Become a Colony Founder
To become a founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon colony you will be required to pledge yourself to nothing which is not entirely and perfectly consistent with the character of a true man and gentleman. Ethics and the treatment of all others with honesty, consideration and respect are what we strive for in building a close brotherhood of members.
- Interest in community service
- Leadership
- Humility
- Academic performance
- Charisma
- Self control
- Diversity
- Team work
- Serious commitment to developing a chapter of the SAE fraternity
- Athletics, student government, student publications, student interest groups, public service, the arts, e.g. music, visual arts, theater
- Specialized skills – accounting, webmastering, public speaking, organizing
The primary criteria for new members of the SAE colony at MIT are best stated in our creed, The True Gentleman:
- The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.
How to Meet Us
We would like to meet you and learn about your interests here at MIT. If you are interested in what you have read here or what you may have learned from others about being a colony founder or a member of the SAE fraternity, please send us an email with contact information and a bit about your background. Your information is completely confidential and only used as a means for us to have a conversation with you.
Please include the following information in the submission space below:
- Name
- Course
- Class year
- Mailing address
- E-mail address
- Phone number
- Also, please tell us a little about your current or planned interests at MIT, i.e. public service, sports, theater, student government, etc.
