![]() Our mission is to develop ethical leaders inspired by the principles of Love, Honor, and Truth, to foster the personal growth of each man’s mind, heart, and character, and to perpetuate lifelong friendships and commitment to the Fraternity. Sigma Nu transforms society through the commitment to the Fraternity’s founding principles: leadership and ethical living. The system led James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley to form what soon became Sigma Nu Fraternity. Founded by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in a period of civil strife known as the Reconstruction. The Daily regrets the error.Sigma Nu has a proud and rich history. “It might be better if some of us can be here with the knowledge and the good intentions that we have to try to maintain some level of control over how we are impacting campus,” Hecimovich said.Ī previous version of this headline had misstated the number of members who had disaffiliated. He says while he and the continuing members remain, he wants to have as positive of an impact as possible. FSL wrote that it is committed and open to engaging with the campus community to “provide clarity” and ensure people are “equipped to make informed decisions” about their chapter affiliations.Īlthough Hecimovich said he is unsure if he will disaffiliate or not, he said it would be irresponsible to conduct recruitment at this time. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life told The Daily that it is aware of students making decisions around their affiliations with Greek organizations due to the contexts of COVID-19 and Abolish Greek Life. With the Abolish Greek Life movement happening at the same time as the pandemic, he said the situation is confusing and doesn’t know what comes next for the chapter. That discomfort is also felt by those who remain in the frat, Hecimovich said. “I just don’t really feel comfortable being associated with it anymore.” “I don’t really think any sort of amount of money would have kept me in the (organization),” Malavet said. But after a turbulent summer, he also decided to disaffiliate. ![]() Malavet said his decision to participate in the chapter was partly a financial one, as he was given more aid than he owed in fraternity dues. Some members, like Communication junior Alejandro Malavet, said they have benefited greatly from the fraternity’s financial support. “I believe fraternities and sororities have been, and can continue to be, important forums for dialogue on all relevant issues at Northwestern and elsewhere.” “I’m disappointed that some members have decided to end their membership, but each member must make his own personal decision, and I respect that,” Buettell said. He also acts as the president of the Gamma Beta Foundation, which provides financial aid funds for Sigma Nu pledges. But with the loss of their original leader, more members disaffiliated, leaving the chapter with about 25 members compared to about 100 last year.īen Buettell (Weinberg ‘84, Kellogg ‘88) serves as chairman of the board of directors for Sigma Nu as well as vice president and treasurer of the house corporation. ![]() Hecimovich, a McCormick and Communication junior, was vice president under Clement and has since taken over the presidency. “I realized it was hypocritical for me to think the frat can reform if I don’t believe that the police can reform.” “A big part of why I chose to disaffiliate or depledge was because of the Black Lives Matter movement and my views on defunding and abolishing the police,” Communication sophomore McGuire Price, a former member of the chapter, said. Without these members, he said he had no hope to accomplish meaningful reform and decided to deactivate as well. However even with a relatively progressive approach, Clement said many of Sigma Nu’s most active members still planned to deactivate. This included anti-racist recruitment practices, removing financial obstacles and dismantling misogynistic practices. “With this new perspective, I personally didn’t feel comfortable being in an organization that operated the way Greek life currently operates.”Ĭlement said conversations took place virtually during the summer months and culminated in a larger meeting where he presented a three-pillar plan for reform. ![]() “I felt like a lot of people have had this large shift in perspective (over the summer),” Clement said. Hecimovich said he doesn’t know what the future holds for the Sigma Nu chapter at Northwestern.Ībout 75 percent of the fraternity’s pledges, including the chapter’s former president, Weinberg junior Philip Clement, said they were inspired to drop out after seeing the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and testimonials on the Abolish NU IFC/PHA Greek Life Instagram account. After their numbers began dwindling following a “mass wave” of disaffiliation, newly appointed executive board president J.R.
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