[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10] [Senate] [Pages 13836-13837] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HONORING THE SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 163. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 163) honoring the Sigma Chi Fraternity on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consideration of the concurrent resolution. Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to bring before the Senate a resolution honoring Sigma Chi on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. I am especially pleased to do so because I am a member of that organization. I am very proud of that, and of my association with the people who have made Sigma Chi what it is today and has been for 150 years. Pay a quick visit to any college campus in the country and you will see a number of fraternities in residence that are working to help support their members and be a force for change in the world. They are good organizations, and they offer a lot to those who enroll, but, even given my bias in favor of Sigma Chi, I don't think there is any question that Sigma Chi has been one of the best of the bunch for many, many years. Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 at Miami University in Ohio by seven friends who wanted to provide a better fraternity experience at their school. The seven joined together to pursue their dream of a fraternity that would be an ``association for the development of the nobler powers of the mind, the finer feelings of the heart, and for the promotion of friendship and congeniality of feeling.'' That effort succeeded beyond their wildest dreams and today, that one chapter has grown to more than 200 with over 200,000 active members across the United States and Canada. Each chapter exists to promote each member's active pursuit of an education on campus and, off campus, it encourages them to get involved in the day to day life of the community that surrounds their school. That has enabled Sigma Chi to produce leaders committed to making a difference in the world using their God-given talents and abilities and the education they have received in college. Simply put, Sigma Chi people are committed to making the world a better place for us all to live by encouraging everyone to get involved. Fraternities have traditionally provided an important source of support for many people who are away from home for an extended period of time--some for the first time in their lives. Sigma Chi has a 150- year history of being an important part of the social network that exists to make campus life better. Thanks to Sigma Chi, the friends you make, the support you receive, and the camaraderie you develop lasts a lifetime. Congratulations, Sigma Chi. You have a history of helping to develop leaders who have produced results that have changed the world. Your future is bright and full of promise. The roster of those who have belonged to Sigma Chi is long and impressive. I know I'm in good company with my Sigma Chi brothers and I'm proud to be a part of it all. I ask unanimous consent to print the following in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Famous Sigma Chi's John Wayne, motion picture actor; David Letterman, talk show host; Brad Pitt, television and movie actor; Carson Daly, MTV [[Page 13837]] personality; Tom Selleck, television and movie actor; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons; Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian; Woody Harrelson, motion picture actor; Warren Beatty, motion picture actor and producer; Brian Dennehy, motion picture actor; Clarence Gilyard, Jimmy Trivette on ``Walker Texas Ranger''; Woody Hayes, former Ohio State football coach; Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans; Jim Palmer, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher; Mike Ditka, Super Bowl winning coach of the Chicago Bears; Mike Holmgren, Super Bowl winning coach of the Green Bay Packers; Drew Brees, quarterback for the San Diego Chargers; Jim Everett, former quarterback of the New Orleans Saints and Robert Griese, Super Bowl winning quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. Kliff Kingsbury, former Texas Tech quarterback; Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State basketball coach; James Brady, Press Secretary for President Reagan who was shot during Reagan's assasination attempt; Barry Goldwater, Arizona Senator and 1968 Republican Presidential Candidate; Grover Cleveland, President of the United States; Frank Murphy, U.S. Supreme Court Judge; William Marriott, President & CEO of Marriott Hotel Corp.; Michael D. Rose, CEO of Holiday Corp., parent company of Holiday Inns; Richard Nunis, chairman of Walt Disney Attractions; Carl Bausch, chairman of Bausch Lomb; John Gingrich, CEO of Nestle; Ben Wells, president of 7-Up Co.; James Barksdale, CEO of Netscape Communications; Steven Lew, CEO of Universal Studios; Charles Weaver, CEO of the Clorox Company; John Madigan, president of The Tribune Company; Ted Rogers, president of Rogers Communications; Lod Cook, CEO of ARCO and John Young, America's most experienced astronaut. Greg Harbaugh, U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut; Gavin & Joe Maloof, owners of the Sacremento Kings; Barry Ackerley, owner of the Seattle Supersonics; Bob McNair, owner of the Houston Texans; Mark DeRosa, Atlanta Braves infielder; Hank Stram, Super Bowl winning coach of the Kansas City Chiefs; Dennis Swanson, president of ABC Sports; Patrick Muldoon, actor on ``Days of our Lives''; Merlin Olsen, former football player and actor; Ted McGinley, actor on ``Married with Children''; William Christopher, actor on ``M.A.S.H.''; Rip Torn, motion picture actor; Mike Peters, Pulizer Prize cartoonist of ``Mother Goose and Grimm''; Alan Sugg, president of the University of Arkansas System; General Merrill McPeak, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; H. Jackson Brown Jr., best-selling author of ``Life's Little Instruction Book''; Gordon Gould, primary inventor of the laser; and Dr. William DeVries, pioneering surgeon of the artificial heart. Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 163) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. ____________________