Journey Program Launches At Balfour LTW
Members who attended Balfour Leadership Training Workshop were the first to hear the announcement of Journey, the Fraternity’s newest leadership program. Journey is a set of local chapter retreats aimed to engage and support undergraduate brothers in a wide range of areas. The first set of Journey retreats is focused on strategic planning and managing […]
Remember Your Required October Membership Updates
Chapter officers should be updating their online rosters and officer information in the chapter system at sigmachi.com. Be sure to click the green “submit” button upon completion! Also, chapter Quaestors should be sending in checks for the membership fees and the leadership programming fees that are due no later than Oct. 15, 2012. Anyone who […]
Sigma Chi Headquarters Staff Volunteers to Honor Merlin
The Sigma Chi International Headquarters staff got into the 2012 Merlin Olsen Day of Service spirit to honor Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Merlin Olsen, UTAH STATE 1962. To kick off a week of volunteering, on Sept. 11, 2012, the Fraternity and Sigma Chi Foundation staff put together a food drive to benefit […]
Headquarters Welcomes Schenkenfelder To Staff
Sigma Chi International Headquarters welcomed Reece Schenkenfelder, WESTERN KENTUCKY 2010, to staff while at the same time bidding farewell to Brandon Puzzo, FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2011. Schenkenfelder, a Headquarters intern in 2009 and 2010, will be taking over the position of alumni and volunteer services coordinator last occupied by Puzzo, who joined the admissions department at […]
RMF Subscription Fees Past Due
The 2012–13 Risk Management Foundation (RMF) statements were distributed via email in early August. By Sept. 15, 2012, chapters should have paid in full, schedule a payment plan, or notify the RMF and the General Fraternity that they have secured insurance coverage elsewhere. If a chapter chooses to obtain coverage outside the RMF, they must […]
Go Big With Your Merlin Olsen Day of Service Event!
Order of Constantine Sig, Significant Sig and 1962 International Balfour Award winner Merlin Olsen, UTAH STATE 1962, was a large figure of a man, standing at 6 feet, 5 inches and carrying enough mass to be a Pro Bowl star on the defensive line for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. The undergraduate chapter at Utah […]
Headquarters Welcomes New Staffer Peralta
The Fraternity bid one University of New Mexico graduate adieu in August, while welcoming another Beta Xi member to its staff later that month. In late July, Tim Mousseau, 2011, who had been working as special projects assistant, receptionist and mailroom coordinator, accepted a job at the North-American Interfraternity Council in Indianapolis as the coordinator […]
Fraternity Adds Colony at Missouri State University
The Fraternity announced on Aug. 17, 2012, that the Sigma Chi Omega Colony at Missouri State University had its Declaration of Intent accepted by the New Chapter Development Committee and Sigma Chi’s Executive Committee. “The members of Sigma Chi Omega are very excited to hear that we are now an official colony,” wrote colony Consul […]
Foundation’s Distinguished Visitors Busy This Summer
The Sigma Chi Foundation’s 2012 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop and Horizons Distinguished Visitors witnessed two of Sigma Chi’s leadership programs first-hand. While their primary mission was to observe these programs in action, they were also invited to share their wisdom and perspective on leadership, character and values with participating undergraduates. Sigma Chi alumni who have […]
Henning Award Tallying Beginning
The tallying for the William C. “Pop” Henning Award has started for the Fraternity’s 240 undergraduate chapters. The Henning Award, dedicated to 18th Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig William C. “Pop” Henning, DEPAUW 1890, honors the undergraduate chapter that has the highest percentage of new undergraduate Life Loyal Sig recruits in […]
Pledge Education System Available For Undergraduate Use
Sigma Chi’s new pledge education system is now open for undergraduates to use. The interactive system is intended to utilize new technologies to supplement pledge training. Magisters can access these resources online and are encouraged to integrate the system into their pledge programs. The site can be accessed at sigmachi.com, and Magisters can log in […]
Undergraduate, Alumni to Vote on New Chapter
Attention all undergraduate and alumni chapters, the Sigma Chi Alpha Colony at Carnegie Mellon University needs your vote by Sept. 29, 2012, in order to be installed into the General Fraternity. Review the colony’s formal petition here or visit its website here. After perusing the colony’s correspondence, meet as a chapter to discuss the petition […]
Chapter at Southern Illinois (Carbondale) Installed
The Fraternity welcomed its 240th chapter to its roll Saturday, when the Lambda Omicron Chapter at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale was installed in Carbondale, Ill. The Fraternity initiated its new members into the chapter, led by Directors of Expansion Nick Conway, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 2010, and Matt Pagan, NORTH FLORIDA 2010, with Expansion Coordinator Kyle Marscellas, CALIFORNIA-IRVINE […]
Sigs Making Headlines
It has been a good summer for many newsworthy Sigma Chis. Significant Sig Luke Donald, NORTHWESTERN 2001, finished tied for fifth at 2-under par at The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in the United Kingdom. He remains the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer. The 2012 Emmy Award nominations were announced July 19. Ty […]
Be Sure To Exchange All Previous Editions of Ritual Books
The Fraternity’s Ritual book was reprinted this summer to include the various changes that have been approved by the Fraternity during the course of the last 10 years. The revisions to this version of the Ritual book are significant; therefore, per the Grand Consul’s order, all brothers must return any existing copies of the Ritual […]
