Our Washington Beta Chapter was recently interviewed by Matt Lauer of NBC news on the Today show. The chapter had undergone changes from a traditional pledging chapter to become a Balanced Man Chapter. They had difficulties in the beginning, but are now seeing the positive results of SigEp’s Balanced Man Program. SigEp is Different. We are challenging the traditional Greek System. This is the type of positive news that sets our fraternity apart. This is why more men are joining SigEp that any other fraternity in the world. We are going to party and celebrate 
our dominance but we are going to be responsible and help our members succeed in college and most importantly in life. SigEp has a lot to be proud of for truly eliminating pledging and hazing, in addition to creating a true four year membership development program that will lead the Greek system.
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Witness Alumni Success
The following are interviews with some of SigEp’s top national alumni. They speak about how the fraternity shaped their lives. The videos will take a few minutes to download, so please be patient.
Bob Eckert
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mattel Toy Corporation
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Brother Robert Eckert is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Mattel, Inc., the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys with approximately $5 billion in annual sales.
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Craig Templeton
Executive Director
Sigma Phi Epsilon National Fraternity
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In 2000, Brother Craig Templeton, University of Kansas (Kansas Gamma), ’81, stepped forward to serve the Fraternity as Executive Director and steer SigEp toward further greatness. To answer the demand for leaders, he helped pioneered the Leadership Continuum, the first such development program of its kind in the fraternity world. Under his leadership the Carlson Leadership Academies were expanded to reach more undergraduate participants and heighten the undergraduate experience. In 1999, he helped create the Ruck Leadership Institute, the New Member EDGE camps and the Trago’s Quest to Greece Program.
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Darron Trobetsky
National Sales Director
Nike, Inc.
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Brother Trobetsky serves as the National Sales Director of Nike, Inc. Nike is the premier athletic apparel company in the world. It is a recognized leader is sporting goods.
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Bill Tragos
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
TWBA/Chiat
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Brother Tragos served as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of TWBA/Chiat Day. The company is one of the top advertising agencies in the world. Like the Energizer Bunny it created in 1988, TBWA Chiat/Day keeps going and going and... The advertising agency specializes in creative innovation and counts well-known brands such as Taco Bell, Absolut Vodka, Sony PlayStation, McDonalds, Michelin Tires, Levi Strauss, Nissan, and Apple Computers among its clients.
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Gary Kief
Founder and President
Stiletto Entertainment
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Brother Kief is the Founder and President of STILETTO Entertainment which is an international entertainment production, management and marketing company. Brother Kief has produced hundreds of concerts, theatrical productions, production shows, TV specials and live events throughout the world. He has represented clients as diverse as: Fleetwood Mac, Robby Rosa, Paula Abdul, Richard Marx, Sophie B. Hawkins, Deborah Cox, and Donna Summer. Pop superstar Barry Manilow, American Idol’s Kimberley Locke, jazz greats Karrin Allyson and Diane Schuur are among STILETTO’s current list of clients.
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Brother Red Poling
Former Chief Executive Officer
Ford Motor Corporation
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Brother Poling served as Chief Executive Office for Ford during the 1990s. He is currently a director of Shell Oil Company, Flint Ink Corp., Kellogg Company, Meritor Automotive Inc. and Thermadyne Holdings Corp. He is a board consultant for The LTV Corp., serves on the Investment Banking Advisory Board of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and is a member of the board of directors and a trustee of William Beaumont Hospital.
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Gene Keady
Head Basketball Coach
Purdue University
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Brother Keady became Purdue’s all-time most winning coach in 1997. In 24 years at Purdue, Brother Keady has notched 505 victories as Head Coach. With six Big Ten championships and six national coach of the year awards (second-most by any coach), his record speaks for itself. He was recently selected national coach of the year by College Sports Magazine, Basketball Weekly, Chevrolet/CBS-TV Sports, Associated Press, United Press International and Sports Illustrated.
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Click here or on the image above to find out what Rich Gannon has to say about joining SigEp
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Athletic competition was of great importance in the ancient Greek curriculum. Ancient Greek philosophy alludes to the concept wholeness through balance of mind, body, and spirit. Our chapter recruits men who recognize the importance of a sound body as an integral part of their academic pursuits.
Brother Rich Gannon (University of Delaware, ’87) is a great example of the spirit of the SigEp concept of Sound Mind, Sound Body. As a SigEp at the University of Deleware, he set 21 school records, including total offense (7,432 yards), passing yards (5,927), pass attempts (845), completions (462), 300-yard games (two) and 200-yard games (12). He was named Yankee Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year and honorable mention All-America as a senior. He was the only player in Blue Hens history to have 2,000 yards of total offense for three years in a row. As a sophomore, he was selected ECAC Division I-AA Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year
Rich Gannon headed into the 2004 season, one of the top free agent signings in NFL history. He was named the NFL’s 2002 Most Valuable Player after a record-setting season. He has appeared in 157 games with 132 starts. Rich started in a team-record 74 straight games at quarterback and ranks first in the Oakland Raiders team
history in 300-yard passing games (23). Started 2004 among Raiders career leaders in attempts (2,380 second), completions (1,492 first), touchdown passes (111 third), passing yards (17,061 second) and completion percentage (62.7 first). However, due to neck injury Rich has been forced to retire from the NFL but Gannon has already signed with CBS Sports as an NFL game analyst. As a MVP SigEp, he continues to support numerous charities including the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research.
SigEp is a family tradition for Brother Gannon. His older brother was a SigEp, John Gannon (Delaware ’83) and his Father-in-Law was a SigEp, Brother Bill Brown (Illinois ’61). Bro. Bill Brown appeared in 1969 Superbowl.
When asked why he joined SigEp, Brother Gannon says, “the thing that initially attracted me to SigEp was not the fact that I was a legacy, but more so was the diversity within the Fraternity. It was just a good group of guys from all different parts of the country. We had guys who were jocks and we had guys who spent the majority of their time at the library. But we were able to have fun together. That’s what SigEp is all about.”
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