{"id":245,"date":"2018-12-11T19:19:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T00:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/sigmapi\/?p=245"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:34:14","slug":"fall-2018-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/2018\/12\/11\/fall-2018-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2018 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Happy Holidays from the House!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/sp-300x290.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/sp-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/sp.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Message from the Sage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brothers,<\/p>\n<p>Having been recently elected Sage, I want to express my excitement about the upcoming year both for our undergraduate brothers and for our alumni. We\u2019ve already had a great start to the academic year with events like our third annual \u201cHoos Standing Up\u201d Ace Project to raise awareness about bystander intervention and survivor resources for instances of sexual assault and we have a great slate of activities planned for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the upcoming spring, one of the events I\u2019m most excited for this year is our celebration of our chapter\u2019s 60<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary the weekend of Saturday April 6<sup>th<\/sup> 2019. There will be a full weekend of events starting with a reception on Friday April 5<sup>th<\/sup> and culminating in a banquet on Saturday night. It will be a great opportunity to reunite with old friends and meet both alumni and current brothers. We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:jmn5bd@virginia.edu\">jmn5bd@virginia.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe Nelson<\/p>\n<p>Sage, 2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Alumni News<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/gamble-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/gamble-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/gamble.png 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sigma Pi alumnus<strong> JC Gamble<\/strong> (pictured on the left), a 2017 graduate (whose father was also a brother) was recently promoted to First Lieutenant. JC is stationed in South Korea doing missile defense and is now responsible for $500 million worth of equipment and 32 Soldiers and their families. Thank you for your service!<\/p>\n<p>2018 graduate <strong>Zealand Shannon<\/strong> recently appeared on the ESPN Top 10 as an announcer. Watch UVA\u2019s basketball team manager drain a three-pointer in John Paul Jones while a Sigma Pi brother has a great reaction:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip?id=25299003\">http:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip?id=25299003<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-248 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/rhodes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/rhodes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/rhodes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/rhodes-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/sigmapi\/files\/rhodes.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jake Rhodes<\/strong> (pictured on the left), SPC 17 member and next semester\u2019s Herald, spent this Fall in Valencia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zeto<\/strong> (SPC 16) was selected to commission as a field artillery officer in the Active Duty Army upon graduation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jared Pearlman<\/strong> (SPC 16) is finishing up his last term as President of Cavs and Calves, a tutoring club at Red Hill Elementary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Holidays from the House! Message from the Sage: Brothers, Having been recently elected Sage, I want to express my excitement about the upcoming year both for our undergraduate brothers and for our alumni. 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