Why Rush Sigma Pi?
Brotherhood: As a member of Sigma Pi, you will make life long friends and connections that cannot be found in other organizations. You will also be a brother of over 85,000 in over 130 different Universitys across the United States and Canada
Social: Social Life is the back bone or any good Greek experience, and Sigma Pi is at the top of this. During the last year Sigma Pi has held over 10 different Soroirty mixers, 2 open parties, and our annual formal event, Orchid Ball. On top of all of this, the Sigma Pi house is a consistant social hub as several brothers live there and other friends of Sigma Pi come and go on a daily basis.
Scholarship: As a member of Sigma Pi, school comes before anything. This fact shows as Sigma Pi's chapter GPA is higher than Wayne States All-Mens Average. Also every New Member recieves our Award Winning Study Guide For Academic Success, which has many key stratagies to being successful in college as well as all of the scholarships you may qualify for as a member.
Leadership: One huge attribute you will gain as a member of Sigma Pi is leadership. Many of our members are very well known campus leaders that make an impact on Wayne State on a daily basis. Many of our members serve on camus committees including the Board of Govoners Committee, Student Council, Student Judicial Board, and even the Vice President of Student Council is a brother.
Sports: Sigma Pi has always been strong in athletics. We are the reigning Warrior Games Champions, which is the annual week long event the is open to ALL student organizations. Our Intramiral basketball team was a finalist in the playoffs this year and were the champions in 2006. Individually, we also have members that are on the Wayne State Football Team.
Service: In the last year we have participated in many notworthy community service events to better our campus and community. These events include:
Penny Drive for Troops in Iraq
Clothing Drive for COTS Detroit
Fundraising for Prevent Child Abuse America
Organized the Security for the Mad Anthony Concert
Free Comedy Show open to all of campus
Volenteed at Relay for Life
Mardi Gras Kareokee event to raise money for American Cancer Society
Week Long America Red Cross Bone Marrow Drive
Why Rush a Fraternity?
Friendship, Scholarship, Leadership and Community Service are a few good reasons.
The Greek system has adapted its focus to meet the expectations of today's college student, while maintaining the strong traditions each organization was built on. Fraternity membership can provide you with the means to balance your many demands, excel academically, make lifelong friendships and enhance your college experience.
Fraternity Facts
Greek organizations are, in general, a positive force on the campus, providing significant opportunities for student involvement, the development of close and lasting relationships with others, and for learning leadership skills.
Brotherhood:
Good friends, forever. Because of the variety of things you do together, you get to know each other really well. Fraternities are often accused of being full of the same kind of people. The reality is that nowhere else can a man get to know as many different men as well as he can in his fraternity. There are also opportunities for making friends on other campuses among the other men with whom you share Sigma Pi - Convocation, Sigma Pi University, or just a visit to another chapter. Sigma Pi is basically a group of good friends, living, working, studying and having a good time together.
Job Advantages:
Recruiters know that the fraternity experience prepares a man for success. Although fraternity alumni number less than 2% of the population, they make up 52% of the U.S. Senate, 33% of the House of Representatives and 80% of the top executives of the 500 largest business corporations. The Sigma Pi Career Center is an excellent tool to get find employment from Alumni Brothers .
Scholastic Advantages:
From study nights to older brothers who have taken the courses and met professors, there is a major scholastic advantage being a member of Sigma Pi. Along with the experience of brothers who know the courses, Sigma Pi offers thousands of dollars in scholoarships to members as well as our award winning Study Guide for Academic Success which give many tips and pointers to succeeding in your college career.
Personal Growth:
A chance to learn the value of teamwork; to learn leadership by doing; to develop a sense of responsibility by taking it on. Fine-tune your professional skills; organization, follow-through, speaking and making presentations in front of groups. The opportunity to learn from the advice and experiences of older brothers and your alumni. A place to go for help with your problems.
Social Experience:
No other college lifestyle offers the variety of social life that fraternities can. This social experience leads to the ability to handle yourself with confidence in all kinds of social situations.
Prestige:
Tradition, heritage, a group with which to identify and of which to be proud.
The Power of Two Percent
Since the founding of the American college fraternity movement in 1776, fraternities have grown to symbolize leadership, independence, scholastic achievement and service to their various campuses and communities.
Fraternity men represent a very small percentage, only two percent, of the male population in the United States. However, that two percent is a very powerful group of individuals! Fraternity men have gone on to hold many of the top positions in our nation, from the business world to the political arena.
Approximately 80 percent of the top executives of Fortune 500 companies are fraternity men.
The majority (71 percent) of those listed in Who's Who in America are fraternity men.
Seventy-six percent of current United States senators and congressmen are fraternity men.
Forty percent of the 47 Supreme Court justices since 1910 have been fraternity men.
One hundred of the 158 cabinet members since 1900 have been fraternity men.
All but two United States Presidents since 1825 have been fraternity men.
It is certainly no surprise that today's college and university students express a keen interest in the Greek system. The opportunities are endless, and the benefits speak for themselves. Each year, thousands of young men enter the working world with the competitive advantage of fraternity experience and alumni contacts.