Sigma Chi is a values based organization and brotherhood with roots in the collegiate experience that engenders a lifelong commitment to strive to achieve true friendship, equal justice and the fulfillment of learning as part of our overall responsibilities to the broader communities in which we live.
We achieve these ideals through the practice of character qualities embodied in our Ritual, and continuously reaffirm our purpose through the observance of Sigma Chi’s Governing Laws and through adherence to the decisions of our legislative assemblies, which empower and direct our leadership.
What is the Fundamental Purpose of Sigma Chi?
The fundamental purpose of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is the cultivation, maintenance and accomplishment of the ideals of friendship, justice and learning within our membership.
Sigma Chi Fraternity best serves its purpose by developing, implementing and monitoring programs that foster leadership, build character and promote positive relationship skills which, in turn, enable our members to become productive and caring participants in their families, colleges and communities.
Core Values, Vision and Mission
Sigma Chi’s core values are friendship, justice and learning. Our vision is to become the preeminent collegiate leadership development organization—aligned, focused and living our core values. Our mission is to develop values-based leaders committed to the betterment of character, campus and community.
Are There Any Famous Sigma Chi’s?
The list is too long to mention, but yes there are thousands of famous Sigma Chi’s in every imaginable industry and walk of life. From Business, Entertainment, Science, Government and Religion to name a few. Not a year goes by that you dont learn of someone else famous who is a Sigma Chi and you say, “Wow, that’s cool that he’s a Sig, I never knew that”.
Heres a small list:
John Wayne – Motion Picture Actor
David Letterman – Talk Show Host
Brad Pitt – Television and Movie Actor
Jeff McMahon – Keyboardist for Tim McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors.
Roy Gum – Inventor of the FLEXX Internet Operating System and developer of this site.
Carson Daly – MTV Personality
Tom Selleck – Television and Movie Actor
Matt Groening – Creator of The Simpsons
Eddie Murphy – Actor and Comedian
Woody Harrelson – Motion Picture Actor
Warren Beatty – Motion Picture Actor and Producer
Brian Dennehy – Motion Picture Actor
Clarence Gilyard – Jimmy Trivette on “Walker Texas Ranger”
Woody Hayes – Former Ohio State Football Coach
Bud Adams – Owner of the Tennessee Titans
Jim Palmer – Hall of Fame Baseball Pitcher
Mike Ditka – Super Bowl winning Coach of the Chicago Bears
Mike Holmgren – Super Bowl winning Coach of the Green Bay Packers
Drew Brees – Quarterback for the San Diego Chargers
Jim Everett – Former Quarterback of the New Orleans Saints
Robert Griese – Super Bowl winning Quarterback of the miami Dolphins
Kliff Kingsbury – Former Texas Tech Quarterback
Eddie Sutton – Oklahoma State Basketball Coach
James Brady – Press Secretary for President Reagan who was shot during Reagan’s assasination attempt
Barry Goldwater – Arizona Senator and 1968 Republican Presidential Candidate
Grover Cleveland – President of the United States
Frank Murphy – US Supreme Court Judge
William Marriott – President & CEO of Marriott Hotel Corp.
Michael D. Rose – CEO of Holiday Corp., parent company of Holiday Inns
Richard Nunis – Chairman of Walt Disney Attractions
Carl Bausch – Chairman of Bausch Lomb
John Gingrich – CEO of Nestle
Ben Wells – President of 7-Up Co.
James Barksdale – CEO of Netscape Communications
Steven Lew – CEO of Universal Studios
Charles Weaver – CEO of the Clorox Company
John Madigan – President of The Tribune Company
Ted Rogers – President of Rogers Communications
Lod Cook – CEO of ARCO
John Young – American’s Most Experienced Astronaut
Greg Harbaugh – U.S. Space Shuttle Astronaut
Gavin & Joe Maloof – Owners of the Sacremento Kings
Barry Ackerley – Owner of the Seattle Supersonics
Bob McNair – Owner of the Houston Texans
Mark DeRosa – Atlanta Braves Infielder
Hank Stram – Super Bowl winning Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Swanson – President of ABC Sports
Patrick Muldoon – Actor on “Days of our Lives”
Merlin Olsen – Former Football Player and Actor
Ted McGinley – Actor on “Married with Children”
William Christopher – Actor on “M.A.S.H.”
Rip Torn – Motion Picture Actor
Mike Peters – Pulizer Prize cartoonist of “Mother Goose and Grimm”
Alan Sugg – President of the University of Arkansas System
General Merrill McPeak – Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
H. Jackson Brown Jr. – Best-Selling Author of “Life’s Little Instruction Book”
Gordon Gould – Primary Inventor of the Laser
Dr. William DeVries – Pioneering Surgeon of the Artificial Heart
Does Sigma Chi Haze?
The answer is no!
The fundamental purpose of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is the cultivation, maintenance and accomplishment of the ideals of friendship, justice and learning within our membership.
In the pursuit of these high ideals, the Sigma Chi Fraternity is able to offer tremendous value in augmenting the collegiate experience and supporting the life journey of each of our members. We hope to assist brothers to become men of character, caring husbands, compassionate fathers, and community leaders.
With this as the purpose of the fraternity, hazing has no part in the cultivation of life long friendships or trust among individuals.On January 31, 2005 Sigma Chi announced a zero-tolerance stance on the issue of hazing. Sigma Chi defines hazing as “an act performed by any Sigma Chi or pledge member that results in an environment of servitude or in any way endangers or demeans a Sigma Chi or pledge member, regardless of that person’s willingness to participate in that act.
How Does Sigma Chi Rank?
Sigma Chi is one of the largest and oldest fraternities in the world with 236 undergraduate and 149 alumni chapters with a total of 260,000 members. There have been thousands of awards, articles and even award winning songs writen about Sigma Chi.
In addition, thousands of Sigma Chis are famous inventors, government leaders, business executives, athletes and celebrities!
However, all comparisons stop there!
No other fraternity is as well known or recognized for its outstanding leadership, character and commitment to excellence. Sigma Chi offers a host of social life rewards, but it does so in the context of good character. Integrity, sound judgment and loyalty are all lofty goals which sometimes find themselves contradictory to the impulses of collegiate life. Sigma Chi provides a continuum of character development that assists young men to develop the qualities of their character.
Sigma Chi is proud to boast it has the most committed alumni members in the Greek world. Alumni throughout North America demonstrate their commitment to Sigma Chi by volunteering their time to enhance the experience of undergraduate brothers. Alumni volunteers provide housing, advise chapter officers, and serve as personal and professional mentors.
Still, the best measure of the quality of Sigma Chi is the recognition it receives from others. Sigma Chi was honored by the United States Congress on its 150th anniversary on June 13th, 2005, becoming the first Greek-letter society so honored.