The Education program developed from the Fraternity’s traditional emphasis on education academic achievement as an ingredient for success. During the 1945 Conclave in St. Louis, Missouri, the Fraternity engaged in a restructuring of its programming, leading to the birth of Education as an International program. The program focuses on providing a variety of services to alumni and collegiate members of the Fraternity, which in turn translates to services to local communities. In-house programs include providing scholarships, conferences, college fairs, mentoring and tutoring at local, regional and national
levels.
Locally, the Theta Tau Sigma chapter supports this national initiative with its annual Sigma Scholarship Program, Back-to-School Backpack and School Supplies Drive and the Sigma Beta Club. In past years, Theta Tau Sigma chapter in collaboration with the Rho Tau (collegiate) chapter produced an annual Educational Symposium during the month of October at the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. The Educational Symposium was an event that focused on preparing our African American male youth for success during their formal educational years through college.
Adopt-A-School
The Adopt-A-School component is designed to get Sigma men into the schools in your community, working with teachers and principals to assist students in improving their knowledge, skills academically and build student literacy. Theta Tau Sigma is currently working on establishing new relationships with schools in the Northern Virginia area. While in the schools, our chapter will implement one or more of the sub-components of this initiative which include:
Scholarships
The Theta Tau Sigma Chapter in collaboration with the Our Cause Education & Scholarship Foundation provides thousands of dollars in scholarships on an annual basis. Scholarship applications are typically received and awarded in the Spring/Summer for the Fall semester of the same year.
Brothers of Theta Tau Sigma are highly encouraged to support this fund annually with a minimum of a $100 donation. To find out more information on how you can support our scholarship fund, please visit the Our Cause Education & Scholarship Foundation website.
Sigma Beta Club
Theta Tau Sigma is currently revisiting its approach to establishing a Sigma Beta Club after a relationship with the schools through the Adopt-A-School initiative have been established. Stay tuned to more information and interest meetings in the near future. In the interim, please visit our National Sigma Beta Club website for more information.
Resources
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity –Education International Program
