Founded
in 1975, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) has grown to become one
of the largest university based organizations in the world. SIFE Teams
are active on more than 1,700 college and university campuses in 42
countries and territories around the world. In the United States,
more than 800 colleges and universities are enrolled in SIFE. Visit
www.sife.org to find a complete list of the countries that operate
a SIFE program and the U.S. colleges and universities
enrolled in SIFE.
Working together as a team and through the mentoring of faculty advisors,
SIFE students apply their classroom experiences to develop and implement
educational outreach programs that
teach individuals in their communities the principles of market economics,
entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills, and business
ethics.
The challenge to SIFE Teams is not simply to inform, but also to empower–to
help their targeted audiences reach their full potential through a
better understanding of the principles of
free enterprise. Individually, SIFE Teams are improving the quality
of life and standard of living for members of their communities. Collectively,
the focused effort of hundreds of
SIFE Teams and the thousands of faculty, students and supporting community
leaders driving these teams, has created a positive and sweeping force
for change that impacts the lives
of millions and is literally changing the world.