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National Philosophy
SigEp is dedicated to building
balanced leaders for the world's communities and is the nation's largest fraternity with over 14,000 undergraduates at 260
chapters. More than 255,000 men have joined SigEp since its founding on November 1, 1901, in Richmond, Virginia.
So that we may better achieve our mission, we at Emory University uphold the ideals
of the Balanced Man. As such, we incorporate a strict no pledging, no hazing policy into our recruitment.
The Pursuit of The Balanced Man Ideal
"SigEp doesn’t break you down
to build you back up, we take the best and make them better."
Instead of traditional pledging, all members participate in a set of challenges throughout
their four years at Emory that promote living your best life through social programming, cultural and community
activities, intramural sports, professional and leadership development, mentoring, and academic enrichment:
Challenges:
Sigma Challenge: building the bonds of brotherhood and setting up for success
at Emory.
Phi Challenge: developing leadership skills, etiquette, and interacting with faculty.
Epsilon Challenge: tackling leadership positions in and out of SigEp; cultural enrichment.
Brother Mentor Challenge: developing professional skills and connections for post-college.
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| SigEps volunteered to help Tibetan monks give lectures at Emory University. |
Leadership Development:
We also take part in the Nationally sponsored Leadership
Continuum which consists of four retreats:
*EDGE: Regional New Member Retreat
*Carlson Leadership Academy:
Elected officers develop key life skills and learn the best practices to lead their chapter to excellence.
*Ruck
Leadership Institute: Our most talented brothers learn how the few can impact the many, inside and out of the chapter.
*Tragos
Quest to Greece: The best of the best take a 10 day, all-expense paid trip to explore the origins of the Balanced
Man Ideal in Greece
We have had brothers complete EDGE, the CLA, and Ruck in the past year and are planning to send at least
one brother on the Quest to Greece in the coming year.
Academics
In the short five semesters that we have been established at Emory, we achieved the highest GPA
for a fraternity in the fall of 2007 (3.51), and the spring of 2008 (3.5). In addition, we also achieved the second
highest GPA for any SigEp chapter in the nation behind Princeton. This is a testament not only to the academic quality
of our brotherhood but also to the development programs and academic tutoring programs we provide to our members.
Chapter History
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