Sigma Nu Phi

Sigma Nu Phi (ΣΝΦ) was a professional law fraternity and a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

History

Sigma Nu Phi was founded in 1903 at National University School of Law. In 1916, Sigma Nu Phi started publishing The Owl.

Delta Theta Phi merged with Sigma Nu Phi in 1989, taking all of Sigma Nu Phi members into membership and gaining The Adelphia Law Journal, giving Delta Theta Phi its own authoritatively recognized law review.[1]

Chapters

Chapters were named for Distinguished Lawyers included [2][3]

  • 1903. Joseph H. Choate Alpha, National University Law School
  • 1910. Charles Evans Hughes Beta, Georgetown Law School
  • 1916. William Howard Taft Gamma, Detroit College of Law
  • 1917. Nathan Green Delta, Cumberland University
  • 1917. Gavin Craig Epsilon, University of Southern California
  • 1921. Jefferson Davis Zeta, University of Richmond
  • 1921. John Marshall Eta, Stetson University
  • 1922. Oliver Wendell Holmes Theta, Washington College of Law of American University
  • 1922. Champ Clark Iota, St. Louis
  • 1922. James G. Jenkins Kappa, Marquette University Law
  • 1923. Richmond Pearson Lambda, Trinity College (now Duke University
  • 1923. Russell H. Conwell Mu, Temple University School of Law
  • 1923 William D. Mitchell (Nu) chartered transferred 1934 from Northwestern College of Law to St. Paul College of Law/Minneapolis College of Law, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • 1924. Stephen A. Douglas (Xi) Loyola University, Chicago, 111
  • 1925. Edward Douglas White (Omicron) Loyola University, New Orleans, La.
  • 1926. John F. Shafroth (Pi) Westminster College of Law, Denver, Colo.
  • 1926. William Marvin Simmons (Rho) University of California, San Francisco, Cal.
  • 1927. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper (Sigma) Vancouver Law School, Vancouver, B. C.
  • 1927. Leon P. Lewis (Tau) University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
  • 1927. John W. Davis (Upsilon) Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • 1928. Grant Fellows (Phi) Detroit City Law School, Detroit, Mich.
  • 1929. Alexander H. Stephens (Chi) Atlanta Law School, Atlanta, Ga.
  • 1936. Robert S. Bean (Psi) Northwestern College of Law
  • 1938. John H. Reagan (Omega) Law School, University of Texas
  • May 27, 1938. James Madison (Alpha Alpha) Dept of Law University of Virginia

References

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