International Fraternity Closes Chapter at the University of Houston
After continued discussion with administrators from the University of Houston, the Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity has decided to close its chapter there. The action follows the consideration of concerns regarding the health of the chapter, namely that its members were not living up to the values of the organization. However, the Fraternity […]
Risk Management Foundation Looking for Account Manager
The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) is looking to hire a new full-time staff member as its account manager and education and finance coordinator. The opening has a target start date of July 15 and will be based at the Fraternity’s International Headquarters in Evanston, Ill. The position is in lieu of the previously announced summer intern […]
Sigma Chi Lends Support to the AFA Foundation
On April 15, Sigma Chi announced it would give a one-time gift of $20,000 to the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation’s (AFA) First 90 Days program, which launches this fall and will deliver training sessions and supplemental educational materials to advisors of Greek-letter chapters across North America. “This is a historic commitment and partnership […]
International Sweetheart Finalists Announced
Last week, the Fraternity unveiled its three finalists for 2015 to 2017 International Sweetheart: Cecilia Daizovi of Purdue University, Brynn Henderson of Pepperdine University, and Kelsey Maggard of Western Kentucky University. “Serving as International Sweetheart is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said 2013 to 2015 International Sweetheart Mary Sugden in a letter to those women who submitted […]
Policy Changes to be Considered at Grand Chapter
Delegates to this summer’s Grand Chapter in San Diego will consider changes to the International Fraternity’s policies regarding such topics as the Leadership Training Board (LTB) and the makeup of the Board of Grand Trustees. The measure regarding the LTB would rename it as the Education and Leadership Board, to better reflect its modern role. […]
Policy Changes to be Considered at Grand Chapter
Delegates to this summer’s Grand Chapter in San Diego will consider changes to the International Fraternity’s policies regarding such topics as the Leadership Training Board (LTB) and the makeup of the Board of Grand Trustees. The measure regarding the LTB would rename it as the Education and Leadership Board, to better reflect its modern role. […]
New Location for Balfour LTW
The Fraternity’s annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) will be hosted this year at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, from July 30 to Aug. 1. “Balfour Leadership Training Workshop is Sigma Chi’s largest undergraduate event, and we’re excited to take it to a university like Bowling Green State,” says Executive Director […]
Recruitment Video Contest
Submissions for Sigma Chi’s annual recruitment video contest are due by 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 22. Chapter scholarship prizes will include $500 for first place, and $250 for both second and third place. The winner will be revealed at the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) taking place from July 30 to Aug. 1 […]
Unveiling the Candidates for International Sweetheart
This summer, attendees at the 80th Grand Chapter, held from June 25 to 27 in San Diego, will choose from three finalists for the Fraternity’s International Sweetheart, to serve during the 2015 to 2017 biennium. The women are Cecilia Daizovi of Purdue University, Brynn Henderson of Pepperdine University and Kelsey Maggard of Western Kentucky University. […]
Foundation Hosting Breakfast at Grand Chapter
To commemorate the Sigma Chi Foundation’s 75th anniversary in 2014, the organization is hosting a celebration breakfast banquet from 8 to 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 27 during the Fraternity’s 80th Grand Chapter meeting at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego. Grand Chapter attendees can participate at no additional cost by signing up […]
Robert E. Joseph RMF Award Applications Due May 1
Applications for the Risk Management Foundation (RMF)’s Robert E. Joseph RMF Award are due May 1, 2015. The award is named in honor of former RMF chairman and 56th Grand Consul Robert Joseph, WILLAMETTE 1957. This year, the RMF will award $1,000 grants to the chapters it deems best exemplify sound risk management practices in […]
Grand Chapter Registration Deadline Approaching
Delegates to the 2015 Grand Chapter meeting in San Diego must register to attend no later than May 1, 2015. Participants may do so at the Grand Chapter website. Simply click the link in the preceding sentence, hover over the word “Register,” and select “Delegate Registration,” and follow the instructions that follow. To encourage delegates […]
Announcing the 2015 Significant Sigs
Last month, the International Fraternity unveiled the 46 winners of the 2015 Significant Sig Award, Sigma Chi’s highest honor for professional achievement. Bobby Ogdin, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 1966, a career sessions player in Nashville, Tenn., who has worked with such renowned artists as Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney, says that the best part of receiving the Significant […]
Unveiling the Learning Management System
Beginning this fall, the Fraternity will unveil an initiative that will allow its undergraduates greater access to its educational materials than ever before. Called Sigma Chi U, the platform will offer a web-based delivery of the Fraternity’s chapter and member development programs to help undergraduates improve their operations, education and overall Fraternity experience. Up […]
NIC Recognizes Jeremy Terman, MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 2016, with its Undergraduate Award of Distinction
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) will confer one of its 2015 NIC Awards of Distinction upon Jeremy Terman, MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 2016, on April 19 at it annual meeting of the House of Delegates in Kansas City, Mo. Terman is one of nine undergraduates from NIC chapters to be so recognized, and is the only winner who hails […]
