Sigma Beta Rho

Sigma Beta Rho
ΣΒΡ
FoundedAugust 16, 1996 (1996-08-16)
University of Pennsylvania
TypeSocial
Affiliation
StatusActive
EmphasisMulticultural
ScopeNational (US)
Motto"Brotherhood Beyond All Barriers"
PillarsSociety, Brotherhood, Remembrance
Colors  Red,   Black, and   Green
SymbolKing Cobra
Chapters18 active
Colonies10 associate and colonies
Members3,000+ lifetime
NicknameSigRho, SBRho
HeadquartersPO Box 4668 #20910
New York City, New York 10163-4668
United States
Websitesigrho.com

Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. (ΣΒΡ, also SigRho) is an American collegiate and national multicultural fraternity.[1][2] Founded in 1996, it was the first national multicultural fraternity in the United States.[1]

History

Sigma Beta Rho was founded on August 16, 1996, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a South Asian interest fraternity.[3][4][5] Its founders originally attended three different college campuses and came together to form the fraternity.[5] The first eight members of the fraternity's are its national founding fathers: Russell Abdullah, Anuj Datta, Neil Datta, Rajan Dogra, Suman Ghosh, Shoor Kalam, Saiful Khandker, and Bonit Sharma.[6][7][5]

Beta chapter was chartered at Binghamton University on August 22, 1998. That same year, the fraternity was incorporated in the State Department of New York. In its first few years of existence, Sigma Beta Rho changed its focus from a South-Asian interest fraternity to one with a multicultural mission.[5] It promotes cultural awareness and spreads a positive image of diversity.[1]

Sigma Beta Rho was a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA).[8][9] Sigma Beta Rho member Akash Kuruvilla co-authored the original constitution of NAPA. The fraternity was also accepted into the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) on April 15, 2007, as its 69th member organization.[10]

Since 1998, Sigma Beta Rho has initiated over 3,000 members.[11][12]

Symbols

The colors of Sigma Beta Rho are red, black, and green.[13][14] Its symbol is the King Cobra.[13][14] Its motto is "Brotherhood Beyond All Barriers".[13][14] Its pillars are "Society, Brotherhood, Remembrance".[1] Its nicknames are SBRho and SigRho.[14]

Philanthropy

The fraternity’s national philanthropic focus is on its partnership with SOS Children's Villages.[1][2] Local chapter efforts have supported Habitat for Humanity, Read Across America, and Relay for Life.[15]

Organization

The national executive board is the governing body that presides over the nationwide fraternity.[16] The fraternity's national headquarters is in New York City, New York.[17]

Chapters

Sigma Beta Rho used the term "entities" for its colonies, associate chapters, and chapters.[18] A colony is a new group, working meeting the requirements to charter as a chapter.[19] A colony becomes an associate chapter after a certain amount of time and after meeting requirements for membership, finances, and community service.[19] Associate chapters are chartered as a chapter after maintaining the requirements for an associate chapter for an established period of time.[19]

In the following list, active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[20][21][19][22]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha August 16, 1996 – 20xx ? University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Beta August 22, 1998 – 20xx ? Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Inactive [23]
Gamma August 22, 1998 – 20xx ? St. John's University Queens, New York Inactive
Delta 1998–20xx ? Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Inactive
Epsilon September 1, 1999 – 20xx ? Pace University New York City, New York Inactive
Zeta February 2, 2000 – July 2020 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Inactive [a]
Eta June 1, 2002 – 20xx ? Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Inactive
Theta June 17, 2001 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
Iota January 18, 2003 – 20xx ? University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active
Kappa December 10, 2002 – 20xx ? University of Rochester Rochester, New York Inactive
Lambda November 24, 2002 – 20xx ? Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Inactive
Mu August 25, 2001 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
Nu May 9, 2004 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
Xi April 27, 2003 – 20xx ? University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Omicron December 13, 2003 – 20xx ? University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Inactive [b]
Pi May 31, 2002 – 2019 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Inactive
Rho November 20, 2004 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Sigma April 2, 2005 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia Active [13]
Tau March 4, 2004 – 20xx ? University of Houston Houston, Texas Inactive
Upsilon March 30, 2002 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Phi April 26, 2003 – c. 2022 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [c]
Chi Unassigned
Psi November 19, 2004 – 20xx ? Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida Inactive
Omega Unassigned
Alpha Alpha December 10, 2005 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Alpha Beta July 9, 2011 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Active [23][d]
Alpha Gamma May 21, 2005 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Inactive [15]
Alpha Delta 2012 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active [24]
Alpha Epsilon July 20, 2017 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active [14]
Alpha Zeta 2018 – 202x ? University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Eta 2018 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Active [25]
Alpha Theta August 17, 2018 University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida Active [1][26]
Alpha Iota 201x ? New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey Active
Alpha Kappa 201x ? Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New Jersey Active
Alpha Lambda 2019 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Active [27]
Alpha Mu 20xx ? – 202x ? Stockton University Galloway, New Jersey Inactive
Alpha Nu 20xx ? Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Colony [e]
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Associate [f]
Kennesaw State University Cobb County, Georgia Colony [g]
Long Island University Brooklyn, New York Colony [h]
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Colony [i]
Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Colony [j]
University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Colony [k]
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Colony [l]
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Colony [m]
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Associate [n]
  1. ^ Chapter was suspended and is eligible for reinstatement in 2026.
  2. ^ Chapter was eligible for reinstatment in 2019.
  3. ^ Chapter was formed at the University of the Sciences, which merged into Saint Joseph's University on June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Started as an associate chapter on April 14, 2007.
  5. ^ Colony formed in April 23, 2005.
  6. ^ Associate chapter formed on May 29, 2010.
  7. ^ Colony formed in 2020.
  8. ^ Chapter formed on December 1, 2008.
  9. ^ Colony formed in December 10, 2006.
  10. ^ Colony formed on April 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Colony formed on April 20, 2012.
  12. ^ Colony formed on December 7, 2001
  13. ^ Colony formed on December 6, 2013.
  14. ^ Associated chapter established on December 13, 2014.

See also

References

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  9. ^ "About". National APIDA Panhellenic Association. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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  13. ^ a b c d "About". GT Sigma Beta Rho. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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