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Founders Day of Giving

As 250,000 brothers around the world celebrate Sigma Phi Epsilon’s 122nd birthday, the Fraternity is developing a generation of leaders and a local chapter experience that helps our young men fulfill their potential. On Nov. 1-2, over 4,200 brothers, parents and friends stepped up to support SigEp’s undergraduates through the Annual Fund. Thank you to the donors, Board of Governors members, challenge donors, Chapter Captains, call center participants and broadcast guests who made Founders Day of Giving a success!

Founders Day provides critical funding for the SigEp experience. In addition to supporting our hallmark national programs — Carlson Leadership Academy, Ruck Leadership Institute, Career Coaching, Tragos Quest to Greece and Grand Chapter Conclave — you are supporting a chapter experience that creates communities of high-achieving young men built on meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging.

Your generosity helps our 12,000 young men find purpose, understand their potential and develop sills and values that will guide the rest of their lives. Thanks to your support during Founders Day of Giving, the Fraternity can deliver a bigger and better SigEp experience that is just as transformative for today’s men as it has been for every generation of brothers since our founding.

If you missed Founders Day, don't worry! You can still support over 12,000 SigEp students with a gift to the SigEp Educational Foundation Annual Fund now. 

Click here to give now!

Chapter Challenge

Founders Day of Giving features a friendly competition among chapters! The chapter with the most donors has their name engraved on the Founders Day Trophy and their school's flag flown over SigEp Headquarters in Richmond. The chapter with the most dollars raised receives a custom engraved wrestling-style championship belt.

The below scoreboards are the official results for the chapter challenge, which closed at 2:59 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 3. View the full rules here.

2023 Leaderboard - Total Donors

2023 Leaderboard - Total Dollars Raised

National Challenges

Generous brothers and friends challenged SigEp to aim higher than ever before. Between past program scholars, important groups within SigEp, and unprecedented milestones, there are so many ways we're celebrating your impact on Founders Day. Click below for more information on each challenge!

Challenge Donor Hall of Fame

Special thanks to these donors who stepped up and challenged their brothers and friends to support SigEp on Founders Day of Giving!

Previous Results

2022 Results
$1,105,963 raised
3,201 donors
Most Dollars Raised: Davidson ($100,898.49)
Most Donors: California-Santa Barbara (307)
View the full 2022 Top 25 scoreboards.

2021 Results
$919,713 raised
2,941 donors
Most Dollars Raised: Syracuse ($103,679.69)
Most Donors: California-Santa Barbara (273)
View the full 2021 Top 25 scoreboards.

2020 Results
$552,597 raised
2,752 donors
Most Dollars Raised: East Tennessee State ($24,318)
Most Donors: Lawrence Tech (300)
View the full 2020 Top 25 scoreboards.

2019
$268,000 raised
1,615 donors
Most Dollars: Minnesota ($18,935)
Most Donors: California-Santa Barbara (198)

2018
$181,000 raised
2,400 donors
Most Donors: California-Santa Barbara (290)

2017
$139,000 raised
1,400 donors
Most Donors: Austin Peay State (130)

2016
$61,000 raised
530 donors

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