2. Welcome Epsilon Class
 Introductions
 Name, year, major, fun fact
 Reorganize class
 PIN numbers
 Magister “master”;
“teacher”
 My goal(s)
 Your goals

3. Benefits of Being Greek
Important Not quite as important
 Sacred brotherhood  Learn to dress like a
 Bonds of friendship gentleman
 Amazing people  Learn the fundamentals of
 Wonderful memories
business/corporation/govern
ment
 Alumni networking
 Explain
 Exclusive American tradition
 Meet important people
 connections

4. Expectations and Obligations
 Pledge definition  Pledge meetings
 Gentlemen status  Must be involved
 Attire - explain  Committee system
 Brotherhood and respect  Attendance
 Eyes and ears  Tests and final
 Frat vs. Fraternity  I-Week and I-Weekend
 Formal attire Monday
and Fridays

5. Pledge class positions
President Annotator
 Formal leader of the class  In charge of texting and
 Nominations today and next organizing class as a whole
week  Nominations today and next
 Speeches and voting next week
week  Speeches and voting next
week

6. Housekeeping
 Brotherhood respect  Candle pass
 Get to know brothers  Explanation
 No nicknames  Ritual
 Be respectful  Confidentiality
 Speak up if you see
anything fishy

7. How to get dropped
 Be a (drunk)jerk  We goof around.
 Disrespect brotherhood  Draw the line
 Women, girlfriends, friend  Use discretion
s of the chapter
 Don’t take jokes
 Do not embrace morals personally
and ethics  Talk to us if you have a
 What are morals? problem
 Act entitled
 No way.

8. Founding of ΣΧ – June 28, 1855
 Miami  Deep rift in ΔΚΕ
University, Oxford Ohio  Perceived lack of
 Matter of principle allegiance
 ΔΚΕ, Erodelphian  Six “rebels” proposed
 Fall of 1854, dinner
 Four dissenters + two  Ambush and ultimatum
other DKEs, won support  Runkle’s explosion
 Merit vs. blind  Six dissenters ->
acceptance Expelled
 Made new
fraternity, formed on
justice

9. Founders
Benjamin Piatt Runkle Thomas Cowan Bell
 Fearlessness  Exemplified learning and
 Noteworthy military career friendship
 Helped design badge  Life work – educator

10. Jordan Standard
 YOU MUST KNOW
THIS 
 Start with “The
standard with which…”

11. Assignment
 Founding of Sigma Chi (NS 37-40)
 First two founders (Runkle NS 41 and Bell NS 42)
 Full name, quote, and three facts
 Jordan Standard (NS 21)
 Completely memorized, recite and write down
 Know founding date of Lambda Nu
 April 21st, 2012
 Greek alphabet
 Character and word (A alpha, B beta, etc)
 Friendship, Justice and Learning:
 “roots of our Fraternity” paragraph (NS 19)