Sigma Omega Psi
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| Sigma Omega Psi | |
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| ΣΩΨ | |
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| Founded | 1914 College of the City of New York |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Merged |
| Merge date | 1940 |
| Successor | Alpha Epsilon Pi |
| Emphasis | Jewish |
| Scope | National |
| Publication | The Shield |
| Chapters | 21 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York United States |
Sigma Omega Psi (ΣΩΨ) was a historically Jewish Fraternity founded in 1914 and which merged into Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ) in 1940.
Sigma Omega Psi was founded in 1914 at College of the City of New York.[1] Its purpose was as Greek letter college fraternity for Jewish students and to foster the spirit of true brotherly love and self-sacrifice.[2] Its publication was The Shield.[3]
The fraternity held its Sixteenth Annual Convention at the Park Central Hotel in New York City on December 29 through 31, 1936.[3][4] Its Seventeenth Annual Convention was held in Boston, Massachusetts on December 29 through 31, 1937.
By 1940, only five chapters would be active, and the decision was made to merge into Alpha Epsilon Pi.
At the time of the Union, only the chapters at Worcester Poly, Boston University, Tufts, Lowell, and New York University were active. The first three became Epsilon Deuteron chapter, Zeta Deuteron chapter, and Eta Deuteron chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi, respectively. The chapter at Lowell could not be merged due to National Interfraternity Council requirements[5][6] and the chapter at New York University was merged with Alpha Epsilon Pi's Alpha chapter.[7] Subsequently, the chapters at Syracuse, MIT and CCNY were reactivated by Alpha Epsilon Pi and considered to be revivals of the chapters of Sigma Omega Psi at those schools.[7]