Recruitment

The process of identifying and recruiting the best men for our Fraternity is the most vital to its success. With successful recruitment, a chapter will have the resources, leadership and manpower to create a positive and meaningful experience for its brothers.

Six Steps of Recruitment

SigEp’s Six Steps of Recruitment are a proven start-to-finish approach to  finding, recruiting and closing the highest quality new members for your chapter. When chapters use this process correctly, they are guaranteed to see greater results. |More

Balanced Man Scholarship

The Balanced Man Scholarship (BMS) allows SigEp to find men who embody the Fraternity’s values and ideals. It is the single best recruitment tool in the fraternity world. When utilized effectively, the BMS can be your chapter’s most valuable asset in recruiting great students, strong leaders and well-rounded new brothers. |More

Year-round recruitment

The best sports teams, companies and organizations in the world make recruiting a year-round priority. They know that acquiring talented people is what drives any group forward, so they take no breaks from that pursuit.  Our chapters should be no different. By focusing on recruiting members at all times of the year, we create a culture of strong recruitment. When recruiting becomes a part of everyday chapter life, it’s actually easier. Member development events, community service trips, chapter meetings and meals can all double as recruitment events, without the cost of adding new events to the chapter calendar.

Optimal size

A chapter that determines its optimal size has an easier time setting manpower, recruitment, and other operating goals on a year-to-year basis.  SigEp’s best chapters have established a goal for their chapter’s optimal size that provides consistency from executive board to executive board, allows for long-term recruitment planning, and helps alumni-volunteers and Headquarters staff support the goals and direction of the chapter. 

Setting an optimal size is part of a long-term effort for a chapter to reach a level of manpower that is sustainable and provides the best possible experience to brothers.  There is not a pre-determined size for every chapter.  Instead, the campus dynamics and trends, as well as the chapter’s history and future needs must serve as the foundation for determining optimal size.

Recruitment standards

While chapters must set goals around quantity, the chapter also needs to make sure it is recruiting the right type of men.  Setting and adhering to recruitment standards ensures that the men we ask to join the Fraternity espouse SigEp’s values and will make a positive impact. Seek out new members who are good students, involved on campus, have diverse backgrounds and interests, and are committed to staying involved in SigEp.

Renaissance of Brotherhood Program

The Renaissance of Brotherhood Program provides for men who live up to the ideals of Sigma Phi Epsilon to be part of the Fraternity even though they may not have had the opportunity during their college years. Any chapter can participate in the Renaissance of Brotherhood Program any time during the academic year. As much care should be used in selecting a renaissance brother as is used to select an undergraduate member. |More