SigEp National FACTS

  • SigEp was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College.

  • Over the past two decades, SigEp has recruited more men than any other collegiate fraternity.

  • Currently, over 15,000 undergraduates are SigEps, more than any other national fraternity.

  • Over 309,000 lifetime members ranks SigEp among the largest national fraternities.

  • SigEp maintains a full-time professional staff of over 50 people.

  • The SigEp Journal has been published continuously since 1904, and is distributed to all members for life.

  • SigEp hosts the largest biennial convention in the fraternity world: the Grand Chapter Conclave.

  • SigEp was the first national fraternity to establish a housing trust for all chapters and create a National Housing Corporation.

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon has the greatest number of fraternity houses, with over 200 chapter homes. Of those, over 115 are owned by local SigEp Alumni and Volunteer Corporations.

  • The Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation was the first fraternity foundation to build an endowment greater than $12 million.

  • The Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation. Its program funding is planned to develop the scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and personal potential of college undergraduates.

SigEp National FIRSTS

  • First national fraternity to establish a housing trust for all chapters and create a National Housing Corporation.

  • First national fraternity to establish a traveling staff to assist chapters in effective operations.

  • First fraternity to charter a chapter in all 50 states.

  • First national fraternity Educational Foundation to build an endowment greater than $11 million.

  • First national fraternity to receive a grant from the federal Department of Education to enhance member development programs.

  • First national fraternity to provide financial assistance to brothers for graduate school through the Resident Scholar program.

  • First national fraternity to partner with the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Famous Alumni

  • Dr. Seuss: Author, and a Captain in the Army

  • Dave Thomas (Renaissance Brother): Founder of Wendy's Restaurant

  • Doug Band (Florida ‘95): Instrumental in the founding of the Clinton Global Initiative; President of Teneo Holdings

  • Bob Eckert (Arizona '76): Past President at Kraft, Past CEO at Mattel and currently sits on the Board of Directors of McDonald's and the advisory board Kellogg Graduate School of Management

  • ...and many others