Sigma Phi Delta

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ΣΦΔ - Sigma Phi Delta
Motto Pro Bono Professionis

For the Good of the Profession
Colors Red and Black
Symbol Castle
Flower American Beauty Rose
Founded April 11, 1924 at University of Southern California
Fraternity type Social-professional fraternity
Scope International
Headquarters
Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Chapters 11 chapters
Factoid Social Fraternity of Engineers
Homepage http://www.sigmaphidelta.org

ΣΦΔ (Sigma Phi Delta) is an international social-professional engineering fraternity. Billing itself as "The Premier International Fraternity of Engineers" the organization is the only social-professional fraternity that draws its membership exclusively from male engineering students at ABET-accredited colleges and universities. Nonetheless, Sigma Phi Delta enjoys a close working relationship with its female counterpart, ΑΩΕ - Alpha Omega Epsilon.

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[edit] Object of the Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity

The Object of the Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity shall be to promote the advancement of the Engineering Profession; to foster the advancement of Engineering Education; to instill a greater spirit of cooperation among Engineering students and organizations; to inculcate in its members the highest ideals of Virtuous manhood, good Citizenship, obedience to Law, and Brotherhood; and to encourage excellence in Scholarship.

[edit] Code of Ethics of the Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity

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The Code of Ethics of Sigma Phi Delta is founded upon the basic principles of truth and honesty. The quotation, "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest," should be the light guiding the footsteps of an Engineer towards service and success.

An Engineer should at all times be mentally, physically and morally clean, and should conduct himself as a gentleman. He should be courageous in following his own convictions, mentally awake to make use of every opportunity, and should consider the welfare of others before his own.

To his superiors, an Engineer should be dutiful; to his co-workers, helpful; to his subordinates, generous; to all men, brotherly.

An Engineer should take a good grip on the joys of life. He should play the game like a man. He should fight against nothing so hard as his own weaknesses, and should endeavor to gain in strength.

He should live that his actions shall never besmirch his own honor, and thus maintain the honor of the Engineering Profession.

[edit] History

Sigma Phi Delta was founded at University of Southern California on April 11, 1924 and currently has 12 active chapters worldwide, and 1 colony.

[edit] Alpha Chapter - University of Southern California

Alpha Chapter was founded on April 11, 1924 in the third attempt to establish an engineering fraternity at the University, the other two having terminated into general fraternities. Members of Alpha Chapter are traditionally active in the student government of USC's Viterbi School of Engineering and participate in a wide variety of engineering-related activities.

[edit] Beta Chapter - University of South Dakota

Beta Chapter was founded on May 3, 1926 when the Delta Pi Sigma fraternity merged with the Alpha Chapter to form the Sigma Phi Delta National Fraternity.

[edit] Delta Chapter - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Delta Chapter, Spring 1928
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Delta Chapter, Spring 1928

Delta Chapter was founded on January 25, 1928 by a group of students that included a brother of an Alpha Chapter Founder and an Alpha Chapter Alumnus in graduate school. Delta Chapter has traditionally provided leadership for the fraternity, witnessed by the fact that it has produced 5 Grand Presidents who have guided the fraternity 46 of its 80+ years of existence. The only two members who have been named Grand Old Men of Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity were Delta Alumni.

[edit] Eta Chapter - Marquette University

Eta Chapter was founded on May 23, 1931 when a local Marquette Engineering Fraternity, Omega Sigma Phi, merged with the National Fraternity. Eta Chapter has the largest number of registered alumni in the entire Sigma Phi Delta Organization, with over 900 living alumni world wide, and is Marquette University's oldest active fraternity. Eta Chapter has a rich history in the Milwaukee and Marquette Communities and remains very active today. As a yearly tradition Sigma Phi Delta proudly administors the Marquette's College of Engineering Scholorship Examination for incoming freshman, and is usually very active in student government

[edit] Theta Chapter - University of British Columbia

Sigma Phi Delta Theta Chapter was formed on April 24, 1932. Because Alpha and Theta Chapters are the only active chapters in the Western Province, there is a healthy camaraderie between the two. Theta Actives are generally among the most involved students with the Engineering Undergraduate Society, and any of the affiliated clubs, at the University of British Columbia. For the mascot of this chapter the noble Llama has been chosen, as it is an industrious beast who's ability to carry heavy loads is matched only by its sure-footedness.

[edit] Symbols

[edit] Blazon for the Sigma Phi Delta Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms Sigma Phi Delta
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Coat of Arms Sigma Phi Delta

Gules, a pall or, between, in chief two retorts crossed argent, in dexter base a quill sable surmounting a key in saltire, of the third, in sinister base a hammer fesswise of the fourth debruising a compass, points downward, of the third; over all the escutcheon of pretense, azure, charged with a castle or, masoned sable, with a bordure argent.

Crest, over a duke's helmet and a torse of the colors, a dexter cubit arm, proper, grasping a thunderbolt, winged or
Mantling: Gules doubled, or
Supporters: Two lions, rampant, proper

Motto: Sigma Phi Delta, in upper and lower case Greek letters

[edit] Insignia

The Name of the Fraternity is represented by the capital form of the Greek letters Sigma (Σ), Phi (Φ), Delta (Δ) which stand for Science, Friendship and Duty.

[edit] Pledge Pin

The Pledge Pin is described as: "A red triangular background on which is a black Castle, the whole bordered in gold".

[edit] Membership Badge

The Membership Badge is described as: "A triangle having concave corners on which are superimposed three smaller triangles having concave sides and having their vertices at the center of the badge on which is placed a ruby. The smaller triangles, which contain the letters Sigma, Phi and Delta, are black, the background between them being white. A gold star is located near each of the vertices of the large triangle. The border may be engraved gold or may be jeweled. The crown pearl badge has four pearls on each side of the badge. The ruby point badge has two rubies and two pearls on each side, the pearls being in the middle and the rubies at the outside".

[edit] Fraternity Flag

Flag of Sigma Phi Delta
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Flag of Sigma Phi Delta

The Fraternity Flag is 4' x 6' cotton bunting or nylon. The design is black letters, bordered with white and a gold Castle on a red field. This is a standard flag, that is, reading correctly from left to right on one side and in reverse on the other.

[edit] List of Active Chapters

[edit] Complete List of Chapters (active and inactive)

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North-American Interfraternity Conference
Acacia  • Alpha Chi Rho  • Alpha Delta Gamma  • Alpha Delta Phi  • Alpha Epsilon Pi  • Alpha Gamma Rho  • Alpha Gamma Sigma  • Alpha Kappa Lambda  • Alpha Phi Alpha  • Alpha Phi Delta  • Alpha Sigma Phi  • Alpha Tau Omega  • Beta Chi Theta  • Beta Sigma Psi  • Beta Theta Pi  • Chi Phi  • Chi Psi  • Delta Chi  • Delta Kappa Epsilon  • Delta Phi  • Delta Psi  • Delta Sigma Phi  • Delta Tau Delta  • Delta Upsilon  • FarmHouse  • Iota Phi Theta  • Kappa Alpha Order  • Kappa Alpha Psi  • Kappa Alpha Society  • Kappa Delta Phi  • Kappa Delta Rho  • Lambda Chi Alpha  • Lambda Phi Epsilon  • Lambda Sigma Upsilon  • Lambda Theta Phi  • Order of Omega  • Phi Gamma Delta  • Phi Iota Alpha  • Phi Kappa Psi  • Phi Kappa Sigma  • Phi Kappa Tau  • Phi Kappa Theta  • Phi Lambda Chi  • Phi Mu Delta  • Phi Sigma Kappa  • Phi Sigma Phi  • Pi Kappa Alpha  • Pi Kappa Phi  • Pi Lambda Phi  • Psi Upsilon  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon  • Sigma Alpha Mu  • Sigma Chi  • Sigma Lambda Beta  • Sigma Nu  • Sigma Phi Delta  • Sigma Phi Epsilon  • Sigma Phi Society  • Sigma Pi  • Sigma Tau Gamma  • Tau Delta Phi  • Tau Epsilon Phi  • Tau Kappa Epsilon  • Theta Chi  • Theta Delta Chi  • Theta Xi  • Triangle  • Zeta Beta Tau  • Zeta Psi
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