Founders Day of Giving
Join us in commemorating 170 years of unbreakable brotherhood — an enduring legacy of friendship, justice and learning — and the start of Sigma Chi's $85 million Capital Campaign! Together, let’s elevate our Fraternity to new heights — donate today and strengthen academic scholarships and leadership development initiatives across North America!
$1 Million Match Challenge
Active Through July 15
To support the launch of our Capital Campaign and support our Founders Day of Giving, seven brothers have pledged to match, dollar for dollar, up to $1 million in donations received to fund academic scholarships and leadership development initiatives for members.
— Foundation Governor Emeritus and Significant Sig Hon. John Koskinen, DUKE 1961, and the Koskinen Family will match up to $500,000 for the Annual Fund.
— Significant Sig Jim Luce, NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 1980, and the Luce Family will match up to $150,000.
— Foundation Chairman, Order of Constantine Sig and Significant Sig Jeff Muir, GEORGIA 1971, and the Muir Family will match up to $150,000.
— Order of Constantine Sig Chris Walters, ROANOKE 2000, will match up to $100,000.
— Grand Quaestor and Order of Constantine Sig
Dan Shaver, TEXAS TECH 1993, will match up to $45,000.
— Former Foundation Chairman and Significant Sig Jeff Gill, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1978, and the Gill Family Foundation will match up to $30,000 for Sigma Chi’s General Academic Scholarship Fund, supporting the Founders’ Scholarship program.
— Sixty-ninth Grand Consul Michael Ursillo, BROWN 1978, and the Ursillo Family will match up to $25,000.
What is the Sigma Chi Annual Fund?
Since 1939, Sigma Chi alumni, sweethearts, and friends across North America and beyond have united each year to address the Fraternity's greatest needs—and those of its members—through the Sigma Chi Annual Fund.
With every one-time, monthly recurring, or annual gift, your generous, tax-deductible support empowers the Sigma Chi Foundation to fuel vital initiatives, from academic scholarships that ease the burden of rising tuition costs to leadership development scholarships toward our Fraternity's award-winning Transformational Leader program that shapes tomorrow’s leaders.
By making your gift before June 30, 2025, you’ll ignite the future for our next generation of brothers, passing forward the profound bonds that shaped your own journey. Honor our legacy and invest in the future of our brotherhood!
Additional Opportunity:
General Scholarship Fund
$30,000 Match Challenge
The Gill Family Foundation, including Significant Sig Jeff Gill, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1978, is generously matching donations to Sigma Chi’s General Scholarship Fund to support the Founders Scholarship program up to a combined total of $30,000 through July 15.
By completing this challenge with the Gill family’s support and your contributions, we can fund additional academic scholarships for brothers from undergraduate chapters in need.
Additional Opportunity:
Thomas Cowan Bell
Chapter Challenge
The Thomas Cowan Bell Chapter Challenge is a direct opportunity for you and fellow alumni brothers to sponsor or endow your chapter with designated educational and leadership development scholarships.
Your generous support will ensure your chapter receives the best available educational benefits provided to Sigma Chi chapters internationally, positioning our future Fraternity leaders to make a greater impact on campus and in their communities.
For more information on the Bell Challenge and a look at your chapter's current support level click below.
2025 Founders Day Shirt
Available on Sigma Chi Store through June 28
The official shirt celebrating Sigma Chi's 170th anniversary is available through Founders Day. Five dollars ($5) from every purchase will count towards our Day of Giving goal. Additionally, all orders received by June 10 will be received prior to our Founders Day (June 28).
YOUR CAMPAIGN GIFT SUPPORTS
Accessibility Through Scholarships
With college costs soaring, higher education is increasingly out of reach for many. This campaign will grow Sigma Chi’s academic scholarship offerings, helping ensure financial barriers do not prevent deserving young men from joining our brotherhood. Imagine a first-generation student serving as Consul, pinning the badge on another first-generation student — their journeys made possible by
Sigma Chi.
Leadership Development at Every Level
Sigma Chi’s Transformational Leader™ program equips brothers with essential skills like critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, and team-building. Delivered through stackable credentials and digital badges, it prepares brothers for life beyond college. The campaign will expand delivery of this program to province workshops and local chapters, in addition to national events such as the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop and Horizons Huntsman Leadership Summit.
Fostering
A Lifelong Brotherhood
Sigma Chi is a lifelong commitment. This campaign will strengthen alumni engagement and build professional mentorship networks to ensure brothers remain connected to each other and their chapters. Picture a young alumnus landing his dream job thanks to guidance from a Sigma Chi mentor who shares his values.
2025 Founders Day of Giving Donors
Annual Fund Donors • 2024 to 2025 Fiscal Year
2024 to 2025 Annual Fund • Top Chapters
* Friends of Sigma Chi includes corporate match sponsors, donors with duplicate profiles or without a chapter listed.
Activity
Sigma Chi Donor Clubs
William Lewis Lockwood Society
Lifetime gifts of $100,000 or more to support the Foundation.
James Parks Caldwell Society
Brothers, sweethearts and friends who have established a legacy gift to support Sigma Chi through the Sigma Chi Foundation.
White Cross Trust
Annual gifts of $1,000 or more to support the Foundation.
Annual Contributor
Annual gifts of $999 or less supporting the Foundation.