80FALL SOCIAL CLUBS MEN’S SOCIAL CLUB Sigma Nu Epsilon (SNE) voted to disband at their first meeting of the year in the fall of 2021 with nine active members remaining. SNE was founded in 2013 and had as many as 60 members in the past. However, its membership and recruitment never fully recovered after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to their disbandment Aug. 24. Senior Christian Stump, who would have been the club’s president in 2021, said it was a tough decision for all of them because the club felt like a family. “There was a lot of sadness,” Stump said. “This wasn’t necessarily something that we wanted to do, but it’s something that we felt like was best for the club because we couldn’t really see a good future.” Senior Sydney Tabor, who was queened by SNE in 2019, said it was very sad to watch membership dwindle down after joining it at its height. “Some graduated, and several people jumped to other clubs, and it just felt like everyone left at once,” Tabor said. “That was the big turning point.” Tabor had positive memories from being an honorary member of SNE. “Being queened was a really big deal because it was a surprise, and I didn’t even realize they knew who I was,” Tabor said. “We would have a queen brunch at least a few times a year, and that was always really fun.” Tabor said the people involved in the club represented the club perfectly. Senior Joseph Luther, who joined SNE as a freshman, said when COVID-19 protocols were placed, club meetings and functions all felt very distant, so it was hard for SNE to bounce back. However, he said it was not necessarily a bad thing for the club. “It was the right thing to do, and I found a sense of calm,” Luther said. “This is going to allow everyone in SNE to refocus their efforts into something else, so we’re not just ending something, but we’re starting newer things in a different way.” WRITTEN BY CHRISTIANE DAVIS SNE You Later The legacy of men’s social club Sigma Nu Epsilon is honored.
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