Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter
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.
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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
2015 Officers:
- President - Josh Moore
- Vice President - Tina Bouthillier
- Secretary - Rachel Buckles
- Treasurer - Chris Dean
- Recruitment Coordinator - Jillian Quirante
Current SAAC Brothers
Past Chapter Presidents
- Ryan Alexander: 2012 to August 2014
- Joanne Lamb: August 2014 to December 2014
- Josh Moore: 2015 to present
Chapter Events & Activities
Recurring Events
Hershey Bar War
Starting in 2013, SAAC decided to assist a project of two of their Members, Ryan Alexander and Jillian Quirante. Ryan and Jillian are members of the Board of Directors for Mission of Hope - Philippines. The project that they decided to take on was to collect Hershey chocolate bars for the working students providing them with a sweet treat, in addition to the supplies brought by the Mission of Hope team, and often a source of food for the day. In efforts to collect the most Hershey bars for the cause, they decided to have a friendly competition with the local Collegiate Chapter [Epsilon Xi]. The Chapter who collects the most Hershey bars during the allotted time won bragging rights and additional PR via the Mission of Hope - Philippines. Other Brothers from around the nation are encouraged to participate as well. Alumni Members may donate bars toward SAAC's total and Collegiate Members may donate bars toward Epsilon Xi's total.
Totals (Winners of the war are bolded):
2013: Total Bars: 596 Epsilon Xi - 251 SAAC - 345
2014: Total Bars: 486 Epsilon Xi - 262 SAAC - 224 Note: Epsilon Xi Chapter would have won this year's war if bars were turned in by the deadline.
2015: For running totals, RSVP to the Hershey Bar War Facebook Event
Current Year's Events
During the spring, SAAC particpiated in the Hershey Bar War again this year against Epsilon Xi.
January 2015: During the month of January, SAAC did not hold an event.
February 2015: February was a service event for SAAC. The Chapter decided to participate in two drives: the Hershey Bar War (see above) and collecting event-sized bubbles for the Bluegrass Regional Conference 2015.
Event Archive
By Year:
By Tripod
Notable Alumni
SAAC would like to thank all of those individuals who signed the charter creating this awesome Alumni Chapter!
- Ryan Alexander - Vice President of Alumni Development (2014 to present)
Chapter Honors & Awards
- 2013 National Hazing Prevention Photo Contest Winner - Alumni Chapter Division
