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The Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi celebrated its 70th Anniversary during the weekend of April 18th-20th, 2008. Our chapter hosted over 600 people, which includes the over 250 alumni and their families and over 160 undergraduates and their dates. All gathered to look back over the 70 years of significance that Gamma Upsilon has had at Mississippi State. As for the event itself, alumni and undergraduates enjoyed several events which allowed stories to be told and memories to be shared. The weekend kicked off with a Friday night gathering at Doe's in downtown Starkville where Gamma Upsilon members and their dates shared conversation over cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. On Saturday, undergraduates proudly provided tours of the chapter facilities, showing off the incredible investments that have been made in the chapter grounds over the past decade. Following house tours, alums, their families, and undergraduates fellowshipped over a grand luncheon at the Palmeiro Center which included speakers and an awards presentation. After this luncheon, the alumni and the entire undergraduate chapter held a one-of-a-kind ritual ceremony. This event was truly special as the moment was not only shared between generations of Sigma Chis but also between fathers, sons, grandfathers, uncles, and cousins. The luncheon and ritual ceremony was also attended by the original Consul of Gamma Upsilon, Ray Mann. That night, Gamma Upsilon hosted a 70th Anniversary Celebration date party at Doe’s and the State Theatre. It was a huge event that featured a Video presentation that covered the past seventy years of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter. The 70th Anniversary Weekend was a great opportunity for the undergraduate chapter to reach out to our alumni and celebrate the proud tradition of Gamma Upsilon. 
Under the leadership of Recruitment Chairmen Jeremy Bennett, Jake Black, and Rob Puckett, Gamma Upsilon pledged the largest class among fraternities at MSU. We are very excited about what these outstanding young men will bring to the chapter and look forward to the leadership roles that they will take in our chapter and on campus. During their 8 week fall pledgeship, these young men who chose Sigma Chi will learn about the history, expectations, and values of being a brother in Sigma Chi fraternity. They will also take part in fraternity community service projects, intramurals, and a retreat to Camp Alpine. They will be led by Senior Magister, Hayes Singleton from Hattiesburg. 
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Gamma Upsilon is blessed to have some of the most outstanding alumni in the country.
Our chapter takes pride in the relationships that we share with our Alumni;
however, we are always looking for more ways in which we can reach out to those who were in our undergraduate
shoes not too many years ago.
It has been a goal of mine to reinstall the Steel Jacket Sig Newsletter to better serve the
Gamma Upsilon Alumni as well as the parents of our undergraduates.
I think that it is imperative to keep our alumni up-to-date on Chapter
activities and events as well as celebrate the achievements of our undergraduate members.
As many of you know, the Steel Jacket Sig’s history goes back to the George Riffles,
who originally formed the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi in 1938.
Finally, through the hard work and dedication of several individuals,
we have been able to reinstall the tradition of this great newsletter.
The Steel Jacket Sig will be sent out each semester in the form of an “html email”
for your viewing pleasure.
We will update you on traditional Gamma Upsilon activities, individual undergraduate achievements,
MSU campus activities, our current pledge class, chapter facilities, as well as other exciting news.
Please let us know if there are any additional updates you would like to receive.
Gamma Upsilon is proud of our rich traditional of excellence on the
MSU Campus and hope that you will enjoy the return of the Steel Jacket Sig.
Thanks to the generous support of our Alumni, the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi began the construction of our new Learning Center project in June 2008. The Learning Center will completely replace the deteriorating original on campus chapter house. The primary purpose of the Learning Center will be to provide an educational outlet for each and every undergraduate member, as this is primarily why we are all in college—to receive an education and earn a degree. The primary features of this project include an expanded library, a new graduate assistant apartment, numerous study rooms of varying size, and a large educational room. The Gamma Upsilon House Corporation is very pleased about this project as it will complete a movement begun by the late T. Bell to upgrade all Gamma Upsilon facilities at Mississippi State University. Upon completion of the Learning Center, all Gamma Upsilon members, active and alumni, will, without a doubt, have access to one of the finest, if not the finest, on campus fraternity complexes in the United States! The Gamma Upsilon Learning Center will be constructed by Panola Construction Company of Batesville, MS. The project has been designed by Pryor & Morrow, P.A. If you would like more information about the Learning Center construction, please go to www.msusigmachi.com to receive updates on the construction phases. Fall Chapter Update Gamma Upsilon strives to develop values-based leaders committed to the betterment of character, campus and community as declared by the Sigma Chi mission. We feel that we carry on this mission through the daily lives of our members. The 2008-2009 school year has seen numerous members take on major leadership roles on the MSU Campus. During the 2007-2008 Greek Awards Banquet, Gamma Upsilon received the IFC Community Service, Alumni Relations, and Ritter Scholarship Awards. Freshman Jonathan Josey received the IFC New Member of the Year Award. Senior Glenn Clark received the Greek Man of the Year Award as well as being inducted into the Greek Hall of Fame. During Balfour Leadership Training Workshop 2008, Sigma Chi Nationals selected Gamma Upsilon as a Peterson Outstanding Chapter Award. This is the highest award that a Sigma Chi Chapter can receive. The Chapter was also received the Bash Outstanding Chapter Improvement Award. This was Gamma Upsilon’s second straight Peterson Award win. In the fall of 2008, Sigma Chi’s Joe Oliver, Luke Small, Glenn Clark, Ross Weems, Peyton Fandel, Daniel Simms, and Randall Weems were elected to SA Senate positions making Sigma Chi the most represented organization in the Senate for the second consecutive year. Glenn and Ross also serve as Appropriations and Executive & Judiciary Chairmen, respectively. Freshmen Foster Page and Luke McCullen were selected to Freshman Forum which is MSU’s premiere freshman leadership development organization. Also, Freshmen Drew Colson, Matt Peters, Rhett Hobart, and Thomas Griffin were selected to the newly formed Freshman Council. Seniors Ed Maxwell and Ross Weems were selected to serve as College of Business Ambassadors during the 2008-2009 year. They will act as recruiters for the College of Business during school college fairs and various campus activities. Sophomore Dylan White was selected as Interfraternity Council Vice President of Community Service. Sophomore G.T. McCullough became the third consecutive Sigma Chi to win the Zeta Tau Alpha Big Man on Campus competition. Junior Rob Puckett was elected President of Alumni Delegates for the 2009 year. Rob will lead the organization that acts as the chief liaison between the MSU students and alumni. Sigma Chi is well represented in Alumni Delegates by Hayes Singleton, Heston Ray, Bran Dawson, Brett Jeter, Blake Jeter, and Kyle Kimbrough. |
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