Sigma Chi Going Green

The brothers of Sigma Chi (Kappa Psi chapter) at UT Martin have started on the journey to going green! The fraternity acquired a home to call their own just a little over a year ago in June of 2008 and recently, we have seen that the brothers have taken a keen interest in recycling materials such as aluminum and glass. They have two large barrels placed in their backyard for recycling these materials and will soon get two more to begin recycling paper and plastic. “Recycling doesn’t take a lot of effort . . . it just seems like the right thing to do,” said Billy Price of Sigma Chi.

But their efforts do not end at recycling; they are making their house as energy efficient as possible. All of the main light fixtures in the house contain energy efficient light bulbs, they have shower heads that are built to conserve water, and they use Blow-in Insulation.

The landlord of the Sigma Chi house, UT Martin lecturer Shawn Nanney, supports the fraternity’s efforts to go green and has helped with installing shower heads and doing the necessary renovations to make the house more efficient.

To read more about recycling you can visit the website of the UTM recycles, they are an active organization on campus that promotes recycling on our campus and in our community.

http://www.utm.edu/organizations/recycle/