| Alpha Mu Sigma | |
| Letters: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΜΣ |
| Coat Of Arms: | File:The_crest_of_Alpha_Mu_Sigma.png |
| Birthplace: | Cooper Union |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Status: | Defunct |
| Defunct Date: | 1963 |
| Type: | Social |
| Emphasis: | Jewish |
| Scope: | National |
| Mottos: | --> |
| Publication: | The Shield |
| Chapters: | 23 |
| Nicknames: | --> |
| Province: | --> |
| Postal Code: | --> |
| Country: | United States |
| Homepage: | --> |
Alpha Mu Sigma (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΜΣ) was an historically Jewish fraternity founded in at Cooper Union. It disbanded in .
Alpha Mu Sigma was founded at Cooper Union on . According to Baird's (20th), "The original plan was to limit membership to men of the Jewish faith and the first expansion was limited to similar engineering institutions."[1] [2] [3] [4]
Its Founders were:
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Baird's goes on to further describe that, "With the prosperity of the s expansion took place quickly, but many of the chapters did not survive the Great Depression." Its total membership in 1945 was 1,500.
The national fraternity disbanded in, with the remaining four chapters becoming inactive or being absorbed by other, larger Jewish fraternities. Alpha chapter at Cooper Union functioned until .
Following is a list of the chapters of Alpha Mu Sigma. Active chapters that withdrew or merged into other organizations shown in bold; dormant chapters shown in italics.