Alpha Sigma Nu
| Alpha Sigma Nu | |
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| ΑΣΝ | |
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| Founded | June 4, 1915 Marquette University |
| Type | Honor society |
| Emphasis | Scholarship, Loyalty, Service |
| Scope | Jesuit Colleges & Universities |
| Mission statement | "Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, recognizes those students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service." |
| Motto |
Αδελφοτης Σχολαστικων Νικηφορων |
| Colors | Maroon Gold |
| Symbol | The key of the society bears the three Greek letters (ΑΣΝ) together with the eye of wisdom. |
| Publication | ΑΣΝ Newsletters, ΑΣΝ Faculty Advisers Bulletin |
| Chartered | June 4, 1915 at Marquette University |
| Chapters | 32 |
| Members | ~80,000 lifetime |
| Headquarters |
Alpha Sigma Nu 707 N. 11th Street #330 P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 USA |
| Homepage | AlphaSigmaNu.org |
Αδελφοτης Σχολαστικων Νικηφορων
Adelphotes Scholastikon Nikephoron
Alpha Sigma Nu (ΑΣΝ) is an honor society which is part of the Association of College Honor Societies. It was founded in 1915 at Marquette University, as Alpha Sigma Tau and was renamed Alpha Sigma Nu in 1930. It is open to both men and women of every academic discipline in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and other Jesuit higher education institutions worldwide. It is present in 28 Jesuit institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea. Alpha Sigma Nu's membership is around 70,000 members and around 2,000 members are inducted each year.
In 1915, the original society, Alpha Sigma Tau was founded by John Danihy, S.J. He was the dean of journalism at Marquette University, in Wisconsin, United States. He sought to emulate the various honor societies present in the country at the time. Furthermore, Catholic higher education institutes found their students being overlooked in other honor societies at the time.
In 1921, the second chapter of the society was founded in Creighton University in Nebraska, United States. In 1924, a women-only society, Gamma Pi Epsilon, was founded. It had the same purpose as Alpha Sigma Nu, and the two societies remained independent of each other. In 1930, Alpha Sigma Tau became Alpha Sigma Nu. In 1973, the two, Alpha Sigma Nu and Gamma Pi Epsilon merged.
As of 2016, the society has 32 chapters: 28 Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States, 2 Colleges in Canada, 1 in South Korea, and 1 in Spain. These chapters were given charters as follows:
In 1979, Alpha Sigma Nu created the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Awards. The aim of the awards was to recognize publishing achievement at Jesuit colleges and universities the categories of the humanities, the sciences and professional studies.
The purpose of the Society is to "honor students of Jesuit colleges and universities who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty to the ideals of Jesuit education, and service to others."
Alpha Sigma Nu honors students who have distinguished themselves in the standards of the society, these standards are scholarship, loyalty, and service:
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