Chris served as a volunteer for the Fraternity in several areas prior to joining the Headquarters staff. He served as Grand Praetor for the South Carolina province and later for the Western North Carolina province. He was part of the inaugural Ritual Peer training course at Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) and went on to earn his Ritual Peer and Ritual Master certifications. He has also served on the International Fraternity's Ritual committee, and has worked as an assistant Ritual director for several chapter installations. Additionally, he has volunteered as a facilitator in the Ritual divsion at Balfour LTW. He holds a degree in music education, with a background in finance and the stock market. He lives in Charlotte, North Caorlina, with his wife and his two sons. His reason for staying involved with Sigma Chi, “My father taught me to always give back to those things that mean the most to us, he is the greatest Sigma Chi that I know. I also do this in the hopes that when my children and their children are in college, that there will be a great Sigma Chi experience awaiting them.”