Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter

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Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter (Founded 9 July 2012) is an alumni chapter centered in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Chapter includes alumni from northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia, southeast Kentucky, and northwest North Carolina.

Epsilon Xi and SAAC Members at National Convention 2012

Chapter History

Founding

Charter members of SAAC, as per their petition to National Council:

Note: All of the above Brothers are alumni members of the Epsilon Xi Collegiate Chapter.

The Active Chapter

2013 Officers:

Previous SAAC Officer Archive

Current SAAC Brothers

Past Chapter Presidents

Chapter Events & Activities

Event Archive

2012 SAAC Events

Current Year's Events

January 2013: SAAC began the new year with a service event to honor the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary school. The PTA at the school called out for individuals to mail in snowflakes to create a winter wonderland for the students when they returned from the holiday break. Because of the overwhelming response to the project, the PTA closed snowflake admissions. SAAC members still made snowflakes and will display them at the university located in Johnson City as a showing of solidarity.

February 2013:

SAAC Members at Momma J's house for Valentine's Day Themed Social Event

In honor of the Valentine's Day season, SAAC members got together for a night of food, fun, and fellowship in Limestone, TN. An Italian potluck was served and a variety of fun icebreakers and games were played throughout the night with prizes! Also, attendees gave good-old-fashioned Valentine's Day cards to each other.

March 2013: For SAAC's scholarship event, two of the members hosted an Irish-themed potluck and taught the attendees the essentials of home brewing. Equipment, ingredients, and processes were discussed. One of the highlights was practicing putting bottle caps on bottles.

April 2013: Two events were planned for the month of April. The first event was an on-going event dedicated to service. The Chapter challenged the Epsilon Xi chapter to see who could collect the most Hershey candy bars to benefit a project of the Mission of Hope - Philippines. The winner of the challenge will be announced on April 20 at Epsilon Xi's Founders' Day formal. The second event was a recruitment event for those alumni from the Epsilon Xi Chapter that were celebrate Founders' Day.

May 2013: This month's event was dedicated to the social leg of the tripod. SAAC Members, two new alumni members, and Nick Christy joined in on the fun of celebrating Cinco de Mayo at one of Johnson City's favorite Mexican restaurants, El Charolais (or El Torito's/El T's/El Kroger). The group had a great time with food and fellowship at this event.

June 2013: During the month of June, many SAAC Members attended the 2013 Alumni Convention. We had a great time meeting with other Alumni from around the country.

SAAC members at Sambuca for Alumni Convention 2013 in Nashville, TN

SAAC's June event was a social event in Knoxville, TN at Wasabi's Hibachi Grill. Members who attended 2013 Alumni Convention met up with other SAAC Members for the occasion. It was a great afternoon of entertainment and fellowship!

July 2013 Due to the travels of most of the SAAC Members, the Chapter did not hold an event.

August 2013 Four of SAAC's Members (Ryan Alexander,Joanne Lamb, Josh Moore, and Jillian Quirante) attended 2013 National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. They enjoyed getting to spend time with other Brothers from around the nation. A favorite moment of the trip for these members was watching the Epsilon Xi Chapter receive their first two National awards, including the Joseph Torchia Award.

September 2013 Members of SAAC and a couple of undergraduate Brothers came together for a discussion on StrengthsFinder 2.0. Event attendees read StrengthsFinder 2.0 and took the Clifton Strength Assessment. During the discussion, we talked about each others themes of strengths and how those effect us as an organization.

Notable Alumni

SAAC would like to thank all of those individuals who signed the charter creating this awesome Alumni Chapter!

Chapter Honors & Awards

  • 2013 National Hazing Prevention Photo Contest Winner - Alumni Chapter Division
SAAC's Photo Submission for National Hazing Prevention Week 2013

Further Resources

SAAC's Facebook Page

SAAC's Website