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Mission Statement

The mission of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, andservice for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in"The True Gentleman."

Membership

The Fraternity resides on college and university campuses, as a guest of the host institution. The currentstructure includes more than 7,500 undergraduates at approximately 210 chapters in 47 states. Alumni areactive in more than 120 alumni associations.

Governance Structure

The organization is governed through a five-person executive board called the Supreme Council that iselected at biennial conventions. An executive director, the Eminent Supreme Recorder, supervises a staff of 28 at the Fraternity Service Center in Evanston, Illinois, and four regionally-based assistant executivedirectors. The United States is divided into 30 provinces overseen by regional volunteers called provincearchons. Each chapter is required to have an active chapter advisor.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation

The SAE Foundation was established in 1927 to create programs that promote the highest ideals of academicand personal development. The existing programs include named scholarships, a student-loan program, andthe international Leadership School that has produced more than 23,000 graduates. The SAE Foundationawards $40,000 in scholarships annually in support of its mission.

Prominent Alumni

William McKinley, Elliot Ness, David Spade, Phil Jackson, Dennis Erickson, William Faulkner, Joe Foss,Bob Ballard, General Richard Myers, Ernie Harwell, Tony Boselli, Bo Schembechler, Barry Switzer, NickLachey, Fred Savage and Joe Walt.

Fast Facts

SAE is America’s largest social fraternity with more than 265,000 initiated members. Fraternal symbolsinclude the lion, the phoenix, Minerva, and the fleur-de-lis. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first fraternity toestablish a national headquarters in 1929, a national Leadership School in 1935, a national Men’s HealthIssues Committee in 1980 and a career-development program called the Leading Edge in 1990. Currently, the Fraternity offers a comprehensive member-education program called The True Gentleman Initiative. The Fraternity communicates through The Record magazine, a quarterly publication that has been published continuously since 1880. New members receive a copy of The Phoenix, the manual of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, for educational development.

Founded

March 9, 1856

University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

1856 Sheridan Road

Evanston, Illinois 60201-3837

(847) 475-1856 telephone

(847) 475-2250 fax

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