Date: Tuesday, February 13th*
Time: Social Hour 5:30-6:30pm, Dinner 6:30 and Speaker 7:00pm
Place: Phoenix City Grill (Southwest corner Bethany Home and 16th Street)

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Speaker: FORMER MTV EXEC TO SPEAK TO SIGS

Public relations professional Barry Kluger, whose Kluger Media Group
is headquartered in Scottsdale, will speak at the monthly dinner
meeting of the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi on Tuesday, February 13.

Kluger Media Group specializes in strategic public relations and
crisis management. One current client is nbci.com.

During his career, Kluger has served as senior vice president of MTV
Networks (operator of the MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite
networks), USA Networks and Prodigy.

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The annual Founder’s Day Golf Classic is currently entering the
planning stage if you would like to play or help the organizers with
the event please call Dan Clements @ 480-610-4848.

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There was a very disturbing column last week that attacked the
fraternity system and accused it of essentially being the cause for
binge drinking on campus. I responded to the author to point out his
errors on this topic. If you would like to read the original column
and my reply (which will probably be published in the next Greek
Review newspaper) go to:

http://www.microworks.net/dave/college.html

FYI, the student he talks about that died was not a Greek and the
house he was at had lost its charter about two weeks before this
incident occurred.

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* PLEASE NOTE: Meeting is Tuesday this month as Valentine’s Day falls
on Wednesday.

Next Meeting:

Date: January 10
Time: Cocktail 6:00pm, Dinner 6:30pm & Speaker 7:00pm
Place: Phoenix City Grill, 16th Street & Bethany

Event:
Sigs To Tour Kartchner Caverns

The Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi will be treated to a guided
tour of Kartchner Caverns in January — without leaving the Valley.
Sig Jay Ream, assistant director of Arizona State Parks, will offer a
video tour of the spectacular limestone caves when he speaks on the
evening of Wednesday, January 10th, at Phoenix City Grill.

We’re still firming up the dinner menu, but expect to have as many as
four entrees available. Drinks will be at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 and
our speaker at 7. The location is Phoenix City Grill, which is on the
southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road (facing 16th St.).

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At our last meeting at the Phoenix City Grill, back in November, we
had 25 brothers in attendance. We hope to top that number in January.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP — and bring another brother, too!

Coming up in February, Barry Kluger, former head of marketing and PR
for MTV and USA Networks will speak. Note: The meeting will be head
on Tuesday, Feb. 13, so as to avoid conflicting with Valentine’s Day.

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Initiation this month at ASU

If you would like to help with Initiation activites or to attend the
ASU Chapter’s Initiation this month please call Dave Riddle at
480-610-8234 or email to dave@microworks.net to obtain details.

RITUAL MEETING PLANNED FOR PHOENIX SIG ALUMS

Date: Wednesday, December 13th
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Michael Monti’s Mesa Grill
1233 S. Alma School Rd., Mesa
(Southside of the BofA Building – the one wrapped in blue neon lights!)

The Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity will hold its
monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Michael Monti’s Mesa
Grill, 1233 S. Alma School Road, Mesa.
The new, one-time-only location for the meeting is because it
provides us the privacy needed for our annual ritual ceremony, which
will remind us of why we joined Sigma Chi and what it means to be a Sig.
Please invite a brother to join you for what will be an
inspirational gathering.
* Please note this meeting will follow the ritual format of a regular
Active Chapter meeting – not an initiation.

6 p.m. – Cocktails
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. — Ritual

Coming up:

January 10 – Speaker will be Barry Kluger, former head of marketing
and public relations for MTV and USA Networks, who consults internet
companies, including NBCi.com. Meeting will be held at Phoenix City
Grill, Bethany Home and 16th Street, Phoenix.

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The Spirit of Sigma Chi

The Spirit of Sigma Chi, as conceived by the Founders more than 140
years ago yet visible and alive today, is based on the theory that…

….Friendship among members, sharing a common belief in an ideal,…
….and possessing different temperaments, talents, and convictions,…
….is superior to friendship among members having the same
temperaments, talents, and convictions, and that…
….Genuine friendship can be maintained without surrendering the
principle of individuality or sacrificing one’s personal judgement.

SIGS NEEDED FOR CHANNEL 8 FUND RAISING

It’s your chance for fame! The Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi will
be manning the phones during on-air fund-raising for KAET-TV (Channel 8)
later this month, and we need your participation.

We’ve committed to supplying 12 brothers the afternoon of Sunday,
November 26th. Not only will you get your face on TV, you’ll also get a free
lunch. Please call Bud Wilkinson at 602-493-1886 as soon as possible to
reserve your spot on the phone bank or for more information.

Time is running out. We need to let Channel 8 know the names of
participants by the close of business on Friday.

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Soon a form will be put up on the http://www.phoenixsig.org/ website
for you to sign up for the Mentor program at ASU.

Greetings Brothers,

As the Chapter Advisor to the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi at
Arizona State University I am putting together a Mentor program for
the Active Brothers and need to find Alumni Brothers in the area
interested in participating in this program.

I am trying to keep the time commitment to a minimum so that both our
busy work schedules and precious free time are not severely taxed.

I plan on the program starting off with an introduction dinner for
the alumni and active brothers to be held at the ASU house at the
beginning of the semester/school year and concluding with a weekend
BBQ at the end of the school year to cap off this program. During
the school year I would like for the Alumni Brother and the Active
Brother to schedule times of their own choosing to get together for a
few meetings as they see fit. These meetings could be
evenings/weekends or better yet held at your place of employment (if
possible) to expose the guys to your professional work environment.

The main emphasis for the Mentor program will be to provide an
experienced resource for the Active Brothers to use in obtaining
advice on the direction they need to ensure that their college
experience leads to a successful kickoff to their professional career.

We have, in addition to the numerous brothers in the Business School
and other colleges, Brothers in the Cronkite Journalism School and
the Architecture School. Please email (dave@microworks.net), fax
(480-649-9231) or call me (480-610-8234) if you are interested in
participating in this new program.

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On a personal, although related, note I have been approached about
selling my company, but before I make any decisions on this I would
need to explore options for employment. If you would be interested
in reviewing my resume or know of someone who might please contact me.

In hoc,

“Spirits” Lure Us
To New Location

With the holidays approaching, it’s only appropriate that we get in the
spirit of the season. The Phoenix Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter will do that the
evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a program devoted to wine at our new
meeting location — Phoenix City Grill!

John Scremin, proprietor of Epicurean Wine Service in north Scottsdale,
will give brothers a short course in Wine 101, complete with a wine-tasting,
and provide us tips on what’s right to serve at the holidays.

Our new gathering spot — Phoenix City Grill — is conveniently located
off the Squaw Peak Parkway (SR 51) at Bethany Home Road. It’s situated on the
SW corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home, facing 16th Street (and just south
of a Pizza Hut store).

Phoenix City Grill will provide us with a more upscale environment and a
choice of entrees: Stuffed chicken breast or meat loaf are the options in
November. As always, there will be a cash bar.

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 8

Time: 6:00 p.m. Happy Hour, 6:30 p.m. Dinner and 7 p.m. Speaker

Place: Phoenix City Grill, 16th Street and Bethany Home Road

Upcoming meetings:

Dec. 13 — Ritual meeting at Monti’s in Mesa

Jan. 14 — Speaker will be Barry Kluger, dot.com consultant and former vice
president of marketing and public relations for USA Networks, MTV and
Prodigy. Location will be Phoenix City Grill.

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If you know of other brothers that would like to be added to either
the email or fax list please contact Dave Riddle by fax at
480-649-9231 or by email at dave@microworks.net

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Election Day is the day before our next meeting so remember to Vote
Early and Vote Often

The next meeting of the Sigma Chi Phoenix Alumni Chapter will be held:

Date: Oct. 11, 2000 (Wednesday Evening)
Place: Beef Eaters Restaurant (3rd Ave and Camelback)
Time: Cocktails – 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Dinner – 6:30pm
Speaker – 7:00pm
Speaker: Marge Wright, Director of Education for the Arizona Humane Society

Please RSVP to the Phoenix SIG Hotline 602-650-0567 or rsvp@phoenixsig.org
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Brother Dick Hester (Past Grand Consul) to visit ASU!

On October 20-21 Bro. Dick Hester will be conducting a Brotherhood
Retreat for the Active Chapter at ASU (he conducted on of these this
last spring at NAU with much success). The Retreat will be on Friday
evening (Oct 20, approx 4:00pm to 10:00pm) and most of the day on
Saturday (Oct 21, 8:00am to 3:00pm). As part of the retreat we are
in need of Alumni brothers to help in the area of breakout group
facilitators and observers (only five more brothers are needed).

If you would like to help with this event please call Dave Riddle at
480-610-8234

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Be sure to visit http://www.phoenixsig.org for more news and updates
and of course visit the headquarters site at http://www.sigmachi.org!

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If you know of a Brother who would like to receive these notices via
either email or fax (or would like to change the way you receive your
own notice) contact Dave Riddle at either dave@microworks.net or by
fax to 480-649-9231

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Active Chapter Web Pages!!!

Epsilon Upsilon
http://www.asu.edu/studentprgms/orgs/sigmachi/

Zeta Omicron
http://www.zosigs.com/

Beta Phi
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~rgkeefer/

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2000
Time: Cocktails 5:30pm, Dinner 6:30pm, Speaker 7:00pm
Place: Beef Eaters, 3rd Ave and Camelback

Linda Peterson Warren, head of the Arizona Film Commission,
will address the Phoenix Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter at its monthly
meeting in August.
As head of the state film office, Warren is responsible for
luring film production — from movies to commercials — to Arizona.
It’s an increasingly difficult task, too, as Canada offers tax
incentives that are tough to match.

*** Active Chapter Initiations ***
The Active Chapters located at ASU and UofA both have their
Ceremonies of Initiation scheduled to occur on August 19th. If you
would like specific information regarding time and location please
contact the following:
ASU Dave Riddle 480-610-8234
UofA Bill Scott 520-299-5729

Date: July 12, 2000 (Wednesday Evening)
Time: 5:30pm Cocktails, 6:30pm Dinner, 7:00pm Speaker
Place: Beefeaters – 3rd Ave. and Camelback

SHOVER TO ADDRESS SIGS AT JULY DINNER

Bill Shover, longtime Valley mover and shaker and former head of
community relations for Phoenix Newspapers Inc., will address the
Phoenix Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter at its monthly dinner in July.
Shover will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday (July 12) at Beef Eater’s
Restaurant at 3rd Ave. and Camelback Road. Cocktails will begin at
5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30.
Shover is expected to talk about the famous and infmaous he has met
over the years as well as touch upon the proposed sale of The Arizona
Republic to Gannett.

News!

Make sure to visit the new Alumni Chapter website at

http://www.phoenixsig.org and fill out the form to be put on the new
email/mailing list.

A newsletter will be going out in July!  We have over 2,000 Sigs in
the Area – Lets find them!

Update!

Founders Day Classic is now an Open!

The golf tourney has now been opened up for you to bring guests to play
with you.  If you would like to play please complete the form below
and fax it to 480-649-9231.  Come on out and bring your own
foursome!

Date: Saturday, June 24th
Place: ASU Karsten Golf Course
Time: 7:30am Shotgun – 1:00pm Lunch
Cost: $65.00 per player (includes lunch, prizes, etc…)

Name(s): ______________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________

A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Children’s Miracle Network and
The Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

For further information please contact Bud Wilkinson at 602-493-1886 or
email to budphx@aol.com

Vote!

Lunch or Dinner?

The membership is currently considering changing the monthly
luncheons to a dinner.  We would like your input on this
decision.  Please mark the ballot below and fax it to 480-649-9231
or email it directly to dave@microworks.net.

___ Lunch     ___ Dinner     ___
Other

Details:  Meetings would continue to be held at Beefeaters with
lunches being on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and starting at
11:30am.  Dinners would be on the 2nd Wednesday of the month with
cocktails at 6:00pm, dinner at 6:30pm and the speaker at 7:00pm.

If you marked other please explain below: