Author: Sigma Chi Administrator

Remembering 67th Grand Consul Dennis Santoli

Evanston, Illinois | February 6, 2026 – Sixty-seventh Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Dennis Santoli, WESTERN RESERVE 1967, entered the Chapter Eternal on Jan. 25, 2026. He was 79. Santoli was born Feb. 12, 1946. He majored in history at Western Reserve University and earned his law degree from Georgetown University. […]

Sigma Chi Partners with Birches Health

Evanston, Illinois | November 12, 2025 – Sigma Chi International Fraternity is proud to announce our new partnership with Birches Health, the nationwide leader in behavioral addiction treatment, specializing in virtual counseling for compulsive behaviors. These behaviors can include gambling and sports betting, video gaming, day trading with stocks, crypto, or other outlets, technology and […]

Get to Know Your Grand Consul – Temby

SIG SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990 Get to know your new Grand Consul BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN 2020 74th Grand Consul Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990, embodies a lifetime of service shaped by inspiration, mentorship and an unwavering belief in the power of brotherhood. As an undergraduate, he was struck by the generosity of alumni who […]

Remembering 58th Grand Consul Murray McComas

Evanston, Illinois | May 23, 2025 – Fifty-eighth Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Murray McComas, PENNSYLVANIA 1958, entered the Chapter Eternal on May 20, 2025. He was 88.  McComas was born Dec. 3, 1936, in Warren, Pennsylvania. He was initiated into the Phi Phi chapter on May 22, 1955. The McComas […]

Fraternity Announces its 2021 Significant Sig Award Recipients

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected its recipients for the 2021 Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success.   Awarded annually since 1935, the Fraternity has honored more than 2,000 Sigma Chis with the Significant Sig Award.   Members of the 2021 class will receive their honor either […]

Fraternity Announces its 2021 Order of Constantine Inductees

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 21 men for admission into the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization.  The 2021 honorees will be inducted into the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 83rd Grand Chapter at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in […]

Signing Day: Oklahoma State’s Jeffries first to enroll into Sigma Chi Leadership Institute

https://sigmachi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SCLI_SigningDay.mp4 Fraternity’s Oklahoma State chapter among the first to participate in Distance Leadership pilot certificate program Candidacy for accreditation? Check.    Enrollment and program launch? Check.   Sigma Chi International Fraternity and the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute achieved another milestone moment on Feb. 9 as Ryan Jeffries, OKLAHOMA STATE 2023, placed ink to paper and became the first member to enroll in the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI) Distance […]

Groundbreaking Moment Achieved

Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Earns Accreditation Candidacy from Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools https://player.vimeo.com/external/498204404.hd.mp4A milestone for Sigma Chi and a groundbreaking moment for Greek-letter organizations, the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI) is formally accepted as a candidate for accreditation by the Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), which is […]

Samuel Romes Wins 2020 International Balfour Award

Samuel Romes, LOUISVILLE 2020, accepted the 2020 International Balfour Award (IBA) during the closing moments of the Fraternity’s virtual Grand Council session on Oct. 10. Given annually to Sigma Chi’s most outstanding graduating senior, the International Balfour Award has been presented since 1930 when Significant Sig Paul Hagemann, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1930, was honored following […]

Pioneering Accomplishment

On May 26, 2020, the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Private Business and Vocational Schools Division approved the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute’s application to become an officially licensed educational institution. This milestone will make the Sigma Chi Fraternity the first Greek-letter organization to offer its own licensed education to its members for the development of […]

Sigma Chi, Shelle Design Inc., Earn Recognition

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Marketing and Communications team won three awards during the Fraternity Communications Association’s 2020 awards presentation held virtually on May 19.  The association said it received more than 800 entries for the 30 awards available.  Sigma Chi won second place for Best Website, and The Magazine of Sigma Chi won second place for Best Annual Report for its 2019 annual report […]

Sigma Chi Announces Its 2020 Alumni Award Winners

Sigma Chi International Fraternity recognizes the individuals and groups that work in service to the organization, its members and the communities to which Sigma Chi belongs as part of its annual alumni awards.   The 2020 honorees will receive their awards through local presentations.    Below is the list of award winners:   Parents Club […]

Sigma Chi International Fraternity COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy

Vetting Commission Recommendation Summer Events Update NIC COVID-19 Resources Vetting Commission Recommendation COVID-19 Resource Review and Vetting Commission Recommendation — Modified 10.26.20 Date: 11/04/2020 To: Undergraduates, House Corporations, Volunteers, and Officers From: The Executive Committee RE: Covid-19 Resource Review and Vetting Commission Recommendation All guidance is in effect through March 31, 2021, unless further modified […]

Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Recognized for Prestigious Interactive Media Award

Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Wins at the 18th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards Competition The Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition, announced on April 13, 2020, its 2019 award winners to highlight the year’s “best of the best” in interactive media production.   The Sigma Chi Leadership Institute and eLearning Brothers, the […]

Foundation Update: Brothers Helping Brothers

Brothers and friends,  We hope each of you are doing well during this unique and unprecedented time facing our world.  As noted in communications from general fraternity leadership one week ago, Sigma Chi has taken the necessary steps, following recommendations from government officials, to do our part in preventing the spread of illness, planning for the unexpected […]

Fraternity Announces Recipients of the 2020 Significant Sig Award

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected its recipients for the 2020 Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success. Awarded annually since 1935, the Fraternity has honored more than 1,700 Sigma Chis with the Significant Sig Award. Previous winners include such notable Sigs as entrepreneur Phil Anschutz, KANSAS […]

International Fraternity Announces Its 2020 Order of Constantine Induction Class

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 21 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization.   More than 750 brothers have been inducted into the Order of Constantine since its establishment during the 47th Grand Chapter in Seattle in 1948.  […]

Sigma Chi Partners With Alpha Delta Pi To Stop The Hazing

In 2017, Alpha Delta Pi sister Rae Ann Gruver and her husband Steve lost their son to a hazing incident at Louisiana State University. Since Max’s death, Steve and Rae Ann have traveled across the country sharing Max’s story, including Rae Ann’s keynote message with Evelyn Piazza and Rich Braham during the 2019 Krach Transformational […]

Andrew McMahon wins the 2019 International Balfour Award

Andrew McMahon, BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 2019, accepted the 2019 International Balfour Award during the closing ceremony of the inaugural Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Given annually to Sigma Chi’s most outstanding graduating senior, the International Balfour Award has been presented since 1930 when Significant Sig Paul Hagemann, WASHINGTON (ST. […]

Meet Lauren Lewallen, Sigma Chi’s 36th International Sweetheart

On the 164th anniversary of Sigma Chi’s founding, Central Michigan University chapter sweetheart Lauren Lewallen was awarded the opportunity of a lifetime following an undergraduate delegate vote at the 82nd Grand Chapter in Salt Lake City. Lewallen was named the 2019 to 2021 International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Now representing the more than 255,000 living […]

Connecting Sigma Chi: A new look for our Fraternity

In 2017, the leaders of Sigma Chi Fraternity and Foundation gathered in 2017 to consider the Fraternity’s direction for the following decade. Both entities quickly recognized the need to define one future for our great Fraternity and to ultimately speak with one voice. The new sigmachi.org is the first step in expanding our brand and better connecting […]

Sigma Chi Announces Its 2019 Order of Constantine Induction Class

Sigma Chi Announces Its 2019 Order of Constantine Induction Class Fraternity honors 18 for years of dedicated volunteer service to the organization By Wes Holtsclaw, East Tennessee 2012 Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 18 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service […]

Fraternity Announces Recipients of 2019 Significant Sig Award

Recognizing Sigma Chi alumni who have achieved high levels of professional success, the Fraternity has announced the recipients of its 2019 Significant Sig Award. From the best-selling author behind the Harry Bosch series to U.S. Congressional representatives, the 139 recipients cast a wide net of achievement in a variety of fields. Members of the 2019 class will […]

Statement by the Sigma Chi International Fraternity

We are stunned to learn that Peter Schellenbach, the former president of the Sigma Chi Home Association, which is the housing corporation for the local Sigma Chi chapter at Northwestern University, has been charged by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office for stealing a significant amount of funds from the association. Although the Sigma Chi International […]

Keller Zibilich Golf Tournament Slated for May 14

The tragic loss of their son, Keller Zibilich, LOUISINANA STATE 2015, inspired Michael, LOUISINANA STATE 1970, and Gayle Zibilich to make an impact on the Fraternity, creating awareness for mental health and the prevention of suicide among young men across Sigma Chi and students across campuses throughout North America. Each May, the Zibilich family has […]

Preparation for Brotherhood (P4B) Pledge Education Program Earns International Award

Sigma Chi’s Preparation for Brotherhood pledge education program received international acclaim on April 2 as it was selected as a recipient of the Horizon Interactive Awards’ gold medal in the e-learning and training category. Awarded alongside eLearning Brothers, P4B was recognized in competition against the best in e-learning and training sites from across the globe. […]

International Sweetheart Finalists Announced

The three finalists for one of Sigma Chi’s most prestigious honors have been announced. Rachel Dobrozsi of East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Bailey Halpin of the University of Kentucky and Lauren Lewallen of Central Michigan University will each seek to succeed Allisen Hagemeyer as the next International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Elected through the votes […]

Fraternity Announces Recipients of 2019 Significant Sig Award

Recognizing Sigma Chi alumni who have achieved high levels of professional success, the Fraternity has announced the recipients of its 2019 Significant Sig Award. From the best-selling author behind the Harry Bosch series to U.S. Congressional representatives, the 139 recipients cast a wide net of achievement in a variety of fields. Members of the 2019 […]

Sigma Chi Announces Its 2019 Order of Constantine Induction Class

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 18 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization. The 2019 honorees will either be inducted into the Order of Constantine in June 2019 during the 82nd Grand Chapter at the Little America Hotel […]

Combined Federal Campaign Nears 2019 Deadline

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, according to opm.gov, has recognized the Sigma Chi Foundation as an official CFC approved charity for the 2018 to 2019 fundraising cycle that began Sept. 1, 2018, and closes Jan. 11, 2019. Raising millions of dollars each year, the CFC […]

Sigma Chi Hockey Tournament To Hit Decade Mark

A Sigma Chi tradition in Canada, the 10th-annual Sigma Chi Hockey Tournament, will take place at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario, on Jan. 19. Over 120 Sigs comprising six all-Sigma Chi teams will be vying for the Connable Cup and the trophies of Most Valuable Player and Most Sportsmanlike Player. The Connable Cup is […]

TopClass To Host Sigma Chi Online Learning Modules

Jan. 1, 2019, marked a new era for Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s leadership learning continuum and its online education system. The Fraternity announced that it is transferring all present and future online learning modules, including its Preparation for Brotherhood pledge education program, from its inaugural partner Saba Software to WBT Systems’ TopClass learning management system. […]

Foundation Issues Year-End Giving Reminder

As the end of 2018 approaches, the Sigma Chi Foundation is reminding brothers and donors of opportunities to receive additional charitable income tax credit by the Dec. 31, 2018, deadline. Gifts of appreciated property, such as publicly traded securities, are a sound and convenient way to benefit Sigma Chi while providing favorable tax consequences. Donors […]

Foundation Academic Scholarship Applications Available Online

Applications for the 2019 to 2020 Sigma Chi Foundation academic scholarship awards are now available. Members can access applications for the various Foundation scholarships by logging into members.sigmachi.org and clicking the appropriate link in the “alerts” section of their profile page. In August, individuals from 169 different Sigma Chi chapters collectively received $505,000 in undergraduate […]

Eta Xi Chapter Honors POW and MIA Soldiers

Following a two-year fundraising effort, members of the Fraternity’s Eta Xi chapter at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, joined university officials in dedicating a POW-MIA memorial chair during a military appreciation game at the school’s Fortera Stadium on Nov. 17. Former Consul Brenden Smith, AUSTIN PEAY 2018, was inspired to coordinate the drive […]

Sigma Chi Stands Up To Harvard

In a historic move, Sigma Chi International Fraternity, along with other Greek-letter organizations and plaintiffs, filed parallel lawsuits against Harvard University in federal and state courts in response to the school’s policy blacklisting students who choose to join single-sex organizations, regardless of whether those organizations are recognized by Harvard. In a letter published on Dec. […]

Sigma Chi Remembers Significant Sig Bob McNair

A successful businessman and world-renowned philanthropist who returned the National Football League to Houston and long-championed Sigma Chi’s excellence in leadership education, Significant Sig Bob McNair, SOUTH CAROLINA 1958, entered Chapter Eternal Friday after a courageous battle with cancer. “We are saddened to learn of brother McNair’s passing,” said Sigma Chi Foundation President and CEO […]

Foundation Highlights Year-End Giving Opportunities

With the end of the 2018 calendar year and the holiday season approaching, the Sigma Chi Foundation is highlighting giving opportunities to impact brothers in 2019 and beyond. GIVING TUESDAY Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United States, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable giving season when many people focus on holiday and […]

Executive Committee Adopts New Policies During October Meeting

During their meeting in Toronto on Oct. 12 and 13, the Fraternity’s Executive Committee adopted two new policies regarding the Good Samaritan conduct of members during a medical emergency and the conduct of alumni volunteers, respectively. GOOD SAMARITAN POLICY Individual members who assist another person in obtaining immediate and appropriate medical care will not be […]

Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit Applications Open Nov. 17

Undergraduate members with at least one full scholastic year remaining in their academic studies as of May 31, 2019, are eligible to apply for the 2019 Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit starting Nov. 17. In addition to answering questions and writing personal essays, each applicant must submit a letter of recommendation testifying to his character and […]

Sig Alumni Find Success During Mid-Term Election Cycle

Ten Sigma Chi alumni were victorious during Tuesday’s mid-term congressional election, with three brothers gaining seats in the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. Democrat Dean Phillips, BROWN 1991, flipped Minnesota’s third district seat with a win over incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen to help regain a House majority for the left side of the […]

Recommend a Brother for Induction into the Order of Constantine

Since its inception at the 47th Grand Chapter in 1948, induction into the Order of Constantine has been reserved for those alumni members who have contributed at least 20 years of volunteer service to the Fraternity and is considered the highest honor the organization can bestow upon a member. Conferred on just over 760 brothers, […]

Significant Sig Award Nominations Are Open Online

From Hollywood stars to United States senators, international business leaders to hall of fame football standouts, Sigma Chi has recognized more than 1,800 brothers with the Significant Sig Award since its inception at the 1935 Grand Chapter. The Fraternity’s awards committee is seeking nominations for the 2019 Significant Sig Award class. Winners will be announced […]

Chapter-Based Designated Driver Programs Eliminated

Chapter-based “safe driver,” “sober driver” and “designated driver” programs operated by undergraduate members or pledges are no longer allowed by the International Fraternity, which marks a major change to its policy on transportation and designated driver programs. The existing policy was amended via an email vote by the Fraternity’s Executive Committee on Sept. 12, and […]

Initial Phase of Ritual for Life Debuts Across Sigma Chi

Designed to educate new initiates on Sigma Chi’s Ritual history and inspire them to apply its lessons to their lives, the Ritual for Life (R4L) post-initiation education program made its phase one debut across Sigma Chi chapters in the United States and Canada on Oct. 1. “We are excited to get the first phase of […]

Combined Federal Campaign Begins

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign according to opm.gov, has recognized the Sigma Chi Foundation as an official CFC approved charity for the 2018 to 2019 fundraising cycle that began on Sept. 1. Raising millions of dollars each year, the CFC utilizes pledges made by federal […]

Solar-Powered House Makes Sigma Chi History

While speaking with his family’s financial advisor, Order of Constantine Sig Mike Patton, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 1966, was asked a question that motivated him to give back to his undergraduate chapter. A longtime volunteer and former Cal. State-Fresno house corporation board member, Patton recalled being asked, “‘If your doctor told you that you only had six […]

Merlin Olsen Day of Service Date Is Set

While famous for his hall of fame football career, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Merlin Olsen, UTAH STATE 1962, was equally as committed to his philanthropic efforts as his gridiron prowess. On Sept. 15, Sigma Chis are encouraged to honor his legacy with participation in the eighth-annual Merlin Olsen Day of Service.   […]

North-American Interfraternity Conference Adopts Sigma Chi-led Hard Alcohol Policy

In an important, decisive action to enhance health and safety in fraternity communities, the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) adopted a standard prohibiting hard alcohol from fraternity chapter facilities and events. The resolution was introduced during the Aug. 27 NIC annual meeting by Sigma Chi through its voting delegate, 70th Grand Consul Tommy Geddings, SOUTH CAROLINA […]

Foundation Awards a Record $505,000 in Academic Scholarships

Impacting brothers from 169 different Sigma Chi chapters and their respective institutions of higher learning, the Sigma Chi Foundation has issued an organizational-record $505,000 in academic scholarships for the 2018 to 2019 academic year. The Foundation marked its 12th consecutive increase of at least $25,000 in awards with a 6-percent increase in scholarship funding from […]

Finalists Announced for the 2018 International Balfour Award

The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2018 International Balfour Award (IBA): Nick Chambers, EMORY 2018; William Heath, BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 2018; and Walker Wiggins, ARKANSAS 2018. The honor is presented annually to the person who is believed to be the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior, based upon his success in academics and campus, community and Sigma Chi involvement. The […]

Twenty Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award

The Fraternity unveiled the 20 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop on Aug. 4 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 his […]

Five Chapters Claim the James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award

The Fraternity unveiled the five winners of its 2018 James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award on Aug. 4 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University. Named for 49th Grand Consul James Bash, BUTLER and INDIANA 1946, the award is given to chapters that improve their Peterson Significant Chapter Award application score […]

University of Memphis Sigs Earn Daniel William Cooper Award

The undergraduate Sigs from the University of Memphis were presented the Daniel William Cooper Award at the Aug. 4 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 […]

More than 65 Chapters Earn the 2018 Peterson Significant Chapter Award

The Fraternity presented the 2018 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to more than 65 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada on Aug. 4 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, […]

Fraternity Honors Nine Members for Volunteer Service

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity presented its 2018 Seven Lights Alumni Award on June 22 to nine members during the organization’s Grand Council meeting at the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel in Chicago. Each year, the organization presents the award to alumni who have provided years of exceptional volunteer service to the Fraternity at the local, […]

Sigma Chi Recognizes Individuals Who Assist its Chapters

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity congratulates its 2018 alumni award winners selected by the alumni awards committee. Winners of each award listed below were announced on June 22 during the the 2018 Grand Council meeting at the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel in Chicago. This year’s winners are: Donald B. Ward Alumni Chapter Community Service […]

Fraternity Announces Recipients of its 2018 Significant Sig Award

The Fraternity has selected its recipients for the Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success. Members of the 2018 class may chose to receive their honor at the Significant Sig Awards Banquet at the Grand Council meeting in Chicago on June 23, or at a local ceremony.   […]

Sigs Are Proud to Receive the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award

As Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ripped through the Gulf Coast this past fall, Sigs in Texas and Florida responded in three separate incidents to help those in need. For their efforts, the Florida Atlantic University undergraduate Sigma Chi chapter, Alex Fleishman, HOUSTON 1994, and Tarleton State brothers Luke Oldham, 2014, and Jake Jones, 2016, were honored with […]

The Fraternity Announces its 2018 Order of Constantine Inductees

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 19 men for admission into the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization.  More than 740 brothers have been inducted into the Order of Constantine since its establishment at the 1948 Grand Chapter. To be considered for induction into […]

Fraternity Brothers Honor the Legacy of Jon Huntsman Sr.

When those who were close to Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Jon Huntsman Sr., PENNSYLVANIA  1959, remember him, they recall his compassion for others, his integrity and how he made them feel important. Huntsman Sr. passed away today at the age of 80 after entering hospice care earlier in the week. Jerry Nelson, […]

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Creates New Policies to Enhance Health and Safety Measures Across Chapters

Sigma Chi International Fraternity, one of the nation’s largest collegiate fraternities, today announced five new policies aimed at improving the fraternal experience for its undergraduate members. These policy changes address important issues affecting the fraternal industry and are designed to help foster a safe and healthy environment at Sigma Chi’s more than 240 chapters around […]

Connecticut Man Lauds Undergraduate EMT’s Quick Actions

This past fall, Steven Anuszkiewicz, NEW HAVEN 2019, was at a local farm buying pumpkins with his chapter brothers and sorority women when he noticed 3-year-old Nicholas Henninger bloody his head from a fall on a rock. Anuszkiewicz, an emergency medical technician who is studying to be a paramedic, quickly grabbed a pair of plastic gloves […]

Car Dealer Takes Care of Employees Following Hurricane Harvey

CEO John Garff, UTAH 1992, helped his personnel get back on their feet after the Hurricane Harvey; pictured below are items and damaged building materials ripped from their homes as they rebuilt from the storm. The inset photo is of Garff. While the automotive dealership Garff Enterprises, with locations in six states, lost a combined $32 […]

University of Pennsylvania Chapter Brothers Donate Millions to Hurricane Relief

Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Jon Huntsman Sr., PENNSYLVANIA 1959, is shown above with Huntsman Corp. employees on Sept. 5, 2017, at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, Texas, after he announced plans to help residents with Hurricane Harvey relief. Following the destruction of this past August’s Hurricane Harvey, Significant Sigs and University […]

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 […]

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] […]

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, […]

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.   […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Allisen Hagemeyer Elected International Sweetheart

Allisen Hagemeyer of the University of Cincinnati was announced as the Fraternity’s 2017 to 2019 International Sweetheart at the sweetheart reception June 23 at the 81st Grand Chapter at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. She will act as an ambassador for Sigma Chi for the next two years through her involvement in […]

Fraternity Honors 24 Brothers for Alumni Service

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has presented its 2017 Seven Lights Alumni Award to 24 brothers during the inaugural Celebration of Giving Back luncheon at the 81st Grand Chapter in Providence, Rhode Island. Each year, Sigma Chi presents the Seven Lights Award to alumni who have provided years of exceptional volunteer service to the Fraternity […]

Sigma Chi Congratulates its Many Award Winners

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity congratulates its 2017 alumni award winners selected by the alumni awards committee. Winners of each award listed below were announced during the inaugural Celebration of Giving Back Luncheon at the 81st Grand Chapter in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 23. This year’s winners are: Alumni Chapter Excellence Award — New […]

Sig Named 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner

In a quest to learn more about President Donald Trump’s charitable giving, David Fahrenthold, HARVARD 2000, began to report shortly after the Iowa caucuses on the money that Trump said he’d raised for veterans, according to The Washington Post, for which Fahrenthold works. Thus began a string of stories for which the reporter won the […]

Sigma Chis Prepare for Annual Visit to Washington, D.C.

The Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee (FSPAC) will make its annual visit to Capitol Hill the week of April 24 to push the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA). The bill is designed to give alumni the option of donating tax-deductible gifts to Greek-letter house corporations the same way they can for campus residence […]

Significant Sig Award Winners for 2017 to be Recognized

The Fraternity has selected its recipients for the Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success. Members of the 2017 class may chose to receive their honor at the June 24 Significant Sig Awards Banquet at the 81st Grand Chapter in Providence, Rhode Island, or at a local ceremony. […]

The 81st Grand Chapter to be This Summer in Providence, Rhode Island

Sigma Chis and their guests will converge on historic Providence, Rhode Island, from June 22 to 24 for the 81st Grand Chapter. Voting delegates will weigh important legislation and participate in other business proceedings, while also recognizing the Fraternity’s successes at the Omni Providence Hotel. Grand Chapter will kick off with a welcome reception on […]

The Fraternity Announces its 2017 Order of Constantine Inductees

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 21 men for admission into the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary volunteer service to the organization. The 2017 honorees will either be inducted into the Order of Constantine on June 24 at Sigma Chi’s 81st Grand Chapter at the Omni Providence […]

Georgia Southwestern Sigma Chis Help Host Prayer Vigil

Jon Eidenire, GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN 2016, sang two songs and the mother of slain campus police officer Jody Smith spoke to a crowd estimated to be in the hundreds at a Dec. 9 prayer vigil in front of the university’s Wheatley Administration Building in Americus, Ga. Smith and city police officer Nick Smarr were shot and […]

Sigma Chi Shares What He Learned on ABC’s Shark Tank

In 2004, Scott Adams, CAL. STATE-SACRAMENTO 2000, appeared on an episode of ABC’s Shark Tank, where he pitched Velocity Sign’s product to potential celebrity investors. Adams, founder and CEO of the company, discussed its battery-operated sign-waving machine and ultimately received offers from the show’s investors who wanted to work with him. The machine is a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.   […]

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 […]

Twenty-three Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award

The Fraternity unveiled the 23 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The winners are the chapters at: McGill University; University of Cincinnati; Eastern Kentucky University; University of Memphis; Hanover College; University of Waterloo; Yale University; University of South Alabama; Clarkson University; Albion College; […]

University of Idaho Sigs Claim Daniel William Cooper Award

The Sigs from the University of Idaho came away from the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University with the Daniel William Cooper Award, which is presented annually to the chapter with the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholastic achievement program. The chapter previously won the award in 1949. In addition, the chapter’s brothers received […]

Ethan Pickering Wins the 2016 International Balfour Award

Ethan Pickering, CASE WESTERN 2015, accepted the 2016 International Balfour Award (IBA) at the July 30, 2016, closing ceremony of the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is the first brother from his chapter to receive the award. “This is a dream come true to be up here, winning […]

Eighty-Six Chapters Earn the 2016 Peterson Significant Chapter Award

The Fraternity has presented the 2016 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to 86 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes those chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment, and Ritual performance.   The […]

The Fraternity Lauds DePauw University Faculty Advisor

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has announced the winner of its Dr. Henri Stegemeier Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award as Nick Stepaniak, the faculty advisor to its chapter at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. Stepaniak is also the university’s coordinator of fraternity life, having joined the staff in August 2015. According to his nominator, Stepaniak has assisted […]

Parents Club at Texas-Austin Named Fraternity’s Most Excellent

The Fraternity has awarded its Parents Club Award for Excellence to the chapter at the University of Texas at Austin. The award recognizes parents clubs that contribute in significant ways to their sons’ experience in Sigma Chi and their respective undergraduate chapters. Presented annually, it honors the support of parents for a chapter’s operations, as […]

MIT Alumnus Recognized as Fraternity’s Best House Corporation Officer

The Fraternity has conferred its William T. Bringham Best House Corporation Officer Award on Karl Büttner, MIT 1987. Büttner has been a member of his undergraduate chapter’s house corporation since 1987, and was its president from 2002 to 2010. In addition, he was executive chairman of the house corporation’s Beacon to the Future capital campaign […]

Fraternity Recognizes Outstanding Alumni Chapter Officer

The Fraternity has awarded its Jay E. Minton Best Alumni Chapter Officer Award to Alex Borowski, NEW MEXICO 2013. According to the brothers who nominated him for the award, Borowski has used his roles as secretary and treasurer of the Albuquerque Alumni Chapter to streamline the chapter’s finances, create and regularly publish e-newsletters, and encourage […]

Tennessee Tech Chapter Advisor Recognized for his Fraternity Role

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has presented its 2016 Erwin L. LeClerg Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award to Jim Woodford, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 1973. Woodford advises the undergraduate Sigs at Tennessee Tech University, a position he first took up in 2005. The Fraternity has presented the LeClerg Award to its most outstanding chapter advisor each year since 1972, […]

Traveling Sigs Connect Through Social Media

Since November 2015, Sigma Chis on the go have had an easy way to connect with one another: the Facebook group Sigs at an Airport. Founded by Scott Bondy, TORONTO-RYERSON and WINDSOR 1997, and moderated by him and Don Copeland, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1989, Sigs at an Airport provides an easy way for brothers to […]

Horizons Participants Reflect on Their Experiences

The Fraternity’s Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit has hosted three of its five 2016 sessions so far, with 144 rising underclassmen leaders benefitting from the leadership development program’s teachings. Taking place in Snowbird, Utah, the program transports participants to a setting of mountainous vistas where they work alongside other promising freshman and sophomore brothers for six […]

Five Purdue Sigs Earn Fraternity Award for Volunteer Service

The following is an abridged version of the story Memorializing a Fallen Friend Through Service that appears on page 8 of the summer 2016 edition of The Magazine of Sigma Chi. To nominate a brother for the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action Leadership Award, email your answers to the questions posed under the “Nominate a Brother for the Award” section of the award’s […]

Brothers Prepare to Attend 2016 Balfour LTW

Brothers attending this month’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green State University should keep in mind what they will and will not need to pack before departing for Ohio.   In particular, participants should be sure to bring such items as four days’ worth of casual clothing — such as shorts, T-shirts, polos, etc. — […]

Sigs Gather in Skokie, Ill., for the 2016 Grand Council

Nearly 300 Sigma Chis and their family and friends gathered from June 10 to 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center in Skokie, Ill., in order to participate in the 2016 meeting of the Grand Council. The event afforded participants the opportunity to adopt changes to the language comprising the […]

Fraternity Honors 18 Brothers for Alumni Service

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has presented its 2016 Seven Lights Alumni Award to 18 brothers. Each year, Sigma Chi presents the Seven Lights Award to alumni who have provided at least 10 years of exceptional volunteer service to the Fraternity at the local, provincial and/or international levels. Each candidate must be nominated by at […]

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Leaders Endorse Chapter-Wide Implementation of New Pledge Program

At Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s recent legislative meeting called Grand Council, voting delegates unanimously approved a resolution related to the organization’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledge program. The resolution endorsed the Executive Committee’s decision to implement the Fraternity-wide program beginning in the fall of 2016. Voting delegates spent much of the morning and afternoon on […]

Austen Radke, Tyler Rochelle Join the Executive Committee

The undergraduate delegates present at the June 10 to 12 meeting of the Grand Council in Skokie, Ill., elected Austen Radke, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 2016, and Tyler Rochelle, NORTH CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE 2017, as the Fraternity’s undergraduate representatives to the Executive Committee (EC), which operates as the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s board of directors. As voting members on […]

2017 Grand Chapter to Take Place in Providence, R.I.

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity will host its 81st Grand Chapter from June 22 to 25, 2017, at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, R.I., which is located near the hometown of 69th Grand Consul, or international president, Michael Ursillo, BROWN 1978. It is tradition that the Grand Consul selects the site of the Grand […]

Sigs Work to Meet $1.2 Million Fundraising Goal

After Sigma Chis raised more than $1 million for the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) since August 2015, Order of Constantine Sig and chairman of the Fraternity’s philanthropy committee Dan Shaver, TEXAS TECH 1993, believes that the Fraternity’s brothers have it within them to clear the $1.2 million level by July 31.   “Only 138 [of Sigma […]

Headquarters to Launch Regionalized Chapter Support Model

In an effort to take a proactive stance toward accountability issues, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is launching a pilot program for its regional chapter support program that will afford Headquarters representatives a better opportunity to help undergraduates head off problems before they occur. The pilot is expected to launch on July 1, 2016.   […]

Submit Local Activities for Use in Preparation for Brotherhood

Though the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program aspires to bring the Fraternity’s new member education under a single umbrella, Sigma Chi’s leaders also recognize the importance of chapters retaining the right to observe and participate in the traditions that they have cultivated over the years that are consistent with Sigma Chi’s values.   In order […]

Balfour LTW Registration to Close July 1

Brothers who plan to attend the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) from July 28 to 30 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, must complete their registration by July 1. The event will have no on-site registration.   Once on the website, brothers can see Balfour LTW’s full schedule of events, choose to register under the appropriate […]

Preparation for Brotherhood Program Implements Feedback

Members of the Preparation for Brotherhood committee and Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters staff spent the 2015 to 2016 academic year conducting the Alpha and Beta tests of the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program. Now, they are working to integrate the feedback they received from participating undergraduates to improve the program prior to its planned rollout […]

Colony to be Reinstalled at the 2016 Balfour LTW

Next month, Sigma Chi will gather approximately 2,000 of its members at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, to take part in the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW). In addition to taking part in alumni volunteer-led leadership development programming, they will have the opportunity to witness and take part in the installation of the […]

International Balfour Award Finalists Announced

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has announced the finalists for its International Balfour Award, which recognizes the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior based on the member’s scholastics, campus and community involvement, and involvement within Sigma Chi. The winner will be selected and announced on July 30 at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green […]

Sigma Chi Wins 2016 Saba Customer Excellence Award

On May 9, Saba Software Inc. unveiled the winners of its 2016 Customer Excellence Awards, with Sigma Chi accepting the award for “Fabulous First Year.” The Fraternity has partnered with Saba to create Sigma Chi U, the online learning management system that is a component of the Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program. “The Saba Customer […]

Sigma Chi Raises $1 Million in 10 Months for Philanthropic Partner

Sigma Chi International Fraternity members have raised their millionth dollar in 10 months in support of the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), and Fraternity leaders are confident that brothers will add another $200,000 by July 31. The $1 million mark was reached on May 10; this comes less than one year after the Fraternity pledged to […]

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Responds to Harvard

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity chartered its Kappa Eta chapter at Harvard University on May 2, 1992. Since that time, more than 500 men have been initiated into the chapter. Many of those have been leaders on their campus as students and many more have become business, civic and world leaders since their graduation. Sigma […]

Character-in-Action™ Award Winner is a Patron of the Arts

The following is excerpted from the spring 2016 issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi.   Beautiful music has always inspired Order of Constantine Sig Leon Peterson, UTAH 1961, and now he is encouraging young musicians to create it. It has been a natural progression for the affable gentleman who can’t read a note, much less […]

Life Loyal Program Nears a New Milestone

With more than 57,000 Sigs in its ranks, the Fraternity’s Life Loyal program is closing in on adding its 60,000th member. Among them are such luminaries as Significant Sigs Jay Wright, BUCKNELL 1983; Drew Brees, PURDUE 2001; Bill Marriott, UTAH 1954; David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; and Luke Bryan, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1999.    Depending on the membership package they purchase, Life Loyal Sigs receive […]

Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Registration Opens

Undergraduates and alumni planning to attend the 2016 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) are able to register on the event’s website. All attendees must register by July 1.   Balfour LTW is the Fraternity’s largest annual gathering of Sigma Chis, with around 2,000 brothers congregating each summer to take part in activities to improve their ability […]

Two Chapters Opened, One Closed in Recent Weeks

Each year, the Fraternity’s undergraduate membership turns over by the thousands as brothers earn their degrees and graduate, while others who are fresh out of high school enroll in college and discover Sigma Chi through the recruiting process. In a similar vein, Sigma Chi’s list of undergraduate chapters has gone through recent changes, with two […]

Undergraduate Representatives to be Chosen at Grand Council

This summer, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates to the 2016 Grand Council will select two of their own to serve as representatives to the Executive Committee (EC) during the 2016 to 2017 school year. To be eligible for the position, a candidate must be a member in good standing who has collected letters of support from […]

Registration for Grand Council in Skokie, Ill., is Open Online

In just five weeks, Sigma Chis from across North America will gather in Skokie, Ill., to participate in the 80th meeting of the Grand Council. Taking place June 10 to 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center, Grand Officers and undergraduate participants must finalize their travel arrangements with the Fraternity by May […]

Announcing the Robert E. Joseph RMF Award Video Contest

The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) will select the 2016 Robert E. Joseph RMF Award recipients through a new process this year by judging applicants on videos they create covering a variety of risk management topics. In previous years, the award was judged through a written application.   In order to ensure that presentations are catchy and informative, submissions […]

Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters Announced for 2016 to 2017

The Sigma Chi Foundation has designated 74 chapters as Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters for the 2016 to 2017 school year, affording them at least an additional three Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) attendees, a $250 Balfour LTW travel stipend, one $1,000 scholarship, one guaranteed Huntsman Horizons Leadership Summit attendee, and more. The full list of Bell […]

Huntsman Leadership Summit Announces Fifth Session

This summer, the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit will host a fifth session for the first time in the program’s history, giving an additional 48 Sigma Chi incoming sophomores and juniors the opportunity to partake in leadership development programming amid the mountains of Snowbird, Utah. In recent years, Sigma Chi has hosted four sessions each year, […]

International Balfour Award Applications due April 15

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is soliciting applications for the 2016 International Balfour Award (IBA), which is presented to the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior at each summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW). Applications are due April 15, and must be digitally submitted — or postmarked, if sent via the postal service — by that date.   Each spring, every […]

Grand Council to Discuss Preparation for Brotherhood Program

This summer’s Grand Council meeting from June 10 to 12 in Skokie, Ill., offers undergraduates and alumni one of their final major opportunities to discuss Sigma Chi’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledging program prior to its presentation to all chapters at the July 28 to 30 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University. Administered as a pilot […]

Foundation Scholarship Applications Due March 16

Brothers who wish to apply for Sigma Chi Foundation scholarships for the 2016 to 2017 school year must do so by March 16 through the Foundation’s website.   Foremost among undergraduate awards are the Founders’ Scholarships, which the top-seven applicants receive in amounts ranging from $2,000 to $10,000. Undergraduate pplicants are required to maintain a GPA greater […]

Colonies Established in Massachusetts, Virginia and California

In late January, Sigma Chi’s Executive Committee (EC) and New Chapter Development Committee (NCDC) approved the petitions of three interest groups at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of California-Santa Barbara. Their addition to the Fraternity brings Sigma Chi’s number of colonies to eight, along with Ohio University, Bowling Green State […]

Peterson Award Applications Open March 15

Beginning March 15, chapters will be able to access applications for the Peterson Significant Chapter Award through sigmachi.org. Completed applications are due no later than May 1.   The Peterson Award is considered to be Sigma Chi’s highest honor for undergraduate chapters, recognizing those brothers who earn high marks in the areas of financial stability and recruitment, chapter […]

Nominate Brothers Whose Actions Make a Difference in Others’ Lives

Each quarter, the Fraternity honors one of its brothers with the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award. Endowed by a grant from the Krach Family Foundation and featured in each issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, the award recognizes a member who displays good character and leads through integrity by donating his time and energy […]

Founding Site Closed for Renovations

The Sigma Chi Foundation has closed the site of the Fraternity’s founding in Oxford, Ohio, for the first half of 2016 in order to complete renovations to the historic building. The Foundation expects to reopen the founding site by the summer, barring any unforeseen delays.   “The removal and sale of non-historic property owned by […]

Zibilich Family Endows Lifeline Mental Health Resource Center

Michael Zibilich, LOUISIANA STATE 1970, will always know April 21, 2012, as the day when his world came crashing down around him. That day, he heard the worst news any parent can get: His son Keller Zibilich, LOUISIANA STATE 2015, was dead, the result of suicide. Now, Zibilich and his family are turning their pain into something positive by […]

2016 Order of Constantine Inductees Announced

Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 19 men for admission into the Order of Constantine, the organization’s highest honor for members who have committed decades of exemplary volunteer service to the organization. They represent heads of International Fraternity committees, house corporation presidents, Grand Praetors and longtime chapter advisors; their names are listed at the bottom of […]

Headquarters Staff Accepting Requests for Chapter Visits

Undergraduates and alumni advisors can request assistance in the form of visits from the Fraternity’s International Headquarters chapter support team members for the purposes of improving chapter operations. Requests will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the chapter support team members will work alongside chapters to schedule visits at times that work for both […]

Huntsman Leadership Summit Applications Due Feb. 5

Undergraduates with at least two years remaining until they earn their degrees are eligible to submit applications to enroll in the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit by 11:59 p.m. Central time today, Feb. 5. In addition to answering questions and writing personal essays, applicants must submit a letter of recommendation testifying to the applicant’s character.   Four […]

Alumni Organization Annual Reports Due Feb. 15

In order to remain in good standing with the International Fraternity, all alumni chapters, associations and clubs are required to submit their completed annual reports by Feb. 15. Reports can be submitted through Sigma Chi’s website and are vital to the Fraternity’s ability to maintain accurate records regarding the state of its alumni operations.   In addition […]

Alumni Invited to Attend Balfour LTW as Facilitators

Last month, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters extended formal invitations to those alumni who have been selected to be facilitators at this summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University from July 28 to 30. Alumni who wish to be considered but have yet to communicate that desire to Headquarters should […]

Undergraduate Semi-Annual Reports Due March 15

Undergraduate chapters are required to complete their semi-annual membership reports by March 15, in order to ensure that Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters maintains accurate counts of the chapter’s membership. Undergraduate officers can access the report through the Fraternity’s chapter system by logging in and clicking the button that reads “Member Reporting.”   Headquarters staff members began […]

Fraternity Announces Recipients of its 2016 Significant Sig Award

The Fraternity’s Executive Committee voted on Jan. 22 to award the 2016 Significant Sig Award to more than 60 members. The class includes brothers in fields such as medicine, entertainment, military service and aviation; their names are printed at the bottom of this page. The Significant Sig Award is presented annually to alumni whose achievements […]

Chapter Balfour Award Submissions Are Due Feb. 15

Each year, the Fraternity honors its most outstanding graduating senior with the International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The first step in that process is the appointment of a Chapter Balfour Award (CBA) winner, which must be declared by Feb. 15. CBA winners are then eligible to win the Province Balfour […]

Ritual Books Available for Loan

In order to make the Ritual better understood and more widely available to all brothers interested in reading it, the Fraternity is instituting a loan program for Sigs to check out Ritual books. The effort is part of 69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo’s, BROWN 1979, plan to ensure that those Sigma Chis who want to study […]

Fraternity’s Amnesty Program Ends

The Fraternity’s amnesty program for chapters wishing to discuss practices that could be construed as hazing came to a close at midnight on Dec. 31. During the period in which the program was active, Fraternity leaders allowed chapters who were unsure whether some of their practices could be construed as hazing to come forward for […]

Preparation for Brotherhood Completes Alpha-Test Phase

Last fall, Sigma Chi’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledge training program launched to 40 chapters. Now, Headquarters personnel are compiling feedback from the program’s rollout to give it a few final improvements in advance of the program’s rollout to all undergraduate chapters in fall 2016.   The Preparation for Brotherhood program follows an eight-course model […]

Calen Griffin

Calen Griffin, NEBRASKA 2019, was initiated into the Fraternity on Nov. 22, 2014. Griffin has served his chapter as its scholarship chairman, Quaestor, Pro Consul and Consul, and currently serves as his chapter’s campus involvement chairman. He is involved with Greek-letter leadership on Nebraska’s campus, serving on the Interfraternity Council as vice president and also serves […]

Headquarters Unveils New Social Media Campaign

Sigma Chis are often fond of stating that they are “proud to be a Sig.” Now, they can be rewarded for displaying that affinity in their social media posts, too. Starting Nov. 18, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages are taking part in a new promotion called #ProudtobeaSigmaChi. Through it, […]

Remember to Close Your Chapter House Properly This Winter

As we approach the winter holiday season, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) reminds chapters to follow a series of easy steps to ensure that their chapter houses and property are prepared for the absence of brothers, and that threats of vandalism and theft are minimized. In order to make the process as simple as possible, […]

Order of Constantine Nominations Due

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is accepted nominations for brothers into the 2016 class of Order of Constantine inductees until Dec. 31. Induction into the Order represents Sigma Chi’s highest honor for those who have committed exceptional service to the Fraternity.   Only those who have performed 20 or more years of exemplary volunteer service […]

Foundation to Provide Nearly $350,000 in Scholarships

In October, the Sigma Chi Foundation announced that it will disburse scholarships totaling $349,500, a new record, to 226 Sigma Chis hailing from 115 chapters for the duration of the 2015 to 2016 school year. It marks the eighth consecutive year in which the Foundation has increased its scholarship awards by $25,000 or more.   […]

Expansion Plans to Become Reality at Two Campuses

In recent weeks, Sigma Chi has learned that its applications to form interest groups at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of California, Santa Barbara have been approved by the respective institutions. Accordingly, the Fraternity hopes to begin recruiting new members for the prospective colonies as early as this month, with the eventual […]

Rutgers Sigs Set the Standard for Derby Days Success

When the Rutgers chapter’s Derby Days chairmen began planning for the fall 2015 iteration of their signature philanthropic event, they knew that their $200,000 fundraising goal would be a lofty one. What they couldn’t know, however, was that the event’s participants would blow even that intimidating number out of the water.   “Each year, we […]

Greg Portner

Portner was initiaited into the Fraternity’s Theta Beta chapter at the University of South Florida on Nov. 12, 2016. Following his initiation, he became Quaestor during his first semester as a brother. He then attended the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit and served his chapter as its Consul. He is originally from Switzerland, speaks French as […]

Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Nominations Due

The Fraternity reminds its members that nominations for the 2016 Significant Sig Award must be completed by Nov. 15, and that nominations for induction into the Order of Constantine must be completed by Dec. 31. The Significant Sig Award is presented each year to those recipients whose professional achievements bring honor and distinction to Sigma Chi. Among its winners […]

Expansion Team Works to Bring Sigma Chi to New Campuses

This fall, Desmond Robinson, TARLETON STATE 2015, and Preston Lees, WESTERN ILLINOIS 2014, have worked hard to make inroads at three potential sites of new Sigma Chi colonies: the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Binghamton University in New York state. The two Headquarters employees made their pitch at UNLV on […]

Executive Committee Adopts New Resolutions

On Oct. 5, the Executive Committee (EC) adopted proposed changes to the Fraternity’s governing laws concerning the way in which undergraduate chapters are to go about obtaining approval for their pledge education programs, and ensuring that they are in line with the expectations of the Preparation for Brotherhood program. Specifically, the changes provide explicit instructions to undergraduates […]

Amnesty Program to Expire Jan. 1, 2016

In its quest to eliminate hazing from all of its chapters, the International Fraternity is continuing to accept applicants into its amnesty program. Applicant chapters have the opportunity to discuss any of their practices that could be construed as hazing freely and without threat of sanction from the Fraternity until Jan. 1. “The Ritual charges […]

A New Perspective on Love and Forgiveness

On Feb. 9, 2007, the life of Chris Williams, UTAH 1985, and his family was irrevocably altered when a drunk driver caused a car crash that killed Williams’ pregnant wife and two of their children. His decision to forgive the driver is the basis of the new film Just Let Go, starring Henry Ian Cusick as Williams. The […]

Ryan Temby

Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990, served as Consul of the Theta Sigma Chi colony for 2 years, and was later named a founder of the Iota Psi chapter. As an undergraduate, he founded and incorporated the Rutgers house corporation. Continuing his support of Sigma Chi as an alumnus, he was a chapter risk manager for five […]

Steve Schuyler

Steve Schuyler, ARIZONA 1979, was initiated into the Beta Phi chapter in 1977, after completion of his service in the U.S. Army’s military police. He served the chapter as recruitment chairman and as Consul, and has continued supporting Sigma Chi at the international and local levels throughout his professional career. He has served the Arizona […]

Jeremy Fernandes

Fernandes as initiated into the Fraternity’s chapter at the University of Cincinnati on April 26, 2013, and has since served as its Consul, Magister and recruitment chairman. Additionally, he has served as vice president and president of both the Kolodzik Business Scholars program and the Sigma Sigma honorary society, captain of his university’s soccer club […]

Newly Renamed Horizons Program Wraps up Its First Year

The Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit, formerly known as the Horizons program, wrapped up the last of its four sessions last summer in July. In so doing, the Fraternity shepherded 193 Huntsman scholars, as program participants are now called, to Snowbird, Utah, where they took part in six days of leadership development exercises.   “Everything about […]

Strategic Visioning Journey Facilitators Needed

This fall, each of Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters are required to undergo the Strategic Visioning Journey module by Nov. 1 to remain in good standing with the Fraternity’s International Headquarters. To do so, they require willing and able alumni to act as facilitators as they work to develop chapter goals and improve their practices.   […]

Call to Vote Issued to Undergraduate Chapters

This fall, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters and the Executive Committee plan to install a new chapter at California State University San Marcos. Before they can do so, however, the Fraternity’s existing undergraduate and alumni chapters must vote at least 75 percent in favor of such an action.   To that end, Executive […]

Submit Significant Sig Award Nominations Online by Nov. 15

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is accepting online nominations for its 2016 Significant Sig Award through Nov. 15. Established in 1935, the Significant Sig Award is the Fraternity’s highest honor for members who have achieved substantial degrees of professional success. Previous winners include film star John Wayne, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1929; former talk show host David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; […]

Vistas Expands to Include Upperclassmen Undergraduates

Since 1999, Sigma Chi’s freshmen and sophomore members have been afforded the opportunity to apply to the Horizons leadership development program, now called the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit. Those who are selected travel to Snowbird, Utah, to engage with like-minded young Sigs and dedicated alumni volunteers over the course of a weeklong series of learning […]

International President Responds to Concerns Regarding Derby Days Philanthropic Event

An article recently published concerning Sigma Chi’s Derby Days philanthropic event outlines some behaviors that are completely inconsistent with the spirit of the event as conceived by the Fraternity. In an effort to educate and provide guidance to our undergraduates, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity long ago published guidelines on the appropriate manner in which […]

RMF Requires Certificates of Insurance for Chapter Events

Undergraduate chapters that are insured by the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) should be aware that many third-party venues hosting Fraternity events require certificates of insurance from the RMF. Such certificates can be obtained by contacting the RMF at least 30 days in advance.   The 30-day window provides the RMF with time to review the […]

Two Portraits of Fraternity Luminaries Unveiled

At the 80th Grand Chapter, hosted June 25 to 27 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, the Fraternity revealed its two newest portraits: that of 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, and the late Order of Constantine Sig Mike Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976. Both portraits can be found at Sigma Chi International Fraternity […]

Amnesty Program’s Jan. 1 Deadline Approaching

In its quest to eliminate hazing from all of its chapters, the International Fraternity is continuing to accept applicants into its amnesty program. Applicant chapters have the opportunity to discuss any of their practices that could be construed as hazing freely and without threat of sanction from Headquarters until Jan. 1.   “The Ritual charges […]

Request Visits from Fraternity Dignitaries on Sigmachi.org

Each year, the Fraternity’s Grand Consul, Grand Pro Consul, International Sweetheart and other officers receive myriad requests to appear at the Homecoming, chapter house dedication ceremonies, reunions, and other similar events at undergraduate chapters across the United States and Canada. In order to make the process of requesting such appearances more efficient, the Fraternity has […]

Sigs Reflect on Merlin Olsen Day of Service Success

In 2014, the Sigs at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga dedicated their Sept. 15 to cleaning up the grounds of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, a kindergarten-through-12th-grade magnet institution. They did so in observance of the Merlin Olsen Day of Service, which the Fraternity will mark for the sixth time in 2015.   […]

Pilot Chapters Roll Out Preparation for Brotherhood Program

As the 2015 to 2016 school year begins, an increasing number of Sigma Chi’s 42 chapters that are participating in the Preparation for Brotherhood pilot program have returned to class. For those whose school year has begun and who have begun to implement the program, feedback has been largely positive.   “The Preparation for Brotherhood […]

One Hundred Thirty-Three Sigma Chis Inducted Into the Order of Omega Honor Society

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity extends its congratulations to the 133 undergraduate brothers who were inducted into the Order of Omega honor society during the 2014 to 2015 academic year. Seventy-four of the Fraternity’s 241 undergraduate chapters had at least one member honored, while the Sigma Chi chapters at Butler University in Indianapolis and Embry-Riddle […]

RMF Subscription Fees Due Sept. 15

Earlier this month, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) began to distribute statements to chapters for the 2015 to 2016 school year via email. By Sept. 15, 2015, chapters must pay their balances in full, schedule a payment plan, or notify the RMF and Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters that they have secured insurance coverage elsewhere. […]

Foundation to Provide 76 New Donor Scholarships

In recognition of the organization’s 75th anniversary in 2015, the Sigma Chi Foundation declared its goal last year to endow 75 new donor-scholar awards for the 2015 to 2016 school year. At the 80th Grand Chapter in San Diego, Foundation representatives announced that they had exceeded that goal by endowing 76 additional scholarships for the […]

Fraternity Launches Preparation For Brotherhood Program

This fall, 42 undergraduate chapters will pilot the Preparation for Brotherhood program, which gives more structure to the Fraternity’s pledging practices by providing an eight-week model for chapters to follow that culminates with the initiation ceremony. Perhaps most notably, the program repackages the I-week component of pledgeship as lessons presented throughout the entirety of the […]

Sigma Chi Hosts 2015 Balfour LTW

The Fraternity welcomed more than 1,800 brothers, including 1,400 undergraduates, to last week’s 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is the 11th time the Fraternity has hosted Balfour LTW at the university, and the first since 1995. “Balfour LTW is Sigma Chi’s signature annual event, […]

Matthew Keller Wins the 2015 International Balfour Award

Matthew Keller, SPRING HILL 2015, accepted the 2015 International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Aug. 1, 2015, closing ceremony of Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is the first brother from his chapter to receive the award. “I just want to say thank you to the selection […]

Thirty Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award

The Fraternity unveiled the 30 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The winners are the chapters at: American University; Arkansas State University; Birmingham-Southern College; Brown University; The University of California-Merced; Case Western Reserve University; The University of Cincinnati; Clarkson University; The College of […]

University of Kentucky Sigs Claim Daniel William Cooper Award

The Sigs from the University of Kentucky came away from the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University with the Daniel William Cooper Award, which is presented annually to the chapter with the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholastic achievement program. The chapter previously won the award in 2011. In addition, the chapter received a […]

Eighty-Eight Chapters Earn the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award

The Fraternity has presented the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to 88 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes those chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment, and Ritual performance. The Fraternity […]

Timothy Sanderson

Order of Constantine Sig D. Timothy Sanderson, WESTERN ONTARIO 1985, was initiated into Sigma Chi on Dec. 3, 1983. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and earned the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute in 1994. He has served the General Fraternity in […]

Delegates Vote to Change the Name of Fraternity Board

At the 80th Grand Chapter from June 25 to 27, 2015, in San Diego, delegates voted to rename the Leadership Training Board as the Education and Leadership Board (ELB) to better reflect the entity’s modern role. The change amended the Statutes and Executive Committee Regulations to reflect the new name, while leaving unaltered the mechanics […]

Headquarters Offers Tips to Balfour LTW Attendees

In four weeks, Sigma Chis from across the United States and Canada will begin migrating to Bowling Green State University to attend Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, taking place from July 30 to Aug. 1 in Bowling Green, Ohio. To that end, Director of Leadership Programs Matthew Coffin, DEPAUW 2013, offers a few ideas as to how you can […]

Fraternity Invites Interest Group to Balfour LTW

The Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) has long been one of Sigma Chi’s biggest annual events, and in 2015, organizers hope to make it even more inclusive by inviting members of the interest group at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to attend. According to Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters staff, theirs is only the second […]

Legislation Affecting Grand Trustee Term Lengths Passed

After several rounds of vigorous debate and deliberation, the voting delegates to the June 25 to 27 Grand Chapter in San Diego amended the Fraternity’s constitution in a way that will reshape the role played by the Grand Trustees.   Previously, Sigma Chi’s 18 Grand Trustee positions were filled by brothers serving six-year terms, with […]

Kelsey Maggard Elected 34th International Sweetheart

After hearing her name announced as the 2015 to 2017 International Sweetheart, it didn’t take long for the tears to begin falling from Kelsey Maggard’s eyes.   “It’s hard to describe just what it means to be one of 34 women who have been chosen to represent Sigma Chi,” says Maggard. “Being an International Sweetheart […]

Grand Chapter Elects Mike Ursillo Grand Consul

Undergraduate and alumni delegates voted Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978, to become Sigma Chi’s 69th Grand Consul, or international president, at the Fraternity’s June 25 to 27 Grand Chapter convention at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Ursillo previously served as Grand Pro Consul alongside his predecessor, 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, from 2013 […]

Voting Delegates to the 80th Grand Chapter Elect New Grand Officers

Voting delegates to the 80th Grand Chapter, held from June 25 to 27 in San Diego, have elected Grand Officers for the 2015 to 2017 biennium. Leading Sigma Chi will be: Grand Consul Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978; Grand Pro Consul Tommy Geddings, SOUTH CAROLINA 1985; Grand Quaestor Tim Sanderson, WESTERN ONTARIO 1985; Grand Trustee representative, […]

General Fraternity Recognizes Volunteers

At the 80th Grand Chapter in late June in San Diego, the General Fraternity announced the following volunteers that it recognizes for their service to Sigma Chi: Edwin C. Fisher Grand Praetor Award winner P.J. Stephens, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1971, Grand Praetor of the Central Florida province; Erwin L. LeClerg Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award winners Kelly […]

Kelsey Maggard Elected 34th International Sweetheart

Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates to the 80th Grand Chapter in San Diego elected Kelsey Maggard of Western Kentucky University as the Fraternity’s 34th International Sweetheart on June 27. She is the daughter of Chuck Maggard, EASTERN KENTUCKY 1985. “I can’t even find the words to thank everyone for reaching out,” wrote Kelsey in a message posted […]

Sigma Chi Pledges $10 million for Cancer Research

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity further solidified its partnership with the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) on Monday, June 15, pledging to raise at least $10 million for the organization by the end of 2022. It is believed to be the largest pledge to a single charity by a fraternity in the history of Greek-letter organizations. […]

Sigma Chi Foundation Leads Annual Fund Drive

Between now and the end of its fiscal year on June 30, the Sigma Chi Foundation is leading a drive for contributions to its annual fund. Unrestricted donations to the Foundation are used to support programs such as the Journey chapter retreat program, Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, and the Mission 365 recruitment training program, among […]

Important Due Dates for RMF Materials Approaching

By June 30, Sigma Chi’s House Corporations and undergraduate chapters must respond to the Risk Management Foundation (RMF)’s Total Insured Value (TIV) worksheets.   TIV worksheets were originally distributed to chapters in May, and must be completed in order to qualify chapters to be eligible to receive the blanket limits of the RMF’s property program. […]

Help Sigma Chi to contribute its next $1 million to HCI

As of June 3, Sigma Chis across the United States and Canada had contributed more than $936,000 to the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in the July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, fiscal year. Fraternity leaders hope to make a strong push during the remainder of the month to lift that total past the $1 […]

Horizons Rechristened as the Huntsman Leadership Summit

In response to his $5 million donation to the Fraternity’s freshman and sophomore leadership development program, Sigma Chi has announced it will rename its Horizons program as the Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit in honor of Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Jon M. Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959. Fraternity leaders joined Huntsman to make the announcement at […]

International Fraternity Closes Chapter at the University of Houston

After continued discussion with administrators from the University of Houston, the Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity has decided to close its chapter there. The action follows the consideration of concerns regarding the health of the chapter, namely that its members were not living up to the values of the organization. However, the Fraternity […]

Risk Management Foundation Looking for Account Manager

The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) is looking to hire a new full-time staff member as its account manager and education and finance coordinator. The opening has a target start date of July 15 and will be based at the Fraternity’s International Headquarters in Evanston, Ill. The position is in lieu of the previously announced summer intern […]

Sigma Chi Lends Support to the AFA Foundation

On April 15, Sigma Chi announced it would give a one-time gift of $20,000 to the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation’s (AFA) First 90 Days program, which launches this fall and will deliver training sessions and supplemental educational materials to advisors of Greek-letter chapters across North America.   “This is a historic commitment and partnership […]

Policy Changes to be Considered at Grand Chapter

Delegates to this summer’s Grand Chapter in San Diego will consider changes to the International Fraternity’s policies regarding such topics as the Leadership Training Board (LTB) and the makeup of the Board of Grand Trustees.   The measure regarding the LTB would rename it as the Education and Leadership Board, to better reflect its modern role. […]

Policy Changes to be Considered at Grand Chapter

Delegates to this summer’s Grand Chapter in San Diego will consider changes to the International Fraternity’s policies regarding such topics as the Leadership Training Board (LTB) and the makeup of the Board of Grand Trustees.   The measure regarding the LTB would rename it as the Education and Leadership Board, to better reflect its modern role. […]

New Location for Balfour LTW

The Fraternity’s annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) will be hosted this year at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, from July 30 to Aug. 1.   “Balfour Leadership Training Workshop is Sigma Chi’s largest undergraduate event, and we’re excited to take it to a university like Bowling Green State,” says Executive Director […]

Recruitment Video Contest

Submissions for Sigma Chi’s annual recruitment video contest are due by 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 22. Chapter scholarship prizes will include $500 for first place, and $250 for both second and third place. The winner will be revealed at the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) taking place from July 30 to Aug. 1 […]

Foundation Hosting Breakfast at Grand Chapter

To commemorate the Sigma Chi Foundation’s 75th anniversary in 2014, the organization is hosting a celebration breakfast banquet from 8 to 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 27 during the Fraternity’s 80th Grand Chapter meeting at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego. Grand Chapter attendees can participate at no additional cost by signing up […]

Robert E. Joseph RMF Award Applications Due May 1

Applications for the Risk Management Foundation (RMF)’s Robert E. Joseph RMF Award are due May 1, 2015. The award is named in honor of former RMF chairman and 56th Grand Consul Robert Joseph, WILLAMETTE 1957.   This year, the RMF will award $1,000 grants to the chapters it deems best exemplify sound risk management practices in […]

Grand Chapter Registration Deadline Approaching

Delegates to the 2015 Grand Chapter meeting in San Diego must register to attend no later than May 1, 2015. Participants may do so at the Grand Chapter website. Simply click the link in the preceding sentence, hover over the word “Register,” and select “Delegate Registration,” and follow the instructions that follow.    To encourage delegates […]

Announcing the 2015 Significant Sigs

Last month, the International Fraternity unveiled the 46 winners of the 2015 Significant Sig Award, Sigma Chi’s highest honor for professional achievement. Bobby Ogdin, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 1966, a career sessions player in Nashville, Tenn., who has worked with such renowned artists as Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney, says that the best part of receiving the Significant […]

Unveiling the Learning Management System

Beginning this fall, the Fraternity will unveil an initiative that will allow its undergraduates greater access to its educational materials than ever before. Called Sigma Chi U, the platform will offer a web-based delivery of the Fraternity’s chapter and member development programs to help undergraduates improve their operations, education and overall Fraternity experience.   Up […]

NIC Recognizes Sigma Chi’s Unique Educational Program

The National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) has named Sigma Chi International Fraternity a Laurel Wreath award winner for its Crossroads drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. The award recognizes Sigma Chi for the unique program, which was designed with the input of a psychologist who focuses on substance abuse, a juvenile counselor who has worked with […]

Ed Spencer, ROCHESTER 1967, Honored for his Fraternity Service

Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Ed Spencer, ROCHESTER 1967, is one of seven alumni from the 74 men’s fraternities that the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) represents who will be honored this year with the Alumni Award of Distinction. Spencer and the other honorees will receive the awards at the NIC’s annual meeting of […]

Sigma Chi Statement on Chapter at University of Houston

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity received information on Jan. 20, 2015, which alleged that inappropriate pledging activities had taken place in a culture at the University of Houston’s Epsilon Xi chapter that was inconsistent with Sigma Chi’s values. The next day, the International Fraternity suspended the chapter for an indefinite period of time, notified the […]

Fraternity Responds to Incident at Oklahoma University

The following is a statement from Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s 68th Grand Consul (international president), Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982: The recent events at Oklahoma University that led to the closure of its Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) chapter have given us all pause for concern in the Greek-letter world and remind us of the scrutiny […]

Sigma Chi Reveals Winners of the 2015 Significant Sig Award

The Fraternity has selected 46 recipients for its Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success. Members of the 2015 class may chose to receive their honor at the June 27, 2015, Significant Sig Awards Banquet at the 80th Grand Chapter in San Diego, or at a local ceremony. […]

Risk Management Foundation Announces Internship

The Risk Management Foundation (RMF) will select one summer intern for an undergraduate brother studying the fields of risk management, life safety, and insurance. Starting in June and continuing through early August, the RMF intern will learn first-hand about the organization’s risk management education and insurance programs, while focusing on special projects such as industry […]

Sigma Chi Launches New Membership Network Website

In 2007, the Fraternity launched its membership network at sigmachi.com. The website offered members the ability to create accounts through which they could update their contact information; view a directory of the Fraternity’s members; create a personalized email address; and access member-only resources such as the chapter system and new member education system. On Feb. […]

International Fraternity Adds Two Chapters

The Fraternity added 48 members to its rolls with the Feb. 14 installation of the chapter at DePaul University in Chicago, and expects to initiate 38 others into Sigma Chi when it installs the University of North Carolina-Charlotte chapter on March 28. “For me and a lot of others in the chapter, the Initiation ceremony […]

International Balfour Award Applications Requested

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is soliciting applications for the 2015 International Balfour Award, which is presented to the Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior at each summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. Applications are due April 15. Each spring, every Sigma Chi chapter selects its most outstanding graduating senior for the Chapter Balfour Award; from these, […]

Nominees Needed for Chapter Publication Awards

Each year, the Fraternity presents the undergraduate chapter that produces the most outstanding newsletter with the Charles G. Ross Active Chapter Publications Program Award, and recognizes its most outstanding alumni chapter publication with the James E. Montgomery Alumni Chapter Publications Award. The winner of each award is chosen among the newsletters that are mailed to […]

New Grand Praetor Rep to the Executive Committee Named

The Executive Committee added its newest member on Feb. 7 with the appointment of Order of Constantine Sig P.J. Stephens, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1971, as its new Grand Praetor representative. Stephens replaces outgoing representative and Order of Constantine Sig Dan Mathewson, PUGET SOUND 1986, who resigned to take on a role as director of accountability […]

Local Sig Looks Forward to Grand Chapter

At the June 25 to 27 Grand Chapter conference in San Diego, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the city’s food, culture and attractions. Anthony Bernal, PACIFIC 2003, president of the San Diego alumni chapter, says that he couldn’t be more excited for his fellow Sigs to see the area for themselves. “San Diego […]

2015 Order of Constantine Sigs Announced

In recent weeks, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters announced the names of the 18 brothers in the 2015 class of inductees into the Order of Constantine, recognizing those Sigs who have committed 20 or more years of exemplary service to the Fraternity. “When [68th Grand Consul] Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, told me that I […]

Peter Stephens

Peter Stephens, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 1971, was initiated into Sigma Chi on Sep. 30, 1967. As an undergraduate, he served his chapter as its Recruitment Chairman and then as Pro Consul for three terms. He was active in student government and during the height of anti-war riots on campus was named one of the university’s first student trustees. After a career in the hotel industry spanning twenty years which took him to Australia, Hong Kong and New York with Hilton International and to Chicago and Zurich with Swissotel, a joint venture of Swissair and Nestle, he became a consultant to top luxury hotels such as Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental and Ritz-Carlton in identifying senior and executive level management talent, and resettled in central Florida in 1991. In 2012, he founded Arkadia Strategic, a company based in Hong Kong which advises governments on tourism development issues. He serves as its president and CEO. Stephens became involved with the Orlando, Florida, alumni chapter of Sigma Chi at the time of the 2003 Grand Chapter held in Orlando. He nearly doubled the size of the chapter as its membership chairman and went on to serve two terms as vice president and later one as president. Beginning in 2003, Stephens co-chaired the ”Orlando Scramble for Kids” charity golf tournament and has helped to raise $160,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network, which was the Fraternity’s recommended philanthropy at that time. In 2009, Stephens was elected Grand Praetor of the Central Florida province.  Stephens currently serves as chairman of the Fraternity’s committee on governmental affairs, which is lobbying members of Congress for passage of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA). The proposed legislation would allow the tax deductibility of contributions to fraternities and sororities for the construction of residences on college campuses, which the current IRS code does not permit. Stephens previously served as chairman of the Fraternity’s awards committee. He is now one of the representative from the Praetorial College to the Executive Committee. He has facilitated numerous province conferences, has served on the Pro Consul faculty at Balfour LTW starting in 2010, and has served as a panelist on three membership reviews. Stephens has been a Life Loyal Sigma Chi since 1971 and was inducted into the Order of Constantine in 2012.

Alumni to Receive the Fraternity’s Highest Honor for Volunteers

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 the […]

Recognize Outstanding Volunteers for their Service

Nominations are due for many of Sigma Chi’s 2015 volunteer awards, some of which will be presented at this summer’s 2015 Grand Chapter in San Diego. Those eligible for such awards range from a chapter’s outstanding houseparent or chapter advisor, to its parents club or outstanding Grand Praetor, among others. A full list of awards […]

Ballots for Ritual Changes Sent

In late January, International Fraternity Headquarters mailed ballots and materials outlining proposed changes to the Ritual, to each undergraduate chapter. In order for its vote to count, a chapter must postmark its ballot no later than March 17. Because of the secretive nature of the Ritual, we will not describe the proposed changes in this […]

Alumni Annual Reports Due Feb. 17

Alumni chapter, association and club officers are required to submit their annual reports to Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters no later than Feb. 17. Only those chapters that have submitted a completed report by the deadline will remain in good standing with the General Fraternity, which includes the retention of all attendant honors and privileges […]

Sigma Chi Continues its Expansion Efforts

Since 1855, the Fraternity has grown from one chapter with seven members to 245 chapters with more than 248,000 members. Today, that spirit of expansion remains the same, as Sigma Chi has already added one colony in 2015, and plans to install a new chapter this month. On Jan. 24, the Executive Committee approved the […]

Announcing the 2015 Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters

The Sigma Chi Foundation has recognized 68 undergraduate chapters as Thomas Cowan Bell chapters for the duration of the 2015 to 2016 school year. Through the Foundation’s Bell Chapter Challenge program, alumni of each undergraduate chapter can make unrestricted gifts to the Foundation in the chapter’s name. These gifts allow the chapter’s brothers to participate […]

Executive Committee Seeks New Undergraduate Reps

This summer, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates to the 2015 Grand Chapter will select two of their own to serve as representatives to the Executive Committee (EC) during the 2015 to 2016 school year. To be eligible for the position, a candidate must be a member in good standing who has collected letters of support from […]

Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Nominees Wanted

Each quarter, the Fraternity honors one or more of its brothers with the Mark V, Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award. Endowed by a grant from the Krach Family Foundation and featured in each issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, the award recognizes those Sigs who display good character and lead through integrity by donating their […]

Sigma Chi Foundation Releases 2014 Annual Report

In December, the Sigma Chi Foundation released its 2014 annual report, summarizing the organization’s largest projects and accomplishments of the year. Foremost among them was its funding of the Fraternity’s two newest support programs: the Sigma Chi Crossroads alcohol and drug education program, and the Sigma Chi Lifeline online mental health resource and suicide prevention […]

International Sweetheart Nomination Deadline Approaching

This summer, three undergraduate chapter sweethearts will attend the 80th Grand Chapter in San Diego as nominees to become the Fraternity’s 2015 to 2017 International Sweetheart. “Serving as International Sweetheart is a once in a lifetime experience. You’ll have the opportunity to meet brothers and Sweethearts from all walks of life, or as we like […]

Sigma Chi Enters Long-Term Partnership with Huntsman Family

In November 2014, Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig Jon M. Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, announced his pledge to donate $5 million to finance Sigma Chi’s Horizons leadership development program for the next 10 years. The gift ensures that the four annual sessions of the Horizons program will benefit nearly 2,000 freshmen and sophomore Sigma Chis during […]

New Colony Approved at Bowling Green State University

When Steve Santell, BOWLING GREEN STATE 2016, pledged Sigma Chi, he says that the decision was one that came easily to him. “Starting something new really interested me, as opposed to joining an already established organization,” he says. “Once I learned just how much the Fraternity means to its members of all ages, there was […]

Bonus Peterson Significant Chapter Award Points Available

Last fall, the International Fraternity required its undergraduate chapters to host the Strategic Visioning Journey for the first time, so that brothers could better lay out their goals through writing strategic plans for the 2014 to 2015 school year. The chapters who did so will be pleased to learn that by hosting additional Journey workshops, […]

Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Interns Needed

When he spent the 2014 summer working as a Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) intern at Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters, Isaac Waalen, MINNESOTA 2015, learned firsthand that there’s much more to hosting an event that brings together nearly 2,000 Sigs than merely showing up. “I was really interested in getting that opportunity to experience […]

Sigma Chi Addresses University of Virginia Administration

  President Teresa A. Sullivan P.O. Box 400224 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4224   Dear President Sullivan and Administration of the University of Virginia: The Sigma Chi International Fraternity leadership has intently followed the developments surrounding your campus throughout the last several weeks. We have monitored the news cycles, engaged in conversations with the leaders of our […]

Sigma Chi Partners with Lyft

Last month, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity partnered with Lyft, the popular ride sharing program, to provide safe and discounted rides to Sigs across North America. From Oct. 27 to Nov. 21, Sigs were encouraged to sign up for Lyft rides by using chapter-specific codes that gave them up to $25 in credit for a […]

Foundation Awards More than $300,000 in Scholarships

The Sigma Chi Foundation recently announced that it will award a record $314,000 in scholarships to 228 brothers during the 2014 to 2015 school year. The amount represents a new record for the organization. “Generous donations from our donors make it possible for the Sigma Chi Foundation to grant academic scholarships and awards each year,” […]

Fraternity to Install Chapter at Cumberland University

On Dec. 6, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters will oversee the installation of the Fraternity’s 244th chapter at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. International Fraternity officials expect to initiate 31 members of the colony into the Fraternity’s ranks, and will present the group a charter signed by 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS […]

Balfour LTW to Include New Ritual Division

When undergraduate participants arrive in August at the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., much will be similar from the workshops of previous years. They will still meet in large- and small-group settings, and they will craft strategic plans for their chapter’s futures. One difference will be notable, […]

Significant Sig Jon Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, Pledges $5 Million

Significant Sig Jon Huntsman, PENNSYLVANIA 1959, has pledged $5 million to continue four annual sessions of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Horizons leadership development program for the next 10 years. The program, which will soon enter its 15thyear, immerses undergraduates in six days of experiential learning in Utah and includes a trip to Huntsman Cancer […]

Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Facilitators Needed

  In advance of the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW), Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters representatives are reaching out to alumni who are interested in acting as facilitators at the workshop. In addition to attending the 2015 Balfour LTW from July 30 to Aug. 1 at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., participants will […]

Sigma Chi Looks to Add Future Chapters in Ohio

  In recent weeks, representatives of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters have been onsite at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, to search for men to join what they hope will eventually become two of Sigma Chi’s newest chapters. At Ohio University, Fraternity officials recruited 38 members […]

Foundation Announces $100,000 Match Challenge

  Significant Sig Steven Denning, GEORGIA TECH 1970, has partnered with the Sigma Chi Foundation to match donations benefiting the Fraternity’s Journey chapter development program up to $100,000. “Sigma Chi has long been a forerunner of leadership programs combatting risk-related issues that adversely impact college campuses,” said Denning. “I am happy to support the Fraternity’s continued […]

Now Accepting Applications to the 2015 Horizons Program

  The Fraternity’s Horizons program, which transports undergraduate Sigs to Snowbird, Utah, to take part in a six-day leadership development retreat, is accepting applications for its summer 2015 sessions. Available at no cost to its participants thanks to support form the Sigma Chi Foundation, the 2015 Horizons program will take place in four sessions. The […]

Sigma Chi Delivers Sexual Misconduct Education

At its Sept. 13, 2014, meeting in Houston, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Executive Committee approved delivering the Sexual Misconduct Prevention chapter development Journey to any Greek-letter organization wishing to schedule the workshop in conjunction with a local Sigma Chi undergraduate chapter. After hosting the workshop at 24 of its chapters between Aug. 28 and […]

Make Your Preparations for the 2015 Grand Chapter

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s 80th Grand Chapter will take place June 25 to 27, 2015, at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego. Grand Chapter is the Fraternity’s event at which its undergraduate and alumni delegates propose legislation, and elect new Grand Officers and the new International Sweetheart. In addition to the business […]

Significant Sig Award Nominations Due Soon

Each year, Sigma Chi recognizes its most professionally accomplished brothers with the Significant Sig Award. Winners of the prestigious award include talk show host David Letterman, BALL STATE 1969; country musician Luke Bryan, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1999; Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, CINCINNATI 1986; and actor Tom Selleck, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1967. The deadline for nominations […]

Limited Spots Available for Sigma Chi Vistas

Registration is now open for Sigma Chi Vistas, the fraternity’s newest leadership program for its alumni members. Based on the curriculum of the Fraternity’s 15-year-old Horizons leadership training program for undergraduates, Sigma Chi Vistas is a weeklong excursion to Monteverde and La Fortuna, Costa Rica, from March 7 to 14, 2015. There, participants will take […]

Executive Committee Grants New Powers to Grand Officers

At its most recent meeting on Sept. 12 to 13, 2014, in Houston, the Executive Committee (EC) voted to bestow new powers onto the International Fraternity’s Grand Praetors, including the ability to suspend members and chapters on an emergency basis. The move was deemed necessary due to the Fraternity’s need to better align itself with […]

Sigs Honor Merlin Olsen’s Charitable Spirit

On Sept. 15, 2014, Sigs across North America spent the day serving their communities in honor of the Merlin Olsen Day of Service. The Sigs at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, pictured above, volunteered their time at a local grade school by clearing brush from the building’s driveway, and picking up litter that had accumulated around […]

Sigma Chi Expanding to Two Ohio Universities this Fall

This fall, Sigma Chi has returned to the Buckeye State by starting colonies at Ohio University and Bowling Green State University. Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters representatives arrived at Bowling Green State and Ohio on Sept. 15 and 22, respectively, to begin recruiting new members to join each colony. The Bowling Green State group hosted […]

Sigma Chi Joins the Fraternity Health and Safety Initiative

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has partnered with seven other fraternties in the Fraternity Health and Safety Initiative (FHSI). Formulated by the risk management firm James R. Favor & Co. (JFRCo), the initiative will educate participants on issues such as sexual and relationship misconduct, binge drinking and hazing. The Fraternity has already created its sexual […]

Get Your Sigma Chi Merchandise from Fraternity’s Online Store

It’s happened to all of us: You’ve pulled on that beloved Derby Days hoodie one too many times, and suddenly, your favorite sweatshirt has a hole in it; maybe it has a stain that just won’t come out; or perhaps it is just time to freshen up your wardrobe. Now, you can take care of […]

Generous Alumnus Donates to Headquarters Museum

After much of the area designated as the Omicron Omicron Museum at Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters was damaged by a broken water line in October 2013, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Chuck Watson, OKLAHOMA STATE 1972, couldn’t pass on the opportunity to afford the museum a handsome environment befitting its contents. To […]

Alumni Facilitators Trained at Balfour LTW

At this summer Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., 184 alumni took part in the Fraternity’s Alumni Facilitation Training (AFT) program. Introduced in 2013, the AFT track at Balfour LTW is designed to channel the enthusiasm Sigma Chi’s young graduates have for the Fraternity into productive outlets. Once they […]

Sign Up to Host the Strategic Visioning Journey

In order to remain in good standing with the International Fraternity Headquarters, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters and colonies must complete the Strategic Visioning Journey by Nov. 1, 2014. The Strategic Visioning Journey reinforces the goals that the chapter’s officers crafted at Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. With the help of a capable alumnus facilitator, the chapter […]

Take Part in Merlin Olsen Day of Service on Sept. 15

Though he is most famous for his career on the gridiron that earned him membership in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Merlin Olsen, UTAH STATE 1962, was just as committed to improving the world around him as he ever was to sacking opposing quarterbacks. On Sept. 15, […]

University of Connecticut Statement

  Aug. 28, 2014 – UPDATE: Grand Consul Michael Greenberg responds to the actions of the University of Connecticut to suspend the Gamma Omega Chapter of Sigma Chi and deny the appeal submitted by the chapter leadership. Read the entire response here.    Aug. 12, 2014 – Original Release The Sigma Chi International Fraternity is […]

Seven Chapters Honored for Scholastic Programs

  At the Aug. 2 closing session 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop in Muncie, Ind., six chapters earned the Legion of Honor Award for having commendable scholarship programs, and another earned the Daniel William Cooper Award for having the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholarship program. All told, the three chapters with the best programs walked away […]

Robert E. Joseph Award Winners Revealed

At the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) recognized four chapters with its Robert E. Joseph Risk Management Foundation Award. The winner for having the best overall risk management program was the North Dakota State chapter; meanwhile, the Stanford, Gettysburg, and Washington (Seattle) undergraduate chapters were recognized as honorable mentions. Each […]

Sigma Chi Expansion in Ohio

This fall, Sigma Chi will re-colonize its Delta Pi and Delta Kappa chapters at Ohio University and Bowling Green State University, respectively. To assist that effort, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is looking for alumni volunteers who can assist the development and growth of our newest colonies. Serving as an advisor for Sigma Chi chapters […]

Outstanding Chapter Advisor, Other Awards Announced

This summer, the Peterson Significant Chapter Award, the Significant Sig Award and the Seven Lights Alumni Award weren’t they only honors that the International Fraternity bestowed upon its members. The other awardees it announced include Laura Dod, the housemother of the chapter at Washington & Lee University, who received the Edna A. Boss Houseparent Award; […]

Seven Lights Alumni Award Recipients Announced

They’re known as chapter advisors, as house corporation presidents, and alumni volunteers. Some perhaps mentored undergraduates as facilitators at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop; others may have helped their undergraduate chapters secure financing for chapter house renovations. Whatever other titles they may have, Sigma Chi knows these Sigs are its most dedicated volunteers. In recognition […]

Seven Chapters Earn Additional Recognition

At the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, six chapters earned the Legion of Honor Award for having commendable scholarship programs, and another earned the Daniel William Cooper Award for having the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholarship program. All told, the three chapters with the best programs walked away with a collective $10,000 to be used in […]

Sigma Chis Participate in Another Balfour Leadership Training Workshop

If you are a Sigma Chi, there is a one-in-126 chance that you spent last week in Muncie, Ind. All told, 1,946 brothers descended upon Ball State University to attend the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) from Aug. 1 to 3, 2014. This year’s Balfour LTW took on a different format than past workshops. […]

Avila named International Balfour Award winner

At the Aug. 2, 2014, closing session of Balfour Leadership Training Workshop in Muncie, Ind., the Fraternity named Adrian Avila, NEW MEXICO 2014, its International Balfour Award (IBA) winner. Avila was in a pool of four finalists who vied for recognition as Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s most outstanding graduating senior. The IBA selection committee debated […]

Jordan Initiative Informs Grand Council on Hazing

The participants at the June 27 to 28 Grand Council convention shared an experience that helped educate them in identifying and intervening against acts of hazing. The Jordan Initiative committee organized an experiential activity that forced participants to confront all forms of hazing—not just the egregious acts of extreme hazing that are most commonly associated […]

Sigma Chi Unveils Sexual Misconduct Journey Module

Sigma Chi is set to unveil its newest Journey chapter development module to its undergraduate chapters this fall. Called the Sexual Misconduct Journey, the program teaches brothers how to avoid engaging in actions that could put themselves, their chapters and others at risk. Order of Constantine Sig Ed Spencer, ROCHESTER 1967, spearheaded the creation of […]

Constantine Chapter – The members

The members of the Constantine Chapter “loved their Fraternity so much that they wanted it to be a part of their daily lives, even in the midst of a war. And if they couldn’t find it, they would create it themselves.” Mike Codina

Constantine Chapter – Rallying cry

Harry St. John Dixon, VIRGINIA and CONSTANTINE 1861, “founded the chapter to make sure that Sigma Chi continued to exist in the South. It was a rallying cry for Sigma Chis in the Confederacy.” Order of Constantine Sig and 20th Grand Historian Eric Hansen

Constantine Chapter – The only badge

“The only badge in the chapter was the remarkable one improvised by Dixon earlier in the war. All had lost their badges, Dixon’s own having been lost while on outpost duty on the Mississippi in 1862. The loss was keenly felt for the badge could not then be replaced in the South, and it had […]

Constantine Chapter – The last dats

“The last days of the war quickly came and rendered impossible any further activities of this war-time chapter of Sigma Chi. But both in the hearts that beat beneath their rudely fashioned silver cross and afterward, among all those in chapter halls of North and South, was strengthened the high purpose that Sigma Chi must […]

Constantine Chapter – Without hesitation

“… Without hesitation he entered the army as a private to contend for what he deemed right. He was one of those men who seemingly without effort attract the affections of all with whom he came in contact.” Harry St. John Dixon

Constantine Chapter – It was fully agreed

“It was fully agreed that under the exigencies of the situation the chapter should initiate new members. Needless to say, with Harry St. John Dixon as leader of the movement, such initiates would be youths of high personal worth, giving promise of usefulness in the program he was planning for Sigma Chi after the war.” […]

Constantine Chapter – The meeting was held…

“The meeting was held in a deserted log cabin on the outskirts of the camp, at night. By a miraculous effort one wretched tallow candle was procured. The cabin was in a state of frightful dilapidation. … But the spirit was there and shone brightly.” Harry St. John Dixon

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nominate Alumni, Houseparents or Parents Clubs for Awards

Do you know of a brother who deserves recognition from the General Fraternity for performing outstanding service to Sigma Chi? Does your undergraduate chapter have a remarkable houseparent or parents club? Has your alumni chapter excelled or performed notable community service? If so, show your appreciation for them by submitting a nomination for one of […]

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. […]

Fraternity launches Sigma Chi Lifeline

The Fraternity is proud to announce the launch of its newest program for its undergraduates, alumni, and their communities. Called Sigma Chi Lifeline, the program was developed alongside the Jed Foundation, home to the nation’s leading experts in the areas of emotional health and suicide prevention for university communities. Sigma Chi Lifeline assists the Fraternity’s […]

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, […]

Headquarters Completes Renovations to Graham Boardroom

In the biblical story of Noah, the eponymous character is charged with rebuilding the world after God destroys it by causing rains that last for 40 days and nights, flooding the entire earth. On Oct. 15, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters was faced with a similar task after employees arrived to find that the north […]

The Magazine of Sigma Chi Index Project

The Sigma Chi Foundation’s Historical Initiative needs the help of volunteer brothers to complete the first-ever index of the complete run (1880 to present) of The Magazine of Sigma Chi. Now in its fourth year, our team has already completed indexing nearly 4,000 articles. This number, however, represents just a small fraction of the estimated […]

Alumni Annual Reports Due to Headquarters

Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters has opened its online reporting tool for alumni chapters that need to submit their annual reports. The deadline for chapters to submit their reports is Feb. 15, 2014. The report is required for all alumni organizations to remain in good standing with the Fraternity, including the retention of all of […]

Vote for Your Chapter’s Balfour Award Winner

As we approach the annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, it is time for Sigma Chi’s undergraduates to honor their most accomplished graduating seniors. Each year, the Fraternity’s undergraduate chapters select their most outstanding graduate to receive the Chapter Balfour Award (CBA). Grand Praetors select from their provinces’ CBA winners a single man to receive the […]

Michael Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976, was a friend and mentor

As Sigma Chis and staff members at the Fraternity’s International Headquarters in Evanston, Ill., mourn the sudden passing of Executive Director and Order of Constantine Sig Michael H. Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976, they are reminded of the impact that he had on a countless number of people. As the executive director of Headquarters for nearly […]

Sigs donate nearly $500,000 to Huntsman Cancer Institute

  In just one year, Sigma Chis donated $489,114.59 toward research efforts at the organization’s preferred philanthropy, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City. The figure is roughly one-third of the Fraternity’s lifetime giving to HCI, with which it partnered in 2005. While colleges and universities were in session during 2013, undergraduates used the […]

2014 Horizons Now Accepting Applications

Sigma Chi International Headquarters is now accepting applications from those who would like to attend the 2014 Horizons leadership development program. To be eligible to participate in Horizons, prospective participants must be undergraduate brothers with at least two years of academic eligibility remaining. Headquarters will accept applications until Feb. 4, 2014, and applicants will hear […]

Crossroads Ready to Test at Five Chapters

The Sigma Chi Crossroads/Choices committee, led by Tom Wimberly, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1978, met in December to finalize the Crossroads curriculum as the Fraternity prepares to take its newest drug and alcohol program on the road. Crossroads is replacing Choices as Sigma Chi’s premiere drug and alcohol education workshop. The new program proceeds from Choices’ model […]

Recognizing Men of Outstanding Character

Each quarter, the Fraternity honors one of its brothers with the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award. Endowed in perpetuity by a grant from the Krach Family Foundation and featured in each issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi, the award recognizes a member who displays good character and leads through integrity by donating his time […]

Crossroads: More than a Drug and Alcohol Program

As the Fraternity’s Crossroads committee continues to work diligently in readying the program for its Alpha testing phase, it has also made exciting developments to the program’s curriculum that will broaden its scope beyond that of the effects of drug and alcohol use and abuse. One of Crossroads’ key components is its ability to facilitate […]

Book Your Journeys Now for the Spring Semester

Are you having some brotherhood issues, or maybe you need a recruitment refresher for your fall pledge class? If there is an issue within your chapter that brothers may be struggling with, there’s a good chance Sigma Chi’s Journey program can help. For the rest of the academic year, there are four Journeys that are […]

Tom Samulski

Tom Samulski, BRADLEY 1988, was initiated into the Fraternity on Feb. 23, 1985. As an undergraduate, and especially as a new initiate, he was captivated by the Spirit of Sigma Chi and helped his chapter win its first Peterson Significant Chapter Award in a decade in 1985. He held the positions of risk manager, Annotator, Consul and Magister thereafter. […]

Michael Ursillo

Michael Ursillo, BROWN 1978, accepted his bid to join Sigma Chi in March 1975, and was initiated into the Beta Nu chapter on Oct. 12 of that year. As an undergraduate, Michael held many positions of leadership in the chapter, most notably Magister (pledge trainer) and Consul (president). After graduating, Ursillo was selected as a […]

Tommy Geddings

Seventieth Grand Consul Tommy Geddings Jr., SOUTH CAROLINA 1985, pledged Sigma Chi on Aug. 1, 1981, and was initiated on Nov. 14 of that year. Since his graduation, Geddings has served the Fraternity in various capacities at the local and international levels. His Fraternity Executive Committee experience includes two terms as the Grand Trustee representative […]

Bob Wilson

Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, was initiated into the Fraternity on May 6, 1978. He served his chapter as philanthropy chairman, Quaestor and Consul, while serving Fort Hays State University as its student body vice president and chairman of the student senate. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in political science, and a […]

Walker Wiggins

Walker Wiggins, ARKANSAS 2018, was initiated into Sigma Chi in January 2015. He comes from a rich Sigma Chi background as his father David Wiggins, 1986, and twin brother Wiles Wiggins, 2018, also are Arkansas Sigs. Walker served as his chapter’s Quaestor during his junior year and Magister in his senior year. He worked closely with the […]

Chapter Installations on the Horizon

Sigma Chi’s expansion efforts have operated at full speed this fall, having begun a new colonization effort and preparing to install two chapters within the month. At DePaul University in Chicago, Sigma Chi International Headquarters staff led recruitment efforts that resulted in 19 men formally pledging the Fraternity on Oct. 6, with their first pledge […]

Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig Nominations Due

Each year, Sigma Chi recognizes its most professionally accomplished brothers with the Significant Sig Award, and its most dedicated alumni volunteers with induction into the Order of Constantine. The deadline for nominations for the two honors are fast approaching, as Significant Sig nomination forms must be turned in by Nov. 15, while Order of Constantine […]

Sigma Chi to Officially Launch Sigma Chi Lifeline

The Fraternity is excited to announce its new program, Sigma Chi Lifeline. Developed with the Jed Foundation, the leader in the reduction of emotional distress and the prevention of suicides among college students, Sigma Chi Lifeline was developed in response to the growing risk of suicide among college students and to the tragic suicides that […]

Volunteers Needed for Balfour Leadership Training Workshop

Sigma Chi is issuing a call for volunteers. The 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop will be at Ball State University from July 31 through Aug. 2, and Sigma Chi’s plans to improve the structure of this workshop will call for a greater number of alumni volunteers than in the past. If you are interested in […]

Louisiana State Sigs to Host First Crossroads Program

Former Louisiana State Consul Nick Poché, 2013, summed up his chapter’s 2012 donation to Sigma Chi’s Choices alcohol and drug awareness program in one simple sentence. “If the program can make a difference and help save lives — even if it is just one life — that’s all we can ask for,” he said in […]

Sigma Chi Launches 2015 Directory Project

Sigma Chi International Fraternity is working with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) to create its official 2015 Membership Directory. PCI creates and publishes directories for educational institutions and membership organizations. The directory, which is published every five years, is  popular for member-to-member use and helps International Headquarters update contact information for members. PCI will begin contacting […]

Steny Hoyer on fraternity life supplementing the classroom

“In my experience, I think fraternity life can be an important supplement to students’ classroom experience. If you look at the history of Sigma Chi, you see men from diverse backgrounds and different ways of thinking who came together with a common commitment to the values of brotherhood. I also believe Sigma Chi brothers learn […]

Steny Hoyer on life lessons

“Being a part of Sigma Chi was a wonderful experience, and many of the lessons I learned after joining the brotherhood, such as working together toward a common cause, are ones I continue to carry with me.” Steny Hoyer

Steny Hoyer on accepting responsibility of brotherhood

“One of the most formative experiences of my college career was joining Sigma Chi and accepting the responsibilities of brotherhood. Membership taught me many lessons, including determination and leadership, and it helped instill a commitment to giving back to my community and country.” Steny Hoyer

Endorse a Brother for Induction into the Order of Constantine

Each year, the Order of Constantine recognizes a select group of Sigma Chis for their commitment, dedication and service to the Fraternity. Induction into the Order is considered the highest honor that the Sigma Chi International Fraternity can bestow upon one of its members for fraternal service. Most often, those inducted into the Order of […]

Volunteers Wanted for the Balfour Video Production Committee

The members of the Balfour Video Production Committee hope to recruit members to serve in advance of the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. Committee members will be responsible for coordinating the workshop’s annual recruitment video contest, as well as producing the event’s opening and closing videos. Candidates should have a practical background in video production. […]

Mission 365 Retreats Available for the 2013 to 2014 School Year

Sigma Chi’s Mission 365 recruitment training program retreats have been taking place all over North America this fall, with 25 chapters and 1,107 undergraduate brothers having undergone a Mission 365 retreat thus far. The relevance of Mission 365 was re-established at the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop in August, where it was found that the […]

Fraternity Introduces New Crossroads Program

  By Adam Peterson, OREGON 2005 The Fraternity’s new Crossroads program implements the most basic tenets of the Fraternity, our Ritual and values into an interactive, daylong program about making responsible decisions regarding the usage of drugs and alcohol. Crossroads will feature critical conversations between brothers about values-based decision-making, along with the possible consequences of […]

2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Announced

  After a successful 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., that was attended by a record number of participants, the Fraternity is proud to announce that next year’s workshop will take place in a fresh environment, both literally and figuratively. The 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop will be […]

Sigma Chi Foundation Increases Grant Funding by 10 Percent

Thanks to generous donations from our brothers, the Sigma Chi Foundation met its funding commitments for the seventh year in a row in fiscal year 2012 to 2013. Their contributions will allow the Foundation to increase its overall leadership program and scholarship funding by 10 percent in fiscal year 2013 to 2014, and provide grants […]

Nominate Worthy Brothers for the 2014 Significant Sig Award

From top industry CEOs and executives, to leaders in the field of medicine, to accomplished actors and athletes, the Fraternity has honored 1,508 alumni since 1935 with the Significant Sig Award for impressive professional achievements that have brought honor and prestige to Sigma Chi. Forty-nine distinguished alumni were named to the 2013 class of Significant […]

Fraternity Places Strong Emphasis on Scholarship

The 2013 to 2014 school year will bring many changes regarding scholarship within the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. For starters, undergraduates will be required to adhere to new individual and chapter GPA requirements. Since scholarship should be the first duty and priority of a college student, Sigma Chi hopes to place a strong emphasis on […]

Sigma Chi Congratulates its Many Award Winners

The Sigma Chi Fraternity congratulates its 2013 alumni award winners selected by the Alumni Awards Committee. Presentation of the following awards will be made at local ceremonies hosted by undergraduate or alumni chapters, associations or clubs. Please click the below links to see a full list of award recipients and descriptions of each award. Seven […]

Request a Visit from Your International Sweetheart

If your chapter wishes to request a visit from 2013 to 2015 International Sweetheart Mary Sugden, please complete this form, review the checklist and return it via email to sweetheart@sigmachi.org. Alternatively, you can fax it to (847) 869-4906. Please keep in mind that Headquarters must approve all requests before Mary may confirm her availability. Invitations […]

Strategic Visioning Journey Required To Start School Year

To begin the 2013 school year, all undergraduate chapters are required to deploy the Strategic Visioning Journey within 30 days of the start of classes on their campus. Sigma Chi International Headquarters wants to ensure that each one of its 241 chapters gets a great start on its year-long strategic planning process, and the best […]

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 […]

Make Sure You’re Ready For Your Horizons Session

The Fraternity’s 2013 Horizons leadership development program has started, with the first session launched from June 2–9, 2013, and the second session beginning June 16 in Snowbird, Utah. The Fraternity would like to offer a checklist and some reminders for the 192 undergraduates who will be attending the program this year. What to Wear? Snowbird […]

Headquarters Welcomes New Staffers To Begin Summer

With 79th Grand Chapter approaching in June, the Fraternity is welcoming new members to its staff as it enters the summer. Sigma Chi International Headquarters welcomes John Pavlichko, SAINT FRANCIS 2013, began May 20 as the Fraternity’s new financial accountability coordinator. Damon Hudson, NEW MEXICO 2013, also began May 20 as the new chapter support […]

Alumni Training Main Theme At 2013 Balfour LTW

The Sigma Chi Fraternity’s alumni program will be a major focus at the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop on Aug. 1–4, 2013, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. At the Grand Praetors meeting on Jan. 12, 2013, Dan Behring, RIPON 1962, and East Michigan Grand Praetor Jon Greenawalt, PENNSYLVANIA 1961, presented the alumni facilitation […]

Grand Consul Santoli Making Final Push For Quorum

With 79th Grand Chapter now less than a month away, the Sigma Chi Fraternity is still working to guarantee quorum in order to pass legislation at this summer’s gala in Washington D.C. from June 27–30, 2013. The Fraternity and 67th Grand Consul Dennis Santoli, CASE WESTERN 1967, is reaching out to all alumni delegates to […]

Foundation Establishes Strong Arms Of Support Fund

In keeping with the Sigma Chi Foundation’s mission to help brothers in need, it created the Strong Arms of Support Scholarship Fund. This fund will be used to provide academic scholarships — that can include educational needs such as replacing a computer — to brothers impacted by a recent natural disaster or other exigent situation. […]

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Gavin Maloof Continues Working Hard For Family

With the sale of the Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team still in waiting, Significant Sig Gavin Maloof, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 1978, is still working hard as ever as vice chairman of Maloof Companies, assisting in all aspects of the family’s business ventures and overseeing all sports and entertainment operations. In his time with the Kings, Maloof always […]

Washington (St. Louis) Sig Hoener Earns NIC Hoops Honor

After helping the Washington University men’s basketball team to the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament and a No. 17 national ranking, Ben Hoener, 2013, nabbed some individual recognition from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) for his basketball skills. Hoener, a senior guard, was named to the NIC’s annual All-Fraternity All-American Basketball Team as […]

Balfour Leadership Training Workshop Registration Now Open

It is time to sign up for another exciting and educational week at Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Registration for Balfour LTW is now open for undergraduate and alumni, who can do so at balfourltw.sigmachi.org. They must do so before Friday, July 5. Undergraduate chapters will only be […]

MIT Sigs Show Compassion During Boston Marathon Bombings

A Boston Marathon runner known only by the name of “Alan” wrote to Sigma Chi Fraternity Executive Director and Order of Constantine Sig Mike Dunn, UTAH STATE 1976, on Tuesday, April 16, about the MIT undergraduate chapter and its assistance during a time of tragedy. When two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon on Monday, […]

Fraternity In Need Of Grand Chapter Delegates

Sigma Chi needs quorum for 79th Grand Chapter, and to achieve it, it needs undergraduate and alumni delegates to sign up as soon as possible. Completed delegate forms were due to the Fraternity on May 1. Undergraduate delegate totals are extremely low with only 80 being submitted thus far. For quorum, the Fraternity needs 120 […]

Headquarters Bids Adieu To Staffers Morgan, Hultgren

This summer, the Fraternity will be waving goodbye to two of its staffers as they are moving on to other endeavors in their careers. Greg Morgan, SOUTH FLORIDA 2009, director of education and alumni services, and Eric Hultgren, NORTHWESTERN 2012, financial accountability coordinator, each will be departing in the next two months. Morgan, who leaves […]

Florida Atlantic Brothers Added To Fraternity’s Rolls

With the 2012–13 school year winding down, the Sigma Chi Fraternity installed its final chapter of the spring semester with the welcoming of 36 brothers into its Order at the installation of the Florida Atlantic University undergraduate chapter on May 4, 2013, in Boca Raton, Fla. Now sporting the Greek-letter chapter name Lambda Tau, the […]

Fraternity Installs Chapter At University of New Hampshire

Enjoying the first of back-to-back Fraternity chapter installations in the spring, the colony at the University of New Hampshire entered Sigma Chi’s rolls as its 241st chapter on April 27, 2013, in Durham, N.H. The Fraternity welcomed 40 new initiates at the St. James Masonic Lodge in Hampton, N.H., under the guidance of Director of […]

Foundation Scholarship Applications Available Online

The Sigma Chi Foundation provides undergraduate and postgraduate brothers with scholarships as part of its goal to promote academic excellence and lifelong learning. The Foundation seeks to recognize brothers who show outstanding character, academic motivation and commitment to their chapters, campuses and communities. All scholarships are made possible by the generous donations of Fraternity alumni […]

Annual Report/Peterson Award Applications Due May 1

As the busy school year comes to a close for the Fraternity’s 240 undergraduate chapters, Sigma Chi International Headquarters reminds all chapters to submit their Annual Report/Peterson Significant Chapter Award applications. The report/application is due Wednesday, May 1, 2013, for undergraduates, May 8 for chapter advisors and May 15 for Grand Praetors. Chapters should go […]

Utah Sigs Planning To Hit Milestone Mark

The Sigs at the University of Utah are racing to a milestone on behalf of the General Fraternity, while also helping to raise cancer awareness. The chapter is making a push for donations to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute by donating to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation (HCF) — which is the fundraising arm of the […]

Delegate Totals Incredibly Low; Need To Improve

The Fraternity is currently well short of its total number of delegates needed for quorum at this summer’s 79th Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C. With all undergraduate and alumni chapter delegate forms due May 1, 2013, Sigma Chi International Headquarters has only received 13 total forms — eight undergraduate and five alumni chapter/association — which […]

Sigma Chi Takes Stance On “Frat Humor”

The vision of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is “To be the preeminent collegiate leadership development organization — aligned, focused and living our core values.” Following in this vision, Sigma Chis, both undergraduate and alumni, have been faced with a challenge that pushes against those very values learned in every brother’s journey through the Fraternity’s teachings. […]

New Significant Sigs Honored For Professional Achievements

The Fraternity’s alumni services department announced that Sigma Chi will recognize 64 brothers with the Significant Sig Award in 2013 for their professional achievements. The award winners have been invited to be honored at the 79th Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C., from June 27–30, 2013, in the company of Fraternity and Foundation leadership, family, friends […]

Vote To Welcome Two New Chapters To Sigma Chi

Ready to be part of Sigma Chi Fraternity history? Undergraduate and alumni chapters can do so by casting votes to grant charters to the colonies at Florida Atlantic University and the University of New Hampshire. On May 4, 2011, then-Consul of the New Hampshire colony, Nick Tzavalas, 2013, received a letter from Director of Expansion […]

NIC Recognizes Sigma Chis for Overall Excellence

The Sigma Chi chapter at the University of Louisville will be among five Greek-letter organizations that will receive the 2013 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) at the NIC’s annual meeting on April 14, 2013, in St. Louis. According to the NIC, the Louisville Sigs were recognized for having achieved a […]

Western Illinois Sig Steps Up To Stop Hazing

Not even winning a national award could satisfy Mike Anderson, WESTERN ILLINOIS 2014, from continuing his fight against hazing. After winning hazingprevention.org’s Hank Nuwer Anti-Hazing Hero Award in mid February, Anderson aims to bring a National Hazing Prevention Week to the Western Illinois University campus next year. Anderson was nominated for the award by the […]

Chapters Encouraged To Start Their Journey

The leadership development department at Sigma Chi International Headquarters encourages any chapter that has not scheduled the Journey program on its campus to do so by the end of the semester. Chapters can book a Journey at any time during the school year that works best for maximum participation by its brothers. Journey is a […]

Indiana Sigs Dropping The Puck On Cancer

The third-annual Dropping the Puck on Cancer charity hockey game at Indiana University has a special meaning for Andrew Esstman, INDIANA 2013. He lost his mother to brain cancer in 2007, and this year, he and his Sigma Chi brothers have been dropping their hockey gloves to fight the ugly disease. The undergraduate Sigs at […]

Fraternity Inducts 14 Brothers Into The Order of Constantine

This year, 14 alumni received an invitation for membership into the Sigma Chi Fraternity’s Order of Constantine. The Order recognizes a group of alumni each year for their commitment, dedication and volunteer service to the Fraternity, and induction into this select group is considered to be the highest honor the Sigma Chi Fraternity can bestow […]

Grover Showing Fraternity Pride As Grand Chapter Delegate

Order of Constantine Sig and Grand Trustee Breck Grover, TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE 1969, has the dates of June 27–20, 2013, marked on his calendar for a trip to 79th Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C. And nothing is stopping him from attending the Fraternity’s grand event as a delegate. Not even a battle with cancer. Grover, representing the […]

Sigma Chi Foundation Announces Thomas Cowan Bell Chapters

The Sigma Chi Foundation congratulates 53 chapters that have been designated as Thomas Cowan Bell chapters — in honor of Founder Thomas Cowan Bell, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857 — for the 2013–14 school year. Through the Foundation’s Bell Chapter Challenge program, alumni from each chapter can make unrestricted gifts to directly sponsor their chapter’s participation in […]

Chapter Semiannual Report Submissions Opened Feb. 1

Chapter officers for the Fraternity’s 240 undergraduate chapters should be updating their online rosters and officer information in the chapter system at sigmachi.com. The opportunity to update chapter semiannual report submissions opened Feb. 1. Be sure to click the green “submit” button upon completion. A complete guide to update the information can be found by […]

Position Open In Headquarters’ Chapter Support Department

Sigma Chi International Headquarters is looking for a new employee for its chapter support team, which assists the Fraternity’s undergraduate chapters throughout North America. The Fraternity has an immediate opening for the position of chapter support coordinator, and applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interested applicants should send […]

Fraternity Award Nominations Due March 1

Is there an alumnus who deserves recognition for his outstanding service to Sigma Chi? Does an undergraduate chapter have an exceptional houseparent or parents’ club? Does a local alumni chapter excel through community service? If so, please submit a nomination by the deadline on March 1, 2013, for the following awards: The Seven Lights Award;Edwin […]

First 250 Grand Chapter Registrants Win Great Opportunity

It’s almost time to go to Washington, D.C., Sigma Chi. The Fraternity’s 79th Grand Chapter will be June 27-30, 2013, in the US Capitol, and the time to register is now in order for members to take advantage of a unique opportunity available to them. The first 250 Grand Chapter full-package registrants will be able […]

21 Sigs Honored For Football Achievements

  The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) released its 2012–13 All-American Greek-letter college football teams, with 21 Sigma Chis from two football divisions earning spots. Leading the way was Significant Sig and Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer, CINCINNATI 1986, who was named the NIC’s NCAA Division I — FBS and FCS First Team Head Coach […]

Alumni Annual Report 2013 Deadline Approaching

Attention all alumni chapter officers. This is a reminder that the alumni chapter annual report is due Feb. 15, 2013. The report is necessary for all chapters and associations to remain in good standing with all attendant honors and privileges. The report has been modified slightly to meet the requirements of the Fraternity’s Governing Laws. […]

International Sweetheart Applications Available Now

This is a reminder for undergraduate chapters to nominate their chapter sweetheart for International Sweetheart. Applications for International Sweetheart are available now by clicking here. Submit the completed application via email to awards@sigmachi.org no later than March 1, 2025. Here are some tips from 32nd International Sweetheart Sydney Binnington on choosing a chapter sweetheart: 1.) […]

Honor Your Chapter’s Most Outstanding Senior

Every year, Sigma Chi honors its most outstanding graduating seniors with Balfour Awards. There are three tiers to the award: the Chapter Balfour Award (CBA), the Province Balfour Award (PBA) and the International Balfour Award (IBA). First, brothers must select one graduating senior from their chapter as the winner of its CBA. Then, the chapter […]

Sigma Chi Expansion in Charlotte, N.C., and San Marcos, Calif.

Sigma Chi has been invited to expand to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and California State University San Marcos in the spring of 2013. The Fraternity is looking for alumni volunteers to assist its newest colonies with their development and growth. Serving as an advisor for Sigma Chi chapters and colonies is a […]

Looking Back At Sigma Chi in 2012

As the Sigma Chi Fraternity enters 2013, it leaves behind a great 2012 calendar year that included many achievements over all aspects of the Fraternity. Take a look at 10 of the top moments in Sigma Chi in 2012: 10. First Merlin Olsen Day of Service Team Effort: For the first time in the event’s […]

Western Connecticut Sigs Support Sandy Hook Victims

  For Bethel, Conn., resident Kris Karvelis, WESTERN CONNECTICUT 2012, the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012, hit close to home. The tragedy that left 28 people dead, including 20 children, the shooter and his mother, also took the life of the daughter of one of Karvelis’ […]

Order Of Constantine Application Deadline Approaching

There are less than four weeks left to nominate a worthy brother for induction into the Fraternity’s Order of Constantine. The application deadline is Dec. 31, 2012. Each year, the Order of Constantine recognizes a select group of Sigma Chis for their commitment, dedication and service to the Fraternity. Induction into the Order is considered […]

Balfour LTW Facilitator Applications Available Through Jan. 15

It’s time to start thinking about 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW). The date for Sigma Chi’s annual summertime event is Aug 1–3, 2013, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Following the success of last year’s Balfour LTW — which featured record-breaking attendance numbers — the Fraternity is looking for help to make this […]

Fraternity Installs Chapter At Saint Francis University

The Fraternity officially added another chapter to its roll on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, with the installation of the undergraduate chapter at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. The chapter’s Greek-letter name will be Lambda Rho, and it welcomed 38 brothers as chapter founders when they were initiated Dec. 1 on the university’s campus in […]

Horizons 2013 Application Now Available

The Sigma Chi Fraternity recently announced that the application for the 2013 Horizons leadership development program is now available and can be viewed at sigmachi.org/horizons. Horizons is Sigma Chi’s challenging and proven leadership program specifically created for Sigma Chi freshmen and sophomores who are eager and willing to improve themselves and the world around them. […]

MONOPOLY Fever Takes Over Sigma Chi Headquarters

The shipment rushed into Sigma Chi International Headquarters like it was on a sleigh led by eight reindeer Thursday, Dec. 6, in Evanston, Ill. The very special parcel the delivery truck was carrying that day was a collectible that no doubt will be coveted by all Sigma Chis across the globe this holiday season — […]

Maryland Chapter Excels In Second Derby Days

The undergraduate chapter at the University of Maryland referred to its past to help the chapter’s Derby Days weeklong philanthropic event succeed in the present. In only its second Derby Days event since its reinstallation on Sept. 27, 2009, the Maryland undergraduate chapter reportedly raised more than $30,000 from Oct. 1–6, 2012, to benefit Children’s […]

Recognize A Brother For His Outstanding Character

Do you know a brother who displays good character and leads through integrity by donating his time and energy to a worthy cause? If so, he may be a candidate for the Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Award. All nominees must be Sigma Chis, and recognition should be for an action or a deed, rather than […]

Outstanding Career Achievements Recognized with Significant Sig Award

If you know of a brother who deserves recognition for outstanding career achievements in 2013, please consider nominating him for the Significant Sig Award honor. Living alumni in any profession, occupation or service work are eligible for nomination. All applications must be submitted to Sigma Chi International Headquarters by Nov. 15, 2012. To nominate a […]

Get Your Votes In To Support Saint Francis University

Attention all undergraduate and alumni chapters, the Sigma Chi Psi Colony at Saint Francis University needs your vote by Nov. 22, 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 […]

Fraternity Sells Sigma Chi Monopoly Board Game

Sigma Chi’s heritage, traditions and history are featured in a limited edition of the MONOPOLY® board game, which can be ordered at sigmachi.org/monopoly. All orders placed before Dec. 12, 2012, are guaranteed to arrive before the holidays. The game allows players to buy, sell and trade their way through the Fraternity’s monuments, memorials and moments […]

Big-time Installation At Carnegie Mellon University

Sigma Chi’s newest chapter at Carnegie Mellon University made a large spectacle for its entrance into the Fraternity. The Lambda Pi Chapter’s Initiation on Nov. 3, 2012, at the University Club on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus for its installation totaled 58 members, the largest Initiation class for an installation since the Kappa Chi Chapter […]

Get Interactive With Fraternity’s Pledge Education System!

While Sigma Chi’s pledge education system is continuing to catch on on at chapters across North America, the Fraternity hopes that the new resource for Magisters and pledges experiences increased usage from its undergraduate chapters as the year progresses. Since being unveiled to undergraduates at the 2012 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, 77 chapters have signed […]

Nominate Worthy Brothers For The 2013 Significant Sig Award

It’s that time of year to nominate worthy brothers for the Fraternity’s Significant Sig Award! From business leaders and executives, to armed forces heroes and experts in the field of medicine, to fame-worthy actors and athletes, since 1935, Sigma Chi has honored its members with the Significant Sig Award for impressive professional achievements that have […]

Sig’s Show $24 in 24 Debuts On Food Network

When Jeff Mauro, BRADLEY 2000, out-cooked 14 competitors to win the Food Network’s Food Network Star television show in 2011, he was awarded his own show on the network, Sandwich King, during which he instructs his viewers on how to make some of his favorite sandwiches. Now Mauro has received a new show and a […]

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 […]

Sigma Chi Launches New Pledge Education Program

During 2012 Grand Council in Cleveland on June 29 to July 1, the Fraternity unveiled its new online interactive pledge education resource, which is now available to all of its 240 undergraduate chapters. The online Sigma Chi pledge education system is designed to address the challenges of Magisters and to compile the best practices of […]

Record attendance for Balfour Leadership Training Workshop

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity hosted its annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop on Aug. 2–5, 2012, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and it featured a new all-time attendance record for Balfour LTW. According to Fraternity records, Balfour LTW was attended by 1,901 participants, the largest ever attendance in Fraternity history. On Saturday, Aug. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hayward Enjoys Marketing The Chicago Cubs

  Wally Hayward, NORTHWESTERN 1990, is excited about being a part of the new, fresh attitude resonating within the Chicago Cubs organization, with good reason. After being the first associate hired by the Cubs’ new ownership group, the Ricketts family, when it bought the team in 2009, Hayward, the team’s executive vice president and chief sales […]

Fraternity Unveils New Website at Grand Council

  The Sigma Chi Fraternity launched its new website at 2012 Grand Council in Cleveland, thus unleashing a new information engine for all members to enjoy. The Fraternity registered the domain name, sigmachi.org, on June 4, 1997, but last redesigned its website in 2005, around the 150th Anniversary Celebration, so an update to the popular […]

Attention Balfour LTW Participants Booking Their Own Travel!

In order to provide a convenient and safe experience for its participants, the Sigma Chi Fraternity has arranged shuttle service for 2012 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop participants traveling from Indianapolis International Airport to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and from Purdue to the airport when Balfour LTW ends.In order to guarantee that we can […]

Grand Council Features Statute Changes, Awards Recognition

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity hosted its biennial Grand Council meeting in Cleveland last weekend, marking the 100th anniversary of the first such meeting of the Fraternity’s legislative body.   The event was highlighted by the Grand Council’s adoption of a set of revisions to the Ritualistic Statutes, which are the laws that govern how […]

Fraternity Names Its Many Award Winners

  The Sigma Chi Fraternity congratulates its newly selected 2012 alumni award winners. Presentation of the following awards were made at either the 2012 Grand Council in Cleveland on June 30, 2012, or they will be made at local ceremonies hosted by undergraduate or alumni chapters, associations or clubs.   Edna A. Boss Houseparent Award […]

Sigma Chi Launches Partnership With Foursquare

  At the 2012 Grand Council in Cleveland, Sigma Chi launched a new partnership with Foursquare, a social networking application that allows smartphone users to check in and share their location with their friends.   The application allows users to earn fictional points, mayorships for those who possess the most check-ins for a venue and […]

Fraternity Expands in Massachusetts

  In early June, the Sigma Chi Fraternity’s New Chapter Development Committee and Executive Committee voted to approve the Declaration of Intent submitted by the interest group comprised of 49 men at Bentley University in Waltham, Ma.   To learn more about the new colony at Bentley University or get involved, contact Director of Expansion […]

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Significant Sig Dillon Leading Sigs’ Journey

Significant Sig and 1972 International Balfour Award Winner David Dillon, KANSAS 1973, remembers a Sigma Chi program being available to chapters in the early 1970s that helped build brotherhood and leadership in a group atmosphere. In 1972, under the initiative of 46th Grand Consul, Significant Sig and Order of Constantine Sig John W. Graham, Q.C., […]

Wayne Tucker Selected to NIC Board of Directors

The schedule of 66th Grand Consul and Order of Constantine Sig Wayne Tucker, BAYLOR 1985, got a little busier at the end of April. Tucker was named to the seven-person board of directors of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) following a tedious interviewing process. Tucker was one of 19 people nominated by member fraternities, […]

Wayne Tucker Selected to NIC Board of Directors

The schedule of 66th Grand Consul and Order of Constantine Sig Wayne Tucker, BAYLOR 1985, got a little busier at the end of April. Tucker was named to the seven-person board of directors of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) following a tedious interviewing process. Tucker was one of 19 people nominated by member fraternities, […]

Samford Chapter Hits Gridiron to Help Kids

The brothers at the Sigma Chi chapter at Samford University geared up and took to the football field to help inner-city youth in Fairfield, Ala. The Samford Sigs kicked off their inaugural philanthropic event named the Charity Bowl to help raise money for The Restoration Academy, a school in the Birmingham, Ala., area that helps […]

Financial Accountability Coordinator Hired

Sigma Chi International Headquarters filled its financial accountability coordinator position in May by hiring Eric Hultgren, NORTHWESTERN 2012. Hultgren is a graduating senior at Northwestern with majors in economics and Russian with a minor in business. As an undergraduate in his chapter, he served as risk manager and house manager, and he also played an […]

Fraternity Adds Two New Colonies

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has now added two more colonies to its ranks with colonies at the University of West Georgia and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette being approved by the New Chapter Development Committee in late April. The West Georgia colony in Douglasville, Ga., will be Sigma Chi Pi. The Fraternity welcomes […]

Good Samaritan Sigs Thanked at East Tennessee

This past semester, two brothers at the chapter at East Tennessee State University showed some true Sigma Chi values. A woman named Mariann Ramsey, a Johnson City, Tenn., resident, wrote a letter to the Johnson City Press about two young men who helped her out of a tough situation. In order to avoid a car […]

Steve Wilson on giving back

“There is no greater feeling of satisfaction than giving back what you have learned and watching others grow.” Steve Wilson

Charles Nies on Horizons

“Horizons is about men having a clear picture of what they value and how to be a leader with integrity and character.” Charles Nies

Bill George on Character

“Character without action has little meaning in this world. But leadership—acting in accordance with your character—can change the world.” Bill George

Doug Lieblich on Role Models

“Sigma Chi has given me something I couldn’t find elsewhere on campus: a collection of role models.” Doug Lieblich

John Watson on Ritual

“I realized how important the values represented in our Ritual had been to my life and career … the opportunity to share them with a group of new brothers each year, that has me more committed to Sigma Chi now than I have ever been.” John Watson

Sigma Chi Approves New Colony at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Sigma Chi International Fraternity added another colony to its rolls on Nov. 1, when the Executive Committee voted to recognize the Sigma Chi Rho group at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The group formed as a local fraternity in 1999, and has 17 members. “The overall goal of Sigma Chi Rho is to be the […]

Sigma Chi Reactivates Chapter at Rhode Island

The Sigma Chi Fraternity on Saturday reinstalled its Delta Sigma chapter at the University of Rhode Island, bringing an active Fraternity chapter back to the campus for the first time in 15 years. The chapter was originally installed in 1949, and has been inactive since 1996. The chapter, previously known as the Fraternity’s Sigma Chi […]

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Song Celebrated

Sigma Chis will converge on the campus of Albion College in Albion, Mich., from Oct. 14-16, 2011, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the famed serenade song, The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Byron Stokes, ALBION 1913, and F. Dudleigh Vernor, ALBION 1914, wrote and composed the music while undergraduates at the college. […]

Sigma Chi Expands to Cumberland University

Sigma Chi approved its ninth colony last week, when the Executive Committee voted Oct. 14 to approve the petition of the Sigma Chi Nu interest group at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. The colony presently numbers 18 members, including Josh Allen, AUSTIN PEAY 2012, who was previously initiated into the Fraternity. “Cumberland University is one of […]

Sigma Chi Installs Chapter at Valdosta State University

Sigma Chi added its 240th active chapter Oct. 22 when it installed the Lambda Mu chapter, formerly the Sigma Chi Xi colony, at Valdosta State University. The chapter, which petitioned to become a Fraternity colony in August 2008, contributed 38 men to the Fraternity’s rolls at its installation.”In our experience as a colony we have […]