The Castle

The 

Castle 

Devoted 

Volume 88 

Number 2 

Fall 

2012 

to 

College, 

Engineering 

and 

Fraternity 

Interests 

State of the Fraternity 

Greetings Brothers, 

It has been a while since I addressed the 

Brotherhood in THE CASTLE. There has been 

much change in the last year. The goal of this 

edition of THE CASTLE is to catch you up on all 

the progress. We will be discussing our communication 

efforts, expansion successes, recent and 

upcoming events, and the strategic and operational 

efforts of the Supreme Council. 

Communications 

Early last year, we transitioned THE STAR from 

a semi—annual internal paper newsletter to a 

new e-STAR. THE e-STAR is now a monthly 

newsletter delivered completely electronic. This 

transition allowed us to reduce the overhead 

expense to less than 25% of the original cost. 

Additionally, we now have regular, monthly 

communication with our Members. The 

response of the change has been overwhelmingly 

positive. Additionally, the content of THE e- 

STAR has begun to include alumni “spotlights”. 

Although most of our brothers are quite humble, 

many of us have accomplished very remarkable 

engineering feats of our years. As a result, 

shedding light on our achievements will hopefully 

inspire the next generation of Brothers to 

follow in our footsteps. If you have an alumnus 

you think should be featured (or yourself), or 

you have any comments or suggestions on how 

to improve its content, format, or look & feel, 

please contact us via feedback@sigmaphi 

delta.org. We hope you continue to enjoy this 

new newsletter. If you are not receiving THE 

e-STAR, it is because of one of three reasons: 1. 

We do not have a valid email for you, 2. Your 

email server is blocking/ filtering our emails, or 

3. You are not accepting email communication 

from us (as specified in your account settings on 

the International website). We are currently 

sending THE e-STAR to approximately 35% of 

our living membership. 

Expansion 

Sigma Phi Delta continues to attempt to grow 

our Brotherhood and expand our reaches to 

more and more engineering universities. Since 

2000, we have established eight new chapters. 

In the past 10 years, we have established 7 of 

them. Just this year, we have established three 

of the eight. We now have 16 active Chapters, 

In 

This 

Issue 

State of the Fraternity ..............................1 

From the Executive Secretary ................3 

Call for Volunteers ....................................6 

From the Director of Expansion..............8 

Since the Last Castle ................................9 

SPD Mentorship Rrogram ......................12 

Chapter Reports ......................................16 

International Roster ................................21 

Alumni...Where Are They Now? ..........22 

Castle Eternal ..........................................22 

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and 2 Colonies. All Chapters and 

Colonies are healthy and continuing 

to grow. However, these 

efforts are not possible without 

the continued support of Alumni 

like you. Alumni support of these 

Chapters is instrumental in their 

continued success. In order to 

help maintain this alumni support, 

we have been encouraging 

our Alumni Chapters to grow 

stronger, and new alumni chapters 

to become established where 

not already present. Many of you 

have answered our request. We 

had two new alumni chapters 

form in the last year (Omega and 

Psi). Additionally, the establishment 

of Phi and Beta-Delta 

Alumni Chapters has been in the 

works. Recently, a proposed 

South East Texas Alumni Chapter 

is close to being established. Its 

scope is to include Alumni within 

a 100 mile radius of Houston, 

support the efforts of the Beta- 

Gamma Chapter, and hopefully 

help establish an additional active 

chapter within Texas in the next 

few years. Additionally, the Los 

Angeles, Fargo, and Kappa 

Alumni Chapters have all sparked 

a renewed interest in their 

Members. A recent Omega 

Alumnus, Eric “Vanilla” Pew 

(OMEGA ‘10), as the first Director 

of Expansion, is supporting Grand 

Vice President Steven Weiss 

(OMEGA ‘02) with all expansion 

efforts. An in-depth article about 

expansion is available in this edition 

of THE CASTLE. 

Recent Events 

As usual, the Supreme Council 

meets annually to discuss the 

state of Sigma Phi Delta, what 

efforts need to be conducted 

throughout the year, and what 

our plans are for the future. This 

year, in Austin, TX, our focus was 

on revamping our Strategic Plan. 

An in-depth article about our new 

Strategic Plan is available in this 

edition of THE CASTLE. 

However, I will touch on a couple 

of the main points here. First, a 

lot of feedback from Alumni has 

been that “networking” is a great 

way to the Fraternity to continue 

supporting them. As a result, the 

Supreme Council invited Austin 

area alumni to a (essentially) 

impromptu Alumni gathering, 

while in Austin for our Face-to- 

Face. The response was very positive. 

As a result, we decided to 

hold three additional Alumni 

events this year. Two of them 

were in Texas (Houston and 

Dallas-Fort Worth). The last was 

held in the greater Washington, 

DC area. At the time of writing 

article, the third has not happened 

yet. However the first two 

were a great success. Be on the 

lookout for the events to continue 

in the future, and in larger quantities. 

The Eastern Province 

Retreat was also held this summer. 

An in—depth article about 

the retreat is available in this edition 

of THE CASTLE. 

Our final major planned event is 

still in the works. The 40th 

General Convention will be held 

in the Washington, DC area 

August 8–11, 2013. The event is 

open to all Members. The location 

was chosen to help encourage 

more Alumni to attend, 

including possible family vacations 

in parallel with the weekend. 

We are in the process of 

planning several “family friendly” 

events throughout the weekend. 

If you are interested in attending 

the event, please visit the webpage 

at http://www.SigmaPhi 

Delta.org/GC40. 

Strategic Efforts 

The Supreme Council is continuously 

attempting to find new 

ways to benefit Sigma Phi Delta 

for its Members. As discussed 

above, the Supreme Council’s 

vision of Our Future (with the 

support and guidance of the 

Board of Trustees) has been 

reviewed and updated. We are 

making plans and taking actions 

in order to improve your membership 

experience. A few of the 

highlighted examples follow. 

First, we want to hear from YOU. 

We need your feedback to help 

shape how we can maximize your 

experience. Whether you are 18 

or 80, Sigma Phi Delta should 

still continue to provide you benefits 

and joy. In an effort to gather 

your feedback more efficiently, 

we recently submitted a survey to 

all Alumni with valid email 

addresses. However, if you did 

not receive the survey and would 

like to participate, you may participate 

via this webpage: 

http://www.surveymonkey. 

com/s/CastleSurvey. Second, 

the efforts that the Supreme 

Council has identified, in relation 

to the Strategic Plan, are very 

ambitious. These efforts are not 

possible without the continued 

support of Alumni like YOU. Your 

financial contributions are always 

gladly appreciated, but your volunteer 

support is greatly appreciated 

as well. We know that many 

Alumni are just like us, actively 

involved in our communities and 

families. At times, Alumni might 

think that getting involved with 

Sigma Phi Delta again would be 

quite time consuming. We understand 

your concerns and have 

attempted to help alleviate them. 

We have increased the number of 

recognized International-level 

positions from ~15 to over 75. In 

doing so, we focus positions on 

specific task/goal efforts and 

minimizing the required time 

commitments per role. We would 

greatly appreciate your time and 

expertise. If you are interested in 

donating your time, please review 

the in-depth article, visit the 

www. SigmaPhiDelta.org, or 

contact us at Nominations@ 

SigmaPhiDelta.org. We look 

forward to hearing from you 

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soon. Finally, in an effort to 

help a few of our undergraduate 

Members, and help the 

Fraternity at the same time, 

we periodically have internship 

positions. This year is no 

different. We currently have 

up to two 10-month positions 

available for juniors or seniors. 

This year, the position includes 

up to a $4000 scholarship and 

covered expenses for attendance 

at the General 

Convention in August 2013. 

Stay tuned to THE e-STAR for 

the announcement of the winner(s) 

in October. 

As you can see, Sigma Phi 

Delta is making great strides in 

creating a better tomorrow for 

its members. The Fraternity 

gave so much to you as undergraduates, 

but membership is 

lifelong, and so should its benefits. 

The Supreme Council is 

trying to find new ways to 

meet this challenge, but we 

need your help. Your feedback 

and continued support will 

help Sigma Phi Delta create 

new and improved benefits for 

its undergraduates and alumni 

alike. Please take a few 

moments to provide us your 

feedback, consider donating 

your time and/or money, and 

especially getting back 

involved with your local 

undergraduate Chapter. 

Fraternally, 

Alix Minden 

(KAPPA ‘01) 

Grand President 

From the Executive Secretary: 

Under Construction 

Foundations 

In less than 12 years (barring 

the Mayans being 

right…) Sigma Phi Delta 

will be one hundred years 

old. Today’s second 

graders will be college 

freshman when we pass 

this milestone. Besides 

wanting to make you feel 

old, I wanted to underscore 

the fact that Sigma 

Phi Delta’s been around 

for a long time. We have 

no intentions of slowing 

down, Apocalypse or not! 

We’d be lying to ourselves 

if we called the past 88 

years of our Fraternity’s 

history as having gone 

“according to plan”. 

However, I think one of 

our strengths is that we’re 

unashamed of who we are, 

what we stand for, and 

where we’ve been. Our 

past hasn’t been without 

hiccups, starts and stops, 

ebbs and flows. Despite 

that, I can unequivocally 

state without hesitation 

that This Little Fraternity 

of Ours truly is The 

Premier International 

Fraternity of Engineers. 

A lot of students around 

North America agree. 

We’re currently experiencing 

somewhat of a renaissance 

as evidenced by the 

number of new Chapters 

we’re starting. Historically, 

the Fraternity grew leaps 

and bounds at its 

Founding, and then during 

the post-WWII Baby 

Boom era. Our current run 

of Charterings, equals the 

output during that time. 

Since 2009 we’ve founded 

chapters at the University 

of British Columbia 

Kelowna, Wright State, 

Stony Brook, James 

Madison, and Maryland. 

We have colonies at 

Lehigh and San Diego 

State. The number of 

Active Chapters is set to 

exceed the number of 

Inactive for the first time 

in living memory. The 

future of Sigma Phi Delta 

is bright. 

Planning 

The Supreme Council, 

though, isn’t content on 

resting on our laurels. We 

understand that incrementally 

bolstering our numbers 

by adding new chapters 

is only sustainable to a 

point. We need to also 

grow inside out by ensuring 

that our existing 

Chapters are functioning 

at the highest level. Our 

vision includes Chapters 

with higher membership 

numbers, with the best 

Engineers on campus. We 

want Engineers who are 

active on campus and in 

the community, a Sigma 

Phi Delta which is closely 

intertwined with the 

College of Engineering at 

our respective campuses. 

Now, you may be telling 

yourself, “I’ve heard this 

all before. It’s just lip service. 

How are they actually 

going to accomplish this?” 

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In June, the Supreme Council met in Austin for 

its annual Face-to-Face Meeting. The focus of the 

meeting was to begin brainstorming on a 

Strategic Plan, a vision of a better Sigma Phi 

Delta. The focus for the Strategic Plan will be the 

short-term, things that we can improve on immediately 

to get us where we want to be. The majority 

of these action items will be baby steps. 

Actionable work that we can measure so we can 

track to our goals. However, we do have a 

grander vision for where we want to be. Things 

that include: a paid staff, an International 

Headquarters, and providing the services that 

our Actives and Alumni deserve. 

Execution 

“How can I help?” Or at least that’s what I’m 

hoping you’re asking. I, as the Executive 

Secretary, am currently in the process of collecting 

our thoughts and organizing the ideas into a 

cohesive business Strategic Plan. This includes 

doing an introspective strengths and weaknesses, 

opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis. I 

want to know what we’re good at and what we 

could be doing better. I want to know what 

Triangle and Theta Tau are doing to compete 

against us, and what we’re doing that sways 

undergrads to choose us. I want to know why 

these new Chapters chose us. I know, from 

speaking to many of you Alumni, of what our 

deficiencies are. I experienced them myself as an 

undergraduate and as an Alumnus. 

And that’s where you come in. One of our 

strengths is the fact that we are such a close-knit, 

accessible organization. We have a select group of 

alumni volunteers who make incredible sacrifices 

for their Chapters or for the International Office. 

Their talents are what keeps the lights on. Our 

organization is flat. We don’t have layers of 

bureaucracy. If you have an idea that would 

improve the Fraternity, there’s nothing stopping 

you from pitching it to us, and the Supreme 

Council empowering you to run with it. I’ve seen 

it happen time and time again in my tenure here. 

People have a direct line to making their 

Fraternity better. Personally, it’s been a very fulfilling 

professional experience. 

We need more volunteers and people to chip in. 

Our greatest strength, the fact that we’re all 

Engineers, can also sometimes be a detriment to 

us. We need more strategists, marketers, and 

operational analysts. People with a wider business 

acumen. I’m one engineer with his MBA who’s 

been trying to run this Fraternity like more of professional 

outfit. We need more people who want 

to participate in a real-life case study and move 

this Fraternity to its next highest state. We intend 

to involve you in this process by crowdsourcing 

the implementation of the Strategic Plan. 

Committees 

Crowdsourcing, for those of you that aren’t 

Industrial Engineers or Computer Scientists, is a 

process that involves outsourcing tasks to a distributed 

group of people. Real world examples of 

this include crowdvoting (internet voters determining 

an outcome), wisdom of the crowd 

(Wikipedia), crowdfunding (Kickstarter), and 

crowdpurchasing (Groupon). The open-source 

software development philosophy is also in the 

spirit of crowdsourcing. 

The Strategic Plan will identify key areas that the 

Supreme Council identified during its Face-to-Face 

meeting that we as a Fraternity need to improve. It 

is our intention to form committees of interested 

Alumni who want to address specific problems, 

come up with a plan of action, and implement that 

plan. In that way, we address the ills of the Fraternity 

in small, manageable bite-size chunks. We understand 

that people’s time is at a premium. However, 

we hope that by providing concise problems that 

need to be solved, you can lend a little bit of your 

time to help the Fraternity out. Committees will be 

formed to address each topic, and each committee 

can self-organize in whatever form best suit its 

members. We envision conversations to occur over 

phone, email, e-conference, or in person. As 

Engineers, we deal with systems. We’re not asking 

you to fix or improve the entire system. We’re just 

asking you to help fix one component of the system. 

Some areas identified that we’ll want committees 

formed for include: 

Expansion 

• Operationalizing the Expansion Process 

• Creating Alumni Chapters and 

Metropolitan Alumni Associations or 

“Chapters” 

Chapter and Membership Development 

(both Active and Alumni) 

• Updating the Manual of Procedure 

• Updating the Pledge Manual 

• Standardizing the Pledge Program 

• Creating Officer Guides and Chapter Best 

Practices 

• Engineering Skills Development 


• Professional Programming 

• Mentorship 

• Networking 

Operations / Finance and Accounting 

• Improving the Form System and Submittal 

Rates 

• Communications 

• Fundraising 

• Examine our Income structure (dues and 

fees) to determine if we’re competitive and 

if it will meet our desired Expenses 

• Long-term Financial Strategic Planning for 

an eventual paid-staff and headquarters 

• Professional Partnerships and 

Sponsorships 

• Merchandising 

• International Fraternity Philanthropy – our 

own, or a partnership 

Marketing 

• Improve Branding and Messaging (students, 

parents, University Administrations) 

• Improved Marketing Collateral 

• Internet / Email Marketing 

Timeline 

The Strategic Plan will be finalized late this year 

and communicated via THE e-STAR. It will be 

available via download on the www.sigmaphi 

delta.org. Committees will be formed soon 

thereafter (beginning of 2013). During the 40th 

General Convention during the Summer of 2013 

we will hear status updates, and if any Commit - 

tees are ready to present their Implementation 

Plan, the General Convention, as a Committee in 

the Whole, will review it. The next two years will 

be spent implementing specific Plans. During the 

41st General Convention, we will have a retrospective, 

post-mortem on any completed Plans. 

As you can see, we intend to transform the 

Fraternity over the course of the next few years. 

Hopefully, you can make the minimal time commitment 

to make your opinions heard and perhaps 

even share some of your talent. 

Membership in the Fraternity is for life. You get 

back what you put in. The Supreme Council is 

asking that you repay the Fraternity with some 

human capital, human capital that the Fraternity 

invested in you when it was training you to be the 

leader that you are now. 

descriptions for volunteer positions we’re currently 

trying to fill. These people will have a key 

leadership role in implementing the Strategic 

Plan. With increased expansion, the Supreme 

Council is reaching its capacity in supporting current 

Chapters. We need all the help we can get 

and by spreading the load evenly, we hope to 

maintain and improve the services we provide to 

our Alumni and undergraduates. 

We also now arrive at the inevitable request for 

financial support. I won’t belabor this plea, but 

just know that with the downturn in the economy, 

Alumni donations have been understandably 

down. Regardless, the Supreme Council at the 

same time has been able to accomplish a lot, as 

evidenced by articles throughout THE CASTLE. 

We’re doing less with more, stretching that dollar, 

and obtaining the results you see. We hope 

that if you’re pleased with the results, and are 

excited about the journey we’re about to undertake 

by implementing a Strategic Plan, that you’ll 

please consider donating to the General Fund of 

the Fraternity. 

Conclusion 

Noted Chicago architect and urban planner 

Daniel Burnham is famous for having said “Make 

no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s 

blood and probably will not themselves be realized.” 

Through this Strategic Plan, we plan on 

going big. While we intend to start small, the 

snowball is already starting to get a head of 

steam through the accumulation of these new 

Chapters. The Strategic Plan is our attempt to 

bring some order to the process. If you’ve ever 

had a complaint about the Fraternity, we’re asking 

you to harness that energy and help us build 

a better Sigma Phi Delta. I don’t doubt if we all 

pitch in that collectively we can create the 

Fraternity we want. 

“No man is perfect, but by knowing his 

imperfections he is better able to strive for the 

ultimate goal of all Engineers: perfection.” 

—THE RITUAL 

Ian Santarinala 

(DELTA ‘02) 

Executive Secretary 

Other Ways To Get Involved 

If you visit www.sigmaphidelta.org/ 

volunteer, you can see a list of jobs and job 

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Call for Volunteers 

As you have seen in almost every Sigma Phi Delta 

publication lately, our Fraternity has been growing 

at an outstanding rate and we are very excited! As 

much as this is a blessing, it can become a burden 

to all of our volunteer leaders. With more undergraduate 

Brothers and Chapters joining the ranks 

of Sigma Phi Delta each semester, we work harder 

and harder to provide services and meet the needs 

of our Alumni and Chapters. To continue to provide 

the standard services and not lose any ground 

we have been gaining, we are looking for more 

volunteers. 

Any volunteers are welcome from helping out your 

local chapter, helping foster the growth of a new 

chapter, or assisting all the chapters by volunteering 

at an International level. Any small amount of 

your time or expertise is very welcome. 

Volunteering brings with it many rewards from 

rekindling lost connections, starting new ones that 

will last forever, and making the experience of 

Sigma Phi Delta one that no one will ever forget. 

The positions we are currently looking to fill to 

assist the Supreme Council and the Local 

Chapters include the following: 

Chapter Councilor 

Supreme Council liaison to the undergraduate 

Chapters. Provide local Alumni support for the 

undergraduate Chapters. Publicize activities to 

Alumni and attend meetings and events. 

Responsible for communicating with local university 

officials on behalf of the Fraternity. 

Encourage best practices. 

Alumni Advisor 

Alumni Chapter liaison to the undergrad 

Chapters. Publicize activities to Alumni and 

attend meetings and events. 

Assistant Province Councilor 

Assist the Eastern, Central, and Western 

Province Councilors in their role to advise and 

supervise our undergraduate Chapters. 

Includes official chapter visits. 

Regional Expansion Managers 

Assist the Director of Expansion with ongoing 

Expansion program. Guide, advise and supervise 

our Interest Groups and Colonies. 

Regional Alumni Managers 

Assist the Director of Alumni Relations on the 

regional level. 

Volunteer Recruitment Manager 

Identify talent and fill all open local and international 

positions. Maintain a list of potential 

volunteers. 

Fundraising Manager 

Coordinate all fundraising efforts. Write 

Fundraising appeals. Organize fundraising 

projects, goals, targets, funds and incentives. 

HELP! 

Help Us Find a Lost Brother 

We are missing mailing addresses for more than 3,200 brothers in our database. 

Help us to ensure they’re receiving all of our email and print publications. If you see 

the name of a brother you’re in contact with, or your own name on the list (we may 

have your email address but not your full contact information), please take a 

moment to help us to update our database. 

Log into our website and review the lost brothers list, then simply click on the 

brother’s name you’d like to update to send your/his updated information to our 

alumni office. 


Information Technologists 

Developers, QA Engineers, Infrastructure 

Engineers, Designers—we’re looking for anybody 

who wants to share their talents in 

revamping the SPD User Experience. 

Circulation Manager 

Update the Database with current contact info 

for all Members. Maintain contacts with local 

Alumni leaders to help update the database. 

40th General Convention Chairman 

Organize the planning of the entire 40th 

General Convention: hotel rooms, attendance, 

banquet, meeting space, schedules and professional, 

social, alumni, and family events. 

UnderSecretary of Fraternity 

Administration 

Assist the Executive Secretary in the day-to-day 

operations of the Fraternity. Help implement 

the Fraternity’s long-term strategy. 

Director of Alumni Relations 

Gather info and publicize our Alumni 

Activities. Advise, supervise and share best 

practices among our Alumni Chapters. 

Encourage Alumni activities wherever Alumni 

live or work. Help plan local, regional and 

international Alumni activities. 

Director of Chapter Development 

Gather information on all aspects of chapter 

operations and develop best practices to be 

implemented Fraternity-wide. Organize New 

Chapter Development Training. 

Director of Corporate Relations 

Function as our Merchandising Manager. 

Gather and share info from our undergraduate 

Chapters on their merchandise. Organize internationally 

available merchandise. Seek out and 

maintain relationships with third-party vendors 

who provide goods and services to the 

Fraternity and its Members. Obtain corporate 

sponsorship for Fraternity events, activities, 

and scholarships. 

Director of Marketing 

Assist the Communications Director with 

revamping SPD branding and instituting marketing 

campaigns. Oversee digital marketing as 

well as traditional marketing channels and collateral. 

Director of Professional Development 

Direct the programs related to the continued 

professional development of the Fraternity’s 

membership. Gather info and publicize our 

professional activities. 

Although this is a lengthy list we are not turning 

away anyone who wants to help the Fraternity in 

anyway. If any of these positions interest you or 

you want to volunteer in any other way please, 

contact the Supreme Council at council@ 

sigmaphidelta.org, or myself at cpc@sigma 

phidelta.org. You can also see these positions on 

our website at www.sigmaphidelta.org/ 

volunteer. 

Casey Fuhrmann (PHI ‘11) 

Central Province Councilor 

Wanted: Noteworthy SPD Alumni 

Do you know these famous guys? 

They’re all members of a Greek 

organization – but it’s not SPD. 

• Theodore Roosevelt — 26th 

US President 

• Henry Cabot Lodge — Senate 

Majority Leader 

• Rear Admiral Sidney W. 

Souers — first director of the 

C.I.A. 

• Alan Bean — Apollo astronaut, 

walked on the moon 

• Howard Heinz — Heinz 57 

Varieties 

• Howard Johnson — Howard 

Johnson Motor Inns 

• James M. Gamble — Proctor 

and Gamble 

• Paul Brown — coach of 

Cleveland Browns and owner 

of Cincinnati Bengals 

• Thomas W. Landry — coach of 

Dallas Cowboys 

• George Steinbrenner — owner 

of the New York Yankees 

• Dick Clark — hosted American 

Bandstand 

• Cole Porter — composer 

• Jonathan Winters — comedian 

and writer 

We want to know who OUR 

Alumni of note are and we need 

your help. If you know of an SPD 

Brother who has a noteworthy 

career or life story to tell, email 

our editors at content@sigma 

phidelta.org. 


From the Director of Expansion 

Brothers of Sigma Phi Delta, 

My name is Eric “Vanilla” Pew 

and I am pleased to introduce 

myself to you as the first Director 

of Expansion of our great 

Fraternity. I pledged Omega 

Chapter at Rutgers University in 

the Fall of 2007 and graduated in 

2012. In January of 2012, I was 

appointed to my current position, 

officially taking over the duties of 

expansion from Grand Vice 

President, Steven A. Weiss 

(OMEGA ‘02). While remaining 

in a supervisory role, Steve is now 

able to pursue other endeavours 

as GVP. I would like to personally 

thank Steve for all he has done in 

terms of expansion. 

There is much to update you 

regarding the expansion of the 

Fraternity. Since the last issue of 

THE CASTLE, a group of gentlemen 

at the University of 

Maryland: College Park have 

been colonized on February 25th 

and subsequently, became our 

official Beta-Iota Chapter on June 

23rd. This extraordinary group of 

young men became Sigma Phi 

Delta’s 16th active chapter and 

3rd chapter installed this year 

alone! We wish them good luck in 

their first official semester starting 

in September. 

The Fraternity’s fast-paced 

expansion effort took no breaks 

following Beta-Iota’s chartering 

as our International volunteers 

quickly turned their attention to 

planning the colonization of 2 

new interest groups. These 

groups are located at San Diego 

State University in San Diego, CA 

and Lehigh University in 

Bethlehem, PA. Our interest 

group at San Diego State, composed 

of 7 Engineering students 

and 1 faculty member, was colonized 

on August 25th. Joining me 

on this weekend were 9 Alumni 

including Western Province 

Councilor, Bob Orlando (THETA 

‘10) and Rho Chapter Founder, 

Gary Erickson (RHO ‘69) and 17 

actives from Alpha, Theta and 

Beta-Epsilon Chapters. Special 

thanks to all those members for 

showing their support to our San 

Diego State group and making 

their colonization weekend a big 

success. 

Our interest group at Lehigh 

University is currently comprised 

of 11 men with more planned to 

be added to the group on Labor 

Day weekend. Colonization was 

held in the weekend of September 

7th through the 9th. 

As we enter the Fall semester of 

2012, the continued expansion of 

the Fraternity in the near future 

looks to be quite promising. With 

the addition of the Lehigh Colony, 

we will wrap up the calendar year 

with 3 new Chapters and 2 

Colonies. Thus marking the 

biggest year of expansion in 

Sigma Phi Delta history! The year 

of 2013 brings with it plans to 

charter at least two additional 

chapters, Beta-Kappa and Beta- 

Lambda. 

With increased expansion comes 

a need for additional support! 

The Supreme Council, recognizing 

this need, took steps which 

resulted in the creation of several 

new International volunteer positions. 

I would like to welcome, 

Aaren Salido (BETA-DELTA ‘07), 

as our new Eastern Province 

Expansion Manager. Aaren joined 

our expansion team this past May 

and will be assisting with all 

things expansion related in the 

Eastern Province. Offices of the 

Central and Western Province 

Expansion Managers still remain 

vacant. Visit the Sigma Phi Delta 

website to learn more about how 

you can get involved or contact 

myself to attend the next expansion 

event in your area. We’d love 

to have you! 

Fraternally, 

Eric J. Pew (OMEGA ‘12) 

Director of Expansion 

Pledges of the San Diego State Colony on August 25th, 2012. 


Since the Last Castle… 

The location of the 40th General 

Convention was decided. The 

General Convention will be held 

in the Washington D.C. area at 

the Bethesda North Marriott 

Hotel & Conference Center. 

Discounted airfare and hotel 

rates, as well as family activities 

for the U.S. Capital, are being 

negotiated to encourage alumni 

to attend. 

• The San Diego State University 

Colony was established. 

• The Lehigh University 

(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) 

Colony was established. 

Further details can be found by 

logging onto the www.sigma 

phidelta.org website and viewing 

the monthly Supreme Council 

Meeting Minutes in the 

Download Center. 

Ian Santarinala (DELTA ‘02) 


• The Executive Secretary met 

with the outgoing Alpha 

Omega Epsilon Sorority 

President to share knowledge 

and best practices. 

• Eta Chapter was placed on 

probation for violations of the 

Risk Reduction Policy through 

Spring 2013. 

• Grand President Minden and 

Eastern Province Councilor 

Born attended the North- 

American Interfraternity 

Conference’s Annual Meeting 

in Washington D.C. 

• The Supreme Council met in 

Austin, Texas for its annual 

Face-to-Face Meeting. 

• Kappa Chapter (Trine 

University), Kappa Alumni 

Chapter, and Beta-Zeta 

Chapter (Wright State 

University) were transferred to 

the Central Province. 

• The 30th Eastern Province 

Convention and Retreat was 

held. 

• The Supreme Council updated 

and simplified the rules surrounding 

how the Efficiency 

Contest is scored. 

• The Psi Alumni Chapter was 

chartered. 

• The Beta-Iota Chapter of 

Sigma Phi Delta was founded 

at the University of Maryland. 

Beta-Eta Chartering was held at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, 

NY on February 4th, 2012. 

Beta-Theta Chartering was held at James Madison University at 

Harrisonburg, VA on February 11th, 2012. 


Eastern Province Retreat: A Great Success 


I am proud to write to you all as 

the newly re-elected Eastern 

Province Councilor. I couldn’t 

imagine a more exciting time to 

be involved with the Supreme 

Council and I look forward to 

the next two years, especially 

with the 40th General 

Convention next summer back 

in the east! 

This last July, Brothers from 

across the eastern province met 

together in Farmington, 

Pennsylvania for a weekendlong 

Province Retreat. It was a 

weekend full of bonding, outdoors 

adventure, and over-thecampfire 

cooking. We had 

Brothers from our brand new 

Chapters Beta-Eta and Beta- 

Theta, as well as a member of 

our Lehigh interest group. And 

as a bitter sweet farewell, we 

had Kappa, Kappa Alumni, and 

Beta-Zeta Chapters along for 

one last Eastern Province 

Retreat before they officially 

joined the central province due 

to our redrawn province lines. 

Speaking of central, a Delta 

Brother joined us for the weekend. 

Rounding out attendance, 

we had really strong numbers 

from both Omega’s and Beta- 

Delta’s active and alumni 

groups, we had a Pi Brother, 

John “Hollywood” Barci (PI 

‘83), who cooked up some delicious 

donut bun hamburgers, 

and we even dragged out a Psi 

Brother. 

Friday night we mostly hung 

around the camp site while 

everyone staggered in throughout 

the evening. A lot of tall 

tales were told and old—friendships 

were renewed, it was a 

great, laid back and enjoyable 

evening with Brothers. On 

Saturday after breakfast, we got 

Matt Sulik (OMEGA ‘13), GVP Steve Weiss (OMEGA ‘02), Jiao Dong 

(OMEGA ‘14), Jon Moore (KAPPA ‘10), and EPC Werner Born 

(OMEGA ‘10) at the Eastern Province Retreat in July. 

right to work and held our 

province meeting. The meeting 

was to the point and efficient; 

just the way engineers like it. 

Topics covered included successes/failures 

over the last year 

for our eastern Chapters, as well 

not only identifying them but 

how to capitalize on those successes 

and how to address those 

failures. It was a great opportunity 

for Chapters to learn from 

each other’s suggestions along 

with past triumphs and mistakes. 

Once the meeting was taken 

care of, Brother Dave “Airtight” 

Friedeborn (OMEGA ‘12) suggested 

we all take a trip down to 

the natural water slides which 

were only a few miles away. It 

was a great idea, and everyone 

had a blast exploring the area. It 

was an all-terrain exploration as 

Brothers were crawling, sliding, 

swimming, and diving throughout 

the creek and river system. I 

think everyone would agree the 

whole ordeal was highlighted by 

Brother Thomas “Squeak” 

Bruestle’s (OMEGA ‘10) cannonball 

off the cliff edge into 

the water below. We made it all 

the way out to the river and 

then several Brothers swam it 

all the way back. There was no 

reason not to swim back 

because as soon as we started 

walking back to the cars a torrential 

downpour kicked in so 

everyone got soaked. 

When everyone made it back to 

the camp, it dried up a bit and 

we had a softball game. The rest 

of the night featured some singalongs 

[Editor’s note: the threesong 

soundtrack for the weekend 

is available for purchase, contact 

Matt West (BETA-DELTA ‘10)], 

some more storytelling, firepit 

cooking and some back and forth 

idea sharing about everything 

Fraternity related. The weekend 

was a complete blast and as 

much as I love all our Chapters, 

I wouldn’t trade my guys in the 

east for anybody. 

Hope to see you all at future 

eastern expansion events and 

remember to keep your calendars 

clear for next summer 

when the 40th General 

Convention comes back to the 

east coast! 

Fraternally, 

Werner C. Born (OMEGA ‘10) 

Eastern Province Councilor 


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SPD Mentorship 

Program 

Our formal mentoring program is just getting off the 

ground and we are looking to expand involvement. 

Mentoring can be formal or informal and consists of a 

more experienced person offering guidance to a person 

who can benefit from the mentor’s knowledge, 

experience and wisdom. A recent study revealed that 

75% of the top 25 Fortune 500 companies have formal 

mentoring programs (Corporate Mentoring 

Solutions (CMSI), 2005) and 96% of the executives of 

those organizations consider these programs to be 

among the most effective tools in their arsenal for 

developing their people (Donovan, 2008). History has 

shown that formal mentoring programs benefits both 

individuals and organizations. 

The design and implementation of the Sigma Phi 

Delta Mentorship Program will focus on serving the 

needs of brothers falling into one of two areas: 

Level I: The first level of mentorship is geared 

toward new or recent alumni who are in the 

process of starting their career or continuing their 

education in a graduate program. Transitioning 

into a new organizational culture and workplace 

environment is not easy. Mentoring can help new 

alumni quickly adapt to an organization by communicating 

goals, values, and protocol. For those 

choosing to further their education, a mentor can 

be invaluable in choosing a program, obtaining 

fellowships and assistantships, and finding an 

advisor. 

Level II: The second level of mentorship is 

focused on brothers who have several years of 

experience in the work force. Mentors will provide 

critical career planning and management advice. 

Mentors also help protégés align their career goals 

and serve as sounding boards. They become, for 

their protégés, a trusted advisor who can hear 

ideas, listen to concerns, field questions, and provide 

constructive feedback. 

Mentorship Program Goal 

Proactively foster mentorship alliances (mentoring 

pairs) that enhance a brother’s competencies in the 

areas of interpersonal skills, academic advancement, 

achievement orientation, career planning, and decision 

making. The duration of the mentorship pair is 

one year but can be continued indefinitely. 

Mentor Responsibilities 

• Talking with protégés about their own road to 

career success. 

• Allowing protégés to ask them about planning 

strategies, time/project management keys, 

workplace relations management, how to relate to 

one’s manager, etc. 

Level I Mentors - Mentors will work with new 

employees to provide “how to” information 

and expertise on the following 

• Making a smooth transition into the organization. 

• Work values and expectations. 

• Career/personal/professional/technical growth 

and development opportunities. 

• Identify avenues for advancement. 

• Advice on continuing education, obtaining PE 

certification, etc. 

Level II Mentors - Mentors will guide experi - 

enced brothers to accomplish the following 

• Exchange ideas and information on work planning 

and execution. 

• Brainstorm and share information on enhanced 

performance and productivity. 

• Explore career path alternatives and their pros 

and cons. 

• Prioritize growth and development opportunities, 

and develop contingency plans. 

• Explore strategies/techniques for dealing with 

conflict situations such as communicating with 

subordinates, and managing relationships with 

work peers, supervisors, and managers. 

Protégé gains and outcomes 

• Foster a climate for protégés to reach their full 

potential by helping to identify and eliminate 

barriers to effective performance and professional 

development. 

• Enhance protégé knowledge on how-to grow, 

learn, and function more effectively in their work 

environment. 

• Develop pro-active strategies for forming mutually 

beneficial mentor/protégé alliances conductive to 

developing competencies in the areas of 

interpersonal skills, achievement orientation, 

workplace integration, and career management. 


• Emphasize career, personal, and professional 

development through sharing of information, 

knowledge, and resources. 

• Facilitate improved communication between 

employees. 

• Assist protégés with career/technical 

development planning to achieve synergism 

between personal and their organization’s goals. 

How to become involved: 

[Mentor/ Protégé] 

1. Name ____________________________ 

2. Chapter __________________________ 

3. Major ____________________________ 

4. Graduation Year ____________________ 

5. [Mentors] Employer, Title/Role __________ 

6. Hobbies __________________________ 

7. Interest Statement ____________________ 

8. Mentor Preference / Active member preference 

(By Chapter, By Major, By Interests, etc.) – We’ll 

take this into consideration, but can’t make any 

guarantees. 

__________________________________ 

__________________________________ 

I have received applications from several protégés 

and mentors but would like more interested parties 

to apply for the best matched mentoring pairs 

possible. Those who have sent in applications 

should hear from me shortly. 

Please forward your interest to: 

mentoring@sigmaphidelta.org or you can reach 

me by phone at: 205-492- 7264. 

Fraternally, 

Shane Bartus 

(EPSILON ‘01) 

Director of Professional Development 

Alumni Q&A: Young 

Alum Strengthens SPD 

Bond in Eastern Province 

Thank you to Andy Allen (BETA-DELTA ‘10) 

for participating in this Q&A. 

Why did you join Sigma Phi Delta? 

I wanted to be a part of both a social and professional 

organization that was related to my 

field of study. I had never really considered 

joining a fraternity (due to the social stigma 

associated with a lot of Greek organizations) 

but I felt that Sigma Phi Delta was something 

different from the norm, and I was definitely 

correct. 

What experiences from your days in the 

house still resonate with you today? 

There are far too many to count but I 

definitely remember the Brotherhood events 

and Sigma Phi Delta tailgates the best; those 

were always good times. 

If you could redo college all over again, 

would you do anything differently? 

If I could redo college, I would try and be more 

active in Sigma Phi Delta with leadership roles 

and would have tried to foster more international/local 

interaction, which seems far more 

prevalent now that I am a graduate than it was 

when I was in my undergraduate. 

What’s the best advice you ever received? 

Never stop learning. 

What’s your favorite SPD memory from 

your undergraduate days? 

Probably our annual “Revenge of the Nerds” 

parties – a fitting party theme for an engineering 

fraternity. 

What song (or songs) defines your college 

experience? 

If I Could Do It Again by Corey Smith, because 

if I could do it again, you know I’d do it the 

same. > 

ALUMNI Q&A: 


ALUMNI Q&A: 

Andy Allen (BETA-DELTA ‘10) and fellow SPD Brothers at a recent Beta-Iota Chapter Chartering 

Ceremony. 

How has membership in influenced your 

adult/post-college/professional life? 

Well, as I am currently the Alumni Adviser 

and am currently seeking more opportunities 

in the international organization, it has 

definitely continued to influence me in my 

postgraduate years. Our chapter is relatively 

young (

ALUMNI Q&A: 

Discipline and Support 

SPD Provides Makes 

College Fulfilling 

Thanks to Larry Oglesby (LAMBDA ‘62) 

for participating in this Q&A. 

Why did you join SPD as an undergrad? 

Indiana Tech was an engineering institution. 

It made more sense to me to join the engineering 

fraternity rather than a party house. 

Why would you recommend that students 

today join SPD? 

Students should join SPD for the engineering 

focus, discipline and camaraderie. 

How do you stay connected with your 

brothers as an alumnus? 

I have not done a good enough job at that. 

There have been a couple of Lambda 

reunions that I was not able to attend. There 

has been intermittent E-mail contact. I did 

phone a Lambda brother during a business 

trip to Indianapolis. 

What about your membership in SPD 

makes you the most proud? 

The discipline and support that I shared with 

my Brothers as an active member helped 

prepare me for the real world and made my 

college experience that much better. 

Have you been able to make connections 

with Brothers from other SPD chapters, 

either professionally or socially? 

Early in my career, I met and socialized with 

a Brother from Kappa and I worked with a 

Brother from Delta for a couple of years. 

If you could go back and relive one 

moment from your SPD years, what 

would it be and why? 

I represented SPD on the student council at 

Indiana Tech. The council was planning a 

Blood Drive and wanted to ensure good participation. 

I suggested a trophy to be delivered 

to the fraternity with the highest participation. 

It would be a traveling trophy unless 

a fraternity won it 3 times in a row. It was 

named the Vampire Cup. SPD swept the first 

3 blood drives and kept the Vampire Cup. 

Where has life taken you since graduation? 

I spent 45 years in the aviation business in 

engineering, management and marketing. I 

managed an FAA Repair station that 

repaired jet engine and airframe parts. I 

spent 10 years marketing engine and airframe 

parts repair to customers in Asia. The 

territory covered Japan through India. Over 

those 10 years, I have met many interesting 

friends around the world and worked on 

interesting projects. I’ve also made 2 round 

the world flights. 

What’s new in your life today? 

My wife and I are enjoying retirement. 

Why do you financially support the 

International Fraternity? 

I think it’s important to assist the survival 

and growth of SPD so future generations of 

brothers can enjoy the same privileges of 

membership that we did and I try to do my 

part towards that end. 

How did your membership in SPD benefit 

your career? 

SPD provided me with scholastic focus and 

discipline and helped me learn about team 

work. I probably should have paid more 

attention, but it was still a beneficial experience. 

Why would you encourage other brothers 

to engage with SPD in their alumni 

years? 

It’s important to support the brotherhood. 

Not only does it strengthen our bonds but it 

ensures that the same bonds will continue 

on for us and others for years to come. 

What is the best thing about your alumni 

experience? 

I enjoy periodically hearing about and from 

fellow SPD brothers. 

Brothers can connect with Larry at lto_1941@ 

embarqmail.com. This interview was published 

on April 11th, 2012. 


Chapter Reports 

KAPPA Trine University 

KAPPA 


Kappa Chapter stayed active and busy this summer. 

The Castle has undergone several renovations. 

Most recently, the Brothers staying over the summer 

re-stained the exterior, upper, and lower decks of 

the Castle. This was a much needed improvement 

that has done wonders for the appearance of our 

headquarters. Thanks to all of the generous Alumni 

who helped to make these improvements possible 

In addition to improving our home, the 

Brotherhood has started to skyrocket as the new 

generation and experienced upperclassmen of 

Kappa Chapter get to work on rushing incoming 

freshman for the Spring 2013 semester. If rush 

events are any indication, we look forward to another 

large pledge class! 

This semester, Kappa Chapter is excited to 

increase the amount of professional practice events 

available to brothers. With the increased membership, 

we also plan to increase our volunteer hours 

and use our numbers to expand to the neighboring 

Fort Wayne area. Big things are in the works at 

Kappa! 

Keep an eye out for Kappa Monthly and feel free 

to contact us at spd_kappa@hotmail.com. We 

would love to hear from our other Chapters and 

Alumni. 

Fraternally, 

Randy S. Pitcher II (KAPPA ‘15) 

Kappa Chapter Communications Director 

Brothers at Kappa working together to improve 

their Castle. 

ETA Marquette University 

ETA 

From the halls of Eta Chapter: Despite the struggle 

of the Greek Community to rewrite its risk management 

policies and clear the probationary period 

of last year, Sig Phi Eta has been doing excellent 

internally since last January. With the second 

largest Spring Pledge Class in 2 years, we have been 

able to keep our Actives numbers high and participation 

fresh with new spirit. Our Rush is just beginning 

this year and hopefully will continue to attract 

smart and lively individuals from Marquette 

Engineering. Our Brotherhood begins this semester 

with our Alumni Golf outing, taking place at the 

Silver Spring country club this year. We’ll continue 

our tradition of a competitive scramble on the golf 

course with our Alumni. This summer was mostly 

uneventful, 9 brothers lived at the house and 

worked various internships around Milwaukee, and 

an Alumni Reunion broke up the summer in July. 

This fall we plan to continue our traditions of our 

Fall Ball, hosted right on the first floor of our house, 

cleaned up and classy for one night of the year. 

One of our Brothers, Scott Gehring (ETA ‘13) has 

taken to a Wisconsin tradition and started brewing 

beer. The operating yields about 48 bottles of craft 

beer every 2 months, and beers similar to Newcastle 

Brown Ale, and Flat Tire have been brewed. The 

beer ferments in the corner of just about any clean 

room we can find, and the whole process takes 

about 6 weeks. A variety of Brothers and friends 

have helped out, as most of the steps in the process 

take a few helping hands. He says the trick to making 

sure your beer turns out is sterilization, and a 

bleach bath and plenty of rinsing makes sure that is 

the case. His third beer will be ready in about a 

week, and will for sure be enjoyed by the brothers. 

Brian Chipouras (ETA ‘13) 

THETA University of British Columbia 

Kappa house after exterior decks were re-stained 

this summer. 

Theta Chapter finished off the 2011/2012 year by 

welcoming 9 new Brothers to our Active roster. Our 

numbers have slowly and consistently been increasing 

and are now hovering around 30 Active members. 

Congratulations to our Neophytes! 


Theta Brothers at the San Diego State 

Colonization. From left: WPC Bob Orlando (THETA 

‘10), Nigel Myers (THETA ‘14), Reid Nielsen 

(THETA ‘16) and Will McEwan (THETA ‘12). 

We threw another wildly successful St. Patrick’s 

Day “Green Slime” party at our Haus in March. We 

managed to fill the Haus to the brim again and 

everyone who came out had a great time enjoying 

the live DJs, karaoke, or just hanging out. 

Our end of term Professional Event, Pro Bono 

Professionis “For the Good of the Profession,” went 

off without a hitch. We welcomed Actives, Alumni, 

and many students at large to attend a night of presentations 

and networking led by SPD Alumni from 

a variety of industries. Many thanks to our keynote 

speaker, Jeff Holm (THETA ‘81), President of 

APEGBC (Association of Professional Engineers and 

Geoscientists of BC), for putting together a presentation 

to explain the requirements for graduated 

engineers and the EIT (Engineers-In-Training) 

process. 

One major Haus renovation was completed over 

the summer. A new concrete basement floor was 

poured to level the basement and repair several 

cracks and holes in the surface. It is now painted 

and fully cured and looks awesome! 

Several of our actives went on a Colonization trip 

near the end of the summer to San Diego State 

University to welcome a new colony to SPD. It is an 

exciting time for expansion in the Fraternity and we 

are very happy to have more Brothers joining us in 

the Western Province. 

Rush has begun for 2012/2013 with a successful 

Open Hose and lots of potential new members. We 

are excited for all the interest we’re receiving and 

our numbers should remain strong well into the 

future! 

Kevin “Wonderbread” Sipila (THETA ‘13) 

Theta Chapter President 

THETA 

PHI South Dakota State University 

PHI 

A Search for Brothers: School has recently 

started up and along with that, the search for new 

brothers has also started up. We have had a decent 

turn out for the past couple of events and expect to 

see more young engineers as next week starts. We 

thank all Alumni who came out and supported our 

Rush. 

Along with searching for new members, Phi 

Chapter would like to extend invitations to any and 

all Alumni who have not been back to meet the current 

Members. Some contact has been kept with a 

handful of Alumni but we would like to have much 

more involvement in how our Alumni are doing. 

The Social Wellbeing: September is a month 

for students, faculty members and Alumni to start 

getting their game faces on because this year, one of 

the most anticipated games for the South Dakota 

State University football team will happen on 

September 15. The Cereal Bowl against UC Davis is 

one of the big events that we, as a school, will have 

going on and we, as a fraternity, will make as we test 

out our new tailgating section. We highly encourage 

any Members or Alumni to visit if able and take part 

in the games we will have and the memories we’ll 

make. 

Recruitment: This month is the start of new 

relationships between fellow engineers as we seek to 

expand our Brotherhood. Outcomes have been 

going pretty well, especially when mention of any 

free food is made. We highly encourage any, if not 

all, Alumni to visit and assist in the hopeful expansion 

of our Fraternity. Your help will greatly add to 

our Chapter and the Fraternity as a whole. 

All Grown Up: Phi Chapter’s own Jeremy 

Werner (PHI ‘12), Michael Heyne (PHI ‘11) and 

Steve Erickson (PHI ‘12) have left the metaphorical 

nest and are out in the world making it a better 

place by using the strength and precision an engineer 

needs to create a better world. Jeremy has 

graduated with a degree in Mathematics and is pursuing 

his Master’s degree. Steve graduated with a 

degree in Civil Engineering and Michael graduated 

with a Mechanical Engineering degree and has 

moved to the Twin Cities for his new job. 

Alumni Relations: Phi Chapter has recently 

been re-introduced to a lost Brother. Jeremy Smith 

(PHI ‘12), pledge class of ‘01, stopped by the house to 

pay a visit and to introduce himself to the current 

Members residing in our humble abode. He has 


Chapter Reports (continued) 

returned to SDSU to get his degree in mathematics 

after being on active duty in the Army. We hope to 

see him more as the year goes by along with any other 

Alumni that haven’t recently been to Phi Chapter. 

Ethan McMahon (PHI ‘13) 

BETA-THETA James Madison University 

Brothers, 

The summer is finished once again, most of us are 

starting classes and the newest Alumni will just be 

beginning their careers. This year marks the first full 

year Beta-Theta will be in existence at JMU as a recognized 

organization! Our first semester as a Chapter 

of Sigma Phi Delta ran smoother than imagined, as 

we worked underground and finished pledging 8 

new Members in a shortened Rush schedule. Two of 

our Brothers graduated this past May, Tim 

Eisenhardt (BETA-THETA ‘12) and Jared Price 

(BETA-THETA ‘12), and have started work and graduate 

school respectively. We want to thank Tim and 

Jared for their contributions to SPD and for helping 

us get started at JMU. This summer our Brothers 

spent their time completing classes, doing internships, 

and making the trips to the Beta-Iota Charter 

at UMD, the Eastern Province Retreat at Lake Anna, 

and most recently the Lehigh Colonization. 

As for upcoming events, our fall Rush will begin 

this week, which looks to have a similar, if not larger 

turnout than last year’s due in part to our recent 

recognition at JMU. Our current Rush board is 

looking to build off of our Rush and Brotherhood 

events from last year, which included cookouts, 

sports, poker night and a trip to the shooting range 

(courtesy of Grant Haskins (BETA-THETA ‘13) and 

Evan Bowen (BETA-THETA ‘13)), with events such 

as paintballing and manufacturing facility tours 

(organized by John Quackenbush (BETA-THETA 

‘14) and Anthony Bonadies (BETA-THETA ‘13) 

respectively). Our Rush and Social Chairman, Bryan 

Morrison (BETA-THETA ‘12), has done an exceptional 

job collaborating with Brothers to finalize the 

Rush schedule, design our first Rush shirt and 

develop the necessary Rush materials. 

This semester we will be looking for our first 

house, Nic Acton (BETA-THETA ‘14), is currently 

leading the search for a suitable house for the 

Chapter next fall. 

This semester, six of our Brothers will be taking 

the FE Exam on October 27th. we wish all who are 

BETA-THETA 

Beta-Theta Chapter group photo 

taking this exam the best of luck. We also anticipate 

traveling to Chapters up and down the east coast in 

order to visit with our Brothers we don’t see often. 

Expect to hear from us soon, work hard, and we 

hope all is well. 

Fraternally, 

John LeMaire (BETA-THETA ‘14) 

Beta-Theta Chapter Editor of the Castle 

Brother LeMaire, I would love to see Beta-Theta 

Brothers visiting our Theta Chapter Haus in 

Vancouver. Can you say a “Cross-continent road 

trip”? ~Ed. 

KAPPA ALUMNI 

KAPPA ALUMNI 

This past semester was a successful one for 

Kappa Chapter Alumni and Actives alike. One of our 

biggest accomplishments was officially filing our 

new Alumni corporation (Kappa Alumni of Sigma 

Phi Delta, Inc.) which became effective on July 12th. 

There has been a lot of renovation work done to the 

fraternity house this past semester as well. Prior to 

this past Spring EOT Alumni weekend, the carpets 

were replaced and the interior walls were painted on 

the main and upper floors. Around that same time, 

a tree removal project took place to clear out some 

of the overgrown trees surrounding the house. A few 

weeks ago, the Actives banded together and spent 

the weekend staining the Castle exterior. They 

stained the front and back balconies along with the 

back deck. The next big project is going to be replacing 

the HVAC system. An initial project plan has 

been developed, and the time schedule and funding 

is currently in the works. 

This year, our Annual Alumni Meeting will take 

place on Saturday October 6th, 2012 at 3:00 PM at 

the Kappa Chapter house. The main order of business 

for this year’s meeting will be to elect 3 new 

Directors for two year terms to replace the Directors 

whose terms are soon to expire. Although they will 

be seeking re-election, nominations from the floor 


will be welcome. Other topics on the meeting agenda 

include a celebration of our 2012 accomplishments, 

approval of the new corporation by-laws, and 

a discussion of our 5 year goals. Following the meeting 

will be the Fall EOT celebration starting with a 

formal dinner. All Alumni are welcome and encouraged 

to join in the festivities. 

As the new semester is about to begin, we look 

forward to many more accomplishments. We hope 

to continue improving the house itself with numerous 

renovation projects. We also hope to continue 

improving the quality of the Kappa Brotherhood by 

gaining new members and relying on the ones we 

have. We hope to strengthen the bond even more 

between Actives and Alumni to ensure that Kappa 

Chapter stands as tall as possible. 

Jake Black (KAPPA ‘07) 

Kappa Brothers at EOT Alumni Weekend. 

A successful Alumni Weekend brought together 

younger and older generations of Sigma Phi Delta. 

PSI ALUMNI 

RHO ALUMNI PSI ALUMNI 

As Psi Alumni gather at the annual Founder’s Day 

celebration hosted by the Psi Actives, we realized that 

it was time to make the final push to officially form an 

Alumni Chapter. Between the efforts of Michael 

Kutzer (PSI ‘05), David Clizbe (PSI ‘06), Ramsey 

Hazbun (PSI ‘07), and all of the Psi Alumni, on May 

7th, 2012 the Psi Alumni Chapter was officially chartered. 

The first elected board is David Clizbe as 

President; Jason Richards (PSI ‘08) as Internal VP; 

Ramsey Hazbun as External VP; Lee Stein (PSI ‘07) 

as Treasurer; and Tompall Toone (PSI ‘10) as 

Secretary. We all look forward to not only helping the 

Psi Chapter advance, but the whole Fraternity. 

The biggest recently held event was the annual 

Alumni fishing trip on August 24th in Rock Hall, 

MD where early morning air, groggy Brothers, and 

freshly caught rock fish met. This year the fishing 

trip also doubled as first official meeting for the Psi 

Alumni Chapter where all remaining administrative 

details were determined as well as elections and 

future event planning. 

If you are living in the area (or are just visiting) 

please feel free to contact us at 

psialum@sigmaphidelta.org. 

Tompall Toone (Psi ‘10) 

Psi Alumni Chapter Secretary 

Rho Alumni of Sigma Phi Delta – 2011 

Reunion Summary 

Friday evening we gathered in the bar of the Para-Dice 

Hotel in East Peoria. Lots of smiles, handshakes 

and hugs, photos, and questions like “who is 

that over there?”. We learned that we had some surprise 

guests that we did not know were coming, and 

even had a special appearance by Bill King. Many 

photographs were taken, and possibly too many 

drinks were consumed. 

Saturday morning everyone gathered in lower 

Bradley Park for a traditional Rho Chapter Road 

Rally. This rally was a bit different than previous, as 

it was designed to take us around Peoria to see some 

of the many changes that have occurred over the 

years. Actually hard to get to see everything given 

the limited time available, so we did not get to see 

everything new. Some of the new things we saw 


Chapter Reports (continued) 

include massive changes to the riverfront, lots of 

new shopping areas (East Peoria, Westlake, The 

Shoppes at Grand Prairie), improvements to the 

hospitals (OSF-St. Francis), and many new restaurants. 

Trivia questions along the way challenged us 

to remember various things from the Rho Chapter 

founding date to the chapter house phone numbers. 

A checkpoint at Glen Oak Park provided a chance to 

get out and stretch, plus test our skills throwing 

bags and Frisbees. The rally wrapped up near a 

number of lunch opportunities. 

In the afternoon everyone gathered at the 

Gateway Building, a new meeting and celebration 

center is owned by the city, located on the riverfront. 

A slide show was presented of the many pictures 

submitted to the Shutterfly site, while folks 

walked around playing a break-the-ice game based 

on an obscure fact about ourselves. Photo-boards 

displayed various images, and a couple of old photo 

albums appeared. Eventually the winners of the 

Road Rally were announced – the team consisting 

of Frank Pircher (RHO ‘76), Al Swearingen (RHO 

‘83), George Flanders (RHO ‘82) and Roger Janik 

(RHO ‘83). The shaft award was taken by Roger 

Reckers (RHO ‘71), Jim Thompson (RHO ‘71), Clif 

Warren (RHO ‘69), and John Backovitch (RHO ‘73). 

We then went outside for group photos. 

The evening brought us together at the newest 

Avanti’s Restaurant in north Peoria. The most 

recently constructed, it includes a bar plus a private 

room that was big enough to hold us with a little 

room to spare. The food was just as everyone 

expected. After dinner some returned to the hotel 

bar, and others continued visiting at the home of 

Rich (RHO ‘79) and Kathy Holtman. 

Bradley’s Homecoming included a Brunch in the 

Student Center, which a number of us partook of. 

After saying goodbye to those who had early travel 

plans, a smaller group took a guided tour of campus, 

conducted by a female Industrial Engineering 

major, who did a great job of showing us Olin Hall, 

the Library, the new recreation center, the new 

alumni center, the new Renaissance Coliseum, and 

of course Jobst Hall. The new alumni center is wellworth 

the stop – in one of the electronic displays 

our Campus Carnival booth is shown, including Ed 

Polley (RHO ‘74), Jeff Hoehn (RHO ‘77), and Dave 

Nelson (RHO ‘77)! 

Those in attendance include: John Backovitch, 

John Bredemeyer (RHO ‘73), Rick (RHO ‘78) & 

Judy Brown, Paul (RHO ‘72) & Pam Buck, Larry 

(RHO ‘73) & Mary Decker, George Flanders, Craig 

(RHO ‘76) & Sue Frommelt, Bill (RHO ‘73) and 

Linda Gilbert, Rich & Kathy Holtman, Roger Janik, 

Sheila Jaskierski, John Kovacik (RHO ‘73), Dennis 

Kroll (RHO ‘70), Lew (RHO ‘73) Leibowitz, Ken 

Maltas (RHO ‘73), Bob Marchetti (RHO ‘70), Stan 

(RHO ‘78) & Glenda Mill, Bill Peterson (RHO ‘73) & 

his son, Frank Pircher, Roger Reckers, Bob (RHO 

‘76) & Judie Reynolds, Randy (RHO ‘79) & Mary 

Kay Siemon, Al Swearingen, Jim Thompson, Dan 

(RHO ‘79) & Sandy Urbaniak, Clif Warren, John 

Witthuhn (RHO ‘72), John Young (RHO ‘76), and 

Paul (RHO ‘76) & Caroline Van Henkelum. 

There are many photographs of the event on the 

Shutterfly site. Be sure to check those out at: http: 

//rhochapterreunion10152011.shutterfly. 

com/. 

There were many questions about how often we 

should get together like this, and the Host 

Committee has started to think about the future. 

Based on many comments and suggestions, we are 

thinking that four years from now, (2015 - in honor 

of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Rho 

Chapter) sounds about right. We generally think 

that October makes sense, but plan to wait until 

early in 2015 to actually pick the dates, as a function 

of facility availability. But should someone want to 

put something together in the Chicago area 2 years 

from now, we believe there would be good attendance. 

To those of you who were unable to attend, we 

missed each and every one of you, and to those who 

did attend, thanks for coming! And thanks to everyone 

for helping and contributing all the photographs. 

Please keep your email address current with the 

committee and the International Office. Email is the 

best means for us to keep you informed of future 

events. 

Paul, Rick, Bill and Rich 

The 2011 Reunion Host Committee 

This is another great example of our life-long 

Brotherhood and a VERY successful 

Alumni reunion event. 

I would like to thank 

Brother George Flanders 

for submitting this great 

summary. We would love 

to hear more stories like 

this from our Brothers. ~Ed. 


International Roster 

OFFICERS 

ACTIVE CHAPTERS 

ALUMNI CHAPTERS 

Grand President 

Alix Minden (KAPPA ‘01) 

C: 214-686-2240 

grandpres@sigmaphidelta.org 

Grand Vice President 

Steve Weiss (OMEGA ‘02) 

C: 732-407-4795 

W: 203-761-4271 

gvp@sigmaphidelta.org 


Ian Santarinala (DELTA’ 02) 

C: 312-330-2518 

execsecr@sigmaphidelta.org 

Treasurer 

Jeffrey Masters (DELTA ‘87) 

C: 217-348-7991 

W: 765-964-2171 

treasurer@sigmaphidelta.org 

Communications Director 

Naoki Tokuhashi (THETA ‘11) 

C: 778-997-5587 

cd@sigmaphidelta.org 

Western Province 

Councillor 

Robert Orlando (THETA ‘10) 

C: 778-895-8998 

westernpc@sigmaphidelta.org 

Central Province 

Councillor 

Casey Fuhrmann (PHI ‘10) 

C: 507-828-2378 

centralpc@sigmaphidelta.org 

Eastern Province 

Councillor 

Werner Born (OMEGA ‘10) 

C: 609-203-2573 

easternpc@sigmaphidelta.org 

ALPHA Chapter 

University of Southern California 

817 West 30th Street 

Los Angeles, CA, 90007-3704 

213-745-9441 

alpha@sigmaphidelta.org 

DELTA Chapter 

University of Illinois 

302 East Gregory Drive 

Champaign, IL, 61820-6707 

217-337-7511 

delta@sigmaphidelta.org 

EPSILON Chapter 

North Dakota State University 

1372 12th Avenue North 

Fargo, ND, 58102-3451 

701-205-1616 

epsilon@sigmaphidelta.org 

ETA Chapter 

Marquette University 

910 North Renee Street 

Milwaukee, WI, 53233-1229 

414-288-3107 

eta@sigmaphidelta.org 

THETA Chapter 

University of British Columbia 

4586 West 6th Avenue 

Vancouver, BC, V6R 1V5, Canada 

604-224-7235 

theta@sigmaphidelta.org 

KAPPA Chapter 

Trine University 

401 South College Street 

Angola, IN, 46703-1701 

260-665-8351 

kappa@sigmaphidelta.org 

PHI Chapter 

South Dakota State University 

714 11th Avenue 

Brookings, SD, 57006-1529 

605-697-7773 

phi@sigmaphidelta.org 

PSI Chapter 

University of Delaware 

65 South Chapel St. 

Newark, DE, 19711 

330-592-6840 

psi@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-GAMMA Chapter 

Lamar University 

P.O. Box 10801 

Beaumont, TX, 77710-0801 

979-665-5754 

beta-gamma@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-DELTA Chapter 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 

State University 

117 New Hall West 

Blacksburg, VA, 24060 

540-845-4304 

beta-delta@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-EPSILON Chapter 

University of British Columbia at 

Okanagan 

104 A 880 Badke Road 

Kelowna, BC, V1X 5Z6, Canada 

250-830-4136 

beta-epsilon@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-ZETA Chapter 

Wright State University 

3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy 

019 Student Union 

Dayton, OH, 45435 

740-803-1614 

beta-zeta@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-ETA Chapter 

Stony Brook University 

218 Student Activities Center 

Stony Brook, NY, 11794-2800 

716-598-2077 

beta-eta@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-THETA Chapter 

James Madison University 

1914 Sunchase Drive 

Apt. L , Harrisonburg, VA, 22801 

571-723-2443 

beta-theta@sigmaphidelta.org 

BETA-IOTA Chapter 

University of Maryland 

8808 36th Ave. 

College Park, MD, 20740 

410-812-7017 

beta-iota@sigmaphidelta.org 

LOS ANGELES Alumni 

Chad Larkin 

13332 W. Statler Street 

Surprise, AZ, 85374 

623-556-1939 

losangeles@sigmaphidelta.org 

DELTA Alumni 

Kyle Ives 

302 E. Gregory Dr. 

Champaign, IL, 61820-6707 

213-337-7511 

deltalum@sigmaphidelta.org 

VANCOUVER Alumni 

Omid Javadi 

3101-1438 Richards St. 

Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 3B8 

778-773-2358 

vancouver@sigmaphidelta.org 

KAPPA Alumni 

William Warner 

401 S. College St. 

Angola, IN, 46703-1701 

937-498-0763 

kappalum@sigmaphidelta.org 

FARGO Alumni 

Clint Podoll 

1614 30th Avenue South 

Fargo, ND, 58103 

701-293-9354 

fargo@sigmaphidelta.org 

ETA Alumni 

Robert Kelly 

910 N. Renee St. 

Milwaukee, WI, 53233-1229 

262-797-9581 

etalumni@sigmaphidelta.org 

OMEGA Alumni 

Jonathan Lin 

105 Isabelle Street 

Metuchen, NJ, 08840 

732-912-8102 

omegaalumni@sigmaphidelta.org 

PSI Alumni 

David Clizbe 

1314 N. Rodney St. 

Wilmington, DE, 19806-4227 

410-807-6497 

psialum@sigmaphidelta.org 

OMEGA Chapter 

Rutgers University 

14 Huntington Street 

New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 

917-256-9388 

omega@sigmaphidelta.org 


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Alumni… Where are they now? 

Where Are You Now? 

Many of our alumni are doing some 

interesting things since graduation. 

Being a part of SPD, the lessons 

learned and the core values taken 

with us, have carried over into the 

rest of our lives. We want to know 

what our alumni are up to! Whether 

it’s family news, personal achievements, 

or event announcements 

you’d like other Brothers to know— 

let us know what YOU have been 

up to! 

Log into our website and read more 

about what other Brothers are doing 

via the Search Castle Updates link. 

You can also submit your own update 

via the Submit a Castle Update link 

also on our website. These updates 

will be printed in the next CASTLE. 

Finally, start a conversation on our 

Message Boards. You never know 

who might be out there! 

DELTA 

Jeffrey Masters 

(DELTA, BS ACCTNG. ‘87) 

jeffrey.masters@att.net 

I started with Gulf Chemical in 

February of 2012 as Controller. 

Moved to Texas and got 

engaged. Susan and the dogs 

are with me... 

ETA 

Gregory Yourek 

(ETA, BIEN ‘99) 

gyourek@gmail.com 

Our Thanksgiving turkey outweighed 

our newest addition, 

Ephraim Christopher Yourek, 

at 6 lbs., 5oz., born on Novem - 

ber 26th, 2011. In January, the 

Yourek family moved to 

Maryland for Greg to begin a 

new position as postdoctoral 

fellow at the National Cancer 

Institute and Adrienne to begin 

a new position as staff psychiatrist 

at Carroll County Hospital. 

RHO 

David M. Terrinoni 

(RHO, BS ZOOLOGY. ‘81) 

chappyt91@msn.com 

Vicki and I just moved to Joint 

Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in 

May 2012. Though it’s hard to 

believe we are living in Hawaii, 

I think we will appreciate it in 

the winter months when it’s still 

summer here and winter in the 

States. I am now the Staff Chaplain 

for Plans and Programs at 

Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces. 

I also think the December 7th 

(Pearl Harbor) Remembrance 

service this year will take on a 

whole new meaning for us. 

OMEGA 

Ryan Godfrey 

(OMEGA, ME ‘13) 

rgodfrey12@gmail.com 

Omega Chapter Castle location 

moved from 122 Huntington 

to 14 Huntington. 

Castle Eternal 

Dale L. Dellinger 

(KAPPA, ME ‘61) 

Brother Dellinger entered the 

Castle Eternal on February 

11th, 2012. 

Bradley E. Dewey 

(DELTA, CE ‘84) 

Brother Dewey has entered 

the Castle Eternal. 

Harold W. Fahl 

(EPSILON, ArchE ‘52) 

Brother Fahl entered the 

Castle Eternal on December 

26th, 2011. 

Howard J. Moore 


Brother Moore entered the 

Castle Eternal on September 

20th, 2011. Brother Moore 

was a Kappa Chapter Charter 

Member. 

Vernon R. Mottinger 

(ALPHA, EE/ME ‘33) 

Brother Mottinger entered 

the Castle Eternal on March 

9th, 2011. 

Joe Neuenshwander 

(EPSILON, IE/ME ‘60) 

Brother Neuenshwander 

entered the Castle Eternal on 

February 6th, 2012. 

Charles M. Plank 


Brother Plank entered the 

Castle Eternal on November 

21st, 2011. Brother Plank was 

a Kappa Chapter Charter 

Member. 

Sidney R. Shannon 

(EPSILON, ME ‘36) 

Brother Shannon entered the 

Castle Eternal on July 18th, 

2011. 


Robert A. Shinn 

(KAPPA, Radio.E ‘55) 

Brother Shinn entered the 

Castle Eternal on February 

10th, 2012. 

Theodore A. Sieverson 

(KAPPA, EE ‘60) 

We were notified by Brother 

Jake Black (KAPPA ‘07) that 

Kappa Brother Theodore 

Sieverson entered the Castle 

Eternal on October 3rd, 2008. 

Theodore (Ted) Sieverson 

With his loving family by his 

side. Ted ended his courageous 

25 year battle from 

Parkson’s disease on October 

3rd, 2008. Ted had a quiet 

strength and approached his 

illness as he did everything in 

life with a positive attitude, 

never complaining, and a 

smile on his face – Ted lived 

life to the fullest. Ted was a 

devoted husband and best 

friend to Lynn for 46 years, 

beloved father to Laura 

(Dave) Raimondi, Kristy 

(Joe) Foraker and Brian 

(Karen) Sieverson and special 

grandfather to Steve and 

Christopher. Other family 

members are his sister, 

Nancy (Jim) Borel, brotherin-law, 

Mike (Penny) Barron, 

sister-in-law, Pat Sieverson. 

Ted is predeceased by his 

parents, Elsie & Theodore 

Sieverson and brother John. 

Ted was born in Chicago, 

Illinois where he met Lynn 

and they started their life 

together. Ted graduated as 

an Electrical Engineer and 

retired from Lockheed 

Missiles & Space Co. in 

Sunnyvale where he worked 

until he retired as a Vice 

President after 35 years. Ted 

was a handyman who was 

never afraid of projects 

ranging from car repair, 

landscaping, electrical, 

plumbing and even building 

the inside of the families’ 

beloved camping van. Ted 

loved sports of all kinds, 

watching and playing with 

both his children and grandchildren 

in endeavors such as 

soccer, hockey, baseball, 

dance & gymnastics. In later 

years, he became a golf fan 

and was a ready caddy for 

friends when Parkinson’s 

made the swing difficult. Ted 

was an honorable man, a 

father you could laugh with, 

lean on, and count on to tell 

you/help you when you 

messed up. Ted and Lynn 

enjoyed traveling all over the 

world – especially to Hawaii. 

They took one day at a time 

and always looked forward 

to their “date day” each week 

– it was an extra special time 

for them. The family would 

like to thank Dr. William 

Langston of The Parkinson 

Institute for his care of Ted 

for 25 years as well as the 

ICU unit of Good Samaritan 

Hospital for all the care they 

gave to Ted while he was 

there for 3 weeks. A Private 

Family Service has been held. 

Please send any donations in 

Ted’s memory to The 

Parkinson Institute, 675 

Almanor Ave., Sunnyvale, 

California 94089. Remember 

– God has a new “Angel” 

looking out for all of us! 

Published in San Jose Mercury 

News on October 29, 2008. 

Donald E. Stinson 

(KAPPA, EE ‘52) 

Brother Stinson entered the 

Castle Eternal on September 

6th, 2011. 

Richard B. Straka 

(ETA, EE ‘51) 

Brother Straka entered the 

Castle Eternal on August 6th, 

2012. 

Straka, Richard Brechlin, 

Sr. “Dick” August 6th, 2012, 

age 85 years. Beloved husband 

for 63 years, to Vivian 

J. (nee Moersfelder). Dear 

father of Richard, Jr. 

(Margaret) Straka, and Lisa 

Straka. Grandfather of 

Christine (Kelly) Shaw, Erika 

Straka, Olivia Cyr and Vincent 

Balistreri-Straka. Greatgrand 

father of Cheyanne, 

Kristian and Kaiden. Brotherin-law 

of Thomas (Alice) 

Muellner. Also survived by 

other relatives and friends. 

Private services were held. 

Interment Valhalla. Richard 

was a 1945 graduate of 

Washington High School, 

U.S. Navy veteran, graduate 

of Marquette University with 

degrees in electrical and 

mechanical engineering. 

Richard was active in Tau 

Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon and 

Sigma Phi Delta Fraternities. 

He had a brilliant mind and 

enjoyed his entire working 

career in the brewing industry 

with Pabst and Miller. 

Richard built a lake home for 

the family and enjoyed every 

minute he spent there. Richard 

loved playing clarinet with 

“New Horizons” Band for 

years. He was a member of 

St. Matthew’s Ev. Lutheran 

Church, Wauwatosa. 

Memorials to Elmbrook 

Humane Society, the 

Milwaukee Rescue Mission or 

Northwoods Wildlife Center, 

Minocqua, WI, appreciated. 

“He instilled many virtues in 

his family so he will live forever 

in our hearts.” Published 

in Milwaukee Journal 

Sentinel on August 12, 2012. 

Tom E. Vanderheiden 

(ETA, ME '60) 

We were notified by Mrs. 

(Carol) Vanderheiden of 

Brother Vanderheiden's passing 

into the Castle Eternal. She 

wrote, "I am sad to inform you 

that my husband, Tom 

Vanderheiden, who was a 

Sigma Phi Delta man and very 

proud of it, passed away July 

13, 2012." 


Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity 

P.O. Box 2234, Mansfield, TX 76063 

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED 

Deceased Members 

Deceased member’s names should be 

entered on the “Castle Eternal.” 

In case of death, please send this page 

back to The Castle with a note regarding 

the circumstances of his passing and/or a 

published obituary. 

Parents 

Your son’s newsletter is sent to his home 

address until graduation so you can learn 

more about Sigma Phi Delta. If he is no 

longer in college and is not living at home, 

please send his current address to The 

Castle. 

Alumni… We’re Looking for You! 

Sigma Phi Delta is launching an initiative 

to help find Alumni and update their contact 

information. We are in the process of 

creating a chapter challenge that will help 

us locate those Alumni we don’t have a 

good mailing address or e-mail address 

for and you can help by: 

1. Reaching out to your local Chapter to 

see if you can help update information 

for anyone on their list. 

2. Make sure your information is up to 

date by checking it in the online directory 

and making any necessary updates. 

3. Forwarding this message on to Alumni 

on the LOST LIST and asking them to 

update their information online. 

We are excited to kick-off this initiative 

and will be updating you each month on 

how the effort is going and the progress 

of each Chapter!

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