News Archive

Homecoming!
July 18, 2010

Posted by Kris Parrent

Valparaiso University's homecoming this year will be held on Saturday, September 25. Sigma Phi Epsilon is excited to invite all of our chapter's alumni and their family and friends back to celebrate the event. The schedule is as follows:

11:30 am: Lunch
12:00 pm: Alumni Board Meeting
1:00 pm: Homecoming football game kickoff
8:45 pm: Burning Heart Ritual at Eastgate (open to family)

We are excited to see you there!

New Page for Seniors!
April 27, 2010

Posted by Kris Parrent

Check out what our seniors will be doing after graduation!  This addition to our website can be viewed here or by selecting the link under the Brothers section on the sidebar.  Good luck seniors!

Congratulations Brad Lubeck!
April 26, 2010

Posted by Kris Parrent

Sigma Phi Epsilon would like to congratulate Brother Brad Lubeck on officially becoming the Student Body Vice President of Valparaiso University! 

Songfest 2010
April 26, 2010

Posted by Kris Parrent

SigEp took second place in this year's Songfest competition.  Congratulations to Kappa Delta and Phi Kappa Psi on their victories this year.  The video of SigEp's performance can be viewed below.  Sigma Phi Epsilon President Jacob Tewes sang the solo during "You've Lost that Loving Feeling."  The band was also all SigEps featuring Jon Becker on drums, Dane Callstrom on keyboard, Grant Chapman on bass, and Kris Parrent on guitar.  The theme for our performance was "Top Gun."  The performance was directed and choreographed by Dane Callstrom.  Enjoy the video!

Tommy Lindell to attend Ruck
April 08, 2010

Posted by Jay Strybis

Congratulations to Tommy Lindell '11 for being accepted into the upcoming Ruck Leadership Institute.  Joining the ranks of Adam Dralle '10, Geoff Yates, and Nate LaGrange '08, Tommy continues to represent IN Zeta at this highly selective program.

Ruck scholars are some of the best undergraduates SigEp has to offer.  They are taken to the College of William & Mary, the birthplace of the American College fraternity, to participate an intense five-day leadership experience.

Congratulations again to Tommy!

Spring 2010 Recruitment Class
February 03, 2010

Posted by Kris Parrent

Sigma Phi Epsilon Indiana Zeta is proud to welcome the following 17 individuals to our chapter as our recruitment class of Spring 2010:

• Matt Baldwin
• Nate Bluhm
• Mark Bonick
• Grant Chapman
• Benjamin Ema
• Gabe Gibson
• RJ Greim
• Kurt Gutfrucht
• Alec Johnson
• Brad Lubeck
• Cody Newport
• Zach Phillips
• Adam Reister
• Jay Sipes
• Josh Tanrikulu
• Taylor Wegrzyn
• Chris Wesemann

Sigma Phi Epsilon Indiana Zeta is now composed of 26 seniors, 24 juniors, 8 sophomores, and 15 freshman.  Welcome to the brotherhood!

2010 Recruitment Schedule
January 08, 2010

Posted by Jonathon Becker

The following is the 2010 spring recruitment schedule. We do, however, practice year recruitment. If you miss out on the semester events and are still interested in joining, please contact the VP of recruitment.

Friday, January 8: Fraternity Open House, 5:00 pm
Meet at the Harre Union at 5:00 pm to take a tour for all of the Fraternities on the campus of Valparaiso University.

Sunday, January 10: Ice Bowl, 2:00 pm
Snow football on the law school field next to the house, with chili and NFL playoffs afterwards at the house.

Wednesday, January 13: Halo Night, 7:00 pm
We'll have an abundance of X-Box 360's and TVs linked together for what will surely be an epic battle.

Friday, January 15: Floor Hockey, 6:00 pm
Classic 2 on 2 floor hockey tournament at the SigEp house. Wings, chips, and soda provided.

Sunday, January 17: Chicago Wolves Game, 1:30 pm
Meet us at the Union Info-desk at 1:30 pm to take a trip to Chicago to see the Wolves take on Peoria in some intense ice-hockey.

Tuesday, January 19: Ping Pong/Foosball Tournaments, 7:00 pm
Single elimination tournament at the SigEp house. Free food for all, prizes for the champion.

Saturday, January 23: Paintball, 10:00 am
Meet at the SigEp house at 10:00 am for an afternoon of Paintball!

Sunday, January 24: Alumni Q & A, 6:00 pm
Join us and some of our alumni for wings from Buffalouies at the SigEp house. Come with any questions and an open mind towards what it is like to be a part of Greek Life as a SigEp

Thursday, January 28: Preference dinner
By invitation only.

2009 Balanced Man Scholarship
August 24, 2009

Posted by Jay Strybis

Every year, Indiana Zeta awards scholarships to incoming freshman males who have shown dedication to developing a sound mind and body in their high school careers.  More information can be found on our Balanced Man Scholarship page.

The scholarship is absolutely free to apply for, and we would encourage all incoming freshman males to submit an application!

The 2009 Balanced Man Scholarship application can be downloaded here.  You can turn in the application at the Union front desk or give it to any SigEp brother.  You can also view the accompanying letter.

InZeta represents at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
March 29, 2009

Posted by Jonathon Becker

Several members of our chapter took the opportunity to go down to Indianapolis over the weekend to participate in some philanthropy with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. TV station, Indiana 6, did a profile on some of the local companies participating in the event, and this video featured Jake Hautly and Colin Fields, with extensive photos of Jake in his letters. Check it out embedded below, or head over to the Indiana 6 website, here.

Feel free to head over to the discussion board to discuss this video here.

Carlson Leadership Academy yields new ideas, awards
February 09, 2009

Posted by Jonathon Becker

Last weekend, the new officers of Indiana Zeta attended The Carlson Leadership Academy at the Weston Lombard in Chicago. The officers were joined by AVC board president, Josh Lee and chapter counselor, Mike Nevergall.
The Carlson Leadership Academy (CLA) is part of the national SigEp Leadership Continuum, which is set up to help “elected officers develop key life skills and share best practices to lead their chapter to excellence.”
The group arrived on Friday night and spent all day Saturday spending time talking with other executive boards from around the region, and learning from successful alumni. There were officer break-out sessions for people to talk to and learn from other people who are trying to accomplish the same things. Everyone who went came away with many goals and ideas to bring back to chapter. In particular, each officer was asked to come up with three goals for each position.
In addition to learning leadership skills, Indiana Zeta was also the recipient of two awards at the event. We received the Manpower Excellence award for having the most members of any fraternity on campus at 67, and the Phi Beta Kappa Wheelhouse award for maintaining greater then a 3.15 GPA for both semesters in the 2007-2008 school year. These awards have been added to the list on our awards page.

Discussion of this post, as well as each officer’s list of goals can be found on the forums, here.