[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEART OF THE SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY, 
                       SYDNEY MADISON BINNINGTON

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 28, 2013

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sydney Madison 
Binnington, a true goodwill ambassador who concludes her two-year term 
as the International Sweetheart of the Sigma Chi Fraternity on June 
29th upon the conclusion of the Sigma Chi Fraternity's 79th Grand 
Chapter here in Washington, DC.
  Since 1946, the International Sweetheart of the Sigma Chi Fraternity 
has been a role model to the Fraternity's undergraduate and alumni 
members and a liaison to non-members throughout the world. In 2011, 
Sydney was selected from hundreds of nominees to receive this honor--
and since that time, she has dedicated herself to her role as a leader 
and ambassador of the Fraternity--having traveled thousands of miles 
from her hometown of Toronto, Ontario to visit more than thirty 
undergraduate chapters, attend numerous international alumni events, 
and raise awareness for the Fraternity and its designated charity, the 
Huntsman Cancer Foundation.
  A 2012 graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Sydney was a 
campus leader during her time there, excelling in academics as a 
student in the University's Baccalaureate Honors Program and serving 
her campus community as a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority, a bible 
study leader, a literacy advocate, and a fundraising volunteer for the 
Huntsman Cancer Institute.
  For the past two years, Sydney has dedicated herself to the 
Fraternity's core values of ``Friendship, Justice and Learning'' and 
fulfilled her duties with strong character and personality, poise, and 
grace.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and fellow Sigma 
Chi brothers serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing Sydney Madison Binnington for her 
tireless and dedicated service to the Sigma Chi Fraternity and wishing 
her all the best in her future endeavors.

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