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Remembering Sigma Phi Epsilon
By HerCampus ISU Staff
Photos by: Lindsay Nardini
Since this past Thursday, the Greek Community at ISU has been abuzz with talk about the recent events surrounding the fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. As unfortunate as it is, Sigma Phi Epsilon will no longer be recognized as a chapter by the Illinois State Greek Affairs office.
Although this unfortunate instance has shed light on the mistakes Sig Ep has made, let us not forget all the accomplishments and achievements of the Illinois Zeta Chapter since it was founded here in 1971.
For example, last year Sig Ep won first place in Chi Omega’s March Madness, had the best GPA on campus, and placed third in Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tugs. They were also voted Best Social Fraternity on campus by readers in The Daily Vidette and their incoming president, Robert Izaguirre, was named SigEp Ruck Scholar. Not only that, but the fraternity had a 100 percent retention rate of their new member classes, which is an outstanding achievement.
All of the men that we interviewed had endless praise to give about their time spent as members of the Sig Ep fraternity. A member since Fall 2012, freshman Kevin O’Connor told us that, “being a part of Sigma Phi Epsilon has made me a better man.” Sophomore and Vice President of Finance Jimmy Hannon went on to say that, “Without a doubt, Sig Ep has been my life up until this point.” The life changing experiences that Sigma Phi Epsilon has offered to the men who have passed through the chapter will unfortunately no longer be able to be experienced by it’s younger members. As freshman (and past Campus Cutie) Eddie Sak explained, “I’ve wanted to be in a fraternity my whole life and the fact that my college career is going to be drastically different than the way I pictured now is really unfortunate.”
