“Four Great Years of Fellowship and a Wonderful Life, All Due to Sigma Nu”

We recently asked our alumni members how their lives might be different if they hadn’t joined Sigma Nu. Thomas Hallyburton (GA #763) said that when he was instantly welcomed into a special fraternal friendship that would last his entire life. In addition to that, he would not have met the love of his life if he hadn’t joined.

We recently asked our alumni members how their lives might be different if they hadn’t joined Sigma Nu. Thomas Hallyburton (GA #763) said that when he was instantly welcomed into a special fraternal friendship that would last his entire life. In addition to that, he would not have met the love of his life if he hadn’t joined.

Thomas said: “When I joined Sigma Nu in 1951, I was a homesick kid for my family in Tennessee. When the brothers returned in the fall, I found a great group of veterans who welcomed a young kid into a special fraternal friendship that has lasted all my life. One older brother, Bill Maier (GA #756), took me under his wing and became my best friend. On Thanksgiving, he invited me to visit his home in NY. Having never been north of the Mason Dixon line, I was ready. The first morning, we slept late, and when I sat up in bed, the door opened and there stood the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. My friend and I

Bill Maier, one of Thomas’ best friends at Gamma Alpha

double dated that night. I returned to Atlanta and told my dad I had met the girl I would marry, and that I did. We have four wonderful children, eight beautiful grandchildren, and a beautiful home. Four great years of fellowship and a wonderful life, all due to Sigma Nu.”

How would your life be different if you hadn’t joined Sigma Nu? Share your response by submitting an update here.