Greek letter men of Philadelphia . J. Smith Hart Oliver S. Keely. SIGMA CHI WHEN the first chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity was established atthe old Miami University. Oxford. Ohio. June 20th. 1855. the State ofOhio was distinctly •Western and Sigma Chi was a frontier brotherhood has grown with the region in which it was born and it is notsurprising that the greatest numerical strength is found in the middlewestern states. For many years, however, the policy of judicious extensionhas governed the Fraternity and Sigma Chi now claims to be national ratherthan sectional. Isaac
Greek letter men of Philadelphia . J. Smith Hart Oliver S. Keely. SIGMA CHI WHEN the first chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity was established atthe old Miami University. Oxford. Ohio. June 20th. 1855. the State ofOhio was distinctly •Western and Sigma Chi was a frontier brotherhood has grown with the region in which it was born and it is notsurprising that the greatest numerical strength is found in the middlewestern states. For many years, however, the policy of judicious extensionhas governed the Fraternity and Sigma Chi now claims to be national ratherthan sectional. Isaac Jordan. Ben P. Runkle, Frank H. Scobey. Daniel , Thomas C. Bell and William L. Lockwood were the founders ofSigma Chi. These six men seceded from Delta Kappa Epsilon. There hadbeen twelve men in the Deke Chapter. Six wanted one kind of a chapterand six wanted another kind of a chapter, and the result was a deadlock. Therewas an aggravated case of incompatability of temper. After several stormymeetings, the bone of contention being some issue in colleg
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