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| Sigma Pi | |
|---|---|
| ΣΠ | |
 | |
| Founded | February 26, 1897 Vincennes University |
| Type | Social |
| Former affiliation | NIC |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | North America |
| Pillars | Brotherhood, Aristocracy, Morality, Chivalry, and Righteousness |
| Member badge |  |
| Colors | Primary Lavender and White Auxiliary: Gold |
| Symbol | Owl |
| Flag |  |
| Flower | Lavender Orchid, alternates of White Rose and Lilac. Goldenrod as auxiliary |
| Jewel | Emerald |
| Publication | The Emerald |
| Chapters | 97 active chapters, 45 alumni clubs, 131 inactive chapters[1] |
| Colonies | 5 |
| Members | 5,000+ active 118,000+[2] lifetime |
| Headquarters | 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 730 Nashville, Tennessee 37217 United States |
| Website | sigmapi |
Sigma Pi (ΣΠ) is a collegiate fraternity with 232 chapters at American universities. As of 2021, it had more than 5,000 undergraduate members and over 118,000 alumni. The fraternity is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Founded on February 26, 1897, at Vincennes University by William R Kennedy, James T Kingsbury, George M Patterson, and Rolin R James, the group was initially known by the Greek letters Tau Phi Delta (ΤΦΔ). In 1907, the fraternity was renamed Sigma Pi, a change instigated by Robert George Patterson, a student at Ohio State University. Patterson had wanted to join the Sigma Pi literary society at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, but after his request to expand the society to OSU was declined, he approached Tau Phi Delta members, claiming to represent a historic fraternity called Sigma Pi that dated to the 18th century. Tau Phi Delta accepted Patterson's invitation to merge and adopted the named Sigma Pi.
Later, Patterson's "history" of Sigma Pi was shown to be false, but the organization kept the name.
The organization oversees several charitable programs, including the Altruistic Campus Experience[3] and maintains the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation "to assist needy and deserving students to complete their education; and to aid aged or disabled former students who are in need or worthy of assistance."
- ^ "Sigma Pi Fraternity Chapter Listing". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ The Fraternity continues to seek expansion with several newly chartered chapters and developing colonies.
- ^ "Sigma Pi: The ACE Project". The Vector. 2013-04-16. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-02-18.