Congressman Roger F. Wicker to present the 2006 Maddox Honor Lecture United States Congressman Roger F. Wicker (Mississippi) will present the 2006 Maddox Honor Lecture during the 62nd Grand Chapter. In 1988, Dr. Robert N. Maddox (Arkansas) established the Maddox Honor Lecture series though a gift to the Educational Foundation. Here is an excerpt from the 53rd Grand Chapter transcript of Dr. Maddox introducing the inaugural lecture.   The Sigma Nu Creed talks of Love, Truth and Honor. The Initiation Ceremony talks only of Honor. Have you ever thought about why? My opinion is that the first Initiation Ceremony was written by Founder

Congressman Roger Wicker (Mississippi)

Hopkins, and subsequent writers, including myself, have tried to stay true to his work. Every initiate of Sigma Nu swears on his Honor that he will do certain things. Our fraternity is called the Legion of Honor. Every person would have a different definition for Honor but my dictionary defines it:

Sigma Nu Institute Trains New Leaders When Patrick McConnell (Washington State) graduates he hopes to go to business school to earn either an MBA or an advanced degree in finance, but today he's leading a different kind of business as Commander of the Sigma Nu chapter at Washington State University. As a newly elected Commander, McConnell was invited to attend the Sigma Nu Institute in January for intense practical training at the hands of some of the most experienced leaders in the Fraternity. Each year, new Commanders are elected and step into chapter leadership. They are immediately responsible for budgets, members, events and risk management at a level

Patrick McConnell (Washington State)

greater than many small businesses. Even for experienced chapter officers, leadership takes on a whole new meaning when they, in essence, become the CEO of their chapter. As often happens, retiring chapter officers complete their duties, and even those with the best intentions may not take the time to properly prepare younger men to take the helm. That fact alone necessitates increased training to prepare these new leaders for a successful term of office.

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