Sigma Chi International Fraternity Leaders Endorse Chapter-Wide Implementation of New Pledge Program
At Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s recent legislative meeting called Grand Council, voting delegates unanimously approved a resolution related to the organization’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledge program. The resolution endorsed the Executive Committee’s decision to implement the Fraternity-wide program beginning in the fall of 2016. Voting delegates spent much of the morning and afternoon on […]
Austen Radke, Tyler Rochelle Join the Executive Committee
The undergraduate delegates present at the June 10 to 12 meeting of the Grand Council in Skokie, Ill., elected Austen Radke, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 2016, and Tyler Rochelle, NORTH CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE 2017, as the Fraternity’s undergraduate representatives to the Executive Committee (EC), which operates as the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s board of directors. As voting members on […]
2017 Grand Chapter to Take Place in Providence, R.I.
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity will host its 81st Grand Chapter from June 22 to 25, 2017, at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, R.I., which is located near the hometown of 69th Grand Consul, or international president, Michael Ursillo, BROWN 1978. It is tradition that the Grand Consul selects the site of the Grand […]
Colony to be Reinstalled at the 2016 Balfour LTW
Next month, Sigma Chi will gather approximately 2,000 of its members at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, to take part in the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW). In addition to taking part in alumni volunteer-led leadership development programming, they will have the opportunity to witness and take part in the installation of the […]
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. […]
Sigs Work to Meet $1.2 Million Fundraising Goal
After Sigma Chis raised more than $1 million for the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) since August 2015, Order of Constantine Sig and chairman of the Fraternity’s philanthropy committee Dan Shaver, TEXAS TECH 1993, believes that the Fraternity’s brothers have it within them to clear the $1.2 million level by July 31. “Only 138 [of Sigma […]
International Balfour Award Finalists Announced
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has announced the finalists for its International Balfour Award, which recognizes the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior based on the member’s scholastics, campus and community involvement, and involvement within Sigma Chi. The winner will be selected and announced on July 30 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
