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 The University of Rochester had previously withdrawn its recognition of the group following an investigation into risk management and member accountability issues.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 […]
Stand Up
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award Stand Up Ryan Liskey, MARQUETTE 2010 A Southern Methodist Sig’s efforts help clean up public corruption in south Florida Michael Kesti, SOUTHERN METHODIST 1983, is pictured. The FBI asked him to work as a confidential informant after he brought forward suspicions surrounding the finances of a foundation for which he consulted. His […]
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 […]
Help for All
Mark V. Anderson Character-in-Action™ Leadership Award HELP FOR ALL BY ASHLEY SZATALA João Guimarães, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2020, has been purchasing food for residents of his hometown in Brazil and donating to local social service organizations during the pandemic João Guimarães, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2020, is pictured handing food kits to families in need near his hometown of Teresina, Piauí, which is one of the poorest states […]
International Fraternity Closes Its Cal. State-Northridge Chapter
The Executive Committee (EC) of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity has voted to immediately suspend the organization’s chapter at California State University, Northridge. The suspension is effective immediately and for an indefinite period of time. The General Fraternity made the decision due to hazing-related activity and risk management violations within the chapter. The actions were inconsistent with the […]
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 […]
