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.
Our brotherhood has its roots in the collegiate experience and engenders a lifelong commitment to strive to achieve true friendship, equal justice for all, and to realize 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. We continuously reaffirm our purposes 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.
Each Sigma Chi completes a period of education devoted to the understanding of our unique history, traditions, and practices, which culminates in an opportunity to accept a lifelong commitment to Sigma Chi and the achievement of our purpose.
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.
Sigma Chi Fraternity programs:
- Encourage positive and responsible interaction with others
- Acknowledge and support a value system consistent with our Ritual
- Enhance individual academic skills and scholastic development
- Develop individual leadership skills and personal responsibility
- Promote and reinforce acceptable social behavior
- Cultivate personal growth and fulfillment
- Serve others by actively involving ourselves in the welfare of the larger community