Brothers share their top memories of Sigma Chi

When we talk to Sigma Chi brothers, one thing always stands true: the bonds and memories made at Sigma Chi remain for a lifetime. We caught up with some of the brothers and asked them to share their top memories. Here’s what they had to say. 

“Beyond the Greek competitions, my best memories were of road trips that Sigma Chi brothers would take on weekends, Away Weekend, spring and winter formals, and the Christmas party every year.” – Dennis O’Connell ‘82

“We won the best float contest and had to sit thru the first half of the football game wearing only a bathing suit in near-freezing weather, then we had to carry our float around the stadium at halftime.” – William Randall ‘68

“I have many good memories of my four years on campus, not unlike those other Sigs have,” he says. “I have two unusual memories that I shall never forget. One was getting to know Robert W. LaPorte. During the summer and fall of 1943, we became best friends. We were pledge brothers and were initiated together. We were both in the Army Air Force Reserve and expected to be called to active duty about the end of the year. We made plans to return after the end of the war, share a room at the Sig House, take chemical engineering and go into business together after graduation. In the spring of 1945, I received my last letter from Bob. He signed it ‘See you back at the house.’ A short time later his B-29 exploded taking off from Tinian Island. My other unusual memory occurred when I was the chapter magister. One night as I was waiting for the pledges to assemble in the chapter room for a pledge class, my father walked in and sat in the front row. He opened his coat so I could see the pledge pin he was wearing. Several of the members knew my father who then worked for the Army Corps of Engineers and who had built and was working a lot in a soils testing laboratory on campus. Two of the brothers spotted him sitting in a classroom auditing some chemistry classes. They pinned a pledge pin on him and told him to report to me. I later initiated my father into Sigma Chi.” – Seth H. Preece ‘49