To everyone that attended South Dakota Alpha’s Founders Day XXV celebration, the South Dakota Alpha Alumni & Volunteer Corporation, Educational Foundation, and undergraduate chapter thank you.
February 18-19, 2022 was an incredible display of brotherly love made only greater with the addition of our spouses, friends, University partners, and distinguished SigEp guests. For many of us, this felt like just another Founders Day with a few more people and a little more pizazz. But to others, this was a welcoming back to SigEp and to Brookings. A reminder of what SigEp SD Alpha meant to them years before, what it means to them today, and what it can continue to mean years into the future. We are so glad you came, and we can’t wait to see you back every February (and hopefully sooner).
The magic of Founders Days XXV was all captured in photos by (Miranda) Sampson Snapshots. You can view the photos on SD Alpha’s Facebook page.
At the banquet, a video of our brand new chapter facility was shown. You can view that video, plus one not shown that evening by visiting the following links:
Each guest received a commemorative Founders Day XXV swag bag filled with SigEp goodies. Additional swag bags or individual items can be purchased through the AVC. Please email sdalpha.alumniboard@gmail.com if you would like to make a purchase. Prices are listed below. There will be a $6 shipping fee added to all orders.
- Branded swag bag filled with everything attendees received at Founders Day XXV (all of the items listed below + more) – $35
- Founders Day XXV challenge coin – $15
- Founders Day XXV lapel pin – $10
- Founders Day XXV hat – $10
- SigEp bottle opener – $7
Thank you to all of our sponsors who helped contribute to the weekend by either sponsoring undergraduate members to attend free of charge or by sponsoring the entire event. Thank you also to everyone who went above and beyond to support our fundraising efforts from the Educational Foundation. The Ed. Foundation raised $5,000 from the Burning Heart Society and through raffle ticket sales, we raised nearly $3,000 for our Leadership Development Fund. If you are interested in learning more about SD Alpha’s giving opportunities, please contact Educational Foundation Chairman Jeremy Braun.
As we put a bow on Founders Day XXV, we urge you all to keep reflecting on not just that weekend, but your history with SigEp and what your future with SigEp can be. Founders Day will be there every single February. At the very least, we hope to see you there. But if at any point in your life you have extra time, we can make good use of that. We won’t ever forget seeing our Grand Chapter President engaging with our local Chapter President. Or the look on Laurie and Tim Nichols’ faces when they walked into the chapter facility for the very first time. Or the sound of the live band playing American Pie. We won’t ever forget Founders Day XXV.
Thank you to our Event Sponsors
- Lang Accounting & Tax Solution
- Clement Waugh Investment Services Group
- Cardona Marketing & Entertainment
- Innovative Therapy Solutions
- Scooter’s Coffee
Thanks to the generosity of these individuals, the cost of every undergraduate member’s attendance is sponsored in full.
- Jeffrey Nolz
- Mike Whitford Insurance Agency Inc.
- Nathan Bylander
- Mike Harstad
- Jake Lueders
- Brian & Heidi Schieder
- Brad Wieskus
- Tyler Aldren
- Luke & Riley Cardona
- Clement Waugh Investment Services Group
- Lang Accounting and Tax Solutions