Alumni Brothers,
I’d like to give you all a broad overview of how the active chapter is doing - from recruitment to philanthropy to just a sense of the character of the house.
In the 2022-2023 school year, Epsilon-Eta recruited 23 new members, bringing our total undergraduate membership to 77 at year’s end. This made us the biggest house on campus with 15 more brothers than runner-up Pi Lambda Phi. We maintain a strong emphasis on recruitment principles and seek to bring in high-quality men, many of whom didn’t originally consider joining Greek Life. With regards to Philanthropy, the chapter rolled out two major new events in the Spring 2023 semester. We hosted “Bowls on Sunset” with Phi Kappa Theta, selling rice and macaroni bowls across campus. The chapter also held a field day on ‘86 Field with Alpha Phi to support the Autism Self Advocacy Network. We also ran our semesterly food drive with Alpha Phi, where we collected 2,469 pounds of food for Hope-Seven. Epsilon-Eta also continues to hold a place of prominence on the IFC with brothers holding the Executive Vice President and VP of Finance positions. Two brothers also won the RAA Emerging Greek Leader Award, continuing a long-standing tradition of Lambda Chi’s winning the award every year since its inception.
In Fall 2022, the chapter replaced the traditional committee system with a more streamlined tri-team. It consists of the involvement team, the biggest team ran by the High Beta charged with planning events- from recruitment to social to alumni events; the High Kappa’s education team centered on member education and pre-initiation experiences, and the House Manager’s house improvement committee. This tri-team system has led to a more refined operation with improved cooperation between officers, and allowed more brothers to become involved. The house improvement committee in particular has noticeably improved the cleanliness and repair of the chapter house, working with the Board of Directors to roll out renovations in just one semester. In general, the atmosphere around the house is fraternal- enthusiastic and friendly but also focused, hard working, and stalwart in upholding our values. We look to continue to upbuild Epsilon Eta’s excellence going forward with our amazing group of brothers.
The undergraduate brothers would like to thank our High Pi Roger Grice and Board of Directors President Geoff Seber for another year of service to the Chapter. One cannot speak highly enough of them and all they do for the chapter. Outside of his tremendous help running the house, Roger continues to serve as President of the Alumni Fraternity & Sorority Council, furthering Lambda Chi’s presence and activity in the alumni community. Geoff is ever-conscientious, working with the actives to improve the chapter house and was instrumental in finding our amazing new chef Eddie after Bonni’s retirement in December 2022. He truly cares and is always available and willing to provide advice for the house or even just listen to someone who needs to talk. These two advisors give a lot to the house and rarely get the recognition they deserve.
I hope this short letter gave you a glimpse into life at the active chapter. For those curious to hear more, I am more than happy to speak with you- feel free to reach out.
- High Alpha Carl Steffens, EH 1506