Sigma Lambda Pi

Sigma Lambda Pi (ΣΛΠ) was an officially non-sectarian and historically Jewish fraternity founded in 1915 at New York University. It stopped operations in 1932 as chapters either closed, became locals or merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.[1]


Chapters

Dissolution

In 1932 the fraternity disintegrated

  • the chapters at Boston, Muhlenberg, and Ohio State joined Phi Epsilon Pi
  • the Columbia chapter dissolved
  • the branch at Rider College becoming 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 a 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"

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References
  1. Sanua, Marianne Rachel (2003). Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the US, 1895- 1945. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2857-6. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
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