Foundation Awards More than $300,000 in Scholarships
The Sigma Chi Foundation recently announced that it will award a record $314,000 in scholarships to 228 brothers during the 2014 to 2015 school year. The amount represents a new record for the organization. “Generous donations from our donors make it possible for the Sigma Chi Foundation to grant academic scholarships and awards each year,” […]
Fraternity to Install Chapter at Cumberland University
On Dec. 6, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters will oversee the installation of the Fraternity’s 244th chapter at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. International Fraternity officials expect to initiate 31 members of the colony into the Fraternity’s ranks, and will present the group a charter signed by 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS […]
Balfour LTW to Include New Ritual Division
When undergraduate participants arrive in August at the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., much will be similar from the workshops of previous years. They will still meet in large- and small-group settings, and they will craft strategic plans for their chapter’s futures. One difference will be notable, […]
Significant Sig Jon Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, Pledges $5 Million
Significant Sig Jon Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, has pledged $5 million to continue four annual sessions of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Horizons leadership development program for the next 10 years. The program, which will soon enter its 15thyear, immerses undergraduates in six days of experiential learning in Utah and includes a trip to Huntsman Cancer […]
Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Facilitators Needed
In advance of the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW), Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters representatives are reaching out to alumni who are interested in acting as facilitators at the workshop. In addition to attending the 2015 Balfour LTW from July 30 to Aug. 1 at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., participants will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
