Give Back on the September 15 Merlin Olsen Day of Service
When the men of the Sigma Chi chapter at Utah State University feel inclined to serve their community, they don’t have to look far—for an opportunity, or an example. Their chapter, of course, was where Significant Sig, Order of Constantine Sig and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Merlin Olsen, 1969, was initiated into the […]
Undergraduate Award Winners Announced at Balfour LTW
At the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW), from Aug. 1-4 at Purdue University in Indiana, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters were recognized for their accomplishments. Seventy-two of the Fraternity’s 241 undergraduate chapters were honored with the Peterson Significant Chapter Award at the event, and others received recognition for their programming. The Peterson Significant Chapter Award […]
Merlin Olsen Day Of Service Set For Sept. 15
The fourth-annual Merlin Olsen Day of Service is set this year for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. The Day of Service is a great opportunity for your chapter to give back, and Sigma Chi International Headquarters hopes to see its members doing good in their communities by performing acts of charity. The day honors Order of […]
Sigma Chi Expanding in Chicago
Sigma Chi has been invited to expand to DePaul University for the fall 2013 semester. If you know of any undergraduate legacies who currently attend or plan to attend the university, please reach out to Sigma Chi International Headquarters staff so that we can look into recruiting them to join the interest group. In Sigma […]
Headquarters Bids Adieu to Conway, Ritter and Schenkenfelder
Headquarters’ departments of expansion, alumni services and undergraduate services will all be reconfigured soon, as Director of Expansion Nick Conway, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 2010; Leadership Programs Coordinator Scott Ritter, NORTHWESTERN 2012; and Alumni and Volunteer Services Coordinator Reece Schenkenfelder, WESTERN KENTUCKY 2010; have opted to move on to the next phase of their careers. “Serving as […]
Sigma Chi completes another Balfour LTW
The International Fraternity wrapped up the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) this week, with a record-breaking number of attendees and curriculum for Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates. Balfour LTW was hosted at Purdue University, where 2,057 Sigs descended upon West Lafayette, Ind. That attendance total breaks the previous best of 1,901 Sigs who attended the […]
Franklin Howard Scobey on Friendship
“Nothing so much tends to promote friendship as the free and mutual interchanging of one’s thoughts, hopes and fears with one in whom we can confide.” Franklin Howard Scobey
New Faces Seen Around Headquarters
During the last several weeks there have been more than a few of Sigma Chi’s hardworking employees move onto other opportunities, and others have steped into new challenges. After we highlighted several of Headquarters’ new hires last month, a few developments have surfaced: Lucas Peralta, NEW MEXICO 2012, who was previously Headquarters’ special projects and […]
Fraternity Committees Approve Two New Colonies
The International Fraternity’s New Chapter Development Committee and Executive Committee voted June 7 to approve the applications of two interest groups to be recognized as official colonies. The California State University San Marcos and University of North Carolina at Charlotte groups are comprised of 22 and 17 men, respectively, and have assumed the colony names […]
Deadline to Sign Up for Balfour LTW is extended to Wednesday
Brothers have until 11 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, July 10 to sign up for the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, to be hosted at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The event will be held from August 1-4, 2013. For undergraduates and alumni interested in signing up, please go to the Balfour LTW website at […]
Four International Balfour Award Finalists Announced
Sigma Chi’s international governing body announced last month the four finalists for the Fraternity’s International Balfour Award, which recognizes the top graduating senior from Sigma Chi’s membership in the United States and Canada. The finalists are Andrew Esstman, INDIANA 2013; Hunter Curtis, ARIZONA 2013; Jason Liang, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 2013; and C. Alex Wiles, SOUTH […]
Sigma Chi Wraps Up its 79th Grand Chapter
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity hosted its 79th Grand Chapter meeting, where delegates from its undergraduate and alumni chapters met June 27–30 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C., Downtown Hotel. At the event Sigma Chis elected a new slate of officers and passed legislation that included an undergraduate dues increase. Leading the International Fraternity for the […]
Mary Sugden Selected as International Sweetheart
Mary Sugden of Loyola University Chicago was announced as the Fraternity’s 2013-2015 International Sweetheart at the Sweetheart Reception June 28 at the 79th Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C. Sudgen will act as an ambassador for Sigma Chi for the next two years, promoting the organization’s ideals of friendship, justice and learning, through visits to undergraduate […]
Four International Balfour Award Finalists Announced
Leaders of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity have chosen the finalists for the organization’s International Balfour Award, which recognizes the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior. The finalists are Andrew Esstman, INDIANA 2013; Hunter Curtis, ARIZONA 2013; Jason Liang, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 2013; and Charles Wiles, SOUTH ALABAMA 2013. Every year, members from Sigma Chi’s 241 […]
Sigma Chi Approves New Colonies in California and North Carolina
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s New Chapter Development Committee approved on June 7 the applications of two student groups to become officially recognized colonies of the Fraternity. The groups are at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and California State University San Marcos. In their petition to be recognized as a colony, the men […]
