Sigma Chi Foundation Increases Grant Funding by 10 Percent
Thanks to generous donations from our brothers, the Sigma Chi Foundation met its funding commitments for the seventh year in a row in fiscal year 2012 to 2013. Their contributions will allow the Foundation to increase its overall leadership program and scholarship funding by 10 percent in fiscal year 2013 to 2014, and provide grants […]
Nominate Worthy Brothers for the 2014 Significant Sig Award
From top industry CEOs and executives, to leaders in the field of medicine, to accomplished actors and athletes, the Fraternity has honored 1,508 alumni since 1935 with the Significant Sig Award for impressive professional achievements that have brought honor and prestige to Sigma Chi. Forty-nine distinguished alumni were named to the 2013 class of Significant […]
Fraternity Places Strong Emphasis on Scholarship
The 2013 to 2014 school year will bring many changes regarding scholarship within the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. For starters, undergraduates will be required to adhere to new individual and chapter GPA requirements. Since scholarship should be the first duty and priority of a college student, Sigma Chi hopes to place a strong emphasis on […]
Sigma Chi Congratulates its Many Award Winners
The Sigma Chi Fraternity congratulates its 2013 alumni award winners selected by the Alumni Awards Committee. Presentation of the following awards will be made at local ceremonies hosted by undergraduate or alumni chapters, associations or clubs. Please click the below links to see a full list of award recipients and descriptions of each award. Seven […]
Request a Visit from Your International Sweetheart
If your chapter wishes to request a visit from 2013 to 2015 International Sweetheart Mary Sugden, please complete this form, review the checklist and return it via email to sweetheart@sigmachi.org. Alternatively, you can fax it to (847) 869-4906. Please keep in mind that Headquarters must approve all requests before Mary may confirm her availability. Invitations […]
Strategic Visioning Journey Required To Start School Year
To begin the 2013 school year, all undergraduate chapters are required to deploy the Strategic Visioning Journey within 30 days of the start of classes on their campus. Sigma Chi International Headquarters wants to ensure that each one of its 241 chapters gets a great start on its year-long strategic planning process, and the best […]
Give Back on the September 15 Merlin Olsen Day of Service
When the men of the Sigma Chi chapter at Utah State University feel inclined to serve their community, they don’t have to look far—for an opportunity, or an example. Their chapter, of course, was where Significant Sig, Order of Constantine Sig and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Merlin Olsen, 1969, was initiated into the […]
Headquarters Bids Adieu to Conway, Ritter and Schenkenfelder
Headquarters’ departments of expansion, alumni services and undergraduate services will all be reconfigured soon, as Director of Expansion Nick Conway, CAL. STATE-FRESNO 2010; Leadership Programs Coordinator Scott Ritter, NORTHWESTERN 2012; and Alumni and Volunteer Services Coordinator Reece Schenkenfelder, WESTERN KENTUCKY 2010; have opted to move on to the next phase of their careers. “Serving as […]
Sigma Chi completes another Balfour LTW
The International Fraternity wrapped up the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) this week, with a record-breaking number of attendees and curriculum for Sigma Chi’s undergraduate delegates. Balfour LTW was hosted at Purdue University, where 2,057 Sigs descended upon West Lafayette, Ind. That attendance total breaks the previous best of 1,901 Sigs who attended the […]
Merlin Olsen Day Of Service Set For Sept. 15
The fourth-annual Merlin Olsen Day of Service is set this year for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. The Day of Service is a great opportunity for your chapter to give back, and Sigma Chi International Headquarters hopes to see its members doing good in their communities by performing acts of charity. The day honors Order of […]
Sigma Chi Expanding in Chicago
Sigma Chi has been invited to expand to DePaul University for the fall 2013 semester. If you know of any undergraduate legacies who currently attend or plan to attend the university, please reach out to Sigma Chi International Headquarters staff so that we can look into recruiting them to join the interest group. In Sigma […]
New Faces Seen Around Headquarters
During the last several weeks there have been more than a few of Sigma Chi’s hardworking employees move onto other opportunities, and others have steped into new challenges. After we highlighted several of Headquarters’ new hires last month, a few developments have surfaced: Lucas Peralta, NEW MEXICO 2012, who was previously Headquarters’ special projects and […]
Fraternity Committees Approve Two New Colonies
The International Fraternity’s New Chapter Development Committee and Executive Committee voted June 7 to approve the applications of two interest groups to be recognized as official colonies. The California State University San Marcos and University of North Carolina at Charlotte groups are comprised of 22 and 17 men, respectively, and have assumed the colony names […]
Deadline to Sign Up for Balfour LTW is extended to Wednesday
Brothers have until 11 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, July 10 to sign up for the 2013 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, to be hosted at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The event will be held from August 1-4, 2013. For undergraduates and alumni interested in signing up, please go to the Balfour LTW website at […]
Four International Balfour Award Finalists Announced
Sigma Chi’s international governing body announced last month the four finalists for the Fraternity’s International Balfour Award, which recognizes the top graduating senior from Sigma Chi’s membership in the United States and Canada. The finalists are Andrew Esstman, INDIANA 2013; Hunter Curtis, ARIZONA 2013; Jason Liang, WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS) 2013; and C. Alex Wiles, SOUTH […]
