RIP Sig Ep

Over the last year, after a number of years of witnessing increasingly risky behavior and adamant refusals by the undergrads to change their ways, the Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity, with the consent of the TN Alpha Alumni and Volunteer Corporation (AVC) Board, decided to appoint an Alumni Advisory Committee (AAC) to oversee the operations of our chapter and conduct a membership review of the members. A membership review is a process by which a group of alumni interview the current brothers and attempt to identify those who have the desire to be a part of a chapter that would aspire to the ideals of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Those that don’t wish to go through the process or are rejected are free to immediately join a fraternity that might be more appropriate to the experience that they seek. SigEp HQ would have liked nothing more than to have avoided this membership review – in the end it is an action of last resort, taken only when all other efforts to guide the chapter in improving its operations over several years had failed. On the surface, the chapter has seemed strong over the last decade, with an 10-year average of 100+ members and a good GPA. However there are numerous underlying problems that imperiled the future of SigEp at the University of Tennessee, so the National staff took action in partnership with campus professionals.

Based on what I’ve heard and read: zero pledging, “tiered” membership, this Balanced Man program that requires you to download an app that tracks your daily activities, dry houses, push to bid anybody with a pulse just to boost numbers. How can they possibly expect to operate like this and survive at UT?

Broke the second commandment of the Balanced Man Religion.

The first commandment is thou must pay your initiation fee and annual dues to nationals.

The second commandment thou must not drink.

SigEp's leadership in adopting requirements for substance free chapter housing has greatly improved the chapter experience. The purpose of a SigEp chapter is to find men who share our Fraternity’s principles and to develop them into a Balanced Man® who will be the next generation of values-based leaders. Drinking really plays no role in that mission, and frankly, data from higher education researchers (GreekLifeEdu and AlcoholEdu for College® to name a few) shows that it actively works against a chapter’s ability to do so. SigEp chapters have that have actually implemented substance-free facility policies are thriving on campuses across the country.

Balanced Man is a cult!

The definition of "hazing" has become so beat up and manipulated to the common definition I hear of it being forced to do something you do not want to do.

I am not particularly fond of the Balance Man Program and do not want to do a majority of the things I'm required to do without being sent to standards and maybe being expelled... Does that count as hazing for every semester of my college experience?

Rushees accept bids without really thinking about various Nationals politics and policies because for the most part Nationals are not relevant.

Until they swoop in and gut you.

Don't blame the brothers for not knowing when they took their bids just how much their nationals sucks

You're acting really immature. It's not "false advertising." It's right there for everyone to read in the strategic plan:

SigEp Strategic Plan

Every SigEp member understands and is so excited by the life-changing opportunities afforded through the BMP that they remain in the chapter through graduation and give back as a volunteer and donor.

100% of chapters use the BMP App to organize and track participation in member development programming

Launch monthly BMP and BMP App report card and newsletter

Members sign membership agreements each semester

100% of chapters offer members four challenges and enforce lapsing

100% of chapters have an active standards board enforcing membership expectations and celebrating exemplary behavior.

Make all physical and mental health and wellness resources easily accessible in mySigEp and BMP App

Launch excitement campaign around the benefits and fun of BMP

^^ shows you everything you need to know to avoid joining this cult.

Tracking each brother and issuing report cards? Wtf

I doubt the alumni would sell it, at least for a few years. If nationals doesn't recolonize, then another frat or srat or student group might get it.

Fiji might rent it so they use this house as an annex for parties

Frexit is the solution

Thought you were lying about the vacations for HQ but then googled and saw the photos on Flickr (wtf old people) of the 2022 Board of Governors junket in Puerto Rico.
flickr.com/photos/sigmaphiepsilon/albums/72177720298690792

I see Bacardi rum tasting, visits to famous bars, drinks on the beachfront with private chefs and fire dancers, catamaran booze cruise

And they preach to us the leadership principle to “model the way”

Completely embarrassing.

the Balanced Man: "Sound Mind, Sound Body"

Some funny themes were posted over the weekend and then someone paid to delete them. Who has motive?

"Bears and Twinks"

"Coming to America: the Monkeypox"