| Sigma Phi (ΣΦ) |
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|---|---|
| Founded | March 4, 1827 Union College |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | United States |
| Chapters | 10 |
| Headquarters | 163 Rugby Road Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Homepage | http://www.sigmaphi.org |
The Sigma Phi Society was founded on 4 March 1827, on the campus of Union College as a part of the Union Triad in Schenectady, New York. it is the second oldest Greek social fraternal organization in the United States.[1] The Sigma Phi Society was the first Greek organization to establish a chapter at another college, which occurred with the founding of the Beta of New York at Hamilton College in 1831, thus making it the first National Greek Organization.[2] In addition, its Union College chapter has been in continual operation since its founding, making it also the oldest fraternity chapter in the United States. Little is known about the initiation, or membership, procedures of the Sigma Phi. It began as, and remains, a secret society.
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Active Chapters of The Sigma Phi Society
- Union College
- Hamilton College
- Hobart College
- University of Vermont
- University of Michigan
- Cornell University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Virginia
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Founders
- Charles Thorn Cromwell
- Thomas Fielders Bowie
- John Thomas Bowie
- Thomas Syndenham Witherspoon
Notable alumni
- Thomas Fielders Bowie - One of the founding members of Sigma Phi and member of the thirty fourth and thirty fifth Congress of the United States.
- Sen. Elihu Root - U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State in the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Root was a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and U.S. Senator.[3]
- Earl Warren - Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Governor of California.
- James Schoolcraft Sherman - Vice President under William Howard Taft.
- Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., son of Arthur C. Nielsen creator of Nielsen Ratings (both were Sigma Phi members).
- Henry Rathbone, major in the U.S. army during the Civil War and present in Lincoln's booth at Ford's Theatre; was stabbed tackling John Wilkes Booth.[4]
- Hon. Ken Dryden - NHL Hall of Fame Goaltender and Canadian Member of Parliament.
- Rep. Hastings Keith - United States Congressman from Massachusetts.
- Rep. John Cochrane - United States Congressman, Attorney General of New York, and Brigadier General in the Civil War.
- Philip Will, Jr, co-founder of architecture firm Perkins+Will and President of the American Institute of Architects.
- Ian Lavey, first to masturbate with his own tears as lube.
- Ward Wettlaufer, amateur golfer.
- Daniel Butterfield, civil war hero, composer of Taps bugle call
- Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com
- Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of MLSE, owner of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs
- John Bigelow, US diplomat to France under Lincoln, NY Secretary of State, published The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, helped found the New York Public Library
- Tully Banta-Cain, American Football linebacker for the New England Patriots
- Seth Flowerman, Entrepreneur, CEO of Career Explorations
External links
- Official Site
- Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1879) - Sigma Phi
- Official Website of Alpha of California: Sigma Phi Society
- Official Website of the Alpha of North Carolina: Sigma Phi Society
References
- ^ Sigma Phi Society
- ^ Sigma Phi Society Alpha of New York
- ^ Jessup, Philip C., Elihu Root. Vol. I, 1845-1909; Vol. II, 1905-1937. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1938.
- ^ Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Abraham Lincoln
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