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Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first international fraternity to be established in the deep South, having been founded at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, on March 9, 1856.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first fraternity to have an international headquarters and the first to build its own headquarters, known as the Levere Memorial Temple. The Temple is the only fraternity headquarters to have a chapel.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first fraternity to establish a leadership school. Started in 1935, the Leadership School has more than 34,000 graduates.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon has the greatest number of initiates of any Greek-letter organization with more than 260,000 men.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first fraternity to offer a toll-free hazing hotline available for all members, pledges, and parents.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first social fraternity to donate money to the World War II Memorial Campaign, with more than $100,000 being raised from its members. It was the largest donation from a student group.
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