Theta Boule Scholarship Fund

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Theta Boule Chapter is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2025 Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship. The Boule Scholars Program aims to raise the level of educational expectations and performance of African American students by cultivating and celebrating their academic excellence. The poor academic performance of African American children, particularly African American male children, in the United States is a national crisis. Fewer than half graduate from high school, and those who don’t, become far too familiar with the criminal justice system. As a result, Theta Boule, through the Boule Scholars Program Scholarship, seeks to create a resource to stem the systemic degradation of Black male student’s academic achievement by offering a Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500), four‐year renewable scholarship for up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).

In addition to the Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship, the awardee will be eligible to compete to receive the national Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Boule Scholars Program Scholarship in the amount to be determined while the recipient matriculates through a four‐year accredited college or university. The recipient could receive both the Theta Boule and National Boule Scholars Program Scholarships. The Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship is available to African American male students from the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area in their senior year of high school who plan to enroll in a four‐year, accredited college or university. Scholarship proceeds may be paid directly to the college or university in which the recipient is enrolled or directly to the recipient (at the discretion of the organization) upon his verification of enrollment in such college or university. Students making application for the Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship must show outstanding achievement in each of the four following areas:

(i) Academic Achievement: Students applying must demonstrate a minimum of a 3.6 (or equivalent) cumulative grade point average. Students must also evidence a minimum ACT score of 23 or SAT score of 1560. Students will also need to procure an academic recommendation from their school counselor.
(ii) School Leadership: Students applying must demonstrate leadership positions within their school.
(iii) Community leadership: Students applying must demonstrate leadership positions held in church or civic activities.
(iv) Achievement in Arts, Music, Sports or Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM): Theta Boule believes that achievement comes in many forms, and in order to ascertain each student’s ability to be a well‐rounded scholar, Theta Boule seeks each applicant to describe his achievement(s), if any, in the arts, music, sports or STEM related activities.

Applications (linked here) should be delivered with all recommendations and attachments to the following
address on or before January 17, 2025:

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Theta Boule Foundation
Attn: Archon Leonard Searcy
24112 W. 67th Terrace
Shawnee, KS 66226

Eligible Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship Applicants should be prepared to be interviewed by the scholarship selection committee prior to the scholarship being awarded. A member of the scholarship selection committee will contact each scholarship applicant directly to schedule an interview. The Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship recipient will be notified of his receipt of the award in February, 2025, and will be asked to formally accept the award at a meeting of the Theta Boule on March 1, 2025. Questions regarding the Theta Boule Scholars Program Scholarship may be directed to Archon Leonard Searcy at (816) 559‐2341 or lsearcy@shb.com.