Greek News
Delta Sig Pro Golfer Has His Biggest Payday
In his third season on the PGA Tour, Kevin Streelman, a member of Delta Sigma Phi at Duke University, tied for third at The Barclays and won $435,000 for his 274 total (including a 63) over the four round tournament. His earnings jumped him up to a total for the year so far of $1,135,174 for 18th place on the PGA Tour money list.
Pikes Are Big Winners at the Emmy Awards Show
Three alumni of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity took top honors at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Winning for the eighth consecutive year in the best variety, music or comedy series category was The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Taking Emmys in their categories were first time nominees Jim Parsons as best comedy series lead actor for The Big Bang Theory and Eric Stonestreet as best comedy series supporting actor in Modern Family.
Greeks Nominated for Top Awards at Upcoming Emmy Awards Show
The 62nd presentation of television's Emmy Awards will be on NBC-TV on Sunday, August 29th, and a number of Greeks from NIC member fraternities are up for the big awards. Here are the key nominees: Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series--Larry McDavid (Tau Epsilon Phi) in "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series--Jim Parsons (Pi Kappa Alpha) in "The Big Bang Theory"
Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series--Matthew Fox (Phi Gamma Delta) in "Lost"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series--Eric Stonestreet (Pi Kappa Alpha) in "Modern Family"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in Miniseries or Movie--John Goodman (Sigma Phi Epsilon) in "You Don't Know Jack"
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series--Beau Bridges (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) in "The Closer"
Outstanding Direction of a Mininseries or Movie--Bob Balaban (Phi Kappa Tau) for "Georgia O'Keefe"
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series--Jon Stewart (Pi Kappa Alpha) as host, executive producer for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"; also nominated as executive producer of "The Colbert Report"
SAE Quarterback Wins Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete Award
The September issue of Playboy features its annual Pigskin Preview and the announcement that quarterback Greg McElroy of Alabama, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, is the 2010 winner of the Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award as the player who has shined both on the football field and in the classroom. A major in business marketing, graduate school student McElroy has an overall 3.86 GPA with a perfect 4.0 last year, while leading the Crimson Tide to the national championship. He returns this fall for his final season of football eligibility and Alabama's general scholarship fund is the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship in his honor. Named as the Pigskin Preview's Coach of the Year is TCU head coach Gary Patterson, a member of Acacia at Kansas State, and linebacker Michael Mohamed, an SAE from California-Berkeley, is a pre-season All-American first team selection.
General Motors Delt CEO to Step Down on September 1st
After successfully leading the revival of GM since July of 2009 after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, CEO Edward Whitacre, a Delta Tau Delta alumnus from Texas Tech University, announced that he would step down on September 1st. GM stated on August 11th that it made $1.3 billion from April through June, its second straight quarter in the black and a complete reversal from last year. Whitacre will stay on as GM chairman through the end of the year.
Delta Upsilon Alumnus Inaugurated as President of Columbia
Juan Manuel Santos was inaugurated on August 7th as President of the Republic of Columbia and will serve until 2014. He previously served his country as Minister of National Defense. A native of Bogota, he got his undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas, where he joined Delta Upsilon. Santos later received Master's degrees from the London School of Economics, Harvard and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Three Greek Greats Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame
On Saturday, August 7th, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio inducted three of the game's leading stars of the past. Running back Floyd Little, a member of Tau Delta Phi at Syracuse University, was welcomed to the Hall along with two more recent members of Phi Beta Sigma: wide receiver Jerry Rice from Mississippi Valley State University and running back Emmitt Smith from the University of Florida.
Dez Bryant Says “No” to Hazing
Cowboy Wide Receiver Dez Bryant took steps to end a tradition of hazing within his team by standing up a veteran player and refusing to condone personal servitude, one of the most common forms of hazing. The NIC supports Bryant and all those who continue to fight against hazing in fraternities, on teams, and within organizations.
From ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5409306
SAN ANTONIO -- Receiver Dez Bryant has done everything right on the field during the first two days of Dallas Cowboys training camp, but he refuses to participate in an NFL rite of passage.
According to the rookie first-round pick, ayers/profile?playerId=5532">Roy Williams and the other veteran receivers can carry their own shoulder pads after practice.
Williams gave his pads to Bryant after Sunday's morning practice, but Bryant declined to carry them. Williams threatened to go to "step two" when talking to reporters.
"I'm not doing it," Bryant said. "I feel like I was drafted to play football, not carry another player's pads."
"If I was a free agent, it would still be the same thing. I just feel like I'm here to play football. I'm here to try to help win a championship, not carry someone's pads. I'm saying that out of no disrespect to [anyone]."
It's a common duty for rookies, who typically get some sort of hazing. Bill Parcells used to make first-round picks bring him water during breaks in practice. The Cowboys' rookie offensive linemen are given awful haircuts by the veterans at some point during each training camp.
"Everybody has to go through it," Williams said. "I had to go through it. No matter if you're a No. 1 pick or the 7,000th pick, you've still got to do something when you're a rookie.
"I carried pads. I paid for dinners. I paid for lunches. I did everything I was supposed to do, because I didn't want to be that guy."
What would "step two" be?
"We'll find out. Definitely going to find out," Williams said. "I don't know. I've seen guys take people's credit cards and go fill up their cards and wife's cards and everything. There's a lot of dirt that goes on in that locker room."
Bryant, a Lufkin, Texas, native who went to Oklahoma State, has become an immediate fan favorite. He made several spectacular catches during each practice in the Alamodome -- where the crowd roars even when he makes routine plays -- and runs a lap around the field high-fiving fans before going into the locker room.
Williams, an Odessa, Texas, native and University of Texas product, is a frequent target of fan criticism due to his poor production since being traded from the Detroit Lions during the 2008 season. He was booed during Sunday morning's practice when he dropped a pass, although Pro Bowler Miles Austin didn't get similar treatment when he had a drop in the afternoon session.
"I bought a Ford F-250 2011. Everybody loves a new car but I also have a 2004 Navigator that's still running," Williams said about the perception that Bryant will soon be the starter. "So that's the way I feel."
There has been no previous friction between Williams and Bryant, whose arrival puts Williams' status as a starter in jeopardy. Williams has consistently praised Bryant publicly and made it clear that the rookie could come to him with any questions that he had.
Williams believes it's a veteran's duty to serve as a mentor to rookies. And he believes it's a rookie's duty to carry the veterans' shoulder pads to the locker room after practice.
"I don't believe in that at all," Bryant said. "We have a goal here. It's not about playing games. It's all about just trying to do the right thing and achieve our goal."
Sigma Nu Pop Singer Posner Hits the Charts
Recent Duke University graduate Mike Posner, a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, has received great reviews from both Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly recently for his Top 10 hit "Cooler Than Me". A story in the August 5th Rolling Stone mentions both Sigma Nu and his 3.59 GPA as a 2010 Duke grad who put out two mixtapes online to earn an eye-popping offer from rapper Jay-Z. Posner's first LP, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on J Records hits music stores on August 10th and is predicted to debut near the top of the charts.
Three Greeks Enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame
During the 16th annual enshrinement festival in South Bend, Indiana on July 16-17, three men from NIC member fraternities were enshrined in the National Football Foundation's HOF. Inductees from the football bowl subdivision class were wide receiver Ken Margerum, a Delta Upsilon from Stanford University and former Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta, a Pi Kappa Alpha from the University of Miami. Inducted for his head coaching exploits at Southern California and Nevada-Las Vegas was John Robinson, a Sigma Chi from the University of Oregon.
