Executive Committee Adopts New Resolutions
On Oct. 5, the Executive Committee (EC) adopted proposed changes to the Fraternity’s governing laws concerning the way in which undergraduate chapters are to go about obtaining approval for their pledge education programs, and ensuring that they are in line with the expectations of the Preparation for Brotherhood program. Specifically, the changes provide explicit instructions to undergraduates […]
A New Perspective on Love and Forgiveness
On Feb. 9, 2007, the life of Chris Williams, UTAH 1985, and his family was irrevocably altered when a drunk driver caused a car crash that killed Williams’ pregnant wife and two of their children. His decision to forgive the driver is the basis of the new film Just Let Go, starring Henry Ian Cusick as Williams. The […]
Amnesty Program to Expire Jan. 1, 2016
In its quest to eliminate hazing from all of its chapters, the International Fraternity is continuing to accept applicants into its amnesty program. Applicant chapters have the opportunity to discuss any of their practices that could be construed as hazing freely and without threat of sanction from the Fraternity until Jan. 1. “The Ritual charges […]
Jeremy Fernandes
Fernandes as initiated into the Fraternity’s chapter at the University of Cincinnati on April 26, 2013, and has since served as its Consul, Magister and recruitment chairman. Additionally, he has served as vice president and president of both the Kolodzik Business Scholars program and the Sigma Sigma honorary society, captain of his university’s soccer club […]
Steve Schuyler
Steve Schuyler, ARIZONA 1979, was initiated into the Beta Phi chapter in 1977, after completion of his service in the U.S. Army’s military police. He served the chapter as recruitment chairman and as Consul, and has continued supporting Sigma Chi at the international and local levels throughout his professional career. He has served the Arizona […]
Ryan Temby
Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990, served as Consul of the Theta Sigma Chi colony for 2 years, and was later named a founder of the Iota Psi chapter. As an undergraduate, he founded and incorporated the Rutgers house corporation. Continuing his support of Sigma Chi as an alumnus, he was a chapter risk manager for five […]
Newly Renamed Horizons Program Wraps up Its First Year
The Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit, formerly known as the Horizons program, wrapped up the last of its four sessions last summer in July. In so doing, the Fraternity shepherded 193 Huntsman scholars, as program participants are now called, to Snowbird, Utah, where they took part in six days of leadership development exercises. “Everything about […]
Strategic Visioning Journey Facilitators Needed
This fall, each of Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters are required to undergo the Strategic Visioning Journey module by Nov. 1 to remain in good standing with the Fraternity’s International Headquarters. To do so, they require willing and able alumni to act as facilitators as they work to develop chapter goals and improve their practices. […]
Construction Continues on International Headquarters Museum
The Sigma Chi museum at the Fraternity’s International Headquarters in Evanston, Ill., which has been closed for renovations since August 2015, remains on schedule to open in early 2016, according to a Sigma Chi Foundation official. “As with every project in a 50-year-old building, we have encountered a few issues, but nothing that has […]
Submit Significant Sig Award Nominations Online by Nov. 15
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is accepting online nominations for its 2016 Significant Sig Award through Nov. 15. Established in 1935, the Significant Sig Award is the Fraternity’s highest honor for members who have achieved substantial degrees of professional success. Previous winners include film star John Wayne, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1929; former talk show host David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; […]
Vistas Expands to Include Upperclassmen Undergraduates
Since 1999, Sigma Chi’s freshmen and sophomore members have been afforded the opportunity to apply to the Horizons leadership development program, now called the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit. Those who are selected travel to Snowbird, Utah, to engage with like-minded young Sigs and dedicated alumni volunteers over the course of a weeklong series of learning […]
Call to Vote Issued to Undergraduate Chapters
This fall, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters and the Executive Committee plan to install a new chapter at California State University San Marcos. Before they can do so, however, the Fraternity’s existing undergraduate and alumni chapters must vote at least 75 percent in favor of such an action. To that end, Executive […]
International President Responds to Concerns Regarding Derby Days Philanthropic Event
An article recently published concerning Sigma Chi’s Derby Days philanthropic event outlines some behaviors that are completely inconsistent with the spirit of the event as conceived by the Fraternity. In an effort to educate and provide guidance to our undergraduates, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity long ago published guidelines on the appropriate manner in which […]
Sigs Reflect on Merlin Olsen Day of Service Success
In 2014, the Sigs at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga dedicated their Sept. 15 to cleaning up the grounds of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, a kindergarten-through-12th-grade magnet institution. They did so in observance of the Merlin Olsen Day of Service, which the Fraternity will mark for the sixth time in 2015. […]
Request Visits from Fraternity Dignitaries on Sigmachi.org
Each year, the Fraternity’s Grand Consul, Grand Pro Consul, International Sweetheart and other officers receive myriad requests to appear at the Homecoming, chapter house dedication ceremonies, reunions, and other similar events at undergraduate chapters across the United States and Canada. In order to make the process of requesting such appearances more efficient, the Fraternity has […]
