Sixty-Three Chapters to Receive Enhanced Benefits
The Sigma Chi Foundation congratulates the 63 chapters that have been designated as Thomas Cowan Bell chapters — named in honor of Founder Thomas Cowan Bell, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857 — for the 2014 to 2015 school year. Through the Foundation’s Bell Chapter Challenge program, alumni of each undergraduate chapter can make unrestricted gifts to directly […]
More than 60 Sigma Chis Recognized for their Career Achievements
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has named 65 alumni to its 2014 class of Significant Sigs. From CEOs and executives to leaders in medicine, sports and the arts, the Fraternity has honored 1,687 alumni since 1935 with the Significant Sig Award. The honor recognizes members for their professional achievements. The Fraternity will present the Significant […]
Fraternity to Induct 18 Men into the Order of Constantine
Eighteen alumni recently received an invitation for membership into Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Order of Constantine for their commitment and volunteer service to the organization. Induction into this select group is considered to be the highest honor Sigma Chi can bestow upon one of its members. Order of Constantine members have volunteered for […]
George Washington and Rutgers Teach You How to Derby
When the Sigma Chi chapters at Rutgers University and George Washington University put on their annual Derby Days philanthropic events, they don’t just go through the motions — they play to win. “We surpassed our previous national fundraising record for Derby Days by raising $191,000 [at our fall 2013 event],” wrote Brandon Kahan, RUTGERS 2016, […]
Fraternity launches Sigma Chi Lifeline
The Fraternity is proud to announce the launch of its newest program for its undergraduates, alumni, and their communities. Called Sigma Chi Lifeline, the program was developed alongside the Jed Foundation, home to the nation’s leading experts in the areas of emotional health and suicide prevention for university communities. Sigma Chi Lifeline assists the Fraternity’s […]
Sigs Prepare for the Constantine Chapter Sesquicentennial
On Sep. 17, 1864, a few miles southwest of Atlanta, a group of Sigma Chis led by Harry St. John Dixon, VIRGINIA and CONSTANTINE CHAPTER 1861, met for a very important purpose. As Dixon would say later, “In the ruin at hand, my sentiment was to preserve the lofty principles typified by the White Cross. […]
Nominate Alumni, Houseparents or Parents Clubs for Awards
Do you know of a brother who deserves recognition from the General Fraternity for performing outstanding service to Sigma Chi? Does your undergraduate chapter have a remarkable houseparent or parents club? Has your alumni chapter excelled or performed notable community service? If so, show your appreciation for them by submitting a nomination for one of […]
Headquarters Completes Renovations to Graham Boardroom
In the biblical story of Noah, the eponymous character is charged with rebuilding the world after God destroys it by causing rains that last for 40 days and nights, flooding the entire earth. On Oct. 15, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters was faced with a similar task after employees arrived to find that the north […]
The Magazine of Sigma Chi Index Project
The Sigma Chi Foundation’s Historical Initiative needs the help of volunteer brothers to complete the first-ever index of the complete run (1880 to present) of The Magazine of Sigma Chi. Now in its fourth year, our team has already completed indexing nearly 4,000 articles. This number, however, represents just a small fraction of the estimated […]
Alumni Annual Reports Due to Headquarters
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters has opened its online reporting tool for alumni chapters that need to submit their annual reports. The deadline for chapters to submit their reports is Feb. 15, 2014. The report is required for all alumni organizations to remain in good standing with the Fraternity, including the retention of all of […]
Applications Available for Summer 2014 Internships
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is looking for qualified brothers to serve as interns at the upcoming Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) and the Horizons leadership development program. Balfour LTW interns will join the Headquarters staff in June, and will stay on staff through the end of Balfour LTW in early August. Interns will […]
Vote for Your Chapter’s Balfour Award Winner
As we approach the annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, it is time for Sigma Chi’s undergraduates to honor their most accomplished graduating seniors. Each year, the Fraternity’s undergraduate chapters select their most outstanding graduate to receive the Chapter Balfour Award (CBA). Grand Praetors select from their provinces’ CBA winners a single man to receive the […]
Michael Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976, was a friend and mentor
As Sigma Chis and staff members at the Fraternity’s International Headquarters in Evanston, Ill., mourn the sudden passing of Executive Director and Order of Constantine Sig Michael H. Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976, they are reminded of the impact that he had on a countless number of people. As the executive director of Headquarters for nearly […]
Sigs donate nearly $500,000 to Huntsman Cancer Institute
In just one year, Sigma Chis donated $489,114.59 toward research efforts at the organization’s preferred philanthropy, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City. The figure is roughly one-third of the Fraternity’s lifetime giving to HCI, with which it partnered in 2005. While colleges and universities were in session during 2013, undergraduates used the […]
Recognizing Men of Outstanding Character
Each quarter, the Fraternity honors one of its brothers with the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award. Endowed in perpetuity by a grant from the Krach Family Foundation and featured in each issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, the award recognizes a member who displays good character and leads through integrity by donating his time […]
