Sigma Tau Phi Explained

Letters:Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΤΦ
Sigma Tau Phi
Coat Of Arms:Sigma Tau Phi Coat of Arms.png
Alt:The official coat of arms of Sigma Tau Phi
Status:Merged
Type:Social
Former Affiliation:NIC
Publication:Sigma Tau Phi Record
Scope:Regional
Chapters:7 at time of merger
Lifetime:1000+
Country:United States
State:Pennsylvania

Sigma Tau Phi (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΤΦ) was a historically Jewish fraternity founded in 1918 and which merged into Alpha Epsilon Pi (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΕΠ) in 1947.

History

Sigma Tau Phi was founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1918. It originally only admitted men in the fields of engineering and architecture, which restricted its expansion, but it admitted all men after its expansion to University of Cincinnati. It became a junior member of the National Interfraternity Conference in 1930. Its membership in 1945 was 1000.

The fraternity merged with Alpha Epsilon Pi in March 1947.[1] [2] [3] On March 22, 1947 the Alpha chapter was merged with Gamma chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. The Beta chapter became Omicron Deuteron of AEPi, the Gamma colony became Pi Deuteron at chartering, the Delta chapter became Rho Deuteron. Of the remaining chapters, AEPi agreed to make efforts to reactivate the chapters at Dickinson and Temple but not the one at NYU as there was an active AEPi group there at the time. Alpha Pi chapter of AEPi established at Temple University in 1956 is considered to be a reactivation of Zeta chapter.

In addition, the Sigma Tau Phi Alumni Clubs in Wilmington, Delaware and Cincinnati Ohio were granted charters with Alpha Epsilon Pi.

Symbols

Chapters

The chapters of Sigma Tau Phi were:[1]

ChapterCharpter dateInstitutionLocationStatusReferences
Alpha1918 – March 22, 1947University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΑΕΠ)[5]
Beta1920–March 1947University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioMerged (ΑΕΠ)
Gamma1921–March 1947State College, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΑΕΠ)
Delta1925–March 1947University of DelawareNewark, DelawareMerged (ΑΕΠ)
Epsilon1926–19xx ?Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PennsylvaniaInactive
Zeta1927–19xx ?Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaInactive
Eta1929–19xx ?New York UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactive

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: William Raimond Baird. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. 1957. G. Banta Company. 130, 970.
  2. Book: George S. Toll. Alpha Epsilon Pi: The First Sixty-five Years, 1913-1978. 1980. Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation. 194, 197.
  3. Book: Marianne Rachel Sanua. Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945. 2003. Wayne State University Press. 0-8143-2857-1. 308–309.
  4. Book: William Raimond Baird . Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . G. Banta Company . 1940 . 228.
  5. Book: Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World . George Banta Company, Incorporated . 1944 . 237.