Queen of Hearts Alumni Ball

On February 9, 2008, Ohio Gamma alumni joined the undergraduate chapter for their Winter Formal and Queen of Hearts Ball at the Columbus Zoo. Over fifty-five alumni and spouses or guests attended along with the many undergraduates and their dates.

Lead by Mike Lockwood, master of ceremony, the Centennial Committee presented us with a fifteen minute presentation on the history of Ohio Gamma from 1908 through the 1960s. The presentation included pictures of the first "Script Ohio," the history of SigEp houses through 1970 and even pictures of then District Governor John Hartman partying with the "Gamma Boys" in the 1960s.

John "CJ" Waggoner, president of the alumni board, then paid honor to our eldest alumnus in attendence- Carl Abell ('49). Brother Abell, with his wife Sherry at his side, was honored for five minutes as CJ spoke of his experience in SigEp. Carl joined SigEp in 1944, but had his membership interupted by his call of duty in World War II. Carl graduated in 1949 and moved back to his hometown of Medina, where he still owns and operates a dairy farm and ice cream museum. We greatly appreciated Carl and Sherry making the trip for this event.

Chapter President Michael Repasky then visited the microphone to announce the recipient(s) of the 2008 SigEp Sweetheart honor. The undergraduates chose Liz Warren for chapter sweetheart, daughter of Bob Warren ('71.) Liz is the president of the Pan Hellenic Association (PHA) and is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. The Alumna Sweetheart chosen was Gretchen Smith, wife of George Smith ('63.) Gretchen was both suprised and honored as we sang her our sweetheart song that she was long overdue to hear.

The night concluded with dancing and socializing for the undergraduates and alumni alike. We look forward to seeing everyone during our next three events:

May 10 - Alumni Baseball Game
August 2- Golf Outing and Pig Roast
October 3-5 Centennial Weekend Celebration and Gala

Contact Mike Lockwood (mlgobucks@roadrunner.com) to RSVP for these events.

Alumnus Shares His SigEp Pride with Chapter Leaders

as told by: Doug Hange '05

(pictured: Hange left, and Mike Repasky right)

Over this past Thanksgiving holiday, I had the distinct pleasure of having dinner with two of Ohio Gamma's finest. Those two brothers were Nathan Weber and Mike Repasky. Both have been long time friends and are now leaders of the fraternity. I took them to dinner at one of my favorite Ohio State establishments, Eddie George's Grill on High Street. The guys shared with me the many great things the chapter was accomplishing, such as increasing their chapter GPA towards a 3.5 average, winning athletic championships, and branching out to have social gatherings with different sororities such as the Kappas and the DGs. I was very proud of the guys for helping to increase the chapter count to over 90 plus quality men who believe in the principles of virtue, diligence and brotherly love. More importantly, they have found men who strive to be leaders, gentlemen, scholars and athletes. A great Ohio Gamma, Dennis Kaps, once said, "You must recruit men greater than yourself." I honestly feel this discipline has been followed during recruitment. Nate and Mike gave much of the credit to fellow brother Ryan Dressler, who was VP of Recruitment. They also informed me Ryan had been chosen by SigEp Nationals for a Regional Director position after graduation.

I challenged the gentleman that evening at dinner with one task. I asked them to continue to work on a mentoring program with alumni. I feel that is one piece of the pie that would be beneficial to the chapter and alumni. Unfortunately I no longer live in the Columbus area as I live and work for the Ford Motor Company in Orlando, FL, but I still like to keep in touch with my fellow brothers. I wish them all the best of luck in 2008 and look to hear many great things that make me proud every day to say I'm a Sig Ep.