![]() We continue to be financially challenged as our membership was impacted by the membership review, but the chapter is responding by building toward our maximum capacity of 65 live-in members. The undergrads have responded well and respect Todd. He manages all the move-in and move-out processes, meets with the undergraduates, oversees “walk-throughs,” and handles all the issues with our physical plant. He has been a godsend as our “boots on the ground.” He goes way beyond the call of duty. Todd has been very involved in his fraternity, Phi Psi, and works in the Champaign real estate business. We have brought on Todd Salen as our new property manager. Our GPA continues to rank in the top ten. Steve Sarovich has worked diligently to resurrect the scholarship awards program that we put on hold during our membership review. The message is clear: more commitment equals better outcomes. Your board is working to launch a new chapter advisory board that will work closely with the board and the undergrads. Wes is working closely with the chapter alongside Blake Pierce, our grand praetor. He is an ’05, lives in town, and was in Mike Church’s pledge class (our fraternity’s current executive director). We brought in a new chapter advisor, Wes Hanner. I believe we are making tremendous progress with the chapter. My message: those who commit to our Sigma Chi values and principles, spelled out in all that we do, from learning about our founding fathers and their guiding principles during pledgeship to our initiation ritual, will be champions in life. He told them, “I cannot guarantee success if we commit and work hard, but I can guarantee that if we do not commit and work hard, we will not have success. One of the requirements was that, upon returning from the summer, the lineman had to run a mile in under six mins, and everyone else had to run a mile under 5:30. In those days, athletes went home for the summer, and upon their return, Coach Schembechler expected much from his team. The Vietnam War was raging, and protests were happening on every college campus. They were soft and not as committed as they should be to rise as champions. ![]() I am paraphrasing something Bo Schembechler told his team in 1969 when he took over as Michigan’s head football coach. ![]() The title speaks to what is required for organizations to survive and thrive. “Those Who Commit Will Be Champions in Life”
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