Sigma Nu's birthplace was in front of a limestone outcropping on VMI's parade grounds. The school, in the early 20th century, expanded the parade grounds and removed that limestone from their property. There is a monument to Sigma Nu next to the parade grounds as well as a portion of that outcropping, "The Rock," which sits in front of our international HQ.
The Rock
The monument on the parade grounds at VMI
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"Sigma Chi's most important historical monument is the site of the Fraternity's founding, located in Oxford, Ohio.
The small room, marked on the outside by a plaque between its two windows, is on the second floor of a building on the north side of High Street at the town square, and was the rooming place of Founders Runkle and Caldwell during their years of enrollment as undergraduates at Miami University. The badge of Sigma Chi was designed in this room and many of the earliest meetings of the Alpha Chapter were held here.
In 1973, the Founding Site was purchased and donated to the Sigma Chi Foundation by 41st Grand Consul William P. Huffman Denison 1911. It was renovated and rededicated in 1993."
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