"::—John Walter Wayland (Virginia Omicron Chapter 1899) At present, SAE (as it is nicknamed) has more than 8,200 undergraduates at more than 250 chapters in 48 states. By the end of 1857, the fraternity numbered seven chapters. The fraternity had fewer than 400 members when the Civil War began. The Executive Director of SAE (A full-time staff position), the Chief Operating Officer, holds the title of Eminent Supreme Recorder. The basement contains the Panhelenic Room, on the ceiling of which are the coats-of-arms of 40 college fraternities and 17 sororities, while the niches on the north side contain large murals showing the founding of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776 and that of Sigma Alpha Epsilon in 1856, together with other murals depicting episodes in the history of the fraternity. Here, brothers from all over the country come together to vote on additions and changes to the Fraternity Laws and to elect the Board of Directors. Rudulph designed the badge. Founded on March 9, 1856 , it has initiated more men since its founding than any other fraternity with more than 280,000 initiated members. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe. The first such chapter was North Carolina Xi at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which was responsible only to the general convention, the last was Tennessee Omega at the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee.Today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is governed by National Conventions which are held biannually. Senator from New Mexico University of New Mexico*Richard Russell - US Senator from Georgia University of GeorgiaU.S. The building continues to be used for ceremonies and receptions by the various fraternities, sororities, and honor societies at Northwestern University. The chapter looks to continue its prosperity into the new decade. It was founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the antebellum South. In fact, the entire building is open to the public for patriotic, religious, and educational purposes, while the library is also free to scholars seeking material pertaining to the history of any or all college fraternities and college organizations.GovernmentIn its early days, the government of the fraternity was vested in one chapter, designated the Grand Chapter. These provinces are led by a Province Archon. However, it wasn't until the 2001 Fraternity Convention in Orlando, Florida that it was officially adopted as the organization's creed. Senator from Kentucky (D); youngest Governor of Kentucky; namesake of Beckham County, Oklahoma, Centre College*Jim DeMint - U.S. DeVotie, who served as a Chaplain in the Confederate Army, is noted as the first Alabama soldier to lose his life in the "War of Rebellion." For many years, the author of it was thought to be anonymous until the 1970s when the editor of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledge manual, "The Phoenix", Joseph Walt, discovered that the U.S. Senator and Congressman from Florida (D), philanthropist, University of Florida*Dennis Chavez - U.S. Our motto is "Sisterhood Through Service" and we strive to fulfill this ideal put forth by our founders. Through friendship, scholarship, leadership, and service, SAE finds men with impeccable character and helps them achieve their full potential, letting them rise up to face every challenge placed before them—today and tomorrow. Senator from South Carolina (R), University of Tennessee*Pete Domenici - U.S. To support philanthropic efforts that let those who rise above become the True Gentleman they strive to be. The story of its founding by 12 determined men set the stage for the growth and success of one of the country’s premier fraternal organizations. The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before … Soon, other chapters came back to life and, in 1867, the first post-war convention was held at Nashville, Tennessee, where a half-dozen revived chapters planned the fraternity's future growth. The mission of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship and service for our members. r, Truth Honoring all the members of the fraternity who have served their countries in the armed forces since 1856, it was dedicated on December 28, 1930. Sigma is also the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet; in Jewish tradition, the number 18 means chai (life). When Levere died on February 22, 1927, the fraternity's Supreme Council decided to name the new national headquarters building The Levere Memorial Temple. Senator (R), University of South Dakota*David Pryor - Former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Here, brothers from all over the country come together to vote on additions and changes to the Fraternity Laws and to elect the Board of Directors. Rudulph designed the fraternity badge. The impressive chapel of the Temple, with its soaring vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows by Tiffany is used regularly for religious services, and has been the scene of many weddings of Evanstons and members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Founded on March 9, 1856 , it has initiated more men since its founding than any other fraternity with more than 282,000 initiated members. He found five men wh… The Fraternity communicates through "The Record", a quarterly publication that has been published continuously since 1880 . The author was denoted there as one John Walter Wayland. True Gentlemen making our global community better. Lamar - Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court, Emory College, later founded chapter at the University of Mississippi*Wilson Livingood - Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Michigan State University *Richard Myers - Former Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Kansas State University*Eliot Ness - Prohibition agent, University of Chicago*Hank Paulson - U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Chief Executive Officer (R), Goldman Sachs, Dartmouth College*Richard Riley - Former US Secretary of Education, Former Governor of South Carolina (D), Furman University*Pat Robertson - Christian leader, 1988 Presidential Candidate (R), Washington and Lee University*Kenneth Schissler - Former Maryland State Delegate (R), Salisbury State University*Louis R. Tobacco- New York State Assemblyman representing Staten Island's 62nd District (R), University at Albany* Charles C. Campbell - US Army general and FORSCOM commander, Louisiana State University*Edmund Kirby Smith - General, Confederate States of America, The University of the South*William Bowdon - United States Marine Corps Major General and Aviator, *Robert Ballard - Oceanographer, Explorer, discovered the wreckage of the RMS "Titanic" in 1985, "German Battleship Bismarck" in 1989, and the Roman trading ship "Isis", University of California, Santa Barbara*Steve Fossett - aviator and adventurer, Stanford University*Robert H. Goddard - Father of modern controlled rocketry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute*William Oefelein - NASA Astronaut and Lothario, Oregon State University, Baseball*Harry Agganis - Boston University football All American, Boston Red Sox 1B, "The Golden Greek", Boston University*Scott Boras - Pro baseball agent, University of the Pacific*Ken Caminiti - Former professional baseball player, San Jose State University*Ryan Garko - Cleveland Indians first baseman, Stanford University*Mike Gosling - Toronto Blue Jays minor league pitcher, Stanford University*Mark Lamping - Former president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University*Kevin McClatchy - Current CEO and former majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates*Graig Nettles - Former Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University *Greg Reynolds - Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University*Walt Terrell - Former professional baseball player, Morehead State University*Jimmy Myers - Professional softball player, Young Alumns #22 University of South Florida, Basketball*Mike Gminski - Professional basketball player, Duke University*Jud Heathcote - Former Michigan State University Basketball Coach, Washington State University*Phil Jackson - Professional basketball coach, currently with the Los Angeles Lakers, University of North Dakota*"Pistol Pete" Maravich - Professional basketball player, Louisiana State University*Kevin Grevey - Professional basketball player, University of Kentucky, Football*Troy Aikman - Former NFL quarterback, UCLA*Chris Ault - University of Nevada-Reno football coach, University of Nevada*Tony Boselli - Professional football player, University of Southern California*Doug Brien - Former NFL place-kicker, University of California, Berkeley*Mack Brown - University of Texas football coach, Florida State University*Pete Carroll - University of Southern California football coach, University of the Pacific*Paul Dietzel - Football coach at Louisiana State University, Miami University*Dennis Erickson - Arizona State University football coach, Montana State University*Carter Gunn - Quarterback, Georgia Southern University*Ed McCaffrey - Professional football player, Stanford University*Don Nehlen - Former head football coach at West Virginia University, Bowling Green State University *John Offerdahl - Former NFL linebacker, Western Michigan University*Todd Peterson - Former NFL place-kicker, University of Georgia*Dallas Sartz - Washington Redskins linebacker, University of Southern California*Bo Schembechler - Former University of Michigan football coach, Miami University*Adam Seward - Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas*Drew Stanton - Detroit Lions quarterback, Michigan State University*Barry Switzer - (Honorary) former football coach University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys, University of Arkansas*Fran Tarkenton- Quarterback of Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, University of Georgia*David Treadwell - Former NFL kicker, Clemson University*Carson Palmer - Quarterback of Cincinnati Bengals, University of Southern California, Golf*Andy Bean - Golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida*Bob Gilder - Golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University*Bobby Jones - Famous amateur golfer/lawyer, Georgia Tech*Tom Purtzer - Golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University, Tennis*Bob Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University*Mike Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University*Patrick McEnroe - Tennis professional, Stanford University, Other Sports *Andy Douglas - Professional wrestler, Morehead State University*Joey Gilbert - Professional Boxer, University of Nevada*Ron Mason - Former college hockey coach and current athletics director at Michigan State University*Dave Shondell - Head Volleyball Coach at Purdue University, Ball State University, * [http://www.sae.net/ Official SAE Website (Nationals)] * [http://www.truegentlemaninitiative.net/ The True Gentleman Initiative], Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi — is a United States sorority that was founded on October 1, 1998 at the University of California, Davis.The FormationIn the early 1990s with the closing of a national Jewish sorority the University of California, Davis was left without a Jewish… … Wikipedia, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House — bezeichnet mehrere gleichnamige, im NRHP gelistete, Objekte: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House (Idaho), ID Nr. He was initiated into the Tennessee Zeta Chapter, which had previously initiated two of his brothers. Their leader was DeVotie, who wrote the ritual, created the grip, and chose the name. 93001335 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House (Illinois), ID Nr. Its first national convention met in the summer of 1858 at Murfresbo, Tennessee, with four of its eight chapters in attendance. Kentucky Kappa Chapter. Our open motto is "Spirit, Strength, Sisterhood." TOGETHER,WE RISE ABOVE. Senator from Georgia (R), University of Georgia*Connie Mack III - Former Florida U.S. As brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, we strive to reach the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, leadership, and service throughout our lives. Their leader was DeVotie, who wrote the ritual, created the grip, and chose the name. Senator from New Mexico (R), University of New Mexico*John J. Hickey - Former Wyoming governor and U.S. A province is a section, or district, of the country which is composed of nearby chapters. Interfraternity Council (IFC) Iota Nu Chapter. Moseley began using it at the schools. Of all existing social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the antebellum South. DeVotie, who served as a Chaplain in the Confederate Army, is noted as the first Alabama soldier to lose his life in the "War of Rebellion." Above all, they gave new life to old chapters in the South (including the mother chapter at Alabama) and founded new ones in the North and West. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded on March 9, 1856, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Of all existing social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the antebellum South. When Harry Bunting founded the Northwestern University chapter in 1894 , he initiated as a charter member William Collin "Billy" Levere. Its founders were Noble Leslie DeVotie, Nathan Elams Cockrell, John Barratt Rudulph, John Webb Kerr, Samuel Marion Dennis, Wade Foster, Abner Edwin Patton, and Thomas Chapel Cook. House of Representatives*William Reynolds Archer, Jr. - U.S. Representative (R), Chairman -House Ways and Means Committee, University of Texas*Allen Boyd - US Representative from Florida (D), Florida State University *Jay Dickey - Former US Representative from Arkansas (R),University of Arkansas*David Drier - US Representative from California (R),University of La Verne*Thomas W. Ewing - Former US Representative from Illinois (R), Millikin University *Paul Gillmor - US Representative from Ohio (R), Ohio Wesleyan University*Ralph Regula - US Congressman from Ohio (R), Mount Union College*John Shadegg - US Congressman from Arizona (R), University of Arizona*Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm - US Congressman from Texas (D), Texas Tech UniversityGovernors*Haley Barbour - Current Governor of Mississippi (R); former chairman of the Republican National Committee, University of Mississippi*Joe Foss - Former South Dakota Governor (R); Medal of Honor recipient; leading USMC ace pilot, 1st Commissioner of the AFL, former NRA President, University of South Dakota*William L. Guy - Former North Dakota Governor (D), North Dakota State University*Gary Johnson - Former Governor of New Mexico (R), University of New Mexico*Paul B. Johnson, Jr. - Former Governor of Mississippi (D), University of Mississippi*John Lynch - Current Governor of New Hampshire (D), University of New Hampshire*Sidney S. McMath - Former Governor of Arkansas (D), Marine General & Renowned Trial Lawyer, University of Arkansas *Robert D. Ray - Former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake UniversityMayors*Ivan Allen Jr. - Former Mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech*Jerry Sanders - Current Mayor of San Diego (R), San Diego State UniversityOther Notable Government Officials*Don Evans - Former US Commerce Secretary (R), University of Texas*L.Q.C. It means "Knowledge from Within". Why can we not have a school?" Phi Alpha. Construction of the Temple, an immense German Gothic structure located near Lake Michigan and across from the Northwestern University campus, was started in 1929, and the building was dedicated in the winter of 1930. Older chapters died as fast as new ones were established. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him*Jack Goodall - Founder of Jack In The Box fast-food restaurant, San Diego State University*Steve Lacy - President & CEO, Meredith Corporation*Henry M. Paulson - Former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group, Secretary of Treasury, Dartmouth College*William Perez - CEO, Wm. Common Nickname: Phi Delt Philanthropy: ALS Association Colors: Azure & Argent Symbol: Pallas Athena Founded: 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio We are the women of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Missouri. "The Record"The fraternity communicates through "The Record" magazine. Additionally, our COVID-19 Support page provides vital student information including COVID testing resources, conduct policies, quarantine and isolation guidance, and more. 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