Alumnae Heart Fund

Apply for an Alumnae Heart Fund Grant

This charitable program is designed to provide assistance to alumnae who find themselves facing financial distress, emergency or crisis through aging, medical, natural disaster, or other severe personal or family problems.

During convention 2012, the Sigma Kappa Foundation announced that thanks to a recent bequest, the endowment requirement for the Alumnae Heart Fund has been met and emergency grants may now be awarded.  

Collegiate Emergency Grant

Apply for a Collegiate Emergency Grant

The purpose of the Collegiate Emergency Grant is to provide emergency grants to aid truly needy collegiate members in good standing, who find themselves in financial distress, due to unforeseen life-changing circumstances. The amount and number of grants made will depend on the availability of funds and the need of each applicant. Grants from this program are restricted in their use to payment for tuition and books, rent and housing related expenses, personal medical bills, replacement of personal items, and other critical needs to help keep the member in school or to overcome personal loss of property. Note: Grant funds are NOT to be used to pay dues and/or other fees associated with Sigma Kappa membership. 

Eligibility

• Sigma Kappa members, both collegiate and alumnae, in good standing with the organization, as well as, new members provided they are initiated and in good standing by the application review period in March.

• Member is pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree

• In addition to general eligibility guidelines, many scholarships are designated with specific qualification criteria.  For further details, please see our Scholarship List and FAQ.

Eligibility

• Sigma Kappa members in good standing with the organization
• Leaders and future leaders within the chapter and fraternity/sorority communities.

Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute

UIFI is a five day institute that brings together fraternity men and sorority women from across North America to create opportunities to explore, define, and enhance their leadership skills, personal awareness, commitment to their fraternity or sorority, and grow to expect values based action from themselves and those they lead. 

At UIFI, you will be given the skills to improve your own leadership abilities and positively affect your chapter, council, and community. Click here for more information about UIFI.

Sigma Kappa Chapters that reach 50% membership in the 1874 Giving Circle during the calendar year are eligible to apply for grants to implement educational or charitable projects that will benefit their chapter, campus and community.

Projects must be philanthropic, service-oriented or educational in nature, and must meet IRS requirements; they should aim to put the mission of the Sigma Kappa Foundation to work within the chapter, campus or local community.