Sigma Chi FSU

Information for Parents

I don't want my son to be hazed.

WE DO NOT HAZE Hazing relies on a psychological ploy called cognitive dissonance in effort to create shared tribulations among pledges. However, research tells us that cognitive dissonance has only temporary effects - it does not create lasting bonds. Instead, Sigma Chi relies on a shared belief in the value of certain ideals (see Jordan Standard, Sigma Chi Creed, and Spirit of Sigma Chi) to form the root of our brotherhood.
Hazing directly conflicts with the values we espouse and with the Code of Conduct expected of all our members.
"Character development" is NOT code for hazing. It means team-building exercises like ropes course, assuming leadership roles, reading case studies about men of good morals, and organizing philanthropic events such as Derby Days.
Hazing is illegal in every state.
Sigma Chi International, Florida State University, and the Zeta Colony of Sigma Chi at FSU all specifically prohibit hazing.
If you or your son encounter hazing, please report it to the FSU Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life @ https://fsl.fsu.edu/

I don't want my sons schooling to suffer.

We couldn't agree more. Your son's schooling should be his first priority and he will never be expected or encouraged to skip class or studies for a Sigma Chi event.
Our chapter requires a minimum 2.5 GPA for membership and builds our polices and incentives around the goal of raising individual GPA.
Our colony hosts study groups, prohibits fraternity events for a week before and during finals, and requires struggling members to spend certain numbers of hours in the library or with a tutor each week.
Our colony has achieved and maintained the highest average GPA of any IFC organization at FSU.
Fraternity men are more likely to graduate, and graduate on-time, than non-member students (data from Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics).
Fraternity men are more likely to pursue a graduate degree than non-member students (data from Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics).

I don't want my son to get hurt drinking.

We do not require or expect, members to drink. Our purpose is the cultivation and maintenance of friendship, justice, and learning within our members. Nowhere in there is "partying" listed. We work to impress on our members than any social functions are a celebration of our brotherhood; not the objective thereof.
We do host parties and similar social functions, as most college students do, but attendance is optional and such activities are strictly regulated.
- All functions involving alcohol are supervised by at least 6 sober monitors (the number of monitors increases with the number of people in attendance).
- Hard alcohol, liquor, and wine are prohibited at all of our functions.
- Common-source alcohol, such as kegs, and glass bottles are prohibited at all our functions.
- Non-alcoholic beverages and food are provided at all of our parties.
- All of our parties and social functions are registered with the university and subject to both FSU's and Sigma Chi International's social policies.

I want my son to focus on his career goals.

With more than 300,000 members and 132 alumni chapters across the US and Canada, Sigma Chi provides tremendous networking opportunities.
Half of top 10 Fortune-500 CEOs are fraternity men, and one quarter of all 500 CEOs are members of a fraternity or sorority. 9 of these are Sigma Chi's (data from North American Interfraternity Conference and Forbes).
Forbes named Sigma Chi a Top 5 fraternity for future CEOs.
Just under half of the current US Congress are members of a fraternity. Sigma Chi has 11 men in the House and 6 in the Senate. 44% of all US Presidents and 31% of all Supreme Court Justices have been fraternity men (data from North American Interfratenity Conference).
Greek organization members are more likely to participate in student government, perform volunteer work, and begin their careers immediately following graduation (data from Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics).
Fraternity members are more often involved and enthused about their workplace than non-members (data via Gallup Research)
Sigma Chi hosts events, social media groups, and professional-networking organizations specifically aimed at furthering the careers of our members.
This article was written by a Sigma Chi who was interning in web design for a company owned by another Sigma Chi.

I don't want my son to become the "frat" stereotype.

Sigma Chi places special emphasis on diversity. As the Spirit of Sigma Chi outlines, we believe friendship among members, sharing a common belief in an ideal and possessing different temperaments, talents and convictions, is superior to friendship among members having the same temperaments, talents, and convictions and that makes us a stronger organization than one in which each member is a clone of the other.
Fraternity members are more likely to volunteer in their communities and worked 3.8 million service hours last year (data from Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics and North American Interfraternity Conference).
The University Learning Outcomes Assessment project found that fraternity members score higher than non-members in all 7 areas of student growth, learning, and development which they measure in collegiate programs.
Research shows that fraternity men experience better quality of life (social, physical, financial) during their post-graduate life than non-member graduates (data via Gallup Research).
Research shows that fraternity men are far more involved in civics and take far more leadership roles than non-members (data from UniLOA).
Fraternity men exhibit better critical thinking and communication skills than non-members (data from UniLOA).
Fraternity members report healthier relationships with their friends, families, and coworkers than non-members (data from UniLOA).
Sigma Chi endeavors to be the preeminent collegiate leadership development organization. As such, the bulk of our programming is aimed at teaching your son values-based leadership. We gain nothing from members that value beer-bongs over books, and our efforts reflect that.

A fraternity should be a place you're not afraid to bring your mother.

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