Congratulations to those Brothers who were inducted in to the Inaugural Class of the Eta Lambda Hall of Fame at the 50th Anniversary Celebration in Blacksburg on Saturday April 9, 2022!

“In recognition, by the Brotherhood, for outstanding service to the Chapter, to the General Fraternity, or for Professional Achievements that have brought honor and prestige to the Chapter.”

Thank you to everyone who celebrated the 50^th Anniversary with us, 260 people strong and a new attendance record!

Please be sure to join our Facebook group, Sigma Chi Fraternity Eta Lambda Chapter Alumni.

We can’t wait to see everyone at the 55^th!

Follow This Link to Purchase 50th Anniversary Memorabilia

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Follow This Link to Purchase 50th Anniversary Memorabilia

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Dear Brothers, Sweethearts, & Friends,

Registration is now open for the Eta Lambda Chapter 50^th Anniversary Celebration to be held in Blacksburg the weekend of April 8-10, 2022.

Please click the tab above to view the 50th Invitation.

To Register, Click on 50^th Anniversary Registration tab, Click on Registration Form,  Complete and Proceed to Payments.

Not only is the 50th an important milestone, this event will also be the first opportunity to gather to develop a plan to restore the Chapter to good standing within VT IFC starting in 2023.  We need your presence and input to make reinstatement a reality!

We hope to see you at The 50^th!

In hoc,

50^th Anniversary Committee

Brothers, Sweethearts, Wives, Significant Others, & Friends

Please make plans to join us for a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of our Chapter to be held April 8-10, 2022 at The Inn at VT in Blacksburg.

Register your email address here and also ask to join the Facebook Group, Sigma Chi Fraternity Eta Lambda Chapter Alumni, so that you will be aware of all the important registration information regarding this momentous event.

Please spread the word to your Pledge Brothers, Brothers from your Era, and Sweethearts.

We hope to see you in Blacksburg on April 8, 2022!

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Thanks to Ed Brewer (Upsilon pledge class) . . .

Eighteen Eta Lambda Brothers gathered at Bar Louie in Richmond on Friday February 23, 2018 for our 15th Annual Men’s Night Out! Typically the last Friday in February, mark your calendar now for next year’s event, Friday February 22, 2019!  If you are an Eta Lambda Alumnus living in the Richmond area and are not receiving emails about this event or others, please send your name and contact info to ebreweriii@aol.com.

Sigma Chi will host Open Rush events from September 10 – September 21 for any potential new members to come out and get to know the Brotherhood. Please feel free to come out, socialize, and direct any questions/concerns to the Rush Chairs. Follow the Recruitment link for questions about rush, check out our Rush FAQ, and check out our History to learn about the chapter.

Rush Fall 2017 Schedule:

Sunday, September 10: Greek 101: 7:00 PM

Tuesday, September 12: Meet & Greet at Sigma Chi House (68 Oak Lane): 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Thursday, September 14: Wing Night at TOTS: 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Tuesday, September 19: TBD at 505 Center Street, Apt C: 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Thursday, September 21: **INVITE ONLY** Steaks and Stogies at Sigma Chi House (68 Oak Lane): 5:00 – 7:00 PM

If you have any questions regarding Fall 2017 rush, please contact our Rush Chairs: Joey DiTommaso (joeyd97@vt.edu), Tanner McCoy (tmccoy01@vt.edu), or Austin King (austink9@vt.edu).

Please check back to this post for updates to the schedule – we look forward to getting to know you.

If you didn’t already know it, there are more good things going on with Main Street 1971 Corporation (Eta Lambda House Corporation) than you could possibly recite while holding a burning match. A little Greek Alphabet humor – don’t try this at home or anywhere else.

Check out the link below and see what I’m talking about.

Click Here

Brother Bill was unable to join us for the 45th Reunion, but did take the time to send us this message, follow the link below to see Bill’s message.

Click here to watch Bill’s video

Also Special Thanks

Eddie and Joan for another great Eta Lambda Anniversary Weekend.

Sigma Chi will host Open Rush events from January 30 – February 9 for any potential new members to come out and get to know the Brotherhood. Please feel free to come out, socialize, and direct any questions to the Rush Chairs. Follow the Recruitment link for questions about rush, check out our Rush FAQ, and check out our History to learn about the chapter.

EDIT: The Open Rush event on Thursday February 2 has been moved to the Oak lane house due to inclement weather.

The Eta Lambda Chapter will conduct its 45th Anniversary Celebration on the Virginia Tech Campus the weekend of February 17 – 19, 2017. Continue to check this website for information and updates, and be sure to register as soon as possible. Registration can be done here; tickets are available here; and Sponsorship opportunities are listed here. Event payment or Sponsorship by check should be made payable to: Eta Lambda 45th Anniversary Celebration; and mailed to Jeff Francis at 207 Montgomery Farms Ave, Moneta, VA. 24121.

In Hoc

Mike Jones, Chapter Editor

Class is getting underway for the Fall 2016 semester as the brothers begin to prepare for Fall Rush. We will host several events listed below for any potential new members to come out and get to know the Brotherhood. Please feel free to come out, socialize, and direct any questions/concerns to the Rush Chairs. Follow the Recruitment link for questions about rush, check out our Rush FAQ, and check out our History to learn about the chapter.

Sunday, September 4: Greek 101

Tuesday, September 6: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Backyard Games and Pizza @ Sigma Chi House (68 Oak lane)

Thursday, September 8: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Cox Driving Range/Mini Golf @ 3500 Prices Fork Rd (Contact Rush Chairs for info on carpooling!)

Monday, September 13: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Hokie House Wing Night @ 322 N Main St

Thursday, September 15: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Steaks and Stogies @ Sigma Chi House

Eta Lamba’s 45th Anniversary Celebration!

February 17-19, 2017

Many thanks to Leslie Roberts Gregg for the fantastic artwork / logo above. Remember SigmachiVT.org is your home for getting the latest updates!

Come back to this site often and check under the “Future” tab on menu bar for updates.  Over the next few months links to online registration, sign up forms, and payment forms will be added here.

Back to School

After a rewarding summer filled with vacations, incredible experiences, jobs and internships, and brotherhood gatherings such as the Amelia Beef Festival put on by the Scott Family (Clay Scott, Delta Gamma spring 2017, Lee Scott, Gamma Upsilon fall 2013) the brothers of Eta Lambda have returned to Blacksburg and the beautiful Virginia Tech campus to begin their fall 2014 semester. An exciting and memorable semester is in the making as our brothers continue to pursue academic excellence, social extravagance and athletic prominence all while exemplifying the Jordan Standard and upholding the virtues of friendship, justice and learning.

Awards & Accomplishments

To cap off an excellent 2013-2014 school year, Eta lambda received the Peterson Significant Chapter granted by the Sigma Chi Foundation. The Peterson is the highest honor that an undergraduate chapter may attain and represents dedication, idealism, and achievement. Eta Lambda has received the award 8 out of the past 10 years.

This past summer, chapter advisor Edward “Doc” Spencer was named the most outstanding facilitator at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop held at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. Doc continues to be a vital asset and beacon of guidance and wisdom for not only Eta Lambda but also Sigma Chi as a whole.

Eta Lambda invades Columbus

The weekend of September 5^th-7^th will go down in history for Eta Lambda and Hokie Nation. Over 40 active and alumni Eta Lambda brothers made the trip to Columbus, Ohio to witness our Virginia Tech Hokies battle and defeat the #8 ranked Ohio State buckeyes 35-21 in front of a record attendance of 107,517. Eta Lambda upheld Hokie Respect while also teaching Ohio St. how to have a good time in the process. H-O-K-I-E-S HOKIES!

Fall Rush Begins

Eta Lambda is gearing up for Fall Rush to recruit young men who represent and embody the ideals and virtues of Sigma Chi. The first event is September 9^th at Hokie House from 5pm to 7pm. We encourage everyone to come out and meet the brothers and are excited to cultivate our fall pledge class into men worthy of belonging to the preeminent collegiate leadership organization in the nation.

Published by:

Mitchell Moss (Delta Alpha spring 2015)

Tribune

From roadtrips across the country to religious journeys to Israel, Eta Lambda had quite an interesting Christmas break. Now, we are currently underway with our semester as we continue recruitment and prepare for the upcoming events, pledges, philanthropies, brotherhood events and more.

Eta Lambda is currently in the middle of recruitment for the new pledge class, Delta Delta. We have had one event thus far and we look forward to the next three.  All alumni are invited to attend closed rush which will be held Sunday, February 15.  Remember that the new pledges we recruit will carry on the legacy of our Chapter! If you know of any potential members that live the Jordan Standard, please email one of our rush chairs, Ian Trampe (ijt004@vt.edu), Robert Wineland(rhw4459@vt.edu), or Robbie Martin(Roberthm@vt.edu).

Eta Lambda has decided to try new scholarship award techniques.  This year under the direction of scholarship chair, Sam Schirmer, we paired up the brothers with the lowest gpa and the highest gpa and created a team. The team with the highest overall gpa was awarded $500 down to $250.  We also awarded $250 to the brother with highest gpa in a specific college. In order to receive any award, both partners had to attend 75% of chapter meetings.  This new attendance policy has greatly increased our numbers at chapters.  Our scholarship program has helped our overall average increase to a 3.14, an all time high for Eta Lamdba.  View this document to see which brothers received the awards. Scholarship Awards.

Andrew Bailey Spencer  

                         State of the Chapter              August 19th, 2013

Brothers,

As the newly elected executive council prepares for an exciting 43rd year on campus, I wanted to update everyone on the state of our chapter. We have continued to excel in all aspects; academically, socially, and in the community.

Over the past year we have moved into the delta pledge classes, as we initiated two energetic and well-rounded pledge classes. Delta Alpha of twenty-five and Delta Beta of thirteen replace nearly thirty senior graduates. Our brotherhood has ranged between 90 and 117, our greatest numbers to date.  During this past year’s Derby Days, we raised over $15,000 for Children’s Miracle Network. This was in incredible fashion, despite having the length shortened from a week to simply 3 days. Additionally, we raised a record breaking $10,000 from our annual Huntsman golf tournament, which took place during Parent’s Weekend. This event of over 100 golfers was an absolute blast for everybody involved and I highly encourage all to come out next year to join in the fun.

Huntsman Golf Tournament 2013

We also excelled in philanthropy this year across the board, by placing top five in every event we participated in. Furthermore, we continued to help the community through our community service programs including: Linkous Lads, Greeks Giving Back, Relay for Life, Hokie Helpers, and the Merlin Olsen Day of Service.

Our average GPA for the year was a 3.127, well above previous averages and topping both the all-university average, and the all-fraternity average. In the realm of athletics, we excelled on the playing fields this year. We took home Inter Fraternity Council Championships in Soccer, Softball, Football, Dodgeball and ultimately won the IFC Hokie Grail.

Top: IFC Softball Championship                                          Middle: IFC Football Championship                                          Bottom: IFC Soccer Championship

We also had many brothers landing incredible jobs and internships, and were gratified that our brothers attributed their success to our chapter’s environment. This past weekend, we enjoyed a day meeting with the House Corp and are excited to continue working to improve our house in a variety of ways. I also had the honor to represent Eta Lambda at the 79th Grand Chapter this past June, which was a unique and great learning experience. Our next step was the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Purdue University, to which we sent 7 brothers. We had a great weekend of bonding, learning and planning for the coming year. It was great to share ideas with brothers from all across the country.

Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Group From left to right: Jack Sistare (Emerging Leader), Ethan Bickford (Centurion), Curtis Calder (Magistor), Eric Iverson (Quaestor), A.J. Cagle (Emerging Leader), Dan Lee (Pro Consul), Ryan Gram (Consul).

We look forward to another successful year to build upon, and exceed, all that we have accomplished thus far. Moreover, we would love for all of you to come out to our events, whether it be Derby Days, a home football game and tailgate, or an athletic event. I speak on behalf of everyone when we say this kind of involvement is what keeps our chapter healthy and moving forward. Additionally, our chapter is planning to have a house cleanup during the weekend of September 14th. We invite everyone to come out to the house to lend a hand and of course catch the Hokie Football game away at ECU. Also, Sunday, October 6th is the date set for a meeting to discuss the future of our housing. We are also planning a white rose ceremony for Brother Mark Warlick. I hope each of you is able to attend these two events.  Please refer to our website for updates throughout the semester (https://sigmachivt.org). I will be in touch and hope you will feel free to contact me with any questions about events, tips or comments via phone or email.

In Hoc Signo Vinces,

Ryan Gram

43rd Consul

ryangram@vt.edu

(845) 702-7431

Mark’s memorial service will now be held at Christ & St. Luke’s Church, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, Virginia, at eleven o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Please be advised that parking is on-street. A reception will follow service at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. Private burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

This is the Church where Reilly and Mark were married and its sanctuary seating capacity exceeds that of The Church of the Good Shepherd where Mark regularly worshiped. The family will receive friends at H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel, 1501 Colonial Avenue, from six o’clock p.m. to eight o’clock p.m. on Monday, August 5, 2013.

Friends,

It is with deep sorrow that we must announce a great loss to the Eta Lambda Chapter. Our brother, Mark Warlick, passed away after his long battle with cancer. Mark is a member of the graduating Class of 1978, and Zeta Pledge Class. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Rest in peace brother.

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Mark Bridger Warlick, formerly of Hunters Trail in Norfolk, and recently of 66th Street in Virginia Beach, died at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, after a nearly four-year battle with lung cancer. He was 58. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Mark graduated from Midlothian High School and earned a B.A degree in 1977 from Virginia Tech where he served as student body President, was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, and became one of the Hokies most ardent lifetime fans. He attended the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary and earned a Doctorate of Juris Prudence in 1980. He practiced law in Norfolk with Crenshaw, Ware and Martin for three years before he found his passion in commercial real estate and joined Goodman Segar Hogan. After five years in the commercial real estate business, Mark and his friend Miles Leon formed First Commercial Real Estate Services. Miles and Mark, then young mavens of the Hampton Roads commercial real estate scene, had an immediate impact on the local market through their entrepreneurial spirit, gregarious manner, and sharp minds. Alan Nordlinger and the late Alan Nusbaum observed these talented young men from across town for four years before asking them to join forces with the venerable S. L. Nusbaum Realty Co., where Mark found his professional home for the past twenty-one years. S. L. Nusbaum was far more than a place of work – it was an extended family. Mark flourished in the Nusbaum environment, being awarded the Hunter A. Hogan, Jr. Hampton Roads Top Producer Award seven times, the CREC Gold Award twenty times, the CoStar Hampton Roads Power Broker Award four times, and numerous other distinguished honors. In 2012, he received the Hampton Roads Commercial Alliance Person of the Year Award in honor of his legendary volunteerism in the community.

With great humility, Mark sat atop the Hampton Roads commercial real estate world as the consummate professional who dealt with colleagues on a friendly, collegial basis. He served on the Norfolk Board of TowneBank and was active with many professional organizations, including the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Mark was active in the greater community civic and charitable organizations in many ways as well. He served as a member and Chairman of the Norfolk Planning Commission, was a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and was active with the United Way Foundation, which he chaired from 2005-2007. He also chaired the NATO Azalea Festival and Family Services of Tidewater. In sum, Mark understood fully the importance of “giving back” and he gave back generously.

However strong were the passion and pride Mark brought to his professional and civic work, clearly this took a back seat to his passion for and pride in his family and friends. After an extended bachelorhood, he finally found “the one”, the love of his life, Reilly Petersen Warlick. He fell for Reilly in the very early stages of his career, and she recognized the “spark” in Mark. Reilly and Mark were a fantastic team, and as a team, they found great professional and personal success and happiness. Reilly has revered her vow of marriage “in sickness and in health” as she selflessly devoted herself to Mark’s care and quality of life throughout his difficult and valiant effort to survive lung cancer. She loved her husband and has modeled awe-inspiring strength. The greatest fruit of their union manifests itself most notably in their two beautiful daughters, Christian Bridger Warlick and Windsor Jens Warlick. Mark was a proud and doting father, and his big brown eyes and indomitable spirit will live on in his special girls. Mark’s mother, Helen Warlick, and his sister, Kelly Warlick Stitzer, have been his angels of unconditional love, showering Mark with support throughout his life, and particularly over these few years of uncertainty and struggle. He so loved them and their visits. He loved and missed his father, Junius Bridger Warlick and his sister, Cheryl Warlick Schropshire, who preceded him in death.

After Reilly, his “girls”, and his family, Mark treasured his friends. And there are many! Virtually joined at his hip, both before and after his cancer diagnosis, have been a host of close friends. A greater demonstration of friendship over the last six months by these men and their spouses, and many, many other members of Mark’s “A Team” would be very hard to find.

Mark Warlick will be remembered for many wonderful things, both professional and personal, but, perhaps most vivid, will be memories of a man who loved people, loved to have a good time, enjoyed his Captain Morgan and Diet Coke with a lime, was a can-do player, and was always there with a smile, a handshake, or a warm embrace. Whether planning a tail-gate party for watching his beloved, one-and-only Hokies play football, refurbishing an authentic “woodie” for use at the Beach, donning a bright pink blazer as Chairman of the Azalea Festival Parade, or cajoling his friends and colleagues to shave their heads to raise money for cancer research, Mark was an all-in marvel. He faced cancer and its effects with courage, hope, and a sense of humor that helped his friends and family take the journey with him.
Mark is survived by his wife Reilly and daughters Bridger and Windsor, his mother Helen and sister Kelly, and by many extended family members and care-givers who loved him endlessly: his mother-in-law Barbara Petersen, sisters and brothers-in-law Kristen and Ran Randolph of Virginia Beach, Rhonda and Lynn Durham, Jr. of Midland, Texas, Chuck and Margie Griffith of Alexandria, Virginia, and Leigh Stitzer of Chesterfield, Virginia; nieces and nephews Jessica Schropshire, Ryan Schropshire, Christine and John Allen, and Adam Stitzer, all of Richmond, Virginia, Ranny Randolph, Christian Randolph, and Peyton Randolph, all of Virginia Beach, Chuck and Lauren Griffith of Jacksonville, Florida, Chris Ripley, Matthew and Kathryn Ripley, all of Norfolk, Trevor Durham of Salt Lake City, Utah, Caitlin and Matthew Cohen of Los Angeles, California, Alexis and Jonathan Durham of New York City; and grandnieces and nephews Cole Durham of New York City, Mordecai Cohen of Los Angeles, California, and Charlotte Allen of Richmond, Virginia.

The family would like to give its most heartfelt appreciation to Mark’s world-class medical team – Dr. George Saman, Dr. Mark Socinski, Dr. Pasi Janne, and Dr.Barbara Parks who were more than physicians, they were friends, and to caretakers Thomas Spencer and Audrey Alexander.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions in Mark’s honor may be made to Virginia Tech, the United Way Foundation of Hampton Roads, Norfolk Academy, The American Cancer Society, CaringBridge, or a charity of your choice.

-Written by Rhonda Durham