Dear Brothers, As 2016 comes to a close, the Grand Council would like to take a few moments to look back on the past year as well as look forward to the year ahead of us. The Grand Council and Executive Office staff have been busy this year working in service to our undergraduates and […]
Category Archives: Features
A Message from the Executive Director
This story was printed in the Fall 2016 issue of The Emerald magazine. If you do not receive printed issues of the magazine, but would like to, then please opt-in at sigmapi.org/updateinfo. Dear brothers, As many of you know, the 53rd Biennial Convocation took place during the summer of 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At […]
Theta Chapter (Penn State) honors brothers who served in WWII
EDITORS NOTE: The excerpt below originally ran in an article on the Centre Daily News online publication and was written by Britney Milazzo. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Before Wilford Beisel died, he drafted a will that would help him give back to his church and country. He died in 2014. […]
Iota-Tau Chapter (St. John’s) brings puppies to Marillac
EDITORS NOTE: The excerpt below originally ran in an article on the St. John’s University online publication, The Torch. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Emphasizing the importance of service dogs for Veterans suffering with PTSD, brothers of Sigma Pi Fraternity held their annual Sigma Puppies event in Marillac Terrace on Oct. […]
Gamma-Eta Chapter (Rutgers) Helps to Open Food Pantry on Campus
EDITORS NOTE: This excerpt is from an article originally ran on The Daily Targum and was written by Stephen Weiss. Willson said Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) and the Sigma Pi fraternity played key roles in starting the pantry and keeping it afloat. “One of the staff members who was instrumental in starting RAH was retiring, […]
How Gamma-Omega Chapter Helped with the The Flint Water Crisis
Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran on theodysseyonline.com and was written by Chelsea Davis. Many local efforts have been made as well, including an independent water drive on campus ran by the WSU Sigma Pi fraternity, Gamma-Omega Chapter. Hamza Ahmed, a senior dual student and Philanthropy Committee Chairman of the fraternity, took initiative of the event. […]
Donate Life: Nick Infante’s Story
December 2010, my freshman year of high school, I received unexpected news. Little did I know, it would change my life forever. That month I had been diagnosed with Alport Syndrome, a form of chronic kidney disease. Throughout the next four years, my daily life did not change that much, with the exception of constantly […]
Epsilon-Chi Colony (San Diego) Helps Blind Student Get Service Dog
NOTE: This article has been modified from the original story which ran on the NBC San Diego website. The Sigma Pi Colony at the University of San Diego has allowed Micheal Girard to have a sense of security that he hasn’t had in nearly 20 years. Micheal Girard was a student at USD in the 1990s […]
Now that Rush is over, it’s time to start Recruitment!
Many of us have heard phrases like, “It’s about recruitment, not rush” or, “Recruitment is 24-7-365”. And while we may agree that it sounds like a novel idea, very few of us actually understand the how of year-round recruitment. In this month’s blog, I’d like to share with you some ideas for practical application of […]
Sigma Pi Unveils Veterans Memorial
*NOTE: This article originally ran in the Summer 2015 issue of The Emerald. More history was made at The Mitchell House on Saturday, July 18, 2015, where Sigma Pi officially unveiled the Veterans Memorial to hundreds of guests. The memorial–a striking nine-foot tall polished granite centerpiece, topped by the Sigma Pi Greek Cross, sitting on […]