Sigma Kappa Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

Jun 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012

Signed

Oct 4, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,062,685

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Educational and leadership programmingthrough activities that encompass the individual chapter, the fraternity/sorority community, the university community, and society in general. The sigma kappa foundation provides funding for programs and resources designed to promote personal and leadership development. Grants are made pursuant to appropriate grant documentation. No grants or allocations are/or include foreign grants.sigma kappa educational grantsthe grant for the leadership consultant program is used to conduct the individual and group counseling of chapter members and the training of individuals to do such counseling. Group development includes workshops and lectures on leadership and educational development, assertiveness training, achievement of high scholastic attainment, citizenship, career development, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and advanced leadership training for selected individuals. Individual counseling includes one-on-one sessions with selected undergraduate chapter members of the sorority regarding leadership opportunities and scholarship and study techniques, and in addition each consultant should be available to advise any chapter member seeking individualized counseling regarding educational opportunities and problems.in addition a grant was made to support the college officer training school (cots). This grant allowed sigma kappa sorority to conduct educational and leadership activities at the sororitys biennial national cots. Such activities include the conduct of workshops and seminars in the areas of social media, scholarship, charitable service, finance, risk management, bystander behavior, personal values, teamwork, and housing related topics for chapter members, advisors, corporation board/property committee members and national officers.additional grants to sigma kappa chapters and membersadditional educational and leadership grants were made to theta chapter for educational programming; alpha epsilon, theta beta and kappa upsilon chapters to implement philanthropic and service programs in their local communities; 9 grants to individuals to attend the undergraduate interfraternity institute.

Activity 3

Maine sea coast mission service learning trip:to commemorate 100 years of partnership with the maine sea coast mission, sigma kappa foundation held a campaign to secure gift cards for the maine sea coast mission to utilize in their annual christmas program that sigma kappa has been with since inception. The objectives of the gift card campaign were to:- provide maine sea coast mission with much needed resources to enhance their annual christmas program- offer 5 collegiate members and 5 alumnae members of sigma kappa a service learning opportunity to travel to the maine sea coast mission and participate in the same service activities the founders did and learn more about the history and importance of the relationship between the maine sea coast mission and sigma kappa. Participants in the service learning trip spent three days and two nights in maine exploring the historical roots of sigma kappa sorority and working with the maine sea coast mission. Included in the activities were service experiences that mirror what sigma kappa sisters did for mscm 100 years ago.

Filer

EIN

35-1778450