Pi Sigma Gamma

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Pi Sigma Gamma
ΠΣΓ
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FoundedNovember 23, 1919;104 years ago (1919-11-23)
University of California, Berkeley
TypeSocial
Former Affiliation NPC
StatusMerged
Merge Date1939
Successor Beta Sigma Omicron
ScopeNational
Colors  White,   Royal blue,   Golden yellow, and   Rose
SymbolThree books, lamp, and crossed swords
PublicationTriple Wing
Chapters4
Members439 lifetime
Headquarters
United States

Pi Sigma Gamma was an American collegiate social sorority. It was established in 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley and merged with Beta Sigma Omicron in 1932. It was a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.

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History

Pi Sigma Gamma was founded on November 23, 1919, by two University of California, Berkeley students, Alice H. Cassidy and Kathleen D. Coghlan. It established four chapters before its demise at the start of the Great Depression. [1] [2] [3] National conventions were held throughout the 1920s.

The UCLA chapter closed in 1930. The remaining three chapters affiliated with Beta Sigma Omicron (ΒΣΟ )in 1932. With the merger, Beta Sigma Omicron gained a chapter (Alpha Omega) at Washington and a chapter at Hunter (Beta Alpha), while California merged with the Alpha Iota chapter of the Beta Sigma Omicron chapter on that campus. [4] [5] [6] [3]

Pi Sigma Gamma was a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Its total membership was 439.

Symbols

The colors of Pi Sigma Gamma were white, royal blue, golden yellow, and rose. [7] Its symbols were three books, a lamp, and crossed swords. The sorority had several publications: a songbook, a Pledge Manual, and a Handbook for Pledges. Its magazine was Triple Wing. [8]

The sorority's coat-of-arms was described as "A group of emblems within a shield outline, three books, lamp, and crossed swords are employed in the device." [9]

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Pi Sigma Gamma. [8] [3]

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReference
AlphaNovember 23, 19191932 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Merged (ΒΣΟ) [lower-alpha 1]
Beta19211932 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Merged (ΒΣΟ) [lower-alpha 2]
Gamma19261932 Hunter College New York City, New York Merged (ΒΣΟ) [lower-alpha 3]
Delta19281930 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles California Inactive
  1. Merged with the "Alpha Iota chapter" of Beta Sigma Omicron with the national merger of the two sororities.
  2. Became the "Alpha Omega chapter" of Beta Sigma Omicron with the national merger of the two sororities.
  3. Became the "Beta Alpha chapter" of Beta Sigma Omicron with the national merger of the two sororities.

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References

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  2. Francis Wayland Shepardson (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 503., 11th ed.
  3. 1 2 3 William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Pi Sigma Gamma chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  4. April 1933 The Adelphian, page 37
  5. The Cross & Crescent. 1933. p. 352.
  6. Alpha Delta Pi (April 1933). The Adelphean. Vol. 26. p. 37.
  7. Francis Wayland Shepardson (1935). Baird's Manual, American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 673., 13th ed.
  8. 1 2 Francis Wayland Shepardson (1930). Baird's Manual, American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 610., 12th ed.
  9. Butterfield, Emily H. (1931) College Fraternity Heraldry. The Collegiate Press: George Banta Publishing Co, Menasha, WI. p. 45