Extension

Our Extension Philosophy

Since 1898, Tri Sigma has focused on building an organization for women that offers an exceptional experience of lifelong membership for more than 100,000 members worldwide. More than 750 campuses worldwide offer membership in fraternal organizations, and Tri Sigma has recommitted to strategic, selective, and focused growth rooted in our values of friendship, character, and conduct.

We look for opportunities to partner with campuses that have a values-focused environment, rooted in student development. When a campus formally opens for extension, our review process begins.

Tri Sigma is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference, an umbrella organization for 26 member organizations. NPC has offered opportunities for growing campuses to promote that they are ready to expand their sorority community via the NPC bulletin. We review the bulletin using a data focused process specifically focused on campus compatibility and health.

Our primary focus is on values and mission compatibility.

Data demonstrates that Tri Sigma will be most successful when:

1. The community supports a values-focused sorority experience.

2. The institution has a commitment to mission, student development and academic avenues for success.

3. The surrounding community includes exceptionally engaged and committed alumnae, or alumnae willing to connect with a new chapter.

4. The overall timing of the extension opportunity is favorable.

5. The students on the respective campus are intellectually curious, values-driven, and responsive to our mission of developing women of friendship, character, and conduct.

After months, and sometimes years of relationship building and planning, we are often invited to join a campus community. At that time, we continue to train and organize a full team of colony advisors, select a resident leadership consultant compatible with a campus, and develop and execute a sophisticated, effective, and robust colonization plan.

Recent successes include:

Eta Chi – University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (installed January 2009)
Eta Psi – St. John’s University, Staten Island, NY (installed April 2010)
Theta Alpha – High Point University, High Point, NC (installed April 2010)
Theta Beta - University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI (installed November 2010)
Theta Gamma - McKendree University – McKendree, IL (installed May 2011)
Theta Delta - Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO (installed February 2012)
Alpha Delta - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (installed April 2012)

Our Upcoming Colonization Efforts

We’re thrilled to be partnered with some stellar fraternity and sorority communities as we look “Ever Forward” to the future. Where is Tri Sigma starting a colony?

Fall 2012 - The Tri Sigma experience at UNLV has been focused on the Essential Sigma member development program, designed to create a values-centered environment that nurtures women and provides them with the tools they need to succeed in all aspects of life. Personal empowerment, purposeful philanthropic and community service, meaningful sisterhood experiences, and an environment rooted in our tradition of human dignity are hallmarks of every Tri Sigma chapter. We share UNLV's commitment to a values-focused experience for all members of the fraternity and sorority community, and we are proud to return to this vibrant, dynamic campus.

Fall 2013 - Tri Sigma once called Missouri State home to our Beta Beta chapter from 1945-2008. We are thrilled to return fall 2013. Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University's identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which entails a campus-wide commitment to foster expertise and responsibility in ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. We are also thrilled that our Epsilon Gamma chapter is returning to Grand Valley State University fall 2013. Grand Valley State University is known for its innovative partnerships and initiatives that promote the physical health and the intellectual, social, environmental, economic, and cultural advancement of West Michigan, and ultimately, the advancement of the state, nation, and world.
Spring 2014 - Tri Sigma will be recolonizing its Delta Phi chapter in spring 2014. The mission of Kansas State University is to foster excellent teaching, research, and service that develop a highly skilled and educated citizenry necessary to advancing the well-being of Kansas, the nation, and the international community. The university embraces diversity, encourages engagement and is committed to the discovery of knowledge, the education of undergraduate and graduate students, and improvement in the quality of life and standard of living of those we serve.
Fall 2014 - The University of Southern Indiana’s vision is a simple but powerful one: Shaping the future through learning and innovation. This was home to Tri Sigma’s Delta Eta chapter from 1972-1986 and we are thrilled to be “back home again in Indiana” fall 2014. We are excited to expand our Sisterhood in Arkansas in fall 2014. UA Fort Smith prepares students to succeed in an ever-changing global world while advancing economic development and quality of place. The university has a focus on teaching and learning, and they offer multifaceted academic and technical educational opportunities.
Fall 2017 - Old Dominion University, located in the City of Norfolk in the metropolitan Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia, is a dynamic public research institution that serves its students and enriches the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation and the world through rigorous academic programs, strategic partnerships, and active civic engagement. Tri Sigma will colonize at ODU in fall 2017.

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Extension

Our Extension Philosophy