Sigma Chi Looks to Add Future Chapters in Ohio
In recent weeks, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters have been onsite at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, to search for men to join what they hope will eventually become two of Sigma Chi’s newest chapters. At Ohio University, Fraternity officials recruited 38 members […]
Foundation Announces $100,000 Match Challenge
Significant Sig Steven Denning, GEORGIA TECH 1970, has partnered with the Sigma Chi Foundation to match donations benefiting the Fraternity’s Journey chapter development program up to $100,000. “Sigma Chi has long been a forerunner of leadership programs combatting risk-related issues that adversely impact college campuses,” said Denning. “I am happy to support the Fraternity’s continued […]
Now Accepting Applications to the 2015 Horizons Program
The Fraternity’s Horizons program, which transports undergraduate Sigs to Snowbird, Utah, to take part in a six-day leadership development retreat, is accepting applications for its summer 2015 sessions. Available at no cost to its participants thanks to support form the Sigma Chi Foundation, the 2015 Horizons program will take place in four sessions. The […]
Sigma Chi Delivers Sexual Misconduct Education
At its Sept. 13, 2014, meeting in Houston, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Executive Committee approved delivering the Sexual Misconduct Prevention chapter development Journey to any Greek-letter organization wishing to schedule the workshop in conjunction with a local Sigma Chi undergraduate chapter. After hosting the workshop at 24 of its chapters between Aug. 28 and […]
Executive Committee Grants New Powers to Grand Officers
At its most recent meeting on Sept. 12 to 13, 2014, in Houston, the Executive Committee (EC) voted to bestow new powers onto the International Fraternity’s Grand Praetors, including the ability to suspend members and chapters on an emergency basis. The move was deemed necessary due to the Fraternity’s need to better align itself with […]
Limited Spots Available for Sigma Chi Vistas
Registration is now open for Sigma Chi Vistas, the fraternity’s newest leadership program for its alumni members. Based on the curriculum of the Fraternity’s 15-year-old Horizons leadership training program for undergraduates, Sigma Chi Vistas is a weeklong excursion to Monteverde and La Fortuna, Costa Rica, from March 7 to 14, 2015. There, participants will take […]
Significant Sig Award Nominations Due Soon
Each year, Sigma Chi recognizes its most professionally accomplished brothers with the Significant Sig Award. Winners of the prestigious award include talk show host David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; country musician Luke Bryan, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1999; Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, CINCINNATI 1986; and actor Tom Selleck, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1967. The deadline for nominations […]
Make Your Preparations for the 2015 Grand Chapter
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s 80th Grand Chapter will take place June 25 to 27, 2015, at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego. Grand Chapter is the Fraternity’s event at which its undergraduate and alumni delegates propose legislation, and elect new Grand Officers and the new International Sweetheart. In addition to the business […]
Sigs Honor Merlin Olsen’s Charitable Spirit
On Sept. 15, 2014, Sigs across North America spent the day serving their communities in honor of the Merlin Olsen Day of Service. The Sigs at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, pictured above, volunteered their time at a local grade school by clearing brush from the building’s driveway, and picking up litter that had accumulated around […]
Sigma Chi Expanding to Two Ohio Universities this Fall
This fall, Sigma Chi has returned to the Buckeye State by starting colonies at Ohio University and Bowling Green State University. Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters representatives arrived at Bowling Green State and Ohio on Sept. 15 and 22, respectively, to begin recruiting new members to join each colony. The Bowling Green State group hosted […]
Sigma Chi Joins the Fraternity Health and Safety Initiative
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has partnered with seven other fraternties in the Fraternity Health and Safety Initiative (FHSI). Formulated by the risk management firm James R. Favor & Co. (JFRCo), the initiative will educate participants on issues such as sexual and relationship misconduct, binge drinking and hazing. The Fraternity has already created its sexual […]
Take Part in Merlin Olsen Day of Service on Sept. 15
Though he is most famous for his career on the gridiron that earned him membership in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Merlin Olsen, UTAH STATE 1962, was just as committed to improving the world around him as he ever was to sacking opposing quarterbacks. On Sept. 15, […]
Sign Up to Host the Strategic Visioning Journey
In order to remain in good standing with the International Fraternity Headquarters, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters and colonies must complete the Strategic Visioning Journey by Nov. 1, 2014. The Strategic Visioning Journey reinforces the goals that the chapter’s officers crafted at Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. With the help of a capable alumnus facilitator, the chapter […]
Alumni Facilitators Trained at Balfour LTW
At this summer Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., 184 alumni took part in the Fraternity’s Alumni Facilitation Training (AFT) program. Introduced in 2013, the AFT track at Balfour LTW is designed to channel the enthusiasm Sigma Chi’s young graduates have for the Fraternity into productive outlets. Once they […]
Generous Alumnus Donates to Headquarters Museum
After much of the area designated as the Omicron Omicron Museum at Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters was damaged by a broken water line in October 2013, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Chuck Watson, OKLAHOMA STATE 1972, couldn’t pass on the opportunity to afford the museum a handsome environment befitting its contents. To […]
