
Īfter the birth of Alpha Sigma Phi, an intense rivalry began with Kappa Sigma Theta. The first pledge class, of 14 members, was initiated on June 24, 1846. The constitution and ritual were then written and the fraternity pin was designed. Their first official meeting was held in Manigault's room on Chapel Street on December 6, 1845. Rhea agreed and enlisted Weiser to become the three founders of Alpha Sigma Phi. Manigault revealed to his friends Rhea and Weiser a plan for founding another sophomore society. The sophomore class there had only one society, Kappa Sigma Theta, which displayed an attitude of superiority toward non-fraternity men. Manigault was very much interested in the class society system at Yale and noted the class fraternities provided experience for their members and prepared them for competition in literary contests. Once at Yale, Manigault and Rhea became members of Yale's Calliopean Literary Society, and Weiser was a member of the Linonian Literary Society. Weiser attended a private school in New Haven, and he met Rhea early in his freshman year, who introduced him to Manigault. Paul's Preparatory School near Flushing, New York, where both were members of the same literary society and were preparing themselves for admission to Yale.


Upon rising through the ranks of the school, members shared membership with Alpha Sigma Phi in their sophomore year, one of three fraternities in their junior year and Skull and Bones or Scroll and Key in their senior year. History Founding Īlpha Sigma Phi was founded by three men at Yale College in 1845 as a secret sophomore society composed of many of the school's poets, athletes, and scholars. Due to active expansion efforts, Alpha Sigma Phi continues to offer services and opportunities to over 8,000 undergraduate students and well over 72,000 living members. The fraternity's official symbol is the phoenix, as the phoenix rises from the ashes of its old body, signifying the re-founding of the fraternity in the early 1900s. Its Latin motto is Causa Latet Vis Est Notissima ("The cause is hidden, the results well-known"). The fraternity practices many traditions. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest Greek letter fraternity in the United States. Alpha Sigma PhiĪlpha Sigma Phi ( ΑΣΦ), commonly known as Alpha Sig, is an intercollegiate men's social fraternity with 181 active chapters and provisional chapters. Information, including eligibility requirements, may be found at the chapter's Web Site.For the fraternity in the Philippines, see Alpha Sigma Phi (Philippines). The University’s Gamma Chapter was founded in 1985 and now numbers nearly 300 members.

It is the expressed purpose of Upsilon Pi Epsilon to promote the computing sciences and to encourage its contribution to the enhancement of knowledge. Indeed it is difficult to predict the ultimate place of the computer in our world. The mission of UPE is to recognize academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Computing and Information Disciplines.Īlthough computing is a relatively young discipline, the computing sciences have had an unparalleled effect on almost every aspect of contemporary life.
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The first and only existing international honor society in the computing and information disciplines, founded in 1967, and endorsed by both of the corresponding professional organizations, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS).
