Sigma Alpha Epsilon
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
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| ΣΑΕ | |
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| Founded | March 9, 1856 University of Alabama |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | United States |
| Mission statement | To promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, and service for our members, based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in "The True Gentleman." |
| Motto | Phi Alpha (ΦΑ) |
| Colors |
Royal Purple Old Gold |
| Symbol | Lion, Phoenix, Fleur-de-lis |
| Flower | Violet |
| Patron Roman divinity | Minerva |
| Publication | The Phi Alpha, The Record |
| Chapters | 317 Chartered, 219 Active |
| Colonies | 21 |
| Members | 15,000 collegiate 331,000+ lifetime |
| Headquarters |
1856 Sheridan Road Evanston, Illinois U.S. |
| Homepage | http://www.sae.net |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ, also SAE) is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. It was founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South. Its national headquarters, the Levere Memorial Temple, was established on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1929.
The fraternity has chapters and colonies in 50 states and provinces as of 2011. The creed of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, The True Gentleman, must be memorized and recited by all prospective members. New members receive a copy of The Phoenix, the manual of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, for educational development. In March 2014, the fraternity announced that it was eliminating the tradition of pledging following several alcohol, drug, and hazing-related deaths.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded on March 9, 1856, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Its founders were Noble Leslie DeVotie, Nathan Elams Cockrell, John Barratt Rudulph, John Webb Kerr, Samuel Marion Dennis, Wade Hampton Foster, Abner Edwin Patton, and Thomas Chappell Cook. Their leader was DeVotie, who wrote the ritual, created the grip, and chose the name. Rudulph designed the fraternity badge. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only national fraternity founded in the Antebellum South.
Founded in a time of intense sectional feeling, Sigma Alpha Epsilon confined its growth to the southern states. By the end of 1857, the fraternity numbered seven chapters. Its first national convention met in the summer of 1858 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with four of its eight chapters in attendance. By the time of the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, fifteen chapters had been established.
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