Written in December 2019 as a call to Clarkson's Sigma Chi brothers; the proposed meeting was set for January 2, 2020.
Backstory
On an April day in 1988, Sigma Chi Iota, a local fraternity at 📝Clarkson University, was inducted as the Iota Zeta chapter of The 📝Sigma Chi Fraternity.
I said I'd never join a fraternity. Even then, fraternities had a bad reputation. I was wrong. After getting to know the ideals, the values and the brothers, I led the first pledge class of the Sigma Chi Iota fraternity at Clarkson. I remember being very skeptical that the chapter would long retain the characteristics that would attract skeptical people like me.
A third of a century later, I was delighted to read in The Bridge Builder that the Clarkson chapter of Sigma Chi "not only earned a Peterson Gold award, but they were judged to be the top Chapter overall!" And, again, I was wrong.
Certainly, the undergraduate brothers themselves deserve a huge congratulations. Well done.
Let us also bring awareness to:
- the Ideals of Sigma Chi and the governance system of Sigma Chi in general;
- the leadership of the International Fraternity in Evanston, Illinois over time and the system that enables them;
- the founders of Sigma Chi Iota: Peter Radosta, Bob Kerr, Bryan Dodson, Pete Graham, Bob Andrews and D. Craig Peterson;
- and most importantly, good fortune. Let's share it. 📝Saint Anthony's School for the Deaf in Nkozi, Uganda
Creating space
I'm grateful for the space created by the ideals and the leadership that got us to where we are. Let's create space for a vision for the next 1/3rd century to emerge.
I propose we host the first all undergrad and alumni meeting of Sigma Chi Iota in celebration of this achievement and to envision the impact that 500 Clarkson Sigma Chis can have on the world.
We should be able to do it on Zoom.
- Thursday January 2, 2020 at 4:30pm Eastern time.
Format
Moderated discussion with Founders and other key people from that time like Craig, yourself, etc. I have started some good discussion questions that would lead from the founding through pledging Sigma Chi, to the present day and the impact this has had on all of us. I think a semi-formal discussion followed by a question and answer period would be the most informative for all. Thoughts?