SigEp Wolverine Newsletter - Summer 2012 Edition

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The Summer 2012 issue of our fraternity chapter's newsletter, The SigEp Wolverine, is hot off the presses. For those of you who just can't wait to get your edition in the mail...just click here and check in on:

- Alums like Mike Hilton '07, Andrew O'Brien '11, Bill Hobbs '50, Dave Rogers '01, and spotlight features on Nate Niese '08 and Carl Moe '68,

- The Undergraduate Chapter, their Chapter of the Year Award, their 3rd consecutive IM championship, and record-setting philanthropic endeavors under the helm of President Mike Freedman '14,

- And, finally, information on how to register and attend the Centennial Celebration and House Dedication Weekend October 12-14, 2012.

Questions? Comments? News? We'd love hear from you at uofmsigep@gmail.com. Thanks to Alex Prosperi '10 and his hard work with our publishers to get this to press. 

Fraternally,

Jerry Mangona '01

President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association

Michigan Alpha Brother Charlie Zeller '13 and Varsity Football Teammates Featured in ESPN.COM

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Friends of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity - Michigan Alpha Chapter...


Congratulations to Brother Charlie Zeller '13 for enduring rigorous leadership training at the hands of Varsity Football Coach Brady Hoke and a team of US Navy Seals. Zeller and the other seniors on Michigan's Varsity Football squad spent a week in Hoke's leadership training program which culminated with nearly four hours of grueling physical training with Navy SEALs at the Naval Special Warfare Center at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, California.

Media coverage of this intense week included a feature article which made the front page of ESPN.COM. More photos and the entire article can be found by clicking here. - Cheers to Brother Zeller, and GO BLUE.

HFF,

Jerry Mangona
President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association

Who's Coming to the SigEp Centennial Reunion? 10/12-10/14

Sign up right now for SigEp's biggest reunion in Michigan Alpha History...CLICK HERE to view Event Details and Register Online!

Who's signed up so far?

Roger Maugh '54
Steven Lowden '69
Sam Moschelli (MI Theta '00)
Larry Donaldson '61
Alec Ras '01
Andrew O'Brien '10
Alex Davenport '11
Brendon Barnwell '10
Chris Roberts '10
Mort Cox '56

Jae Stevens '07

Mike Hilton '07

Bond Vo '07

TR Longo '01

Brandon Bayley '01

Chris Hankinson '07

Chris Plumb '03

Justin Bennett '02

Neil Thanedar '10

David Tesnar '05

Matt Gribas '99
Mark Anderson '09

Mike Jennings '02
Ted Zukowski '83

John Kapusky '69

Adam Widener '07

Chris Kane '08

James and Martha Davis

Brad Rukes '00 (Mississippi Gamma)

David Allen '06

Robert Emde '60

Matt Hoffman '00

Michael Trudeau '05 (Michigan Epsilon)

Josh Palka '11

Jerry Mangona '01
Larry Donaldson '61
Blake Heidenreich '07 
John T. Thomas '57
Steve Allen '09

Come Join Us for an amazing weekend in Ann Arbor

HFF, The Brothers of Michigan Alpha

SigEp Centennial Memory Book - Call to Action

Dear Brothers and Friends of Sigma Phi Epsilon,


Happy birthday...to us! This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sigma Phi Epsilon's chapter at the University of Michigan, the Michigan Alpha chapter. As one of the many components of our 100-year celebration, we are proud to announce the publication of a memory book illustrating the storied past of our brothers over the last ten decades.


Did you know that:


...The Michigan Alpha Chapter has called seven different places home? Four in the last ten years?
...Up until Lloyd Carr's retirement, the varsity football team gave an annual award named after a Michigan Alpha brother?
...Our brothers have gone on to impressive professional heights, including upper level executives for Major League Baseball, Emmy-award winners, even a regent at the University of Michigan?
...Three of our brothers have gone on to serve as Grand President of the national fraternity?


We are asking all of you to take a moment and send us 2 or 3 photos, a story about the brothers in the photos, and -- if possible -- the names of everyone in them. We have some artifacts going back to the early 20th century to fill in the beginning years, but we need help filling in the rest. Can you take a moment and take advantage of your chance to immortalize some of your college memories?


If you'd like to send by US Mail, please send to:


Michigan Alpha Alumni Association
c/o Alex Prosperi
565 West Quincy, Unit 1708
Chicago, IL 60661


Or if you wish to save time and postage, please scan a high-resolution photo and e-mail to uofmsigep@gmail.com. Alex Prosperi ('10) is the editor of the Wolverine Newsletter and will happily scan your photos and return them back to you. This book can't and won't be great without you; we hope you find a moment to take a trip down memory lane and rummage through your old photos. To date, we've quietly asked for some submissions to gauge initial interest, and the response has been heartwarming. We think you'll enjoy revisiting your college days as much as we've enjoyed seeing what you've found.


Thanks and HFF,


Jerry Mangona ('01)
President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association


Doug Buczak ('71)
Past President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association


p.s. Don't forget to save the date (October 12-14, 2012) to join us for Homecoming Weekend and our Centennial Alumni Weekend and House Dedication. Details to come...click here for more information about the event and all things Michigan Alpha.

Mark Slattery '06 Featured in LSA Magazine

Another Michigan Alpha alum makes it into the national spotlight. Congrats to Mark and his wife, Jackie! For the full article, click here to see his article in LSA Magazine.

p.s. Don't forget to SAVE THE DATE 10/12-10/14 for the Michigan Alpha Centennial Reunion and House Dedication Alumni Weekend

The 2012 Daytona 500 wasn’t exactly what alumni Mark Slattery (’06) and Jackie Richey (’06) expected. “We waited the whole day, eight hours, under the bleachers while it rained,” says Richey about Sunday, February 26, the scheduled date of the race. She says fans passed the time by making new friends and drinking beer. The event was eventually held the next day at 7 p.m., and included a two-hour fire delay caused by a car crashing into a jet dryer.

But for married couple Slattery and Richey, this year is all about flexibility, spontaneity, and meeting new people, so the Daytona 500 delays didn’t faze them. “We’re both able to handle obstacles better now,” says Slattery, after spending seven months living in an RV. The couple is currently in the middle of a 400-day sports-filled journey across the United States.

February 2012 Wolverine - Michigan Alpha Housing Update!

The Alumni & Volunteer Corporation is proud to announce that Michigan Alpha has purchased a property to serve as the new, permanent on-campus home of Michigan Alpha. The building, a church constructed in 1891, is formerly the home of the Memorial Christian Church of Ann Arbor. It is located at 730 Tappan, on the corner of Hill and Tappan, two blocks from our temporary home at Hill and State. Notable landmarks nearby include Delta Delta Delta sorority, neighboring the north side of the property, and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business across Tappan to the east.

The completed project will be a stunning adaptive reuse of a historic property with architectural design provided by Hobbs & Black Architects of Ann Arbor, MI....

For the rest of the story, click here to download the February 2012 Wolverine!
Also in this issue:

"You Can Always Come Back to SigEp" with Tom Ogar '82
"What It Takes To Start A Chapter" with Bill Wood '78
A Michigan Alpha Chapter Update by Chapter President Michael Freedman '14
Updates on family and career from you, our Michigan Alpha Alumni!
...and more

Come take a peek at this historic edition of the SigEp Wolverine. Special thanks to Newsletter Editor Alex Prosperi '10 for this issue. Send questions, commentary, and family/career updates to Alex at uofmsigep@gmail.com

Neil Thanedar '10 Wins Super Bowl Contest with Startup America Partnership

Neil Thanedar '10, founder of Avomeen Analytical Services is the winner of the Startup America Super Bowl contest and will be attending the Superbowl with Startup America CEO, Steve Case.

From the Startup America Website...

The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game.

So far, we’ve assembled more than $1 Billion worth of commitments from dozens of partners to support the growth of startups in five key areas:

Expertise: Connect startups with training, mentors, advisors and accelerators
Services: Provide startups with access to critical services at reduced costs
Talent: Assist startups in recruiting, training and retaining the people that can help them grow
Customers: Help startups through acquisition of new customers and expansion into new markets
Capital: Highlight sources of capital available to startups in various regions and sectors

Read more about Neil and his contest-winning entry by clicking here!

Congratulations to Neil for this major milestone. Your diligence has led to achievements for which Michigan Alphas can all be proud.

Jerry Mangona
President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association