Leadership, Values Among Reasons for Joining Sigep
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For Alumni and Friends of the Colorado Gamma Chapter Colorado State University, Sigma Phi Epsilon Winter 2018 Current News | www.CSUSigEp.org Leadership, values among reasons for joining SigEp BY GEORge LAIRD, ’21 Since our founding last spring, the CSU sports. Cameron’s reason SigEp chapter has been off to a great start! for joining SigEp: “I love the We’ve nearly doubled our size this fall, guys in the fraternity and I feel adding eight new brothers. Many of them like I’m able to relate to their have already assumed leadership positions values and what they are about. and are working with our executive board I like the fact that it is a smaller to get the fraternity going. Here’s a little bit size fraternity and that I can be about each of them. part of the foundation of the growth. I believe that by joining, Joseph Gaze is a freshman studying I will come out of college with health and exercise science. He always some of the best experiences enjoys being outdoors, and likes to go fish- of my life that I will remember ing, hunting, and climbing. Joe’s reason for forever.” joining SigEp: “What drew me to SigEp was the ability to become closer to a group of great men Nick Jennings is a that all shared the same values as me. They all want freshman marketing me to succeed in school and out in the world after student in the college of college. SigEp is a great organization and I’m excited business. Nick’s reason to be part of building a fraternity.” for joining SigEp: “I noticed strong bonds between the SigEp brothers and the Cody Jeffers is a biology major, although major and enjoys building and program- real feeling of brotherhood. It’s a culture I’m glad I he’s interested in the business school as well. ming computers outside of class. When can be a part of.” In his free time, he likes to snowboard and not working on computers, you can find compose music. He also serves as our philan- him backpacking or white-water raft- Sam Mauro is a freshman studying fish, thropy chairman. Cody’s reason for joining ing. Cameron is working with the VP of wildlife and conservation biology. He is one SigEp: “I was drawn to SigEp because of the values Programming to plan our first formal. of SigEp’s many fishermen and competes I saw in the brothers I met. I feel like my voice is Reason for joining SigEp: “How supportive all the with the CSU rodeo team as well. He takes heard in SigEp and I have countless opportunities for guys were and how I never feel pressured to do things minutes at chapter meetings and helps facili- leadership.” I’m not comfortable with.” tate chapter communications. Sam’s reason for joining SigEp: “I was drawn to SigEp because Michael Holliday is a third-year busi- Colton Kronkright is a freshman my uncle was a SigEp at CSU (Tony Mauro, ’99) and I ness student, originally from California. He studying health and exercise science. He really liked the values.” regularly plays basketball and serves as enjoys traveling, off-roading, and playing intramural chairman and dodgeball coach. When not playing, he can be found watch- ing the Eagles or Lakers. Reason for joining Help strengthen Colorado Gamma SigEp: “What drew me to SigEp was the principles I would like begin by saying thank you to all our 2017 donors! Last year’s of virtue, diligence, and brotherly love. Being part of a campaign raised more than $51,000 dollars toward our goal of building a growing fraternity is a fantastic opportunity to build $1 million endowment over the next 10 years. something new.” Your gift will help deserving young men change their lives in dramatic Alec Lamson is a freshman biochemistry and lasting ways. A gift of $500 provides a Balanced Man Scholarship to major. He spends his winters snowboarding, one of CSU’s exceptional students or sends one of the chapter officers and summers mountain biking. Michael’s to SigEp leadership training. That training helps develop their personal skillsets, reason for joining SigEp: “I was drawn to SigEp hone their leadership abilities, and gain an advantage in life after college. because of the opportunity to build something new Help strengthen the Colorado Gamma RLC with your gift through the Sigma Phi Epsilon that doesn’t follow the traditional fraternity stereo- Educational Foundation. It is a 100% tax-deductible donation. types. Being in a small chapter affords me ample Simply visit www.csusigep.org/RLCgiving. All donations are restricted to supporting leadership potential, where I can shape the chapter Colorado Gamma undergraduates and their fellow CSU students. from the start, and help make SigEp the best it can be.” Thank you for believing in our Fraternity and its ability to build balanced men. Cameron Day is a freshman from Fraternally, Sarasota, Florida. He is a computer science Dan Reagan, ’82 CEO and President, Red Door House Corporation Ryan Garthright selected All-World Defender Ryan Garthright, ’10, who played for the Denver Bulldogs in the United States Australian Football League during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, spent 2017 living in Melbourne, Australia, to prepare for the Australian Rules Football International Cup Tournament. Ryan played half-back for the Revolution, the United States team. While the US team finished 4th overall, Ryan had an outstanding tournament and was selected for the All-World team! Garthright in action defending for the Revolution. Left: Garthright displays his patriotism on the field prior to a game. The apple never falls far from the tree BY DAN ReAGAN, ’82 It has long been said that the apple never falls far from the tree. Well, that old adage is certainly true for Brothers Roy Romer, ’50, and Don Freeland, ’82, and their sons. The Honorable Roy Romer Don Freeland was a high served as the 39th Governor of school baseball star, and Colorado and was the super- passed his love of the sport to intendent of the Los Angeles his two sons, Colin and Kyle. Unified School District from He’d come home from work 2000 to 2006. and play hours of catch with His son Paul Romer is an his sons and take them to the American economist, a pioneer park to work on their skills. of endogenous growth theory, Younger son Kyle Freeland and was recently named a is now a pitcher for the Roy Romer Don Freeland co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Colorado Rockies. He played Memorial Prize in Economic college baseball at Evansville Sciences, for work suggesting and was drafted by the robust, long-term economic Rockies in the first round growth can go hand in hand of the 2014 Major League with a healthier, happier Baseball draft and was the planet, if the rules of business eighth overall pick of the 2014 and government are set up the Major League Baseball draft. right way. Kyle says his dad always Paul’s past positions include made baseball fun for them. Chief Economist and Senior Paul Romer Kyle Freeland He had a breakout season Vice President of World Bank in 2018, completing one of the and Professor of economics best seasons of any Rockies at Stern School of Business at New York University, the University pitcher in franchise history, and accumulating an ERA of 2.84 of Chicago, the University of California-Berkeley, and the Stanford and a record of 17 wins and 7 losses in 33 starts along the way. He University’s Graduate School of Business. In addition, Romer was pitched 202 1⁄3 innings and struck out 170 batters. Kyle was a major a senior fellow at Stanford’s Center for International Development, reason the Rockies have reached the playoffs in consecutive years the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Hoover for the first time in franchise history. Institution, as well as a fellow at the Center for Global Development. 2 Three SigEps CSU stalwart Walter Scott awarded nominated for 2018 Founders Day Medal 50 Year Awards While snowy weather prevented the guest of honor from attending CSU’s annual 1870 BY Al HORnung, ’61 Dinner, Colorado Gamma alumnus Walter Scott Jr., ’53, was celebrated as one of the The CSU Alumni Department sponsors a University s giants. luncheon each Friday of Homecoming week, ’ In his absence, more than 700 of CSU s open for all alumni to attend. At this luncheon ’ top donors gathered to celebrate Scott s the graduating class from 50 years ago is ’ impact over the years. Stories about amaz- honored. ing students — many of them boosted by Awards are also presented to two Scott s generosity were at the heart of graduates who are recognized for Career ’ — the evening. and Public Services. A standing, volunteer Walter Scott Jr. graduated from 50 Year Committee accepts nominations for “ Colorado State University more than 60 these two awards and selects a winner for years ago with a degree in civil engineer- each. Occasionally a third award for Special ing, and in the intervening years he built Achievement is made. Only graduates from an extraordinary life and career through 50 years ago or more are eligible. his leadership of Peter Kiewit and Sons In 2018, all three nominees for the Career Walter Scott Jr. and then Level 3 Communications, CSU Service Award were members of Sigma Phi ” President Tony Frank said. His leadership in the philanthropic realm also broke new Epsilon. “ ground, as he guided the transformation of Omaha s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Lt.