Academics

Since our founding, the Tennessee Eta chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity has won the coveted President's Cup every single year, except one. SigEp has dominated the fraternity system at Austin Peay in terms of academic performance for years.

The Spring 2009 semester

With a semester GPA of 3.10, Sigma Phi Epsilon once again earns top honors among fraternities at Austin Peay State University. IFC Report Card: Click Here

The Spring 2008 semester

Sigma Phi Epsilon achieves the highest semester GPA -- 3.31 -- ever of any fraternity past or present at Austin Peay State University. Initiated members raised the bar even higher with an impressive 3.38 semester GPA. This collective accomplishment reflects our commitment to the cardinal principle diligence.

The Fall 2007 semester

Our chapter recorded it's best fall semester ever since 2002. SigEp turned in a 3.00 all member semester GPA. This was the highest GPA for any fraternity at Austin Peay. Sigma Phi Epsilon's inititiated members scored an overal semester GPA of 3.18 for the semester as well.

Sigma Phi Epsilon tops IFC grades once again with a 3.132 GPA. To put this number in perspective, the all-campus average was 2.77. SigEp was the only IFC fraternity with a cumulative GPA higher than the all-campus average for Spring 2006.

The Spring 2004 semester (ALL-TIME RECORD)

Sigma Phi Epsilon raises the bar once again for academics beating out their previous all-time APSU Male Greek Fraternity record last Spring with a 3.18 GPA. In the Spring 2004 Semester, SigEp achieved the highest grades ever at Austin Peay by any male greek fraternity with a 3.18 average!  

The Fall 2003 semester

During the Fall 2003 semester, a record 17 SigEp's made the Dean's list. Our overall GPA topped all IFC fraternities.

The Spring 2003 semester

Sigma Phi Epsilon raises the bar for academics again with a 3.15 GPA. In the Spring 2003 Semester, SigEp achieved the highest grades ever at Austin Peay by any male greek fraternity with a 3.15 average!  16 SigEps made the Dean's List (3.5+ GPA)

The Fall 2002 semester APSU Fraternity academic statistics:

• 3.123 is Tennesse Eta's 3rd best all-time academic performance in our history.
• The 3.12 chapter GPA was .337 higher than the next closest fraternity on campus!
• The 3.12 also ranks the Tennessee Eta chapter as one of Sigma Phi Epsilon's top academic chapters nationally out of all 257 SigEp Chapters. Go to the SigEp National Web Site for details.
• Four members achieved a 4.0 GPA and 80% of our brothers earned a 3.0GPA or better for the Fall 2002 semester.

We do not just have a few members achieving academic excellence, but all of our members always perform above average across the board.

Not only do the men of Tenessee Eta consistently perform well-above the all-campus GPA and all-campus men's GPA, but we perform well above the all-Greek GPA and all-fraternity GPA.

Academic Keys to Success
SigEp is committed to the success of its members; success in school and success in their future careers. We recognize that the first indicator of success is academic performance and so we strive in various ways to enhance the academic success of our members.

All members are part of the Balanced Man Program, a four-year development program that requires them to set GPA goals each semester. If these goals are not achieved, an evaluation is done with that member to determine why success was not achieved and what needs to be done to achieve success. All academic focused events are coordinated by the Vice President of Member Development.

The fraternity's membership guide, the Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood, has an entire section on study skills and ways to achieve academic success. Members are required to read this information and are tested on it before they can proceed to the next step in their development.

The SigEp House at Austin Peay is also the only fraternity house on campus completely wired for High-speed Internet Access! Every brothers' room is wired thus making technlogy another huge part of our academic success.

The Vice President of Member Development and his cabinet chairmen supervise mandatory study hours for individuals having difficulty with their classes. If needed, this cabinet will also help with the setting up of tutors for specific classes.

Chapter Bylaws provide that members who earn a GPA below 2.5 for two consecutive semesters are subject to expulsion. This high standard continues to strengthen our chapter with quality men.

The chapter also has a Faculty Advisor who works with many brothers when scheduling classes and working toward degrees. The Vice President of Member Development and his committee works on improving the academic skills of those brothers having trouble with specific classes.

We recruit the best, that is why we are the best. In order to join Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity a potential member must have a 2.5 GPA. This high academic standard always proves to bring quality men into our brotherhood. Most fraternities give bids to anyone and everyone, but SigEp holds to its high standards, that's why our academic success far surpasses all other greek fraternities at Austin Peay.

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