Alumni Awards

ORDER OF CONSTANTINE

 

Created by the Fraternity in 1948, the Order of Constantine is the highest honor an individual member can receive. It recognizes members who have performed outstanding service to Sigma Chi in a manner the Founders would have commended. Their dedication to service within the Fraternity is exemplary. These are brothers to whom long-time Grand Historian, Joseph C. Nate, often referred to as the “Eighth Founders.”

 

Of the more than 250,000 men initiated into Sigma Chi fewer than 500 have received this honor. A maximum of 14 brothers are named each year and there are less than 200 living members. Members of the Order are known as Constantine Sigs.

 

Ten brothers from Epsilon Eta have received this prestigious award:

 

Glenn F. Sheets, Sr., ’29

Hon. Phillip V. Sanchez, ’53

Oran G. McNeil, ’53

Charles R. Sant’Agata, ’57

Robert J. Long, ’61

R. Stephen Heinrichs, ’68

Gregory J. Baxter, ’70

Tom Downing, ’66

David Reuland, ’69

 

 

SIGNIFICANT SIG AWARD

Since 1935, the Significant Sig Award has recognized members who have achieved outstanding distinction in their professional lives. Over 1,100 brothers have received this award. Epsilon Eta recipients include:

 

Sylvester P. Tacchino, ’34 – President, Shasta Beverage Corp.

A. Oakley Hunter, ’37 – President & Chairman, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) & U.S. Congressman (California).

James B. Mayer, ’37 – President, Producers Cotton Oil Company; Board Chairman, Valley National Bank.

Hon. Phillip V. Sanchez, ’53 – Director, Office of Economic Opportunity; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia & Honduras.

Colin P. Kelly, ’64 – Senior Executive Vice President, HSBC Group. Recipient of the Sigma Chi Hall of Fame Award.

Major General Jon Gallinetti, ’70 – Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Command

R Stephen Heinrichs, ’68 – Co-founder of Avistar Communications and Director for several corporations.

Marv Meyers, ’55 – Owner, Meyers Farms & Contributor, Meyers Family Sports Medicine Center