Several members of Miami University’s Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter (of which all but one of Sigma Chi’s founders were members) were also members of the Erodelphian Literary Society. Our roots lay in literature. Prior to the current P4B Pledge Training Program, Sigma Chi pledges were given nightly literary exercises during the week leading up to their initiation to read and then journal/essay personal reflections and how they relate to life and our Fraternal experience. Please enjoy the following:
General Benjamin Piatt Runkle’s Farewell Address Excerpt