Academic and Financial Requirements

Academic Requirements

BYLAW 19 – Scholarship and Standards

Section 1. Each Chapter and Colony of the Fraternity shall be subject to the following standards of Academic Excellence. The Grand Chapter, seeing that the following standards are a minimum, encourages each Chapter and Colony to set local standards higher than that of its host institution and the Grand Chapter. 

          (a) All potential new members must meet a GPA requirement equal to or greater than the academic standard for new members set by the North-American Interfraternity Conference, and published by the Executive Office for the benefit of the Grand Chapter, and the Chapter’s host institution in order to become a Pledge.

          (b) All Pledges must meet a GPA requirement equal to or greater than the academic standard for potential new members set by the North-American Interfraternity Conference, and published by the Executive Office for the benefit of the Grand Chapter, and the Chapter’s host institution prior to initiation.

          (c) Each Chapter and Colony of the Fraternity will maintain a cumulative GPA equal to or greater than the academic standard for Chapters set by the North-American Interfraternity Conference, and published by the Executive Office for the benefit of the Grand Chapter, and the Chapter’s host institution.

          (d) Every member will maintain a cumulative GPA equal to or above the all-men’s average at the Chapter’s host institution, with the minimum GPA required being a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Financial Requirements

Individual Member Expenses:

New Member Fee ($75 One Time): The $75  new member fee includes a copy of the Sigma Pi Manual, a new member pin, one semester coverage under the fraternity’s liability insurance and eligibility for academic and leadership scholarships from the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation.

Initiation Fee ($325 One Time): The $325 initiation fee is a lifetime membership and includes a membership ID card, a member certificate, a member active badge, and full active benefits all throughout North America.

Chapter Expenses:

Sigma Pi requires annual dues from each chapter. These dues are equal to $530 per member annually, which breaks down to $265 per member in fall and spring semesters. Each chapter shall pay this October 1st and February 1st of each calendar year.