09/02/2026
🐊 A LETTER FROM THE CONSUL — FROM 1924 TO THE NEXT 100 YEARS 🐊
Brothers—
Looking through more than 60 years of Gamma Theta Rush materials from the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, something immediately jumps off the page.
The clothes changed.
The hair DEFINITELY changed. 😂
And somewhere along the way, “Rush” became “Recruitment.”
But the message from our chapter leaders has remained remarkably the same.
For generations, Gamma Theta Presidents and Rush Chairmen welcomed young men arriving at the University of Florida and spoke about Brotherhood, individuality, leadership, friendship—and the responsibility each generation has to those who follow.
One President described Sigma Chi as a Brotherhood of men with “different temperaments, talents, and convictions.”
Another wrote of the “strong and lasting bond known only to a Sigma Chi.”
Those words were written decades ago.
Now fast-forward to 2026 and read the words of Consul, Brother Max Gomez:
“None of this is possible without the foundation laid by those who came before us. Their leadership built the chapter we inherit, and it is our responsibility to protect that legacy while advancing it.”
THAT is the Baton of Brotherhood. 🏃♂️
Since 1924, generations of Gamma Theta Brothers have inherited the same responsibility:
Leave Sigma Chi stronger than you found it.
Today, Max and our undergraduate Brothers are doing exactly that.
Gamma Theta continues to lead from the front—maintaining the highest cumulative GPA among UF fraternities for two semesters and counting, setting ambitious philanthropic goals through Derby Days, and building a Brotherhood rooted in discipline, integrity, service and accountability.
But perhaps the most important responsibility of this generation is deciding:
WHO COMES NEXT?
🏃♂️ THE BATON NOW PASSES TO FALL 2026.
Rush Chairman Harrison White and the Fall 2026 Rush Committee—Ryan Cooper, Ryan Sweeney and Michael Colella—aren’t simply recruiting another pledge class.
They are recruiting the Brothers who will help write Gamma Theta’s NEXT 100 YEARS.
Think about the young men who walked through our doors during Rush 30, 40 or 60 years ago.
Nobody knew which would become Consuls, Significant Sigs, military leaders, business and community leaders, fathers, mentors or lifelong friends.
Someone simply saw something in them and said:
“You belong here.”
And that decision can echo for generations.
🏛️ 1924 → 2026 → THE NEXT 100 YEARS
Today, Gamma Theta stands at an extraordinary moment.
We are building a new home.
We are recruiting a new generation.
And we are preparing to hand them something far more valuable than a building.
A LEGACY.
Max says it perfectly:
“I am committed to developing men who lead with character, act with conviction, and leave Sigma Chi stronger than they found it.”
Those words could have been written by a Gamma Theta President in 1965, 1975 or 1995.
And hopefully a Gamma Theta Consul will be writing something very similar in 2065.
Because houses change.
Presidents change.
Rush Chairmen change.
And yes… hair definitely changes. 😂
But the White Cross does not.
Neither does the responsibility that comes with wearing it.
To Harrison, Ryan, Ryan and Michael:
The baton is yours. RUN WITH IT. 🏃♂️
Find men of character. Find men with different temperaments, talents and convictions. Find men who will challenge one another, support one another and become Brothers for life.
Most importantly, find the young men whose greatest contributions to Gamma Theta may not reveal themselves for another 30, 40 or even 60 years.
Because somewhere in the Fall 2026 Rush class may be a future Consul. A Significant Sig. An entrepreneur. A community leader. A mentor.
Or perhaps the Brother who someday helps build Gamma Theta’s next house.
THAT IS WHY RUSH MATTERS.
🐊 READ THE FULL LETTER FROM CONSUL MAX GOMEZ: https://sigmachiuf.com/about/chapter/
Letter From the Consul — Gamma Theta Chapter
Different decades. Different Presidents. Different Brothers.
Same values. Same White Cross. Same Brotherhood.
🐊 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS. BUILDING 100 MORE.
The Brothers before us carried the baton.
Today, we carry it.
The question for Fall 2026 is:
WHO WILL WE HAND IT TO NEXT? 🐊
In Hoc Signo Vinces!
GO GATORS! 🐊
