Two Portraits of Fraternity Luminaries Unveiled
At the 80th Grand Chapter, hosted June 25 to 27 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, the Fraternity revealed its two newest portraits: that of 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, and the late Order of Constantine Sig Mike Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976. Both portraits can be found at Sigma Chi International Fraternity […]
RMF Requires Certificates of Insurance for Chapter Events
Undergraduate chapters that are insured by the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) should be aware that many third-party venues hosting Fraternity events require certificates of insurance from the RMF. Such certificates can be obtained by contacting the RMF at least 30 days in advance. The 30-day window provides the RMF with time to review the […]
Pilot Chapters Roll Out Preparation for Brotherhood Program
As the 2015 to 2016 school year begins, an increasing number of Sigma Chi’s 42 chapters that are participating in the Preparation for Brotherhood pilot program have returned to class. For those whose school year has begun and who have begun to implement the program, feedback has been largely positive. “The Preparation for Brotherhood […]
International Fraternity Reacts to the Death of Dalhousie-St. Mary’s Student Taylor Samson
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Taylor Samson, DALHOUSIE-ST. MARY’S 2015. Our collective hearts and prayers are with Samson’s chapter brothers and the family and friends who survive him. We also send our sincere appreciation to the Halifax Regional Police for their tireless and expedient work in […]
One Hundred Thirty-Three Sigma Chis Inducted Into the Order of Omega Honor Society
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity extends its congratulations to the 133 undergraduate brothers who were inducted into the Order of Omega honor society during the 2014 to 2015 academic year. Seventy-four of the Fraternity’s 241 undergraduate chapters had at least one member honored, while the Sigma Chi chapters at Butler University in Indianapolis and Embry-Riddle […]
Fraternity Launches Preparation For Brotherhood Program
This fall, 42 undergraduate chapters will pilot the Preparation for Brotherhood program, which gives more structure to the Fraternity’s pledging practices by providing an eight-week model for chapters to follow that culminates with the initiation ceremony. Perhaps most notably, the program repackages the I-week component of pledgeship as lessons presented throughout the entirety of the […]
RMF Subscription Fees Due Sept. 15
Earlier this month, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) began to distribute statements to chapters for the 2015 to 2016 school year via email. By Sept. 15, 2015, chapters must pay their balances in full, schedule a payment plan, or notify the RMF and Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters that they have secured insurance coverage elsewhere. […]
Foundation to Provide 76 New Donor Scholarships
In recognition of the organization’s 75th anniversary in 2015, the Sigma Chi Foundation declared its goal last year to endow 75 new donor-scholar awards for the 2015 to 2016 school year. At the 80th Grand Chapter in San Diego, Foundation representatives announced that they had exceeded that goal by endowing 76 additional scholarships for the […]
Sigma Chi Hosts 2015 Balfour LTW
The Fraternity welcomed more than 1,800 brothers, including 1,400 undergraduates, to last week’s 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is the 11th time the Fraternity has hosted Balfour LTW at the university, and the first since 1995. “Balfour LTW is Sigma Chi’s signature annual event, […]
University of Kentucky Sigs Claim Daniel William Cooper Award
The Sigs from the University of Kentucky came away from the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University with the Daniel William Cooper Award, which is presented annually to the chapter with the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholastic achievement program. The chapter previously won the award in 2011. In addition, the chapter received a […]
Thirty Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award
The Fraternity unveiled the 30 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The winners are the chapters at: American University; Arkansas State University; Birmingham-Southern College; Brown University; The University of California-Merced; Case Western Reserve University; The University of Cincinnati; Clarkson University; The College of […]
Matthew Keller Wins the 2015 International Balfour Award
Matthew Keller, SPRING HILL 2015, accepted the 2015 International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Aug. 1, 2015, closing ceremony of Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is the first brother from his chapter to receive the award. “I just want to say thank you to the selection […]
Eighty-Eight Chapters Earn the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award
The Fraternity has presented the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to 88 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes those chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment, and Ritual performance. The Fraternity […]
Timothy Sanderson
Order of Constantine Sig D. Timothy Sanderson, WESTERN ONTARIO 1985, was initiated into Sigma Chi on Dec. 3, 1983. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and earned the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute in 1994. He has served the General Fraternity in […]
Delegates Vote to Change the Name of Fraternity Board
At the 80th Grand Chapter from June 25 to 27, 2015, in San Diego, delegates voted to rename the Leadership Training Board as the Education and Leadership Board (ELB) to better reflect the entity’s modern role. The change amended the Statutes and Executive Committee Regulations to reflect the new name, while leaving unaltered the mechanics […]
