A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech

SIgMA kAPPA
exPenses:
New Member, First Semester dues:
$550
Fall Semester dues: $370
Spring Semester dues: $370
acaDeMics:
GPA New Member Initiation
Requirement: 2.5
GPA Active Membership
Requirement: 2.5
For more than a century, Sigma Kappa Sorority has been uniting women in lifelong friendships.
It has more than 200,000 members and 260 collegiate and alumnae chapters
spanning from Maine to California.
The Virginia Tech chapter was founded in
1972, and is a strong member of the Panhellenic
community. Sigma Kappa is proud to
have received the Three Stars of Excellence
four years in a row, which is the highest
award a chapter can receive nationally. The
chapter is also recognized locally for its
achievements and is involved in a number
of activities including pre-professional and
business organizations, honor societies,
publications, and athletics.
The sisters of Sigma Kappa have great pride in their social, academic, and philanthropic
success. The chapter hosts an annual prom at the local nursing home, Warm Hearth
Village, and also has a team for the Alzheimer Association’s Memory Walk. Both events
raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research, Sigma Kappa’s national philanthropy. Sigma
Kappa’s greatest quality is its remarkable sisterhood. Though each sister’s dreams and
goals are unique, their strength lies not in the differences, but in the bond created by
Sigma Kappa.
PHC
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Nickname: sigma Kay
National Founding Date:
november 9, 1874
National Website:
www.sigmakappa.org
National Chapters: 108
Chapter Name:
epsilon chi
Virginia Tech
Chartering Date:
May 20, 1972
Local Website:
www.vtsigmakappa.org
Motto:
“one Heart, one way”
Active Members: 142
Chapter House: yes
On/Off Campus: on
Housing Requirements: n/a
Philanthropy:
alzheimer’s Disease research
Maine seacoast Mission
inherit the earth
Famous Members:
linda cross Dowdy
rhea sheddon
Margaret chase smith
Portico 2009-2010
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