Sigma Chi Announces Its 2022 Order of Constantine Inductees
Sigma Chi International Fraternity has selected 21 men for admission into the Order of Constantine, its highest honor for members who have committed years of exemplary service to the organization. The 2022 honorees will be inducted into the Order of Constantine either at Sigma Chi’s 84th Grand Chapter in Toronto in June 2023 or at […]
Conversations on Transformational Leadership: Travis Shumake
Conversations on Transformational Leadership CONVERSATIONS ON TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP WITH TRAVIS SHUMAKE BY ASHLEY SZATALA Shumake, NORTHERN ARIZONA 2007, details below being the first openly gay Funny Car driver in the NHRA and the leadership approaches that guide him Transformational leadership is the practice by which leaders inspire and empower others to innovate and create change […]
International Fraternity Statement on Sexual Assault Allegations at the University of Arizona
Evanston, Illinois — Earlier today, we learned of an alleged incident of sexual assault that may have occurred in the chapter facility earlier this week at our chapter at the University of Arizona. We are grateful the survivor has come forward and our support is with her. At this time we have no specific information, […]
Sigma Chi Closes its Chapter at Ohio University
Evanston, Illinois — The Executive Committee (EC) of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity has voted to immediately suspend the organization’s chapter at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The suspension is effective immediately and for an indefinite period of time. The International Fraternity made the decision due to hazing-related activity and member accountability issues within the chapter. The members’ actions were inconsistent with […]
Conversations on Transformational Leadership: Go Further Foundation
Conversations on Transformational Leadership Go Further Foundation BY ASHLEY SZATALA Co-founders and Kansas State Sigs Mark Potts, 2016, and Ryder Chaffee, 2018, discuss helping young professionals make the transition from school into the workforce and leadership approaches Go Further Foundation co-founders and Kansas State Sigs Mark Potts, 2016, left, and Ryder Chaffee, 2018, center, as […]
Syracuse Chapter Surrenders Its Charter
Undergraduate Sigma Chis at Syracuse University in Syracuse, 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. Syracuse University had previously withdrawn its recognition of the group following an investigation into risk management and member accountability issues. It is the Fraternity’s goal to one […]
Sigma Chi Earns Brandon Hall Group Bronze Award for Distance Leadership Course
Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (SCLI), the learning service provider for Sigma Chi International Fraternity, has received a 2021 Brandon Hall Group Bronze Award for excellence in the Best Unique or Innovative Leadership Program category for its Distance Leadership: Connecting Community certificate course. The certificate course, which is taught online and includes 40 hours of learning instruction, aims to help students […]
Rochester Chapter Surrenders Its Charter
Undergraduate Sigma Chis at the University of Rochester in Monroe County, 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 University of Rochester had previously withdrawn its recognition of the group following an investigation into risk management and member accountability issues. It is the Fraternity’s goal to one day reactivate the chapter […]
Honoring a Fallen Brother
An Oswego State alumnus collected $10,000 from Fraternity members and friends for the college fund of Brian Cudnik’s, OSWEGO STATE 1993, daughter
Cleaning Up Cookeville
Brothers with the Tennessee Tech undergraduate chapter immediately aid their community after deadly tornado.
The Power of Changing One Life
Nitesh Patel, CAL. POLY.-POMOMA 2001, helps support children and families in need and encourages a pathway to education through his nonprofit, Each One Teach One
Empowering Communities
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Empowering Communities BY ASHLEY SZATALA Henry Louie, KETTERING 2002, co-founded KiloWatts for Humanity, which helps electrify communities in developing countries to create businesses that benefit residents Henry Louie, KETTERING 2002, left, poses with a woman from Cheeba, Zambia. KiloWatts for Humanity installed a solar kiosk there in September 2019. The kiosk supplies electricity for […]
Building a Home for Others
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Building a Home for Others BY ASHLEY SZATALA Tom Geary, EMORY 1970, regularly volunteers with Habitat for Humanity Romania after witnessing the country’s poor housing stock while stationed in Bucharest in the late 1990s Tom Geary, EMORY 1970, is pictured while in Romania building houses for Habitat for Humanity Romania in 2017. Geary has volunteered […]
Fundraising for Others
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Fundraising for Others BY ASHLEY SZATALA Steve Marin Jr., FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2020, has raised more than $110,000 to aid homeless and former foster care students at his university Steve Marin, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2020, speaks at a Fostering Panther Pride program in spring 2017. Steve Marin Jr., FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2020, hasn’t forgotten the moment as an eighth grader he […]
Protecting the Planet
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Protecting the Planet BY ASHLEY SZATALA Sam Bencheghib, LEHIGH 2019, is running from New York City to Los Angeles to encourage people to reduce their plastic consumption Sam Bencheghib, LEHIGH 2019, is shown standing near a repurposed bamboo traditional fishing boat that he and his brother, Gary Bencheghib, used to travel […]
