| Letters: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΩΨ |
| Sigma Omega Psi | |
| Coat Of Arms: | Sigma_Omega_Psi_coat_of_arms.png |
| Alt: | The official coat of arms of Sigma Omega Psi |
| Status: | Merged |
| Merge Date: | 1940 |
| Successor: | Alpha Epsilon Pi |
| Type: | Social |
| Birthplace: | College of the City of New York |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Publication: | The Shield |
| Scope: | National |
| Chapters: | 21 |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | New York |
| City: | New York City |
| Emphasis: | Jewish |
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.[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. 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.
More than twenty chapters were founded by 1940 including:[7] [8]
| Chapter | Chartered/Range | Institution | Location | Status | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 1914–1935 | College of the City of New York | New York City, New York | Inactive | [9] | |
| Beta | 1915–1926 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Gamma | 1916–1940 | New York University College of Medicine | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Delta | 1919–1940 | New York University | New York City, New York | Merged | ||
| Epsilon | 1921–192x ? | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Inactive | ||
| Zeta | 1919–19xx ? | New York University College of Dentistry | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Eta | –1941 | Lowell Textile Institute | Lowell, Massachusett | Inactive | ||
| Theta | –1940 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, Massachusetts | Merged | [10] | |
| Iota | 1919–1940 | Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | Merged | ||
| Kappa | 1928–1931 | Northeastern University | Boston, Massachusetts | Inactive | ||
| Lambda | 19xx ?–19xx ? | New York Law School | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Mu | May 1921–1940 | Tufts College | Medford, Massachusetts | Merged | [11] [12] [13] | |
| Nu | 1921–19xx ? | New York State School of Applied Agriculture | Farmingdale, New York | Inactive | ||
| Xi | 1922–1935 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive | ||
| Omicron | 19xx ?–19xx ? | College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University) | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Pi | May 26, 1923–19xx ? | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive | [14] | |
| Rho | 1926–1931 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Inactive | |||
| Sigma | Unissued ? | |||||
| Tau | September 1926–1933 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive | [15] | |
| Upsilon | 192x ?–19xx ? | St. John's College | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
| Phi | 1927– | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Inactive |
Sigma Omega Psi had three alumni clubs