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Sigma Lambda Pi
ΣΛΠ
FoundedApril 1915; 109 years ago (1915-04)
New York University
TypeSocial
AffiliationIndependent
StatusMerged
Merge Date1932
SuccessorPhi Epsilon Pi
EmphasisJewish
ScopeNational (US)
MottoDum Vivimus Fratres Vivamus
While we live, let us live as brothers
Colors  Sapphire blue and   Gold
Flowercarnation
JewelSapphire
Chapters13
Headquarters
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

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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

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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

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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
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Merged with Kappa chapter when the two colleges merged in 1923.
  2. ^ a b c Chapter merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.
  3. ^ This chapter had its origin in the Rho Club (local), which had formed in 1926.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Noted in the 1924 WVU Monticola yearbook, p.151, accessed 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 8, 2023) "University of Pennsylvania", Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Stengel, Rachel (March 29, 2012). "A look back at 88 years of Rider Greek Life". The Rider News. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  8. ^ 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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