Meet the Consuls

Mario Martinez

New Mexico State University – Zeta Phi

Mario Martinez, born and raised in Chimayo, New Mexico, is the new Zeta Phi Consul. Mario has an impressive resume from his time at Espanola Valley High School. While a high school student, Mario was a leader on campus serving as Student Body President, State President for the New Mexico Association of Student Councils, Captain of the Varsity Tennis team, as well as being a member of the National Honors Society.

His high school graduation culminated as he graduated Valedictorian of Espanola Valley High. When he made the transition to college at New Mexico State, Mario decided that he wanted to make the most of his collegiate career and rushed the Zeta Phi Chapter of Sigma Chi. Mario states that “He was drawn to Sigma Chi because the brothers in the Chapter strived to make great men and great leaders.”

After his initiation in the Fall of 2017, Mario served as Historian, Magister, Ritual Peer and now Consul. Along with these positions Mario has had the opportunity to attend the Huntsman Horizons Leadership Summit, and Workshop both in 2018 and 2019.
Mario is double majoring in Digital Filmmaking at the Creative Media Institute as well as Philosophy at NMSU. He is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2021. Mario’s hobbies include photography, golfing with some of the brothers of the Zeta Phi chapter, and making short films with his classmates at NMSU.

Mario notes that he ran to be the Consul for the Zeta Phi chapter because he wanted to give back to the Fraternity that invested so much time into his development as a leader and as a man. He is looking forward to leading the Zeta Phi chapter to new heights and see where the quest for the white cross takes him.

Tenzin Dorjee

University of New Mexico – Beta Xi

Tenzin Dorjee, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the new Beta Xi Consul. Tenzin attended Santa Fe Preparatory High School where he was a three sport athlete participating in Cross Country, Track and Field, and Basketball. Tenzin also was an active member of United Nations during his high school years.

While he no longer plays organized sports, he still manages to exercise both physically and mentally by reading, studying, and working out. As an active Sigma Chi, Tenzin has held positions on Brotherhood, Recruitment, and J-Board. When asked why he chose Sigma Chi, Tenzin responded “I rushed Sigma Chi because of the genuine bond the brothers displayed for each other. There was, and still is, a reverence for the Ritual and the overall history of Sigma Chi.”

Tenzin is very excited about the 2019–2020 school year and believes that he, along with the rest of the Executive Board, will be able to raise the Beta Xi chapter to new heights. Some of Tenzin’s goals for the semester include:

• Holding brothers more accountable for their duties as offices and students.
• Better separate the brotherhood aspect of Sigma Chi from the business aspect by ensuring criticism is constructive and helpful, not personal or degrading.
• Break the negative stigma associated with admitting that help is needed by encouraging Brothers to seek assistance both emotionally and academically when necessary.
• Re-ignite the bond between the Alumni Chapter and the Active Chapter.

While rush has just started, is hoping to obtain a pledge class of 35-40 candidates. This optimism is based on the number of young men who have already expressed their (sole) interest in Sigma Chi due to what its Active and Alumni members have done, and continue to do, both locally and nationally. It is a very exciting time for the Beta Xi chapter of Sigma Chi.