Sig Tau News

Homecoming 1999 Great Success

It was cold, rainy and then it snowed. That didn’t stop over One Hundred and Sixty-five brothers of the Alpha Lambda Chapter from showing up at this years Homecoming. I can’t even begin to tell you how high the emotions were flowing. Some brothers had not seen each other in over 25 years and for a few founding fathers it had been over forty five years. Who would have thought we could have pulled this thing off. Friday’s Pig picken started at 3pm and lasted till way past midnight. Doc Covey brought his infamous weed soup which was gone by 7. We never saw Doc the rest of the weekend. It was nice to visit and meet with many of the founding fathers like, Bill Garten, George Marron, Gene Gilhooly, George Bennett, Dr. Thomas Hambrick. All were doing very well. George Lublanezki made it to Concord but never made it to the house. He dropped off a copy of the 1949 SAGA which had an article on Alpha Lambda’s Installation. I sure missed meeting him. Mark Ehmer ‘82, Steve (tuba)Marron ‘80( I think he and Rod were going for a record), Rod Herrera ‘80, Tony Williams ‘70, Tom Woodbury ‘71, Dave Wilcox ‘70 Ken Ragle 78, Bill Stanley ‘77, Craig Alterio ‘71, Jessie English ‘71, Charles Baker ‘57, Rick Carey ‘75, Ronnie Ball ‘72, the Parker brothers, god the list just goes on and on. I don’t have room to name everyone that was there. Anyway, Saturday morning we woke up to snow. At that point I knew it was over. Two years of planning down the drain. Brothers came and they came and they kept coming. One Hundred and Sixty six to be exact came. It was freezing and then with the luck of a Sig Tau, the sun came out. For a few hours it stopped and we enjoyed each others company. Not many ate breakfast as it was just too cold to eat, but we had fellowship. I stood on the porch with 5 brothers who had not seen each other in over 25 years and it was emotional. At noon we held our first Alumni meeting and voted to officially establish an association. The first thing on the agenda was to approve the board. It was a site to be seen. It brought back old memories of sitting in a meeting and voting on something new. Look at the pictures on the next couple of pages. Look at the Sig Tau hats. They were everywhere. At the game we had a tent located beside the Athletic department where we brought the rest of the food and drinks. More Sig Tau’s came and the group got bigger. The Sig Tau tent was the place to be. At halftime the cheerleaders threw Sig Tau water bottles into the stands. We made our presence and secured our standing as the greatest Fraternity on campus. Sig Tau was not only number one that day but we took control of what we had lost. The active brothers did a hell of a job getting the house ready and putting this thing together. My hats are off to them. At the board meeting we decided Alumni dues will be $50.00 per year. Enclosed is a membership form. Please complete the form and mail it in with your check or money order made payable to Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni Association. It is well worth the investment. Please remember we need everyone's financial support and help. Please make your commitment today! Well I’d better start planning for Homecoming October 14th, 2000.