On Wednesday, April 7th, Alpha Omicron Pi hosted their 8th annual Mr. Fraternity pageant.There were many contestants, with most of the fraternities at the University of Maine being represented. Sigma Phi Epsilon had two contestants compete, Robert P. Collins and Dan Fournier. The competition consisted of a number of rounds, including swim-wear, a talent, questions, and formal attire. These rounds were judged by nine judges and monetary donations were taken for each contestant after each round. At the end of the pageant, all of the donations were counted and the judges votes were tallied, and Sigma Phi Epsilon's very own Dan Fournier was crowned this year's Mr. Fraternity! For his talent he performed a striptease to a song from the movie The Hangover, which was the theme of the pageant this year. His performance received over $370 in donations, which helped Alpha Omicron Pi raise more than $1,700 for Juvenile Arthritis research.
Dates Dinner
Sig Ep brought back an old tradition this year: the Dates Dinner. On February 10th brothers invited a date of their choice to the house, where they were served dinner and dessert. Brothers volunteered to set up dinner and wait on the lovely couples for the evening.
Thanksgiving Dinner with Alpha Phi
On November 18th we had our annual Thankgiving Dinner Social with the sisters of Alpha Phi. As always, their sisters looked great, the food was excellent, and we even had some Merengue dance lessons prior to dinner.
UMaine Fraternity Holding 5th Annual Campout to Benefit YouthAIDS Education and Prevention Program
ORONO – They just moved in and they’re already camping out.
The University of Maine chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig p) fraternity is hosting its annual Camp Out for YouthAIDS on the corner of the mall, near Fobler Library and Memorial Union at UMaine. Sig Ep members will be on the mall collecting donations for YouthAIDS through Friday Sept. 4.
This campout is one of SigEp’s biggest events all year and usually pulls in about $1,500, all of which gets donated to spread awareness of AIDS and its impact on people from the ages of 15-24. The SigEp brothers ask anyone with a spare dollar or some change to stop by and donate to help make this the largest donation yet. If everyone on campus donates $1, SigEp will make in excess of $10,000.
YouthAIDS, an education and prevention program of Population Services International, uses media, pop culture, music, theatre and sports to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and reach 600 million young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving messages, products, services and care.
Students just moved into UMaine last week, and some have picked an unusual location.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has set up tents in the center of campus as a fundraiser for a group called YouthAIDS.
The effort raises money to teach young people in developing nations about safe sex practices, to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The fraternity came up with the fundraiser four years ago. They spend all week camping near their tents, collecting donations and educating students about the program.
Fraternity member J.D. Kray says fellow students are happy to pitch in. Last year, they raised 14 hundred dollars.
"A lot of people are very receptive. They don't know much about it, so they'll stop and ask what's going on, what are we doing. As soon as we tell them, they're very receptive and think it's a great cause. And they almost always give money," Kray says.
YouthAIDS targets people from the ages of 15-24 in more than 60 countries.
The fraternity brothers spend 24-hours a day at the camp out, although they do take time off for class.
