Alumni Updates
Thanks to these brothers for responding to our recent alumni email survey! If you’d like to submit an update of your own for publication in an upcoming e-letter or a future edition of our alumni newsletter, email us your updates and photos at [email protected]. George Morriss ’69 My wife Sue and I are true snowbirds, splitting our […]
Chapter House – New Compactors, Service Court and Parking Lot Improvements
Over the summer, our chapter house infrastructure was improved with the addition of a new set of three vertical stack trash and recycling compactors that will replace the unsightly dumpster corral that blocked the view from our dining room. (Gone also will be the ever-popular, though the unsafe practice of dumpster target tossing from the […]
Sigma Chi National’s Statement on Racial Justice
“Our hearts mourn the loss of George Floyd and there are strong arms around any of our brothers who have ever faced injustice and adversity because of their national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or race.” As the nation continues to be rocked by protests in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and […]
Remembering Penn Campus Traditions!
There’s one thing we’re certain about in 2020, it’s that everything is uncertain. Just ask any corporate advertisement ever (watch this video for a laugh). New announcements about fall at Penn are coming out every day, and it seems like many of our favorite campus activities are being postponed, moved online, or even canceled altogether. Many universities […]
CHAPTER ETERNAL: Norman Wohlken ‘54
We regret to inform you of the passing of Brother Norman Wohlken ‘54 on Feb 1, 2020. We have lost a fine brother. Thank you to Martha Wohlken for sending in this update. Norman Wohlken ‘54 had the motto “to serve” when he was President of Kite & key and clerk of Friar Senior Society. And his […]
Alumni Update
We would like to say thank you to Michael Sanford Hoffman ’79 for sending in an alumni update. We always appreciate hearing from our alumni! If you would like to submit your own update, to be uploaded to the website and featured in the future, you can email our alumni relations partner at [email protected]. You can also post directly by […]
Chapter Eternal: Brother Walter Glotfelty ’63
We regret to inform you of the passing of Brother Walter Glotfelty ’63 on April 7, 2015. We have lost a fine brother. Walter Lang Glotfelty, age 75, passed away April 7, 2015, in San Antonio, TX. He was a kind, loving, thoughtful, and generous Husband, Son, Father, Grandfather, and Friend. Born on February 12, 1940, […]
Maury Nunes ’70, Passionate About Sigma Chi Because of History, Friendship
Why did you join Sigma Chi as an undergraduate? When I was an Undergrad, it seemed to me that the best opportunity for social life and the way to associate with the best people on campus was to join a fraternity. I was lucky enough that in Army ROTC, a Cadet Captain named Jim Visceglia […]
The Quakers Plan For Coming Back
Brothers, I know you must be wondering what the University’s plans are for the Fall 2020 semester in light of recent developments regarding COVID-19. The following is sourced from Penn’s website: Penn’s Plans for the Fall Semester A Message to the Penn Community From: Amy Gutmann, President Wendell Pritchett, Provost Craig Carnaroli, Executive Vice President The events of the […]
Phi Phi Chapter History
As we approach our 100 anniversary at 3809 Locust this fall, here is a remarkable history of the early days of the founding and re-establishment of the Phi Phi Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania. Apparently, the Chapter went inactive for one or two brief periods after it was founded in 1875. This document covers […]