By Jarett Wait ’80, November 2017
Homecoming weekend 2017 was a huge success, with a large alumni turnout coming back to the house to hear Zoltan.
Zoltan is a rock-’n’-roll band consisting of Sigma Pi brothers who played extensively at Cornell and in the region from 1973–1975 and has had reunion shows at Cornell over the years. Reber Carroll ’75 , one of the band’s founders, recently passed, and the band made the unified decision that Homecoming would become a reunion tribute to its fallen bandmate.
The weekend schedule started off with a Friday night reception on the beach. On Saturday morning, the brothers hosted a brunch with a sorority, prior to tailgating and the Homecoming football game, which Cornell won against Brown. Alumni and undergrads enjoyed drinks and dining together on the porch, followed by the Zoltan reunion concert on Saturday night. The undergraduates did an excellent job of welcoming the alumni back to the house and made them feel comfortable.
A memorial plaque was presented to Reber Carroll’s family in his memory. It will be hung in the Memorial Library. To honor his memory, we ask that alumni consider a contribution to Sigma Pi for a memorial fund in Reber’s name to support the Dining and Learning campaign project. Visit the Dining and Learning for the 21st Century campaign page on the Mu Chapter website to make a contribution or to learn more.
See which Sigma Pi Alumni, family, and friends attended Homecoming and the Zoltan Reunion Concert: Wally Knox ’71, Jim Boland ’73, Steven Sanford ’73, William Strusz ’73, Steve Booth ’74, Casey Forbes ’74, Sandy Kraker ’74, Curt Bolak ’75, Family of Reber Carroll ’75, Bill Dougherty ’75, John Morrison ’75, Fred Parker ’75, Peter Phillips ’75, Michael Quaid ’75, John Stetson ’75, Gary Wicks ’75, Mark Cunningham ’75 (Honorary), Fred Bassette ’76, Tom Garr ’76, John Christoforo ’77, Jim Franz ’77, Matthew Petti ’77, Stephen Ryan ’77, Mark Sullivan ’77, Mark Barmasse ’78, Bill Cavanaugh ’78, John Haggerty ’78, David Hanssens ’78, Michael Reiner ’78, Rob and Abby Ruhlman ’78, Kent Sheng ’78, Sandy (Meeker) True ’78, Dave D’Orlando ’79, Andy Kantor ’79, Kevin Kruse ’79, Gordon Pugh ’79, Steve Pirozzi ’80, Kurt Rasmussen ’80, Jarett Wait ’80, Brian Finneran ’81, Eric Hamburg ’85, Bret Johnson ’00, Michael Adelstein ’16, and Connor Riser ’16
