Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
ΣΑΕ
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Founded	March 9, 1856 University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Type	Social
Scope	International
Motto	Phi Alpha
Colors	Royal Purple and Old Gold
Flower	Violet
Chapters	210 Active
Nickname	SAE's, SigAlphs
Headquarters	1856 Sheridan Road Evanston, Illinois USA
Website	[1]

Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) is a social fraternity that was founded in 1856. SAE (as it is nicknamed) has more than 280,000 initiated men, making it the largest social fraternity in North America. SAE currently has 8,200 undergraduates at more than 210 chapters in 48 states and Canada. It was the first fraternity to establish a national headquarters (Levere Memorial Temple, 1929), a national Leadership School (1935), a national Men's health Issues Committee (1980), and a career-development program tailored for the community ("The Leading Edge" in 1990).

The fraternity's comprehensive membership education program is called "The True Gentleman Initiative". It is what chapters of SAE subscribe to as their guidelines for their chapter operations and member education programs. SAE, like all the other fraternities of the North-American Interfraternity Conference, abide by a strict anti-hazing policy.