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Sigma Alpha Mu to return to D.U. campus
Alexandria Phillips
Issue date: 1/30/09 Section: News
Sigma Alpha Mu, Mu Eta chapter is returning to Drexel University this term for the first time in over a decade.
Matt Jacobson, expansion consultant for Sigma Alpha Mu, arrived on Drexel's campus Jan. 26 and will be here until Feb. 9 to aid in the recruitment process for the fraternity.
Founded in 1909, Sigma Alpha Mu, also known as Sammy, is a nationally recognized fraternity with over 60 chapters in the United States.
"There has been much interest shown, not only in people joining, but other sororities, other groups on campus, other fraternities, the fraternity and sorority life … all very excited to see us come back," Jacobson said.
Sammy was founded on Drexel's campus in 1947 and remained an active fraternity until they were dismissed from campus in 1999.
On April 7, 2008, the Interfraternity Council voted to recolonize Sigma Alpha Mu at Drexel, according to the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Mu Eta Chapter Alumni Association web site.
Jacobson aims to have Sammy recolonized by summer 2009.
"The buzz on campus is tremendous. It's easy for me [to be here] because people want me here," Jacobson said.
Sigma Alpha Mu is looking for male undergraduates at Drexel to help refound the group.
According to Jacobson, Sammy is recruiting not only freshmen to help recolonize the fraternity, but upperclassmen as well.
"When you are starting a group, you kind of need a bunch of guys who generally believe in the group and want it to succeed. So if you have that group of people that it to succeed, that's who we are looking for: people with dedication and motivation," Jacobson said.
Jacobson aims to recruit enough men that when he leaves they are able to successfully function on their own as a fraternity.
"Nationally we have a very high GPA. We also like people who are, well especially in this school, very business oriented. When you start a fraternity, you need people with a go-getter mind and exceptional leadership skills," Jacobson said.
Matt Jacobson, expansion consultant for Sigma Alpha Mu, arrived on Drexel's campus Jan. 26 and will be here until Feb. 9 to aid in the recruitment process for the fraternity.
Founded in 1909, Sigma Alpha Mu, also known as Sammy, is a nationally recognized fraternity with over 60 chapters in the United States.
"There has been much interest shown, not only in people joining, but other sororities, other groups on campus, other fraternities, the fraternity and sorority life … all very excited to see us come back," Jacobson said.
Sammy was founded on Drexel's campus in 1947 and remained an active fraternity until they were dismissed from campus in 1999.
On April 7, 2008, the Interfraternity Council voted to recolonize Sigma Alpha Mu at Drexel, according to the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Mu Eta Chapter Alumni Association web site.
Jacobson aims to have Sammy recolonized by summer 2009.
"The buzz on campus is tremendous. It's easy for me [to be here] because people want me here," Jacobson said.
Sigma Alpha Mu is looking for male undergraduates at Drexel to help refound the group.
According to Jacobson, Sammy is recruiting not only freshmen to help recolonize the fraternity, but upperclassmen as well.
"When you are starting a group, you kind of need a bunch of guys who generally believe in the group and want it to succeed. So if you have that group of people that it to succeed, that's who we are looking for: people with dedication and motivation," Jacobson said.
Jacobson aims to recruit enough men that when he leaves they are able to successfully function on their own as a fraternity.
"Nationally we have a very high GPA. We also like people who are, well especially in this school, very business oriented. When you start a fraternity, you need people with a go-getter mind and exceptional leadership skills," Jacobson said.
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