Sigma Phi “The Epsilon Of New York” chapter forms a tight-knit brotherhood, dedicated to upholding excellence in leadership, scholarship, and camaraderie at Cornell University since 1890. Within the intimate setting of Sigma Phi, emphasis is placed on individual development, fostering enduring friendships that extend far beyond the college years.
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Remember
Where it all
There are few places in life that continue to live within us years after we have left them. Sigma Phi is one of those places. It is more than an institution. It is a community where belonging meets purpose, where young men are given the rare opportunity to gather, and grow through friendship, leadership, and a more thoughtful way of living together. A living-learning environment that recognizes strength through diversity, leadership, and friendship.
Started?
There are few places in life that continue to live within us years after we have left them. Sigma Phi is one of those places.
There are few places in life that continue to live within us years after we have left them. Sigma Phi is one of those places. It is more than an institution. It is a community where belonging meets purpose, where young men are given the rare opportunity to gather, and grow through friendship, leadership, and a more thoughtful way of living together. A living-learning environment that recognizes strength through diversity, leadership, and friendship.
Epsilon of Sigma Phi’s Capital Campaign!
It is more than an institution. It is one whose greatest conviction is “recreating” the experience of the past.
This living, breathing community enriched the most transformative years of a young man's life. A place where young men arrive as individuals and grow into brothers, shaped not by any single moment but by three years of living alongside men who challenged them, believed in them, and held them to something higher. The friendships built inside those walls did not stay there. They followed you into your career, your family, your life. They still do.
Sigma Phi gave you something rare. A true sense of home at Cornell. The security and belonging that allowed you to fearlessly explore everything the university had to offer. A living-learning environment where diversity of character made the brotherhood stronger, where leadership was not taught in a classroom but practiced every single day, and where the experience of those years shaped the person you became long after you left the Hill.
Remember
Where it all
Started?
Epsilon of Sigma Phi’s Capital Campaign!
Remember
Where it all
Started?
Epsilon of Sigma Phi’s Capital Campaign!
Remember
Where it all
Started
Epsilon of Sigma Phi’s Capital Campaign!
The hand-drawn logo merges the letters A and H into a simple mark that captures the spirit of independent film exhibition and the collective home of the city’s art house cinemas.
Epsilon of Sigma Phi’s Capital Campaign!
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Informal dinner the evening before
the meeting.
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850.
S A T U R D A Y
A P R I L 1 8 – 9 : 0 0 A M – 1 0 : 3 0 A M
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Meeting
F R I D A Y
A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
S A T U R D A Y
A P R I L 1 8 – 1 0 : 3 0 A M – 1 : 0 0 P M
M E E T I N G
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850.
S A T U R D A Y A P R I L 1 8 – 9 : 0 0 A M – 1 0 : 3 0 A M
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Meeting
F R I D A Y A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
S A T U R D A Y A P R I L 1 8 – 1 0 : 3 0 A M – 1 : 0 0 P M
M E E T I N G
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850.
S A T U R D A Y
A P R I L 1 8 – 9 : 0 0 A M – 1 0 : 3 0 A M
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Meeting
F R I D A Y
A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
S A T U R D A Y
A P R I L 1 8 – 1 0 : 3 0 A M – 1 : 0 0 P M
M E E T I N G
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Our Services
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
M E E T I N G 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Members who will be in Ithaca are invited to an informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
F R I D A Y A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850
Members planning to attend the Spring Meeting, either in person or remotely, or the pre-meeting dinner are asked to RSVP in advance and include:
RSVP
Meeting
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
10:30 AM through 1:00 PM
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G A G E N D A
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Our Services
F R I D A Y A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850.
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
S A T U R D A Y A P R I L 1 8 – 9 : 0 0 A M – 1 0 : 3 0 A M
S A T U R D A Y A P R I L 1 8 – 1 0 : 3 0 A M – 1 : 0 0 P M
M E E T I N G
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
M E E T I N G 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Members who will be in Ithaca are invited to an informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
F R I D A Y A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
113 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850
Members planning to attend the Spring Meeting, either in person or remotely, or the pre-meeting dinner are asked to RSVP in advance and include:
RSVP
Meeting
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
10:30 AM through 1:00 PM
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G A G E N D A
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
M E E T I N G 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
P R E - M E E T I N G D I N N E R 7:30 PM
Members who will be in Ithaca are invited to an informal dinner the evening before the meeting.
F R I D A Y A P R I L 1 7 – 7 : 3 0 P M
Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
Members planning to attend the Spring Meeting, either in person or remotely, or the pre-meeting dinner are asked to RSVP in advance and include:
RSVP
Meeting
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
The meeting will begin with routine association business from
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
10:30 AM through 1:00 PM
Senior members of the administration at Cornell University will join the meeting during this portion of the program to participate in the discussion and share their perspectives on the path forward.
The meeting will shift to a focused strategic discussion on the future of the active chapter
at Cornell.This session will examine the critical success factors demonstrated by chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations
Specific steps required to restart the
active chapter.
M E E T I N G A G E N D A
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
M E E T I N G A G E N D A
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting
9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM
The meeting will begin with
routine association business:
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Spring
Members and friends of the Epsilon Association, Inc. are warmly invited to attend the organization’s upcoming Spring Meeting, taking place on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery (Room 413) on the campus of Cornell University.
For those who are unable to attend in person, a remote participation option will be available via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting Agenda
The meeting will begin with routine association business from 9:00 AM to approximately 10:30 AM, including:
A recap of the Mid-Winter Meeting
An update on the Capital Campaign kickoff
Highlights of the significant fundraising progress achieved to date
From 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM, attendees will participate in a focused discussion on the critical success factors for active chapters that have successfully returned to campus after a pause in operations. The conversation will also explore practical steps required to restart the active chapter, with insights and participation from senior members of the Cornell administration.
Pre-Meeting Dinner
Members who will be in Ithaca are also invited to attend an informal dinner the evening before the meeting, providing an opportunity to reconnect and network in a relaxed setting.
Date: Friday, April 17
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Food Lab Bar & Kitchen
Please indicate if you plan to attend so an accurate headcount can be arranged.
RSVP and Participation
These gatherings provide a valuable opportunity for members to network, reconnect, and actively participate in the future of the Epsilon Association. With significant initiatives underway, it is an exciting time to engage with the organization and its community.
If you plan to attend any of the events, please RSVP as soon as possible and include:
The event(s) you will attend
The number of guests joining you
Your preferred contact information
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing an engaging and productive gathering with the Epsilon community.
Meeting
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Midwinter Reception
You are cordially invited to attend the annual Epsilon Association Midwinter Reception, 6:00-8:30 PM, Friday, February 6, 2026, at the Cornell Club of New York (6 E. 44th Street). Please join us for hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and brotherly camaraderie to start the weekend! Friends and guests are welcome too.
As usual, the reception is being held in conjunction with the Epsilon Association Midwinter Trustees Meeting the following day, Saturday, February 7, at 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, also at the Cornell Club. You are cordially invited to attend this meeting as well, which normally features a presentation from our investment advisor regarding our financial situation, investment goals and strategy, and portfolio positions. There will also be discussions regarding our campus "reset" and recolonization plans, annual budget, building and facility needs, and alumni development plans. If you want to stay "in the know," it's the perfect opportunity.
These events represent a GREAT opportunity to network and participate in the Epsilon. Please join us for one or both events if possible! All are welcome and we are eager to reconnect with all of you.
Kindly RSVP by reply email to me at your earliest convenience if you plan to attend either or both events, along with the number of guests and your best contact information.
Thanks! We look forward to seeing you...
BSL,
Geoff Perry, C'82
goperry2@comcast.net
cornellsigmaphi@gmail.com
Cornell Club of New York
Friday, February 6, 2026
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We’re working on an updated look and improved experience. We will announce more details in February. Until then, please check back for updates.
Hot Off The Presses
The Fall 2025 edition of
The Epsiloner is now available!
Inside, you'll find updates from chapter leadership, alumni news, a look ahead at upcoming events, and a special remembrance honoring our brother Ken Dryden (C’66).
There’s a lot happening — and your continued support and engagement truly make a difference as we move forward. Please take a few moments to read through, and as always, don’t hesitate to reach out with questions, updates, or just to reconnect.
— Geoff Perry C’82