Evanston, Illinois | Oct. 28, 2024 —The Executive Committee (EC) of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity has voted to immediately suspend the organization’s chapter at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. The suspension is effective immediately and for an indefinite period of time.
The International Fraternity made the decision due to operational deficiencies that have prevented the chapter from operating within the policies but in place by the college and International Fraternity.
Undergraduate members of the chapter have been moved to suspended active status and will be unable to participate in anything that could be conceived of as a Sigma Chi activity.
The Fraternity’s goal is to eventually return the chapter to campus; however, it has not produced a timetable for doing so. The Fraternity also will partner with the college to ensure that future members of the chapter will have a positive environment where they can be successful in their endeavors.
“As you can surely understand, we want to be certain that our next effort to establish a Sigma Chi presence at the college will create an environment that supports the character development of every man who ultimately joins the Fraternity,” 73rd Grand Consul Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, says.
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Sigma Chi is one of the largest collegiate fraternities in North America with undergraduate chapters at 230 universities and colleges and more than 355,000 all-time members. Sigma Chi provides a welcoming environment for young men of different temperaments, talents and convictions to enjoy a unique lifelong bond that extends far beyond college. Through world-class leadership training, extensive mentoring programs and a strong focus on academic achievement, Sigma Chi sets itself apart as the preeminent collegiate leadership development organization, challenging members to live by its core values and exemplify Character-in-Action™ in every aspect of their lives, and the lives of others.
