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Nature's finest brotherhood, scholarship, and athletics — since 1856.

The Michigan Delta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Western Michigan University. Part of a fellowship of over 240,000 members across 220+ chapters worldwide.

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1856Founded, Tuscaloosa AL
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170Years of Fraternal Excellence
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240,000+Members
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220+Chapters Worldwide
1856 — 2026

A blue ribbon chapter, built on a century and a half of standard.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon was established in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1856. Michigan Delta carries that inheritance forward at Western Michigan University — one chapter within a national fellowship marking 170 years of fraternal excellence in 2026.

1856
National fraternity founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Est.
Michigan Delta chartered at Western Michigan University.
2026
170th anniversary, recognized as a Blue Ribbon Fraternity.
SAE Blue Ribbon Fraternity commemorative plaque, Michigan Delta
Commissioned by the Michigan Delta Alumni Advisory Board, 2026
What We Stand On

Three pillars, one standard.

01

Brotherhood

A lifelong fellowship built in the chapter house and carried well past graduation.

02

Scholarship

Academic standards that hold every member accountable to the classroom first.

03

Athletics

Competing across intramurals and campus life with the same discipline we bring to everything else.

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Rush is open to all Western Michigan University students. Come meet the brothers of Michigan Delta and see what nature's finest brotherhood is about.

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Guiding the Chapter

Michigan Delta Alumni Advisory Board

The alumni who steward the chapter's standards, house, and future — sponsors of the 2026 Blue Ribbon commemoration.

Board Member
Jim Curry
Board Member
Dana Smith
Board Member
Chuck Tafel
Board Member
Tobias Roberts
Board Member
Andre' Fairbanks
Board Member
Tim Wilhelm
Board Member
Jeremy Howard