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Last Updated: 10/20/09

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Homecoming
      The weekend of October 16th - 18th represented Homecoming Weekend at Furman University. The preceding week was filled with homecoming activities! The brothers of South Carolina Phi were partnered with the sisters of Delta Gamma for this year's activities. Hilarious skits, massive banners, T-shirts (pictured right), and the homecoming float were all created over the duration of homecoming week. This year's theme was board games with SAE and DG getting the Jumanji theme. This theme was translated into the massive float that was displayed along Furman's Milford Mall as the Furman Paladin football team defeated the Samford Bulldogs 26-24.

      The float sat adjacent to the South Carolina Phi tailgate as active brothers welcomed back SAE alumni from classes in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and recent years. The homecoming dance this year was featured in the Furman Unvirsity Golf Pavilion on Saturday, October 17th. SC Phi would like to thank brother Billy Oden, homecoming chair, and the sisters of Delta Gamma for a wildly successful homecoming year!

South Carolina Phi Proudly Accepts The Fall 2009 Pledge Class
      South Carolina Phi is very proud to announce the beginning of the fall 2009 pledging process. Nine of the best men on campus have decided to take the next step in their college careers and join the ranks of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The members of South Carolina Phi are excited to again change the lives of great men by instilling the values of the True Gentleman and the fraternity into the ideals of these men. Under the supervision of pledge educators Reid Calhoon, Jeff Henson, and Patrick Berg, the below young men will embark on a several month long pleding process to learn the traditions, history, and values of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. These men represent the future of our chapter as we continue to influence the Furman Unversity campus, the greater Greenville area, and the lives of our members. Congratulations to following young men:

Name
Hometown
Andrew Hale Baldwin
Sudbury, MA
Thomas Yancey Bennett
Norcross, GA
Peter Matthew Broome
Barrington, RI
Andrew Myles Callaghan
Philadelphia, PA
John David Hunter
Bluefield, VA
David Peter Kaszycki
Alpharetta, GA
Jonathan Graham King
Charlotte, NC
Scott McNeely McLeod
Decatur, GA
Michael Robert Peter
Edina, MN

Check out our new Eminent Archon Archives Page!
      We are proud to unveil a new feature to scphi.net. Furman University and greek life alike have encountered many changes in the recent years. From academic schedules and recruitment policies and processes to Greenville County ordinances, it takes a while to acclimate oneself to the new systems. South Carolina Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon have a deep heritage imbedded in Furman University. Not only are we the longest-standing fraternity to Furman, but looking around the campus, one can see academic halls and university buildings named after prominent SAEs and South Carolina Phi Alumni.
      In an effort to reconnect the brotherhood and potential brothers with the history of our chapter, www.scphi.net is proud to remember the great men who have lead this great chapter in past and present. Click Here to check out the list! On a national level, some information has been lost as a result of multiple system transfers. If there are any names that can be added/modified to this list, please contact the Eminent Chronicler, Daniel Lewis, via email at daniel.lewis1128@furman.edu. Enjoy!

Paddy is Back!
      The brothers of South Carolina Phi are anxiously preparing for another Paddy. Once again, many longstanding traditions will come to life on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th. The chapter will come together to mourn the loss of our comrade, Paddy Murphy. Look out for the funeral procession to be held Friday afternoon on Furman's main campus. Following, the brothers of South Carolina Phi will gather to hear the tale of Paddy Murphy be eloquently told by an honord brother. To Paddy!

(image from univesitygraphix.com)

ΣAE Greenville Alumni Association Social
      The Brothers of South Carolina Phi are anxiously anticipating the Greenville Alumni Social that is to be held on Thursday, September 17th in the afternoon. The social will bring together Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni in the Greenville, SC area. Thursday will provide the brothers of South Carolina Phi a great opportunity to extend our roots in the Greenville ΣAE community.

      The event will be held at the Poinsett Club which is located at 807 East Washington St. in downtown Greenville. The Poinsett Club is known as one of Greenville's finest private clubs and was built in 1904. The Red Ballroom is pictured to the right.

South Carolina Phi Signs Lease On New Fraternity House
      The Brothers of South Carolina Phi are very proud to announce the acquisition of a new fraternity house. Due to new laws forbidding fraternity houses in Greenville County, our fraternity house has recently relocated to Travelers Rest, SC. The new house is several minutes north of Furman University's main campus. We are very proud to present our new house, which will be receiving new renovations in September and October, during some of our first social events of the new school year. South Carolina Phi would like to thank brothers Reid Calhoon, Andrew Leithe, Ryan Loveless, and countless others for providing invaluable support in the process of acquiring our new house.

Students Return For New School Year
      Unpacking cars, decorating dormrooms, scrambling parents, and moving in apartments are just some of the many sights to see as Furman University reopens the front gates to begin the new school year. This year marks the second full year under Furman's new academic semester schedule system.

      The Brothers of SC Phi return to Furman anxiously anticipating another great school year. Brothers return from a wide assortment of summer activities. Our brothers particiated in internships, university research assistants, and volunteer work all over the nation in the summer months. SC Phi brothers worked for such names as Morgan Stanley, Michael Kors, UBS, and NGO. Pictured to the left are brothers Andrew Leithe, Kyle Bianco, and Stewart Koch.

"www.scphi.net" Recognized At The ΣAE National Convention
      This website, www.scphi.net, was recognized at the ΣAE Annual National Convention this summer of 2009. This year's annual meeting was held in New Orleans, LA in the first weeks of June. Supreme council members recommended www.scphi.net as one of the top ten fraternity websites in the nation. Chapters looking to create a website were encouraged to model their new initiatives after these top ten websites. The brothers of South Carolina Phi would like to thank everyone for their interest and continued support in our great chapter!

Check out our new Function Shirt Archive Feature!
      If you are curious about South Carolina Phi T-shirts you may have seen being work around campus, look no further. We now have an archive of all shirts for SAE functions from the 07-08, 08-09, and 09-10 school year. All shirts were designed by an active brother of SC Phi and produced by the GrafCow Company. For information on GrafCow, please visit the bottom of our contact page to be redirected to the website.
  

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