Jim Paponetti, Alpha Sigma Tau’s first Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, has announced his departure from the Sorority staff at the end of 2024. Alpha Sigma Tau is proud to honor Jim with the All In for Alpha Tau Award in celebration of his more than 15 years of service to the Sorority.

In 2009, Jim Paponetti was hired as Alpha Sigma Tau’s first Executive Director. In this role, Jim facilitated the Sorority’s operational transformation: supporting a strategic-focused National Council, growing the professional staff, embracing our history and traditions, and building the infrastructure that allowed the Sorority’s impact to be accelerated in the lives of our members.

Each day since then, Jim has been All In for Alpha Tau. As Chief Executive Officer, his leadership has propelled the Sorority’s strategic direction forward in numerous areas: the Illuminate program, the Women’s Wellness Initiative, our Philosophy on Inclusive Learning Environments, Officer Academy, AΣΤ Excel, alternative revenue streams, and effective volunteer utilization. He has been a strong sorority advocate through his leadership within the National Panhellenic Conference and across the fraternity/sorority community. He has embodied our core value of Excellence, and with his absolute rejection of mediocrity, he has inspired all of us to expect more from ourselves and one another.

Since 2015, Jim has also served as the CEO of the Alpha Sigma Tau National Foundation, directing the creation of a robust charitable giving program that allows thousands of donors the opportunity to support the Sorority’s efforts financially. Personally, Jim has consistently been one of the Foundation’s most generous donors and was one of six inaugural members of the Anchor Society.

Throughout his 15 years of service, Jim has demonstrated his belief in the power of Alpha Sigma Tau to change lives. It is impossible to name all the ways he has contributed his share. Jim has become part of the fabric of AΣT. As Jim departs from the CEO role in December 2024, we sincerely thank him for his inspirational leadership and tireless dedication to Alpha Sigma Tau.