| catch up on what the actives are doing! Sigma Chi had a situation anyone would be looking forward to this year in the intramural flag football finals, when the "Sigma Chi A" team was pitted against their very own new members’ team. In an exciting game, the veteran seniors and juniors took down the new members by a final score of 52-15. Although the game was closer than the score may indicate, the veterans showed what experience is worth, scoring 28 unanswered points in the second half to lock up the win. Two-year reigning MVP Pete Smith ’10 led the “A” team, tossing a nearly perfect game from the quarterback position, and is poised to be the league MVP for the third consecutive year. He described the camaraderie of the game a few days later when he said, “Playing the sophomore team was exciting. We seniors got the chance to really get to know some of these younger guys outside of the context of the house and on the athletic field. I am excited about the group we have coming up in Sigma Chi.” The potential of a match up had been looming since Rush Week, with playful trash talk going back and forth between the two sides. Once both teams reached the finals, new member John Lembeck ’12 described the anticipation by saying, “We couldn’t wait. We knew the A team would probably win, but just throwing around with the guys the days leading up gave us a new impression of the brothers. They are happy to have us, and believe me, we are ecstatic just to be here.” Following the game, the new members joined the brothers for a dinner full of reliving the game and jokes about plays almost made. “Sports bring people together in this fraternity,” Pete Smith ’10 commented during the dinner. The unison of the members will make next years Sigma Chi team a formidable opponent. Hopefully the team will bring home the championship again for a fourth straight year. A day out in the woods with our custodian, Chris Naylor On Sunday, October 4, Alex Gardner ’10, Tim Silver ’10 and I took a drive out past Sherburne, New York, to visit our custodian and friend, Chris Naylor. This past summer, Chris finished building his new house up on a piece of hilly property overlooking the beautiful rolling hills of central New York. As an avid hunter and outdoorsmen, Chris invited us over for a true American Sunday afternoon. There, we met Chris’ family, checked out his extensive gun collection, shot guns for the first time, and finally ended the day with some of Chris’ home-marinated grilled venison. In a properly controlled and safe environment, Chris showed us all how to correctly shoot a 9mm handgun and one of his assault rifles, coincidentally called “the Sig.” As someone who has never shot a gun before, I can tell you it was an amazing experience. We all left with a huge smile on our faces and an experience that we will never forget. In hoc, |