Headquarters Prepares for Re-Colonization at Miami University
After a multi-year absence, Sigma Chi is returning to where it all began more than 160 years ago: Beginning Feb. 24, 2016, the Fraternity will have its expansion personnel on the ground in Oxford, Ohio, to work on recruiting potential new members for a colony at Miami University, the site where Sigma Chi was founded […]
Undergraduate Semi-Annual Reports Due March 15
Undergraduate chapters are required to complete their semi-annual membership reports by March 15, in order to ensure that Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters maintains accurate counts of the chapter’s membership. Undergraduate officers can access the report through the Fraternity’s chapter system by logging in and clicking the button that reads “Member Reporting.” Headquarters staff members began […]
Alumni Invited to Attend Balfour LTW as Facilitators
Last month, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters extended formal invitations to those alumni who have been selected to be facilitators at this summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University from July 28 to 30. Alumni who wish to be considered but have yet to communicate that desire to Headquarters should […]
Alumni Organization Annual Reports Due Feb. 15
In order to remain in good standing with the International Fraternity, all alumni chapters, associations and clubs are required to submit their completed annual reports by Feb. 15. Reports can be submitted through Sigma Chi’s website and are vital to the Fraternity’s ability to maintain accurate records regarding the state of its alumni operations. In addition […]
Huntsman Leadership Summit Applications Due Feb. 5
Undergraduates with at least two years remaining until they earn their degrees are eligible to submit applications to enroll in the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit by 11:59 p.m. Central time today, Feb. 5. In addition to answering questions and writing personal essays, applicants must submit a letter of recommendation testifying to the applicant’s character. Four […]
Headquarters Staff Accepting Requests for Chapter Visits
Undergraduates and alumni advisors can request assistance in the form of visits from the Fraternity’s International Headquarters chapter support team members for the purposes of improving chapter operations. Requests will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the chapter support team members will work alongside chapters to schedule visits at times that work for both […]
Fraternity Announces Recipients of its 2016 Significant Sig Award
The Fraternity’s Executive Committee voted on Jan. 22 to award the 2016 Significant Sig Award to more than 60 members. The class includes brothers in fields such as medicine, entertainment, military service and aviation; their names are printed at the bottom of this page. The Significant Sig Award is presented annually to alumni whose achievements […]
Horizons Application Deadline Forthcoming
Each year, the Fraternity selects fewer than 200 aspiring freshmen and sophomore members to attend its Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit, one of Sigma Chi’s most competitive programs. As such, the deadline for completing the application to attend one of this year’s sessions is Feb. 5. Thanks to the support of the Sigma Chi Foundation and brothers […]
Preparation for Brotherhood Completes Alpha-Test Phase
Last fall, Sigma Chi’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledge training program launched to 40 chapters. Now, Headquarters personnel are compiling feedback from the program’s rollout to give it a few final improvements in advance of the program’s rollout to all undergraduate chapters in fall 2016. The Preparation for Brotherhood program follows an eight-course model […]
Fraternity’s Amnesty Program Ends
The Fraternity’s amnesty program for chapters wishing to discuss practices that could be construed as hazing came to a close at midnight on Dec. 31. During the period in which the program was active, Fraternity leaders allowed chapters who were unsure whether some of their practices could be construed as hazing to come forward for […]
Ritual Books Available for Loan
In order to make the Ritual better understood and more widely available to all brothers interested in reading it, the Fraternity is instituting a loan program for Sigs to check out Ritual books. The effort is part of 69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo’s, BROWN 1979, plan to ensure that those Sigma Chis who want to study […]
Chapter Balfour Award Submissions Are Due Feb. 15
Each year, the Fraternity honors its most outstanding graduating senior with the International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The first step in that process is the appointment of a Chapter Balfour Award (CBA) winner, which must be declared by Feb. 15. CBA winners are then eligible to win the Province Balfour […]
Calen Griffin
Calen Griffin, NEBRASKA 2019, was initiated into the Fraternity on Nov. 22, 2014. Griffin has served his chapter as its scholarship chairman, Quaestor, Pro Consul and Consul, and currently serves as his chapter’s campus involvement chairman. He is involved with Greek-letter leadership on Nebraska’s campus, serving on the Interfraternity Council as vice president and also serves […]
