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  • From Capitol Hill to a 54–3 Bruins Victory: Upsilon Brotherhood Goes the Distance

    From Capitol Hill to a 54–3 Bruins Victory: Upsilon Brotherhood Goes the Distance

    Some friendships are measured by the distance brothers will travel to be together.

    Led by Alfred Hernandez, Upsilon brothers Sean Bloch, Steve Clarence, Lance Fuchs, Brad Reichard, Ed Rhee, Tom Soto, Matt Sumrow, Jason Won, John Yipp joined from across the country in Washington, D.C., as their UCLA Bruins took on the Maryland Terrapins.

    Recent graduate and new alumnus Michael Gallagher joined the Upsilon group, and t Alfred’s wife, Estella, and Tom Soto’s son, James were also in attendance. David Riley was missed because of a last-minute change in plans.

    Before game day, the brothers visited Capitol Hill, where the staffs of U.S. Representative Burgess Owens and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz welcomed them. Special thanks to Congressman Owens’ staff for arranging a Capitol tour that included the Speaker’s Balcony.

    Decades after UCLA, these brothers continue to show up for one another and for Upsilon, supporting today’s chapter advisors while cultivating tomorrow’s alumni leaders.

    That’s lifelong brotherhood.

    Find Your Purpose. Carry it forward.

    #SigmaPi #FindYourPurpose #LifelongBrotherhood

  • Larry Coval’s new book is on sale… buy it now!

    Larry Coval’s new book is on sale… buy it now!

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/misled-coval/1150876234?ean=9798994245606

    Past Sage Larry Coval didn’t study leadership from the outside. He lived it for nearly four decades. He started at the bottom, worked his way up, and spent years leading large organizations, managing significant revenue, and being accountable for hundreds of people at a time.

    At 23, Coval was handed a leadership role he wasn’t ready for, and he knew it. That experience shaped everything that followed. Instead of relying on theory, Larry learned through real outcomes, real pressure, and real consequences.

    Over time, he developed a simple, unforgiving standard. His job was to make his people successful. If they won, he won. Simple, but not easy.

    Today, Larry brings that same operator mindset to his work, cutting through conventional leadership advice and replacing it with what actually works in the real world.