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KENTUCKY THOROUGHBRED ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTER | MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY

SPRING / SUMMER 2012

Alumni Club News

The alumni club has been very busy over the past year updating our chapter role. We have worked with MSU alumni relations, the international headquarters, and individual brothers to nd some our lost members. If youre in touch with any brothers who dont receive this newsletter please let us know by contacting us at KyThoroughbred Alumni@sigmapi.org. Weve also assisted the active chapter over the past two years by giving them money for rush, paying for advertisements in the MSU News, and paying $1,000 to headquarters to cover some of their debt. We wouldnt be able to do this without so many brothers being willing to pay their alumni club dues. Dues are still $25 per year. Please send checks payable to: Kentucky Thoroughbred Alumni Club c/o VP/Treasurer Brian Rickard, 609 Bailey Road, Murray, KY 42071.

Jack Daniels Tour

The Sigma Pi Educational Foundation hosted a tour for its donors of the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, TN in Nov. 2010. The Master Distiller at Jack Daniels is a Sigma Pi from UTMartin. Eleven Murray State Sigma Pi alumni went on the trip. Top Row: Scott Harris, Jason Huseman, Chris Jones, and Ralph Russell. Bottom Row: Louie Junkerman, James Jennings, Les Wright, Paul McDonald, Tex Shelhart, Paul Hetrick, and Jay Morgan.

SUMMER REUNION GOLF SCRAMBLE Paul Ahlhaus and Clay Young have won the alumni golf scramble three years in a row and are challenging all other teams to beat them.

SERVING OUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS Gamma-Upsilon alumni Doug Basham pictured on active duty in Iraq.

MID-YEAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Roy Love, with Grand Sage Chris Brown at the Sigma Pi Mid-Year Leadership Conference.

UPDATES
John Margowski : Public Relations professional who has done work with the Wisconsin Veterans Foundation Mike Miller : Program Consultant at the Kentucky Dept. of Education Dr. Samuel Kelley 1980: Medical Director at Magellan Health Services and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Brian Arthur : Owner of Gigabit Software in Raleigh, North Carolina Kevin Atkins 1986: Chief Development Ofcer for the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Govt Dr. Richard Hudson : Dean of Students at Spalding University Clint Darden : Competes in international strongman competitions from his home in Cyprus Peter Dirks : Owner of Whifeboy Pizza and Blackjack Vineyard in Anna, IL

Alumni News
ALUMNI WHO HAVE BEEN ON MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS SINCE 9/11
Chris Lyons , Stan Hunt , Brandon Shuefelt , Joe Lyons , Brian Pierce , and Doug Basham . Were sure there are more brothers who have served and we apologize for those weve left off this list. We thank you for your service.

REUNION
Summer Reunion is always the third weekend of July in Murray. This year that will be July 20th-22nd. All of our alumni are invited to attend. If you know a Sigma Pi from another chapter they are welcome to attend as well. The weekend includes a reception, golf scramble, lunch, alumni club meeting, social function, and whatever other activities we can think of. Spouses and signicant others are welcome to all events except the alumni club meeting.

LYNCH NEEDS A DONOR KIDNEY

Graham Lynch was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease called IGA Nephropathy. In the last year and a half he has gone from being a healthy working person to a fully disabled person spending about 11 hours a day on dialysis. Graham has gotten on Medicare which takes care of most of his medical expenses. His condition has somewhat improved since he started dialysis. Now he just has to start the long wait of being on the donor list to hopefully one day receive a kidney. Graham is stuck at home all the time dealing with this condition. Were sure he would like to hear from people. If you would like to contact him you can do so on Facebook or at his e-mail address kaaotiko@hotmail.com.

NOT GETTING YOUR EMERALD?

You can view old issues on-line at www.sigmapi.org and look under the Resources tab. If you havent received the Emerald in a while, and want to, go to the same website and click the Opt-In option under the Emerald information. Dont worry about the ID number if you dont have one. If you still have problems contact Chrissy Matney at headquarters at cmatney@sigmapi.org.

Did you know?

Nationals has a library of books by Sigma Pis. If youv e authored a book th ey would like to have a copy. Please autograph it and include your chapte r, then mail it to Sigm a Pi Fraternity, P.O. Bo x 1897, Brentwood, TN , 37024.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Stay connected with us on social media. We have two groups on Facebook. There is a fanpage named "Sigma Pi Fraternity at Murray State University" that is opened to the public. There is also a brothers onlygroup called "Sigma Pi (Gamma Upsilon Chapter)" where we discuss business and other things that do not need to be made public. We also have a group on RacerAlumni.com and a group on LinkedIn called Sigma Pi Gamma Upsilon Murray State. We also post forms (including this newsletter) at www.scribd.com/GammaUpsilon. The active chapter has a webpage at www.sigmapi1968.com. The alumni club also has an e-mail distribution list that we use to send out information once or twice a month. The group isfully moderated so there is very little chance of spam getting through. If you would like to join please e-mail us at KyThoroughbredAlumni@sigmapi.org and we will send you directions on how to get signed up. Feel free to e-mail us with any other questions too.

Housing Corp News

the Phi Taus. They moved from the house at the end of the semester (8 months early). They were having trouble keeping up with the rent anyway. With the sale of the house, the Housing Corp exited the year debt free with cash of around $68,000. The Housing Corp is currently working with the active chapter to nd a new property that is close to campus and ts our needs. The monument, paddles, and composites are being stored in a self storage bin that the Housing Corp is paying for. President Russ Hetrick - Sales Representative at Verizon Vice President Carl Oros Project Manager at American General Insurance Treasurer Paul Hetrick Senior Finance Director at Asurion Secretary Andy Morris At-Large-Members: Shawn Reynolds Sales and Service Leader at BB&T Bank, Cody Robertson Self-employed Farmer, and Jason Frank Agronomist at Southern States Cooperative

Adytum on High (with year of graduation) Dr. Ray Moeeld Faculty Advisor Kenneth Mosher 70 Stonnie Parker 70 Gary Cofoid 70 Dr. Donald Jones 70 James Ryan 69 John Schroeder 69 George Nick Weber 71 Robert Ligon 72 Robert Warner 74 Donald Teague - 72 Dr. Michael Leone 76 Clinton Strohmeier 77 Bernard Ray 78 Robert Hite 79 Linus Kodman 80 John Holloway 81 Michael Warren 88 James Howell 84 John Watkins 88 Terry Rippy 90 Jonathan Scott Bryant 92 Charles Brown 00 Walter Hilton 99 Dwayne Oxley -99

Its with mixed emotion that we signed a contract to sell the house on HWY 121. The sale closed on Dec. 16, 2011 to SBG Investments who are renovating the property to be their new ofces. Although the sale of the house marked the end of one era, we should all recognize that it isnt the end of Sigma Pi at Murray State. Selling the house relieved us of the burden of maintaining a too big house that was too far from campus. Additionally, with the condition the house was in it would have taken a very large investment to get it back into livable shape. The house had been rented to Phi Kappa Tau fraternity since June 2010. Rental of the property allowed us to catch up on back taxes as well as make our mortgage payments. A few details The selling price for the house was $150,000. The sale didnt involve a realtor so we saved about $10,000 on commissions and closing costs. To make the sale happen, we amended the lease with

CONVOCATION 2012
Convocation 2012 will be held in San Antonio, TX at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk. The meeting of the Grand Chapter will run from August 8th through August 12th. There will be registration information on the international website, www.sigmapi.org, soon.

ALUMNI SERVING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Andy Morris Grand Fourth Counselor Owner of Collegiate Regalia. James Jennings Vice Chairman of Administration of the Sigma Pi Educational

Foundation Vendor Development Manager at Wells Fargo. Les Wright Vice Chairman of Development of the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation Retired Sales Manager from Hertz.

Chapter Educational Fund

and open to corporate matching funds. Once the fund reaches $25,000 we may begin using it for purposes ranging from scholarships to the down payment on a new house. Our balance as of February 2012 was $18,075. Contributions can be made on-line at www.sigmapiedfund.org. Remember to select the Murray State CEF in the drop down menu. If you would like to donate by check please e-mail the alumni club and we will send you a form with the address to mail it to. Once we have $25,000 in our account a board of chapter alumni will make decisions on how the money is spent.

Our Chapter Educational Fund board is composed of these alumni: Les Wright Andy Morris Paul Hetrick Larry Ruff Keith Nance Chad Hall

Through the work of James Jennings and several other brothers we have established a Chapter Educational Fund that is managed by the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. This fund will allow us to be proactive with the needs of the chapter instead of always being reactive. Since the SPEF is a 501c3 entity, all donations made to the fund are tax deductible