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Welcome New Brothers!
Sigma Phi Epsilon Illinois Beta welcomes the fall 2010 rush class. The new brothers are: Jimmy Leahy, Brian Watters, Mike Purdy, Luke Strenski, Gage Peters, Jake O'Toole, Joe Lakner, Daniel Milewski, Mitch Ewert, Manuel Leon, Corbett Chavez, and Jeff West. Congratulations to our new brothers and we wish them well on their journey to becoming balanced men.
RUSH 2010
Sigma Phi Epsilon Rush 2010 begins Saturday, August 21st with the Taste of the Quad, and continues through Saturday, the 28th. During rush week, we invite you to come by the Sigma Phi Epsilon house and participate in our rush week activites. For the full schedule of Sigma Phi Epsilon's events, click here: Fall 2010 Rush Schedule
Balanced Man Scholarship 2010
Sigma Phi Epsilon hosted its annual Balanced Man Scholarship Banquet on August 20th. After a quick meet and greet at the SigEp house, we departed to Connie’s Pizza where IIT professor Brett Fulkerson-Smith spoke on the subject of what a fraternity man is, followed by a lecture on what makes a balanced man by our chapter counselor, Reggie Maynigo. After dinner the winners of the scholarship were announced: 1st place Jeff West, 2nd place Chaz Granholm, 3rd place Joe Lakner, 4th place Daniel Milewski, and 5th place Jimmy Leahy. Congratulations to all of the finalists, Mike Purdy, John Pasowicz, Peter Brookhart, David Moreno, Jake O’Toole, and William Fox.
SigEp mourns the loss of an outstanding brother
On Wednesday, July 7th 2010, Sigma Phi Epsilon lost a truly remarkable man to Chicago violence. 43 year old Officer Thor Soderberg was shot several times after getting into a struggle with a 24 year old man. The young man took Officer Soderberg's gun and shot him, then departed from the scene and attempted an armed robbery nearby. Soderberg was an 11 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department and had recently been working at the Englewood building as a part of a weeklong program called Operation Protect Youth. He taught at the police training academy and was known by everyone he encountered as a giver, one who never thought of himself and always put others first. Officer Soderberg had also previously been a combat engineer serving in the Army and was described by his fellow soldiers as “a solid, tough copper willing to go out there. He understood the job.” The community in which Soderberg lived and worked in is grieving his loss, as he was known to always be an honest and caring person, even helping the blind to compete in triathlons. We thank you, Officer Soderberg, for your sacrifice to make the world we live in a better place for all of us. You have been a great man, a true Sigma Phi Epsilon man, and make us proud to call ourselves SigEps. You and your family are in our hearts and prayers, and will never be forgotten.
Spring 2010 Slideshow
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