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SigEp Earns Honors at Greek Awards Banquet
Chapter and individuals recognized for outstanding performance throughout the year
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At the recent Greek Awards Banquet the Illinois Nu Chapter at Eastern Illinois University won numerous individual and chapter awards.
SigEp received the Centennial Scholarship Trophy for top fraternity grades for the tenth time in twelve years. The chapter also received a Five Star Award for excellence in all areas of chapter operation (Chapter Operations, Recruitment, Membership Development, Social Programming, and Community Service).
Since all areas of chapter operation exceeded the 80 percent level of proficiency for the Five Star Award, the chapter also received the EIU President’s Award for Fraternal Excellence from Dr. William Perry, EIU President.
Jimmy Friesema, ’08, past chapter president, was honored as Greek Man of the year for his service to the chapter, community, and campus. He was particularly recognized for his educational programming on what it means to be a man, The Man Who You Are. Friesema presented an all-campus educational for fraternity chapters on March 27, 2008.
T. J. Tebbe, ‘08 and Todd Perry '08 received the EIU Dr. Charles and Mrs. Sharon Eberly Essence of Greek Values Award for their military service in Iraq. Tebbe was also recognized as the Greek Week King, and one of the Top Ten Greek Men
Levi Bulgar, ’09, was also recognized among the Top Ten Greek Men
for his service to the campus and community in student government.
Later the same evening it was announced that Bulgar was designated President-elect of the Student Body for the 2008-2009 year.
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Adam Gartner, ’09, received two Charles “Tight” Carter Awards, one for scholarship with a 3.76 accumulative GPA, and one for his athletic accomplishments on the EIU Soccer team. Gartner was named to the All-Midwest Regional Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in December 2007.
Mike Nowak, ’08, was honored for his continuing service to the fraternity / sorority community as a Greek Peer Adviser for the 2007-2008 year. Nowak, a two-year president of IFC, has presented on Values Congruence to NIC Academies in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Order of the Golden Heart recipient Dr. Charles G. Eberly, Bowling Green State ’63, received the Dr. James Price Award for the Outstanding Fraternity Chapter Adviser of the year.
For the third consecutive year, the Illinois Nu Chapter won Greek Sing, (Click here for video) The chapter has won Greek Sing 14 of the last 16 years. . Including Greek Sing, the chapter won first place in four of seven Greek Week competitions: Big Men’s Tugs, Pyramids, and Collegiate Bowl. This was the first time that a Sig Ep Tugs Team has reached the finals of the tugs competition let alone winning the event.
As a result, the chapter repeated as winners of the over Greek Week points race. The chapter’s participation in Greek Week was dedicated to Brother Jesse Mounce, who died unexpectedly on February 8, 2008.
- Dr. Charles G. Eberly
Chapter Adviser, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Illinois Nu Chapter
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TUGS CHAMPS!
 
Training pays off as Brothers bring new pride to Illinois Nu
The"Big Men" rope of Sigma Phi Epsilon established themselves as serious competitors after winning the championship tug at the EIU campus pond Saturday afternoon. SigEp made quick work of the challengers, Sigma Pi, finishing them off in just over a minute. Saturday's win came after the men defeated Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Chi earlier in the week to earn a spot in the final round.
Although SigEp's big men were smaller than most other ropes competing, they used technique and conditioning to overcome being out-sized. Coached by Adam Weaver and Paul Laubersheimer, the men began conditioning and training in January for the event.
Sigma Phi Epsilon also saw success with their "Little Man" rope as they earned third place, defeating Pi Kappa Alpha in under 30 seconds earlier in the day. Led by senior Mike Nowak, the little men improved from the year before but came up short after a hard fought 3-minute tug against last year's champions, Lambda Chi Alpha.
The TUGS event concluded this year's Greek Week at Eastern Illinois University. SigEp once again took 1st in the overall points race, making this the second consecutive year the Fraternity has been crowned Greek Week Champions.
Both the "Little Men" and "Big Men" ropes would like to thank the friends, family and alumni who came out to show support.
- Mike Leon, VP of Communication
2008 Greek Sing Champions!
 
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Illinois Nu reclaims Greek Sing Compeition
Uniform attire, precision movements, ear-to-ear grins, and unmatched four-part harmonies. All off this was presented to family, friends, and the entire EIU Greek Community on Sunday afternoon as the gentlemen of Sigma Phi Epsilon took the stage to reassert their status as singing champions. The men filled Lantz arena with songs of Billy Joel which included River of Dreams, Piano Man, For the Longest Time, and Lullaby. Directed by Matthew Gidcumb, the brothers gave a flawless performance of varying vocal ranges and harmonies that far surpassed any other contenders in the fraternity devision.
This year's win marks the third straight year the Fraternity has earned first place honors. Previously, Illinois Nu won Greek Sing for eleven consecutive years. Altogether, Sigma Phi Epsilon has won the trophy 14 times since it was founded at EIU in 1991.
SigEp would like to thank all of the family and friends who supported us. The Fraternity also gives a special thanks to Matthew Gidcumb, who devoted much of his time to perfecting the performance while still earning his MBA as a graduate student at EIU.
- Mike Leon, VP of Communications
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