Rush 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
| 5-Sep 1:00 PM | House Tours and Snacks | Come meet the brothers and tour the Sigma Chi house on
532 Beacon Street. |
| 5-Sep 6:00 PM | Third Annual Exotic Meats BBQ | We will be grilling all kinds of meats and seafood |
| 5-Sep 10:00 PM | Graffiti Party | Dance and party the night away under black lights at Sigma Chi. Wear white. We'll provide highlighters for marking people up. |
| 6-Sep 10:30 AM | Beach Trip | Take a trip to the beach to enjoy swimming, sports, and food in the sun. We'll be serving breakfast before we leave. |
| 6-Sep 6:00 PM | Dinner in Boston | Join us for a nice dinner in Boston. We promis you won't have to eat another steak and lobster dinner. |
| 6-Sep 11:00 PM | South Street Diner | Come join us for a late night snack |
| 7-Sep 10:00 AM | Brunch | Grab some brunch at Sigma Chi before hitting up the driving range |
| 7-Sep 11:30 AM | Golf Country | Relax, hang out, and work on your swing with the brothers of Sigma Chi |
| 7-Sep 6:30 | PM Dinner in Boston | Enjoy some unique Boston eateries you may never experience again |
| 7-Sep 8:00 PM | Bowling and Billiards at Jillians | Bowling, pool, and delicious snacks at Boston's finest bowling alley |
| 8-Sep 10:00 AM | Brunch Before F1 Racing | Grab some brunch before F1 |
| 8-Sep 11:00 AM | F1 Racing | Race 45 MPH Karts at F1 of Boston |
| 8-Sep 6:00 PM | Dinner | Dinner cooked by Chef Gerry |
| 8-Sep 8:00 PM | Sports on the Turf | Meet us at the turf field for frisbee, soccer, football, and baseball. |
| 9-Sep 6:30 PM | Dinner | Dinner cooked by Chef Gerry |
| 9-Sep 9:00 PM | Tea | Sigma Chi's weekly party. Music, food, and entertainment. |
In hoc,
Michael Demyttenaere
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Recruitment Chairman
Fall 2009 Election Results
Monday, May 11, 2009
Brothers,
The results of the fall 2009 elections are listed below.
Consul: Eric Roselli
Pro-Consul: Garrett Winther
Annotator: Andrew Pierson
Tribune: Jeff Mekler
Chapter Editor: David Thomas
Historian: Eamon Glackin
Risk Manager: Jordan Lopez
Community Relations: Dominik Kmita and Brian Beller
Derby Days Chairman: Troy Tamas
Assitant Magister: Jordan Lopez
Social Chairmen: Eric Reuland, Scott Sundvor, and Charlie Bernstein
House Manager: Charlie Bernstein
Assistant House Manager: Luke Cummings
Steward: Eamon Glackin
Assistant Steward: Eric Reuland
Network Administrator: Caine Jette and Dominik Kmita
Webmaster: Domink Kmita
Athletics Chairman: Brian Beller
Concessions: Charlie Bernstein and Scott Sundvor
Tea Masters: Luke Cummings, Dominik Kmita, Troy Tamas
Song Masters: Garrett Winther and Justin Sousa
Corporate Board Representatives: Spencer Currie and Colin Taylor
Judicial Committee Representatives: Brian Beller and Pall Kornmayer
UA Representative: Pall Kornmayer
GZ: Jeff Mekler
Congratulations to all of the newly-elected officers. Under their guidance, I expect that the fall term will be an excellent one.
In hoc,
Jeff Mekler
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Consul
Class of 2012 Initiation Ceremonies
Monday, February 16, 2009
After a pledge program aimed to educate, integrate, and inspire the development of character, the pledge class of 2012 began their initiation on January 19th. The energy in the house was high as the reflective spirit of I-week captivated the brothers. At Alumni Tea on Wednesday January 21st, we had the honor of presenting David Ashley (Alpha Theta '73) with his well-earned Significant Sig Award and the pleasure of witnessing the life-long bond of brotherhood as David's big brother spoke about him. On the morning of January 25th, the events and traditions culminated beautifully with the admittance of ten new brothers into the Alpha Theta chapter of Sigma Chi:
Charles Raphael Bernstein
Andrew Warren Pierson
Jordan Todd Lopez
John Michael Walton
Bryan Matthew Beller
Eamon Michael Glackin
David Rees Thomas
Steven Matthew Zipparo
Ruaridh Reid MacDonald
Scott Erik Sundvor
I am very proud of these ten men and am looking forward to watching them grow and lead with the ideals that they have been taught and bring honor to our chapter and all of Sigma Chi.
In hoc,
Eric Reuland
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Magister
Alpha Theta Spring 2009 Election Results
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Consul - Jeff Mekler '10
Pro Consul - Spencer Currie '11
Annotator - Eric Roselli '11
Quaester - Michael Dobson '11
Magister - Pall Kornmeyer '11
Tribune - Troy Tamas '10
Historian - Steven Zipparo '12
Chapter Editor - Rory MacDonald '12
Centurion - Garret Winther '11
Kustos - Scott Sundvor '12
Community Relations Chair - Troy Tamas '10, Charlie Bernstein '12
House Manager - Eric Roselli '11, John Walton '12
Socials - Doug Halket '09, Joseph McCarter '10, Scott Sundvor '12, Steve Zipparo '12
Work Week Manager - Eric Roselli '11
Assistent Work Week Manager - Bryan Beller '12
Steward - Troy Tamas '10
Assistent Steward - Eric Reuland '10
Athletics Chairman - Brian Beller '12
Webmaster - Dominik Kmita '10
Assistent House Manager - Dominik Kmita '10
Derby Days Chair - Dominik Kmita '10
Concessions Chair - Neil Zimmerman '09
Assistent Quaester - Eamon Glackin '12
Corporate Board Representatives - David Thomas '12, Charles Bernstein '12,
Scott Sundvor '12, Bryan Beller '12, Rory MacDonald '12, Andrew Pierson '12
Tea Masters - Eamon Glackin '12, John Walton '12, Rory MacDonald '12
Song Masters - Garret Winther '11, Eugene Jang '09
Network Administrator - Eric Roselli '11, Neil Zimmerman '09
GZ - Dominik Kmita '10
Congratulations to all elected officers.
In hoc,
Dominik Kmita
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Consul
State of the Chapter
Saturday, November 1, 2008
As summer came to a close three weeks before the start of classes to allow for Work Week, Orientation, and Rush, brothers flocked back to the house from all over the country and the world for another exciting year at the Institute. Chris Bukowski ('09) finally returned from studying a semester abroad in Spain, while Eric Reuland ('10) and Dominik Kmita ('10) finished up their internships in Germany. Upon the first morning of Work Week, Jeff Mekler ('10) began cracking the whip as the rest of the brothers revitalized the house for another long year of school. Many floors throughout the house were either refinished or replaced, all house surfaces were scrubbed and polished, a new Sigma Chi sign was painted, and a patch of water-damaged ceiling was repaired in the room designated for our RA, Amon Millner. As Work Week came to a close with beautiful weather and a spotless house, we were ready for some new pledges.
This year recruitment was led by Andrew Ji ('09). Rush Week brought a great deal of fun and excitement to the house, and the highlight of the week was our incredibly successful trip to the beach. Everybody enjoyed the warm, sunny weather as we played in the ocean, organized sports on the sand, and picnicked with rushees. Andrew's leadership and our brothers' enthusiasm at that event as well as throughout the rest of the week rewarded the chapter with ten talented and committed pledges. The pledges immediately began integrating into the house and taking great advantage of their new pledge room. They did not hesitate to forge bonds with brothers through interviews or learn about Sigma Chi through weekly pledge meetings. By October our Magister, Eric Reuland ('10), made sure the pledges had begun to acquire a deep understanding of the history, ideals, and traditions of Sigma Chi. Also, for the first time in recent history, Eric organized a house-wide camping trip geared towards fostering the bonds of brotherhood between brothers and pledges.
Throughout this semester, brothers have continued to strengthen our ties with MIT and the greater Boston community through social events and community service. In September, almost half of the chapter participated in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk to support the advancement of Alzheimer care and research. The event doubled as a chance to support a good cause and socialize with the sisters of the Sigma Kappa sorority.
The position of Songmaster was credited with extra responsibilities this term as our chapter created a new band. An electric guitar, a base guitar, the grand piano, and our new drum set make up the ensemble, but it is the brothers' exceptional musical talents and enthusiastic attitudes that make the band great. Although the band has yet to put on any shows, the brothers have promised to perfect their skills and possibly even write some original music by the end of this term.
All these positive contributions to the brotherhood would not have taken place without the great leadership of our officers this term. We have all been busy and diligent in our duties and have tried to set great examples for the pledges and all brothers. We officers cannot take all the credit, though, because we too are fortunate enough to have somewhere to go to when we need assistance. Ben Pope ('08), our very own International Balfour award winner, has come back this year as an MIT graduate student to act as our Chapter Advisor. He has proven to be a valuable source of knowledge about life, leadership, and Sigma Chi, and I am grateful for everything he has done and continues to do for our chapter.
After almost two and a half years at MIT, I am still amazed at how committed, close-knit, and successful our Alpha Theta chapter of Sigma Chi has always been. From community service and academics to intramural sports and the house band, our brotherhood and accomplishments have never been so meaningful and numerous. With a smile on my face and a badge on my chest, I can honestly say that I have never been so proud to be a brother of the Alpha Theta chapter of Sigma Chi.
In hoc,
Dominik Kmita
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Consul
Ben Pope '08 Wins International Balfour Award
Saturday, August 2, 2008
It is with great pleasure that I am able to report that Ben Pope (Alpha Theta '08) has just been awarded the International Balfour Award by the Sigma Chi International Fraternity!
The International Balfour Award is given each year to one undergraduate student, selected from among all Sigma Chi chapters, and honors that brother as Sigma Chi's most outstanding senior. It is thus a tremendous honor for Ben to receive this singular recognition from the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. The award was presented to Ben this past week at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, held at the University of Missouri.
Ben received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (Course 2) earlier this year, and after working at Apple for the past 6 months (iPhone product design) he will be starting a Masters program at MIT this fall in Mech E. Ben is a truly accomplished and impressive young man. As just one example, those of you who were able to attend the 125th Reunion last year heard about his exciting trip to Antarctica as the Boy Scouts of America Antarctic Scout. During his undergraduate years, Ben served the chapter in many capacities including Consul, played on MIT's Ultimate Frisbee and Varsity Soccer teams, and participated in many other campus activities.
I'm very happy to report that Ben has just now started his new role as Chapter Advisor for Alpha Theta, so the chapter will continue to benefit from having Ben around.
Ben joins three other Alpha Theta brothers who over the history of the Sigma Chi fraternity have been awarded the International Balfour Award: Sam Towell '00, John Piotti '83, and Henry Schleinitz '61. We believe that this may be the most International Balfour Awards received by any Sigma Chi chapter. Congratulations, brothers! Certainly an accomplishment of which to be extremely proud. Please join me in congratulating Ben (bpope@alum.mit.edu) on receiving this great honor!
In hoc,
Karl Buttner
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '87
Corporation Board President
Officer Elections for Fall 2008
Saturday, May 3
It is my pleasure to announce the new officers of Alpha Theta Sigma Chi, elected for the Fall semester of 2008:
Consul - Dominik Kmita '10
Pro Consul - Troy Tamas '10
Annotator - Joseph McCarter '10
Tribune - Eugene Jang '09
Chapter Editor - Eric Roselli '11
Historian - Christopher Bukowski '09
Community Relations Chair - Christopher Bukowski '09 and Troy Tamas '10
House Manager - Jeff Mekler '10 and Eric Roselli '11
Social Chairmen - Eugene Jang '09, Spencer Currie '11, and Garrett Winther '11
Assistant Work Week Manager - Brandon Briscoe '11
Steward - Michael Dobson '11
Assistant Steward - Christopher Bukowski '09
Risk Manager - Pall Kornmayer '11
Athletic Chairman - Neil Zimmerman '09
Webmaster - Neil Zimmerman '09
Assistant Magister - Garret Winther '11
Assistant House Manager - Luke Cummings '10
Assistant Derby Days Chair - Spencer Currie '11
Concessions Chair - Pall Kornmayer '11
Assistant Quaestor - Spencer Currie '11
Undergraduate Association Representative - Justin Sousa '10
Corporate Board Representatives - Michael Dobson '11 and Brandon Briscoe '11
Tea Masters - Douglas Halket '09 and Troy Tamas '10
Song Masters - Eugene Jang '09 and Garret Winther '11
Network Administrator - Eric Roselli '11
GZ - Douglas Halket '09
Congratulations to all of our newly elected officers. We wish them the best of luck in guiding Alpha Theta through another successful semester.
In hoc,
Neil Zimmerman
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '09
Webmaster
Chapter Updates
Sunday, April 27
The last few months have been a roller coaster of up and downs and hurdles for many individual brothers and the chapter as a whole, but as the school year winds down, everything has seemed to piece together perfectly.
The weekend of April 10-13 was MIT's Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). We housed around 10 pre-frosh at 532 Beacon Street, and we were able to meet and befriend many future MIT students who we would love to see at MIT during rush next year. On Friday night, we hosted the Sigma Chi Top Gun Party were we gave away free aviator glasses and played Top Gun - the 1986 movie starring Tom Cruise - on half a dozen TVs and monitors around the house. The library was stripped down and turned into a dance floor, which was packed with enthusiastic dancers all night.
On April 21, we co-hosted a Boston Marathon Day Party with Phi Sigma Kappa on Commonwealth Blvd. Numerous MIT students and Sigma Chis created a massive group next to the marathon course to cheer on Phillip Samayoa ('09), Caine Jette ('10), and Dominik Kmita '10) - three Sigma Chi brothers brave enough to run all 26.2 miles - as they pushed on through their final mile into Copley Square.
All our brothers are taking advantage of great opportunities this summer. Doug Halket ('09) and Scott Pollom ('09) are going to Chicago to work for a trading company. Eric Reuland ('10) and Dominik Kmita ('10) are flying to Munich, Germany and Dusseldorf, Germany, respectively, for different work opportunities. Other brothers are doing UROPS on the MIT campus or working for consulting firms in the Boston/Cambridge area and will be living at the house, which will be inhabited by just brothers and female summer boarders and should be a fun and relaxing experience for all.
Hopefully we can all finish the year strong with Sigma Chi elections next week, and finals and graduation in less than a month.
In hoc,
Dominik Kmita
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Chapter Editor
Sweetheart
Monday, December 3
We held our Sweetheart Ball two weeks ago on the 17th of November, celebrating our new 2007 Sweetheart, Teagan Andres. It was at the newly renovated MIT museum. We had a delicious dinner. We got to hear our brothers sing creative renditions of songs from our childhood. And we got to play with all the new "toys" and exhibits in the museum. Our dates were beautiful, and quite frankly, we all looked dashing.
From the MIT museum we took two yellow school buses to the Boston Ice Rink and ice skated until our toes and ankles started to bleed. The ladies were impressed by our ice skating talent. To top off the night we came back to the house for a refreshing and entertaining Champagne breakfast.
Sweatheart was incredible but now finals and the Holidays are coming up. Hopefully, we can power through the hard part so that we can quickly enjoy home, family, and a well earned break.
Good luck on finals and Happy Holidays!
In hoc,
Dominik Kmita
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Webmaster
The End of the Year
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Well, its already the end of the year. We're right in the middle of finals. Graduation is just over a week away.
First, good luck to everyeone on finals.
Second, Farewell to all our seniors who are heading off into "the real world". We wish them all the best:
- Matt Williams
- Edgar Torres
- Austin Ford
- Aaron Doody
- Daniel Scolnic
- Josh Lake
- Mike Fitzgerald
- Chris Savage
- Eddie Scholtz
- Brian Wilt
- Matt Kaser
- Kevin Krsulich ('08)
- Nick Haschka ('08)
- Aman Luther ('09)
Also, good luck to Colin Taylor, class of 2010, who will be going on a mission to Northern Japan with the Church of Latter Day Saints. He will be gone for two years, before he returns to us in the fall of 2009.
Dominik Kmita
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '10
Webmaster
Come to Derby Days 2007!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Sigma Chi is proud to announce Derby Days, our annual charity event benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute! Our main event is going to be a date auction / banquet to take place at 8PM on Thursday, April 26th in La Sala. You can win a date with one of these fantastic individuals:
'10:
- Laura Aust
- Mike "Muscles" Demyttenaere
- Liz Leshen
- Alex May
- Eric Reuland
- Troy Tamas
- Colin Taylor
- Ariadne Smith
'09:
- Chris Bukowski
- Rachel Kolesnikov-Lindsey
'08:
- Michele Sullivan
'07:
- Diana Nee
- Chris "The Cheat" Savage
- Dan Scolnic
- Edgar Torres
Wellesley TZE:
- Kate Davis
- Lauren Eline
- Jen Macarchuk
- Raashi Mukherji
- Sophie Nitkin
- Sandra Tomlinson-Hansen
- Liz Turpin
What's more, you'll be able to take them on some awesome dates, including:
- Red Sox Game
- Pistol Lessons
- Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise
- Cake Design Courses
- $150 Dinner at Miel Brasserie Provencale
- Skydiving
- And More!
Once again:
Sigma Chi Derby Days 2007
April 26th - 8 PM - La Sala
All proceeds go to the Huntsman Cancer Institute
See you all there! http://derbydays.mit.edu
Eugene Jang
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '09
Derby Days Chairman
Happy 125th Anniversary, Alpha Theta Sigma Chi!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Just a quick note from the active chapter. Today marks a milestone for both our active chapter as well as MIT history. Alpha Theta turns 125 tomorrow, March 21, 2007. We were installed on that same day in 1882, the first permanent fraternity on MIT's campus. More information can be found on our chapter's website.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion in three weeks!
Guard Well,
Brian Wilt
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '07
125th Anniversary Reunion Coordinator
Consul's Corner
Monday, March 19, 2007
Dear Brothers,
The frigid winter weather has not dampened the spirits within 532 Beacon Street. The Spring semester has begun in earnest, and our brothers have thus far been both successful and enthusiastic. IAP saw our dispersal to a wide range of activities from working in externships or UROPs to traveling in South America or skiing in the Rockies. At the close of January, Magister Stephane Essama '08 oversaw an exceptional I-week, culminating in the Initiation of eleven outstanding men into our order.
At the beginning of the semester we received notification of our earning a spot on the Fall 2006 FSILG Honor Roll, an honor conferred on those Fraternities, Sororities and Independent Living Groups ranking in the top third in GPA. In addition, our academic success has continued with the acceptance of several of our seniors into prestigious graduate schools around the country. Best of luck to Brian Wilt '07, Daniel Scolnic '07 and Austin Ford '07 with their decisions!
Even as we reflect upon our successes, we are excited for our upcoming events. We eagerly anticipate hosting a celebration of our Chapter's 125th anniversary this April 13 - 16. The weekend is packed with excellent events highlighted by Saturday evening's formal ball. It is truly something special for the current actives to experience during our undergraduate careers.
Also, this spring has also seen our Chapter's officers excel. Past and current Quaestors Nicholas Haschka '08 and Douglas Halket '09 have collaborated to re-organize and streamline the House's financial structure. Community Relations Chair Daniel Scolnic '07 has mobilized our brothers to tutor underprivileged youth in the production and programming of autonomous robots with the Machine Science program. In addition, we are ramping up for a philanthropic date auction over MIT's Spring Weekend, headed by Eugene Jang '09.
In athletics, our brothers have ad success at all levels. Matthew Williams '07 led our intramural small-league dodgeball team to a runner up finish, and Aaron Doody '07 captained our undefeated hockey team (8-0). At the Varsity level, Ryan Dean '08 is captain of the conference champion Men's Volleyball team; he is joined on the team by Scott Pollom '09, Eugene Jang '09, Eric Reuland '10, Mike Demyttenaere '10, Caine Jette '10, and Troy Tamas '10. Jack Field '08 is once again captain of the MIT Sailing team and Luke Cummings '10 swam to a 6th place finish at the NCAA Championships with the men's 400 yard medley relay team, earning All-American accolades. In addition, Andrew Ji '09, Jeff Mekler '10, and myself are playing on the Ultimate Frisbee team with aspirations of competing in the national tournament.
I am proud to say that our chapter has distinguished itself through members that have become leaders on campus in both the academic and extracurricular realms. In addition, our house has established itself as a role model within the Greek community. We refuse to rest on our laurels, however, and look forward to continued growth and development this semester.
In Hoc,
Benjamin J. Pope
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '07
Consul
125th Anniversary Reunion Update
Monday, January 15, 2007
Dear Brothers,
Welcome to the new version of the Alpha Theta Sigma Chi website, specially prepared to celebrate our 125th Anniversary Reunion. This section of the site provides an overview of the Reunion as well as schedule information and more Reunion details such as hotel accommodations. Please review this information and then register online!
Please help us spread the word about this great event to as many brothers as possible by filling in some of the missing email addresses for alumni and friends.
If you have a chance, maybe try to update your info, or even leave us a note about what you're up to. We always appreciate to hear what our alumni are up to.
This site also has many features to reacquaint you with the chapter and its active members. Please, check out the brand new section "The Chapter Today" to learn about the undergraduates that make up Alpha Theta, and don't miss the house tour of good old 532 Beacon. Also, for Alpha Theta's Centennial in 1982, Mark Robien '84 penned an impressive history of our chapter which has been posted here. In the weeks leading up to the reunion, the historians at Alpha Theta plan on highlighting historical documents from our past. As a taste of what's to come, perhaps check out a letter from Alden "Bat" Thresher which reminisces about the life of a student in the class of 1918! Dr. Thresher was a professor of economics at MIT and the director of MIT admissions from 1936 - 1961.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Reunion coordinators. Hope to see you in April!
Also, please check out pictures from the 120th Anniversary Reunion, held from April 12 - 15, 2002. For someone like me who hasn't ever experienced a reunion, it gives an exciting preview of what's to come!
Looking forward to seeing you all in three months!
In Hoc,
Brian Wilt
Alpha Theta Sigma Chi '07
Webmaster
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