The Herald Online

This week in stAte history

Abstract:
On March 6, 1948, The Herald reported that two Arkansas State College fraternities had affiliated with national organizations.

Zeta Tau Zeta became affiliated with the national Sigma Pi Fraternity on March 1, after being accepted and formally pledged to the organization....

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Mark S. Briscoe

posted 3/09/10 @ 12:13 PM CST

Actually the first nationally chartered fraternity was Sigma Pi Fraternity. They were chartered as Alpha Pi chapter on March 7, 1948.

Mark S. Briscoe
Executive Director
Sigma Pi Fraternity International, Inc.
A- State alumnus 1982

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Ricky Marshall

posted 3/09/10 @ 12:20 PM CST

In fact, Sigma Pi Fraternity became the first nationally chartered fraternity on the ASU campus on March 7, 1948. Zeta Tau Zeta members were initiated into Sigma Pi one week prior to Pi Kappa Alpha.

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