March Newsletter Sigma Alpha Epsilon South Dakota Sigma March 2014 C hap t er Up dates Founder s Day On March 29th, South Dakota Sigma hosted the annual Founder s Day celebration at the Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, SD. Overall, roughly 90 people were in attendance. The event had social hour, dinner, and an awards ceremony immediately following. Awards went to the following individuals: New Member of the Year Dylan Kirchmeier (Freshman, Webster) Sophomore of the Year Seth Rombough (Sophomore, Miller) In an effort to promote scholastic excellence as well as honor brothers with a high GPA, the Chapter awarded scholarships to brothers with a cumulative 3.5 and above GPA. Brothers with a 4.0 GPA earned a $100 scholarship: Phillip Becker (Senior, Mitchell) Ryan Blake (Senior, Pierre) Samuel Haglund (Junior, Canton) Dakota Junkman (Junior, Neola, IA) Jeff Nickolas (Sophomore, Aberdeen) Board Members James Payer II Joshua Houska Randy Voss Kyle Schoenfelder Ben Cahoy Justin Ebsen Andrew Weckman Regan Smith Tyler Gilliland Robb Nielsen Junior of the Year Ryan Boyd (Junior, Mitchell) Seth Rombough (Sophomore, Miller) Jake Schneider (Sophomore, La Mars, IA) Marcus Mahlen EA Ma Raymond s Senior of the Year Chris Jahr (Senior, Rapid City) Jos Foss Award William Lewis (Sophomore, Pierre) David J. Lorenz Scholarship Sam Haglund (Junior, Canton) Brandon Weber (Junior, Mitchell) William Whitlock (Sophomore, Watertown) Nathan Wunder (Sophomore, Sioux Falls) Mason Cahoy (Freshman, Mitchell) Important Dates April 5th: Dakotathon 5th: Province Tau Convention Alumnus of the Year Regan Smith 12th: MOM s Club Phoenix Award Ryan Blake, (Senior, The awards list continues on page 2. 18th: Easter Break Pierre) 26th: Formal May 5th 9th: Finals 10th: Commencement Regan Smith & Marcus Mahlen Steve Sikorski Ryan Blake & Chris Jahr
Continued from page 1. Brothers with a 3.50 3.99 GPA earned a $50 scholarship: Dawson Baker (Junior, Douglas) Thomas Bickett (Senior, Rapid City) Taylor Casey (Junior, Rapid City) Jarrett Fowler (Sophomore, Sturgis) Tyler Hagen (Sophomore, Webster) Christopher Jackson (Sophomore, La Mars, IA) Tyler Larsen (Senior, Yankton) Samuel Parkinson (Junior, Rapid City) John Paul (Sophomore, Sturgis) Steven Payne (Junior, Sioux Falls) Michael Ronayne (Sophomore, Aberdeen) Bodhi Schultz (Sophomore, Aberdeen) Joseph Snyder (Sophomore, Pierre) Sean Turgeon (Sophomore, Sioux Falls) Dylan Kirchmeier (Freshman, Webster) Kyle Scholten (Freshman, Sioux Falls) Scholarship Winners Brothers of the Class of 2012 2014 Founders Day Alumni Socials Timeflies The Chapter hosted two socials in the month of March. On March 21st, the Around The World social was held with Alpha Phi and March 22nd, Decades social was held with Alpha Xi Delta. On March 31st, Timeflies performed at the USD Dakota Dome for USD students. Many SAE s attended and Jeff Nelson (Sophomore) captained the event through his position at the Campus Activities Board (CAB).
Club Lacrosse Returning from a hiatus, USD Club Lacrosse has made a comeback thanks to Alex Peterson, a 2013 young alumni. Through his knowledge and leadership, USD Club Lacrosse played South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and Creighton University. Ethan Netz and Andrew Weckman are also on the team. Intramurals The Spring Intramural season is in full swing. The Chapter currently has three softball teams (two in the recreation league and one co-ed team with Alpha Phi) and a volleyball team. The Indoor Soccer seasoned ended with a loss to Pi Kappa Alpha. Top: Nicholas Urban (featured top left) serves on the 2013 2014 Cheerleading Team as a stunter. Middle: Mathew Glanzer, Matt Falk, and Joey Snyder playing a little prank in the house. TG of the Week The TG of the Week went to Jeff Nelson in appreciation of all his work with the Timeflies concert. Jeff also has been elected to the Campus Activities Board again for next year. (Jeff pictured below). Bottom: The 2013 2014 Edith Team during the halftime ritual of twinkies and chugging a Coca-Cola.
Paddy Murphy Week For the second straight year, Paddy Murphy Week was held this year March 4th 6th. The Chapter held various events to help fundraise for Children s Miracle Network. These events included: Tuesday BBQ feed at the Vermillion High School Wednesday Bowling Tournament at Howlers (formerly known as Pro s) Thursday Paddy s Girl & Talent Competition at the MUC Student Union Overall, more than $1,700 dollars were raised throughout the week. Pictures: Top-left Marcus Mahlen & Matt Glanzer cooking Middle Dawson Baker handing out sandwiches Bottom Joey Snyder helping handing out sandwiches Wire Me Awake Wire Me Awake conference aims to help student entrepreneurs gain new insight into innovation, collaboration, leadership, and risk-taking. (SAE s pictured right John Bloom, Taylor Casey, Sean Turgeon, Ryan Boyd, and Chad Hahler)
2014 Talent Show & Paddy s Girl Competition Talent Show & Paddy s Girl The Paddy s Girl Competition was new this year to the Talent Show. Similar to a beauty competition, it consisted of three different criteria. First was a Q&A, then a talent, and third was a trivia contest with categories ranging from Paddy Murphy, the University of South Dakota history, and other miscellaneous material. This year, Krissy Zalud of Kappa Alpha Theta was crowned the first ever Paddy s Girl from SDSI. The Talent Show had many entries including Ethan Netz (SAE) taking first on guitar, Sopida Trageser taking second on piano and third was Zach Fuller and Marley Hanson with a dance routine.
Brotherhood Event Closing Founder s Day Event The Paddy Murphys