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Sigma Pi
ΣΠ
File:Sigmapicrest small-1-.jpg
Founded (1897-02-26) February 26, 1897 (age 127)
Vincennes University
TypeLeadership, Social
ScopeInternational
Mission statementTo build and support chapters and alumni organizations for the purpose of maintaining a Fellowship of kindred minds united in Brotherhood. [1]
Vision statementSigma Pi Fraternity is the leading, international men's collegiate fraternal organization which provides training, guidance and innovative opportunities for:
  • Leadership Development
  • Social and Personal Development
  • Academic Achievement
  • Community Service
  • Heightened Moral Awareness
For its brothers throughout their lives. [1]
MottoΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΠΙΣΤΙΣ
ColorsLavender and White with Gold as an auxiliary
FlowerLavender Orchid
JewelEmerald
PublicationThe Emerald
Chapters136 [2]
Members86,000+ lifetime
HeadquartersP.O. Box 1897
Brentwood, TN, 37024
USA
Websitehttp://www.sigmapi.org

Sigma Pi (ΣΠ) is an international college social fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Like most social fraternities, membership is by invitation and limited to men. 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. Tau Phi Delta changed its name to The Sigma Pi Fraternity, United States in 1907 and began establishing new chapters that same year. With the establishment of the Fraternity's first Canadian chapter in 1984, the organization's name was changed to The Sigma Pi Fraternity, International. The Fraternity was the first of its kind to be founded west of the Ohio Valley and a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. Among other 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 136 active collegiate groups, dozens of alumni clubs, and over 88,000 initiates. In addition, a separate, but related entity, the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, manages trust assets for the educational benefit of both members and non-members. The Fraternity is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Chapters and Colonies

See Chapters and Colonies of Sigma Pi

Notable Alumni

Government, Military, Law & Politics

  • Mike Beebe (Alpha-Pi Chapter, Arkansas State): Attorney General and Governor of Arkansas. [5]
  • Harry G. Leslie (Eta Chapter, Purdue): Governor of Indiana.
  • Frank T. Bow (Zeta Chapter, Ohio Northern): Congressman (OH).
  • Bill Harsha (Lambda Chapter, Kenyon): Congressman (OH).
  • William Harsha II (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): Congressman (OH).
  • William I. Troutman (Nu Chapter, Franklin & Marshall): Congressman (PA).
  • John T. Myers (Beta-Gamma Chapter, Eastern Illinois): Congressman (IN).
  • Edwin L. Mechem (Beta-Xi Chapter, New Mexico State): Governor of New Mexico, Senator (NM), and US District Judge.
  • Willard Kiplinger (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State): Author and Founder of the Kiplinger Washington Letter.
  • Carlton Mobley (Alpha-Epsilon Chapter, Mercer): Congressman (GA) and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
  • David W. Hopkins (Sigma Chapter, Iowa State): Congressman (MO).
  • Ray D. Free: Major General (Pi Chapter, Utah), US Army, commander of the 96th Infantry Division.
  • John R. Gregg (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes University): Speaker of Indiana House of Representatives.
  • Girard East Kalbfleisch (Zeta Chapter, Ohio Northern): US District Judge.
  • James V. Carmichael (Psi Chapter, Emory): State Legislator and popular vote winner in Governor's race (GA).
  • Clarence Newcomer (Nu Chapter, Franklin & Marshall): US District Judge.
  • Jere L. Beasley (Delta-Psi Chapter, Troy): Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.
  • Richard A. Chappell (Alpha-Epsilon Chapter, Mercer): Chairman of the US Parole Board.
  • James R. Bullington (Alpha-Delta Chapter, Auburn): Statesman and United States Ambassador to Burundi.
  • Herbert H. Kerr (Delta Chapter, Pennsylvania): Director of Health Services Division, US Department of Health Education and Welfare.
  • Curtis Shake (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and Presiding Judge at the Nuremberg Trials.
  • Robert L. Larson (Xi Chapter, Iowa): Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.
  • Andrew Guilford (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): President of the California Bar and US District Judge.
  • James E. Livingston (Alpha-Delta Chapter, Auburn): Brigadier General, US Army.
  • James M. Lyle (Alpha-Eta Chapter, William & Mary): Major General, US Army, commander of the US Army Cadet Command (ROTC).
  • Jim Seeley (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): Upper Rear Admiral, US Navy.
  • Howard E. Milliken (Theta Chapter, Penn State): Mayor of Harrisburg, PA.
  • Ben Miller (Beta-Nu Chapter, SIU-Carbondale): Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.
  • M. Allan Pomeroy (Alpha-Gamma Chapter, Washington): Mayor of Seattle, WA.
  • James J. Rhoades (Beta-Psi Chapter, East Stroudsburg): Senator (PA).
  • Hans M. Mark (Iota Chapter, California): Chancellor of the University of Texas System and Secretary of the US Air Force.
  • Clarence H. Robertson (Eta Chapter, Purdue): Advisor, Ministry of Industries for the Republic of China.
  • Emory C. Swank (Nu Chapter, Franklin & Marshall): US Ambassador to Cambodia.
  • John T. Taylor (Kappa Chapter, Temple): General, US Army and author of the GI Bill of Rights.
  • Royal A. Vitousek (Iota Chapter, California): Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Territory of Hawaii.
  • Julian Webb (Alpha-Epsilon Chapter, Mercer): Senator (GA) and Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
  • Roland V. Wise (Pi Chapter, Utah): Director, IRS of the State of Utah
  • William R. Peers (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): Lt. General, US Army, commander of U.S. 4th Infantry Division and Chief Investigator of the My Lai Massacre.
  • George W. Latimer (Pi Chapter, Utah): Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, judge of the US Military Court of Appeals,Chairman of Utah Board of Pardons, defense attorney in the My Lai Massacre investigation, and Colonel in the U.S. 40th Infantry Division.

Education, Service & Religion

  • Arthur Lichtenburger (Lambda Chapter, Kenyon): Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
  • Russell H. Conwell (Kappa Chapter, Temple): Founding President of Temple University.
  • Robert L. Johnson (Kappa Chapter, Temple): President of Temple University.
  • Herbert E. Longenecker (Theta Chapter, Penn State): President of Tulane University.
  • Charles E. Bayless (Gamma-Xi Chapter, West Virginia Tech): President of West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
  • Robert W. Van Houten (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): President Emeritus of NJIT and namesake of Van Houten Library.
  • Judson C. Ward (Psi Chapter, Emory): Dean of Faculties of Emory University.
  • William G. Carr (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): Author and Executive Secretary of the National Educational Association.
  • Harold Jacobsen (Lambda Chapter, Kenyon): NIC Gold Medal award recipient.
  • William J. Cutbirth, Jr. (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): NIC President (1974).
  • Ralph W. Munn (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State): Director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  • Joel E. Nystrom (Sigma Chapter, Iowa State): Executive Director of the International Committee of the YMCA.
  • John Wilkes (Beta Pi Chapter, University of Virginia): Nationally recognized history instructor.
  • Isaac K. Beckes (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): President of Vincennes University.
  • Warren Bow (Phi Chapter, Illinois): President of Wayne University and Superintendent of Detroit City Schools.
  • Robert L. Burns (Delta-Phi Chapter, Wisconsin-LaCrosse): President of Washburn University and Peru State College.
  • William F. Creighton (Delta Chapter, Pennsylvania): Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC.
  • Walter A. Davis (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): President of Vincennes University.
  • Wallace W. Hall, Jr. (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State): Founding President of West Valley College.
  • William A. Halnon (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): President of Vincennes University.
  • Nevin C. Harner (Nu Chapter, Franklin & Marshall): President of Heidelberg College.
  • William Hazell (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): President of NJIT.
  • Elmer G. Van Name (Kappa Chapter, Temple): Founding President of Rutgers Law School.
  • John W. Letson (Alpha-Delta Chapter, Auburn): Superintendent of City of Atlanta Public School System.
  • Arthur R. McKinstry (Lambda Chapter, Kenyon): Bishop of the Diocese of Delaware.
  • Maxwell L. Rafferty (Upsilon Chapter, UCLA): State Superintendent of California Public Instruction and Dean of Troy University.
  • Frederick L. Sorsabal (Beta-Omicron Chapter, Cal State-Long Beach): Grand Master of Freemasons of California.
  • Park Dietz (Theta-Pi Chapter, Arizona): Noted forensic psychiatrist.
  • George D. Stoddard (Theta Chapter, Penn State): Author, President of the State University of New York, Educational Advisor to General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito in US Occupation of Japan, President of the University of Illinois, Chancellor of New York University, and Chancellor of Long Island University.

Science, Technology & Exploration

  • Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): Astronaut: Project Mercury, Project Gemini, and Project Apollo. [6]
  • Paul W. Richards (Beta-Theta Chapter, Drexel): Astronaut and Space Shuttle pilot.
  • Chauncey Guy Suits (Tau Chapter, Wisconsin): Co-founder of the National Academy of Engineering.
  • Samuel P. Landers (Gamma-Nu Chapter, Akron): Inventor of the Goodyear Aquatred Tire.
  • Maurice C. Tanquary (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): Explorer on the Crocker Land Arctic Expedition, North Greenland.
  • Max Ellis (Alpha Chapter, Vincennes): Explorer and Leader of the Gimbel Scientific Expedition to British Guiana.
  • John D. Humber (Omicron Chapter, Tulane): Founder of the Physicians and Surgeons World Medical Association.
  • William Mensch (Kappa Chapter, Temple): CEO of Western Design Centre, Inc. and inventor of the microprocessor for the Apple MacIntosh II computer.
  • Benjamin Franklin Miessner (Eta Chapter, Purdue): Inventor and pioneer in aircraft radio.
  • Thomas Myrick (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): Designer of robotic arm for Mars lander robot.
  • Gregory Poland (Epsilon-Gamma Chapter, Illinois Wesleyan): Director of the Vaccine Research at the Mayo Clinic; Federal Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices.
  • Kelley J. Pollard (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): Lead Engineer, Port Authority of NY/NJ, reconstruction of train stations beneath former site of World Trade Center.
  • Luther S. West (Mu Chapter, Cornell): Scientist-Consultant to the World Health Organization and United Nations and Chief of Medical Entomology at the Army Medical School, Army Medical Center.

Sports, Journalism, Arts & Entertainment

Business & Finance

  • Herman Fisher (Theta Chapter, Penn State): Co-founder of Fisher-Price toys.
  • Barry Weiss (Mu Chapter, Cornell): President & CEO of Jive Records.
  • Lorenzo Fertitta (Epsilon-Chi Chapter, San Diego): Vice Chairman and President of Station Casinos and co-owner of Zuffa (UFC).
  • J. Perry Barger (Mu Chapter, Cornell): President of Dynatech Corporation.
  • John W. Allison (Alpha-Pi Chapter, Arkansas State): Chairman and CEO of Home BancShares, Inc.
  • Loy J. Baxter (Beta Chapter, Indiana): Chairman and CEO of Evalucon Inc.
  • Cletus A. Broecker (Eta Chapter, Purdue): COO of Amax Coal Company and member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher.
  • Raymond H. Cummins (Zeta Chapter, Ohio Northern): Chairman and CEO of Goldsmith's Department Stores.
  • Willis DuPont (Mu Chapter, Cornell): President of DuPont Chemicals.
  • Thomas Breitling (Epsilon-Chi Chapter, San Diego): Co-founder of Travelscape.com and co-owner of the Golden Nugget casino.
  • Stanley R. Felderman (Phi Chapter, Illinois): Chairman of the Board of Pacific Information Management Inc.
  • D. A. Flammia (Alpha-Nu Chapter, Wake Forest): President of Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
  • Laurence H. Fuller (Mu Chapter, Cornell): CEO and Chairman of the Board of Amoco Corporation.
  • James W. McGlothlin (Alpha-Eta Chapter, William & Mary): Founder and Chairman of The United Coal Company.
  • Harry S. Hanna (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State): President of Indiana Bell Telephone Company.
  • Walter West Hitesman (Alpha-Kappa Chapter, LSU): President of Reader's Digest.
  • Frank C. Pfister (Phi Chapter, Illinois): President of National Recording Company.
  • Edward Rogers (Alpha-Mu Chapter, NJIT): President, Dow Chemical Industries.
  • Roy W. Simmons (Pi Chapter, Utah): CEO of Zions 1st National Bank and President of The Lockhart Company.
  • William P. Harlin (Pi Chapter, Utah): President of Harlin Construction and Director of ZionsBanc.
  • John P. Soult (Alpha-Iota Chapter, Missouri-Rolla): President and Chairman of the Board, Fruin-Colnon Corporation.
  • Lawrence J. Walkup (Beta-Iota Chapter, Northern Arizona): President of Bendix Corporation of America.
  • Robert R. Weiland (Gamma Chapter, Ohio State): CAO of the Huffy Corporation.
  • Ira King Wilkin (Iota Chapter, California): President and Chairman of Zellerbach Paper Corporation.
  • Anthony G. Siress (Zeta Eta Chapter, Santa Clara): Founder of Tidalwave Technologies and Siress AG.
  • Buddy Gene Beck (Alpha Pi Chapter, Arkansas State): Inventor and Founder of Trans Digital Technologies.
  • John Whittle, Jr. (Theta Chapter, Penn State): President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Company.
  • Jeffrey DeMaria (Beta Chapter, Indiana University): President and Founder of www.greekcommonsense.com.

Interesting Facts

  • Jimmy Buffett was a pledge of Alpha-Delta Chapter (Auburn), but was not initiated after being suspended from the school because of poor grades. Buffett later transferred to Southern Mississippi and joined Kappa Sigma. [8]
  • The Fraternity's "ACE" (Altruistic Campus Experience) Project is the first fraternity or sorority campus service program for chapters specifically designed to benefit their host institutions. [9]
  • Sigma Pi is successor to the former Delta Kappa Fraternity, which ceased to exist when it merged into Sigma Pi in 1964. (with the exception of two chapters which elected to become chapters of Delta Sigma Phi). [10]

References

  1. ^ a b Sigma Pi Website - Mission Page
  2. ^ Sigma Pi Website - Chapter Listing
  3. ^ Sigma Pi Website - Creed
  4. ^ Sigma Pi Website - Ideals Page
  5. ^ Duffy, Joan (2007-01-18). "Mike Beebe's ascension makes him our Arkansan of the Year". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Sigma Pi Alumnus Veteran Astronaut Walter Schirra Dies" (Press release). Sigma Pi International. 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Tracy Lawrence Biography on IMDB
  8. ^ Buffetnews.com - Jimmy Buffett Timeline - 1946 to 1969
  9. ^ Sigma Pi Website - ACE
  10. ^ University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Epsilon Beta Chapter History
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