History

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this Blogspot of Sigma Club, University of Ibadan. Founded in 1950, Sigma Club evolved out of the aspirations of certain six undergraduates of the then University College, Ibadan to establish a students’ organization which will not only teach students how to dance and socialize, but will also be sufficiently involved in philanthropy. It is worthy of note that before the founding of Sigma Club, two Clubs had already existed, they were the Dancing Club and Social Circle.

The challenge of our founding fathers to ensure that the Club’s philanthropy is sustained over the years awakened their zeal to formulate programmes that will serve as fundraisers for the Club’s charitable causes and this gave rise to the birth of Havana Musical Carnival in 1955. 

As we are all aware, Sigma Club is the oldest surviving students’ organization in Africa, South of the Sahara and we define ourselves in terms of socials and philanthropy. Though it is for its social functions, especially Havana, that the Club has been more renowned, it has over the years been involved in various charitable courses like donations to the leper settlement in Uzoakoli (Umuahia, Abia State), Ibadan Motherless Babies’ Home to mention a few.

Change is the only constant thing in life. As everything changes, we try to change and move with time. Of course, this is no deviation at all, because all other functions of the Club still remain as they are.

In this period when moral decadence and lack of orientation about the labour market are the ‘order of the day’, there is an urgent need for the Club to delve into bringing to the public, various ways of dealing with these issues confronting us as youths- the most delicate portion of the citizenry. This informed the Club’s decision to inaugurate the Sigma Public Lecture in the year 2000.