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]
| Sigma Lambda Pi | |
|---|---|
| ΣΛΠ | |
 | |
| Founded | April 1915 New York University |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Merged |
| Merge Date | 1932 |
| Successor | Phi Epsilon Pi |
| Emphasis | Jewish |
| Scope | National (US) |
| Motto | Dum Vivimus Fratres Vivamus While we live, let us live as brothers |
| Colors | Sapphire blue and Gold |
| Flower | carnation |
| Jewel | Sapphire |
| Chapters | 13 |
| Headquarters | United States |
History
editSigma 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
editThe 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
editFollowing is a list of the chapters of Sigma Lambda Pi.[2][3] Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ 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.