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 […]
Sigma Chi and Hazelden Betty Ford Launch Partnership to Expand Access and Inspire a New Standard of Behavioral Health Support
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Evanston, Illinois | September 11, 2025 – Substance use and mental health challenges continue to weigh heavily on young adults and their families, often made more difficult by stigma, uncertainty and a lack of clear pathways to care. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Sigma Chi International Fraternity are tackling this problem head-on […]
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 […]
Camden Capser, MONTANA 2025, Wins 2025 International Balfour Award
2025 International Balfour Award Camden Capser, MONTANA 2025, Wins 2025 International Balfour Award BOWLING GREEN, OHIO | August 2, 2025 — Camden Capser, MONTANA 2025, accepted the 2025 International Balfour Award during the closing ceremony of the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 30 to Aug. 3 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. […]
Joseph Cruz, TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE, Wins 2025 Carlisle Award
William H. Carlisle Jr. Outstanding Workshop Faculty Award Joseph Cruz, TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 2024, wins 2025 carlISLE award BOWLING GREEN, OHIO | August 2, 2025 — Joseph Cruz, TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 2024, accepted the 2025 William H. Carlisle Jr. Outstanding Workshop Faculty Award during the closing ceremony of the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 30 to Aug. […]
Seventy-Eight Chapters Earn 2025 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards
2025 Undergraduate Chapter Awards Seventy-Eight Chapters Earn 2025 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the 2025 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 30 to Aug. 3 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the successes and improvements among undergraduate chapters across North America. The highest honor, the 2025 […]
Sigma Chi Announces 2025 Alumni Award Recipients
JUNE 27, 2025 | DENVER — 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. Below is the list of the 2025 award winners: Edwin C. Fisher Grand Praetor Award Established […]
New Executive Committee Members Elected at 85th Grand Chapter
JUNE 27, 2025 | DENVER, CO — New members of the Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity were elected June 27 during the 85th Grand Chapter held in Denver. The Executive Committee is the governing body of Sigma Chi whose members serve two-year terms except for the undergraduate representatives, who each serve one year. […]
Alumni Chapters Recognized for Operations and Alumni Engagement
June 27, 2025 | DENVER — New during the 85th Grand Chapter was recognizing alumni chapters for outstanding operations and alumni engagement in the past year. The Outstanding Alumni Chapter Award is a new annual recognition based on data from the annual report submitted by alumni chapters and is scored on a 10-point scale. Alumni […]
74th Grand Consul Elected
June 27, 2025 | DENVER, CO — Order of Constantine Sig Ryan Temby, RUTGERS 1990, was elected as Sigma Chi’s 74th Grand Consul on June 27. He is a founding father and former Consul of the Iota Psi chapter and also founded the Rutgers house corporation while as an undergraduate. As an alumnus, he has […]
Sigma Chi Announces 2025 International Balfour Award Finalists
June 4, 2025 | Evanston, Illinois — The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2025 International Balfour Award (IBA): Camden Casper, MONTANA 2025; Evan Phelps, CINCINNATI 2025; and Joseph Patrick, BELMONT 2025. The honor is presented annually to the person believed to be the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior based upon his success in […]
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 […]
Sigma Chi Announces 2025-2027 International Sweetheart Finalists
May 5, 2025 | Evanston, Illinois – Sigma Chi International Fraternity is pleased to announce the finalists for the 39th International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. This individual will be the International Sweetheart from June 2025 to June 2027. This year’s finalists are Kenzie Loomis, Kate Jones, and Lindsey Dickess. The 39th International Sweetheart will be […]
Sigma Chi Announces New Partnership with the American Red Cross
Evanston, Illinois | April 25, 2025 – The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has engaged in an exciting new partnership with the American Red Cross. Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, and it can’t be manufactured in a lab. The generosity of donors is vital to maintain a steady supply for patients in […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2025 Significant Sig Award Recipients
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected its recipients for the 2025 Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success in their careers. Awarded annually since 1935, the Fraternity has honored fewer than 2,500 Sigma Chis with the Significant Sig Award. Members of the 2025 class will receive their award […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2025 Order of Constantine Inductees
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 21 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, which is the highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization. The 2025 honorees will be inducted to the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 85th Grand Chapter in Denver, Colorado, in June […]
Sigma Chi Accepts Carnegie Mellon University Charter Surrender
Evanston, Illinois | Sept. 17, 2024 — Undergraduate Sigma Chis at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have surrendered their charter and the International Fraternity’s Executive Committee (EC) has accepted it, placing the chapter on suspended status effective immediately. The chapter’s members made the decision due to due to low membership and financial challenges. It is the […]
Sigma Chi Closes Its Knox College Chapter
Evanston, Illinois | Oct. 28, 2024 —The Executive Committee (EC) of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity has voted to immediately suspend the organization’s chapter at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. The suspension is effective immediately and for an indefinite period of time. The International Fraternity made the decision due to operational deficiencies that have prevented the chapter from […]
Sigma Chi Accepts Hobart and William Smith Colleges Charter Surrender
Evanston, Illinois | Sept. 17, 2024 — Undergraduate Sigma Chis at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, have surrendered their charter and the International Fraternity’s Executive Committee (EC) has accepted it, placing the chapter on suspended status effective immediately. The chapter’s members made the decision due to due to low membership and recruitment […]
Sigma Chi Honors Lifetime Service, Support from Greenberg, Greene
Pictured above (L-R): Order of Constantine Sig Jeff Greene, WYOMING 1975, and 68th Grand Consul Michael Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982. Sigma Chi names Adaptive Leadership Certificate for 68th Grand Consul Michael Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, and family Order of Constantine Sig Jeffery Greene, WYOMING 1975, to fund newly named Jeff Greene Horizons Session Coordinator and […]
2024 Krach TLW Recap
2024 Krach TLW Recap More updates here: Catching up with the Grand Consul Seventy-Six chapters earn 2024 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards 2024 International Balfour Award winner named 2024 Krach TLW Event Photos Brothers tAKE to Bowling Green for annual event for transformational change At the 2024 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop, hundreds of undergraduates from across […]
Catching up with the Grand Consul
Catching up with the Grand Consul A little over a year into his term as 73rd Grand Consul, Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, outlines what he was excited to see during his first year and what he would like to see Sigma Chi improve upon in the next 12 months In a year, what has […]
David Cathey, TEXAS TECH 2024 Wins 2024 International Balfour Award
International Balfour Award David Cathey, TEXAS TECH 2024, Wins 2024 International Balfour Award BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — David Cathey, TEXAS TECH 2024 accepted the 2024 International Balfour Award during the closing ceremony of the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 31 to Aug. 4 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Given annually to […]
Seventy-nine Chapters Earn 2024 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards
Chapter Awards Seventy-nine Chapters Earn 2024 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the 2024 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 31 to Aug. 4 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the successes and improvements among undergraduate chapters across North America. The highest honor, the 2024 J. Dwight […]
Sigma Chi Announces 2024 Alumni Award Recipients
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — 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 2024 honorees will receive their awards through local presentations. Below is the list of award winners: Erwin L. LeClerg […]
New 2024-2025 Undergraduate Representatives to the Executive Committee Elected
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — Brooks Buehler, TROY 2025, and Alex Shuron, RIT 2026, have been selected by their peers to represent undergraduate members on the Executive Committee for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Buehler is a sports management major with a minor in recreation and was initiated on Oct. 8, 2022. He has held several positions […]
Finalists Announced for the 2024 International Balfour Award
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2024 International Balfour Award (IBA): David Cathey, TEXAS TECH 2024; Joseph Gassensmith, BALL STATE 2024; and Colby Hebert, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 2024. The honor is presented annually to the person believed to be the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior based upon his success in academics and […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2024 Order of Constantine Inductees
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 20 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, which is the highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization. The 2024 honorees will be inducted to the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 85th Grand Chapter in Aurora, Colorado, in June […]
Get to Know Your Grand Consul – Wilson
SIG SPOTLIGHT: BOB WILSON, FORT HAYS 1981 73rd Grand Consul of Sigma Chi International Fraternity Get to know your new Grand Consul BY NATHANAEL HAWTHORNE, YOUNGSTOWN 2020 Order of Constantine Sig Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, was elected as Sigma Chi’s 73rd Grand Consul in June 2023. Since his graduation in 1981, Wilson has remained […]
Sigma Chi Awards Hunter Chapin with Inaugural Ethan Chapin Memorial Scholarship
SIGMA CHI AWARDS HUNTER CHAPIN WITH INAUGURAL ETHAN CHAPIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR immediate Release From left: Stacy, Hunter, Maizie and Jim Chapin pose for a photograph with a bronze plaque commemorating the late Ethan Chapin, IDAHO 2025, AND THE ETHAN CHAPIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AT THE FRATERNITY’S UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO CHAPTER HOUSE ON OCT. 25. HUNTER […]
Foundation Awards $463,300 in Academic Scholarships
More than 300 individuals recognized with awards for the 2023 to 2024 academic year EVANSTON — Supporting academic excellence at the undergraduate and graduate level, the Sigma Chi Foundation announced today it will award $463,300 in academic scholarship awards for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Approximately 306 undergraduate and graduate brothers, as well as […]
A Call for Emerging Leaders
THE MAGAZINE OF SIGMA CHI ONLINE EXCLUSIVE A Call for Emerging Leaders BY RYAN LISKEY, MARQUETTE 2010 Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Bill George, GEORGIA TECH 1964, urges young people to step up and lead with their hearts, not just their heads, in his latest book. Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig […]
Sigma Chi International Fraternity to Hold Inaugural Mental Health Action Day Across All Chapters
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — Each year, far too many brothers and those we love are impacted by mental health struggles and the devastating ways in which these struggles can end. Sigma Chi International Fraternity is committed to providing brothers, sweethearts, friends and community members with the necessary support in their mental health journeys. Oct. 19, 2023, […]
Significant Sig Gordon Davis, WASHINGTON STATE 1968, Makes $1 Million Estate Commitment to Sigma Chi
Planned gift will support Sigma Chi’s Life Loyal Sig Annual Fund, ‘greatest need’ of organization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVANSTON, Ill. (September 5, 2023) — The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that Significant Sig Gordon W. Davis, Ph.D., WASHINGTON STATE 1968, has made a $1 million estate commitment to support Sigma Chi’s future transformational leadership and […]
Kellen Brown Wins 2023 International Balfour Award
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — Kellen Brown, DEPAUL 2023, accepted the 2023 International Balfour Award during the closing ceremony of the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held Aug. 1 to 5 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 […]
Significant Sig Don Schefmeyer, SYRACUSE 1969, to Support Sigma Chi’s Servant Leadership Certificate
Sigma Chi renames its Servant Leadership Certificate for Schefmeyer as lifetime support hits $5 million milestone FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Aug. 2, 2023) — The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that Significant Sig Don Schefmeyer, SYRACUSE 1969, has made a $3.8 million commitment to support the Servant Leadership Certificate developed by the Sigma […]
Fifty-four Chapters Earn 2023 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards
Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held Aug. 1 to Aug. 5 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the successes and improvements among undergraduate chapters across North America. The highest honor, the 2023 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 54 groups at colleges […]
Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors name John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991, President and General Counsel
Foundation adds Kevin Miller as Vice President of Finance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVANSTON, Illinois (July 24, 2023) — The Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors has announced that Vice President of Operations and General Counsel John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991, has been promoted to President and General Counsel. “On behalf of the entire Board, I […]
Sigma Chi Contributes More Than $3.5 Million to Huntsman Cancer Foundation During 2022 to 2023 Calendar Year
July 13, 2023 | Evanston, Illinois — Sigma Chi International Fraternity officials learned on July 1 that its chapters, supported by members and friends, as well as non-member students at its host institution campuses contributed $3,531,272 to Huntsman Cancer Foundation (HCF) during the 2022 to 2023 fundraising year. This marks the second-straight year that the […]
NIC Awards Sigma Chi International Fraternity, Members Several Honors
JUNE 26, 2023 | EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — Sigma Chi International Fraternity and its members received several recognitions this summer from the North American Interfraternity Conference [NIC], the leading trade association representing the interests of the men’s fraternal movement. The NIC’s annual awards program acknowledges excellence in the fraternal experience by recognizing individuals and groups who […]
Garrett Elected 2023 to 2025 International Sweetheart
JUNE 24, 2023 | TORONTO — Sigma Chi undergraduate delegates to the 84th Grand Chapter in Toronto, Canada, elected Jordan Garrett of Oklahoma State University as the Fraternity’s 2023 to 2025 International Sweetheart on June 24. She will act as an ambassador for Sigma Chi for the next two years through her support of philanthropic efforts, […]
Wilson Elected 73rd Grand Consul
JUNE 23, 2023 | TORONTO — Order of Constantine Sig and former Grand Pro Consul Bob Wilson, FORT HAYS 1981, has been elected Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s 73rd Grand Consul for the 2023 to 2025 biennium. Wilson was initiated into the Fraternity on May 6, 1978. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science […]
New Executive Committee Members Elected at 84th Grand Chapter
JUNE 23, 2023 | TORONTO — New members of the Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity were elected June 23 during the 84th Grand Chapter held in Toronto, Canada. The Executive Committee is the governing body of Sigma Chi whose members serve two-year terms except for the undergraduate representatives, who each serve one year. […]
Kentucky Gov. Beshear Presented with Significant Sig Award
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, VANDERBILT 2000, center, receives the Significant Sig Award from 72nd Grand Consul (International President) Tim Sanderson, WESTERN 1985, pictured right, while Significant Sig and Louisville Alumni Chapter Vice President Bob Silverthorn Jr., DICKINSON 1970, stands at left. JUNE 16, 2023 | HURTSBOURNE, KENTUCKY — Sigma Chi International Fraternity 72nd Grand Consul […]
Sigma Chi Announces 2023 Alumni Award Recipients
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — 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 2023 honorees will receive their awards through local presentations. Below is the list of award winners: Erwin L. […]
Finalists Announced for the 2023 International Balfour Award
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2023 International Balfour Award (IBA): Kellen Brown, DEPAUL 2023; Ethan Hunt, CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 2023; and Ryan Jeffries, OKLAHOMA STATE 2023. 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 […]
New Kathryn F. Kirk Center Dedicated, Fraternity Fundraising Helps Support Its Mission
Pictured, from left, are Sigma Chi philanthropy committee chairman Nick Lavely, CAL. STATE-SAN MARCOS 2020; Executive Committee member and Order of Constantine Sig Dan Shaver, TEXAS TECH 1993; 72nd Grand Consul Tim Sanderson, WESTERN 1985; and Sigma Chi Executive Director Mike Church, ILLINOIS 2005, during the ribbon cutting for the new Kathryn F. Kirk Center […]
Sigma Chi Announces International Sweetheart Finalists
Evanston, Illinois — The Sigma Chi International Fraternity announced on April 25 the names of three finalists who are vying to become the 2023 to 2025 International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi and represent the Fraternity as an example of strong character, poise and grace. They were chosen from a pool of 15 applicants from the United […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2023 Significant Sig Award Recipients
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected its recipients for the 2023 Significant Sig Award, which recognizes members who have achieved high levels of professional success. Awarded annually since 1935, the Fraternity has honored fewer than 2,500 Sigma Chis with the Significant Sig Award. Members of the 2023 class will receive their honor either at Sigma […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2023 Order of Constantine Inductees
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 20 men for induction to the Order of Constantine, which is highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization. The 2023 honorees will be inducted to the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 84th Grand Chapter in Toronto in June 2023 […]
Significant Sig Rob Reifschneider, SAN DIEGO STATE 1957, to support Sigma Chi’s Values-Based Leadership Certificate program, needs-based addiction treatment for members
Sponsorship continues longtime Sigma Chi-Hazelden Betty Ford alliance, promotes leadership skills and life-safety practices of Sigma Chi members FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that Significant Sig Rob Reifschneider, SAN DIEGO STATE 1957, has made a $1 million commitment to support the leadership skills and life-safety practices of Sigma Chi members, including […]
Sigma Chi Announces Its 2022 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 2022 honorees will receive their awards through local presentations. Below is the list of award winners: Parents Club Award of Excellence […]
Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Bill George, GEORGIA TECH 1964; Penny George; and the George Family Foundation to support Sigma Chi’s Authentic Leadership Certificate program
Sigma Chi renames its Authentic Leadership Certificate program for George as lifetime support from the George family hits $5 million milestone FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that Order of Constantine Sig, Significant Sig and former International Balfour Award recipient Bill George, GEORGIA TECH 1964, his wife, Penny, and the George Family Foundation […]
Finalists Announced for the 2022 International Balfour Award
The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2022 International Balfour Award (IBA): Grant Franko, R.I.T. 2021; Louis Langen, CINCINNATI 2022; and Jack Palla, OKLAHOMA STATE 2022. 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 […]
Fraternity Announces Its 2022 Significant Sig Award Recipients
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected its recipients for the 2022 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 2022 class will receive their honor either at Sigma […]
Sigma Chi Announces Its 2022 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 2022 honorees will be inducted into the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 84th Grand Chapter in Toronto in June 2023 or at […]
Sigma Chi Contributes More Than $2.3 Million to Huntsman Cancer Foundation During 2021 Calendar Year
Sigma Chi International Fraternity officials learned on Jan. 13 that its chapters, members, friends and non-member students at its host institution campuses contributed $2,333,232.44 to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation (HCF) during the 2021 calendar year. More than 14,000 unique donors contributed to the effort that began Jan. 1, 2021, and concluded on Dec. 31, 2021, […]
Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Hires Regional Trainer and Director of Business Development; Promotes Curriculum Development Coordinator to Associate Director of Marketing and Communication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Evanston, Illinois; Jan. 12, 2022 – The Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI) is proud to announce the growth, and development, of the organization’s team. Effective Sept. 13, 2021, former Member Services Development Committee Chairman Jesse Trout, AUSTIN PEAY 2006, began his role as Regional Trainer. Trout takes responsibility for the training, support […]
Jared Kuykendall Wins 2021 International Balfour Award
Jared Kuykendall, OKLAHOMA STATE 2021, accepted the 2021 International Balfour Award during the closing ceremony of the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 27 to 31 at Miami University in Oxford, 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, […]
Ninety-three Chapters Earn 2021 Peterson Significant Chapter Awards
Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held July 27 to 31 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, by recognizing the success and improvements among undergraduate chapters across the United States and Canada. The highest honor, the 2021 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 93 groups at colleges and […]
Undergraduate Award Winners Announced at Krach LTW
At the 2021 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop (TLW), from July 27 to 31 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Sigma Chi’s undergraduate chapters were recognized for their accomplishments. Ninety-three of the Fraternity’s undergraduate chapters were honored with the Peterson Significant Chapter Award at the event, and others received recognition for their programming. The Peterson Significant […]
Sigma Chi Earns 2021 Laurel Wreath Award
The North American Interfraternity Conference announced on July 15 its 2021 Laurel Wreath Award winners, recognizing Greek-letter individuals and groups for their unique programs, community outreach or influence within the fraternal world. Sigma Chi International Fraternity is among the seven recipients of the award this year and earned the honor for its Distance Leadership […]
New Executive Committee Members Elected at 83rd Grand Chapter
New members of the Executive Committee of Sigma Chi International Fraternity were elected June 25 during the 83rd Grand Chapter held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Executive Committee is the governing body of Sigma Chi whose members serve two-year terms except for the undergraduate representatives, who each serve one year. New Executive Committee members are: Grand […]
Shelby Mecklenborg Elected 2021 to 2023 International Sweetheart
Sigma Chi undergraduate delegates to the 83rd Grand Chapter in Scottsdale, Arizona, elected Shelby Mecklenborg of the University of Cincinnati as the Fraternity’s 2021 to 2023 International Sweetheart on June 26. She will act as an ambassador for Sigma Chi for the next two years through her support of philanthropic efforts, provide her perspective on […]
Sanderson Elected 72nd Grand Consul
Order of Constantine Sig and former Grand Pro Consul Tim Sanderson, WESTERN ONTARIO 1985, has been elected Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s 72nd Grand Consul for the 2021 to 2023 biennium. He is the Fraternity’s third international president from Canada. “I am humbled and honored to have been elected as Sigma Chi’s 72nd Grand Consul, and […]
Fraternity Announces New Official Jeweler
Sigma Chi International Fraternity is pleased to announce its partnership with Legacy Deuteron as the Fraternity’s new official jewelry manufacturer. The Executive Committee voted to make the switch after Eugene “Buddy” Cote, who has managed the Fraternity’s jewelry accounts for 35 years, parted ways with Herff Jones in 2020 and then founded Legacy Deuteron. The […]
Tucson Volunteer Chuck Colton Named 2021 House Corporation Officer of the Year
Evanston, Illinois — The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has conferred its William T. Bringham Best House Corporation Officer Award on Warren A. “Chuck” Colton III, ARIZONA 1969. Colton has been a member of his undergraduate chapter’s house corporation since 2009 and has served as its president since 2015. By 2015, Colton was creating excitement among […]
Finalists Announced for the 2021 International Balfour Award
The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2021 International Balfour Award (IBA): Jared Kuykendall, OKLAHOMA STATE 2021; Robert LeGrande, LOUISIANA STATE 2021; and Maximilian Troyke, HILLSDALE 2021. 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, […]
Sigma Chi Announces Its 2021 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 2021 honorees will receive their awards through local presentations. Below is the list of award winners: Parents Club Award of Excellence […]
Fraternity Celebrates 150 Years at Hanover College
On April 30, 2021, the Executive Committee of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity voted to issue a special proclamation celebrating the 150th anniversary of its Chi chapter at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and the many contributions its members have made to Sigma Chi. Sigma Chi established its Chi chapter at the college 150 years […]
Celebrating 100 Years of the Beta Phi Chapter at the University of Arizona
On April 13, 2021, the Executive Committee of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity voted to issue a special proclamation celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Beta Pho chapter at the University of Arizona and the many contributions its members have made to Sigma Chi. Sigma Chi established its Beta Phi chapter at the university 100 […]
Fraternity Announces International Sweetheart Finalists
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity announced on April 14 the names of three finalists who are vying to become the 2021 to 2023 International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi and represent the Fraternity as an example of strong character, poise and grace. They were chosen from a pool of 18 applicants from the United States and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Announces Partnership With Purdue University’s Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation (TLI)
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 […]
Carrillo, Ray Elected as Undergraduate Representatives to the Executive Committee
Virtual Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop Kick-Off Includes 1,600 Undergraduates
Finalists Announced for 2020 International Balfour Award
The Fraternity has named the following finalists for the 2020 International Balfour Award (IBA): Wesley Middleton, PURDUE 2020; Samuel Romes, LOUISVILLE 2020; and Joseph Shaver, GEORGIA TECH 2020. 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 […]
‘Wake Up’ Film Featuring Story of Keller Zibilich, LOUISIANA STATE 2015, to Premiere During We Are One Global Film Event
A project launched by a group of friends, including Alex Lindley, MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 2015, to honor the memory of two friends who succumbed to suicide, will finally have its world premiere. Wake Up: Stories From the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention will make its debut at 6:45 p.m. EST on June 4 as part of We Are […]
Sigma Chi Leadership Institute Becomes Licensed Educational Institution in Illinois
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Statement on Racial Discrimination and Violence
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s statement of policy on human decency and dignity remains as true today as when the organization adopted it: “Sigma Chi teaches and is committed to the principle that dignity, self-esteem and respect are the inalienable rights of every individual. … A Sigma Chi brother respects another individual’s rights, just as […]
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 […]
Registration Set For Virtual Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop
Registration for the first-ever Virtual Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop is set to open on May 15. A two-week online interactive officer training course, vKTLW will begin July 25 with leadership programming scheduled through August 7. “The world is in need of transformational leaders now more than ever and while other Greek-letter organizations are […]
Webinar Series Announced for May/June
As Sigma Chi navigates the ongoing pandemic, International Fraternity leaders are pleased to announce a series of upcoming webinar events designed to help our members navigate the challenges associated with COVID-19 as it relates to chapter operations, personal wellbeing and more. You can find details about currently scheduled webinars below, and can also visit […]
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 […]
Running Sigs plan Huntsman fundraiser for May 23
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE HUNTSMAN VIRTUAL RUN Whether it’s 5K events or marathons, Sigma Chis have been active participants in running events. When the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into scheduled spring and summer races, members of the Sigs on the Run Facebook group, led by Regional Chapter Support Coordinator Chris […]
Chapters closing academic year digitally
With the vast majority of campuses with Fraternity chapters closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some for the remainder of the academic year, many chapters have taken a different approach to their end-of-semester operations. Operating with the support of their regional chapter support coordinators, Grand Praetors and Chapter Advisors, more than 90 percent of […]
Purdue Sigs helping nonprofit ventilator project take launch
Nine Purdue Sigs, including San Francisco 49ers safety Jake Thieneman, 2018, are volunteering toward a life-saving effort. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting lives across the globe and hospitals needing medical supplies and equipment, two men in the robotics industry, Tyler Mantel and Alex Frost, came together alongside several volunteers to develop and manufacture an affordable […]
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 […]
Coronavirus Update (March 18)
Sigma Chi Welcomes 350,000th Initiate
SAN DIEGO (March 14, 2020) — The Sigma Chi International Fraternity reached another significant membership milestone on Saturday, March 14, surpassing the 350,000 mark of all-time initiates and members into the organization. Alejandro Mundo, SAN DIEGO STATE 2019, a graduate in finance, was officially welcomed as the 350,000th initiate into the Fraternity during the San Diego […]
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. […]
Federal Court Dismisses All Claims Against Yale Fraternities
The U. S. District Court in Connecticut dismissed with prejudice all claims against fraternities in a lawsuit filed by Engender and three individuals attacking single-sex membership policies at Yale University. In its opinion, the court stated the plaintiffs’ claims lacked “a strong basis in law.” The decision follows the rejection of a similar Engender theory […]
Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s Statement on Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Exit from the North American Interfraternity Conference
We recognize each fraternal organization’s sovereign responsibility to make decisions that are in the best interests of their organization. However, we also firmly believe that the spirit of interfraternalism originates from and relies on the principle of mutual respect, a principle that was violated on Nov. 7.
Trout Receives Carlisle Faculty Award
Selected through the vote of facilitators and alumni volunteers each summer, the annual William H. Carlisle Jr. Outstanding Workshop Faculty Award has been received by a Who’s Who of Sigma Chi leaders. This year’s recipient Jesse Trout, AUSTIN PEAY 2006, was greeted with a standing ovation as he took the stage to be recognized by […]
Eight Brothers Receive Risk Management Joseph Award
Two Chapters Claim Bash Award
The Fraternity unveiled the two winners of its 2018 James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award during the 2019 Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop, the chapters at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach and the University of Oklahoma Named for 49th Grand Consul James Bash, BUTLER and INDIANA 1946, the award is given to chapters that improve their Peterson Significant […]
California-Merced Chapter Takes Cooper Award
Sixty-six Chapters Earn 2019 Peterson Awards
Sigma Chi capped its inaugural Krach Transformational Leadership Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio by recognizing the success and improvements among undergraduate chapters across the United States and Canada. The highest honor, the 2019 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 66 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities […]
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 […]