Strategic Areas of Focus
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Health, Safety and Wellness
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Engagement
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Development
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Growth
Letter from International President
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Fraternally,
Timothy Sanderson, WESTERN 1985
72nd Grand Consul
We aspire to develop practices and policies that will instill a culture that promotes the lifelong mental, emotional and physical health, well-being and dignity of our members.
Developing a culture of accountability
Develop a culture that effectively promotes the dignity of our members through effective risk management practices that proactively address issues of health, safety and wellness.
- Develop and implement a strategy that focuses on engraining the elimination of hazing within the organization and making a hazing-free environment part of the culture of all Sigma Chi chapters.
- Reduce the frequency of hazing and pledge education program policy violations by 10% per year.
- Conduct a thorough review of Sigma Chi's health, safety and wellness policies.
- Develop and implement a strategy that reduces the frequency of alcohol/substance abuse conduct cases by 10% per year.
- Increase the focus on and awareness of mechanisms to hold individual members accountable for behaviors and actions that do not align with Sigma Chi values and expectations.
Chapter enhancement
Develop and implement an effective restoration and rehabilitation plan that ensures the long-term growth, success and sustainability of our chapters and members
- Ensure policies and procedures are clear and concise, revising and updating policies and procedures where necessary to differentiate between health/safety violations and policy violations.
- Move the Fraternity to a more proactive intervention posture focused on chapter enhancement.
Risk management
Infuse the Fraternity with a risk management and harm reduction focus.
- Reduce the frequency and severity of behaviors engaged in by the members that generate risk.
- Raise members’ and host institution partners’ awareness of Fraternity risk management efforts.
- Ensure the Fraternity and its chapters are appropriately protected during times of loss at the most economical level possible.
Promoting mental health and wellness
Promote the welfare of our members through education and access to effective mental health resources.
- Make mental health resources more broadly available to the membership.
- Conduct an assessment of current resources and endeavor to provide locally deployable resources to members in need.
- Equip chapter officers with the tools to enable them to proactively connect their members with mental health resources.
- Make mental health resources more broadly available to the membership.
- Increase awareness among the membership about the resources available to assist them.
Housing
Improve and expand Sigma Chi housing facilities to ensure every housing environment for Sigma Chi members is conducive to personal development with the health, safety and wellness of our members as the foremost objective.
- Increase the financial assets available to lend to house corporations to enable them to acquire, renovate and maintain long-term financial stability.
- Support house corporations in managing Sigma Chi facilities to ensure those facilities are safer and more valuable assets for our brothers in which to live, work and play.
- Preserve and protect every current Sigma Chi facility and assist chapters in the process of acquiring one or that wish to acquire one.
- Support the fundraising objectives of house corporations to enable more financial contributions from members to Sigma Chi facilities.
Health, Safety and Wellness Goals
Develop and implement a strategy that reduces the frequency of alcohol/substance abuse conduct cases by 10% each year.
Reduce the frequency of hazing/pledge policy violations by 10% each year.
Develop and implement a strategy to preserve liability insurance costs below $200 per brother.
We aspire to provide meaningful opportunities and experiences that inspire our members, their families and our community of stakeholders to engage with Sigma Chi.
Technology
Implement innovative and intuitive tools that enable members to be connected to and engaged in Sigma Chi both internationally and locally.
- Analyze strengths and weaknesses of current technology environment and develop growth plan for enhancements.
- Implement an enhanced technology platform that substantially improves the member experience.
- Enable members to network for the purpose of professional and career growth.
- Enable members to assist younger members in attaining internships.
- Enable members to find and support other Sig-owned businesses.
- Enable members to find and connect with each other for the purpose of developing and enriching friendships.
- Ensure all living members are able to be contacted and kept informed about the developments of Sigma Chi.
Create a Culture of Giving Back
Create a culture where members feel inspired to give back in support of Sigma Chi.
- Volunteerism: Inspire more members to give of their time in meaningful ways to improve Sigma Chi.
- Donors: Implement a strategy to cultivate transformational financial support from the members of Sigma Chi
- Mentoring: Leverage the incredible capabilities of the members of Sigma Chi to support the development of others.
- Awards and Recognition: Be thoughtful and intentional about honoring and recognizing the significant contributions of the members of Sigma Chi to its success.
- Partners and Vendors: Cultivate a series of successful enterprise partners (vendors) that enhance our members' experience and provide meaningful non-dues revenue to the Fraternity.
Community
Demonstrate Character-in-Action™ to ensure that Sigma Chi is a recognized leader in communities around the world.
- Demonstrate exceptional interfraternal leadership by encouraging undergraduate chapter participation in campus Intefraternity Councils.
- Connect Sigma Chis to purpose-driven causes through philanthropy and service.
- Meaningfully impact the campus communities where undergraduate chapters exist.
- Be the Generation to End Cancer through meeting contribution goals to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.
Events and Activities
Provide purposeful, fun and meaningful activities and events that draw members together
