2025 Summer NewsletterWelcome to the first newsletter for the 2025-26 school year. We will try to do these more regularly (At least semi-annually) in this new format. Here is what has gone on over the past year with the Appalachian State Epsilon Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi to get you caught up. |
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20th Anniversary Chartering Event |
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The 20th Anniversary of the Epsilon Rho Chapter’s Chartering is coming up on January 28th 2026. Please let the Alumni Council know if you have interest/are able to attend an event in Boone to celebrate and catch up in Boone on a weekend around that date by submitting this ONE QUESTION Interest Survey below asap. |
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Grand Chapter 2024 - Louisville |
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| After graduating Spring 2024, Brother Connor Davis was inducted into the Alpha Sigma Phi Undergraduate Hall of Fame, an honor only given to a few Alpha Sigs nationwide yearly. |
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| The Epsilon Rho Chapter was awarded it’s first Phi Pi Phi Silver Cup for achieving significant recognition in all areas of the '23-'24 Annual Report, ranking 18th out of around 178 active chapters nationwide. |
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| We welcomed ten new brothers into the Epsilon Rho Chapter: McGowan Sams, Hudson Droppleman, Miles Wagner, Charlie Fox, Connor Flannery, Zach Gilpin, Russell Wood, Cameron Gross, Andrew Sterba, and Rhythm Akre. |
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| Hurricane Helene forced classes to be cancelled and moved online for most of October but it didn’t stop our brothers from finding ways to help out the High Country community volunteering with the NC Baptists on Mission. |
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| Christmas For The Kids shopping event
2024 was a great success raising over $8000 for underprivileged children in the High Country. |
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| This past Fall, we were proud to have brothers Kendall Helms & Vinnie DiSabato graduate. |
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| About a year ago the chapter took on two new Adopt-a-streets in Boone, Linney Street & Horn Avenue. |
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| To close out the Spring semester the chapter put on an Adam Church Concert with another fraternity on the last day of class. |
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| The chapter partnered with the National Marrow Donor Program to get students to join the bone marrow registry. |
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| This Spring, we were proud to have several brothers graduate, including Ryan Crosby, Hunter Farlow, Graham Mullen, and Curtis Simmons. |
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Spring Formal @ Myrtle Beach |
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| About a month ago, the father of Julian Guadarrama, the chapter’s VP of Administration was detained traveling to work and faces deportation. If you are interested in helping with the legal costs please support his GoFundMe. |
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| President Jack Rauschenberg, VP of Growth Zach Gilpin, VP of Finance Matt Fleming, VP of Membership Enrichment, and Grand Chapter Advisor Alex Palma are heading to “Elevate” a biennial training conference put on by Alpha Sig in August, held in Orlando this year. |
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| App State Football is playing at Bank of America Stadium on Friday, August 29th and with tons of alum in the Charlotte area I know Alpha Sig will show out - Let us know your tailgate plans! |
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| Kale McIntosh & The Alumni Association are working on planning an event around Homecoming, renting out the Camp Broadstone lodge. Let us know if you’re interested in joining - Homecoming is Saturday 10/18 (Coastal Carolina Game) |
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Watch for our new tailgate tent this fall on Sanford Mall! The brotherhood did a great job staying on budget for the 2024-25 school year and were able to invest in themselves by having the best tent out there for the foreseeable future. |
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100th Brother Celebration Dinner (2012) |
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If you have any interest in being more involved on Alumni Council, the upcoming Alumni Association, or just want to update us on how you’re doing reply to this email and join the Alumni Council Zoom meetings! |
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If you are able to help support the brotherhood financially you can make one time or reoccurring tax-deductible donations to the chapter endowment - make sure to mention “Epsilon Rho Chapter Fund” under “Gift Designation“. Gifts go directly to covering the chapter’s annual expenses from Nationals which exceed $10,000 a year. |
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