Sigma Chi Unveils Sexual Misconduct Journey Module
Sigma Chi is set to unveil its newest Journey chapter development module to its undergraduate chapters this fall. Called the Sexual Misconduct Journey, the program teaches brothers how to avoid engaging in actions that could put themselves, their chapters and others at risk. Order of Constantine Sig Ed Spencer, ROCHESTER 1967, spearheaded the creation of […]
Jordan Initiative Informs Grand Council on Hazing
The participants at the June 27 to 28 Grand Council convention shared an experience that helped educate them in identifying and intervening against acts of hazing. The Jordan Initiative committee organized an experiential activity that forced participants to confront all forms of hazing—not just the egregious acts of extreme hazing that are most commonly associated […]
Constantine Chapter – The members
The members of the Constantine Chapter “loved their Fraternity so much that they wanted it to be a part of their daily lives, even in the midst of a war. And if they couldn’t find it, they would create it themselves.” Mike Codina
Constantine Chapter – outsized legend
“The Constantine Chapter only met three or four times, but the fact that it was able to meet at all gives it an outsized legend.” Mike Codina
Constantine Chapter – The last dats
“The last days of the war quickly came and rendered impossible any further activities of this war-time chapter of Sigma Chi. But both in the hearts that beat beneath their rudely fashioned silver cross and afterward, among all those in chapter halls of North and South, was strengthened the high purpose that Sigma Chi must […]
Constantine Chapter – Rallying cry
Harry St. John Dixon, VIRGINIA and CONSTANTINE 1861, “founded the chapter to make sure that Sigma Chi continued to exist in the South. It was a rallying cry for Sigma Chis in the Confederacy.” Order of Constantine Sig and 20th Grand Historian Eric Hansen
Constantine Chapter – The only badge
“The only badge in the chapter was the remarkable one improvised by Dixon earlier in the war. All had lost their badges, Dixon’s own having been lost while on outpost duty on the Mississippi in 1862. The loss was keenly felt for the badge could not then be replaced in the South, and it had […]
Constantine Chapter – Without hesitation
“… Without hesitation he entered the army as a private to contend for what he deemed right. He was one of those men who seemingly without effort attract the affections of all with whom he came in contact.” Harry St. John Dixon
Constantine Chapter – It was fully agreed
“It was fully agreed that under the exigencies of the situation the chapter should initiate new members. Needless to say, with Harry St. John Dixon as leader of the movement, such initiates would be youths of high personal worth, giving promise of usefulness in the program he was planning for Sigma Chi after the war.” […]
Constantine Chapter – The meeting was held…
“The meeting was held in a deserted log cabin on the outskirts of the camp, at night. By a miraculous effort one wretched tallow candle was procured. The cabin was in a state of frightful dilapidation. … But the spirit was there and shone brightly.” Harry St. John Dixon
Balfour LTW Registration is Open
The 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop’s (LTW) rolling registration process will remain open until July 5. Be sure to guarantee your spot at Balfour LTW by registering at balfourltw.sigmachi.org. Through an almost-equal focus on chapter planning and officer training, this year’s workshop will be unlike any before. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to improve […]
Sigma Chi Congratulates its 2014 Horizons Participants
Congratulations to the 202 participants who were accepted to participate in the Horizons leadership development program this summer! The Horizons Operating Board also thanks the more than 350 applicants who made for a very competitive applicant pool. We look forward to continuing to provide Sigma Chi’s premiere leadership program to some of our most ambitious, […]
Undergraduates Prepare to Attend Grand Council
When asked to describe what a typical undergraduate will experience by attending Sigma Chi’s Grand Council meeting, Grady Hepworth, IDAHO 2014, who is one of two undergraduate representatives to the Executive Committee (EC), doesn’t mince his words. “Grand Council is an awesome experience and a great opportunity to create strong [bonds of brotherhood] at the […]
Finalists for International Balfour Award Announced
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity is proud to announce the finalists for the 2013 to 2014 International Balfour Award. In alphabetical order, the candidates are: Adrian Avila, NEW MEXICO 2014; Connor Davis, OKLAHOMA STATE 2014; Grady Hepworth, IDAHO 2014; and Alex Wade, KENTUCKY 2014. All of the aforementioned candidates have demonstrated significant hard work and […]
Jordan Initiative Aims to Prevent and End Hazing
When Order of Constantine Sig Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, was elected Sigma Chi’s 68th Grand Consul at the 2013 Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C., he assumed the office with a goal that is as easy to describe as it is difficult to accomplish: Simply put, Greenberg wants to eliminate hazing in all of its […]
