Happy Birthday Sigma Pi!

Toucan · 02-26-2010, 09:23 AM

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. During its tenure as a literary society, many requests for the chartering of other chapters were denied, and expansion never occurred. Tau Phi Delta changed its name to The Sigma Pi Fraternity, United States in 1907. The name not only signified a new era for the fraternity, but a new focus, expansion. Within the first year, Sigma Pi began to build new chapters. 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. Today, Sigma Pi consists of 132 active collegiate groups, dozens of alumni clubs, and over 90,000 initiates.

Yukstin · 02-26-2010, 11:19 AM

Good stuff sir, thanks for posting!

If there are any Founders Day celebration dinners or events please share pictures and events with the Executive Office!

jimmy · 02-27-2010, 05:19 AM

Thank you Zack

02-26-2010, 09:23 AM	#1
Toucan Sigma Pi Site Admin Pythagoras Level Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 1,620	Happy Birthday Sigma Pi! 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. During its tenure as a literary society, many requests for the chartering of other chapters were denied, and expansion never occurred. Tau Phi Delta changed its name to The Sigma Pi Fraternity, United States in 1907. The name not only signified a new era for the fraternity, but a new focus, expansion. Within the first year, Sigma Pi began to build new chapters. 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. Today, Sigma Pi consists of 132 active collegiate groups, dozens of alumni clubs, and over 90,000 initiates. __________________ Member, SWVAA, Gamma Xi -Alumni Last edited by RobbieNelson; 02-26-2010 at 10:15 AM. Reason: fixed broken links

02-26-2010, 11:19 AM	#2
Yukstin Sigma Pi New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 29 Posts: 30	Good stuff sir, thanks for posting! If there are any Founders Day celebration dinners or events please share pictures and events with the Executive Office! __________________ Justin Steele Director of Chapter Services Sigma Pi Fraternity jsteele@sigmapi.org 615-522-2965

02-27-2010, 05:19 AM	#3
jimmy Sigma Pi Pythagoras Level Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: where i may roam Posts: 800	Thank you Zack __________________ active member prince jonah Theta Psi IGPC delegate IFC Risk Managment and Education Chairman Theta Psi Vice-President

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