Headquarters to Launch Regionalized Chapter Support Model
In an effort to take a proactive stance toward accountability issues, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is launching a pilot program for its regional chapter support program that will afford Headquarters representatives a better opportunity to help undergraduates head off problems before they occur. The pilot is expected to launch on July 1, 2016. […]
Preparation for Brotherhood Program Implements Feedback
Members of the Preparation for Brotherhood committee and Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters staff spent the 2015 to 2016 academic year conducting the Alpha and Beta tests of the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program. Now, they are working to integrate the feedback they received from participating undergraduates to improve the program prior to its planned rollout […]
Balfour LTW Registration to Close July 1
Brothers who plan to attend the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) from July 28 to 30 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, must complete their registration by July 1. The event will have no on-site registration. Once on the website, brothers can see Balfour LTW’s full schedule of events, choose to register under the appropriate […]
Submit Local Activities for Use in Preparation for Brotherhood
Though the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program aspires to bring the Fraternity’s new member education under a single umbrella, Sigma Chi’s leaders also recognize the importance of chapters retaining the right to observe and participate in the traditions that they have cultivated over the years that are consistent with Sigma Chi’s values. In order […]
Sigma Chi Wins 2016 Saba Customer Excellence Award
On May 9, Saba Software Inc. unveiled the winners of its 2016 Customer Excellence Awards, with Sigma Chi accepting the award for “Fabulous First Year.” The Fraternity has partnered with Saba to create Sigma Chi U, the online learning management system that is a component of the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program. “The Saba Customer […]
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Responds to Harvard
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity chartered its Kappa Eta chapter at Harvard University on May 2, 1992. Since that time, more than 500 men have been initiated into the chapter. Many of those have been leaders on their campus as students and many more have become business, civic and world leaders since their graduation. Sigma […]
Sigma Chi Raises $1 Million in 10 Months for Philanthropic Partner
Sigma Chi International Fraternity members have raised their millionth dollar in 10 months in support of the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), and Fraternity leaders are confident that brothers will add another $200,000 by July 31. The $1 million mark was reached on May 10; this comes less than one year after the Fraternity pledged to […]
Character-in-Action™ Award Winner is a Patron of the Arts
The following is excerpted from the spring 2016 issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi. Beautiful music has always inspired Order of Constantine Sig Leon Peterson, UTAH 1961, and now he is encouraging young musicians to create it. It has been a natural progression for the affable gentleman who can’t read a note, much less […]
Registration for Grand Council in Skokie, Ill., is Open Online
In just five weeks, Sigma Chis from across North America will gather in Skokie, Ill., to participate in the 80th meeting of the Grand Council. Taking place June 10 to 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center, Grand Officers and undergraduate participants must finalize their travel arrangements with the Fraternity by May […]
Two Chapters Opened, One Closed in Recent Weeks
Each year, the Fraternity’s undergraduate membership turns over by the thousands as brothers earn their degrees and graduate, while others who are fresh out of high school enroll in college and discover Sigma Chi through the recruiting process. In a similar vein, Sigma Chi’s list of undergraduate chapters has gone through recent changes, with two […]
Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Registration Opens
Undergraduates and alumni planning to attend the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) are able to register on the event’s website. All attendees must register by July 1. Balfour LTW is the Fraternity’s largest annual gathering of Sigma Chis, with around 2,000 brothers congregating each summer to take part in activities to improve their ability […]
Life Loyal Program Nears a New Milestone
With more than 57,000 Sigs in its ranks, the Fraternity’s Life Loyal program is closing in on adding its 60,000th member. Among them are such luminaries as Significant Sigs Jay Wright, BUCKNELL 1983; Drew Brees, PURDUE 2001; Bill Marriott, UTAH 1954; David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; and Luke Bryan, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1999. Depending on the membership package they purchase, Life Loyal Sigs receive […]
Undergraduate Representatives to be Chosen at Grand Council
This summer, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates to the 2016 Grand Council will select two of their own to serve as representatives to the Executive Committee (EC) during the 2016 to 2017 school year. To be eligible for the position, a candidate must be a member in good standing who has collected letters of support from […]
Huntsman Leadership Summit Announces Fifth Session
This summer, the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit will host a fifth session for the first time in the program’s history, giving an additional 48 Sigma Chi incoming sophomores and juniors the opportunity to partake in leadership development programming amid the mountains of Snowbird, Utah. In recent years, Sigma Chi has hosted four sessions each year, […]
International Balfour Award Applications due April 15
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is soliciting applications for the 2016 International Balfour Award (IBA), which is presented to the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior at each summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW). Applications are due April 15, and must be digitally submitted — or postmarked, if sent via the postal service — by that date. Each spring, every […]
