Convention 2024 Recap

The 2024 Convention was held at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans, LA.

Fraternity Business

The 2024-2025 Octagon and Supreme Council were elected during the business meeting.

Supreme Prior David Kleppel*

Vice Supreme Prior Dean Lambert*

Supreme Exchequer Benji Bearman

Supreme Recorder Doug Montgomery

Consul Bruce Harris

Consul Evan Remer*

Consul David Sackler

Young Alumnus Consul Zackary Newman* (*) elected for a two-year term on the Octagon

The Undergraduate Advisory Committee was elected by the undergraduate delegates:

Joey Barke (Sigma Chi, '21)

Alex Zielsdorf (Mu Psi, '23)

Sam Hollander (Eta, '24)

A series of legislation was approved to enhance the nominating committee, the annual financial review, clarified the separateness of entities, and defined use of the license of the fraternity’s insignia. First presented last summer, the Richard H Williamson Volunteer of the Year Award was codified in the Blue Book.

Awards

For additional information on awards and recipients, please visit sam.org/awardrecipients-2024

Supreme Prior's Trophy: Kappa-University of Minnesota

Supreme Prior's Trophy: Epsilon Delta-Johnson & Wales University

Prior of the Year: Jonah Goldfarb (Sigma Chi, 2022)

Prior of the Year: Sammy Davis (Psi, 2022)

Vice Prior of the Year: Chris Hempstead (Delta Pi, 2022)

Exchequer of the Year: Alex Zielsdorf (Mu Psi, 2023)

Recorder of the Year: Reese Hertel (Beta Psi, 2022)

Undergraduate Achievement Junior: Sammy Davis (Psi, 2022)

Undergraduate Achievement Senior: Eddie Norland (Psi, 2022)

Chapter Advisor: Paul Turner (Delta Pi, 2018)

Education Impact

Education Committee Chairman Nick D’Addabbo and his committee designed an empowering weekend of content addressing topics of concern to our student delegates led by subject matter experts.

• Social Excellence: The Art of Human Connection

• Overcoming Adversity and AntiSemitism through Brotherhood and Support

• “Who’s Fork Is It Anyway” - Etiquette Training

• “Love, Mom and Dad” a Hazing Prevention Sessing by Rae Ann and Steve Gruver whose son died 2017 as a result of fraternity hazing.

• How to get grant and scholarship funding from SAM Foundation

The programs at Convention were intentionally selected to address the concerns voiced by our undergraduate members and help advance the values and strategic mission of Sigma Alpha Mu.

The 2024 Convention programming was supported by grants from the ΣAM Foundation & Endowment Fund. Created in 1985, the Bobbi and Sidney Guller Leadership Development Fund has made it possible to provide outstanding programming at Sigma Alpha Mu Leadership Conferences. Thank you to our generous donors who have helped make this program possible.