Alcala Yearbook 2007-2008

Richmond Col lege in the early 20th Century was attended by less than 300 students. Almost half this number belonged to five fraternities previously chartered on the campus. The little Bapt ist college, founded in 1830, became home to Sigma Phi Epsilon. Sigma Phi Epsi lon was founded because 12 young col legians hungered for a campus fellowship based on Judea/ Christian ideals that neither the college community nor the fraternity system at that time could offer. The desire for brotherhood was in the young men's souls. Sigma Phi Epsilon was needed. Sigma Phi Epsilon was founded at Richmond College, now the University of Richmond, on November 1, 1901, on the Cardina l Principles: Vi rtue, Di ligence, and Brotherly Love.Today, the Fraternity has grown to more than 262,000 lifetime members, including 13,500 undergraduates on 260 campuses in the United States. SigEp is currently the largest fraternity in terms of undergraduate enrollment. Building Balanced Leaders for the World's Communities

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