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Retreat Builds Brotherhood Among Delta Sig's
Newest Members
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Sigma Phi launched its first Brotherhood
Retreat last month on the campus of Indiana
University in Bloomington, Indiana. Chapters
and colonies in the Midwest were asked
to invite their most outstanding new initiates
to attend. Nine chapters/colonies sent
a total of 24 new initiates. The retreat,
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Welcome to the Brotherhood Retreat! |
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which was funded in part by the Delta Sigma
Phi Foundation, was an opportunity for new initiates
to extend their fraternal experience beyond
their own chapter/colony. Four upperclassmen
who are graduates of the Delta Sigma Phi Leadership
Institute served as mentors. Participants also
interacted with staff, alumni and national volunteers
who facilitated the retreat sessions.
The weekend curriculum gave these young men
the unique opportunity to be focused exclusively
on Delta Sigma Phi, our ritual and the concept
of brotherhood: what it is, what it means to
us, what we can do to promote and sustain it,
and what can threaten it if not attended to.
Interactive discussions, exercises and personal
reflection were important teaching tools and
allowed the opportunity for participants to
expand their network of brothers. The ultimate
goal of the retreat was to deepen the participants'
understanding of brotherhood so that they could
return to their chapters/colonies as better
brothers themselves and more capable of building
better men among their peers.
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1899 Society Reaches a New High!
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The 1899 Society recently reached an all-time
high of 234 members who have committed to giving
at least $5000 to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation
over 5 years. The Foundation celebrated this
success at the 1899 Society dinner held at the
National Convention in Austin, Texas earlier
this month.
The goal of securing 300 1899 Society members
by March 2006 is within reach. Once we have
achieved this goal, Delta Sigma Phi will have
more alumni giving $1000 or more annually than
any other fraternity in the country. Foundation
staff members are already visualizing a new
goal of 500 or more members by the end of the
decade.
The 1899 Society was launched in April 2002
as an avenue for brothers to show their loyalty
by committing at least $1000 annually for five
years. The program launched with 40 members
and in the past three years it has steadily
grown in popularity. Alumni who give at this
level and frequency are often those who see
the value of enabling the Foundation to better
predict future cash flow which in turn will
allow for strategic planning of leadership and
educational programs.
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Alumnus Gives Back - In More Ways Than
One
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Chris
Light Maryland '90 currently
serves on the Management Team for
the USAID Dot-Com Alliance as Director
of the Access Award for the dot-ORG
project at the Academy for Educational
Development. This project works to
incorporate information and communication
technology in government, workforce
development, environmental, health,
education, and economic growth programs
in developing countries. What this
means for these countries is access
to technology, resources and strategies
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Chris has supported overseas information
technology efforts in more than 25 countries
across the globe since 1997. Most recently,
Chris had the opportunity to meet with the
President of India in January. Chris currently
supports two US Presidential initiatives:
the Initiative to End Hunger in Africa
and the Digital Freedom Initiative.
Previously he served as the Activity Manager
for AfricaLink, an Africa-wide initiative
to bridge the digital divide for scientists
and researchers in order to help them increase
their research capacity.
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