Sigma Chi International Fraternity Suspends the Charter of its Cal. State-San Bernardino Chapter
The Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity, in collaboration with administrators at Cal. State-San Bernardino, has closed its undergraduate chapter there. Fraternity leaders had worked for some time to address issues related to the chapter’s programming that were inconsistent with Sigma Chi’s ideals and values. Unfortunately, concerns persisted and the organization was left with […]
Sigma Chis at Indiana University Bloomington Campus Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault
Sigma Chi International Fraternity members at Indiana University Bloomington hosted their second-annual Hoosiers Against Sexual Assault on Oct. 12, hearing from Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller about the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Leslie Fasone, assistant dean of students of women’s and gender affairs, about bystander intervention and how to support those who […]
Sigma Chis to Engage in Strategic Visioning Journeys
Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters have until Nov. 1, 2016, to host a Strategic Visioning Journey, where participants will set goals for the 2016 to 2017 school year. Chapters that do not host the retreat by the Nov. 1 deadline will be ineligible to win the 2017 Peterson Significant Chapter Award. “The Strategic Visioning Journey is […]
Robert E. Joseph RMF Award Recipients Announced
Each year, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) presents its Robert E. Joseph Risk Management Foundation Award to chapters that exhibit outstanding risk management programs. This year’s video winners, announced at last summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, are the chapters at: Rensselaer, which was named the overall winner and earned a $2,500 grant; Michigan State, which […]
Mac McClure Reflects on Recognition at Balfour LTW
When Order of Constantine Sig Mac McClure, WILLIAM & MARY 1975, heard his name called at the closing session of the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop on July 30, announcing him as the winner of the William H. Carlisle Jr. Outstanding Workshop Faculty Award, he says that his first reaction was surprise. “It was quite a […]
Chapters Have Until Mid-November to Submit Local Activities for Review
Undergraduate chapters that wish to incorporate local activities into their Preparation for Brotherhood curriculum during the spring 2017 term must submit them for review by Nov. 15, 2016. The Fraternity’s local activity review subcommittee looked at 385 such activities and literary excercises for use this fall; those submissions were due July 1. In a May […]
Advice Offered for Submitting Pledge Forms
Every academic term, the Fraternity’s Magisters are tasked with guiding pledges to membership along every step of their journeys. In addition to teaching them about the Founders and the significance of the Roman Emperor Constantine, Magisters must stay on top of such tasks as ordering pledge pins and copies of The Norman Shield. In order to […]
Baylor Chapter to be Reactivated in November 2016
In a matter of months, Sigma Chi expects to once again operate a chapter at the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, as the Fraternity plans to host a reactivation ceremony for the group on Nov. 12, 2016. As of Aug. 10, the colony has 76 members who will be eligible for initiation into […]
Sigs Attend Balfour LTW at Bowling Green State University
The Fraternity welcomed 1,805 brothers, including 1,326 undergraduates, to last week’s 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is the 12th time the Fraternity has hosted Balfour LTW at the university, making it the event’s most popular site since it was first hosted there in 1955. […]
Undergraduates to Receive Digital Copies of The Magazine
The summer 2016 issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi is the last one that undergraduates will receive in physical form at their permanent addresses. Starting with the fall edition, undergraduates will instead be provided with a link to access the issue’s content digitally by signing in with their sigmachi.org usernames and passwords. Undergraduates who are […]
Risk Management Foundation Invoices Have Been Distributed
The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) distributed invoices to undergraduate chapters and their house corporations via email in late July, and copies of the invoices are now posted on the RMF’s website. To access them, go to rmfeducation.org/login and use your sigmachi.org login credentials. Please remember to make your payments out to the Risk Management Foundation, as it is […]
Canadian Chapters to Pay at Converted Rates
On July 1, 2016, the Executive Committee (EC) implemented an annual exchange rate for all payments received by the International Headquarters from Canadian chapters. Under this new policy, Canadian brothers are required to account for an EC-mandated exchange rate prior to submitting their payments. In the past, a Canadian chapter that had incurred fees […]
Regional Chapter Support Coordinators Hired
This fall, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters will introduce a regionally-based chapter support program to better serve chapters. The coordinators will perform in-person visits to chapters within their assigned regions, help to implement strategic plans, assist alumni volunteers leaders in driving the Fraternity’s mission and establish strong working relationships with university personnel. The northeast […]
Preparation for Brotherhood to Officially Launch this Fall
When brothers return to their campuses this fall, they will educate their new pledges under the auspices of Preparation for Brotherhood, Sigma Chi’s official pledge program. In the pilot stage since the beginning of the 2015 to 2016 school year, Preparation for Brotherhood introduces for the first time in the Fraternity’s history a Headquarters-designed approach to […]
Nine Chapters Claim the James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award
The Fraternity unveiled nine winners of its 2016 James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award. They are the chapters at: DePaul University; Florida Atlantic University; University of the Pacific; University of Virginia; University of St. Thomas; Albion College; University of South Florida; A college in Tempe, Ariz.; and Stephen F. Austin University. The Bash Significant Improvement Award […]
