Chapter 3 Flashcards
Who was the college professor that inspired our founders? On what date?
Miss Charlotte N. Mallote
January 26, 1897
Who are the Founding Fathers of Sigma Pi Fraternity?
William Raper Kennedy
Rolin Rosco James
George Martin Patterson
James Thompson
What was the original name of the Fraternity?
Tau Phi Delta
When was the Fraternity founded (exact date) and where?
February 26, 1897
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Be able to write the motto, including the title, author, and the book it came from
A Death in the Desert” by Robert Browning
Progress, a man's distinctive mark along. Not God's, and not the beasts'; God is, they are Man Partly is and wholly hopes to be
Who were the first two initiates of the Fraternity?
Brothers Samual and Maurice Bayard
Who was Robert George Patterson
Student at Ohio State who convinced Tau Phi Delta to change their name to Sigma Pi
Explain the Patterson Episode
He lied about bieng a member of Sigma Pi to many people to facilitate the name change
When and where was the Fraternity’s name changed to Sigma Pi?
February 11, 1907
the Niblack-Weebs home in Vincennes, IN
When and where was the first national “congress” held
Vincennes, IN
May 6-8, 1908
Main focus of vice president?
To oversee internal operations of the chapter
The chairmen and their committee are considered what?
Backbone of the chapter
How many total committees are there and which doesn’t the VP oversee
- Scholarship and standard
