• mySigEp
  • Shop
  • Giving Opportunities

Sigma Phi Epsilon

Building Balanced Men

  • About SigEp
    • Mission Statement
    • Our Chapters
    • Who We Are
      • National Fraternity
        • National Board of Directors
        • Committees and Task Forces
        • District Governors
      • Educational Foundation
      • SigEp National Housing
      • Headquarters Staff
      • Chapter Support
    • Strategic Plan
    • History & Facts
    • Prominent Alumni
    • Get Involved
    • Job Opportunities
    • Contact Us
  • The SigEp Experience
    • Balanced Man Program
    • SigEp Learning Communities
    • National Programs
      • Monthly Executive Development
      • Springboard: A Series to Launch You Into SigEp Leadership
      • National Transition Retreat
      • Carlson Leadership Academies
      • Ruck Leadership Institute
      • Tragos Quest to Greece
      • Career Coaching
      • Life After College
      • Grand Chapter Conclave
      • Live Your Oath
      • Volunteer Training & Resources
    • Service-learning
    • Membership Perks
      • Alumni
        • PCI Oral History Publication
      • Undergraduates
    • Awards
      • 2020-2021 Award Recipients
      • 2021 Conclave Award Recipients
  • Foundation
    • Give
    • Giving Options
      • Annual Fund
      • Board of Governors
      • Founders Day of Giving
      • Stock, Mutual Fund Gifts
      • Matching Gifts
      • Legacy Society
      • IRA Gifts
      • Donor Advised Fund Gifts
    • Grants & Scholarship Funds
      • Balanced Man Scholarships
      • Tuition Scholarships
      • Chapter Investment Funds (CIFs)
  • Resources
    • Chapter Officers
    • Volunteers
      • Volunteer Training & Resources
    • Parents
    • SigEp National Housing
    • Recruitment
      • Vice President of Recruitment
      • Mentor for Recruitment
      • Substance-free Facilities
    • Substance-free Facilities
    • Member Safety
    • Officer Elections & Transitions
    • Standards & Bylaws
    • Off Script, On Purpose
    • Marketing & Branding
    • Social Media
  • Journal
    • Features
    • Fraternity News
    • Red Door Notes
    • Our Very Own Balanced Men
    • Chapter News
    • Alumni & Volunteer News
    • Educational Foundation
    • Commentary
    • In Memoriam
    • Press Releases
  • Search
  • Give
  • /
  • Volunteer
  • /
  • Join
  • /
  • Learn More
  • About SigEp
    • Mission Statement
    • Our Chapters
    • Who We Are
      • National Fraternity
        • National Board of Directors
        • Committees and Task Forces
        • District Governors
      • Educational Foundation
      • SigEp National Housing
      • Headquarters Staff
      • Chapter Support
    • Strategic Plan
    • History & Facts
    • Prominent Alumni
    • Get Involved
    • Job Opportunities
    • Contact Us
  • The SigEp Experience
    • Balanced Man Program
    • SigEp Learning Communities
    • National Programs
      • Monthly Executive Development
      • Springboard: A Series to Launch You Into SigEp Leadership
      • National Transition Retreat
      • Carlson Leadership Academies
      • Ruck Leadership Institute
      • Tragos Quest to Greece
      • Career Coaching
      • Life After College
      • Grand Chapter Conclave
      • Live Your Oath
      • Volunteer Training & Resources
    • Service-learning
    • Membership Perks
      • Alumni
        • PCI Oral History Publication
      • Undergraduates
    • Awards
      • 2020-2021 Award Recipients
      • 2021 Conclave Award Recipients
  • Foundation
    • Give
    • Giving Options
      • Annual Fund
      • Board of Governors
      • Founders Day of Giving
      • Stock, Mutual Fund Gifts
      • Matching Gifts
      • Legacy Society
      • IRA Gifts
      • Donor Advised Fund Gifts
    • Grants & Scholarship Funds
      • Balanced Man Scholarships
      • Tuition Scholarships
      • Chapter Investment Funds (CIFs)
  • Resources
    • Chapter Officers
    • Volunteers
      • Volunteer Training & Resources
    • Parents
    • SigEp National Housing
    • Recruitment
      • Vice President of Recruitment
      • Mentor for Recruitment
      • Substance-free Facilities
    • Substance-free Facilities
    • Member Safety
    • Officer Elections & Transitions
    • Standards & Bylaws
    • Off Script, On Purpose
    • Marketing & Branding
    • Social Media
  • Journal
    • Features
    • Fraternity News
    • Red Door Notes
    • Our Very Own Balanced Men
    • Chapter News
    • Alumni & Volunteer News
    • Educational Foundation
    • Commentary
    • In Memoriam
    • Press Releases
  • Search
  • mySigEp
  • Shop
  • Giving Opportunities
Home / Chapter News / Recruit, engage and fundraise online with Chapter Sites

December 18, 2019

Recruit, engage and fundraise online with Chapter Sites

Categories: Chapter News

By Joe Kurle, Washington State ’18

According to the Pew Research Center, 81 percent of Americans go online on a daily basis, and 48 percent of those age 18-29 say they’re online “almost constantly.”

Because the internet plays a major role in the way people connect, it’s a valuable tool to help our chapters recruit, engage and fundraise. Through the use of Chapter Sites, SigEp is making it easier for undergraduates, alumni and volunteers to expand these activities to the online world. 

This spring, SigEp rolled out free, customizable websites for each chapter called Chapter Sites. Chapters and Alumni and Volunteer Corporations now havean efficient way to market the Balanced Man Scholarship, communicate with parents and key stakeholders, and fundraise, at no additional cost. And through each chapter’s site, alumni can stay connected and receive news about what they care about most — their home chapter.

Some top-performing chapters have already shown that the key to being successful online is to update and post to their Chapter Site often. By posting weekly blog stories, they have begun setting their own narrative, which has generated more BMS applicants, engaged new volunteers and supported fundraising efforts.

Recruit: Florida International
Our Florida Nu chapter at Florida International University has embraced the Chapter Site to improve the reach of its Balanced Man Scholarship. The chapter markets its BMS application on its Chapter Site and this year, has seen the number of applications more than double from 300 to 612.

Engage: Tennessee-Martin
In a small college town, the Tennessee Kappa chapter at the University of Tennessee at Martin remains connected with alumni, volunteers and parents across the state and around the country by sharing blog posts from its site.
As AVC President Stephen Yeargin, Tennessee-Martin ’06, explained, “Tennessee Kappa had our own site for more than two decades, but we struggled to keep it up to date. Now that we’re on the Chapter Sites platform, we’ve started using the blog post feature, and it’s allowed us to keep our larger fraternity community up to speed. Showcasing stories about alumni and volunteers working hand-in-hand with the undergraduates also helps convince parents that their son has made the right choice and might inspire them to volunteer as well.”

Fundraise: Georgia
When the Georgia Delta chapter at the University of Georgia began using its Chapter Site, officers weren’t initially convinced of the site’s value, according to Zack Ziegler, Georgia ’20, vice president of communications. But, “within a few weeks of our site being up, we had five grand in our endowment,” he added. The endowment has since increased to $15,000. Ziegler and the other officers realized their chapter site had the potential to do more than just start a conversation with alumni.

You can find your chapter’s site by visiting sigep.org/chapters. Ready to learn more and begin posting like the chapters featured above? Visit sigep.org/chaptersites or contact Chapter Sites Manager Joe Kurle at chapter.sites@sigep.net.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome to the SigEp Journal Online

SigEp’s online source for Fraternity news, feature stories and how-to articles for you and your chapter.

Features

Fraternity News

Red Door Notes

Our Very Own Balanced Men

Chapter News

Alumni & Volunteer News

Conclave Chronicle

Training in 10

Educational Foundation

Commentary

In Memoriam

Press Releases

Want to make a submission?

Have a story to tell? Please submit news today!

To have a brother or volunteer recognized in SigEp's In Memoriam section, please submit an obituary.

Recent Posts

  • Chapter Eternal: Spring 2022
  • Twelve: Founders Day of Giving 2021
  • SigEp City: San Antonio
  • Soaring to the Top in the MileHigh City
  • SigEp celebrates pandemic-era chapter anniversaries

Questions?

For questions regarding the SigEp Journal Online, please contact our Marketing & Communications Team.

For questions regarding the SigEp Journal, please contact Journal Editor Tyya Turner.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

310 South Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 353-1901

Contact our staff.

About SigEp

  • Mission Statement
  • Who We Are
  • Our Chapters
  • Chapter Support

The SigEp Experience

  • Awards
  • History & Facts
  • Programs

Resources

  • Chapter Officers
  • Volunteers
  • Help Documentation