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The Altruistic Campus Experience, or ACE Project, began as nothing more than an idea of Sigma Pi Fraternity Executive Director Mark Briscoe in fall of 2002 when he re-evaluated the role of the Greek system on our college campuses. Briscoe saw a need that was not being met by any campus organization, and with the help of the staff helped to implement the first international service program specifically to benefit our host institutions.
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The ACE Project was presented as a concept to the undergraduate chapter leaders at the 2003 Mid-Year Leadership Conference in St. Louis, and was approved by our membership with great excitement. Between the February meeting and the following summer, the Sigma Pi Executive Office staff labored diligently to complete all of the logistics and set up parameters for the program to insure its success.
It was officially kicked off during the Fraternity's summer leadership school, Sigma Pi University (2003), with a bold announcement that Sigma Pi would lead the way in service for our campuses. ACE started with a bang as the excited members at SPU began brainstorming ideas before they left the event. T-shirts and materials were distributed to everyone in attendance, and advisors were announced for undergraduates to solicit for ideas.
The Altruistic Campus Experience is unlike any other program designed by our organization, and is already a proven success in North America. Since each campus and chapter is different (some public, some private; some large, some small); the project is implemented and evaluated to help the specifically approved needs of each individual campus.
For more information on the ACE project, click here.