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January 04, 2005
Chapter GPA #2 on Campus, Highest Ever!
The Iota Sigma Chapter of Sigma Chi has made further progress in its goal to maintain high academic standing at Valparaiso University. Some of you may recall the blistering grade report of Spring 2004 that recorded the highest chapter GPA in 9 years and placed Sigma Chi in 3rd place among all the fraternities on campus. Further progress was made during the Fall 2004 semester which ended with Sigma Chi in 2nd place for chapter GPA.
The Fall 2004 GPA of 3.213 also represents an important time in the chapter's fifteen year history as it is the highest chapter GPA that has ever been recorded by the Iota Sigma Chapter. Not since the fall of 1995 has the chapter achieved a GPA comparable to the current average.
A continuing trend in Iota Sigma has been the academic success of our pledge classes. Both the spring and fall pledge classes of 2004 finished the semesters as the pledge classes with the highest GPA average among all fraternities on campus. A bylaw change in the requirements for acceptance into pledging raised the required GPA in the Fall of 2002. We have seen continued success in pledging and initiating men dedicated to friendship, justice, and learning.
The Big Three of Sigma Chi
1.) Ben Galvin
2.) Ben Lieske
3.) Tom "Donny" Mathews
Fall 2004 Pledge Class Champion
Dennie Brady
Valparaiso University Grade Point Stats
Chapter GPAs Ranked
1.) Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - 3.219
2.) Sigma Chi - 3.213
3.) Sigma Phi Epsilon - 3.174
4.) Lamba Chi Alpha - 3.004
5.) Phi Kappa Psi - 2.975
6.) Theta Chi - 2.867
7.) Phi Delta Theta - 2.590
8.) Sigma Pi - 2.464
9.) Sigma Tau Gamma - 2.461
10.) Phi Sigma Kappa - 1.915
Fall 2004 Pledge Classes GPA Ranked
1.) Sigma Chi - 3.245
2.) Phi Sigma Kappa - 3.184
3.) Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - 2.867
4.) Sigma Phi Epsilon - 2.751
5.) Lambda Chi Alpha - 2.641
6.) Sigma Pi - 2.231
7.) Phi Kappa Psi - 2.04
8.) Phi Delta Theta - 1.914
9.) Sigma Tau Gamma - 1.080
10.) Theta Chi - No Fall Pledge Class