Undergraduates Prepare to Attend Grand Council
When asked to describe what a typical undergraduate will experience by attending Sigma Chi’s Grand Council meeting, Grady Hepworth, IDAHO 2014, who is one of two undergraduate representatives to the Executive Committee (EC), doesn’t mince his words. “Grand Council is an awesome experience and a great opportunity to create strong [bonds of brotherhood] at the […]
Request a Crossroads Workshop for the Upcoming School Year
As the beta-testing phase of the General Fraternity’s Crossroads workshop winds down this spring, your chapter can schedule its own workshop for the upcoming school year. Crossroads is the Fraternity’s new values-based decision-making program regarding alcohol and drugs. It replaces the Choices alcohol and drug education program, which has since been retired and will no […]
Jordan Initiative Aims to Prevent and End Hazing
When Order of Constantine Sig Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, was elected Sigma Chi’s 68th Grand Consul at the 2013 Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C., he assumed the office with a goal that is as easy to describe as it is difficult to accomplish: Simply put, Greenberg wants to eliminate hazing in all of its […]
Seeking Alumni Facilitators
If you know of a graduating senior or a recent graduate who would make a good facilitator at the undergraduate level, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters hopes to help him become an engaged alumnus. The General Fraternity is looking for young alumni to become participants in its three-day Alumni Facilitation Training (AFT) workshop from July […]
Sigma Chi Lifeline is Ready to be Utilized
The Sigma Chi Fraternity’s newest resource for supporting its members’ mental health and well-being is now available to be used by all brothers. Sigma Chi Lifeline is designed to help any brother or friend who needs support and information on a range of mental-health issues, or who is struggling through challenging times. Through a partnership […]
Sixty-Three Chapters to Receive Enhanced Benefits
The Sigma Chi Foundation congratulates the 63 chapters that have been designated as Thomas Cowan Bell chapters — named in honor of Founder Thomas Cowan Bell, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857 — for the 2014 to 2015 school year. Through the Foundation’s Bell Chapter Challenge program, alumni of each undergraduate chapter can make unrestricted gifts to directly […]
Registration Now Open for 2014 Balfour LTW
Registration for the 2014 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Ball State University from July 31 to Aug. 2, 2014, is open. Please click here to register. Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters encourages each chapter to send five of its members to attend the workshop’s Consul, Pro Consul, Quaestor, Magister, Recruitment, Risk Management and Emerging […]
New Class of Significant Sigs to be Honored in June
When Cody Keenan, NORTHWESTERN 2002, learned he was to receive the 2014 Significant Sig Award, his reaction could best be described as surprised. “I didn’t think it was real, because I found out because [63rd Grand Consul] Lee Beauchamp [, TEXAS A&M-COLLEGE STATION 1975,] posted it on my Facebook page,” says Keenan, who since February […]
Nominate Alumni, Houseparents or Parents Clubs for Awards
Do you know of a brother who deserves recognition from the General Fraternity for performing outstanding service to Sigma Chi? Does your undergraduate chapter have a remarkable houseparent or parents club? Has your alumni chapter excelled or performed notable community service? If so, show your appreciation for them by submitting a nomination for one of […]
Sigs Prepare for the Constantine Chapter Sesquicentennial
On Sep. 17, 1864, a few miles southwest of Atlanta, a group of Sigma Chis led by Harry St. John Dixon, VIRGINIA and CONSTANTINE CHAPTER 1861, met for a very important purpose. As Dixon would say later, “In the ruin at hand, my sentiment was to preserve the lofty principles typified by the White Cross. […]
Fraternity launches Sigma Chi Lifeline
The Fraternity is proud to announce the launch of its newest program for its undergraduates, alumni, and their communities. Called Sigma Chi Lifeline, the program was developed alongside the Jed Foundation, home to the nation’s leading experts in the areas of emotional health and suicide prevention for university communities. Sigma Chi Lifeline assists the Fraternity’s […]
George Washington and Rutgers Teach You How to Derby
When the Sigma Chi chapters at Rutgers University and George Washington University put on their annual Derby Days philanthropic events, they don’t just go through the motions — they play to win. “We surpassed our previous national fundraising record for Derby Days by raising $191,000 [at our fall 2013 event],” wrote Brandon Kahan, RUTGERS 2016, […]
Headquarters Completes Renovations to Graham Boardroom
In the biblical story of Noah, the eponymous character is charged with rebuilding the world after God destroys it by causing rains that last for 40 days and nights, flooding the entire earth. On Oct. 15, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters was faced with a similar task after employees arrived to find that the north […]
The Magazine of Sigma Chi Index Project
The Sigma Chi Foundation’s Historical Initiative needs the help of volunteer brothers to complete the first-ever index of the complete run (1880 to present) of The Magazine of Sigma Chi. Now in its fourth year, our team has already completed indexing nearly 4,000 articles. This number, however, represents just a small fraction of the estimated […]
Alumni Annual Reports Due to Headquarters
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters has opened its online reporting tool for alumni chapters that need to submit their annual reports. The deadline for chapters to submit their reports is Feb. 15, 2014. The report is required for all alumni organizations to remain in good standing with the Fraternity, including the retention of all of […]