Sigma Nu and Alpha Sigma Phi -- Shared History
 

Here is an excerpt from our new member ed book. I was hoping one of you could perhaps expand on what little there was here:

"Beta Iota at Mount Union was chartered by Walter James Sears in 1892. Three years later Beta Iota initiated Albert Hughes Wilson, to whom Sigma Nu owes a great debt. Bert Wilson served as Regent, but his most noteworthy achievement was in expansion. Wilson established more chapters than any member of the fraternity, thirty-two in all, and he is generally credited with developing Sigma Nu into a geographically representative organization. Brother Wilson was the exemplar of interfraternity spirit as well, being chiefly responsible for the founding of Alpha Sigma Phi men's Fraternity."

I was wondering what insight you guys could provide on this. Thanks.

I am sorry to tell you but your Fraternity has gotten the story wrong. It would be impossible for a Sigma Nu to have helped to found Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity considering we were founded in 1845 many years before Sigma Nu was founded.

"Brother Wilson" was a key figure in the national spread of Alpha Kappa Pi Fraternity. Alpha Kappa Pi Fraternity was eventually, (along with many other Fraternities) consolidated into Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity.

Thanks for the information. I just sent an email to the head of our education programs. Hopefully this can be corrected in the next edition of our LEAD book.

"Phi Delta Zeta... With the help of Rev. Albert H. Wilson, a former Sigma Nu Regent, it joined with Alpha Kappa Pi (local) at Wagner College on May 22, 1926, to form Alpha Kappa Pi national fraternity."