On Saturday February 24, a group of Alpha Sigma Phi-Rockledge brothers and pledges took part in a day of service.  Twelve brothers and pledges were able to help a local non-profit organization, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) in the renovation project of a house in Ithaca.  The INHS specializes in buying out old and dilapidated houses and properties in Ithaca, gutting them, and then renovating them so that they can be used in the future for low-income subsidized housing. The day of service was mediated by On Site Volunteer Services, a student run organization that is separate from Cornell University, but pairs Ithacans (mostly Cornell students) with many local non-profit organizations for possible service opportunities.

            Our specific day of service included the finishing touches of the demolition and gutting of an old run-down house off of route 89.  Rockledge brothers completed a variety of tasks including ripping down dry wall and insulation, pulling up floor tiles, shoveling snow paths outside, removing a wood stove, throwing away old building materials, and general clean up.  The house when completely renovated, will eventually house a single family with kids.  The day of service was an overall great experience where pledges and brothers could have fun, hang out, and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.  In the future, Rockledge will stay in contact with On Site Volunteers and hopefully this will allow brothers to continue to help the Ithaca community.

    A group of eleven brothers this year participated in the 15th annual "Into The Streets" (ITS), a day of service that was organized by the Cornell Public Service Center.  ITS paired our brothers up with the Finger Lakes Land Trust to complete a days work at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve.  Alpha Sigma Phi brothers helped the preserve by clearing debris off nature trails, picking and removing non-native invasive plants, and reinforcing a dam.  The day of service was not only a great way to connect the brothers of Alpha Sigma Phi to the Ithaca community, but also was a fun experience for all who participated.

-Linn Lung, Philanthropy Chair

The new photo gallery software has been integrated into the website.  Just click on Pictures in the navigation bar above.

I've installed a new photo album onto the webserver for everyones use.  In the next couple of weeks this will be integrated into the rest of the website.  Go here to register.  This will become the only login you need for this website.

After you've registered, feel free to upload your pictures.  The software looks and works a lot like webshots and can be configured to do a lot of stuff.  The gallery can be accessed at <obsolete>

Enjoy.

The conference is to be held on Saturday Feburary 11th starting at 8:30am.  The conference is to promote leadership among the house, the greek system, and the community at large.

The Brothers representing Rockledge at the event are listed below, however, all Brothers and Alumni are encouraged to attend.

President - John Mahony
VP - Chandra Ghosal
Treasurer - Derek Klarin
Pledge Ed - Bill Grimshaw
House Managers - Carlos Aguilar and Steven Craven
Socials - Lawrence Magguilli and Bill Polacheck
House Academic - Rob Ulrich
and Alumni Chair - Dan Furie

11 freshman have joined the house as the 2006 pledge class.  The brotherhood looks forward to having a great semester with these guys and welcoming them as brothers this spring.

I just typed up a quick guide on how to upload pictures to the site. Check it out here and let me know if anything is unclear or doesn't work.

Hope to see some good pictures up.

Here are a few past issues of our chapter newsletter, The Iota Sig

Spring 2000
Fall 2000
Spring 2001
Spring 2002
Fall 2002

Links will be up here until a permanent archive page is made.