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James Frank Hopkins (Alpha I) The Very Soul Of Honor
Hopkins was born on December 30, 1845 in Ripple, Mississippi. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a courier due to his expert horsemanship. After the war, he studied civil engineering at VMI in the late summer of 1866. Dedicated to modesty and objective thinking, cool-tempered Hopkins was the exemplar of the principle of honor. Immediately he won the friendship and the respect of his classmates at the Institute. When the first slate of officers was chosen, Hopkins was elected to be the Lieutenant Commander. He wrote the first ritual and designed the original badge. The life of this dedicated Founder ended on December 15, 1913 in Mablevale, Arkansas. The two character qualities associated with Hopkins are Leadership and Seriousness.
Greeenfield Quarles (Alpha II) A Living Symbol of Purity
Quarles was born on April 1, 1847 in Christian County, Kentucky. He began service in the military at the age of sixteen as an aide on the staff of his uncle, General William Quarles, until he was captured and made prisoner of war for six months. Entering VMI at the same time as Hopkins, Quarles was known as a man of grace and dignity. His refined character was endowed with pure thought, his conduct impeccable. His every impulse was noble. He excelled academically and would later become a renowned judge. Quarles was taken from living contact with the fraternity on January 14, 1921 in Helena, Arkansas. The two character qualities associated with Quarles are Scholarship and Dignity.
James McIlvaine Riley (Alpha III)
The Vivifying Spirit of Good Fellowship
Riley was born on May 16, 1849 in St. Louis, Missouri. Being quite young during the war, he did not fight in the struggle and was barely seventeen when he entered VMI in 1866. “Mac” Riley became the most popular cadet at the Institute. He was free-hearted, with a natural talent for friendship and good storytelling. A fun-loving and action-oriented fellow, Riley could easily cheer up the most depressed, and often did with his wit and happy outlook. Due to his popularity with cadets at the Institute, Riley was chosen to serve as the Commander. His life of tireless dedication to Sigma Nu ended when Riley entered the Chapter Eternal on May 6, 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri. The two character qualities associated with Riley are Fellowship and Responsibility.
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