the roof, and the newfound fire, passion, and drive in the hearts of the brothers that had seemingly been lost in the monotony of routine, there is nothing we cannot achieve on this campus. Why? Because we're SigEps, and that is what we as brothers in Sigma Phi Epsilon stand for: an aggressive refusal of complacency. Fraternally, Patric A. Kreidler '16 Chapter President sigepcaldelta@gmail.com Spencer Briare Granite Bay, Calif. Ben Capone Baltimore, Md. Dakota De Cecco Orange County, Calif. Joseph Dunkle Orange County, Calif. Jack Finney Pleasanton, Calif. Skyler Furguiel Ojai, Calif. Joseph Gober Los Alamitos, Calif. James Iannone Scripps Ranch, Calif. Zach Lowe Orange County, Calif. Sam Dyer Santa Monica, Calif. Fabian Mendez Riverside, Calif. Hunter Riach Orange County, Calif. Jack Sernett Overland Park, Kan. Dimitrie Stefanovic Chicago, Ill. Zachary Summerfield Pleasanton, Calif. Austin Martin Yorba Linda, Calif. Levi Sebahar Carlsbad, Calif. DJ Viegas San Diego, Calif. Jon Wood Danville, Calif. Welcome, New Members

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