{"id":10792,"date":"2024-11-01T08:48:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/?p=10792"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:48:19","slug":"recognizing-sigma-chi-and-the-contributions-of-mu-fraternities-and-sororities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/recognizing-sigma-chi-and-the-contributions-of-mu-fraternities-and-sororities\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing Sigma Chi and the contributions of MU fraternities and sororities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi-1024x564.png\" alt=\"Sigma Chi members gathered at the rechartering event for the Xi Xi chapter.\" class=\"wp-image-10794\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Sigma-Chi.png 1956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was pleased to attend a banquet celebrating the rechartering of the &nbsp;Xi Xi chapter of Sigma&nbsp;Chi. Rechartering is a significant moment for the chapter and allows Sigma Chi brothers to make an even greater impact on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past two semesters, the chapter placed in the top 3 fraternities for GPA rankings. Members also raised over $5,000 through philanthropic efforts last year and spent one day each month cleaning 1.5 miles of road they adopted. Sigma Chi is empowering its members to make a difference while enhancing our entire fraternity and sorority community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally founded in 1896, Sigma Chi has a long history at the University of Missouri. Prominent alumni include industry leaders \u2013 and dedicated Mizzou supporters \u2013 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huschblackwell.com\/professionals\/larry-mcmullen\">Larry McMullen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epageflip.net\/i\/419043-fall-2014-newsletter\/1?\">Jay Shields<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mizzou.com\/s\/1002\/alumni\/19\/interior.aspx?sid=1002&amp;gid=1001&amp;pgid=9259\">John&nbsp;Qualy<\/a>. Jesse Hall namesake and former university president Richard Jesse was also a Sigma Chi brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraternities and sororities at Mizzou make an incredible impact through their fundraising and outreach \u2013 while also helping students find support and belonging. Congratulations to Chapter Consul Tyler Thomas and all 51 Sigma Chi brothers at Mizzou. I\u2019m grateful for their dedication to others and for the contributions of our more than 7,300 fraternity and sorority members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was pleased to attend a banquet celebrating the rechartering of the \u00a0Xi Xi chapter of Sigma\u00a0Chi. Rechartering is a significant moment for the chapter and allows Sigma Chi brothers to make an even greater impact on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}