Sigma Alpha Lambda
| Sigma Alpha Lambda | |
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| ΣΑΛ | |
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| Founded | Arizona State University |
| Type | Honors Society |
| Headquarters | Bradenton, Florida, US |
| Homepage | http://salhonors.org |
Sigma Alpha Lambda (ΣΑΛ) is a National Leadership and Honors Organization in the United States dedicated to developing the individual and serving the campus and community. Its mission is to recognize members for academic achievement, to engage members in service, and to develop member leadership skills.[1]
Membership
Sigma Alpha Lambda is dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, personal development, and lifelong professional fulfillment. Membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda is open to all undergraduate students who meet the national requirements of sophomore classification or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Membership is also open to graduate students who meet the GPA requirement for undergraduates.
Statement of purpose
The purpose of Sigma Alpha Lambda is:
- To engage university students, faculty, and staff as well as the surrounding community in meaningful, relevant service initiatives and raise awareness for worthwhile causes.
- To promote academic excellence at the chapter and national level and to encourage high academic achievement through participation in school-based mentoring programs.
- To promote an understanding of the service model of leadership, to educate on the philosophy of leading through service, and to develop leadership skills based on the principles of servant leadership.
- Shared values
- We treat all people with the highest level of dignity and respect.
- We respect the resources of the university, the chapter, our community, and the world around us.
- We encourage innovation, independent action, team spirit and personal growth in all our members.
- We promote camaraderie with our fellow students and an attitude of caring for all individuals in society.
- We conduct ourselves with unmatched moral character and honesty in all that we do and say.
- We operate our organization with the highest level of integrity and fiscal responsibility.
National Initiatives
Each year, Sigma Alpha Lambda undertakes two national initiatives which are coordinated by the National Office in conjunction with the local chapter. Each Fall, the students work together to fight hunger with SAL's Food Fight against Hunger. In the Spring, the main focus is Relay for Life.
Chapters
Sigma Alpha Lambda has many chapters at Universities around the United States that are consistently growing each year. Below is the list of chapters each Sigma Alpha Lambda currently has open chapters.
- Arizona State University
- Arkansas State University
- Binghamton University
- Boston University
- California State University Fresno
- California State University Long Beach
- Central Michigan University
- Clemson University
- Colorado State University
- East Tennessee State University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Eastern Washington University
- Emporia State University
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- George Washington University
- Georgia Southern University
- Grambling State University
- Grand Valley State University
- Illinois State University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Iowa State University
- James Madison University
- Kansas State University
- Kent State University
- Michigan State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Mississippi State University
- Missouri State University
- Montclair State University
- Murray State University
- New Mexico State University
- Northeastern University
- Northern Arizona University
- Oakland University
- Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- Oklahoma State University
- Old Dominion University
- Purdue University
- Rowan University
- San Diego State University
- San Jose State University
- Sonoma State University
- Southeastern Louisiana University
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Texas A&M University
- Texas State University
- Texas Tech University
- University of Akron
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Central Arkansas
- University of Central Oklahoma
- University of Connecticut
- University of Georgia
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- University of Louisville
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- University of North Florida
- University of North Texas
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern California
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at El Paso
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin Madison
- University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
- Wichita State University
- Youngstown State University