Editing Sigma Pi (section)

==Governance==
Sigma Pi has chapters, Alumni Clubs, and colonies. A colony is a group of men interested in forming a chapter. An active chapter consists of at least twenty-five active members in good standing with their university and the Grand chapter. Alumni Clubs are for Sigma Pi alumni.<ref name=IBelieve/>

Sigma Pi is governed by its Constitution and Bylaws, as well as NIC rules. Individual chapters are also subject to university regulations and the local [[Interfraternity Council]].<ref name=IBelieve/> Membership is offered to men meeting requirements, which can vary by campus. Honorary membership may be extended to relatives of members, alumni, and faculty or administration. The Constitution and Bylaws are reviewed and amended at biennial Convocations. Meetings are governed by [[Robert's Rules of Order]].<ref name=IBelieve/>

===Grand Chapter===
The Grand Chapter, headed by the Grand Council, has full jurisdiction over the fraternity. It elects officers, amends governing documents, and holds biennial Convocations. Each chapter is required to send one delegate.<ref name = "Bairds1990" /><ref name=IBelieve/>

The Grand Council, consisting of seven elected officers, exercises governmental power between Grand Chapter sessions.<ref name = "Bairds1990" /> In 2010, Sigma Pi shifted the Grand Council to a [[Board of Governors]] model, focusing on policy creation, while the Executive Office Staff handles implementation.<ref name=IBelieve/> The Grand Chapter may maintain [[scholarship]] and expansion committees.<ref name=IBelieve/>

===Grand Council structure===
The Grand Council consists of:<ref name=IBelieve />
# Grand Sage ([[President (corporate title)|President]])
# Grand Second Counselor ([[Vice President]])
# Grand Third Counselor ([[Treasurer]])
# Grand Fourth Counselor ([[Secretary]])
# Grand First Counselor ([[Sergeant at Arms]])
# Grand Herald ([[Historian]])
# Past Grand Sage

===Chapter structure===
Chapter governments mirror the Grand Chapter structure, though individual chapter executive councils follow traditional officer duties. Chapters are required to have scholarship, recruitment, pledge education, finance, social, and [[intramural]] committees and may have alumni relations, [[public relation]]s, [[risk management]], and [[community service]] committees. Each chapter must have an adviser.<ref name=IBelieve/>

===Executive office ===
The Executive Office, located in Nashville, Tennessee, serves as the fraternity's information, service, and record-keeping center. It also houses a small museum. The Executive Office implements policies set by the Grand Chapter and Grand Council. The executive director manages the headquarters, staff, and operations.<ref name=IBelieve/>

Sigma Pi created the Educational Leadership Consultants (ELC) program to advise chapters, later replaced by the Regional Director's Program. A new Chapter Management Associate system was implemented.<ref name=chapterMANAGEMENT>{{Cite web|url=https://sigmapi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Director-of-chapter-Management.pdf|title=Director of chapter Management Role Description}}</ref>