ΣΝ 2 Spring 2005 Renovation Under Way ADDITIONAL ALUMNI SUPPORT STILL NEEDED his has been an exciting year Tfor Sigma Nu at the University DELTA OMICRON of Idaho. While we have joined the Campaign Status Western Atlantic Conference, to allow us closer access and new At-a-Glance rivalries, we have begun to reposition our chapter on campus as the AsAs of of Ma Mayy 24, 1, 20052005 dominant fraternity in a dominant facility. The undergraduates have $707,426 relocated for the next six months, Total Written Commitments as the work has begun on the renovation of our chapter house. 161 Demolition has taken place, and we Total Contributors are eagerly anticipating the reno- Demolition began in March. vation to be completed in time for 902 fall recruitment. As you can see We understand that there are many demands on Total Mailable Alumni from the pictures in this newsletter, your funds. Delta Omicron needs all gifts, but our 80-year-old chapter house is especially larger gifts...those above $10,000. Can $4,273 finally undergoing the major you consider digging deep to provide the undergrad- Average Gift renovation that has been needed uate brothers the house they need to remain a top for years. fraternity at UI? While the renovation is much needed, additional funds I will be making a number of telephone calls in the Inside: are crucial to ensure this project is completed. The coming weeks to answer questions and, hopefully, to original estimate provided in 2002 was $1.2 million. receive gifts or the pledges of gifts. Please remember, Over the past two years, construction costs on the tax deductibility is available. 2 Palouse have risen 30%, and now the total renovation Delta Omicron’s will cost $1.7 million. This additional $500,000 must Changes Ensure We look forward to our ‘unveiling’ of our new chapter Excellence be accounted for. We have raised just over $707,000 house this fall, and we hope that many of you will be to date, but additional funds are needed to ensure that able to attend this exciting event. Further details I we do not strap our undergraduates with a debt load regarding the unveiling will be coming over the next they cannot afford. We will need to raise an addition- few months. 3 al $400,000 as soon as possible to achieve this goal. Sigma Nu On behalf of our entire executive committee, thank Brotherhood: Only 18% of our alumni base has contributed to this you for your generous commitments to the cam- The Hamilton campaign, and I urge every alumnus to remember paign. I have truly enjoyed serving as chairman for Family how important the fraternity experience was in shaping the Honoring Our Past, Securing Our their futures. Please make your gift to the campaign Future Campaign. I immediately. If you have made a one-time gift, please increase your gift, and/or stretch it to a five-year Fraternally, 4-5 pledge period. Every dollar counts, as we look to Carl G. Berry ’58, ∆Ο 738 Capital Campaign conclude our campaign successfully. Campaign Chairman Donors berry@ twfr.com ΣΝ 2 Delta omicron’s changes ensure excellence reetings from the Delta Omicron current average in the future. Setting our competitive and successful once again in GChapter! Over the past few years, I goals high will only make us better. Much intramural sports. In the winter, the have seen many changes take place on of the success can be attributed to majority of the chapter was involved in campus and within the chapter. I look Scholarship Chairman Nathan Fanning one of four basketball teams that competed. forward to leading Delta Omicron into a ’04, ∆Ο 1559. In fact, two of our teams met in the playoffs, “new” chapter of its life with the remodel. which further displays our athleticism on Philanthropy the hardwood! This spring has brought Delta Omicron is going through some Staying active in the community and giving baseball, co-ed basketball, soccer, and major changes that will have a lasting back to the city of Moscow is something even billiards. Being active in a sport gives effect. The current active chapter officer that is very important to Delta Omicron. our men the chance to show the rest of core is very dedicated to making sure This spring, it has been challenging to campus just how competitive we are! that the remodel is successful and that organize and participate in many activi- the chapter remains united through this ties not having a chapter house. Our On behalf of the chapter, I would like to transition. This is a unique situation to be freshman class helped the university thank you for all the support we have a part of and something that many of us build benches for the new Teaching and recently received from alumni and will never forget. We have made it our Learning Community. The benches are friends. The remodel has not been an number one goal to maintain excellent something that will be a part of our easy transition for the officers, members, inter-chapter communication so that campus for years to come. A small and everyone involved in Sigma Nu, but everyone is on the same page. plaque will be placed on each bench the result will be well worth it. I encourage thanking Sigma Nu for participating and everyone to stop by in the fall and see the Academics improving the campus community. new house. Feel free to call or e-mail me The men of Sigma Nu ended the fall Toward the end of the semester, we will if you have any questions, comments, or semester on a very positive note. The host a benefit concert to raise money for concerns about Delta Omicron. chapter G.P.A.was one of the highest on the local food bank. The concert is a campus at 3.02, which was well above battle of the bands; We will not only have Fraternally, the all-campus men (2.89) and all-frater- a band involved in the battle, but will help Ty Popplewell ’02, nity average (2.92). Our men were in the with the set-up, take-down, and running ∆Ο 1532 top five of all fraternities and worked of the door. Eminent Commander extremely hard to achieve that. We are (208) 308-2341 excited about our academic accomplish- Intramurals [email protected] ments and look forward to improving our The men of Sigma Nu have been very After the renovation is complete, The lower deck The front sitting room and the second deck will provide the (main kitchen seating area) fireplace are undergoing undergraduate brothers with during renovation. a much-needed update. fully equipped study rooms. Zeta Delta House Corporation Board President Treasurer Secretary Chapter Advisor/ Bryan Bentz ’88, ∆Ο 1295 Josh Beebe ’94, ∆Ο 1419 Joe Travis ’85, ∆Ο 1235 Fundraising Chairman Lewiston, Idaho Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Lewiston, Idaho Pete Tensmeyer ’00, ∆Ο 1505 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Richland, Washington [email protected] ΣΝ 3 J.P.’48 Mike ’75 Pat Jr. ’76 Vince ’80 The Hamilton Family Sigma Nu Brotherhood he Hamilton family has long been The family has been instrumental in Tcommitted to Delta Omicron Chapter continually recruiting new Delta Omicron Brothers relax after a day of skiing on Brundage Mountain in McCall, Idaho, in January. of Sigma Nu. Based in Buhl, Idaho, the members from the Buhl/Twin Falls area family has been involved at the University and have even hired some recent gradu- of Idaho since 1947 when J. P. ’48, ∆Ο ates, like Chad Brown ’99, ∆Ο 1493, a DELTA 531 pledged Sigma Nu. Over the years, former EC who now serves as a mortgage the family became a core presence at the consultant in the Buhl headquarters. chapter, as J. P.’s five sons pledged Sigma Current Eminent Commander Ty OMICRON Nu and were initiated: Michael ’75, ∆Ο Popplewell ’02, ∆Ο 1532 and his two 1063, John ’76, ∆Ο 1078, Joseph ’77, younger brothers, Joe ’04, ∆Ο 1570 and PREPARES FOR ∆Ο 1113, Vince ’80, ∆Ο 1164, and Tim Nick ’04, ∆Ο 1572, also come from Buhl ’82, ∆Ο 1179. After graduation, they and know the Hamilton family well. They RECRUITMENT returned to help run the family business at credit the Hamiltons with their decision to Farmers National Bank, which has been a pledge Delta Omicron. ecruitment during the summer of 2004 staple in the Buhl community for a number Rwent extremely well. Our pledge class of of years. While Michael, John, and Vince The Hamilton family has made a leader- 17 this year ranked third among all fraternities. remain in the banking industry in Buhl, ship gift to the Honoring Our Past, Last spring, before we set out to begin our Joseph is a pilot in Park City, Utah, and Securing Our Future Campaign, ensuring summer recruitment, we made a few goals. Tim is involved in the film industry and that future generations from the Magic One was to establish better relations with lives in Hailey, Idaho. Valley will pledge Delta Omicron. Delta Omicron alumni in regard to the recruit- ment process. Quite often in the past there has been very little communication between Undergraduate Officers the recruitment chairmen and alumni around the state. This has caused a few legacies and Eminent Commander Social Chairman Scholarship Chairman potential new members to slip through our Ty Popplewell ’02, Nick Matthews ’04, Nathan Fanning ’04, fingers, partly because it is impossible to ∆Ο 1532 ∆Ο 1566 ∆Ο 1559 make contact with every young man planning Buhl, Idaho Liberty Lake, Wash.