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Balanced Man
The ancient Greeks believed that a body’s good health was vital as it is the vessel of the mind. The mind houses your humanity, and, therefore, exercise of the mind is just as important as exercise of the body for full maturing and development. The purpose of a human’s time on earth is to live the best, balanced life and to explore the unexamined facets that make us better men. Thus, the Balanced Man Ideal – living a life encompassing Sound Mind and Sound Body – was created to frame programming ideas.
The concept of a healthy body and an active mind filters through each one of our SigEp chapters. With the Balanced Man Ideal our members are expanding their minds while building their healthiest bodies.
Sound Body
To develop the Sound Body concept, our chapter does only participate in a variety of intramural sports, but also encourages each member to develop personal fitness goals. Many brothers also take advantage of the Wellness Center at UND — a terrific, new facility located on campus and available free of charge to students. Other chapters have also begun to educate their members on specific cardiovascular and strength training programs and how to prepare healthier meals, which begins by serving healthier meals in the chapter facilities.
Sound Mind
To pursue a Sound Mind, we look to grade requirements and study hours as only the beginnings. SigEp takes the next step by inviting political candidates and university professors to speak to the chapter. It is not rare for North Dakota Senator John Hoeven to make an appearance at our house! SigEp also promotes greater diversity understanding by inviting historically African American fraternities and sororities to chapter meetings, and by volunteering at the university’s international houses. SigEp chapters are committed to providing an intellectual atmosphere that benefits themselves, their university, and their community, and strives to center on the Balanced Man.
