1855 Sigma Chi Rd - a diamond in the rough....built in 1951...once on the edge of campus....now centrally located...our Sigma Chi home is under going some needed remodeling....you can be a part of this...let us know how you can help. Review the list below and let us know what you can help with. GW
Our time to act is NOW! Please invest some time to visit 1855 and check out the activity. The Actives appreciate meeting their Alumni Sig Brothers. Should you see a project on this list you would like to sponsor or know someone who has a service or expertise that the house can benefit from, please contact our house corporation through our web site www.abqex.com Perhaps you have a handy man you could have go by the house and take on a few projects.
What will be our legacy?
Foresight - 7 young men ventured out in 1855 and started a new fraternity, based on specific principles they believed in, friendship, justice and learning. In 1916, Sigma Chi reached UNM. Our Alumni predecessors in 1928, 82 years ago, just 12 years after becoming a Chapter at UNM, purchased the old Abq Country Club land to build the future home of Sigma Chi at UNM. What an incredible VISION. In 1951, that vision became a reality after selling parcels of the land. The awesome new home of Sigma Chi opened on the out skirts of the north edge of campus. The new home of the Chapter was a grand addition to Sigma Chi at UNM and is now completely surrounded by university property, bringing new luster to our white cross. That was their legacy!
The world expects more of us than it does other people - Friendship - Justice - Learning - life long ideas - Living to a higher standard. This was left to us by our Founders. All honor to their name. These concepts have given us favor and distinction. We should endeavor to continue to help make Sigma Chi, continue to excel and expand. With all the EXceptional talent and large number of Sigma Chi alumni around here, what can we now accomplish? What will be our legacy to the next generations?
1855 will be 100 percent occupied for Fall 2010 - Brothers are in the process of fixing up their selected rooms. You should come by to see all the activity. The Actives have done an amazing job with what they have available. You would be proud of what our new Brothers (42 actives with an a goal set for 20 new pledges during Fall 2010 recruitment) are doing and of their accomplishments in the past 2.5 years, since getting re-colonized, which includes the recent winning of their second Peterson Award at Balfour Workshop this summer and selected as the Chapter of the Year for the Province.
Below is the beginning list of what needs to be done with our house at 1855 since we have re-occupied it on June 10th. Keep watching www.abqex.com for more updates. These projects are necessary to once again make Our Fraternity Home a grand facility. The foresight of our Brother Alumni in 1986 to get the mortgage paid off, made it possible to hold onto the house during the time span from 2002 until 2010. Our home property has become an extremely valuable asset and is nestled in a prime location to the university. We now have an opportunity to have a very large pledge class and to once again make 1855 a grand home to Sigma Chi.
Our 1855 Fraternity House has left us with many great memories and is now 60 years old. 1855 has been home to 864 Brothers since 1951 and it appears all the Brothers have become successful. This might lead one to ask, "Did it have something to do with joining Sigma Chi?" Now that membership number of 864, once again moves forward, the advancement of the white cross continues and the Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Chi, once again in is a strong leader role at UNM. Thanks to all the Alumni Brothers who have helped out so far financially and with in kind contributions. Thanks to JD Herrera who has taken the lead as House Corporation as president and his hardworking Board, Jim Sanderson, Gary Allen, Bob Hayes, David Allen, and Raymond Pineda. This is a huge undertaking and with everyone’s help, great accomplishments will continue to be made.
Priority One - Dorms room Doors and door jams (Door jams in very poor condition) - 20 minute fire doors - smoke seals - self closing
Completed....April 2011
Required by fire marshal for occupancy
Hallway and stairwell doors - 30 minute doors with smoke seals - $20K? For all new doors. Still waiting for the final word from the fire Marshall. Raymond Pienda, Brent Chiado, Hap Richardson and Gary Allen are working on this matter. Completed April 2011
Entry doors to Ballroom - security lower level
Mom Rich’s Room renovation of bathroom + new tile - will have a house parent Completed April 2011
Energy efficient widow replacement in dorm rooms - working on quote
Priority Two - Upstairs and down stairs Bathroom - remove all original tile, toilet fixtures, basins, valves and replace. Re-tile walls - Epoxy floor. The new plans are awesome. Bathroom wet areas have the old yellow tile removed and new shower valves. Shower stalls built and new tiling starts June 19th.
4 windows per bathroom - Total rebuild providing nothing is found during demo - $14 to 15K per bathroom
Priority Three
Individual Dorm room heating cooling units - Bob Hayes and Ken Otini are investigating options
Window replacement with energy efficient ratings - entire house - option considered is for individual Alumni to sponsor a window. Approximately 1000.00 per window. More details on this very soon.
-Guest bathroom remodel - next to Mom Rich’s room - Approx 1200.00 - Contractor lined up Just repainted June 2011
-Flagpole service to accommodate Am Flag and EX flag with White cross on top of pole Completed January 2011
-New secure Chapter Room doors - Chapter room renovation - podium work underway - Lee Morgan & Tom Colberg Still needing new doors...
-High Speed Internet - Hard wire all dorm rooms - Wireless modem for the common areas. Completed thanks to David Allen ... Fall 2010
-Exterior renovation of house coating - stucco/paint
-Exterior Balcony Rails and Vega replacement - Wendell Groff is analyzing the status East alcove has some significant wood rot which needs immediate attention.
-Kitchen appliances - open to all ideas Jim Hargrove is reviewing a number of options.
-Stove - Refrigerator - industrial dishwasher
-Washer Dryer - 2 sets - Washer and Dryer was donated by Alonso Castillo's parents.
-Dorm Stairwell carpet - destroyed by large dog kept in house
-Paint window frames a lighter color -
-Landscaping changes/modifications - street appeal is a vital concern
-Cherry picker to trim dead wood in trees
-Replace Livingroom carpet
-Dorm hallway carpet + automatic lighting - motion sensors
-Monthly Pest Control
-Chapter Room rehab - remove paneling - sheet rock and texture - new ceiling - updated lighting update ventilation - AC - New seating
-EX wroth iron front door handles and new seals - Bernie Butterfield
-Replace wrought iron crosses on the foyer chandelier
-Replace pebble glass on balcony lanterns
-Replace mini blinds in all rooms for uniformity of appearance from the outside
-Replace rotten vigas
Other Items needed
100 Folding chairs and 20 folding tables
Lots of painting
Security cameras
Large Lawn mower - Donated by Alumni President
Floor buffer - How many recall that under the living room carpet is solid oak wood floors?
Items completed:
Electrical Panel Replacement after 1st fire
Ballroom repairs after 2nd fire - Thanks to Frank McCallister
Fire alarm system -
Current Activity - directed by Gary Allen and Blake Boyd - Chapter House Manager
-Actives are painting and renovating their dorm rooms. Completed
-Actives are cleaning all areas of the house - On going
-Actives are painting the entryway and hallways - Completed
-Actives are working on cleaning up the yard - On going process
-Raymond Peneda got signs made for NO PARKING - Tow Zone signs. They are in place and seem to be working. Completed>>>University may assist with parking violations.
-Individual room wiring for internet - Dave Allen
-Getting quotes for most pressing renovation work
-Chapter room podium repairs - Tom Colberg & Lee Morgan
-Continued fund raising as all projects will be done as funding is available by SIGMA CHI’s
NO THIRD PARTY fund raising. We know this does not work.
-Updating the Alumni contact list - Active Chapter Working on a Who’s Who in Sigma Chi
Wish List
-Pave the back parking lot
-Re surface front drive circle and front parking lot
-Reduce amount of lawn - very expensive for upkeep (water).
-Solar panels on roof to supplement electric needs.
-Is it possible to drill a water well for use in watering the lawn?
-AC for the living room.....
Current Sigma Chi undergraduate membership is now just over 15000 Actives, 236 Active Chapters with 6 active colonies and 4 interest groups. The living Alumni members are 225,000 strong with 168 active Alumni Chapters. This makes Sigma Chi the largest Greek Fraternity.
Guard well Brother.....
5/13/10
Brothers
We are now about 17 days away from being able to have the recolonized Sigma Chi Chapter back in our 1855 property. What an exciting time. We all have great memories when we were there and now it is their turn. Our new undergraduate Brothers in the Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Chi, are an outstanding group of hard working, dedicated you men who deserve our full support. Since the re-colonization started in 2006, our Brothers have achieved numerous awards for their actions and have invested thousands of hours into community service. They have once again become a vibrant leader on the UNM Campus.
Re- occupying our 1855 property is a big project and every Brothers support is needed to make this a successful venture. Please be watching the alumni web site
www.abqex.com
for the posting of the scheduled work. This will be directly related to the amount of funds that the House Corporation will successfully receive from the current, reactivated fund drive.
This is also a call for any Brother that has been keeping any of the 1855 house furniture, logos, books, etc, or knows where any of the Chapter House items are, to please return them or contact Gary Allen, (505-350-1711 or garyleeallen@comcast.net) as he will be working with the Chapter House Manager to get the house back in to working order. Many thanks to Gary for all his love and dedication to taking acre of 1855.
Chapter House work at 1855 will all start on June 1st. It will probably be helpful to have an Alumni workday soon. Be watching for news on this to be posted on the web site.
www.abqex.com
Also, the house will need furniture for the living room, washers and dryers, landscape revitalization and so on. If you have any of these things that you can help supply or have contacts where we can get these items, please let Gary Allen or JD Herrara know.
Should anyone have difficulties with the web site, please contact Lee Morgan 505-980-2499.
Remembering we are all still Sigma Chi’s Guard Well
2/28/2010 EX NEWSLETTER - For simplicity while I am still learning the new web site system...the March 2010 Newsletter is posted on the Announcements TAB to the left.
2/10/10 - Brothers, Welcome to the NEW web site format. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you have or problems you may encounter with the web site. Pass the word onto others to get their contact information updated. If you cannot login, most likely you have not registered. Click the Register link, next to Login and get signed up so that you will have access to the Private side of the web site. This is were the Newsletters will be posted along with lots of other Alumni Chapter information, including the New Forum section (See below).
Lee Morgan - Alumni Web Master
Remember, you can now pay annual dues online. Our GOAL is 500 Members which will set a Sigma Chi Record as the largest Alumni Association. Use the "Dues Payment " tab located on the left margin of this page. At the bottom of this page, see the graph on dues paid so far.
Forum Tab - Private side when you login. Look in the upper right hand corner.
- Have something to sell? Post it here!
- Have ideas for an activity, newsletter article or web info? Post it here!
- Want to get involved in the Alumni Mentor Program being developed? Post it here!
- Post Comments about the web site!
Updated 2/08/10
Use this link to see the Social calendar.....
House Corporation Update: JD reported that approximately 450 brochures on the 1855 house project were sent out to the Alumni . The second mailing will be going out soon. JD reported that he has had several inquiries already.
JD expects to have a plan ready by March 2010, to report to the Association, as to how the House Corporation will proceed with plans to have work done on the 1855 Chapter house and get the Chapter back in its rightful home. The extent of the work is certainly contingent on the Alumni financial support and in kind contibutions.
The New House Corporation officers are:
President - JD Herrera
Vice-presdient - Jim Sanderson
Secretary - Ray Pineda
Treasurer - Bob Hayes
Member at Large - Gary Allen
Member at Large - David Allen
Member at Large - Moon BarnhartAlumni Chapter Officers:
President - Bill Lawrence
Vice President - Marion Jourdan
Treasurer - Moon Barnhart
Secretary/Editor - Open
Member at large - Still OPEN
Member at large - Still OPEN
Member at large - Still OPENThe New web site format update is planned to be up and running by the end of the second week of February, 2010. Hopefully all the bugs are finally worked out.
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Many thanks to all those Brothers who have paid their dues to the Alumni Chapter in the past.
2008 - 156
2009 - 132
2010 - 22 have paid so farNOTE: Remember you can pay you annual alumni dues on line through this web site. Go to the private side and click on the Dues tab on the laft side of the page.
------------------------------------------The Alumni Chapter also would like a Brother to lead the following:
Alumni Mentor Program for the Upper Classman
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Alumni Biz Exchange Breakfast
Alumni Social
Alumni Monthly Newsletter------------------------------------
Web Master Goals for 2010:
-Continue to update contact information on the web site.
-Build dues paying Alumni Chapter members to 500 - the largest Alumni Chapter in Sigma Chi
-Build the Chapter Scholarship fund up to 10,000.00. It is now at 8,000.00.
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Be sure to look at the History page for some interesting new information.Thanks to Mark Muller and David Sahd who designed and maintained the first website to take us into the 21 Century. We hope you find this new web site valuable to stay in tune with the current activities of the Alumni Association and the Colony re-colonization. The link to the first web site is under links on the private pages.
Welcome
The fundamental purpose of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is the cultivation, maintenance and accomplishment of the ideals of friendship, justice and learning within our membership.
Sigma Chi Fraternity best serves its purpose by developing, implementing and monitoring programs that foster leadership, build character and promote positive relationship skills which, in turn, enable our members to become productive and caring participants in their families, colleges, business, local Chapter and communities.Consider what you have gained from Sigma Chi. We all made a life long commitment to the Fraternity. The Legacy our 7 Founders left to us, is still alive and thriving. Sigma Chi will continue to grow by the participation of every Brother. What can you do to help make the experience of being a Sigma Chi valuable to those just now entering the Brotherhood? Become a mentor.... What is your Legacy to Sigma Chi been so far? What will you legacy to Sigma Chi become?
Monthly Alumni Luncheon - Noon to 1 PM - Cooperage Restaurant - 2nd Tuesday every month.
EX BIZ EXchange - See Announcements page for details
