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The Sigma Chi house at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, c. 1905. Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 by Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Thomas Cowan Bell, William Lewis Lockwood, Isaac M. Jordan, Daniel William Cooper, Franklin Howard Scobey, and James Parks Caldwell as the result of a disagreement over who would be elected Poet in the Erodelphian Literary Society of Miami University in Ohio.
Alpha Sigma Chi: ΑΣΧ: 1923 Local SUNY Oswego: Traditional Active [4] [j] Alpha Sigma Delta: ΑΣΔ: 1918 – 1932: National Independent Traditional Inactive [k] Alpha Sigma Rho: ΑΣΡ: 1998 National NAPA Asian American Active Alpha Sigma Tau: ΑΣΤ: 1899 National NPC: Traditional Αλφα Σιγμα Ταυ [sic] Active [l] Alpha Xi Delta ...
The names of almost all fraternities and sororities consist of a sequence of two or three Greek letters, for instance, Delta Delta Delta, Sigma Chi, Chi Omega, or Psi Upsilon. There are a few exceptions to this general rule, as in the case of the fraternities Triangle , Acacia , and Seal and Serpent .
LaSalle Sr. High School in Niagara Falls New York was also home to multiple fraternities, dating back to the 1950s. The school itself recognized these programs up until the late 1960s as group photos were included in the yearbooks of the time. These included ΣΨ - Sigma Psi, ΓΣ - Gamma Sigma, and ΩΔ - Omega Delta, listed as male fraternities.
Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active chapters Status Reference Beta Xi Chi: ΒΞΧ: November 11, 1998: Texas A&M University: Fraternity Independent 0 Inactive [5] Chi Sigma Upsilon: ΧΣΕ: November 1, 1993: Rutgers University Sorority NMGC (former) Active [6] [7] Chi Sigma Xi: ΧΣΞ: April 1, 2010: University of Toronto ...
On November 6, 1913, B. J. Palmer was initiated into the brotherhood of Delta Sigma Chi. Five years later Palmer was elected the honorary president of the fraternity. Delta Sigma Chi promotes straight unadulterated chiropractic principles, as set forth by B. J. Palmer. In addition, its members promote good fellowship and brotherhood as well as ...
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
For others, the symbol has a religious reference (as with the Masonic Knights Templar, for which the skull and bones symbolize Golgotha, the place of Jesus' crucifixion). Another common fraternal use is one of warning wherein the skull and crossbones symbolize a dire warning against betraying the group's secrets and/or failing to keep one's oath.