News Archive

Have you used our Gamma Chi Chapter directory lately? Our website has a full directory of our alumni – including the people who made your undergrad years so unforgettable. Take some time to reconnect. He

How many of us set New Year's resolutions goals each year, only to forget about them halfway through January? We know we are guilty of that! But this year our goal is to help Sigma Chi brothers stay more connected. Keep reading below to learn of upcoming events and get some tips on how to stay better connect

Congratulations to Cole Musser ‘23. Cole was selected as the recipient of our House Corporation’s Founders Scholarship for 2022-23. Cole is an Aerospace Engineering major and serves as the IFC’s VP of Risk Management. He also has served as our Chapter Scholarship Chair & Risk Manager.

Congratulations to our Fall Pledge Class that was initiated along with our spring ‘20 & ‘21 pledge classes. Welcome to the world's greatest brotherhood!

With the giving season upon us we want to thank each of you for your commitment to the Fraternity. Whether it be through donations or time spent volunteering, we are thankful for your support in more ways than one. Sigma Chi is a brotherhood; by definition, “an association or community of people linked by a common interest.” As Si

The formal investiture for 3 pledge classes will be held on Saturday, October 23rd. The classes of Fall 2020 and Spring 2020 have already been initiated, but never formally, due to COVID restrictions.  The formal initiation will be held at Saint Andrews Parish (4512 College Avenue) in College Park at noon. We will also ne

The Gamma Chi Foundation in partnership with the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the UM Smith Business School is planning to host a workshop session with businesses. Are you interested in sponsoring this innovative program? Sponsorship includes a few interns from the Smith School - a top 20 business school. This event will t

Please join us on October 30th for the homecoming game at noon, the Terps will be up against Indiana! The chapter will be hosting a tailgate for alumni near the stadium, the location will be determined as we get closer to the event. Light food will be provided and it is BYOB. We hope to see you all there! PS Don't forge

When alumni give, they are making a statement about their commitment to Sigma Chi and its impact. Everyone has their own WHY for becoming a donor. 

After a year of self-isolation, many alumni brothers are excited to plan trips back to University of Maryland to reconnect with old friends and relive the glory days this fall.  What  has  you excited about the return to  campus (and to normalcy)?  

Gamma Chi Chapter and the Education Foundation is pleased to announce its partnership with The Center for Social Value Creation at the Smith School of Business. This class will help innovate real life work experiences by working with community based businesses and non profits. UMD students and our Actives will go evaluate these organ

Pictured: Brother Hugh Jacobsen   Pedro Wasmer '62 is both a Significant Sig from Gamma Chi and a very distinguished UMD alumnus. Brother Wasmer was both a very successful entrepreneur and CEO. Pedro founded a company in 1980 that leased IT equipment to Fortu

Our Chapter’s Education Foundation and the University’s Smith School of Business are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership to focus on furthering education on social value creation by businesses and non profit organizations. Through this unique partnership, our Actives and Smith School students will have a unique opp

The Chapter House has a few vacancies for Fall 2021. If you or your family know of any suitable young men transferring into the University or male undergraduates, with at least 12 credits, looking for housing, please have them contact Dennis O’Connell at 

Save the date for the 14th annual Taste in the Potomac on September 25th! The gala will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott.  They will be honoring our very own President of our Education Foundation and a member of the Order of Constantine Tom Burton '84 of Alex Brown Realty. Tom will be honored for his Outsta

This month we are taking a trip down memory lane, all the way back to the ’90s! How “baller” does this Sigma Chi hangout look? Here’s some 1996 trivia that will take you right back:

We would like to congratulate the 25 fine Sigma Chi men who graduated this past May. Congratulations on one of your greatest achievements, and welcome to the best alumni brotherhood! Benjamin Caine Benjamin Kaplan Chase Nalls Damian Decandia Dylan Rekucki Eth

As many of you know, in the Chapter House, the library is named the Kennedy Library after John Kennedy ’82 and the Chapter Room/Dining Room is the Stringer Room, named after Jack Stringer ’57. Both Brothers Kennedy and Stringer have entered the Chapter Eternal. We have two new naming op