History of the Event
10th Annual E vs H Tournament (2023)
We hit a decade of awesomeness in 2023, and the tournament started off right with a surprise speech from Virginia Tech Football Coach, Brent Pry! After Coach Pry got us riled up, Special Olympics athletes Josh Norris, Ben Norris, Roger Johnson, and Nick Filipiak reminded us just how amazing Special Olympics is as an organization. After the pomp and circumstance, Brothers and friends hit the course for a FIERCE competition! At the end of the day, Team Hexaton took home the win, and now lead the all-time series 5-4.
Golf aside, our 2023 event was our most successful to date, raising over $36,000 for Area 9! Taking home the crown as MVP for the first time was longtime tournament supporter, Mike Flynn, who squeaked out our two-time repeating champion, John Krahulec, for this year's honors!
Take a look at our 2023 album to see the fun we had while supporting SOVA: http://bit.ly/23ehalbum.
Golf aside, our 2023 event was our most successful to date, raising over $36,000 for Area 9! Taking home the crown as MVP for the first time was longtime tournament supporter, Mike Flynn, who squeaked out our two-time repeating champion, John Krahulec, for this year's honors!
Take a look at our 2023 album to see the fun we had while supporting SOVA: http://bit.ly/23ehalbum.
9th Annual E vs H Tournament (2022)
The 9th Annual E vs H Tournament shall forever be known as "The Year the Records Fell". Thanks to the generosity of so many sponsors, brothers, and friends, the 2022 tournament was our best to date, both in terms of attendance as well as fundraising! We were fortunate enough to have Nick Filipiak, Roger Johnson, and Josh Norris, SOVA Area 9 athletes, represent Special Olympics in the event, as well as several SOVA partners. Team Epsilon SQUEAKED out the team win (132.5-127.5) to tie the overall series at 4-4 while our best dressed competition was taken to new heights with FIVE different groups receiving votes to be crowned the winner. It is going to be TOUGH for future events to match the 2022 tournament, but we will do our best in 2023!
Here are just some of the more notable records that were broken during the 2022 event:
Here are just some of the more notable records that were broken during the 2022 event:
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Name of Record
Money Raised for SOVA
Number of Attendees
Number of $100+ Sponsors
Low Score
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NEW Record
$27,500
128
40
56
(Jerry Gee, Josh Johnson, Chris Sykes, Dean Stevenson) |
Old Record
$25,818.82 (2019)
103 (2021)
38 (2019)
59 (2019, 2021)
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You can get lost in the nostalgia by checking out our album from our 2022 tournament here: http://bit.ly/22ehalbum.
8th Annual E vs H Tournament (2021)
In 2021, we were AMPED to be back in person for our tournament weekend! For the first time in tournament history, we had TWO Special Olympics Teams compete and we had over 100 attendees in Blacksburg to support this great cause! Though the competition for lowest score continued to be fierce, what was even better was seeing the number of teams that wanted to take home the title of "Best Dressed"! At the end of the competitions, though, we were able to join together to celebrate our successes as a fraternity and a community as we raised over $18,000 for Special Olympics Virginia!
Below is a slide show of some of the highlights from our 2021 event. For the entire album, head to http://bit.ly/21ehalbum.
Below is a slide show of some of the highlights from our 2021 event. For the entire album, head to http://bit.ly/21ehalbum.
Tournament Awards Team Results
Team Epsilon: LOSERS Team Hexaton: WINNERS Series is now at 4-3 favoring Team Hexaton Most Valuable Persons John Krahulec (Overall MVP) Dahveed Blake (Co-MVP) Jeremy Osten (Active MVP) Lowest Scoring Foursome Mike Cropper, Craig Thoden, Mike Look, & Ashton King Numerous competitors hit 60 and 61, but this foursome took home the title by shooting a 59! Not the Worst Foursome Chris Barranco, Harley Page, Jack Stauffer, & Ryan Wahl Impressively, these gents shot a 73 to come in second-to-last! Longest Drive Mike Creamer Closest to the Pin Cory Demers Putting Contest Hunter Atkins Best Dressed Foursome Graham Doeren, Tommy Brown, Clint Stevenson, & Lewis Hutchins This group took home the $100 bar tab with their rendition of Happy Gilmore! |
ScholarshipsOutstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
Thomas Botta Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character. Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000) Wyatt Fails Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character. AKE Scholarship ($1000) Noah Shorb Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Alpha Kappa Epsilon's Cardinal Principles: Scholarship, Friendship, Leadership, Integrity, & Brotherhood Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000) Evan Zajkowski Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve. Lambda Beta Award Alexander Anama Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa, both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech |
The 7th Annual Epsilon vs Hexaton Tourna... GOLF-A-THON (2020)
The pandemic caused us to be creative with our 2020 event. After tons of brainstorming, we landed on the one-time-only Golf-a-Thon! Through the generosity of our friends, family, and brothers, we were able to break fundraising efforts and raise over $25,000 Special Olympics Virginia (Area 9)!
The 6th Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Tournament & Banquet (2019)
The 2019 tournament broke all records! With nearly 100 attendees (97 to be exact), this was the most successful tournament to date! Team Epsilon took a commanding series lead with their win, which is now at Team Epsilon (4), Team Hexaton (2). But, more importantly, the generosity of brothers, friends, and families was unbelievable! When the weekend was all said and done, the Brothers of the Epsilon Hexaton Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa raised $14,500 for Special Olympics Virginia (Area 9)! Additionally, $4,000 was given to Chapter brothers through scholarships while another $3,500 was given to the Chapter for their 2019-2020 endeavors! That brought the total philanthropy for the weekend to $22,000! For more about the weekend, including pictures and award winners, see below!
Enjoy the slideshow of some of the tournament's best photos! Want to see more? Take a look at the 2019 EvsH Tournament Google album!
Enjoy the slideshow of some of the tournament's best photos! Want to see more? Take a look at the 2019 EvsH Tournament Google album!
Tournament Awards Final Team Scores
Team Epsilon - 115 Team Hexaton - 85 Series is tied at 3-3 [Each match can score up to 20 points: 1 point for winning the hole. 1/2 point for tying the hole. 2 points for lower overall score] Most Valuable Persons Joe Jarboe (Overall MVP) Dahveed Blake (Co-MVP) Quin Lavey (Active MVP) These three brothers raised over $5,000 just by themselves! Lowest Scoring Foursome Rob Dittmar, Mike Flynn, Steve Kuiper, & Brian Lambiotte Numerous competitors hit 60 and 61, but this foursome took home the title by shooting a 59! Longest Drive Dean Stevenson Closest to the Pin Alex Frantz Putting Contest [NEW in 2019] Wes Hutchins Best Dressed Foursome Jeff Barton, Chris Callaghan, Steve Husak, & Brendan Kaplan These aliens took home the $100 bar tab with their pure white attire and stunna' shades! |
ScholarshipsOutstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000) Chris Callaghan Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character. Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000) Rishi Devulapalli Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character. AKE Scholarship ($1000) [NEW in 2019] Alex Anama Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Alpha Kappa Epsilon's Cardinal Principles: Scholarship, Friendship, Leadership, Integrity, & Brotherhood Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000) Connor Mullin Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve. Lambda Beta Award Ryan Couse Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa, both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech |
This tournament would not be a success without the generosity of our sponsors!
Thank you to our 2019 sponsors: Austin "Chip" Harris, Austin Burnett, Barry Shpil, Beta Omega Pledge Class, Brock Wolf, Christian Ritter, Christina Todd, Concept Solutions, LLC, Dan Strickland, Dave Frey, DAY Consulting, LLC, E vs. H Tournament Team, Forté Data, Fowler, Hayes, & Schlegel, Full Visibility, LLC, Gamma Gamma Pledge Class, Greg Smith, Heritage Site Development, In Balance Yoga Studio, Jeff Glick Insurance Agency, Inc., Jeff Klanderman, Kyle Donovan, Marisa McAdoo, Mark Harney, Mike Cartwright, Mike Flynn, Mike Kender, Paul Ellington, Phil Cran, Pritt Law Firm, PLLC, PSK: The League, R.A. Jarboe & Sons, Inc., The Gees, The Lazy Beagle, & Zekiah Technologies.
Thank you to our 2019 sponsors: Austin "Chip" Harris, Austin Burnett, Barry Shpil, Beta Omega Pledge Class, Brock Wolf, Christian Ritter, Christina Todd, Concept Solutions, LLC, Dan Strickland, Dave Frey, DAY Consulting, LLC, E vs. H Tournament Team, Forté Data, Fowler, Hayes, & Schlegel, Full Visibility, LLC, Gamma Gamma Pledge Class, Greg Smith, Heritage Site Development, In Balance Yoga Studio, Jeff Glick Insurance Agency, Inc., Jeff Klanderman, Kyle Donovan, Marisa McAdoo, Mark Harney, Mike Cartwright, Mike Flynn, Mike Kender, Paul Ellington, Phil Cran, Pritt Law Firm, PLLC, PSK: The League, R.A. Jarboe & Sons, Inc., The Gees, The Lazy Beagle, & Zekiah Technologies.
Attendees: Alex Anama, Hunter Atkins, Jared Barton, Brad Bendel* (UC), David Blackwood, Cory Brewer* (UC), Robb Briggs, Chris Callaghan, Matt Camire*, Mike Cartwright, Sarah Cartwright*, Pat Coolidge*, Mike Creamer*, Shawn Custer, Bryce Detterman, Rishi Devulapalli, Ben Diehl, Robert Dittmar, Dai Dai Donovan, Bennett Eastham, Will Edwards, Emily Eifert*, Ryan Eifert, Paul Ellington, Andrew Erickson, Wyatt Fails, Kyle Fenton* (UC), Matthew Fickes, Cameron Fite, Mike Flynn, Colin Fowler, Alex Frantz, Dave Frey, Josh Friedman, Rob Gattoni, Jerry Gee ('15 MVP), Kelly Gee*, Alex Gomez, Patrick Gray, Tyler Grim, Jon Gustin, Mitchell Hayes, Kyle Hendricks, Hayden Hovis, Steve Husak, Lewis Hutchins, Wesley Hutchins, Akhila Jagdish*, Joe Jarboe, Josh Johnson*, Roger Johnson*, Brendan Kaplan, Jeff Klanderman ('16-'18 MVP), John Krahulec, Reed Krahulec, Steve Kuiper, Ben LaBine, Adam Laidlow, Quin Lavey, Brian Lambiotte, Brian Madl, Samuel McCain, Gavin McDuff, Patrick McMinn, Ed Micka*, Johnny Micka, Mennen Middlebrooks, Alex Miller, Kevin Miller, Josh Nachman, Chris Neeble*, Mike Neeble, Keven Nguyen, Kai Norbeck, Ben Norris*, Andrew Robb, Danny Rojek* (UC), John Schiff, Ryan Scott, Corey Shpil*, Matthew Siggins, Patrick Slayton, Liam Sment, Greg Smith ('18 MVP), Clint Stevenson, Dean Stevenson, Chris Sykes, Jackson Thomas, Christina Todd*, Hillary Trebels*, Cody Trotter, James Tyger, Elliot Voos, Alex Walker, Tim Weidman, Casey Windmuller*, & Matt Wood
Italics = Active, * = Guest, Bold = Scholarship Finalist
Italics = Active, * = Guest, Bold = Scholarship Finalist
The 5th Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Tournament & Banquet (2018)
August 11, 2018 was an absolutely wonderful day for a ton of reasons. Beyond the commodore of the day, the 2018 tournament had many highlights! For the first time in tournament history, a foursome of Special Olympics Virginia athletes and volunteers participated in the event. Additionally, the tournament broke its fundraising record by raising over $11,300 for Special Olympics and the local Chapter! For photos from the weekend along with the award winners, take a look below!
To see even more photos from the weekend, check out this Google album!
Here is who won awards and scholarships in 2018:
Here is who won awards and scholarships in 2018:
Final Team Scores
Team Epsilon (W)
Team Hexaton (L)
Series is now at 3-2 favoring Team Hexaton
Most Valuable Persons
Jeff Klanderman & Greg Smith
These two brothers raised nearly $2,000 just by themselves!
Best Dressed Foursome
Robb Briggs, Mike Cartwright, Andrew Erickson, Jeff Klanderman
In a rigged Facebook vote, this foursome edged out competitors to take home the $100 bar tab!
Longest Drive
This will forever be a mystery
Closest to the Pin
Someone should really write these things down
Lowest Scoring Foursome
Mike Cropper, Chris Neeble, Mike Neeble, Doug Yeagle
Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
Jeff Shelton
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
David Blackwood
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Ryan Couse
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Lambda Beta Award
Tristan Jilson
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Team Epsilon (W)
Team Hexaton (L)
Series is now at 3-2 favoring Team Hexaton
Most Valuable Persons
Jeff Klanderman & Greg Smith
These two brothers raised nearly $2,000 just by themselves!
Best Dressed Foursome
Robb Briggs, Mike Cartwright, Andrew Erickson, Jeff Klanderman
In a rigged Facebook vote, this foursome edged out competitors to take home the $100 bar tab!
Longest Drive
This will forever be a mystery
Closest to the Pin
Someone should really write these things down
Lowest Scoring Foursome
Mike Cropper, Chris Neeble, Mike Neeble, Doug Yeagle
Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
Jeff Shelton
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
David Blackwood
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Ryan Couse
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Lambda Beta Award
Tristan Jilson
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Attendees: Kevin Arrington, Hunter Atkins, Jared Barton, Sue Bisecker (Little Sister), David Blackwood*, Robb Briggs, Megan Cahill (guest), Chris Callaghan, Mike Cartwright, Ryan Couse*, Pat Couse (Guest), Mike Cropper, Alex David (UC PSK), Trent Davis, Daniel Donovan, Kyle Donovan, Will Edwards, Paul Ellington, Andrew Erickson, Nick Falls, Mike Flynn, Colin Fowler, Alex Frantz, Dave Frey, Josh Friedman, Jerry Gee (2015 MVP), Alex Gomez, Jon Gustin, Mitchell Hayes, Kyle Hendricks, Hayden Hovis, Lewis Hutchins, Wes Hutchins, Akhila Jagdish (Guest), Josh Johnson (Guest), Brendan Kaplan, Josh Kaplan*, Jeff Klanderman (2016,17 MVP), Evan Kidd, John Krahulec, Ben LaBine*, Brian LaBine, Brian Lambiotte, Quin Lavey, Gavin McDuff, Johnny Micka*, Chris Neeble (Guest), Mike Neeble, Sam Oxley*, Aaron Ritter, Andrew Robb, Danny Rojek (UC PSK), Nick Runkel, John Schiff, Nick Schlegel, Jeff Shelton*,Greg Smith, Owen Smith (UC PSK), Dean Stevenson, Clint Stevenson, Chris Sykes, Tim Walsh (UC PSK), Matt Wood, Matt Wyckoff, Doug Yeagle
Sponsors: Shelly & Dahveed Blake, Robb Briggs, Concept Solutions (John Krahulec), Shawn Custer, Anthony D'Amelio & Matt Jordan, Ryan Eifert, Andrew Erickson, Mike Flynn, Jerry Gee, Chris Harris, In Balance Yoga Studio, Joseph Jarboe. Mike Kender (Beta Eta Pledge Class), Jeff Klanderman (Beta Chi Pledge Class), Josh Light, Kyle Lilly, Randy Massie (Beta Alpha Pledge Class), Marisa McAdoo (Dean's Momma), Justin Miller, Christian Ritter, Nick Schlegel, Barry & Susan Shpil, Dan Strickland, Christina Todd, Alex Walker, Zekiah Technologies
Fourth Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Golf Tournament & Banquet (2017)
In 2017, the Fourth Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Golf Tournament & Banquet took place on Saturday, August 19th. The golf tournament was held at Auburn Hills Country Club where over 55 golfers competed for either Team Epsilon or Team Hexaton. Golfers in attendance included Special Olympics athlete, Brian Norris, and Special Olympics Director of Development, Matt Camire. For the first time in tournament history, EHAF sponsored an alternate day trip down the New River, which was a blast for all who attended! After golfing and tubing the river, over 80 Brothers, Little Sisters, family members, and friends got together at The Inn at Virginia Tech for an amazing banquet! The weekend raised over $7,600, with $5,000 going to Special Olympics and an addition $2,630 going to the current Chapter!
At the banquet, we gave out a handful of awards and scholarships! Here were the winners:
Final Team Scores
Team Epsilon - 13
Team Hexaton - 20
This evens the series at 2-2
Most Valuable Person
Jeff Klanderman
For the first time in tournament history, we had a repeat MVP! Jeff doubled his donation from 2016 to 2017, donating over $1,100 to Special Olympics and the current Chapter! This does not include the $425 Jeff raised by auctioning off the custom wedge he received for being MVP!
Best Dressed
Kyle Donovan
Kyle beat out several competitors to win "best dressed" at this year's tournament. In exchange, he received a $25 gift card and some ridiculously awesome sunglasses! (Pictures can be found in the slideshow below)
Longest Drive
Johnny Micka
Closest to the Pin
This will forever be a mystery
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Kevin Arrington & Nick Runkel
For the first time in history, this year's tournament had a tie for low score! Nick Runkel and Kevin Arrington as well as Jerry Gee and Hunter Atkins shot a 65 this year, setting the record for all-time lowest score (previously a 66). When scorecards were compared, though, Kevin and Nick won the tie breaker of lowest score on the hardest handicapped hole!
Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
David Blackwood
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
Matthew Lacey
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Isaac Skole
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Lambda Beta Award
Christian Ritter
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Team Epsilon - 13
Team Hexaton - 20
This evens the series at 2-2
Most Valuable Person
Jeff Klanderman
For the first time in tournament history, we had a repeat MVP! Jeff doubled his donation from 2016 to 2017, donating over $1,100 to Special Olympics and the current Chapter! This does not include the $425 Jeff raised by auctioning off the custom wedge he received for being MVP!
Best Dressed
Kyle Donovan
Kyle beat out several competitors to win "best dressed" at this year's tournament. In exchange, he received a $25 gift card and some ridiculously awesome sunglasses! (Pictures can be found in the slideshow below)
Longest Drive
Johnny Micka
Closest to the Pin
This will forever be a mystery
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Kevin Arrington & Nick Runkel
For the first time in history, this year's tournament had a tie for low score! Nick Runkel and Kevin Arrington as well as Jerry Gee and Hunter Atkins shot a 65 this year, setting the record for all-time lowest score (previously a 66). When scorecards were compared, though, Kevin and Nick won the tie breaker of lowest score on the hardest handicapped hole!
Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
David Blackwood
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
Matthew Lacey
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Isaac Skole
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Lambda Beta Award
Christian Ritter
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Our event would not have been nearly as successful without the generous support of our sponsors and donors! Thank you for your
support of Special Olympics! The 2017 sponsors were (in alphabetical order):
1000 Degrees Pizza, Beta Eta Pledge Class, Dahveed Blake, Robb Briggs, Tracey Carter, Shawn Custer, Delta Theta Pledge Class, Lora Elinoff, Foxridge Apartments, Mike Flynn, Jerry Gee, Stuart Keefe, Kyle Lilly, Josh LIght, Marisa McAdoo, Mellow Mushroom, PK's, Nick Schlegel, Greg Smith, Souvlaki, Christina Todd, and Doug Yeagle
Lastly, we would be remiss not to give a shout out to all of the 2017 attendees!
Attendees included: Tony Ardura, Kevin Arrington*, Hunter Atkins (& girlfriend, Sarah), Tyler Batt (& girlfriend, Mary), Sue Biesecker (Little Sister), David Blackwood*, Robb Briggs, Tracey Carter, Mike Cartwright, Kevin Corapi, Shawn Custer (& fiancée, Lindsey), Trent Davis, Graham Doeren (& wife, Bubba), Daniel "Dai Dai" Donovan (& fiancée, Eli), Kyle Donovan, Will Edwards, Ryan Eifert (& wife, Emily), Paul Ellington, Andrew Erickson, Tim Ferguson, Zac Fischel, Mike Flynn, Colin Fowler, Dave Frey, Jerry Gee (2015 MVP) (& wife, Kelly), Alex Gomez, Aaron Graham, Audra Grim (Guest) , Tim Grim (Guest), Tyler Grim*, Jon Gustin, Mitchell Hayes, Kyle Hendricks, Hayden Hovis, Lewis Hutchins, Joe Jarboe, Josh Johnson (Guest), Jack Kelly, Mike Kender, Evan Kidd, Jeffrey Klanderman (2016 MVP), John Krahulec, Quin Lavey, Thomas Lawler, Josh Light, Alex Madl (NIU PSK Alum), Brian Madl, Gavin McDuff, Josh Meador, Johnny Micka, Mennen Middlebrooks, Mike Neeble, Kai Norbeck, Sam Oxley, Shawn Page, Chris Peltier, Milosz Rakowski, Aaron Ritter, Christian Ritter*, Nick Runkel, Greg Sapia, Tommy Saunders, Ryan Scott (& guest, Kelsey Romine). Jeff Shelton, Isaac Skole*, Greg Smith, Jack Stauffer, Clint Stevenson, Dean Stevenson, Danny Strock, and Chris Sykes
support of Special Olympics! The 2017 sponsors were (in alphabetical order):
1000 Degrees Pizza, Beta Eta Pledge Class, Dahveed Blake, Robb Briggs, Tracey Carter, Shawn Custer, Delta Theta Pledge Class, Lora Elinoff, Foxridge Apartments, Mike Flynn, Jerry Gee, Stuart Keefe, Kyle Lilly, Josh LIght, Marisa McAdoo, Mellow Mushroom, PK's, Nick Schlegel, Greg Smith, Souvlaki, Christina Todd, and Doug Yeagle
Lastly, we would be remiss not to give a shout out to all of the 2017 attendees!
Attendees included: Tony Ardura, Kevin Arrington*, Hunter Atkins (& girlfriend, Sarah), Tyler Batt (& girlfriend, Mary), Sue Biesecker (Little Sister), David Blackwood*, Robb Briggs, Tracey Carter, Mike Cartwright, Kevin Corapi, Shawn Custer (& fiancée, Lindsey), Trent Davis, Graham Doeren (& wife, Bubba), Daniel "Dai Dai" Donovan (& fiancée, Eli), Kyle Donovan, Will Edwards, Ryan Eifert (& wife, Emily), Paul Ellington, Andrew Erickson, Tim Ferguson, Zac Fischel, Mike Flynn, Colin Fowler, Dave Frey, Jerry Gee (2015 MVP) (& wife, Kelly), Alex Gomez, Aaron Graham, Audra Grim (Guest) , Tim Grim (Guest), Tyler Grim*, Jon Gustin, Mitchell Hayes, Kyle Hendricks, Hayden Hovis, Lewis Hutchins, Joe Jarboe, Josh Johnson (Guest), Jack Kelly, Mike Kender, Evan Kidd, Jeffrey Klanderman (2016 MVP), John Krahulec, Quin Lavey, Thomas Lawler, Josh Light, Alex Madl (NIU PSK Alum), Brian Madl, Gavin McDuff, Josh Meador, Johnny Micka, Mennen Middlebrooks, Mike Neeble, Kai Norbeck, Sam Oxley, Shawn Page, Chris Peltier, Milosz Rakowski, Aaron Ritter, Christian Ritter*, Nick Runkel, Greg Sapia, Tommy Saunders, Ryan Scott (& guest, Kelsey Romine). Jeff Shelton, Isaac Skole*, Greg Smith, Jack Stauffer, Clint Stevenson, Dean Stevenson, Danny Strock, and Chris Sykes
Indicates Active Brother; * indicates Scholarship Finalist
Third Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Alumni Golf Tournament (2016)
The third annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Alumni Golf Tournament took place on Saturday, August 13, 2016. The event was held at Auburn Hills Country Club and the banquet was at Bull & Bones Restaurant. The event raised over $5,400 for Special Olympics and the current Chapter! There were over 50 golfers at the tournament and over 75 attendees at the banquet! In addition, EHAF gave out its first set of scholarships to five deserving brothers! Team Epsilon (Red Team) took home the first ever rubber match and, as victors, were given a set of custom PSK golf tournament champion tumblers. It was an epic weekend to say the least!
Most Valuable Person
Jeff Klanderman
In his inaugural tournament, Jeff stole the show, donating over $500 to Special Olympics and the current Chapter! In return for his prizes, Jeff promised to recruit additional "old" brothers for the 2017 tournament!
Longest Drive
Jerry Gee
Closest to the Pin
Clint Stevenson
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Jerry Gee & Hunter Atkins
For the record, Jerry reported his team score as a 68, which would have made his team lose to Dean & Chris' 67. Yet, on a second count, it was discovered that Jerry & Hunter shot a 66 to win by a single stroke!
Jeff Klanderman
In his inaugural tournament, Jeff stole the show, donating over $500 to Special Olympics and the current Chapter! In return for his prizes, Jeff promised to recruit additional "old" brothers for the 2017 tournament!
Longest Drive
Jerry Gee
Closest to the Pin
Clint Stevenson
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Jerry Gee & Hunter Atkins
For the record, Jerry reported his team score as a 68, which would have made his team lose to Dean & Chris' 67. Yet, on a second count, it was discovered that Jerry & Hunter shot a 66 to win by a single stroke!
In addition to golf prizes, EHAF also awarded its first-ever scholarships! Recipients of these awards were as follows:
Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship ($1000)
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Sam Oxley
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Zac Fischel
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Christian Ritter
First Degree Achievement Award
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Samuel McCain & Greg Smith
Awarded to the sophomore brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Sam Oxley
Outstanding Junior Scholarship ($1000)
Awarded to the junior brother that has best exemplified Phi Sigma Kappa's Cardinal Principles: Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character.
Zac Fischel
Ut Prosim Scholarship ($1000)
Awarded to the brother that has best exemplified Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
Christian Ritter
First Degree Achievement Award
Awarded to the brother going Third Degree that has best represented Phi Sigma Kappa,
both within and outside of the fraternity, during his time at Virginia Tech
Samuel McCain & Greg Smith
Those in attendance at the 2016 tournament included Tony Ardura, Kevin Arrington, Hunter Atkins, Chris Barranco, Tyler Batt (& family), Robb Briggs, Mike Callaghan, Mike Cartwright, Ryan Couse, Tyler Cross, Shawn Custer (& fiance, Lindsey), Alex De Leon, Graham Doeren, Ryan DiLuoffo, Michael Domabyl, Bennett Eastham, Ryan Eifert, Paul Ellington, Andrew Erickson, Matthew Fickes, Dave Frey, Jerry Gee (& wife, Kelly), Rob Grancorvitz*, Tyler Grim, Jon Gustin, Austin Harris, Mitchell Hayes (& mom, Teresa), Clarke Helm, James Henderson, Kyle Hendricks, Hayden Hovis, Joe Jarboe, Josh Johnson*, Jeffrey Klanderman, Rahul Kulkarni, Thomas Lawler, Kyle Lilly, John Massale, Samuel McCain (& girlfriend), Gavin McDuff, Mennen Middlebrooks, Josh Nachman, Kai Norbeck, Tyler Olsen, Chris Olsen*, Lawrence Osborne, Sam Oxley, Mark Puccinelli, Nick Runkel, John Schiff, Nick Schlegel, Ryan Scott, Isaac Skole, Cody Smith, Greg Smith, Clint Stevenson, Dean Stevenson, Jake Streng, Chris Sykes, Jacob Todd, David Tootle, Cody Trotter (& girlfriend, Amber), James Tyger, Ryan Wahl, Alex Walker, and Matt Wood (& wife, Sarah).
Second Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Alumni Golf Tournament (2015)
This year's tournament, somehow, someway, outshined last year's initial attempt! With 48 golfers, a handful of non-participant Brothers, a few wives and girlfriends, and great spirits, the tournament went off without a hitch! Auburn Hills fulfilled its promise to support our Brotherhood as we raised over $2,500 for Special Olympics and an additional $600 for the Brotherhood! Several trophies were handed out at the tournament, and they were awarded as follows:
Most Valuable Person
Gerald "Jerry" Gee
Jerry was the individual who donated the most money to Special Olympics throughout the weekend. In a surprise turn of events, when Jerry was given his prize of an autographed "Bars of Blacksburg" print, he immediately auctioned it off to the other Brothers in attendance. The picture sold to Joe Jarboe for an additional $100 donation to Special Olympics! Please recognize Jerry for his unwavering support of Special Olympics and PSK when you see him! Jerry also earned himself free entry into the 2016 tournament... which he did not auction off.
"Least" Valuable Person
Gavin "GT" McDuff
During the banquet, as final donations were being tallied to determine the MVP, Gavin electronically donated $0.01.
Longest Drive
Cody Trotter*
*this record is tarnished by the fact that Scott Simmons actually won but left prior to receiving his award
Closest to the Pin
Michael Dombayl
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Dean Stevenson & Chris Sykes
Dean and Chris have now won "LST" two years in a row and are looking to three-peat in 2016! Who will take them down?!
Gerald "Jerry" Gee
Jerry was the individual who donated the most money to Special Olympics throughout the weekend. In a surprise turn of events, when Jerry was given his prize of an autographed "Bars of Blacksburg" print, he immediately auctioned it off to the other Brothers in attendance. The picture sold to Joe Jarboe for an additional $100 donation to Special Olympics! Please recognize Jerry for his unwavering support of Special Olympics and PSK when you see him! Jerry also earned himself free entry into the 2016 tournament... which he did not auction off.
"Least" Valuable Person
Gavin "GT" McDuff
During the banquet, as final donations were being tallied to determine the MVP, Gavin electronically donated $0.01.
Longest Drive
Cody Trotter*
*this record is tarnished by the fact that Scott Simmons actually won but left prior to receiving his award
Closest to the Pin
Michael Dombayl
Lowest Scoring Twosome
Dean Stevenson & Chris Sykes
Dean and Chris have now won "LST" two years in a row and are looking to three-peat in 2016! Who will take them down?!
Those in attendance at the 2015 tournament included Kevin Arrington, Anthony Berlenbach, Sue Biesecker, Tyler Boulton, Doug Brainard, "Downtown" Tommy Brown, Ashley Brown, Austin Burnett, Brian Clark, Ryan Couse, Michael Cropper, Shawn Custer, Graham Doeren, Michael Domabyl, Daniel "Dai Dai" Donovan, Mike Flynn, Dave Frey, Gerald "Jerry" Gee, Tre Hall, Michael Hanson, Austin "Chip" Harris, Mitchell Hayes, Amber Holmes, Lewis Hutchins, Joe Jarboe, Lane Kiser, Rahul Kulkarni, Adam Laidlow, Thomas Lawler, Joseph "Uncle Joe" Malstrom, John Massale, Samuel McCain, Gavin McDuff, Kyle Meyerhoff, Mennen Middlebrooks, Alex Miller, Chris Peltier, Christian Ritter, Scott Simmons, Isaac Skole, Pat Slayton, Greg Smith, Dave Spillman, Clint Stevenson, Dean Stevenson, Jake Streng, Chris Sykes, David Tootle, Cody Trotter, Tim "Tebow" Weidman, Brian Whitesell, and Doug Yeagle.
Italics represent an active Brother at the time of the tournament
We hope to see ALL of you at the 2016 golf tournament (Saturday, August 13, 2016)!
Italics represent an active Brother at the time of the tournament
We hope to see ALL of you at the 2016 golf tournament (Saturday, August 13, 2016)!
The First Annual Epsilon vs. Hexaton Alumni Golf Tournament (2014)
Saturday, June 21st, 2014, marked a day that will go down in Phi Sig history! On this day, the Epsilon Hexaton Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa hosted their FIRST ANNUAL Alumni Golf Tournament and had over 40 participants! Brothers took part in a 2v2 Captain's Choice Tournament which pitted Team Epsilon versus Team Hexaton. At the end of the most ridiculously long round of golf ever (we never said we were golfers), Team Epsilon won with a final score of 16-10.
The tournament was held at Pete Dye’s River Course (see here for information on the course) and was followed by an award ceremony and alumni banquet at the Phi Sig house on South Main Street.
The proceeds from the tournament went directly to Special Olympics of Southwest Virginia with a smaller portion going to the current chapter for renovations and expenses. When the weekend was all said and done, the Epsilon Hexaton Alumni Foundation wrote a check to Special Olympics for $3,500 and a second check to the current Chapter for nearly $400! Our hats are off to the alumni and actives who participated in the tournament and made it such a success!
After the tournament, awards were given for various accomplishments. Here is who won which prize:
The tournament was held at Pete Dye’s River Course (see here for information on the course) and was followed by an award ceremony and alumni banquet at the Phi Sig house on South Main Street.
The proceeds from the tournament went directly to Special Olympics of Southwest Virginia with a smaller portion going to the current chapter for renovations and expenses. When the weekend was all said and done, the Epsilon Hexaton Alumni Foundation wrote a check to Special Olympics for $3,500 and a second check to the current Chapter for nearly $400! Our hats are off to the alumni and actives who participated in the tournament and made it such a success!
After the tournament, awards were given for various accomplishments. Here is who won which prize:
Most Valuable Player (Largest Donor) - John Minisi
Lowest Scoring Twosome - Chris Sykes & Dean Stevenson
Long Drive - Chris Sykes
Closest to the Pin - Gavin McDuff
Dressed to Impress Extraordinare - Anthony Berlenbach
Tournament's Finest Moment - Tony Ardura
Lowest Scoring Twosome - Chris Sykes & Dean Stevenson
Long Drive - Chris Sykes
Closest to the Pin - Gavin McDuff
Dressed to Impress Extraordinare - Anthony Berlenbach
Tournament's Finest Moment - Tony Ardura
