Philanthropy
One of the most important Pillars of life as a Sigma Chi, both as actives and as alumni, is undoubtedly philanthropy. Several publications have listed Sigma Chi as either the number one fraternity or at the very least a high ranking fraternity based on several factors, one being philanthropy. In one such ranking conducted by Newsweek and College Prowler, Sigma Chi achieved the highest rating in the category. The Peterson Significant Chapter Award, which is not only the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a chapter but also a invaluable way to measure a chapters success, includes philanthropy among its criteria. Furthermore, many Significant Sigs (see below) have been renowned for their philanthropic efforts.
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Famous quotes containing the word philanthropy:
“Almost every man we meet requires some civility,—requires to be humored; he has some fame, some talent, some whim of religion or philanthropy in his head that is not to be questioned, and which spoils all conversation with him. But a friend is a sane man who exercises not my ingenuity, but me.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I shall not be forward to think him mistaken in his method who quickest succeeds to liberate the slave. I speak for the slave when I say that I prefer the philanthropy of Captain Brown to that philanthropy which neither shoots me nor liberates me.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... the hey-day of a woman’s life is on the shady side of fifty, when the vital forces heretofore expended in other ways are garnered in the brain, when their thoughts and sentiments flow out in broader channels, when philanthropy takes the place of family selfishness, and when from the depths of poverty and suffering the wail of humanity grows as pathetic to their ears as once was the cry of their own children.”
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)