Sigma Lambda Pi
United States
Sigma Lambda Pi (ΣΛΠ) was an officially non-sectarian and historically Jewish fraternity founded in 1915 at New York University. It stopped operations in 1932 as chapters either closed, became locals or merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.[1]
History
Sigma Lambda Pi was established in April 1915 at New York.[2] Its founders were Herbert J. Roeder, Mathew W. Sherman, Abraham Weinberg, and Milton R. Weinberger.[2] It was a Jewish emphasis fraternity but was incorporated in New York as a non-sectarian organization.[2]
In 1932 the fraternity disintegrated.[3] The chapters at Boston, Muhlenberg, and Ohio State joined Phi Epsilon Pi. The Baird's archive explains that at the time, these were the last three active chapters.[3] The Columbia chapter dissolved[3] The branch at Rider College became a local, being allowed to retain the name Sigma Lambda Pi.[3] Later, the Rider chapter granted a charter to the Bryant and Stratton Commercial College in Providence, Rhode Island.[3]
Symbols
The badge of Sigma Lambda Pi was in the shape of an arch with a crown surmounting it.[2] The arch had seven pearls, the crown ten pearls, and there was a sapphire at the top.[2] The badge's exposed gold was nugget finished, and the letters were gold on a background of gold.[2] The fraternity's colors were sapphire blue and gold.[2] Its motto was "Dum Vivimus Fratres Vivamus" whose English translation is "while we live, let us live as brothers".[2] Its flower was the Carnation.[4]
Chapters
Following is a list of the chapters of Sigma Lambda Pi.[2][3] Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
Chapter | Chartered date and range | Institution | Location | Status | References |
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Alpha | 1915–1922 | New York University | New York City, New York | Inactive | |
Delta | 1920–1923 | New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery | New York City, New York | Consolidated | [a] |
Phi | 1920–1932 | Fordham University | New York City, New York | Inactive | |
Kappa | 1920–1932 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Disbanded | |
Theta | 1921–1925 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Inactive | |
Beta | 1922–1932 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive | [5] |
Mu | 1923–1925 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Inactive | |
Rho | 1923–1930 | Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Inactive | [6] |
Zeta | 1924–1932 | Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | Merged (ΦΕΠ) | [b] |
Gamma | 1925–1932 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Merged (ΦΕΠ) | [b] |
Omicron | 1927–1932 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Merged (ΦΕΠ) | [c][b] |
Tau | 1930–1957 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, New Jersey | Merged (ΖΒΤ) | [7][d] |
1935–1967 | Bryant and Stratton Commercial College | Smithfield, Rhode Island | Merged (ΤΕΦ) | [8][e] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Merged with Kappa chapter when the two colleges merged in 1923.
- ^ a b c Chapter merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.
- ^ This chapter had its origin in the Rho Club (local), which had formed in 1926.
- ^ Chapter was formed from Sigma Phi Beta (local). This chapter reverted to local status when the fraternity dissoleve and became Zeta Beta Tau in 1957.
- ^ This chapter switched to local status under the name Sigma Lambda Pi, and later became a chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi. ΤΕΦ's chapter list notes its Sigma Lambda chapter at Bryant College (predecessor school name) chartered in 1967, thus the local lasted for several decades.
References
- ^ Sanua, Marianne Rachel (2003). Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the US, 1895- 1945. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2857-6. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p.184 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 731.
- ^ Noted in the 1924 WVU Monticola yearbook, p.151, accessed 27 November 2021.
- ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 8, 2023) "University of Pennsylvania", Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 28, 2023.
- ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 8, 2023) "Case Western Reserve University", Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 28, 2023.
- ^ Stengel, Rachel (March 29, 2012). "A look back at 88 years of Rider Greek Life". The Rider News. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 8, 2023) "Bryant University", Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 28, 2023.
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