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...actively pursuing community service and publicizing their rush, Sigma Chi tried to prove that they were a more open group than the other clubs on campus. Feltman says they regretted their party policy of not admitting non-Sigma Chi men. “It was part of our risk management agreement with Pi Eta, but it made us seem more final club-like,” he says...
...founders of the Kappa Eta chapter never imagined that Harvard could support such a flourishing fraternity, but over the next few years, Sigma Chi became a successful campus presence, both socially and in the community. They began to sponsor the annual Miracle Jam, an a cappella concert to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network, and helped support the fledgling Greek community on campus by holding events with other Harvard fraternities and sororities. Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Gamma, the two largest sororities on campus, both started with the support of Sigma Chi and used the house for their...
...center of activity for the group, and members also frequently pitched in for maintenance jobs and cleaning duty. One of the brothers held the position of house improvements chair. “We spent quite a bit of money fixing it up,” says current Sigma Chi president Chris J. Harrington ’03. “People would help out painting upstairs and doing other work on the house.” The brothers of Sigma Chi felt like they were doing quite well for themselves...
...lack of synergy” between the two groups. The main problem with the personal relationship between the organizations seems to be that Pi Eta is no longer much of an organization. Pi Eta grads occasionally gathered at the house after football games and Sigma Chi has invited alumni to past events, but without a more explicit connection to an undergraduate body, many Pi Eta alums seem to have lost interest. “We do have alumni, but I wouldn’t describe them as particularly active,” Barringer says...
...society lingered on as little more than a landlord for a national fraternity. This status continued to bother the Pi Etas, who saw no reason to continue their end of the 30-year deal. It seemed like the best choice was to give up, and against the wishes of Sigma Chi, the house was placed on the market in January...