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*2006-07 IFC Chapter of the Year
*Largest National Fraternity
*Spring 2006 Highest Average GPA of all FSILGs – 4.5/5.0
*Award-winning Balanced Man Program
*Unparalleled Leadership Development

NON-PLEDGING: 4 Years of Continuous Development through the Balanced Man Program

 

SigEp believes strongly in “Universal Respect for Self and Others” – therefore we have eliminated antiquated pledging and replaced it with the Balanced Man Program, which better enables us to achieve our mission: “Building Balanced Leaders for the World’s Communities.”  New members are respected as equal brothers from Day 1, with voting rights and similar responsibilities to older members.  All members participate in a set of challenges for four years that promote living your best life through social programming, cultural and community activities, IM sports, professional and leadership development, mentoring, and academic enrichment:

• Sigma Challenge: building the bonds of brotherhood and setting up for success at MIT.
• 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

“SigEp doesn’t break you down to build you back up, we take the best and make them better.”

 

EMERGE AS A LEADER: The SigEp Leadership Continuum

*EDGE: Regional New Member Retreat *Carlson Leadership Academy: Elected officers develop key life skills and best practices to lead their chapter to excellence. *Ruck Leadership Institute: Our most talented brothers learn how the few can impact the many, in and out of the chapter. *Tragos Quest to Greece: The best of the best take a 10 day, free trip to explore the origins of the Balanced Man Ideal

 

LEARN FROM THE BEST: Our amazing brothers serve as your mentors through MIT

Through our staged mentorship program, you gain the benefits of mentorship from your Big Brother as well as from other chapter members and alumni.
Majors: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22 – learn how to study efficiently from the smartest men on campus!
Accomplishments: Attendees of the Tragos Quest to Greece and the Ruck Leadership Institute; Winner of the MIT 100K Business Plan Competition; Founders of multiple start-up businesses; Winners of the IAP Robot Building Competitions; Accomplished musicians and rappers; Authors of scientific research and organizers of research conferences.
Members/officers of: Varsity Cross Country, Track and Field, Squash, Fencing, Sailing, Crew, and Skiing; Associate Advisors, Medlinks, Energy Club, SPS, SUMA, AIAA, UA, CPR, Logarhythms, TCC, ABSK, ACF, NSBE, SHPE, LUChA, Ballroom, Dorm governments, etc.

 

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD: SigEp Social Life

A balanced life at MIT calls for some fun, here are just a few of our major events from last year: Mixers where we cook dinner for our favorite sororities Salsa parties that draw hundreds of college students Serenading new members of sororities Classy date nights to jazz and comedy clubs Competing in numerous IM sports Performing in the AXO Lip Sync Competition Chapter Retreats to New Hampshire or the Endicott House Semi-annual IHOP Pancake Eating Contest Faculty Networking Dinners

FRIENDS FOR LIFE: The Bonds of Brotherhood

Originally founded in 1952, our chapter is rooted in traditions that bring our diverse brotherhood together.  Many of our highly successful alumni serve as mentors to members of the chapter, providing career guidance.  Our brothers also enjoy traveling the nation visiting other chapters via the Red Door Policy.  All brothers make a lifetime commitment to uphold our three Cardinal Principles: Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love.

 

 

CAMPUS-FOCUS: Getting the best of both worlds on campus and in the fraternity

The chapter has chosen to live in dormitories, so that we all have opportunities to get involved in our dorm communities and to develop a widespread campus-based network.  This adds to our MIT experience, supplementing the support of our brothers in all that we do.  We also have two faculty advisors who work with the chapter: Eric Hudson (8.02 Professor) and Chris Resto (Director of UPOP).  The chapter owns 2 beautiful mansions on Beacon Street in Boston, which are currently being rented out to graduate students and other undergraduates.  The house will be renovated into a Residential Learning Community for Chapter members who choose to make it their home in 1-2 years.