So I have been at Kean for a full year and starting my second and still commuting, and not really meeting any new people except the Radio Station people. They don’t really like me cause I took concert tickets and never wrote a review of the show. Oh well, I forgot… whatever. So I am getting sick of going nowhere and really considering the Marines as an alternative, when this skinny guy with a hook nose and mustache leans over in Accounting and asks me if I want to join a fraternity.

Sure, at this point either I get a free haircut from Uncle Sam or go nuts just working and commuting to school and never meeting anyone. Well it turned out to be the best invite ever. The guys where great, I started meeting new people and making friends like right away and even stole a girl from one of the other brothers (sorry Mike). In addition I got to travel to other schools, compete in inter scholastic sports and learn how to get along with my peers (okay, so I might still need some work here). No one is perfect and that is the goal of Nu Sigma Phi! We accept you for what you are warts, zits, and all. We join together to make our lives better and to help Kean out in the process. Thanks and I hope you will consider Phi.

Dan DeWeever
Alpha Gamma 1979

I was introduced to Phi through a High school friend. I had seen the movie Animal House and thought that this was for me. The brothers actually reminded me of the individual animal house characters. There was even a “Pinto” and a “Flounder.” My friend had quit during pledging, but I stuck it through. I did not grow up with any brothers but felt that suddenly I was part of this “brotherhood”.

My college years were filled with a lot of good times and memories of what people tell me actually happened the night before. (this is sometimes called time travel) ??Fraternity life consisted of weekly meetings in the cellar of some local bars. We had a good presence on campus, in basketball leagues, the Greek Olympics and other events like all-college parties, the yearly carnival, etc. I took great pride in being on the beer chugging team that won every year and would beat our previous year’s record.??

What most impressed me about Phi was the diversity. It didn’t matter what ethnicity or background you had, you would be accepted and made fun of regardless. Self-humility was a trait I learned early on from the brotherhood. We had brothers that were handicapped and we treated them no different than anybody else. But we took care of our own! When I graduated from Kean, I still kept in touch with a lot of brothers and would still check in with the active brothers on campus. When I got married years later I had 5 brothers in my wedding party. Now with a family and a full time career, I count my brothers as those that are closest to me. Even with the passage of time, I feel I can call anyone of the brothers anytime and shoot the breeze with them.

John Albrecht “NSB”
Alpha Ata 1983