our mission
Advancing the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, leadership, and service for our members throughout life.
Driven by our values
Friendship
Friendship is important to the fraternity experience and also includes the idea of “brotherhood.” The social connections you make with each other through SAE allow you to create memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
Scholarship
Scholarship is the purpose and forefront of the higher education experience. SAE recognizes that you are students first, and we want our chapters to do everything they can to help you achieve your scholastic goals.
Leadership
When it comes to leadership, the fraternity wants all members to become leaders in their own way. Whether it’s allowing you to serve in a position, being a part of a committee, or helping execute an event, SAE wants to equip you with the skills and tools to be a leader.
Service
Service is integral to the fraternity experience. Through our national service partners and your local community organizations, the opportunity to serve those in need is one that Sigma Alpha Epsilon is honored to orchestrate.
“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.”
– John Walter Wayland
A Historic and Storied Past
Since 1856, Sigma Alpha Epsilon has shaped leaders, strengthened friendships, and made a lasting mark on campuses and communities across North America.
Leadership & Governance
Volunteer Leaders & Staff of SAE
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is led by an all-volunteer board called the Supreme Council, as well as Province Archons and Fraternity Service Center staff members. The SAE Foundation and SAE Financial & Housing are also led by staff members and volunteer boards.
Where Character Creates Legacy
The measure of a True Gentleman is found in the life he leads. Across business, public service, athletics, and culture, SAE brothers have shaped industries, communities, and generations. Explore the legacy of notable SAEs whose lives reflect the values of honor, integrity, and service that define our brotherhood.
Notable SAEs
