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The Sigma Nu website contains
helpful information to answer your questions about year-end
giving and estate planning. Each month, our website
features new articles and interactive features that
cover such topics.
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Introducing
"Greek
Classics" by The Memory Company
Decorate your home and office with a touch of "Sigma
Nu" class! Also makes for a perfect gift for fellow brothers!
Check out this all "NEW" Sigma Nu product offering
at americasportsmall.
A portion of all proceeds will go directly to Sigma Nu. |
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Alumnus
Makes His Mark
Bill Samuels, Jr. (Case Western) never
intended to pursue a career in the family
business - the bourbon industry. When
he left Kentucky for college in 1958 to
pursue an engineering degree, the first
bottle of bourbon that would become Maker's
Mark was still aging in the barrel.
The Making of Maker's Mark
It was 1943 when his father, Bill Samuels,
Sr., decided he wanted to create a distinguished
style of bourbon whiskey, one that would
hopefully salvage the floundering bourbon
industry. He burned the family recipe
that was six generations old and went
to work testing different grain combinations.
By 1951 he had developed a new recipe
made of locally grown corn, malted barley
and winter wheat instead of the traditional
rye. "I like to say that what Dad
was doing during that time was trying
to take the bitter taste out of bourbon
before he went to the great distillery
in the sky," says Samuels, Jr.
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Bill
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"When my parents started working on what
would become Maker's Mark, it was just a hobby,"
says Samuels, Jr. "They had no desire to
be entrepreneurs; they just wanted to make a great
bourbon." Neither of them ever articulated
to their son what they were doing. While his parents
were busy working on their "hobby,"
Samuels, Jr. was struggling through college and
attempting to work toward an engineering career.
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Theta
Eta Capital Campaign Announced
Just before the Theta Eta (Northern
Illinois) brothers teed off at their
4th annual golf outing last June, Brother
James Owens, Executive Vice President
of the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation,
announced that the Alumni Association
has embarked on a campaign to raise
$100,000 to establish the Theta Eta
Chapter Scholarship Account within the
Sigma Nu Educational Foundation. Furthermore,
he reported that ten (10) alumni had
already made financial commitments of
nearly $45,000 during the "silent
phase" of the campaign.
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Even though the Theta Eta Chapter is not scheduled
to begin its recolonization until 2006, the
Theta Eta Alumni Association decided that it
was time to prepare for the future. So, Kevin
Kedzior and Steve Sliga from the Theta Eta Alumni
Association sought the advice and guidance of
the Educational Foundation. Kedzior said, "We
realized that. . . the Educational Foundation
has the staff, resources and expertise to manage
this - we don't."
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62nd
Grand Chapter to be held in Indy
Start making your plans to attend the
62nd Grand Chapter in beautiful downtown
Indianapolis, Indiana. The Grand Chapter
will be held July 15-19, 2006, at the
Downtown Marriott. In addition to legislative
meetings and traditional convention
activities, Regent Don Densborn (Indiana)
has arranged additional programming
for spouses, guests, and alumni in order
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Indianapolis, the nation's 12th largest city,
has gone through a dramatic revitalization that
makes it a different place than it was just
a decade ago. It's a fresh and diverse cultural
city with an array of arts, attractions, historical
sites and special events.
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