Fraternity
Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the 2025 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 30 to Aug. 3 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the successes and improvements among undergraduate chapters across North America.
The highest honor, the 2025 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 74 groups at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment and Ritual performance.
The Fraternity presents two levels of the Peterson Award based on a chapter’s application score, with chapters scoring 95% or above on their annual report earning a J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Gold Award and those scoring between 79% and 94.5% on their annual report earning the J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Blue Award.
Other chapters received additional awards. The Rochester chapter received the Daniel William Cooper Award that honors the undergraduate chapter with the most outstanding scholastic achievement program and comes with a $5,000 scholarship. First runner-up receiving the Legion of Honor Award is the Saint Louis chapter with a $3,000 scholarship, and second runner-up receiving the Legion of Honor Award is the Alabama-Birmingham chapter with a $2,000 scholarship. The Fraternity’s Kettering (Zeta Theta A) chapter earned the James F. Bash Significant Chapter Improvement Award.
Winning 2025 Peterson Award chapters are:
J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Gold Award Winners
Given to chapters that score 95% or higher on their annual report
| Chapter Name | University Name | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Zeta Theta B | Kettering University | East Michigan |
| Gamma Pi | University of Rochester | Northwestern New York |
| Lambda Eta | Bryant University | Connecticut/Rhode Island |
| Lambda Epsilon | University of New Haven | Connecticut/Rhode Island |
| Lambda Omicron | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Mississippi River |
J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Blue Award Winners
Given to chapters that score between a 94.5% and 79% on their annual report
| Chapter Name | University Name | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Phi | University of Puget Sound | Northwestern |
| Epsilon Kappa | University of Memphis | Mississippi River |
| Chi | Hanover College | Central Kentucky |
| Gamma Delta | Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma/Arkansas |
| Iota Lambda | University of Louisville | Central Kentucky |
| Iota Mu | Wilfrid Laurier University | Ontario |
| Lambda Kappa | Rochester Institute of Technology | Northwestern New York |
| Epsilon Tau | Murray State University | Mississippi River |
| Delta Eta | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles Coastal |
| Gamma Psi | Michigan State University | West Michigan |
| Iota Kappa | Fairleigh Dickinson University | Hudson Valley |
| Lambda Psi | University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Southern |
| Mu Iota | University of Texas at San Antonio | Central Texas |
| Zeta Omega | East Tennessee State University | East Tennessee |
| Zeta Psi | University of Cincinnati | Southern Ohio |
| Delta Psi | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Hudson Valley |
| Lambda Delta | University of California-Merced | California Central Valley |
| Mu Beta | California State University-San Marcos | Southern California |
| Beta Delta | University of Montana | The Big Sky |
| Mu Nu | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama Northern |
| Lambda Theta | University of Ottawa | Saint Lawrence |
| Omega Omega | University of Arkansas | Oklahoma/Arkansas |
| Xi Xi | University of Missouri-Columbia | Missouri |
| Zeta Phi | New Mexico State University | Southwestern |
| Beta Eta | Case Western Reserve University | Northern Ohio |
| Beta Sigma | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | East Tennessee |
| Gamma Kappa | A College in Logan, Utah | Utah/Nevada |
| Beta Rho | Montana State University | The Big Sky |
| Eta Beta | California State University-Long Beach | Los Angeles Coastal |
| Gamma Eta | University of Idaho | The Big Sky |
| Epsilon Sigma | Florida Southern College | Central Florida |
| Eta Iota | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Central Florida |
| Mu Lambda | Sacred Heart University | Connecticut/Rhode Island |
| Theta Sigma | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Southern California |
| Alpha Sigma | University of Minnesota | North Central |
| Beta Lambda | A College in Durham, North Carolina | Eastern North Carolina |
| Beta Xi | University of New Mexico | Southwestern |
| Theta Iota | Saint Louis University | Missouri |
| Zeta Upsilon | The College of William & Mary | Eastern Virginia |
| Epsilon Xi | University of Houston | East Texas |
| Gamma Nu | University of South Carolina | South Carolina |
| Theta | Gettysburg College | Central Pennsylvania |
| Theta Beta | University of South Florida | Central Florida |
| Alpha Upsilon | A College in Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Coastal |
| Kappa Iota | Southern Utah University | Utah/Nevada |
| Mu Kappa | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Eastern North Carolina |
| Alpha | Miami University | Southern Ohio |
| Alpha Pi | Albion College | West Michigan |
| Eta Omega | Baylor University | Central Texas |
| Gamma Sigma | Auburn University | Alabama/Gulf Coast |
| Zeta Omicron | Northern Arizona University | Grand Canyon |
| Beta Omicron | Iowa State University | Mid-Central |
| Eta Alpha | Eastern Kentucky University | Central Kentucky |
| Eta Epsilon | University of South Alabama | Alabama/Gulf Coast |
| Epsilon Nu | Texas Tech University | Southwestern |
| Epsilon Theta | San Jose State University | California Bay Area |
| Gamma Omega | University of Connecticut | Connecticut/Rhode Island |
| Iota Iota | University of Alabama | Alabama Northern |
| Iota Phi | University of North Texas | Northern Texas |
| Theta Psi | University of Waterloo | Ontario |
| Xi | DePauw University | Central Indiana |
| Eta Tau | Stephen F. Austin State University | East Texas |
| Iota Gamma | Jacksonville University | North Florida |
| Iota Xi | George Mason University | Eastern |
| Mu Theta | Georgetown University | Eastern |
| Zeta Eta | Texas A&M University-Commerce | North Texas |
| Iota Sigma | Valparaiso University | Chicagoland |
| Zeta Iota | Pittsburg State University | Kansas/Nebraska |
| Kappa Xi | Tarleton State University | Central Texas |