When students are asked to recall the defining moments in their college years, moments that led to real gains in understanding and self-knowledge, they are more likely to mention happenings outside of the class than memorable lectures or sudden insights in a seminar.
— Derek Bok, former president of a college on the Charles River

Sigma Phi is hard to label. Sigma Phi seeks diverse students with shared values. Ideally, students come from a variety of backgrounds, colleges, majors and interests. More importantly, during their undergraduate careers, students discover new passions, birth new ideas, and see the world and their place in it in creative ways. Here are profiles of recent student members.

“Sigma Phi gives each member the confidence to explore Cornell to its fullest knowing that one always returns to his home on the hill.”