Name – Correct picks
Je. Cook – 22
J. Edwards – 22
R. Rogers – 21
K. Carter – 19
W. Barton – 18
Ja. Cook – 18
D. Green – 18
C. Preston – 18
E. Skyrme – 18
S. Smith – 18
B. Barton – 17
J. Hollis – 17
B. Passmore – 17
T. Clark – 16
B. Crafton – 15
J. Hill – 15
S. Saulters – 14
T. Henderson – 13

Correct picks by bowl:
Bowl Winner – # Correct – % Correct
Wyoming – 2 – 11%
Rutgers – 11 – 61%
MTSU – 3 – 17%
BYU – 7 – 39%
Utah – 9 – 50%
SMU – 4 – 22%
USC – 17 – 94%
Pitt – 16 – 89%
Marshall – 4 – 22%
Clemson – 16 – 89%
Georgia – 15 – 83%
Wisconsin – 4 – 22%
UCLA – 14 – 78%
Nebraska – 11 – 61%
Idaho – 8 – 44%
Air Force – 0 – 0%
Navy – 4 – 22%
Oklahoma – 7 – 39%
Iowa St – 1 – 6%
Virginia Tech – 13 – 72%
Auburn – 18 – 100%
Penn State – 4 – 22%
Florida State – 10 – 56%
Ohio State – 1 – 6%
Florida – 17 – 94%
Ole Miss – 15 – 83%
South Florida – 17 – 94%
U Conn – 6 – 33%
Arkansas – 18 – 100%
Texas Tech – 16 – 89%
Boise State – 3 – 17%
Iowa – 2 – 11%
Central Michigan – 9 – 50%
Alabama – 15 – 83%

Here are the details:

Entry: $12 ($2 is for Paypal fees and processing, everything else to the pot)

Prize: 70% of the collected money is paid to the winner / 30% of the collected money goes to the Scott Hale Scholarship Endowment.  (info about the scholarship here: http://www.scotthale.org/)

Deadline to Enter:  Kickoff of the first bowl game.  Must submit picks and payment before deadline. (3:30 PM CST on 12/18/2009)

Additional Details:  No tie-breaker.  Pot is split in the event of a tie.  All admin decisions are final.  ANYONE is eligable to play, Sigma Chi or not.  One entry per person please. 

How to play: 

1.  Click the donate button below and submit your secure donation entry via PayPal.

2.  Download the following MS Word document and select your picks.  Right click and select “Save Target As…” so that you can save it on your hard drive. Click here to download the Word document.

3.  Save the Word document on your computer and email a copy to alumni@neasigmachi.org. 

4.  You will receive an email confirmation once your picks AND donation have been recieved.

Please direct all questions to alumni@neasigmachi.org.  Good Luck!

Winner will be announced after the National Championship game.

More information concerning I-Week and our next NEA Alumni Chapter Meeting coming soon!

Homecoming is also this weekend, so I wanted to fill everyone in on what was going on.  The undergrads will be tailgating in the pines with the rest of the fraternities.  They are still looking for some quality guys to accept open bids and didn’t want to miss out on potential new members walking through the pines.  The alumni will be on the opposite side near the pavilion, as usual.  Since the alumni association has discontinued the 5th Quarter Party at the Holidome, I thought it would be nice to choose a central location for everyone to gather after the game and the undergrads suggested we gather at the house.  The university has relaxed the alcohol policy this year, so there is no reason everyone can’t continue the party there. 

One note about this weekend… with IFC Rush finishing up this past week, don’t expect the new “pledges” to know anything Sigma Chi related yet.  They won’t have pins, shields, lighters or links.  With the national fraternity adopting a 8 week pledge period, they won’t be inducted until early October.  I encourage you to try to visit with the pledges this weekend if you get the chance.  Feel free to talk about why you chose Sigma Chi and why they chose Sigma Chi this last Friday.

Also, If you haven’t registered at the Message Boards yet, please do.  Not only is it beneficial in keeping up with everyone’s contact information, it is a great way to visit with each other.  In fact, if you register at the forums by Tuesday, September 23rd, I’ll enter you in a drawing to win a limited edition, collapsible ASU Red Wolves cooler. (click for picture)  It will hold around 20 bottles and, yes, that is a retractable bottle opener.  You won’t find this cooler at any store, they were special ordered.  We will draw a name at the NEA Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter meeting that night.

UPDATE: (09/14/08) Clayton is doing well and is expected to be discharged tomorrow.

The Fall 2008 semester is in full swing at ASU.  IFC Recruitment begins on September 8th.  The chapter is always looking for alumni to attend the smoker events to be a testament of the life long commitment that we all have as Sigma Chis.  For more information on how you can help the undergrad chapter, contact current Consul Ben Stevens @ benjamin.stevens@smail.astate.edu.  More information will be posted here as it is made available.

We would like to thank Adrian Burks, #331, for his hard work and programming knowledge in helping us make this site and the forums a reality.  Thanks Adrian!