Founded on April 23rd, 1983, the Grand Valley State University chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity has been thriving and growing for twenty-eight years.  Founded with a few founding members, the chapter has grown to a chapter of 48 men from varying areas around the nation with a wide selection of interests and majors at Grand Valley.

Working with our national philanthropy, YouthAIDS, SigEp hosts a number of events throughout the year in an effort to raise both money and awareness.  Hoops-4-Youth, an annual event that takes place during Family Weekend, is a three-on-three basketball tournament with the proceeds going directly to YouthAIDS.  We have also begun a yearly event called Red Week, which is an entire week of philanthropy dedicated to YouthAIDS.  Traditional events include Pie A SigEp, where students and faculty enjoy throwing pies in member's faces to raise money.

Along with YouthAIDS, SigEp also partners with the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Eyes Wide Open, the sexual assault awareness group, to host an annual concert that is free for all students and faculty members, Rock Against Rape, in an effort to bring more awareness to sexual assault and abuse within our community and nation.  On top of having different bands and performers every year, the event also offers free food to students, and most importantly, information about sexual assault.  Survivor stories, informational tables created by both students and the YWCA and Women's Center.  This past year, Steve Connell, an award-winning Slam Poet that has performed for Oprah, Maya Angelou, and President Obama, headlined the event and is requesting to come back again!

The MI-Kappa chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon is also sponsored by Monster Energy drink, with which the chapter won awards for with the most money raised on campus. SigEps also won Chapter of Excellence for the year 2007, showing that we hold all of our own ideals to the highest standards, to Grand Valley's ideals, and overall excellence. It had been many years ANY chapter on Grand Valley's campus has won Chapter of Excellence.

For the 2008 School Year, SigEp took home the Lighthouse Award and Coat of Arms Award; Highest G.P.A. for all Fraternities on campus both Winter '08 and Fall '08; highest New-Member G.P.A out of ALL Greek Organizations for Winter '08 as well.

With the dedication of the undergrad brothers along with the ever-constant help from the Alumni & Volunteer Corporation, the SigEps at Grand Valley continue to improve and grow!

On top of having a simply amazing local chapter, SigEp as a national fraternity has many things to offer:

Founded on November 1st, 1901, in Richmond Virginia, Sigma Phi Epsilon has acended to the top of the national Fraternity ladder; we are the largest fraternity in the nation with over 14,000 undergraduate members and over 260,000 alumni members. Even with our large numbers, we are still capable of maintaining our position as the Fraternity with the highest rentention rate of undergrad members, with nearly 90% returning each year. On top of these amazing things, Sigma Phi Epsilon is also a Fraternity of Firsts:

First national fraternity to:

• First national fraternity to establish a housing trust for all chapters and create a National Housing Corporation.
• First national fraternity to establish a traveling staff to assist chapters in effective operations.
• First fraternity to charter a chapter in all 50 states.
• First national fraternity Educational Foundation to build an endowment greater than $11 million.
• First national fraternity to receive a grant from the federal Department of Education to enhance member development programs.
• First national fraternity to provide financial assistance to brothers for graduate school through the Resident Scholar program.
• First national fraternity to allow non-white, non-christian and homosexual males to join.

Sigma Phi Epsilon is an amazing Fraternity that has continually held the top position of Fraternities in the Nation.

Sigma Phi Epsilon as a national Fraternity and locally at Grand Valley continues to follow our motto "Building Balanced Leaders for the World's Communites" along with our three Cardinal Principles, "Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love." We will continue to hold ourselves to the highest standards and continue on following the ideals of our founding brothers.