Brothers of Michigan Alpha,
I'm proud to announce that our undergraduate brothers just capped off another great year in Ann Arbor. Last night at the annual Greek Awards Ceremony, the chapter competed against all the other IFC chapters on campus and emerged victorious in the following categories:
Alumni Programming
Membership Development
New Member Education
Chapter Administration
Greek Life/Campus Involvement
Philanthropy
Recruitment
Special commendations go to Richard Stepanovic (rick.stepanovic@gmail.com) who was named IFC President of the Year, and the Chapter Advisor of the Year award, going to Jerry Mangona (jerry@jerrymangona.com).
The chapter now boasts having raised over $24,000 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, doubling the numbers from last year. The annual head-shaving event is now one of the premier philanthropic events on campus and is growing every year, and our boys are featured in a television interview right here.
In recruiting news, the annual Balanced Man Scholarship has grown by leaps and bounds, featuring keynote speakers such as Coach John Beilein (Men's Varsity Basketball) and Coach Lloyd Carr (formerly of Men's Varsity Football). Honoring incoming freshmen with interest in scholarship, leadership, athletics, and philanthropy has served as both a way to re-center our undergraduates around our core values while attracting high quality recruits in to the chapter.
Recruiting is the lifeblood of any organization, and finding men of achievement, character, and leadership potential is the key to our continued "Tradition of Excellence" which has made MI Alpha so great through the years. If you have any friends who are planning on attending (or hoping to attend, depending on their enrollment status) the University of Michigan in the fall, please nominate them for the scholarship by e-mailing us at uofmsigep@gmail.com with their names and contact information.
Lastly, MI Alpha has been named IFC Intramural Athletic Champions once again! Coming from a 600-point deficit in December, the chapter channeled all their efforts and turned up the heat going into the home stretch. The athletic dynasty continues....
A few last words...
Our chapter president, Austin Davis, along with the officers of our undergraduate executive board deserve the credit for continuing to make Michigan Alpha a great chapter. They love hearing from and meeting the storied alumni from the MI Alpha family. If you can find a moment, I really encourage you to send them your congratulations, well-wishes, and many stories of your undergraduate shenanigans by e-mailng them at sigep.eboard@umich.edu.
Finally, plans are underway for a bigger, better 2011 Alumni Weekend. The alumni weekend is scheduled to coincide with the Michigan vs. Notre Dame weekend, the first night game at the Big House. Alumni Weekend: September 9 and 10, 2011. Save the date!
Thanks to all of our alumni for their continued support and to our undergraduates for keeping the tradition alive. Our annual campaign letter and issue of the SigEp Wolverine are going into production soon; we look forward to hearing from you.
HFF,
Jerry Mangona
President, Michigan Alpha Alumni Association
uofmsigep@gmail.com
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