Sigma Gamma Chi

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History

Sigma Gamma Chi originated with Lambda Delta Sigma, a fraternity for Latter-day Saints founded in 1936 by Lowell L. Bennion, director of the University of Utah's Institute of Religion. Soon afterward it also admitted women into its membership. In 1967, the LDS Church assumed management and divided the organization, making Lambda Delta Sigma a sorority and creating Sigma Gamma Chi as its fraternity.[1]

For decades the organization expanded and grew, creating new chapters within Sigma Gamma Chi and the sister organization Lambda Delta Sigma, and women outnumbered men 6 to 1.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There were several charters at campuses throughout the United States. The fraternity's community service projects included repairs to the Jewish Community Center and creating Christmas baskets for the needy. It also sponsored dances and parties for young men to socialize with young women.

In 1978, Sigma Gamma Chi absorbed Delta Phi Kappa, the fraternity for returned missionaries.[2] By 1999 it held 15,000 members in 105 chapters.[3] In June 2000, it was announced that the fraternity would be absorbed by the new church organization Institute Men's Association in September 2000.[3][4] The seventy chapters that were active at the time were allowed to keep their Greek letter name but functionally became chapters of the Institute Men’s Association.[4] Eventually, the fraternity declined until it only remained at the University of Utah where at one time it had as many as thirteen chapters.[5][6]

In 2011, the LDS Church closed all groups still operating as fraternities and sororities, replacing the remaining twelve chapters of Sigma Gamma Chi with non-collegiate "young single adult" congregations for Mormons between ages eighteen and thirty.[7]

Symbols and traditions

The Greek Letters Sigma Gamma Chi were selected to stand for "Service to God and Country", the fraternity's motto.[8][9] The fraternity's six ideals or pillars were spirituality, brotherhood, service, leadership, scholarship, and patriotism.[10]

Membership

Membership in Sigma Gamma Chi was open to anyone who wanted to join.[9] Members were required to attend an institute class and live according to standards of the LDS Church.[10] They also attended weekly chapter meetings.[10]

Organization

At the University of Utah, Sigma Gamma Chi had twelve chapters (Alpha, Beta, Chi, Delta, Iota, Mu, Nu, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Phi, and Xi). Chapters met weekly on either Wednesday or Thursday night. Meetings were held at the LDS Institute of Religion to the South of the University of Utah campus at 1780 East South Campus Drive. Sigma Gamma Chi was led by the Inter Chapter Council composed of a president and officers he selected from the twelve chapters. A chapter president led each chapter and assigned other officers from within the chapter.

Sigma Gamma Chi elected a new president annually to replace the previous president. Officer positions included president, vice president, secretary, and pledge trainer.

Chapters

Sigma Gamma Chi had the following known chapters, with inactive chapters and institutions in italics. The fraternity originally had two Greek letters for each chapter's name. However, one chapter's letters conflicted with the lettering of another recognized fraternity, so all chapters were forced to reduce to single Greek letters.

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1967 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Beta University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Delta University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Iota University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Mu University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Nu University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Xi University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Pi University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive Template:Efn
Rho University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Phi University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Chi University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
1978 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive [2][11]Template:Efn
Boise State University Boise, Idaho Inactive [11]
1978 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Inactive [2]Template:Efn
Dixie State University St. George, Utah Inactive [12]
Fullerton City College and California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Inactive [11][13]
1978 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Inactive [2]Template:Efn
Knoxville Institute of Religion Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive [14]
LDS Business College Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive [15]
Long Beach City College Long Beach, California Inactive [11]
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, California Inactive
1978 Ricks College Rexburg, Idaho Inactive [2][11]Template:Efn
Delta Epsilon Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive [10][16]
San Diego State University San Diego, California Inactive
Snow College Ephraim, Utah Inactive [17]
1978 Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah Inactive [2][18]Template:Efn
University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Inactive
Mu Eta Pi University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Inactive
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive [16]
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive [11]
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Inactive [11]
1978 Utah State University Logan, Utah Inactive [2]Template:Efn
1978 Weber State College Ogden, Utah Inactive [16][2][11]Template:Efn

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See also

References

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  15. ↑ The Improvement Era June 1969, p2
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