Every housed SigEp chapter has now adopted a local substance-free facilities measure for their chapter.
Substance-free Facilities
Fraternities declare support for substance-free housing
On May 16, Delta Upsilon Fraternity announced a plan to implement substance-free homes for all of its chapters. DU’s announcement came on the heels of Beta Theta Pi’s substance-free policy outlined in its strategic plan released in February.
Embracing the #NewNormal leads to chapter success
There’s a correlation between embracing the #NewNormal and chapter success, and our Kentucky Beta Chapter at Louisville has seen it in action this year while receiving many awards and recognitions from SigEp and the university.
University president wonders: Does Greek life have a future?
Does Greek life have a future? This is a question that many university administrators have been asking, including University of Florida President Dr. Kent Fuchs. But unlike many commenting in the media today Dr. Fuchs proposes a solution — a solution that involves SigEp.
Why substance-free housing is critical for SigEp
I know that for some of our chapters this will be a challenge. I also know that there was and is an urgency to act now. As a co-author of the resolution, I want to answer some questions about the rationale behind this move for SigEp.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Announces Ban on Alcohol
Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) national fraternity announced that it has adopted a substance-free policy for all Fraternity facilities throughout its network of 215 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States.
How a substance-free facility has changed our chapter
Since Nevada Alpha voted as a chapter in May 2017 to make our chapter facility substance-free. We’ve faced adversity in many specific areas, but our chapter has risen to the occasion and we’ve found a new status quo that is better than before.
Why substance-free housing is critical for SigEp
Yesterday, August 4, at Conclave, undergraduates and volunteers voted to remove alcohol from our chapter homes by 2020. This resolution seeks to strengthen the SigEp experience by making the Balanced Man Program and Residential Learning Community, not drinking and substance abuse, the focus of our chapter homes.
