Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi
ΣΧ
The Crest of Arms of Sigma Chi Fraternity
FoundedJune 28, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-06-28)
Miami University
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC
StatusActive
ScopeInternational
MottoIn Hoc Signo Vinces ("In This Sign You Shall Conquer")
Colors  Blue and   Old gold
SymbolThe White Cross
Flag
FlowerWhite rose
PublicationThe Magazine of Sigma Chi
PhilanthropyChildren's Miracle Network and Huntsman Cancer Institute
Chapters242
Colonies13
Members15,700+ active
350,000+[1] lifetime
NicknamesSig, Sigs'
Headquarters1714 Hinman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
United States
Websitesigmachi.org

Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) International Fraternity is one of the largest of North American social fraternities. The fraternity has 244 active undergraduate chapters and 152 alumni chapters across the United States and Canada and has initiated over 350,000 members.[1] The fraternity was founded on June 28, 1855, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, by members who split from the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Sigma Chi is divided into seven operational entities: the Sigma Chi Fraternity, the Sigma Chi Foundation, the Sigma Chi Canadian Foundation, the Risk Management Foundation, Constantine Capital Inc., the Blue and Gold Travel Services, and the newly organised Sigma Chi Leadership Institute.[2]

Like all fraternities, Sigma Chi has its own colors, insignia, and rituals. According to the fraternity's constitution, "the purpose of this fraternity shall be to cultivate and maintain the high ideals of friendship, justice, and learning upon which Sigma Chi was founded."

  1. ^ a b "Sigma Chi Welcomes 350,000th Initiate – Sigma Chi".
  2. ^ "What is Sigma Chi?". Sigmachi.org. Retrieved 2014-02-26.