Strong Arms AROUND YOU ALWAYS S IG MA C H I
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Beta Epsilon chapter philanthropy chair Tim LaFave (front row, standing, third from left) and his Sigma Chi brothers gather outside of their Salt Lake City fraternity house on the University of Utah campus.
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s an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Utah, Josh Dunn rushed the Sigma Chi Beta Epsilon chapter. His dad was a Sigma Chi, as were both grandfathers, so it was a natural step. At the time, Josh didn’t know much about the philanthropic partnership with Huntsman Cancer Foundation, but he participated in the chapter’s fundraising efforts. Three and a half years later, that effort would hold more significance when Josh was diagnosed with brain cancer. At 22, brain cancer was the last thing Josh expected. But as he faced his diagnosis, he found unwavering support in Beta Epsilon. “Something we say in Sigma Chi is ‘strong arms’—there are strong arms around you always, no matter where you are,” Josh says. “That’s rung true.”
