June 10 Minutes
Central Missouri Alumni Chapter met via Google Meet on June 10.
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every even month. Upcoming meetings are August 12, October 14, and December 9. The August 12 meeting will probably be held via Google Meet.
Many Alumni Chapters are successfully meeting online via Zoom or one of the other meeting service platforms like Google Meeting. Some groups have seen an uptick in attendance. Attracting new members who perhaps find online engagement more accommodating to their schedules certainly helps share our messages and introduces chapters to larger Sigma Chi audiences.
The Sigma Chi Colony at Westminster has 9 colonists living in the Sigma Chi House. Recruitment efforts for the second class of colonists are underway. All is progressing well according to Chapter Advisor, Significant Sig Bob Aulgur.
A documentary premiering at the We Are One Festival entitled "Wake Up" on June 4 via YouTube was produced by Alex Lindley, Missouri ' 15. Wake Up - Stories From The Fronlines Of Suicide Prevention includes the story of Keller Zibilich, LSU '14 and the efforts of his parents Michael Zibilich, LSU '70 and his wife Gayle to help Sigma Chi erase the stigma behind mental health. A full length feature story highlighting Project Wake Up will be featured in the Summer Issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi.
Sunday June 28, 2020 marked the 165th Anniversary of the founding of Sigma Chi. We have much to be proud of: 350,0000 plus all time initiates, 249 active chapters and colonies, 131 active alumni chapters.
Sigma Chi Leadership Institute's recent achievement as a state - licensed institution of higher learning enables Sigma Chi to be the only organization in the Greek -letter world to be able to provide third party authenticated and validated leadership and character development curriculum to our members.
https://sigmachi.org/sigma-chi-leadership-institute-becomes-licensed-educational-institution-in-illinois/
Look for a Google Meet e-mail notice in early August from President Andy Kassel, Western Illinois ' 95 for our August 12 online meeting. See you online August 12
December 11 Minutes
Lunch meetings are held the second Wednesday of every even month. Upcoming 2020 meetings are February 12, April 8,June 10, August 12, October 14, and December 9.
Held at the Stadium Grill, 1218 Fellows Place, Columbia,Missouri at Noon. Meetings usually last about an hour.
President Andy Kassel, Vice President Ben Trachtenberg, and Secretary/Treasurer Bruce Klaus were reelected to office for 2020.
The Sigma Chi house at University of Missouri closed in November. For more information, see the Sigma Chi International website at www.sigmachi.org
A colony will be starting at Westminster in 2020. Meetings will be held at the Sigma Chi house. After February 1 2020,members of Sigma Chi can visit a meeting on any Sunday at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to attend, please e-mail Significant Sig Bob Aulgur Westminster ' 75 at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A Province Workshop will be held at St Louis University on Saturday, February 8, 2020. This will include chapters from Northern and Southern Missouri Provinces. If you would like to attend contact Andy Kassel.
You can pay your 2020 dues of $20 with a check. Just send to:
Central Missouri Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter
P O Box 813
Columbia,MO 65205
See you at our next meeting February 12
June 13 Minutes
Lunch meetings are held the second Wednesday of every even month. Remaining meetings in 2018 are August 8, October 10 and December 12.
Held at the Stadium Grill, 1219 Fellows Place,Columbia,Missouri at Noon. Meetings usually last about an hour.
President Andy Kassel, Western Illinois ' 95 reviewed the upcoming Grand Council held at the Renaissance Hotel,O'Hare in Chicago on June 22-23. The President of the St Louis Alumni Chapter Terry A. Benassi, Southeast Missouri '68 was inducted in to the 2018 Class of the Order of Constantine. Congratulations to Terry. Sigma Chi International is always interested in ideas concerning alumni engagement. It was mentioned that the " Tiger Sig " newsletter with four editions each year is an excellent publication to keep alumni well advised on the Sigma Chi events at the University of Missouri.You can see back editions of the Tiger Sig at http://xixichaptersigmachi.com/ Andy Kassel suggested that the Central Missouri Alumni Chapter might look to hold some evening events in the mid Missouri area.All in attendance seemed to think that would be a good idea.Any Sigma Chi alumni that have suggestions for events,please contact Andy.This website gets hundreds of hits every month informing all of Sigma Chi news. On non Sigma Chi related topics, we discussed family genealogy and the new building under construction in downtown Columbia for the State Historical Society for Missouri.
You may pay your $20 dues for 2018 with a check to:
Central Missouri Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter
P. O. Box 7612
Columbia,Missouri 65205
See you at the meeting on Wednesday,August 8 at the Stadium Grill
Huntsman Cancer Institute
The Huntsman Cancer Research Foundation
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