Our Year
Events
Chapter Calendar
What Happens at Beta Kappa
The events below recur every year. Confirmed dates go out to actives through the portal, and to alumni and parents by email — make sure we have your address.
Fall
Formal Recruitment
Formal rush during OU’s recruitment week. Prospective members meet the chapter, tour the house, and go through the week with our recruitment team.
Home Game Saturdays
Alumni Tailgates
With the University relaxing its rules around tailgating, we make every attempt to host alumni two hours before kickoff. Bring your family.
Fall
Parents Weekend
Parents and families join us at the house before the game — the best chance each year to meet the men your son lives with and the alumni who advise them.
Fall & Spring
Initiation
The Ritual of Sigma Chi, unchanged since 1856, and the single most important thing the chapter does all year.
Spring
Derby Days
Sigma Chi’s signature philanthropy week, benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute — our international fraternity’s sole preferred philanthropic partner.
Spring
Chapter Formal
The chapter’s annual formal.
June 28
Founders Day
Marking the founding of Sigma Chi at Miami University in 1855, observed by chapters and alumni chapters worldwide.
Don’t miss the next one.
Register your contact information and we will let you know when dates are confirmed.