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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Grand Council to Discuss Preparation for Brotherhood Program
This summer’s Grand Council meeting from June 10 to 12 in Skokie, Ill., offers undergraduates and alumni one of their final major opportunities to discuss Sigma Chi’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program prior to its presentation to all chapters at the July 28 to 30 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University. Administered as a pilot […]
Announcing the Robert E. Joseph RMF Award Video Contest
The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) will select the 2016 Robert E. Joseph RMF Award recipients through a new process this year by judging applicants on videos they create covering a variety of risk management topics. In previous years, the award was judged through a written application. In order to ensure that presentations are catchy and informative, submissions […]
Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters Announced for 2016 to 2017
The Sigma Chi Foundation has designated 74 chapters as Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters for the 2016 to 2017 school year, affording them at least an additional three Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) attendees, a $250 Balfour LTW travel stipend, one $1,000 scholarship, one guaranteed Huntsman Horizons Leadership Summit attendee, and more. The full list of Bell […]
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, […]
Peterson Award Applications Open March 15
Beginning March 15, chapters will be able to access applications for the Peterson Significant Chapter Award through sigmachi.org. Completed applications are due no later than May 1. The Peterson Award is considered to be Sigma Chi’s highest honor for undergraduate chapters, recognizing those brothers who earn high marks in the areas of financial stability and recruitment, chapter […]
Founding Site Closed for Renovations
The Sigma Chi Foundation has closed the site of the Fraternity’s founding in Oxford, Ohio, for the first half of 2016 in order to complete renovations to the historic building. The Foundation expects to reopen the founding site by the summer, barring any unforeseen delays. “The removal and sale of non-historic property owned by […]