Northern New Jersey Alumni Chapter and Undergraduates Spread Holiday Cheer to a Local Shelter
Gettysburg and Princeton Sigs, pictured here, join the Northern New Jersey Alumni Chapter to volunteer at Rescue Mission of Trenton, New Jersey, on Nov. 18, 2017. Members of the Northern New Jersey Alumni Chapter wanted to be more engaged with the people who would benefit the most from their annual volunteer day, which was to […]
Significant Sig Rick Warther, KENT STATE 1977, Honored for Selflessness
When Rick Warther, KENT STATE 1977, was named a Significant Sig earlier this year, he thought that would be the zenith of his public recognition from the Fraternity. But when a person such as Warther, who continues to give his time by serving others through nonprofit organizations such as Tons of Turkeys, which provides turkeys […]
Sigma Chi Colony Established at West Chester University
Consul Hunter Lloyd, 2020, says the colony members were excited to hear that the Executive Committee recently approved its Declaration of Intent to become a colony. “We have been nothing but excited and motivated since day one, with all members ready to work hard and really contribute in a meaningful way,” Lloyd says. “While many […]
The Fraternity Recolonizes at San Diego State University
Sigma Chi wants to make a name for itself on the campus of San Diego State University, and recolonizing there is a step in the right direction. On Oct. 12, 2017, Des Robinson, TARLETON STATE 2015, the Fraternity’s director of expansion, notified the former interest group that its Declaration of Intent to become a colony […]
Sigma Chi Approves Colony at Auburn University
When a new colony is added to any fraternity, hope springs eternal. In the case of the colony at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, they are hoping to have a significant place within Sigma Chi’s legacy. “It’s humbling to know that we have this opportunity at Auburn to bring back something new and make it […]
Sigma Chi Escapes Sunday’s Mass Shooting in Las Vegas
While Kyle Harris, DRAKE 2012, is still sorting out his emotions after he attended Sunday’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas and survived what is being called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, he is thankful. “I have more purpose now. I know that being the survivor of a mass shooting is […]
H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, Offers Hurricane Relief to Publix Super Markets Inc.
Like most Sigs who’ve given of themselves during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, supermarket magnate and Significant Sig Charles Butt, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, found a way to help those who needed it the most. Butt, who is chairman and CEO of the Texas-based H-E-B chain, is sending seven trucks of water, two filled with ice and another […]
Sixty-Second Past Grand Consul Doug Carlson, MINNESOTA 1973, Passes Away at the Age of 65
As news spreads of the early morning passing of 62nd Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Doug Carlson, MINNESOTA 1973, those who were closest to him are left with memories of how he impacted their lives. Carlson died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 65. Grand Tribune and […]
Sigs Help with Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
As Hurricane Harvey continues to hammer eastern Texas, displacing residents and overwhelming rescue workers, Sigma Chis who live in the Houston area are stepping up to help those in need. “I was blessed enough that the flooding didn’t hit my house, so I sat around watching the news yesterday. I’m an active guy and I [was] […]
Birmingham-Southern College Sigs Earn Daniel William Cooper Award
The undergraduate Sigs from Birmingham-Southern College were presented the Daniel William Cooper Award at the Aug. 5 closing session of the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University for having the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholastic achievement program. In addition, the chapter’s brothers received a $5,000 grant to use toward furthering their scholarship program. […]
Twenty-nine Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award
The Fraternity unveiled the 29 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2017 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop on Aug. 5 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The award is presented annually to those chapters that operate commendable scholarship programs, and help each undergraduate brother reach […]
More than 80 Chapters Earn the 2017 Peterson Significant Chapter Award
The Fraternity presented the 2017 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to more than 80 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada, on Aug. 5 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, […]
Eleven Chapters Claim the James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award
The Fraternity unveiled 11 winners of its 2017 James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award on Aug. 5 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University. They are the chapters at: A College in Clemson, South Carolina; George Mason University; Carnegie Mellon University; Colorado College; Kansas State University; East Tennessee State University; Harvard […]
Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) Recognizes Top Fundraising Chapters
Thirty Sigma Chi chapters from across North America were recently recognized for raising $20,000 or more from Aug. 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017, to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). The recognition came at the annual $20K Club induction ceremony at HCI on July 10 in Salt Lake City. Of the chapters recognized this year, […]
New Officers to Lead International Fraternity
On June 24, 2017, at the 81st Grand Chapter at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, new Executive Committee officers were installed to lead the International Fraternity. All will serve two-year terms, save for the undergraduate representatives named below, who will be in office for one year. The new officers include: 70th Grand Consul […]
