History

The True Gentlemen (our creed): The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.

Founded: March 9, 1856; University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; October 23, 1975 at Morehead State University.

Colors: Old Gold and Royal Purple

Flower: Violet

Fast Facts:

• SAE is North America’s largest social fraternity with more than 280,000 initiated members.
• Rated the Number 1 fraternity by the Gallup Poll
• Rated the Number 1 fraternity by the Heller Survey
• Rated the Number 1 fraternity by Bantas for 35 years
• The College Survey Bureau rated SAE number 1 for 53 years (bureau has existed only 60 years).
• Has raised more money in community service in the past year than any other greek organization.

Famous Members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Alpha_Epsilon#Famous_Members