Sigma Nu Fraternity
| Sigma Nu | |
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| ΣΝ | |
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| Founded | January 1, 1869 Virginia Military Institute |
| Type | Secret, Social |
| Scope |
United States Canada |
| Mission statement |
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| Vision statement | Excelling with Honor |
| Slogan | Love, Honor, Truth |
| Colors | Black White Gold |
| Flag |  |
| Flower | White Rose (The Classic Five-Petaled, wild, white English Floribunda) |
| Publication | The Delta |
| Philanthropy | Helping Hand Initiative |
| Chapters | 279 |
| Members | Over 230,000 collegiate |
| Founding Principles | Love, Truth, Honor, and No Hazing |
| Headquarters |
Lexington, Virginia USA |
| Homepage | http://www.sigmanu.org |
Sigma Nu (ΣΝ) is an undergraduate college fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute on January 1, 1869. The fraternity was founded by James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles and James McIlvaine Riley shortly after Hopkins witnessed what he considered a hazing ritual by upperclassmen at the Virginia Military Institute. The fraternity's existence remained secret until the founders publicly announced their new society on January 1, 1869. Since its founding, Sigma Nu has more than 279 active and inactive chapters and colonies across the United States and Canada and has initiated more than 227,000 members. Sigma Nu, Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Tau Omega make up the Lexington Triad.
Sigma Nu prides itself on its anti-hazing principles, upon which the organization was founded and continues to uphold through its anti-hazing initiative. The fraternity's values are summarized as an adherence to the principles of love, honor, and truth. Because of its military heritage, Sigma Nu retains many military trappings in its chapter ranks and traditions, and places importance on the concept of personal honor. In 1945, William Yates (University of Pennsylvania) inspired the formation of the "Sigma Nu Inc., Educational Foundation". Its name was changed to the "Sigma Nu Educational Foundation, Inc." The foundation assists collegiate members with financial aid supplements, and the fraternity in the development of a leadership program.
James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute in 1866. Hopkins entered the institute at the age of 21 and was, at the time, one of the oldest cadets entering the institute. Both Hopkins and Quarles had served in the American Civil War as Confederate soldiers.
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