Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship

Applicants must be enrolled full-time at FSU. The recipient(s) must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. Applicant(s) must provide a brief essay demonstrating at least one example of one or more values possessed by the applicant which parallel those outlined in the SAE Creed “The True Gentleman.” “The True Gentleman is the man [individual] 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 [individual] with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.” – John Walter Wayland; Preference will be given to those who have a relationship with Sigma Alpha Epsilon through membership in the fraternity, family or legacy of a fraternity member (i.e. son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, stepchild, etc.), volunteer supporting the fraternity activities, or other methods of supporting the fraternity’s activities that promote Sigma Alpha Epsilon principals described in “The True Gentleman.” Applicant(s) will be required to name the member and identify the relationship when applicable.