Our Founders

Benjamin Piatt Runkle

Thomas Cowen Bell

William Lewis Lockwood

Issac M. Jordan

Daniel William Cooper

Franklin Howard Scobey

James Parks Caldwell

Friendship

​When the the Founders came together to form the Fraternity in 1855, one of the core beliefs that each shared with the group was mutual friendship. Their quality of character and their practice of core values and proper manners formed a close-knit brotherhood.

​Justice

Doing the right thing, above anything else, was the sole reason for the birth of the Fraternity. Standing true to their belief of integrity, six of Sigma Chi's Founders left the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity because they wanted to stay true to principle.
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Learning
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The Fraternity best serves its purpose by implementing programs that foster leadership, build character and promote positive relationship skills, which in turn, enable our members to become productive and caring participants in their families, colleges, and communities.
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