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pattern of problematic behavior and policy violations, which
ultimately led to the Chapter receiving an order to cease
operations immediately.
Creating a Fresh Start
One week after the order was given, the Chapter was
notified that Florida Nu would be undergoing a membership
review that would be conducted by a team comprised of
SigEp alumni and SigEp headquarters staff members. About
three weeks later, all the members of Florida Nu were
notified about the membership decisions that were made by
the membership review team. Fourty-one men were invited
to return to the Chapter as full members and two were
suspended until January 1, 2016. Several members who
were invited back chose not to accept the invitation. Others
who were not invited to return appealed the decision.
Although it is unfortunate that we have been greatly reduced
in size and had to part ways with former brothers, I and
the rest of the remaining members are very excited for the
opportunity we have to reinvent ourselves as a Chapter and
steer Florida Nu in the right direction.
Setting the Course
The first step to bringing Florida Nu back to prominence
within the FIU community and nationally is to increase
our transparency. I look forward to accomplishing this
by working closely with the newly formed Alumni
Advisory Council (AAC) headed by Karen Katz, as well
as the existing Alumni Volunteer Corporation headed by
Eduardo "Eddie" Hondal '88, '00, to begin operating
in a way that will transform Florida Nu into the strong
Chapter that it has been in the past.
In order to bring our Chapter back up to strength, I have set
some short-term goals that we will strive to accomplish in
the fall semester, including eliminating the negative culture
and practices that ultimately led to the membership review,
Membership Review
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The Florida Nu men won first place in Delta Phi Epsilon's
soccer philanthropy tournament, Copa DPhiE.
implementing better member development practices, getting
more involved with community service opportunities such
as the 12th man camp that we are regularly participants of,
and building stronger relations with our huge alumni base
that we have in South Florida.
Your Opinion Is Valued
I encourage you all to reach out to us while we work to
turn Florida Nu into the best Chapter on campus and in
the country. Any assistance you offer us would be greatly
appreciated. Please e-mail Karen Katz at phide@phide.org.
Fraternally,
Daniel Alonso '16
President
dalon031@fiu.edu
E x e c u t i v e B o a r d
SFE
President
Daniel Alonso '16
dalon031@fiu.edu
VP of Finance
Gavin Winston '17
VP of Programming
Alfredo Mojena '18
Chaplain
Jonathan Marrero '17
VP of Recruiting
Steven Clark '17
sclar058@fiu.edu
VP of Communication
Andres Corrales '16
VP of Member
Development
Alejandro Fernandez
de Cossio '15
