Alumni Organization Annual Reports Due Feb. 15
In order to remain in good standing with the International Fraternity, all alumni chapters, associations and clubs are required to submit their completed annual reports by Feb. 15. Reports can be submitted through Sigma Chi’s website and are vital to the Fraternity’s ability to maintain accurate records regarding the state of its alumni operations. In addition […]
Alumni Invited to Attend Balfour LTW as Facilitators
Last month, Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters extended formal invitations to those alumni who have been selected to be facilitators at this summer’s Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University from July 28 to 30. Alumni who wish to be considered but have yet to communicate that desire to Headquarters should […]
Undergraduate Semi-Annual Reports Due March 15
Undergraduate chapters are required to complete their semi-annual membership reports by March 15, in order to ensure that Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters maintains accurate counts of the chapter’s membership. Undergraduate officers can access the report through the Fraternity’s chapter system by logging in and clicking the button that reads “Member Reporting.” Headquarters staff members began […]
Headquarters Prepares for Re-Colonization at Miami University
After a multi-year absence, Sigma Chi is returning to where it all began more than 160 years ago: Beginning Feb. 24, 2016, the Fraternity will have its expansion personnel on the ground in Oxford, Ohio, to work on recruiting potential new members for a colony at Miami University, the site where Sigma Chi was founded […]
Chapter Balfour Award Submissions Are Due Feb. 15
Each year, the Fraternity honors its most outstanding graduating senior with the International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The first step in that process is the appointment of a Chapter Balfour Award (CBA) winner, which must be declared by Feb. 15. CBA winners are then eligible to win the Province Balfour […]
Ritual Books Available for Loan
In order to make the Ritual better understood and more widely available to all brothers interested in reading it, the Fraternity is instituting a loan program for Sigs to check out Ritual books. The effort is part of 69th Grand Consul Mike Ursillo’s, BROWN 1979, plan to ensure that those Sigma Chis who want to study […]
Fraternity’s Amnesty Program Ends
The Fraternity’s amnesty program for chapters wishing to discuss practices that could be construed as hazing came to a close at midnight on Dec. 31. During the period in which the program was active, Fraternity leaders allowed chapters who were unsure whether some of their practices could be construed as hazing to come forward for […]
Preparation for Brotherhood Completes Alpha-Test Phase
Last fall, Sigma Chi’s new Preparation for Brotherhood pledge training program launched to 40 chapters. Now, Headquarters personnel are compiling feedback from the program’s rollout to give it a few final improvements in advance of the program’s rollout to all undergraduate chapters in fall 2016. The Preparation for Brotherhood program follows an eight-course model […]
Horizons Application Deadline Forthcoming
Each year, the Fraternity selects fewer than 200 aspiring freshmen and sophomore members to attend its Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit, one of Sigma Chi’s most competitive programs. As such, the deadline for completing the application to attend one of this year’s sessions is Feb. 5. Thanks to the support of the Sigma Chi Foundation and brothers […]
Expansion Plans to Become Reality at Two Campuses
In recent weeks, Sigma Chi has learned that its applications to form interest groups at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of California, Santa Barbara have been approved by the respective institutions. Accordingly, the Fraternity hopes to begin recruiting new members for the prospective colonies as early as this month, with the eventual […]
Rutgers Sigs Set the Standard for Derby Days Success
When the Rutgers chapter’s Derby Days chairmen began planning for the fall 2015 iteration of their signature philanthropic event, they knew that their $200,000 fundraising goal would be a lofty one. What they couldn’t know, however, was that the event’s participants would blow even that intimidating number out of the water. “Each year, we […]
Headquarters Unveils New Social Media Campaign
Sigma Chis are often fond of stating that they are “proud to be a Sig.” Now, they can be rewarded for displaying that affinity in their social media posts, too. Starting Nov. 18, the Sigma Chi International Fraternity’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages are taking part in a new promotion called #ProudtobeaSigmaChi. Through it, […]
Remember to Close Your Chapter House Properly This Winter
As we approach the winter holiday season, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) reminds chapters to follow a series of easy steps to ensure that their chapter houses and property are prepared for the absence of brothers, and that threats of vandalism and theft are minimized. In order to make the process as simple as possible, […]
Order of Constantine Nominations Due
Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters is accepted nominations for brothers into the 2016 class of Order of Constantine inductees until Dec. 31. Induction into the Order represents Sigma Chi’s highest honor for those who have committed exceptional service to the Fraternity. Only those who have performed 20 or more years of exemplary volunteer service […]
Foundation to Provide Nearly $350,000 in Scholarships
In October, the Sigma Chi Foundation announced that it will disburse scholarships totaling $349,500, a new record, to 226 Sigma Chis hailing from 115 chapters for the duration of the 2015 to 2016 school year. It marks the eighth consecutive year in which the Foundation has increased its scholarship awards by $25,000 or more. […]
