Sigma Theta Alumni

Leave Your Legacy on the Wall

 

The Sigma Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu was founded at the University of Texas on October 22, 1922, and we are about to celebrate our 90th year of existence at UT. During our 90 years, we have had more than 2,500 young men enter our fraternity as pledges and leave as men, brothers and life-long friends.

The fraternity house at 2501 Leon Street has been the center of our existence since 1963. It is where we have all our meetings, dining together and parties.  It has been over 25 years since we have done any major renovations or improvements to the house.  This year we made a commitment to 2501 Leon and the chapter did a large scale house improvement project that encompassed removing the parking lot on 25th and installing a full court basketball court, putting down some beautiful landscaping on the front and side of the house as well as installing a wrought iron fence around the house premises. We are still planning to add security cameras around the exterior of the house and installing a sound system in the downstairs of the house.

The highlight of this project is the complete remodeling of the downstairs men’s and women’s bathrooms as well as the upstairs fraternity bathroom.  Complete with new toilets and stalls, redesign of the shower area as well as new sinks, countertops and new designer tile to complete the project.  The restrooms have been compared to the W Hotel and the Four Seasons restrooms as they are now one of the highlights of the house.

This year’s Alumni Weekend, September 8-10th, was a huge success.  With many alumni in attendance from every decade starting with the 1950’s through the 2000’s, we announced at this event that we are creating our “Leave Your Legacy on the Wall” project.   You can now have your name and personal message permanently engraved onto the wall of the Sigma Theta house for future generations to see.  All of you have left your mark on this fraternity in your own way and now we are asking you to “Recommit to leaving your legacy to the fraternity”.  It is simple, purchase any size brick and tell us what you want engraved on ‘your brick’. This will be part of your legacy that your children, grandchildren and many future SAM’s can know who you are.

All monies collected are going into the Sigma Theta Alumni Chapter Fund which is a separate entity from the fraternity.  Your donations will be used to set up scholarships for pledges/actives in Sigma Theta that have family or financial needs.   We do not ever want to exclude a young man from being an active and productive member of Sammy because of his family’s financial hardships. This year we have had more members ask for financial assistance due to loss of jobs or other personal hardships than in years past and your donation will help ensure that someone else will get to leave his legacy at the Sigma Theta fraternity. A portion of you donation will be used to establish the Sigma Theta Scholarship Fund in the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation and will be tax deductible.

Please share this with other Sigma Theta alumni and Little Sisters that you know to help make sure that everyone knows about this project.  We will send out a future notice announcing the official date we will begin installing the bricks as well as an invitation to the official “Sigma Theta Legacy Wall Event”.

 

Thank you for your continued support to Sigma Theta!

 

Bruce Golden

Fundraising Chair

Pledge Class ‘77