Member Resources & Outreach

Alpha Chi Sigma Member Resources

CAREER AFFINITY GROUPS

Career Groups, using the Zoom platform, will be established when three or more members show interest in a career. The first meeting will involve setting up standard protocols, determining what the focus or foci of the group will be, and providing support for each other within the field. To show interest in a Career Affinity Group, click the link below!

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LGBTQI+ AFFINITY GROUP

The LGBTQI+ Affinity Group meets every 4th Sunday at 1:00pm Central via Zoom. Please contact our DEI Committee Chair for more information!

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Fraternity Jewelry & Graduation Items

FRATERNITY GRADUATION ITEMS & REPLACEMENT PINS

ADDITIONAL HERFF JONES JEWELRY ITEMS

Making your Own Merch for your Chapter or a Fundraiser?

Many chapters will create their own apparel or items to sell to their members or other chapters! Requests to make merchandise featuring Fraternity trademarks or symbols will need to be submitted to the National Office by filling out the Promotional Items Approval form below.

PROMOTIONAL ITEMS APPROVAL FORM

QUESTIONS ABOUT MERCH?

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Please note: requests for items made to represent an event must be accompanied by a completed Event Planning Form. Items should not be sold in a manner that is completely open to the public, including sites like RedBubble, CafePress, etc. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Grand Master of Ceremonies.

Recognition Programs

WYVERN PROGRAM POLICY & PIN FORM

For more information on the requirements and policies of the Wyvern Pin Program, review the Program Policy document. Any other questions can be sent to reports@alphachisigma.org. All Wyvern Pin levels may now be submitted using our online form.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) PROGRAM POLICY & PIN FORMS

STAR CHAPTER AWARD PROGRAM

The Grand Chapter presents the Star Chapter Awards to collegiate chapters for exemplary performance in several areas. The Star Chapter Awards are earned by collegiate chapters that participate and document a set number of professional, service, and alumni activities.

ONE AND THREE STAR AWARD QUALIFICATIONS →

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Outreach Programs

Alpha Chi Sigma chapters participate in a variety of outreach programs, both on their university campuses and throughout their communities. To encourage and recognize participation in science outreach programs, the Fraternity awards Wyvern Pins* for activities that promote the Second Object. Program participants can earn one pin in each of the four levels.

*See above for Wyvern Policies and Wyvern Pin ordering procedures.

BONDING WITH COLOR | TIE DYE OUTREACH PROGRAM

This program, established at Gamma Theta, is a great way to get people of all ages interested in chemistry through the tie-dyeing of t-shirts! For more information and resources on how to start this program at your chapter, email the National Office.

COMMUNITY DAYS

There are many great community events held by chapters throughout the country. One example is Alpha Kappa’s CHEMFEST. This event typically draws 80 to 100 people and features experiments and demonstrations, such as bouncy balls, Boo Bubbles, and the freezing (and smashing!) of objects with dry ice and isopropyl alcohol.

Another example is Gamma Nu’s Family Science Saturday, which invites people to make slime, sample liquid nitrogen ice cream, and make shrinky dinks.

Gamma Eta organized an event to celebrate DNA Day at Marshall University. Activities ranged from decorating helical cookies to extracting DNA from strawberries to running an electrophoresis gel on a sample of DNA! Many chapters also include tie-dyeing t-shirts, a magic show, and other events that provide children and people of all ages with a unique opportunity for direct involvement in demonstrations.

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

National Chemistry Week, a program of the American Chemical Society, is a great way to reach the public with positive messages about chemistry. This community-based program is a particularly good way to reach elementary and secondary school children.

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PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS

Weekly science clubs, judging science fairs, and providing tutoring sessions are just a few ways that chapters partner with schools to promote chemistry. Alpha Beta Chapter coaches a Science Olympiad team at a local elementary school. Alpha Sigma Chapter has been hosting the weekly Science Club at Leverett Elementary in Fayetteville, Arkansas, since 2008. The chapter organizes and supervises fun experiments in the after-school program.

SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS

Many chapters hold science demonstrations to help people of all ages get excited about science! These presentations could feature demos of making lava lamps with vegetable oil and colored water, creating slime for Halloween, and always a crowd favorite – ice cream made with liquid nitrogen! Demonstrations can be held at local schools, on campus or in combination with other events chapters are hosting!

SCOUT PROGRAMS

Several chapters host activities with Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts to allow them to earn badges. For example, the Iota Chapter hosts Boy Scout merit badge sessions throughout the year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The sessions include safety presentations, the chemistry behind cooking, and hands-on experiences.

VOLUNTEERING, FUNDRAISING, & GIVING BACK

Alpha Chi Sigma Brothers not only work to spread the love of chemistry and the scientific field, but also participate in events that benefit their community, universities, and charitable organizations. Brothers at Zeta Chapter volunteered with Be The Match on Campus Bone Marrow Drive, where they were able to get 76 people to sign up for the bone marrow registry. Alpha Chapter gave back during events at the local Ronald McDonald House and adopted a highway in Madison, WI. Epsilon Chapter is the largest Greek organization at Indiana University to participate in the annual Jill Behrman 5K Color Run that raises money to support assault prevention and student scholarships. Many chapters partner with schools to provide free tutoring sessions.