Sigma Sigma Sigma is one of Northwestern State University’s most prominent sororities. Part of the College Panhellenic Council, they are a diverse group of women who value love, hope, wisdom, power and faith.
Their philanthropy is the Tri Sigma Foundation, which provides leadership training and scholarship opportunities to its members. They also work with the March of Dimes Foundation, an organization created to find a cure for polio that is now dedicated to helping mothers and premature babies.
Kate Evans, a senior business administration major, is the 2025 chapter president. She believes that Tri Sigma’s main goal for this year is to increase participation. “Almost anybody can find a home at Tri Sigma. What I’ve championed and rallied the troops to do is to have events that are fun and inviting for the girls with our sorority, because if we keep our chapter healthy, then we’re going to continue to thrive,” Evans said.
“I’ve learned how to be a better sister, a better daughter, a better friend,” Evans said. “I’ve also learned how to lead…and trying to teach other women how to lead has been a really cool experience.”
There are many reasons girls join sororities at NSU—some join because of their families, some to make friends and find a community. For Corinne Boudreaux, a junior biomedical major who was elected the 2026 chapter president, it was both.
“I really wanted to make friends and have that support system because I would be so far away from my family,” Boudreaux said. “I’ve also seen how positively sorority life impacted my sister and mother and I wanted to see if it was something that would benefit me.”
Boudreaux’s favorite memory within Tri Sigma is working on recruitment week. “Recruitment season is such a stressful time, but that is the time when the whole chapter spends the most time together,” Boudreaux said.
When it comes to joining Tri Sigma, Boudreaux wants people to be themselves. “Sigma is full of women of all kinds,” Boudreaux said. “We come from different backgrounds…different majors, different interests, look different, we have different hobbies, but we are all connected to our values, and that’s what is most important.”
For Ellie Hardy, a senior social work major and the director of panhellenic relations, being in Tri Sigma meant finding people to lean on. “My favorite memory is [from] being a [sorority recruitment counselor] and being able to run back home to my sisters,” Hardy said. “It just felt so good to finally be back with them.”
Tri Sigma strives to offer leadership positions and community to its sorority sisters, creating an environment of diverse connections for students seeking a home away from home.
