Pi Sigma Gamma
| Pi Sigma Gamma | |
|---|---|
| ΠΣΓ | |
 | |
| Founded | November 23, 1919 University of California, Berkeley |
| Type | Social |
| Former Affiliation | NPC |
| Status | Merged |
| Merge Date | 1939 |
| Successor | Beta Sigma Omicron |
| Scope | National |
| Colors | White, Royal blue, Golden yellow and Rose |
| Symbol | Three books, lamp, crossed swords |
| Publication | Triple Wing |
| Chapters | 4 installed, 3 at merger |
| Members | 439 lifetime |
Pi Sigma Gamma was a social sorority which existed from 1919 to 1932. It was a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
History
[edit]Pi Sigma Gamma was founded on November 23, 1919 by two University of California at 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]
The UCLA chapter closed in 1930. The remaining chapters affiliated with Beta Sigma Omicron 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 Beta Sigma Omicron chapter on that campus.[4][5][6][3]
Total membership was 439.
Chapters
[edit]The following chapters were chartered by 1930:[7][3]
| Chapter | Installed Date and Range | University | State | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | November 23, 1919-1932 | University of California, Berkeley | California | Merged w/ ΒΣΟ's Alpha Iota chapter | |
| Beta | 1921-1932 | University of Washington | Washington | Became ΒΣΟ's Alpha Omega chapter | |
| Gamma | 1926-1932 | Hunter College | New York | Became ΒΣΟ's Beta Alpha chapter | |
| Delta | 1928-1930 ? | UCLA | California | Disbanded |
Symbols
[edit]National conventions were held throughout the 1920s. The sorority had several publications: a song book, a Pledge Manual, a Handbook for Pledges. Its magazine was Triple Wing[7]
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."[8]
The colors of the sorority were white, royal blue, golden yellow, and rose.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1932. p. 104.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ April 1933 The Adelphian, page 37
- ^ The Cross & Crescent. 1933. p. 352.
- ^ Alpha Delta Pi (April 1933). The Adelphean. Vol. 26. p. 37.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Butterfield, Emily H. (1931) College Fraternity Heraldry. The Collegiate Press: George Banta Publishing Co, Menasha, WI. p. 45
- ^ 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.