Chapter Information for Parents

Greetings Parents,

It is our privilege to welcome you to Epsilon Omega’s website. Presently in our 46th year of operation, the Ball State chapter of Sigma Chi serves Ball State University, the Muncie community as a collective, and the young men who walk through our doors with the aspiration of becoming Sigma Chis themselves. If that lofty desire should, indeed, grip your son, we ask that you let us assist you in becoming acquainted with the Greek world.

Greek societies are all founded on principles and values of morality. That being said, members of these institutions have all proclaimed an oath to live in accordance with those ideals. Pledgeship is the process that new members undertake to learn their organizations’ doctrines and apply it to their own conscience. At Sigma Chi, we promote the involvement of parents before, during and after the process of pledgeship. Should a parent ever, at any point, question the most minor detail of our beloved Fraternity, we will be ready to assist him or her in reaching a conclusion. Our priorities are straightforward: faith, family, academics, Fraternity… and the latter stimulates the growth the first three.

Sigma Chi has been a staple of the Ball State community since the summer of 1962. Aside from the sound ethics illustrated in the Ritual, which candidates witness upon Initiation into the Fraternity, Sigs participate in philanthropic and community service events. The Epsilon Omega chapter hosts two events annually that benefit the philanthropic organizations we align ourselves with: The Children’s Miracle Network and The Huntsman Cancer Institute. To date, Sigma Chi alumni and undergraduates have raised over $4.2 million dollars for the Children’s Miracle Network. We also strive to sponsor superior scholars and promote that our brothers join other campus groups. Throughout the 2007-2008 school year, Sigma Chi achieved a cumulative GPA of a 2.79, outshining both the All Male Average (2.76) and the All Fraternity Average (2.73) at Ball State. It’s no surprise, then, that Sigma Chi was singled-out as a “Chapter of Excellence” in the area of Scholarship by the Ball State Greek community.

We are deeply honored that your son has been drawn to our Fraternity and its founding values: friendship, justice and learning. Our members collectively believe that joining Sigma Chi is the absolute best choice a man can make in college and we are eager for your son to be shown the same.

Please feel open to contacting us at anytime regarding any questions, comments, or concerns you might have. We know that you will fall in love with the tremendous benefits that Sigma Chi can offer your son and, as a chapter, we are enthusiastic about the opportunity to be the vehicle by which that can be accomplished.

Sincerely,

Cory M. Schneider
President Sigma Chi Consul
317.902.3551
cmschneider@bsu.edu

Phil C. Fetter
Vice President Sigma Chi Pro Consul
317.752.7943
pcfetter@bsu.edu