Sigma Nu

ΣΝ (Sigma Nu) is a U.S. college fraternity, founded by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in 1869. The system of physical abuse and hazing of underclassmen at VMI at the time led the founders James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley to form the "Legion of Honor". Its existence was kept secret until the founders publicly announced their new society on the first day of January 1869, the accepted birthdate of Sigma Nu.

The fraternity colors are black, gold and white.

U.S. colleges which have Sigma Nu chapters include:

(School - Chapter Name - Charter Year)

Virginia Military Institute - Alpha - 1869
University of Virginia - Beta - 1871
Duke University Gamma 1871
University of Georgia Mu 1873
University of Alabama Theta 1874
University of South Carolina Delta 1874
Samford University Iota 1879
North Georgia College Kappa 1881
Washington and Lee University Lambda 1882
Bethany College Epsilon 1883
Central College Zeta 1883
Mercer University Eta 1884
University of Kansas Nu 1884
Bethel College Omicron 1884
Emory University Xi 1884
Lehigh University Pi 1885
University of Missouri Rho 1886
South Carolina Military Tau 1886
Vanderbilt University Sigma 1886
University of Texas Upsilon 1886
Louisiana State University Phi 1887
Cornell College Chi 1888
University of North Carolina Psi 1888
Tulane University Beta Phi 1888
Yale University Beta Alpha 1889
University of the South Beta Omicron 1889
Auburn University Beta Theta 1890
DePauw University Beta Beta 1890
Knox College Delta Theta 1891
Missouri Valley College Beta Gamma 1891
Drake University Beta Delta 1891
Ohio State University Beta Nu 1891
Coe College Beta Epsilon 1891
Purdue University Beta Zeta 1891
Stanford University Beta Chi 1891
University of California, Berkeley Beta Psi 1892
Indiana University Beta Eta 1892
Mount Union College Beta Iota 1892
Kansas State University Beta Kappa 1892
Central College Beta Lambda 1892
University of Iowa Beta Mu 1893
University of Pennsylvania Beta Rho 1894
William Jewell College Beta Xi 1894
University of Chicago Beta Pi 1895
North Carolina State University Beta Tau 1895
Rose-Hulman Institute Beta Upsilon 1895
Albion College Gamma Gamma 1895
Georgia Tech Gamma Alpha 1896
University of Washington Gamma Chi 1896
Northwestern University Gamma Beta 1898
University of Vermont Beta Sigma 1898
Stevens Institute of Technology Gamma Delta 1900
Lafayette College Gamma Epsilon 1900
University of Oregon Gamma Zeta 1900
Colorado School of Mines Gamma Eta 1901
Cornell University Gamma Theta 1901
University of Kentucky Gamma Iota 1902
University of Colorado Gamma Kappa 1902
University of Wisconsin Gamma Lambda 1902
University of Illinois Gamma Mu 1902
University of Michigan Gamma Nu 1902
University of Missouri/Rolla Gamma Xi 1903
Washington University (St. Louis) Gamma Omicron 1903
West Virginia University Gamma Pi 1904
University of Chicago Gamma Rho 1904
Iowa State University Gamma Sigma 1904
University of Minnesota Gamma Tau 1904
University of Arkansas Gamma Upsilon 1904
University of Montana Gamma Phi 1905
Syracuse University Gamma Psi 1906
Case Western Reserve Delta Alpha 1907
Dartmouth College Delta Beta 1907
Columbia University Delta Gamma 1908
Pennsylvania State University Delta Delta 1909
University of Oklahoma Delta Epsilon 1909
Western Reserve Delta Zeta 1909
University of Nebraska Delta Eta 1909
Washington State University Delta Iota 1910
University of Delaware Delta Kappa 1911
Brown University Delta Lambda 1912
Stetson University Delta Mu 1913
University of Maine Delta Nu 1913
University of Nevada Delta Xi 1914
University of Idaho Delta Omicron 1915
George Washington University Delta Pi 1915
Colorado State University Delta Rho 1915
Carnegie-Mellon University Delta Sigma 1916
Oregon State University Delta Tau 1917
Colgate University Delta Upsilon 1917
University of Maryland Delta Phi 1917
Trinity College Delta Chi 1918
Bowdoin College Delta Psi 1918
University of Arizona Epsilon Alpha 1918
Drury University Epsilon Beta 1919
Wesleyan University Epsilon Gamma 1920
University of Wyoming Epsilon Delta 1920
Oklahoma State University Epsilon Epsilon 1920
University of Florida Epsilon Zeta 1920
University of Tennessee Epsilon Eta 1921
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Epsilon Theta 1922
College of William and Mary Epsilon Iota 1922
University of North Dakota Epsilon Kappa 1923
University of Utah Epsilon Lambda 1924
Butler University Epsilon Mu 1926
Miami University (Ohio) Epsilon Nu 1927
University of Mississippi Epsilon Xi 1927
University of Southern California Epsilon Omicron 1930
University of California, Los Angeles Epsilon Pi 1930
Michigan State University Epsilon Rho 1934
Rhodes College Epsilon Sigma 1934
Rollins College Epsilon Tau 1938
Utah State University Epsilon Upsilon 1938
University of Connecticut Epsilon Phi 1943
Bowling Green State University Epsilon Chi 1946
Westminster College Epsilon Psi 1947
University of Puget Sound Zeta Alpha 1948
University of Miami Zeta Beta 1948
Kent State University Zeta Gamma 1949
University of Toronto Zeta Delta 1949
Norwich University Zeta Epsilon 1949
Florida State University Zeta Zeta 1950
Tufts University Zeta Eta 1950
Presbyterian College Zeta Theta 1951
San Jose State University Zeta Iota 1951
California State University, Fresno Zeta Kappa 1951
University of Tulsa Zeta Lambda 1951
Ohio University Zeta Mu 1951
Montana State University Zeta Nu 1952
University of California at Davis Zeta Xi 1952
North Texas University Zeta Omicron 1953
Texas Tech University Zeta Pi 1953
University of Rhode Island Zeta Rho 1954
Gettysburg College Zeta Sigma 1954
Ripon College Zeta Tau 1954
Arizona State University Zeta Upsilon 1955
Bradley University Zeta Phi 1955
University of Houston Zeta Chi 1956
Lamar University Zeta Psi 1957
Davidson College Eta Alpha 1958
East Carolina University Eta Beta 1959
Georgia State University Eta Gamma 1959
West Texas A&M University Eta Delta 1959
Kentucky Wesleyan College Eta Epsilon 1960
Louisiana Tech University Eta Zeta 1961
Idaho State University Eta Eta 1961
North Dakota State University Eta Theta 1962
Northern Arizona University Eta Iota 1962
San Diego State University Eta Kappa 1963
University of Cincinnati Eta Lambda 1963
Kettering University Eta Mu A 1963
University of Southwestern Louisiana Eta Nu 1963
University of Arkansas, Little Rock Eta Xi 1963
Kettering University Eta Mu B 1963
Wofford College Eta Omicron 1964
Hampden-Sydney College Eta Pi 1965
Western Kentucky University Eta Rho 1965
Eastern New Mexico University Eta Sigma 1966
Texas State University - San Marcos Eta Tau 1966
Midwestern University Eta Upsilon 1966
California State University, Los Angeles Eta Phi 1966
Old Dominion University Eta Chi 1967
Ashland University Eta Psi 1967
University of South Florida Theta Alpha 1967
University of South Dakota Theta Beta 1968
University of Southern Mississippi Theta Gamma 1968
Murray State University Theta Delta 1969
Johns Hopkins University Theta Epsilon 1969
Clemson University Theta Zeta 1970
Northern Illinois University Theta Eta 1970
Eastern Kentucky University Theta Theta 1970
Middle Tennessee State University Theta Iota 1970
Georgia Southern University Theta Kappa 1970
Eastern Washington University Theta Lambda 1970
University of South Alabama Theta Mu 1970
Ball State University Theta Nu 1971
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Theta Xi 1971
Weber State College Theta Omicron 1972
State University of West Georgia Theta Pi 1972
Illinois State University Theta Rho 1972
Southwest Missouri State University Theta Sigma 1972
Morehead State University Theta Tau 1973
New Mexico State University Theta Upsilon 1973
Lander University Theta Phi 1973
East Tennessee State University Theta Chi 1973
Armstrong State College Theta Psi 1973
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Iota Alpha 1974
Virginia Wesleyan College Iota Beta 1974
Mississippi State University Iota Gamma 1974
James Madison University Iota Delta 1974
Missouri Southern State College Iota Epsilon 1974
Vincennes University Iota Zeta 1974
University of Nebraska, Omaha Iota Eta 1974
Southern Methodist University Iota Theta 1974
Valley City State College Iota Iota 1974
California State University, Chico Iota Kappa 1975
Jacksonville State University Iota Lambda 1975
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Iota Mu 1975
University of Southern Maine Iota Nu 1975
Salisbury State University Iota Xi 1976
University of Texas, Arlington Iota Omicron 1976
Southern Polytechnic State University Iota Pi 1976
College of Charleston Iota Rho 1976
University of New Hampshire Iota Sigma 1977
Creighton University Iota Tau 1977
California State University, Northridge Iota Upsilon 1978
Wittenberg University Iota Phi 1980
University of North Carolina, Charlotte Iota Chi 1982
Indiana State University Iota Psi 1982
Western Illinois University Kappa Alpha 1982
Western Ontario Kappa Beta 1982
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Kappa Gamma 1982
Duquesne University Kappa Delta 1982
Appalachian State University Kappa Epsilon 1983
Villanova University Kappa Zeta 1983
University of California, Santa Barbara Kappa Eta 1983
Jacksonville University Kappa Theta 1984
University of Dayton Kappa Iota 1984
Radford University Kappa Kappa 1984
University of Akron Kappa Lambda 1984
Austin Peay State University Kappa Mu 1984
Central Missouri State University Kappa Nu 1984
Winthrop University Kappa Xi 1985
Marshall University Kappa Omicron 1985
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Kappa Pi 1985
University of California, San Diego Kappa Rho 1985
Texas A&M University Kappa Sigma 1985
SUNY/Binghamton Kappa Tau 1985
University of North Carolina, Greensboro Kappa Upsilon 1985
Western Carolina University Kappa Phi 1985
Furman University (Greenville) Kappa Chi 1986
Northeast Louisiana University Kappa Psi 1986
Wake Forest University Lambda Alpha 1986
George Mason University Lambda Beta 1986
Eastern Illinois University Lambda Gamma 1986
Mankato State University Lambda Delta 1986
Texas Christian University Lambda Epsilon 1987
SUNY/Geneseo Lambda Zeta 1987
University of Rochester Lambda Eta 1987
Birmingham-Southern College Lambda Theta 1987
Southern Utah University Lambda Iota 1987
SUNY/Albany Lambda Kappa 1987
Nicholls State University Lambda Lambda 1987
Wichita State University Lambda Mu 1988
Western Michigan University Lambda Nu 1988
SUNY/Oneonta Lambda Xi 1988
University of California, Irvine Lambda Omicron 1989
Eastern Michigan University Lambda Pi 1989
Seton Hall University Lambda Rho 1989
SUNY/Buffalo Lambda Sigma 1989
Slippery Rock University Lambda Tau 1989
California State University, Fullerton Lambda Upsilon 1989
University of Central Arkansas Lambda Phi 1990
Cal. State/San Bernardino Lambda Chi 1991
University of Toledo Lambda Psi 1991
Baylor University Mu Alpha 1991
University of Alabama/Huntsville Mu Beta 1991
University of North Carolina, Wilmington Mu Gamma 1992
Temple University Mu Delta 1992
Coastal Carolina University Mu Epsilon 1992
Rochester Institute of Technology Mu Zeta 1992
University of North Carolina, Asheville Mu Eta 1993
University of Texas, San Antonio Mu Theta 1994
University of Hartford Mu Iota 1994
Southeast Missouri State University Mu Kappa 1995
Southern Illinois University Mu Lambda 1995
Sam Houston State University Mu Mu 1996
Valdosta State University Mu Nu 1996
Columbus University (Ga.) Mu Xi 1996
Pepperdine University Mu Omicron 1996
Philadelphia University Mu Pi 1996
Northwestern State University (La.) Mu Rho 1997
McKendree College Mu Sigma 1999
University of Central Oklahoma Mu Tau 2002
Stephen F. Austin State University Mu Upsilon 2003
Longwood College Mu Phi 2003
Lynchburg College Mu Chi 2003
University of Central Florida Colony N/A
Louisiana State University in Shreveport Colony N/A

The Executive Director of Sigma Nu is Brad Beacham. The national headquarters are in Lexington, VA on the campus of


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