The True Gentleman
The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from goodwill and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.
- John Walter Wayland. Virginia, 1899
Mission Statement
The mission of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, and service for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in our creed.
 
What Does It All Mean?
The brothers of our chapter are highly dedicated to help each other be the best men that we can be. Keeping each other to the highest ideals, we strive for great achievement on social, academic, and athletic levels. We acknowledge that we are part of our community, and thus we perform a number of philanthropic events and fundraisers to support the people around us. Our wish is that someday we can become men worthy of calling ourselves True Gentlemen, as defined by John Walter Wayland.
 
Fast Facts [National]
  • 223 total chapters + 19 colonies = 242 total groups
  • Approximately 11,000 undergraduates
  • Average chapter size, including pledges and actives, is 52 men.
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon has initiated more than 296,000 men in total.
  • The Fraternity’s largest chapters are located at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with 184 members, and the University of Texas at Austin, with 176 members.
  • There are approximately 190,000 living alumni in the Fraternity. The average colony size is 23 men, and the average colony GPA is 3.0.
 
Additional Information
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon maintains a zero-tolerance policy for hazing and risk-management violations. The educational program We Stand Together was introduced in 2009 to reaffirm our anti-hazing stance. Our website www.thetgi.net contains an area dedicated exclusively to We Stand Together, which includes many resources. In addition, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is one of the sponsors of the national, anonymous anti-hazing hotline at 1-888-NOT-HAZE.
  • To assist our collegiate members in their academic pursuits, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation awarded more than $209,000 through its National and Chapter Education Fund academic and Leadership School scholarship programs. National scholarships may be awarded to any qualified brother from any chapter who applies for any of a dozen named scholarships. Chapter Education Fund scholarships, on the other hand, may only be awarded to qualified brothers from the fund’s designated chapter(s). For example, of the more than 650 undergraduate brothers who attended the 75th John O. Moseley Leadership School, 247, or 37 percent, received a Leadership School Tuition Scholarship from the Foundation. Without those funds, the delegates could not have attended. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation thanks the brothers and friends who make our scholarship program, perhaps one of the greatest Foundation programs, possible.