Make a gift to our annual fund:
Your unrestricted gift allows the Foundation to respond quickly to the Fraternity’s greatest areas of need, including annual leadership programming.
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Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is the lead donor group that provides support for the Educational Foundation’s Annual Fund. The generosity of these donors allows SigEp to expand the quality and reach of chapter programs, regional and national leadership events and academic scholarships each year.
Membership in the Board of Governors is based on unrestricted giving during SigEp's fiscal year, ending June 30.
Board of Governors annual giving levels
| Beacon Society (brothers under age 30) $600 - $1,199 |
Sponsor Level $2,500 - $4,999 |
| Member Level $1,200 - $1,900 |
President’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999 |
| 1901 Society $1,901 - $2,499 |
Chairman’s Circle $10,000+ |
Lifetime Giving
All giving to the Educational Foundation is recognized in lifetime giving societies, named for SigEp's founders. Donors with lifetime giving of at least $5,000 are recognized here. You may view your current society on your mySigEp account under My Giving History.
| $2,000,000+ | Carter Ashton Jenkens Society |
| $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 | Benjamin Donald Gaw Society |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | William Hugh Carter Society |
| $250,000 to $499,999 | William Andrew Wallace Society |
| $100,000 to $249,999 | Thomas Temple Wright Society |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | William Lazell Phillips Society |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | Lucian Baum Cox Society |
| $10,000 to $24,999 | Richard Spurgeon Owens Society |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | Edgar Lee Allen Society |
| $2,500 to $4,999 | Robert Alfred McFarland Society |
| $1,000 to $2,499 | Frank Webb Kerfoot Society |
| $1 to $999 | Thomas Vaden McCaul Society |
More Information
The Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation facilitates our alumni and friends’ generous support of the Fraternity through scholarships, leadership programs, and best-in class living-learning communities. Through the incredible generosity of our alumni, donors and friends, the Foundation awards more than $3 million each year in grants and scholarships to support the work of the Fraternity, its undergraduate members and its alumni and friend volunteer leaders. The Educational Foundation manages both endowed and non-endowed funds which provide support at the national and the chapter level.
For questions or more information about making a gift, please contact the Foundation at 804.353.1901 or email us at foundation@sigep.net. Please consider making an electronic gift due to Richmond's extended USPS delivery times.
To request a disbursement from an AVC fund, please complete the form on mysigep.org. Instructions to request funds can be found here.
For information about establishing a fund, strategizing fundraising support for your local chapter, or if you are interested in including SigEp in your estate or long-term planning, please contact Executive Director of Advancement Benjamin Rose at ben.rose@sigep.net or at 804.393.8799.
You can view the Foundation’s policy for restricted gifts here, and our full gift acceptance policy here.
