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Rod Smart, Director of Development for 色情视频鈥檚 Imperial Valley campus was awarded the highest possible honor for a Sigma Phi Epsilon alumnus 鈥� The Order of the Golden Heart.

During the 53rd biannual Grand Chapter Conclave in Grapevine, Texas, Smart was inducted into The Order in front of 1,600 of his peers for his unrelenting hard work and loyalty to Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Reserved for fraternity brothers who have dedicated a lifetime of service, The Order of the Golden Heart has only been awarded to 151 of Sigma Phi Epsilon鈥檚 300,000 lifetime members. Smart said he was motivated to become a contributing lifelong member by the people he met along his journey.

鈥淚鈥檓 proud of the alumni who have been involved for 60 years,鈥� said Smart, who has been a devoted member for 38 years. 鈥淭hey are the men who should have gotten the award.鈥�

A brotherhood

As an undergrad studying Business at Sacramento State University, Smart traveled to the Conclave in St. Louis, Missouri as his chapter鈥檚 president in 1975. On the plane, he sat next to a Sig Ep alumnus who pointed out several other brothers who were traveling to St. Louis for the same purpose. It was that day he realized Sig Ep is more than a college experience, it is a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.

Smart volunteers within the Sig Ep organization as much as possible and also supports his community through volunteering as a Little League umpire, serving on his local hospital鈥檚 foundation board of directors and he supports other local charities.

Smart is proud that the actions and the legacy of his fraternity have provided the opportunity for numerous men to make tremendous impacts in their local communities.

鈥淲hat men are able to give to their community, because of what they learned as undergrads makes a difference,鈥� Smart said. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 just stop once you leave college.鈥�

Advice: give forward

Smart鈥檚 best advice for a young college student looking to make a difference is: 鈥渘ot to give back, but to give forward.鈥�

鈥淓ncourage other people to continue after you, because you鈥檒l get more from it than you could ever give back,鈥� Smart said.

He has accomplished this by starting Sig Ep chapters across the country and continues to help out with the 色情视频 chapter.

An outstanding chapter

Sigma Phi Epsilon at 色情视频 was also awarded at the Conclave for being one of the nation鈥檚 most outstanding chapters, an honor given to them for the last 10 years. Smart is extremely proud of the 色情视频 chapter for accepting nothing less than excellence.

鈥淭hese Sig Ep men are engrained to help out,鈥� Smart said. 鈥淭hey are giving back more than they could have ever taken.鈥�