FOUNDATION
Since our inception, the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation’s mission has been “to support the educational interests and activities of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, to furnish student aid, and to encourage and develop conduct and traits of character consistent with high morals, constructive citizenship, scholarship, leadership and community service.” To learn more about the foundation’s programs or to make a donation, go to sam-fdn.org.
2025 Day of Giving Continues To Raise Money For All Fratres!
Guller Young Scholars
Breaking all records, the ΣAM Foundation 2025 Day of Giving raised $55,965 from 245 donors!
The Guller Young Scholars Program was created by past Supreme Prior and Foundation Director Sidney Guller (Washington Univ/Phi ’43). While Fra Guller has joined Chapter Eternal, this program continues with the support of the Sidney & Bobette Guller Foundation.
You are the reason for our continued success- THANK YOU! These record breaking investments in the Foundation will be used to expand our scholarship program to meet unmet need from applicants, continue to support our Jewish heritage through our Jewish Endeavors Initiative program, support educational needs in housed chapters and increase our grants to the fraternity for educational programing and leadership development of our young fratres. Ultimately, these investments help ensure that the positive ΣAM experience continues for current and future members! Congratulations to the Kappa chapter for winning a $5000 grant toward their Chapter Education Fund for having the most donors this year! Thank you again to all the fraters and friends that took the time to be part of this special day!
New Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Director
Each of these fratres earned a 3.75 or higher the semester of their initiation and received a $500 award for their academic excellence and fraternal values. The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation would like to welcome these new Initiates to Sigma Alpha Mu and wish the 2024-25 Guller Young Scholars continued success!
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At its July 2025 Annual Meeting, the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation elected David Sergi (Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M, ’82) to its board of directors for a three-year term. David is a lawyer in San Marcos, Texas, where his practice combines his courtroom expertise in the areas of commercial and criminal litigation along with his passion for family law. Fra Sergi was a founding member of Gamma Kappa/ Texas A&M and is a long-time ΣAM volunteer; his lengthy fraternity résumé includes service as Supreme Prior (2015–2018). David is the father of Anne; his son Matthew is also a member of ΣAM.
Thank You, Fra Unger!
Thank you to Brad Unger, Sigma Kappa/Lehigh ’94, who completed his service as a Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Director at the July Annual Meeting. Brad served two terms on the board and led the Foundation’s 2030 Vision planning process. “Brad’s leadership and thoughtful planning was an essential part of the Foundation’s efforts to expand support for Sigma Alpha Mu members, chapters, and programs,” shared Bob Weiss, Foundation President.
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