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| Official Name | Sigma Pi Fraternity, International | |||
| Founded | February 26, 1897 | |||
| International Headquarters | Brentwood, TN | |||
| Grand Council | ||||
| Grand Sage | John Kitch | |||
| Grand Second Counselor | Larry Rovira | |||
| Grand Third Counselor | George Hakim | |||
| Grand Fourth Counselor | Chris Brown | |||
| Grand First Counselor | Ed Levesque | |||
| Grand Herald | John Michelich | |||
| Past Grand Sage | John Williams | |||
| Executive Director | Mark Briscoe | |||
| Chapter Count | 113 active chapters, 12 colonies | |||
| Official Colors | Lavender, White, and Gold | |||
| Official Flower | Lavender Orchid | |||
| Official Jewel | Emerald | |||
| Motto | Σεβαστη Πιστισ | |||
| Address | Sigma Pi Fraternity
Post Office Box 1897 Brentwood, TN 37024 | |||
| Sigma Pi Fraternity Website | ||||
Sigma Pi Fraternity (ΣΠ) is an international college fraternity for men with chapters in the United States and Canada. Founded on February 26, 1897 at Vincennes University by William Raper Kennedy, James Thompson Kingsbury, George Martin Patterson, and Rolin Rosco James, it started as Tau Phi Delta (ΤΦΔ), a literary society with fraternal ideals. Among many things, Sigma Pi promotes fellowship, scholarship, chivalry, and character by organizing social, academic, and philanthropy events for its members and the communities in which its chapters are located. Today, Sigma Pi consists of over 100 active chapters and colonies and over 80,000 initiates. In addition, a separate, but related entity, the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, manages approximately 2.3 million dollars in trust assets for the educational benefit of fraternity members.
Sigma Pi Creed
I Believe
in Sigma Pi, a Fellowship of
kindred minds, united in
Brotherhood to advance Truth
and Justice, to promote
Scholarship, to encourage
Chivalry, to diffuse Culture, and
to develop Character, in the
Service of God and Man; and
I will strive to make real the
Fraternity's ideals in my own
daily life.
The Five Ideals
The First Ideal: To establish a brotherhood.
The Second Ideal: To establish and maintain an aristocracy of learning.
The Third Ideal: To raise the standards of morality and develop character.
The Fourth Ideal: To diffuse culture and encourage chivalry.
The Fifth Ideal: To promote the spirit of civic righteousness and quicken the national conscience.
Chapters & Colonies
- Alpha - Vincennes University
- Phi - University of Illinois
- Gamma - Ohio State University*
- Kappa - Temple University
- Delta - University of Pennsylvania*
- Epsilon - Ohio University*
- Zeta - Ohio Northern University
- Eta - Purdue University
- Theta - Pennsylvania State University
- Iota - University of California, Berkeley
- Lambda - Kenyon College*
- Mu - Cornell University
- Nu - Franklin & Marshall College
- Xi -University of Iowa
- Omicron - Tulane University*
- Pi - University of Utah*
- Rho - North Carolina State University
- Sigma - Iowa State University
- Tau - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Upsilon - University of California, Los Angeles
- Chi - University of Pittsburgh*
- Psi - Emory University*
- Omega - Oregon State University
- Beta - Indiana University
- Alpha Beta - University of Michigan*
- Alpha Gamma - University of Washington*
- Alpha Delta - Auburn University
- Alpha Epsilon - Mercer University*
- Alpha Zeta - St. Lawrence University*
- Alpha Eta - College of William & Mary
- Alpha Theta - Beloit College*
- Alpha Iota - University of Missouri-Rolla
- Alpha Kappa - Louisiana State University*
- Alpha Lambda - Mississippi State University*
- Alpha Mu - New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Alpha Nu - Wake Forest University
- Alpha Xi - California State University-Fresno*
- Alpha Omicron - University of California, Santa Barbara*
- Alpha Pi - Arkansas State University
- Alpha Rho - Missouri State University
- Alpha Sigma - University of Arkansas*
- Alpha Tau - University of Louisiana at Lafayette*
- Alpha Upsilon - University of Rhode Island
- Alpha Phi - University of Georgia
- Alpha Chi - University of Maryland, College Park*
- Alpha Psi - Utah State University*
- Alpha Omega - San Diego State University
- Beta Gamma - Eastern Illinois University
- Beta Delta - University of Kansas*
- Beta Epsilon - Syracuse University*
- Beta Zeta - University of Miami*
- Beta Eta - San Jose State University
- Beta Theta - Drexel University*
- Beta Iota - Northern Arizona University*
- Beta Kappa - Arizona State University
- Beta Lambda - Lycoming College*
- Beta Mu - University of Mississippi*
- Beta Nu - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Beta Xi - New Mexico State University*
- Beta Omicron - California State University-Long Beach
- Beta Pi - University of Virginia
- Beta Rho - Barton College*
- Beta Sigma - Northern Illinois University
- Beta Tau - Valparaiso University
- Beta Upsilon - Shippensburg University*
- Beta Phi - Rochester Institute of Technology*
- Beta Chi- Loyola University Chicago
- Beta Psi - East Stroudsburg University
- Beta Omega - Lock Haven University*
- Gamma Alpha - University of Detroit
- Gamma Beta - Eastern Michigan University*
- Gamma Gamma - Central Missouri State University
- Gamma Delta - Slippery Rock University*
- Gamma Epsilon - Fairmont State University*
- Gamma Zeta - Parsons College*
- Gamma Eta - Rutgers University*
- Delta Omicron - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee*
- Delta Sigma - University of Wisconsin-Stout*
- Gamma Theta - University of Texas
- Delta Chi - Western State College*
- Gamma Iota - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Gamma Kappa - Indiana Institute of Technology
- Gamma Lambda - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point*
- Gamma Mu - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Gamma Nu - University of Akron*
- Gamma Xi - West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- Gamma Omicron - University of Findlay*
- Gamma Pi - Indiana State University*
- Gamma Rho - Western Michigan University
- Gamma Sigma - University of Missouri-Columbia
- Gamma Tau - Georgia Southern University
- Gamma Upsilon - Murray State University
- Gamma Phi - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater*
- Delta Gamma - Milton College*
- Gamma Chi - Quinnipiac College*
- Gamma Psi - St. Louis University*
- Gamma Omega - Wayne State University
- Delta Alpha - Central Michigan University
- Delta Beta - Monmouth University
- Delta Epsilon - Seton Hall University
- Delta Zeta - University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Delta Eta - Youngstown State University*
- Delta Theta - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi*
- Delta Iota - University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- Delta Lambda - Louisiana Tech University
- Delta Mu - Salem International University*
- Delta Pi - Bloomsburg University*
- Delta Nu - Ball State University*
- Delta Xi - Southern Utah University*
- Delta Rho - Morehead State University
- Delta Tau - Indiana University South Bend*
- Delta Upsilon - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Delta Phi - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse*
- Delta Psi - Troy State University*
- Delta Omega - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Epsilon Alpha - Southern Polytechnic State University
- Epsilon Beta - University of Kentucky
- Epsilon Gamma - Illinois Wesleyan University
- Epsilon Detla - Columbus State University*
- Epsilon Epsilon - Emporia State University
- Epsilon Zeta - Western Illinois University
- Epsilon Eta - Illinois State University
- Epsilon Theta - Elon College
- Epsilon Iota - California State University-Northridge*
- Epsilon Kappa - Southern Arkansas University
- Epsilon Lambda - Eastern Kentucky University
- Epsilon Mu - James Madison University*
- Epsilon Nu - California State University-Fullerton*
- Epsilon Xi - Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Epsilon Omicron - SUNY Buffalo
- Epsilon Pi - Christopher Newport University
- Epsilon Rho - Drury University
- Espilson Sigma - Loyola Marymount University*
- Epsilon Tau - University of Tennessee-Martin*
- Epsilon Upsilon - University of California, Davis*
- Epsilon Phi - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Arizona
- Epsilon Chi - University of San Diego*
- Epsilon Psi - Widener University*
- Epsilon Omega - SUNY Potsdam
- Zeta Alpha - West Chester University
- Zeta Beta - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida
- Zeta Gamma - Millersville University
- Zeta Delta - University of Colorado at Boulder
- Zeta Epsilon - Michigan Technological University
- Zeta Zeta - University of Florida
- Zeta Eta - Santa Clara University
- Zeta Theta - SUNY Plattsburgh*
- Zeta Iota - University of Western Ontario*
- Zeta Kappa - California State University-Bakersfield*
- Zeta Lambda - University of Southern California*
- Zeta Mu - Michigan State University
- Zeta Nu - Villanova University
- Zeta Xi - Southeastern Oklahoma State University*
- Zeta Omicron - Lawrence Technological University
- Zeta Pi - Oakland University
- Zeta Rho - Edinboro University*
- Zeta Sigma - North Carolina Wesleyan College*
- Zeta Tau - University of Northern Colorado
- Zeta Upsilon - University of California, San Diego*
- Zeta Phi - Southeastern Louisiana University*
- Zeta Chi - Rowan University
- Zeta Psi - University of West Virginia
- Zeta Omega - University of Nevada, Reno*
- Eta Alpha - California State University-Sacramento
- Eta Beta - Southern Connecticut State University*
- Eta Gamma - Hofstra University
- Eta Delta - California Polytechnic State University*
- Eta Epsilon - Florida State University*
- Eta Zeta - Western Connecticut State University*
- Eta Eta - Bridgewater State College
- Eta Theta - York College of Pennsylvania
- Eta Iota - California State University-Dominguez Hills
- Eta Kappa - East Carolina University
- Eta Lambda - SUNY Albany*
- Eta Mu - Missouri Southern State University
- Eta Nu - Towson University
- Eta Xi - University of North Carolina at Asheville*
- Eta Omicron - University of Toronto
- Eta Pi - Kutztown University
- Eta Rho - Carleton University
- Eta Sigma - Colorado State University*
- Eta Tau - Fitchburg State College
- Eta Upsilon - University of California, Irvine
- Eta Phi - Miami University
- Eta Chi - DePaul University*
- Eta Psi - Clemson University
- Eta Omega - Johnson & Wales University
- Theta Alpha - Clarion University*
- Theta Beta - Saginaw Valley State University
- Theta Gamma - University of West Alabama
- Theta Zeta - The College of New Jersey
- Theta Eta - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Theta Theta - Lynchburg College
- Theta Iota - Old Dominion University
- Theta Kappa - Ferris State University
- Theta Lambda - Penn State Altoona
- Theta Kappa - Texas Tech University
- Theta Lambda - Radford University
- Theta Mu - California State University-Chico
- Theta Nu - University of Houston
- Theta Xi - Salisbury University
- Theta Omicron - University of Alabama
- Theta Pi - University of Arizona
- Theta Rho - Grand Valley State University
- Theta Sigma - Ursinus College
- Theta Tau - William Paterson University
- Colony - Kennesaw State University
- Colony - Jacksonville State University
- Colony - Texas State University
- Colony - Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Colony - University of Southern Indiana
- Colony - Middle Tennessee State University
- Colony - University of Minnesota
- Colony - Cleveland State University
- Colony - California University of Pennsylvania
- Colony - Texas A&M University
* denotes dormant chapter
Notable Alumni
- Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (Alpha Mu Chapter, NJIT 1944): Astronaut: Project Mercury, Project Gemini, and Project Apollo.
- Tracy Lawrence (Epsilon Kappa Chapter, Southern Arkansas University 1989): Country music star.
- Bill Harsha (Lambda Chapter, Kenyon College 1943): Congressman (OH).
- William I. Troutman (Nu Chapter, Franklin & Marshall 1927): Congressman (PA).
- Herman Fisher (Theta Chapter, Penn State 1921): Co-founder of Fisher-Price toys.
- John T. Myers (Beta Gamma Chapter, Eastern Illinois University 1951): Congressman (IN).
- Willard Kiplinger (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State 1912): Founder of the Kiplinger Washington Letter.
- Lewis Grizzard (Alpha Phi Chapter, University of Georgia 1968): Syndicated columnist, author, and southern humorist.
- Carlton Mobley (Alpha Epsilon Chapter, Mercer University 1928): Congressman (GA) and Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.
- Mike Beebe (Alpha Pi Chapter, Arkansas State University 1968): Arkansas Attorney General.
- David W. Hopkins (Sigma Chapter, Iowa State University 1920): Congressman (MO).
- Frank T. Bow (Zeta Chapter, Ohio Northern University 1923): Congressman (OH).
- Sherdrick Bonner (Epsilon Iota Chapter, California State University-Northridge 1991): AFL quarterback.
- H. Lawrence Fuller (Eta Chi, DePaul University): CEO of Amoco Oil Company.
- Guy "Red" Mackey (Eta Chapter, Purdue University 1929): Athletic director of Purdue University and namesake of Mackey Arena.
- John R. Gregg (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes University 1974): Speaker of Indiana House of Representatives.
- James Reston (Phi Chapter University of Illinois 1932): Author, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize (1945 & 1957) winner.
- Tony Romo (Beta Gamma Chapter, Eastern Illinois University 2001): NFL quarterback and winner of the Walter Payton Award.
- Charles Bayless (Gamma Xi Chapter, West Virginia University Institute of Technology 1968): President of West Virginia Tech.
- Curtis Shake (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes University 1906): Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and Presiding Judge at the Nuremberg Trials.