Category: News Story

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

68th Grand Consul Michael Greenberg Named President of Sigma Chi Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVANSTON, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2024) — The Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors has announced that 68th Grand Consul Michael Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, has accepted the position of President effective Monday, October 7.  “For more than four decades, Brother Greenberg has held every major volunteer position within our International Fraternity. He led […]

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 Foundation Announces President John Price Leaving for College Position

EVANSTON, IL (SEPTEMBER 9, 2024) — The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that President and General Counsel John Price, OKLAHOMA STATE 1991, has accepted a position as Vice President and General Counsel at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the state’s largest two-year multi-campus college. Price joined the Foundation in 2018 as its first Director of […]

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 […]

Greene, Nunemaker, Thompson Named to Foundation Board of Governors

EVANSTON, IL (AUGUST 16, 2024) — The Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors have announced the addition of three new members, bolstering its commitment to impact the leadership and educational needs of undergraduate brothers across North America.  Order of Constantine Sig Jeffery Greene, WYOMING 1975, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Andy Nunemaker, VALPARAISO […]

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 […]

Foundation Board of Governors Announce Leadership for 2024 to 2026 Biennium

Order of Constantine and Significant Sig Jeff Muir, GEORGIA 1971, elected chairman Sixty-Ninth Grand Consul, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Michael Ursillo, BROWN 1978, elected vice chairman EVANSTON, IL (FEBRUARY 6, 2023) — The Sigma Chi Foundation announced today that its Board of Governors has elected new leadership for the 2024 to 2026 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Additional Credits and Savings: RMF chapters have until September 30

Each year, all chapters should review their risk management plan at a chapter meeting. Then, each member should sign off on it. This should be done prior to September 15th.  Chapters that submit plans and signatures to RMF@RMFEducation.org by September 30th will receive a three-percent credit toward RMF membership fees.  Failure to submit a signed plan results in a three-percent surcharge.* […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]