Sigma Nu

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ΣΝ - Sigma Nu

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Motto	"To believe in the life of Love, To walk in the way of Honor, To serve in the light of Truth — this is the Life, the Way, and the Light of Sigma Nu — this is the Creed of our Fraternity."
Colors	Black, Gold and White
Symbol	Serpent
Flower	The White Rose
Founded	January 1, 1869 at the Virginia Military Institute
Fraternity type	Social, Honor
Scope	United States, Canada
Headquarters	9 Lewis St., P.O. Box 1869 Lexington, Virginia, USA and Canada
Chapters	278
Homepage	http://www.sigmanu.org

ΣΝ (Sigma Nu) is a U.S. college fraternity, founded by three former Confederate soldiers, then cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in 1869. The founders James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley formed Sigma Nu shortly after they secretly witnessed what they believed was a hazing ceremony by another fraternity (Alpha Tau Omega). The group's existence was kept secret until the founders publicly announced their new society on the first day of January 1869, the accepted birthdate of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Today, Sigma Nu honors its founders' integrity as the basis of its strong anti-hazing ban.

They built a code of ethics upon the values of Love, Truth, and Honor above all else. Accordingly, they based the Sigma Nu Emblem upon the French Legion of Honor Medal.

In 1988, Sigma Nu Fraternity instituted its LEAD Program (Leadership, Ethics, Achievement, and Development) in order to develop ethical leaders for tomorrow's society. It is hoped that brothers will make a positive impact as ethical leaders in their chapter, campus, and community. The LEAD program is unique among all collegiate greek-letter organizations, and further information about LEAD may be found at the Fraternity's web site.

As Sigma Nu was founded against hazing it makes sense that Sigma Nu, along with around 20 or so other Greek Organizations, is a member of the Risk Reduction Plan. The RRP is a program that helps prevent accidents or other incidents that would cause injury or death and spark legal punishment or public embarrassment from occurring.

Though it has removed the restrictions barring non-white members that caused some chapters to disaffiliate during the 1960s, the fraternity remains all-male and its Creed professes to exclude the gay members of the fraternity ("To build . . . a home . . .where Love shall glorify the wife, Duty enshrine the mother, and Affection ennoble the child. . . . [T]o win the love and care of some incorruptible woman"). The Creed also professes to restrict membership to Christians ("whatever our creed, to reverence the Christ as the Divine Compassion for struggling humanity"), though in practice the fraternity's membership includes many members who are Jews, Hindus, members of other faiths, and atheists. (The Fraternity also forbids discrimination against gay prospectives.)

The fraternity colors are black, gold and white.

Sigma Nu has many famous alumni including Bob Barker, Michael Biehn, Vance Brand, Paul Bryant, William Daniels, Ronald Evans, Harrison Ford, Trent Lott, Glen Miller, Al Michaels, Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Pat Riley, Boyd Tinsley, "The Penguin" William Malenzi, and Robin Williams. However, according to the national site for Sigma Nu fraternity, it says Williams, the musician, went to Cornell.

The national headquarters are in Lexington, VA.

Chapters

U.S. colleges which have Sigma Nu chapters include:

• School - Chapter Name - Charter Year
  • Virginia Military Institute - Α (Alpha) - 1869
  • University of Virginia - Β (Beta) - 1871
  • Duke University - Γ (Gamma) - 1871
  • University of Georgia - Μ (Mu) - 1873
  • University of Alabama - Θ (Theta) - 1874
  • University of South Carolina - Δ (Delta) - 1874
  • Samford University - Ι (Iota) - 1879
  • North Georgia College - Κ (Kappa) - 1881
  • Washington and Lee University - Λ (Lambda) - 1882
  • Bethany College - Ε (Epsilon) - 1883
  • Central College - Ζ (Zeta) - 1883
  • Mercer University - Η (Eta) - 1884
  • University of Kansas - Ν (Nu) - 1884
  • Bethel College - Ο (Omicron) - 1884
  • Emory University - Ξ (Xi) - 1884
  • Lehigh University - Π (Pi) - 1885
  • University of Missouri - Ρ (Rho) - 1886
  • South Carolina Military - Τ (Tau) - 1886
  • Vanderbilt University - Σ (Sigma) - 1886
  • University of Texas - Υ (Upsilon) - 1886
  • Louisiana State University - Φ (Phi) - 1887
  • Cornell College - Χ (Chi) - 1888
  • University of North Carolina - Ψ (Psi) - 1888
  • Tulane University - Β Φ (Beta Phi) - 1888
  • Yale University - Β Α (Beta Alpha) - 1889
  • University of the South - Β Ο (Beta Omicron) - 1889
  • Auburn University - Β Θ (Beta Theta) - 1890
  • DePauw University - Β Β (Beta Beta) - 1890
  • Knox College - Δ Θ (Delta Theta) - 1891
  • Columbia University
  • Missouri Valley College - Β Γ (Beta Gamma) - 1891
  • Drake University - Β Δ (Beta Delta) - 1891
  • Ohio State University - Β Ν (Beta Nu) - 1891
  • Coe College - Β Ε (Beta Epsilon) - 1891
  • Purdue University - Β Ζ (Beta Zeta) - 1891
  • Stanford University - Β Χ (Beta Chi) - 1891
  • University of California, Berkeley - Β Ψ (Beta Psi) - 1892
  • Indiana University - Β Η (Beta Eta) - 1892
  • Mount Union College - Β Ι (Beta Iota) - 1892
  • Kansas State University - Β Κ (Beta Kappa) - 1892
  • Central College - Β Λ (Beta Lambda) - 1892
  • University of Iowa - Β Μ (Beta Mu) - 1893
  • University of Pennsylvania - Β Ρ (Beta Rho) - 1894
  • William Jewell College - Β Ξ (Beta Xi) - 1894
  • University of Chicago - Β Π (Beta Pi) - 1895
  • North Carolina State University - Β Τ (Beta Tau) - 1895
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Β Υ (Beta Upsilon) - 1895
  • Albion College - Γ Γ (Gamma Gamma) - 1895
  • Georgia Tech - Γ Α (Gamma Alpha) - 1896
  • University of Washington - Γ Χ (Gamma Chi) - 1896
  • Northwestern University - Γ Β (Gamma Beta) - 1898
  • University of Vermont - Β Σ (Beta Sigma) - 1898
  • Stevens Institute of Technology - Γ Δ (Gamma Delta) - 1900
  • Lafayette College - Γ Ε (Gamma Epsilon) - 1900
  • University of Oregon - Γ Ζ (Gamma Zeta) - 1900
  • Colorado School of Mines - Γ Η (Gamma Eta) - 1901
  • Cornell University - Γ Θ (Gamma Theta) - 1901
  • University of Kentucky - Γ Ι (Gamma Iota) - 1902
  • University of Colorado - Γ Κ (Gamma Kappa) - 1902
  • University of Wisconsin - Γ Λ (Gamma Lambda) - 1902
  • University of Illinois - Γ Μ (Gamma Mu) - 1902
  • University of Michigan - Γ Ν (Gamma Nu) - 1902
  • University of Missouri-Rolla - Γ Ξ (Gamma Xi) - 1903 (LEAD Chapter of the Year 2005)
  • Washington University in St. Louis - Γ Ο (Gamma Omicron) - 1903
  • West Virginia University - Γ Π (Gamma Pi) - 1904
  • University of Chicago - Γ Ρ (Gamma Rho) - 1904
  • Iowa State University - Γ Σ (Gamma Sigma) - 1904
  • University of Minnesota - Γ Τ (Gamma Tau) - 1904
  • University of Arkansas - Γ Υ (Gamma Upsilon) - 1904
  • University of Montana - Γ Φ (Gamma Phi) - 1905
  • Syracuse University - Γ Ψ (Gamma Psi) - 1906
  • Case Western Reserve - Δ Α (Delta Alpha) - 1907
  • Dartmouth College - Δ Β (Delta Beta) - 1907-1961, 1985
  • Columbia University - Δ Γ (Delta Gamma) - 1908
  • Pennsylvania State University - Δ Δ (Delta Delta) - 1909
  • University of Oklahoma - Δ Ε (Delta Epsilon) - 1909
  • Western Reserve - Δ Ζ (Delta Zeta) - 1909
  • University of Nebraska - Δ Η (Delta Eta) - 1909
  • Washington State University - Δ Ι (Delta Iota) - 1910
  • University of Delaware - Δ Κ (Delta Kappa) - 1911
  • Brown University - Δ Λ (Delta Lambda) - 1912
  • Stetson University - Δ Μ (Delta Mu) - 1913
  • University of Maine - Δ Ν (Delta Nu) - 1913
  • University of Nevada - Δ Ξ (Delta Xi) - 1914
  • University of Idaho - Δ Ο (Delta Omicron) - 1915
  • George Washington University - Δ Π (Delta Pi) - 1915
  • Colorado State University - Δ Ρ (Delta Rho) - 1915
  • Carnegie-Mellon University - Δ Σ (Delta Sigma) - 1916
  • Oregon State University - Δ Τ (Delta Tau) - 1917
  • Colgate University - Δ Υ (Delta Upsilon) - 1917
  • University of Maryland, College Park - Δ Φ (Delta Phi) - 1917
  • Trinity College - Δ Χ (Delta Chi) - 1918
  • Bowdoin College - Δ Ψ (Delta Psi) - 1918
  • University of Arizona - Ε Α (Epsilon Alpha) - 1918
  • Drury University - Ε Β (Epsilon Beta) - 1919
  • Wesleyan University - Ε Γ (Epsilon Gamma) - 1920
  • University of Wyoming - Ε Δ (Epsilon Delta) - 1920
  • Oklahoma State University - Ε Ε (Epsilon Epsilon) - 1920
  • University of Florida - Ε Ζ (Epsilon Zeta) - 1920
  • University of Tennessee - Ε Η (Epsilon Eta) - 1921
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ε Θ (Epsilon Theta) - 1922
  • College of William and Mary - Ε Ι (Epsilon Iota) - 1922
  • University of North Dakota - Ε Κ (Epsilon Kappa) - 1923
  • University of Utah - Ε Λ (Epsilon Lambda) - 1924
  • Butler University - Ε Μ (Epsilon Mu) - 1926
  • Miami University - Ε Ν (Epsilon Nu) - 1927
  • University of Mississippi - Ε Ξ (Epsilon Xi) - 1927
  • University of Southern California - Ε Ο (Epsilon Omicron) - 1930
  • University of California, Los Angeles - Ε Π (Epsilon Pi) - 1930
  • Michigan State University - Ε Ρ (Epsilon Rho) - 1934
  • Rhodes College - Ε Σ (Epsilon Sigma) - 1934
  • Rollins College - Ε Τ (Epsilon Tau) - 1938
  • Utah State University - Ε Υ (Epsilon Upsilon) - 1938
  • University of Connecticut - Ε Φ (Epsilon Phi) - 1943
  • Bowling Green State University - Ε Χ (Epsilon Chi) - 1946
  • Westminster College - Ε Ψ (Epsilon Psi) - 1947
  • University of Puget Sound - Ζ Α (Zeta Alpha) - 1948
  • University of Miami - Ζ Β (Zeta Beta) - 1948
  • Kent State University - Ζ Γ (Zeta Gamma) - 1949
  • University of Toronto - Ζ Δ (Zeta Delta) - 1949
  • Norwich University - Ζ Ε (Zeta Epsilon) - 1949
  • Florida State University - Ζ Ζ (Zeta Zeta) - 1950
  • Tufts University - Ζ Η (Zeta Eta) - 1950
  • Presbyterian College - Ζ Θ (Zeta Theta) - 1951
  • San Jose State University - Ζ Ι (Zeta Iota) - 1951
  • California State University, Fresno - Ζ Κ (Zeta Kappa) - 1951
  • University of Tulsa - Ζ Λ (Zeta Lambda) - 1951
  • Ohio University - Ζ Μ (Zeta Mu) - 1951
  • Montana State University - Ζ Ν (Zeta Nu) - 1952
  • University of California, Davis - Ζ Ξ (Zeta Xi) - 1952
  • North Texas University - Ζ Ο (Zeta Omicron) - 1953
  • Texas Tech University - Ζ Π (Zeta Pi) - 1953
  • University of Rhode Island - Ζ Ρ (Zeta Rho) - 1954
  • Gettysburg College - Ζ Σ (Zeta Sigma) - 1954
  • Ripon College - Ζ Τ (Zeta Tau) - 1954
  • Arizona State University - Ζ Υ (Zeta Upsilon) - 1955
  • Bradley University - Ζ Φ (Zeta Phi) - 1955
  • University of Houston - Ζ Χ (Zeta Chi) - 1956
  • Lamar University - Ζ Ψ (Zeta Psi) - 1957
  • Davidson College - Η Α (Eta Alpha) - 1958
  • East Carolina University - Η Β (Eta Beta) - 1959
  • Georgia State University - Η Γ (Eta Gamma) - 1959
  • West Texas A&M University - Η Δ (Eta Delta) - 1959
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College - Η Ε (Eta Epsilon) - 1960
  • Louisiana Tech University - Η Ζ (Eta Zeta) - 1961
  • Idaho State University - Η Η (Eta Eta) - 1961
  • North Dakota State University - Η Θ (Eta Theta) - 1962
  • Northern Arizona University - Η Ι (Eta Iota) - 1962
  • San Diego State University - Η Κ (Eta Kappa) - 1963
  • University of Cincinnati - Η Λ (Eta Lambda) - 1963
  • Kettering University - Η Μ A (Eta Mu A) - 1963
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana - Η Ν (Eta Nu) - 1963
  • University of Arkansas, Little Rock - Η Ξ (Eta Xi) - 1963
  • Kettering University - Η Μ B (Eta Mu B) - 1963
  • Wofford College - Η Ο (Eta Omicron) - 1964
  • Hampden-Sydney College - Η Π (Eta Pi) - 1965
  • Western Kentucky University - Η Ρ (Eta Rho) - 1965
  • Eastern New Mexico University - Η Σ (Eta Sigma) - 1966
  • Texas State University - San Marcos - Η Τ (Eta Tau) - 1966
  • Midwestern University - Η Υ (Eta Upsilon) - 1966
  • California State University, Los Angeles - Η Φ (Eta Phi) - 1966 (LEAD Chapter of the Year-2004)
  • Old Dominion University - Η Χ (Eta Chi) - 1967
  • Ashland University - Η Ψ (Eta Psi) - 1967
  • University of South Florida - Θ Α (Theta Alpha) - 1967
  • University of South Dakota - Θ Β (Theta Beta) - 1968
  • University of Southern Mississippi - Θ Γ (Theta Gamma) - 1968
  • Murray State University - Θ Δ (Theta Delta) - 1969
  • Johns Hopkins University - Θ Ε (Theta Epsilon) - 1969
  • Clemson University - Θ Ζ (Theta Zeta) - 1970
  • Northern Illinois University - Θ Η (Theta Eta) - 1970
  • Eastern Kentucky University - Θ Θ (Theta Theta) - 1970
  • Middle Tennessee State University - Θ Ι (Theta Iota) - 1970
  • Georgia Southern University - Θ Κ (Theta Kappa) - 1970
  • Eastern Washington University - Θ Λ (Theta Lambda) - 1970
  • University of South Alabama - Θ Μ (Theta Mu) - 1970
  • Ball State University - Θ Ν (Theta Nu) - 1971
  • Virginia Tech - Θ Ξ (Theta Xi) - 1971
  • Weber State College - Θ Ο (Theta Omicron) - 1972
  • State University of West Georgia - Θ Π (Theta Pi) - 1972
  • Illinois State University - Θ Ρ (Theta Rho) - 1972
  • Southwest Missouri State University - Θ Σ (Theta Sigma) - 1972
  • Morehead State University - Θ Τ (Theta Tau) - 1973
  • New Mexico State University - Θ Υ (Theta Upsilon) - 1973
  • Lander University - Θ Φ (Theta Phi) - 1973
  • East Tennessee State University - Θ Χ (Theta Chi) - 1973
  • Armstrong State College - Θ Ψ (Theta Psi) - 1973
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Ι Α (Iota Alpha) - 1974
  • Virginia Wesleyan College - Ι Β (Iota Beta) - 1974
  • Mississippi State University - Ι Γ (Iota Gamma) - 1974
  • James Madison University - Ι Δ (Iota Delta) - 1974
  • Missouri Southern State College - Ι Ε (Iota Epsilon) - 1974
  • Vincennes University - Ι Ζ (Iota Zeta) - 1974
  • University of Nebraska, Omaha - Ι Η (Iota Eta) - 1974
  • Southern Methodist University - Ι Θ (Iota Theta) - 1974
  • Valley City State College - Ι Ι (Iota Iota) - 1974
  • California State University, Chico - Ι Κ (Iota Kappa) - 1975
  • Jacksonville State University - Ι Λ (Iota Lambda) - 1975
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Ι Μ (Iota Mu) - 1975
  • University of Southern Maine - Ι Ν (Iota Nu) - 1975
  • Salisbury University - Ι Ξ (Iota Xi) - 1976
  • University of Texas, Arlington - Ι Ο (Iota Omicron) - 1976
  • Southern Polytechnic State University - Ι Π (Iota Pi) - 1976
  • College of Charleston - Ι Ρ (Iota Rho) - 1976
  • University of New Hampshire - Ι Σ (Iota Sigma) - 1977
  • Creighton University - Ι Τ (Iota Tau) - 1977
  • California State University, Northridge - Ι Υ (Iota Upsilon) - 1978
  • Wittenberg University - Ι Φ (Iota Phi) - 1980
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Ι Χ (Iota Chi) - 1982
  • Indiana State University - Ι Ψ (Iota Psi) - 1982
  • Western Illinois University - Κ Α (Kappa Alpha) - 1982
  • University of Western Ontario - Κ Β (Kappa Beta) - 1982
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - Κ Γ (Kappa Gamma) - 1982
  • Duquesne University - Κ Δ (Kappa Delta) - 1982 [1]
  • Appalachian State University - Κ Ε (Kappa Epsilon) - 1983
  • Villanova University - Κ Ζ (Kappa Zeta) - 1983
  • University of California, Santa Barbara - Κ Η (Kappa Eta) - 1983
  • Jacksonville University - Κ Θ (Kappa Theta) - 1984
  • University of Dayton - Κ Ι (Kappa Iota) - 1984
  • Radford University - Κ Κ (Kappa Kappa) - 1984
  • University of Akron - Κ Λ (Kappa Lambda) - 1984
  • Austin Peay State University - Κ Μ (Kappa Mu) - 1984
  • Central Missouri State University - Κ Ν (Kappa Nu) - 1984
  • Winthrop University - Κ Ξ (Kappa Xi) - 1985
  • Marshall University - Κ Ο (Kappa Omicron) - 1985
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - Κ Π (Kappa Pi) - 1985
  • University of California, San Diego - Κ Ρ (Kappa Rho) - 1985
  • Texas A&M University - Κ Σ (Kappa Sigma) - 1985
  • SUNY/Binghamton - Κ Τ (Kappa Tau) - 1985
  • UNC Greensboro - Κ Υ (Kappa Upsilon) - 1985
  • Western Carolina University - Κ Φ (Kappa Phi) - 1985
  • Furman University (Greenville) - Κ Χ (Kappa Chi) - 1986
  • Northeast Louisiana University - Κ Ψ (Kappa Psi) - 1986
  • Wake Forest University - Λ Α (Lambda Alpha) - 1986
  • George Mason University - Λ Β (Lambda Beta) - 1986
  • Eastern Illinois University - Λ Γ (Lambda Gamma) - 1986
  • Mankato State University - Λ Δ (Lambda Delta) - 1986
  • Texas Christian University - Λ Ε (Lambda Epsilon) - 1987
  • SUNY/Geneseo - Λ Ζ (Lambda Zeta) - 1987
  • University of Rochester - Λ Η (Lambda Eta) - 1987
  • Birmingham-Southern College - Λ Θ (Lambda Theta) - 1987
  • Southern Utah University - Λ Ι (Lambda Iota) - 1987
  • SUNY/Albany - Λ Κ (Lambda Kappa) - 1987
  • Nicholls State University - Λ Λ (Lambda Lambda) - 1987
  • Wichita State University - Λ Μ (Lambda Mu) - 1988
  • Western Michigan University - Λ Ν (Lambda Nu) - 1988
  • SUNY/Oneonta - Λ Ξ (Lambda Xi) - 1988
  • University of California, Irvine - Λ Ο (Lambda Omicron) - 1989
  • Eastern Michigan University - Λ Π (Lambda Pi) - 1989
  • Seton Hall University - Λ Ρ (Lambda Rho) - 1989
  • SUNY/Buffalo - Λ Σ (Lambda Sigma) - 1989
  • Slippery Rock University - Λ Τ (Lambda Tau) - 1989
  • California State University, Fullerton - Λ Υ (Lambda Upsilon) - 1989
  • University of Central Arkansas - Λ Φ (Lambda Phi) - 1990
  • Cal. State/San Bernardino - Λ Χ (Lambda Chi) - 1991
  • University of Toledo - Λ Ψ (Lambda Psi) - 1991
  • Baylor University - Μ Α (Mu Alpha) - 1991
  • University of Alabama/Huntsville - Μ Β (Mu Beta) - 1991
  • University of North Carolina, Wilmington - Μ Γ (Mu Gamma) - 1992
  • Temple University - Μ Δ (Mu Delta) - 1992
  • Coastal Carolina University - Μ Ε (Mu Epsilon) - 1992
  • Rochester Institute of Technology - Μ Ζ (Mu Zeta) - 1992
  • University of North Carolina, Asheville - Μ Η (Mu Eta) - 1993
  • University of Texas, San Antonio - Μ Θ (Mu Theta) - 1994
  • University of Hartford - Μ Ι (Mu Iota) - 1994
  • Southeast Missouri State University - Μ Κ (Mu Kappa) - 1995
  • Southern Illinois University - Μ Λ (Mu Lambda) - 1995
  • Sam Houston State University - Μ Μ (Mu Mu) - 1996
  • Valdosta State University - Μ Ν (Mu Nu) - 1996
  • Columbus University (Ga.) - Μ Ξ (Mu Xi) - 1996
  • Pepperdine University - Μ Ο (Mu Omicron) - 1996
  • Philadelphia University - Μ Π (Mu Pi) - 1996
  • Northwestern State University (La.) - Μ Ρ (Mu Rho) - 1997
  • McKendree College - Μ Σ (Mu Sigma) - 1999
  • University of Central Oklahoma - Μ Τ (Mu Tau) - 2002
  • Stephen F. Austin State University - Μ Υ (Mu Upsilon) - 2003
  • Longwood University - Μ Φ (Mu Phi) - 2003
  • Lynchburg College - Μ Χ (Mu Chi) - 2003
  • University of Central Florida - Colony N/A
  • Louisiana State University in Shreveport Colony - N/A