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The Spirit of Sigma Chi The Spirit of Sigma Chi, as conceived by the Founders more than 150 years ago yet visible and alive today, is based on the theory that... ...Friendship among members, sharing a common belief in an ideal,... ...and possessing different temperaments, talents, and convictions... ...is superior to friendship among members having the same temperaments, talents, and convictions; and that... ...Genuine friendship can be maintained without surrendering the principle of individuality or sacrificing one's personal judgment. The Spirit of Sigma Chi was written by the Fraternity to honor and pay homage to the beliefs of Franklin Howard Scobey who believed strongly in the ideal that friendship among members of different temperaments, talents and convictions is superior to friendship among those who are all similar.
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The Sigma Chi Creed I believe in fairness, decency and good manners. I will endeavor to retain the spirit of youth. I will try to make my college, the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and my own chapter more honored by all men and women and more beloved and honestly respected by our own brothers. I say these words in all sincerity; That Sigma Chi has given me favor and distinction; that the bond of our fellowship is reciprocal, that I will endeavor to so build myself and so conduct myself that I will ever be a credit to our Fraternity. |
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The Jordan Standard is a minimum set of requirements for individuals before they can become brothers. However, once a pledge is initiated, he should not misinterpret the Jordan Standard as a set lofty goals to strive for but should instead hold himself accountable to the higher set of ideals found in the Sigma Chi Creed and Ritual. The Jordan Standard The confidence of the Founders of Sigma Chi was based upon a belief that the principles which they professed and the ideal of the Fraternity which they sought were but imperfectly realized in the organizations by which they were surrounded. The standard with which the fraternity started was declared by Issac M. Jordan to be that of admitting no man to membership in Sigma Chi who is not believed to be: A Man of Good Character....... A Student of Fair Ability....... With Ambitious Purposes....... A Congenial Disposition....... Possessed of Good Morals....... Having a High Sense of Honor and A Deep Sense of Personal Responsibility. -Founder Isaac M. Jordan addressed the 15th Grand Chapter in 1884, and his speech provided the basis for the current Jordan Standard. |
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The Founders of Sigma Chi  |
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The Founding of Sigma Chi The founding of Sigma Chi began when came as the result of a disagreement over who would be named Poet in the Erodelphian Literary Society of old Miami University in Ohio. Several members of Miami University's Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter (of which all but one of Sigma Chi's founders were members) were also members of the Erodelphian Literary Society. In the fall of 1854 this society was to pick its Poet, and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon was nominated for the position. He was supported by five of his brothers, but four others (Caldwell, Jordan, Runkle, and Scobey) felt that he lacked the required poetic talent. These men instead chose to give their support to another man who was not a member of the fraternity. Bell and Cooper were not members of Erodelphian, but their support for the dissenting four was unequivocal. The chapter had twelve members and so was evenly divided. Other differences might have been forgotten, but both sides saw this conflict as a matter of principle and over the next few months there came a distancing of their friendship.
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