Sigma Phi Epsilon was founded on November 1st, 1901 at Richmond College.  Since then, SigEp, as it became known, has grown to become the largest national fraternity in terms of current members, and has the highest first year retention rate at 90%.  SigEp was founded on three principles: Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love, which have come to be known as the cardinal principles.  We are a non-pledging fraternity and follow The Balanced Man Program.  This program has been designed to constantly challenge members and encourage them to live their lives based on the three cardinal principles by having a sound body and sound mind.

The Balanced Man Program consists of four challenges labeled Sigma, Phi, Epsilon, and Brother Mentor. Each challenge consists of required tasks that progressively develop a member's self, chapter, and community. A new SigEp brother is welcomed with the introductory phase of the program, the Sigma Challenge, and must complete a program based on self-discovery, chapter activities, and community service. After completing the Sigma Challenge, he enters the Phi Challenge, which is centered on building balance. During the Phi Challenge, more advanced tasks await the new Brother that include becoming a member of other on-campus organizations, and taking a leadership role within the chapter. The final challenge in the Balanced Man Program is the Epsilon Challenge, which is centered on being an effective campus and community leader. At this level, the brother has a full understanding of the Fraternity, and is expected to hold an executive or chairman position in both the Chapter, and at least one outside organization.  The Brother Mentor level is an additional level introduced with the Balanced Man Program. Brother Mentor signifies a brother's commitment to his chapter by completing all three levels of the Balanced Man Program, and by going beyond and completing the challenges set forth by the Brother Mentor program. These include a very large community service requirement and tasks that better the chapter as a whole. All challenges in the Balanced Man program are self-paced. They can also be tailored to suit the chapter's and the individual brother's needs.

• To charter a chapter in all 50 states.
• To provide financial assistance to brothers for graduate school through the Resident Scholar program.
• To establish a housing trust for all chapters and create a National Housing Corporation.
• To receive a grant from the federal Department of Education to enhance member development programs.
• To establish a traveling staff to assist chapters in effective operations.
• Fraternity whose Educational Foundation built an endowment greater than $15 million.
• To partner with the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy.
• To have a National grade point average above a 3.0.
• Nationally, the fraternity has stated that it hopes to raise this to 3.15 by 2011.

Academia

Kenneth Arrow - Nobel Laureate in Economics and Professor, Stanford University
Ward Connerly - Civil Rights Activist and former University of California Regent
John Kotter - Author and Professor, Harvard Business School
Andrew C. Porter - Former President, American Educational Research Association, Professor, Vanderbilt University
Harry R. Wellman - President, University of California
Dr. Roger R. Festa - President Emeritus, American Institute of Chemists, Professor, Truman State University
Dr. Barry Z. Posner - Dean, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
Dr. Hal Langford - Dean, School of Business and Technology, Texas A&M University - Commerce

Arts, Entertainment and Media

Joe Don Baker - Actor
Robert L. Bartley - Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Marc Blucas - Actor
Romero Britto - Brazilian neo-pop artist
Bob Broeg - Hall of Fame baseball journalist/writer for the St. Louis Cardinals
John Bell - American guitarist and lead singer of Widespread Panic
David Coleman - "The Dating Doctor", Inspiration for the movie and title character "Hitch"
Jon M. Chu - Director, Step Up 2: The Streets
Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Contestant on The Apprentice 5
Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) – Children's author
Tod Goldberg - Author
John Goodman - Actor
Steve Hofstetter - Comedian/Radio Personality
Josh LaBove - Actor
Jon A. Stewart - Professional Wrestler
Carroll O'Connor - Actor
Walter Plunkett - Academy Award winning costume designer
Andy Richter - Actor
Kevin Lewis - KOMU 8 News Reporter
Travis Rush - Country Music Artist
Gary Shepard - ABC television network reporter
Frank Kramer - American Talk Radio Personality Frosty, Heidi, & Frank
Andy Fickman- Director
Brandon Ebel- Owner of Tooth and Nail, Solid State and BEC record companies.

Business

Tom Barrett - Chairman & CEO, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Curt Carlson - Founder Carlson Companies, TGI Fridays, Radisson Hotels
James L. Clayton - Founder & Retired CEO, Clayton Homes
Richard K. Davidson - Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Union Pacific Corporation (parent corporation of Union Pacific Railroad) (1997– January 2006)
Kenneth T. Derr - Chairman, Chevron Oil
Richard DeVos - President & Co-Founder, Amway Corporation
Jeffrey O. Henley - Chairman, Oracle Corporation
Jeff Gerhardt - Teacher, Inventor, Broadcaster and Entrepreneur.
Terry J. Lundgren - President & CEO, Federated Department Stores
Alexander Muse - President & CEO, Architel
Kent C. "Oz" Nelson - Retired Chairman & CEO, United Parcel Service
Harold A. Poling - Retired Chairman & CEO, Ford Motor Company Motor Company
William Schreyer - Retired Chairman & CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Jim Shaffer - Author, the Leadership Solution; Founder, the Jim Shaffer Group
Robert Stempel - Retired Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation
Dave Thomas - Founder, Wendy's
William G. Tragos - Founder, TBWA
Fred L. Turner - Chairman, McDonald's Corporation
Christian Claudio – Puerto Rican Olympic Team Member, Author, Public Speaker, Co-Founder Pac Banc Mortgage
Richard Bennet, Former Vice President of May Company
Edward H. Vick Jr., Retired CEO of Young and Rubicam Advertising

Government and politics

Steve Bartlett - Former U.S. Congressman, Dallas, Texas
Tom Basile - Senior Press Advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
Ronald H. Brown - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce (first African-American member of SigEp)
Ward Connerly - Civil Rights Activist, Regent of the University of California
John E. Douglas - Former Chief, FBI Investigative Support Unit
Brian Dubie - Lt. Governor, State of Vermont
John Engler - Governor, State of Michigan
Alexander Wiley - Republican Senator, Wisconsin 1939-1963
Armando Gutierrez - Political Activist, Hispanic Leader
John Arthur Love - Governor, State of Colorado
Scott McClellan - White House Press Secretary, 2003–2006
Roy R. Romer - Governor, State of Colorado
Jessie H. Ruiz - Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education
Cecil H. Underwood - Governor, State of West Virginia
William Waller Jr. - Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi
Gerald C. Smoak Jr.- Justice, State of South Carolina
Vito John Fossella, Jr. - U.S. Congressman, Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York, 1997-Present

Military

James T. Conway - General, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps
James D. Latham - General, United States Air Force
Anthony "Nuts" McAuliffe - General, United States Army[
Kiffin Rockwell - First documented American to score a victory in aerial combat.
Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. - Former Chief of Naval Operations & Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. - Captain, United States Air Force, Korean War Ace and the first to fly above 100,000 feet and Mach 3. Nicknamed "America's No. 1 Spaceman"
Chad E. Taylor-Commander, U.S.S. Ronald Reagan

Science and medicine

Steve Altes - Aerospace engineer/actor
Karol Bobko - Space Shuttle Commander, NASA
Douglas C. Engelbart - Inventor of the computer mouse
Jay Harness - Director of Surgical Oncology, University of California-Davis Hospital
Tedd Derheimer - Geologist, Indiana University Bloomington
Drew Feustel - NASA Astronaut, Purdue University


Sports

Bill Brown - Pro Bowl running back, Minnesota Vikings
Hubert A. Caldwell - Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist
Sean Casey - First Baseman, Boston Red Sox
Bill Doba - Former head football coach, Washington State University
John Fina - Tackle, Buffalo Bills
Richard J. Gannon - Quarterback, Oakland Raiders, NFL MVP 2002
Saul Goode - Catcher Washington Nationals
Orel Hershiser - Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award Winner, 1988, World Series Champion
Tom Hicks - Owner of the Dallas Stars , Texas Rangers and Liverpool FC
Gene Keady - Former Head Coach, Purdue University Men's Basketball
Patrick Klein - Assistant Head Coach, Illinois University Women's Basketball
Bob Lilly - Pro Football Hall of Fame Tackle, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Long - Olympic shot putter, 1960 silver medalist & 1964 gold medalist
Colt McCoy - Quarterback, Texas Longhorns
Keith Moreland - Outfielder Chicago Cubs
James Naismith - Inventor of the sport of basketball
Davey O'Brien - Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, 1938
Jon Rauch - Current Major League Baseball Pitcher, Morehead State University
Alma Richards - Olympic high jumper, 1912 gold medalist
Roy Riegels - Member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, famed for 1929 Rose Bowl where he was dubbed "Wrong Way"
Johnny Robinson - Strong safety, Kansas City Chiefs, All-Time All-AFL Team
Alvin F. Rylander - Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist
J. C. Snead - Professional golfer
Bob Todd Ohio State baseball coach.

For more information on Sigma Phi Epsilon please visit our national site at www.SigEp.org.  Or to learn more about SigEp here at Villanova please contact us at VillanovaSigEp@gmail.com.