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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seeking Alumni Facilitators
If you know of a graduating senior or a recent graduate who would make a good facilitator at the undergraduate level, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters hopes to help him become an engaged alumnus. The General Fraternity is looking for young alumni to become participants in its three-day Alumni Facilitation Training (AFT) workshop from July […]
Request a Crossroads Workshop for the Upcoming School Year
As the beta-testing phase of the General Fraternity’s Crossroads workshop winds down this spring, your chapter can schedule its own workshop for the upcoming school year. Crossroads is the Fraternity’s new values-based decision-making program regarding alcohol and drugs. It replaces the Choices alcohol and drug education program, which has since been retired and will no […]
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 […]
Sigma Chi Lifeline is Ready to be Utilized
The Sigma Chi Fraternity’s newest resource for supporting its members’ mental health and well-being is now available to be used by all brothers. Sigma Chi Lifeline is designed to help any brother or friend who needs support and information on a range of mental-health issues, or who is struggling through challenging times. Through a partnership […]
Registration Now Open for 2014 Balfour LTW
Registration for the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University from July 31 to Aug. 2, 2014, is open. Please click here to register. Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters encourages each chapter to send five of its members to attend the workshop’s Consul, Pro Consul, Quaestor, Magister, Recruitment, Risk Management and Emerging […]
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 […]
New Class of Significant Sigs to be Honored in June
When Cody Keenan, NORTHWESTERN 2002, learned he was to receive the 2014 Significant Sig Award, his reaction could best be described as surprised. “I didn’t think it was real, because I found out because [63rd Grand Consul] Lee Beauchamp [, TEXAS A&M-COLLEGE STATION 1975,] posted it on my Facebook page,” says Keenan, who since February […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]