Matt Swope, son of Ross Swope ‘72, new Maryland Baseball Coach
Matt Swope, the son of on of our alumni Ross Swope ‘72 was recently just announced the Head Coach for the Maryland Baseball team! Please click the link below to read the full story. Congratulation’s to Matt! Matt Swope Article
Bert Randall ’69 Looks to Sigma Chi Brothers for Help to Support Willie Arnold ’68
Willie Arnold, a Gamma Chi Sig who pledged in 1963 and graduated in 1968 is in need of some help from his Gamma Chi Brothers. Last year, Willie’s mobile home was destroyed by Hurricane Ian which ravaged through the Ft. Meyers area. He is living temporarily in a FEMA trailer and working, at the age […]
Here’s how Sigma Chi impacted my life
Sigma Chi is the place where we had a lot of firsts. It’s the place where we first ventured out of our hometowns, the first place we bonded to on campus, and the place where we first learned the true meaning of friendship and how to be real men. Read on to see what your […]
Mike Luzio ’98: Sigma Chi was the driving force
Arriving in College Park as a freshman, Mike Luzio knew he wanted to be at a “big school” and figured the rest out from there. Thus began a life’s journey that has seen him give back continuously to his alma mater in various ways, up to and including serving as the University’s youngest trustee. Through […]
How a Fraternity Helped Smith Create a New Experiential Learning Class for Social Good
Story and photos courtesy of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. For the first time, the Robert H. Smith School of Business has partnered with a Greek life fraternity at the University of Maryland to develop a new course where students work with real organizations to do social good. The education foundation of UMD’s […]
Welcome to the Brotherhood, New Initiates!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest members of Sigma Chi! Please join me in welcoming the following new initiates to the brotherhood: Aiden Barnett – Middletown, MD Ben Konop – Long Valley, NJ Caleb Rahaim – Hopkinton, MA Daniel Russell – Olney, MD Dennis Fischer – West Nyack, NY Foti Georgelis – Fallston, MD […]
Waldo Burnside ’49 Inducted into Robert H. Smith School of Business Hall of Fame
Story and photos courtesy of The University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business honored 19 inductees at the unveiling of its Hall of Fame and showed appreciation to members of the Dean’s Circle during the inaugural Dean’s Honors event on Thursday, April 27. […]
Requiem for my Brother
My brother, the Chief, aka Charles Edmund Quarles Jr. Ned, Ed, and Chief Fire Water has left us and gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds section of the Chapter Eternal. Chief was born in Baltimore, MD and graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic High School. He later attended the University of Maryland, graduating in 1965 and was […]
Only 4 months left in this giving year! Get on the Honor Roll now before it’s too late!
Brothers, we have less than 4 months left in our 2022-2023 giving year, which began on 9/1/2022. So, we are reaching out to you with a reminder to donate before the giving year ends on 8/31/2023, and earn your spot on the Honor Roll of Donors. Alumni support is the heart and soul of our […]
Ben Johannes ’10: “You’ll get out many times over what you put in.”
When Ben Johannes arrived at Maryland, he had no interest in joining a fraternity. (“I wasn’t against them. It just wasn’t on my radar.”) A Facebook message from a high school friend was destined to drastically change all that: Would he be willing to attend a free happy hour meeting with Sigma Chi alumni about […]