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- The value of our property at 2414 Pearl is now estimated to be more than $11 million.
- There is no longer a pledgeship or even pledge classes. They are now considered New Members.
- The last 6 New Member classes have averaged 50 members.
- The 2023 New Member class has 70 members from 23 different high schools and 6 states.
- The 2022 New Member class has 56 members from 27 different high schools and 7 states.
- The chapter currently has a 3.5 average GPA.
- The chapter has a 95% graduation rate.
We are a proud member of What Good Looks Like.
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- Jungle Party continues to be an annual event and takes two weeks to build - All members are expected to participate in building.
- Most parties are permitted in accordance with the rules of The City of Austin and include a maximum number of guests allowed. The Austin Fire Department inspects all builds before issuing the final permit. Ten years ago, the chapter created an Executive Council position - Permit Coordinator.
- There are 36 rooms in the dorm with single occupancy and occupied by seniors. Members can gain and lose house points over their time in the chapter with the top 36 earning a spot in the house. Room selection is determined by the number of house points earned through the middle of Junior year.
- We now serve breakfast, lunch and dinner year round, and the food would rival many country clubs.
- We no longer have a house mother. We have a house director - Terry Williams, and she is terrific.
Our Scholarships
Scott Caven died tragically in a car accident on August 8, 2004. Scott had joined the Texas Rho Chapter of SAE and was enrolled in the UT Plan II Honors Program as of the time of his untimely death. Scott was the son of Vivien and Scott Caven of Houston and an honor graduate of the St. John's School. Scott was an accomplished high school lacrosse player and planned to join the club team at UT. The Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field was dedicated to Scott's memory in 2011.
Each year a deserving member of the Texas Rho Chapter of SAE is awarded the Scott Caven Scholarship based upon demonstrated scholarship, character, and leadership. The list of the past 14 recipients of the Caven scholarship is an impressive group of men.
Will Stokes, the 2022 recipient of the Caven award had this to say, "I am so grateful to have been awarded the Caven Scholarship and I look forward to making the Cavens, my family, and my dad proud."
Frank Abraham was born on January 29, 1924. Frank graduated from Tyler High School in 1941 where he served as President of the Student Body. During high school, he met his SAE fraternity brother and first law partner, John Hill.
In 1941, Frank and John enrolled as a freshman at the University of Texas where they became loyal and lifelong members of SAE. Frank was elected President of SAE. Due to the loss of so many soldiers during the Normandy Invasion in 1944, Frank was sent to the European Theatre with the 99th division of the U. S. Army. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and moved across Europe to Germany. Frank experienced the elation of liberating his only brother, Robert, a bomber pilot who had been shot down over Austria, from a German Prisoner of War Camp.
Frank remained in England after the war and attended Trinity College, Cambridge University. After returning to the United States, he received his BBA and LLB degrees from the University of Texas. Before beginning his law practice, Frank attended Oxford University in England as an exchange student. He was one of the founding partners of the law firm of Hill, Brown, Kronzer and Abraham, which continues to this day. Frank was one of the top trial attorneys in Texas.
In the 1950's, Frank established a foundation, known as the Student Aid Foundation Enterprises. For approximately 40 years, the foundation sponsored an exchange of students as well as professors between Trinity College, Cambridge University and Rice University. Frank was elected National Big Brother of the Year in the 1960's. Frank remained active in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Association and was extremely loyal to the Texas Rho Chapter throughout his life. Frank passed in 2004.
Each year a deserving member of the Texas Rho Chapter of SAE is awarded the Frank Abraham Scholarship based upon demonstrated scholarship, character, and leadership.