The Quarterly

A new endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas is honoring the women whose encouragement and support have helped shape generations of Sigma Nu members. Established through a $25,000 gift from Gamma Upsilon Chapter alumnus Jason Gaskill, the Sigma Nu Women of the White Rose Endowed Scholarship was created in memory of Theresa Pascal Fender, a University of Arkansas graduate and former Sigma Nu Little Sister who passed away in 2025 after battling pancreatic cancer. The scholarship recognizes the mothers, sisters, sweethearts, spouses, and other women whose influence reflects Sigma Nu’s enduring values of love, honor, and respect. Inspired by his lifelong friendship with Theresa’s husband, Brother David Fender, Gaskill hopes the scholarship will both preserve Theresa’s legacy and inspire other Sigma Nu alumni to honor the Women of the White Rose who have made a lasting impact on their own lives while supporting future University of Arkansas students. (Pictured Left: Jason and wife Debbie Gaskill. Right: Theresa Fender, second from left, as part of the Sigma Nu Sweetheart Court while in college.)

In late March, 19 members of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter at the University of Arkansas traveled to Panama for a service mission with Filter of Hope and the Arkansas campus ministry, Cru, helping deliver clean water solutions to hundreds of families in need.

In mid-September, brothers from the Gamma Upsilon Chapter at the University of Arkansas partnered with the Fayetteville Food Rescue, Einstein Bros Bagels, and Genesis Church of Fayetteville to help collect unused food that would have otherwise been wasted and redistribute it for community members in need.