Sigma Lambda Pi () was an officially non-sectarian and historically Jewish fraternity founded in 1915 at

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. It stopped operations in 1932 as chapters either closed, became locals or merged with

Phi Epsilon Pi The Phi Epsilon Pi () fraternity, active between 1904 and 1970 with a predominantly Jewish membership, was founded in New York City and eventually opened at least 48 chapters on college campuses across the United States and one in Canada. After se ...

Chapters

* Alpha -

- 1915 (inactive 1922) * Delta - New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery - 1920 (inactive 193x) * Phi - Fordham University - 1920 (inactive 1930) * Kappa -

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- 1920 (inactive 1932) * Theta -

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- 1921 (inactive 1925) * Beta -

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- 1922 (inactive 1932) * Rho -

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- 1923 (inactive 1930) * Mu -

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- 1923 (inactive 1925) * Zeta -

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- 1924 (merged 1932) * Gamma -

Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luthe ...

- 1926 (merged 1932) * Omicron -

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- 1927 (merged 1932) * Tau -

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- 1930 (inactive 19xx) * name? - Bryant University - 1935

Dissolution

In 1932 the fraternity disintegrated. * 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. * The Columbia chapter dissolved * The branch at

Rider College Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...

became a local, being allowed to retain the name Sigma Lambda Pi. Later, the Rider chapter granted a charter to the Bryant and Stratton Commercial College in Providence, Rhode Island.

Symbols

The badge of Sigma Lambda Pi was in the shape of an arch with a crown surmounting it. The Arch had 7 pearls, the Crown 10 pearls and Sapphire at the top. Exposed Gold was nugget finished, and the letters were gold on a background of gold. Colors were Sapphire Blue and Gold. The Open motto was " Dum Vivimus Fratres Vivamus" whose English translation is "while we live, let us live as brothers". The flower was the Carnation.Noted in th
1924 WVU ''Monticola yearbook'', p.151
accessed 27 November 2021.

References

{{North American Interfraternity Conference Historically Jewish fraternities in the United States Student organizations established in 1915 1932 disestablishments in the United States 1915 establishments in New York (state) Defunct former members of the North American Interfraternity Conference Jews and Judaism in Manhattan

Chapters

Dissolution

Symbols

See also

References