σφε’s lessons as gtown’s only frat

It’s always hard to sew new fields and all the more so when those field have been strewn over with salt. Georgetown University once had social fraternities but long ago banished them from campus. In the spirit of a new millennium, Sigma Phi Epsilon decided to try to bring the greek spirit back to campus in 2005 — and was rewarded with a burgeoning chapter now in 2008. They admit it’s difficult lacking a house or even regular meeting space, but assert that the Sig Ep “Balanced Man” program provides all the structure they need — leavened with doses of outings like paintball and their annual retreat. By all accounts, Sig Ep is persevering in a less than accommodating college environment admirably. As it remains the only social fraternity at school, it remains to be seen whether those with a less strict regime will take root as well.