The local Illinois Eta Chapter Alumni and Volunteer Corporation (AVC) has announced that seven scholarships will be available annually to members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
According to Lyle Ward, AVC president, four of the new awards are the result of the Brotherhood Forever Pledge Campaign.
“Over $35,000 was pledged at the 40th anniversary banquet,” Ward said, adding he hoped the organization would increase that amount to $50,000 by December.
Pledged funds are arriving on schedule to provide annual member excellence scholarships for each of the four academic classes. Criteria for scholarships, which focus on leadership and community service, are set high. The intent is to recognize the “best of the best” in the chapter, Ward said.
Two additional awards will be given each semester to recognize the highest GPA increases. This will be funded from the chapter’s Illinois Eta Scholarship Fund. Ward said the intent of these scholarships is to encourage academic performance through recognitions.
The annual Lyle W. Ward Balanced Man Scholarship has been given for the past five years. An endowed SIUE Foundation fund provides $1000 to an incoming student selected through an application process demonstrating previous performance in academics, leadership and service. All of these recognitions are part of the fraternities’ Balanced Man Program.
Scholarship information for male SIUE students is available at www.sigepsiue.com. For more information, contact Ward, lward47@charter.net, or (618) 973-3312.