DECEMBER SIG MEETING CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS

The Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi helps put you in the holiday
mood this month with a speaker who is more than an ornament.

Judy Aguiar owns the European Christmas Market in Scottsdale, and
she’ll tell us how Christmas is celebrated around the world and show
off some of the incredible decorations that she imports.

Because of the festive subject matter, spouses are invited to attend
the December meeting as well. The date is Wednesday, Dec. 12 at
Phoenix City Grill, 16th Street and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix.

Effective with this week’s meeting, the dinner menu will be greatly
expanded, too. Drinks begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 and
the speaker at 7.

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Also, don’t forget to reserve your tickets when the Phoenix Coyotes
host the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi on Wednesday, Feb 6.
It’s the Coyotes versus the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Coyotes have
reserved us a suite.

To reserve tickets, contact Bud Wilkinson at 602-493-1886 or
budw@broadwaysbiggesthits.com

SUITE NIGHT FOR SIGS AT COYOTES/BLACKHAWKS

Circle the date of Feb. 6, 2002 on your calendars, because the
Phoenix Coyotes have reserved a suite(s) for the Phoenix Alumni
Chapter of Sigma Chi when the Coyotes host the Chicago Blackhawks.

We have as many as 60 tickets available to us — thanks to brother
and Coyotes’ president Shawn Hunter.

As was the case two years ago, a portion of the proceeds will go to
charity, with the remainder used to cover beverages and eats on game night.

The ticket price has yet to be determined, but you may reserve your
seats now by calling or e-mailing Bud Wilkinson: 602-493-1886 or
budw@broadwaysbiggesthits.

WHAT: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb 6, 2002

PRICE: TBA

Once again, KAET-TV (Channel 8) needs our help during its annual
December pledge drive. We need Sigma Chi alums (and actives) to man
the phone banks at Channel 8 in Tempe on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8.

We need a dozen brothers to help between 2 and 7 p.m.
Brother Bud Wilkinson will be the on-air host from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Last year, we had a half-dozen volunteers and more are needed this
year. It’s for a good cause — and it generates good will for Sigma Chi.

And, yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch!

Contact Bud Wilkinson and volunteer asap at:
602-493-1887 or budw@broadwaysbiggesthits.com.

Date: 11/14/2001
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Eddie Matney’s “The Club”

November will see the Phoenix Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter again holding
it’s Fall Ritual Meeting. For those that have not attended a Ritual
Meeting in some time we have found that it is a very enjoyable
experience and now hold them twice instead of just once as we used to
do in years past.

If you need assistance don’t be shy come on down and enjoy the evening with us.

Due to the nature of the meeting we will be gathering at “The Club”
above Eddie Matney’s (24th and Camelback). Park in the lot, enter
the Restaurant and they will put you on the elevator to The Club.

Additionally due to the venue change for the month the cost of dinner
will be $40.00 (the meal actually cost more, the Chapter subsidizes
the balance).

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ASU News:

If you are going to be around ASU this weekend for the game or
otherwise be sure to stop be the House as they Brothers will be
hosting an event for Alumni. Grads from schools other than ASU are
also invited to visit.

DPS COMMANDER TO ADDRESS GANG PROBLEM IN ARIZONA

News reports frequently tell of drive-by shootings and gang-related
crimes in Arizona. How wide-spread is the problem and what’s being
done to combat gangs?

David Gonzalez, a commander in the criminal investigation division of
the Department of Public Safety, will address the situation Wednesday
night at the October meeting of the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi.

A University of Arizona graduate, Gonzalez has spent 25 years with
DPS, concentrating on narcotics, organized crime and gang
investigations. He is currently awaiting confirmation from the U.S.
Senate to be U.S. Marshal for Arizona.

The monthly Sigma Chi meeting will be held at Phoenix City Grill,
16th Street and Bethany Home Road, with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner
at 6:30 and speaker at 7.

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ASU Update:
Plans are moving forward on the final purchase of the House if you
would like information on this please contact Dave Riddle at 480-610-8234

Fall Rush was an incredible success! The house took 58
pledges! While this is an incredible number there were actually more
guys they wanted to pledge, but they had establish a cut-off point.

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Remember that the November Meeting is slated to be a formal Ritual
Chapter Meeting.

PULOS TO ADDRESS SIGMA CHI ALUMNI

Longtime Valley restaurant owner Mike Pulos, who currently has The
Spaghetti Company in Chandler, addresses the ever-changing state of
local dining when he speaks to the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma
Chi on Wednesday, Sept. 12.

These are tough times for Valley restaurant owners. Competition has
never been tougher, and customers have never been so discerning.
Pulos tells us just how touch it is.

TIME: 6 p.m. for drinks, 6:30 dinner and 7 p.m. speaker
DATE: Wednesday, Sept. 12
PLACE: Phoenix City Grill, 16th Street and Bethany Home Road (SW corner)

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ASU Update!

School is back in Session and the House is Rockin’ Rush is currently
underway and the we are being inundated with the largest group for
rush in years. The House is looking good (but could always be
better!). The entire pledge class that went through initiation last
month has moved into the lower hall and it is amazing what they have
done with their rooms. It looks like they had interior decorators
helping them. The rooms are all color coordinated with many of them
have laid nice expensive slate like vinyl tile down that echos the
color schemes on their walls (and ceilings!).

If you are around ASU make sure to stop by an take a walk through the
house to say hello to the guys.

I will also be bringing the visiting LC (AES for those that do not
know the new term) to the dinner on Wednesday.

A FEW TICKETS REMAIN FOR
KARTCHNER CAVERNS TRIP

Tickets are almost gone for Saturday’s (Aug. 18) tour of
Kartchner Caverns in Benson by the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma
Chi. Only six tickets of the 40 provided us by Sig Jay Ream remain available.

To reserve your tickets, call or e-mail Bud WIlkinson as soon
as possible: 602-493-1886 or budphx@aol.com.

Ream, who is assistant director of Arizona State Parks, will
greet the group and host our gathering. Tours of Karthner Caverns,
accommodating 20 people each, will be at 3:20 and 3:40 p.m. Ream
advises arriving at least an hour before the first tour, which means
leaving Phoenix at roughly 11 a.m.

Tickets to Kartchner Caverns cost $25 each; $14 for admission,
with the remainder being used for a post-tour social hour and for
alumni chapter coffers.

Many Sigs are making a weekend of it by planning overnight
stays in Bisbee and Tucson. Brother Ted Brookhart plans to go as a
single on Saturday and would either appreciate a ride or will
chauffeur others so that he doesn’t have to make the trip solo.

Money will be collected on-site. Be prepared with cash or check
BEFORE the tour as the chapter is writing one check for the group. If
you haven’t paid, you won’t be admitted. The following folks have
committed to tickets:

Doug Patterson – 2
Brian Nagel – 2
Skip Wallach – 3
Bob Mueller – 2
Tom McCarthy – 2
Bob Brown – 2
Alex DelCastillo – 2
Ted Brookhart -1
Dave Riddle – 4
Chan Morse – 2
John Ehlers – 2
Dan Clements – 6
George Grombacher – 2
Bud Wilkinson – 2

CLAREN SCOTT ADVISES ON HANDLING THE MEDIA

The experience can be as painful as a trip to the dentist but being
confronted by a TV camera or a reporter with a notebook doesn’t have
to be a sweat-inducing ordeal.

Longtime Channel 10 anchor Claren Scott has teamed with Sue Breding
to form NewsAdvisors, a company devoted to teaching techniques that
can make anyone from a C.E.O. to a chauffeur comfortable in being grilled.

Scott (and possibly Breding, too) will tell us all how to look good
and sound credible when she addresses the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of
Sigma Chi on Wednesday (August 8) night.

The time and place remain the same — 6 p.m. at Phoenix City Grill,
SW corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road. Drinks begin at 6,
followed by dinner at 6:30 and our speaker(s) at 7.
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Upcoming speakers:

Sept. 12 — Mike Pulos, owner of Mike Pulos’ Spaghetti Company, has
operated resaurants in the Valley for decades and has seen the dining
landscape change incredibly. He’ll assess the current state of
eateries and offer some predictions for the future.

Oct. 10 — Dennis Garrett, head of DPS.

Nov. 14 — Ritual

Dec. 12 — The speaker is TBA, but in recognition of the holiday
season, we open the meeting to spouses. Wives and girl friends are
welcome and encouraged to join us.
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Sig Trip to Kartchner Caverns

This trip is planned for the 18th of this month and there are still a
few tickets available (we started with 40 total). If interested
contact Bud at 602-493-1886 or budphx@aol.com
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Initiation at ASU

The current pledge class is currently scheduled to be initiated the
evening of August 17th. If you would like to assist with Alumni
Interviews or would simply like to attend please contact Dave Riddle
at 480-610-8234 or dave@microworks.net

PEDERSON TO SPEAK TO SIGMA CHI
ALUMS
 
     Valley developer and state
Democratic Party head Jim Pederson will speak to the Phoenix Sigma Chi
Alumni Chapter at this month’s meeting, set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July
11, at Phoenix City Grill.
 
     An Arizona native, Pederson holds
undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Arizona, where
he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He will speak on both
development and the status of the Democratic Party in Arizona.
 
     A social hour is planned for 6 p.m.
followed by dinner and Pederson’s comments. Phoenix City Grill is located
on the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix.
Cost for the dinner is $20.

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     Also, some tickets still remain
available for the alumni chapter’s Aug. 18 tour of Kartchner Caverns. For
information on the trip or the monthly dinner, please contact Bud
Wilkinson at 602-493-1886 or budphx@aol.com. For a preview of the Caverns
and their history visit

http://www.azcentral.com/travel/kartchner/

Also congrats to Dan and Bud for putting on the Golf Tourney

RITUAL MARKS MAY MEETING

Date: May 9, 2001
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Eddie Matney’s – The Club
 
Brotherhood will be celebrated Wednesday night (5/9) with a semi-annual
Ritual meeting when the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi gathers.
 
The location will be a private room at Eddie Matney’s restaurant, 24th
Street and Camelback Road (NW corner) in Phoenix. The entrance to
Eddie’s is between the building and the Wells Fargo Bank.  There
will be complimentary valet parking.  Enter Eddie’s and tell them
you are with the Sigma Chi function at "The Club".  The
Club in located on the second floor above the restaurant.
 
Because of the more upscale location, the cost of the May meeting will be
$40, if you have been there you know, if not you are in for a
great dinner.. Meeting time is 6 p.m. See you
there!

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