Chapter facilities play a vital role in the SigEp experience by serving as a welcoming space where members can develop through rest, study and socializing with other brothers. For the volunteers who support our undergraduate brothers, keeping these facilities in top condition is a labor of love.

The Cornerstone Award recognizes alumni and volunteer corporations (AVCs) for major improvement projects on chapter facilities that support SigEp Learning Community programming. At SigEp’s 58th Grand Chapter Conclave in San Antonio, the Fraternity presented the award to three AVCs that completed projects during the previous two years and recognized one AVC for its consistent care and stewardship of its facility.

Kansas

Kansas Gamma SigEp Learning Community
PROJECT SCOPE: 18,000-sq.-foot main house with 1,900-sq.-foot and 1,700-sq.- foot adjoining properties; spends nearly $200,000 annually maintaining the three properties
FACILITY FEATURES: Group study room equipped with a whiteboard; quiet area set up with 15 spaces for individual study; house sleeps 97 brothers
CHAPTER PRIDE: Holds career dinners where undergrads can discuss career paths and network with alumni; etiquette seminars hosted by house mother; awarded Chapter of the Year four years in a row
CHAPTER MANPOWER: 126

Georgia

Georgia Delta SigEp Learning Community
PROJECT SCOPE: A nearly $1 million renovation, with $300,000 capital campaign and $750,000 SENH loan; 12,000 sq. feet; completed in stages in summer 2021 and summer 2022
FACILITY FEATURES: Recently renovated study spaces include a chapter library with seating for 27 and a computer lab, in addition to other study areas; house sleeps 36 brothers
CHAPTER PRIDE: Each Balanced Man Program challenge class participates in a service project with a local nonprofit; created a list of campus and community mental health organizations and hosts speakers from these groups; brothers serve as leaders in a range of student organizations, including in the IFC and student government and as orientation leaders and campus tour guides
CHAPTER MANPOWER: 141

Mississippi State

Mississippi Beta SigEp Learning Community
PROJECT SCOPE: $600,000 renovation; 20,000 sq. feet; renovation completed in summer 2021
FACILITY FEATURES: Four study/meeting spaces to accommodate groups of various sizes; courtyard with a grill; sand volleyball and half-court basketball courts; house sleeps 50 brothers
CHAPTER PRIDE: Hosts bystander intervention and conflict resolution workshops; hosts sports watch parties and other brotherhood events
CHAPTER MANPOWER: 138

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado Delta SigEp Learning Community
PROJECT SCOPE: $250,000 renovation; 10,500 sq. feet; completed in 2022
FACILITY FEATURES: chapter room for meetings and social gatherings, upper and lower study rooms that can be used for small meetings or office space for chapter counselor; house sleeps 41 brothers
CHAPTER PRIDE: 3.46 GPA (spring 2023 — highest on campus); received Greek Man of the Year and Chapter of the Year awards in 2023; chapter hosts tutoring sessions open to both brothers and nonmembers
CHAPTER MANPOWER: 89

Editor’s note: In the print edition of the summer 2024 SigEp Journal, Colorado Delta’s host institution was misidentified as the University of Colorado. It is actually, Colorado School of Mines and is correctly noted here. We regret the error.