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THE TRUE GENTLEMEN

The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.

John Walter Wayland
Virginia, 1899

Rushing SAE

Rush is nothing more than a process of making friends. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Idaho Alpha chapter attracts a large variety of men. The lifelong friendships gained from the acceptance of this fraternity are priceless.

"The Fraternity...grew quietly and silently from a seed planted in the hearts of its eight founders long before they dreamed what the fruit of that seed would be. The seed was friendship. From a college companionship, in which these eight men shared, there was a gradual evolution which resulted in the birth of the fraternity."
                                                           - Billy Levere

What is so great about SAE anyway?

SAE was the first national fraternity to be established in the deep south, having been founded at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, on 9 March 1856.

SAE was the first fraternity to have a national headquarters (Evanston, Illinois) and the first to build its own headquarters building (The Levere Memorial Temple)

The temple is the only national college fraternity headquarters to have a chapel.

SAE was the first fraternity to establish a leadership school. Started in 1935, Leadership School has over 32,000 graduates.

SAE is the number one national fraternity, as rated by the Gallup poll.

SAE has the greatest number of initiates of any national fraternity at over 254,000 men.

SAE has 212 chapters in 47 states, plus 9 colonies and 175 alumni associations.

SAE's fraternity magazine, the Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon has been published continuously since 1880.

SAE has education and leadership consultants who each chapter to assist with management and programming, especially scholarship and career development.

SAE has a student loan program to assist undergraduate brothers with their education.

SAE has an awards program to recognize outstanding contributions of SAE alumni, undergraduates, chapters, and others to the development of individuals and to the betterment of life in their community.

SAE requires all chapters to conduct dry rush, and the fraternity has a strong policy against hazing.

SAE encourages pledge programs which enhance each individual's personal growth.

If you have any questions or are intrested in rushing the SAE Idaho Alpha Chapter this upcoming Fall 2005, please contact:

Mark Michalak

(208) 660-7893

mich4658@uidaho.edu

Chris McCurdy

(208) 340-0370

mccu7131@uidaho.edu

Ryan Larrando

larr5082@uidaho.edu

Brady Lang

lang9894@uidaho.edu

Robert Rebich

(208) 861-6191

rebi5927@uidaho.edu