Mission and Values
Our Mission
To establish among its members a perpetual bond of friendship, to develop in them strong womanly character, and to impress upon them high standards of conduct.
Our Vision
Sigma Sigma Sigma inspires exceptional life long learning and friendships.
Our Values
Sigma Sigma Sigma reaffirms its long standing core values of wisdom, power, faith, hope and love.
Philanthropy
"To receive much you must give much"
The Sigmas of Eta Theta have always worked diligently to not only better themselves, but to also better the lives of those around them. Every year the chapter donates thousands of dollars to the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation. The Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation includes eta theta's favorite philanthropy, the Robbie Page Memorial, which sponsors play therapy for hospitalized children. Robbie Page was the son of Tri Sigma's fourth national President, Mary Hastings Holloway Page. His death from polio prompted his parents to create the Robbie Page Memorial Fund in 1951. In 1954 Tri Sigma adopted the fund as its national philanthropy. This is why our sorority focuses on the foundation's motto of "Sigma Serves Children".
In addition to our national philanthropy, our chapter also volunteers time for numerous other causes. In recent years, Sigmas have made Mother's Day cards to raise money for a local battered women's shelter, volunteered at the Special Olympics, helped bring the bone marrow registry to Gustavus, raised money for cancer research at Relay 4 Life, and worked with Project Linus to make security blankets for traumatized children. In 2008, the chapter began an annual Sigma Week which raises awareness and funds for ALS research. Other projects have included working with the Habitat for Humanity ReStore on a fundraising project, organizing an event for the 3rd Floor Youth Center, and sending toys, clothing, and hygiene products to a community clinic in Afghanistan.
Our trademark philanthropic event is our annual silent auction during Christmas in Christ Chapel. The auction raises money for the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation which distributes funds for charitable, philanthropic, educational, and other benevolent purposes.