Register of the Sigma Alpha Pi Fraternity Papers, 1914-1985
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California Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
Register of the Sigma Alpha Pi Fraternity Papers, 1914-1985
Archives
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contact Information:
- Archives
- California Institute of Technology
- 1200 East California Blvd.
- Mail Code 015A-74
- Pasadena, CA 91125
- Phone: (626) 395-2704
- Fax: (626) 793-8756
- Email: archives@caltech.edu
- URL: http://archives.caltech.edu
- Processed by:
- The Archives staff
- Date Completed:
- Updated July 1998
- Encoded by:
- Michael C. Conkin
© 1998 California Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sigma Alpha Pi Fraternity Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1914-1985
Creator:
Sigma Alpha Pi Fraternity
Extent: 1 linear ft.
Repository:
California Institute of Technology. Archives.
Pasadena, California 91125
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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to the Head of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not
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obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item, Box and file number], Sigma Alpha Pi Fraternity Papers,
Archives, California Institute of Technology.
Introduction
In October, 1914, permission was obtained from President James A. B. Scherer to create a
new social fraternity. Ten members of Throop College of Technology were the original
organizers. It was incorporated in 1921, after Throop became the California Institute of
Technology.
The fraternity house, purchased in 1920, was home to many members. In 1930, Caltech
decided to build on-campus housing and develop a non-fraternity residence system. The
five established social fraternities, each of which had a house outside of campus, were
asked to terminate their activities and encourage their members to move into the new
student houses. Members of Sigma Alpha Pi moved into Fleming House.
There had been 192 members of the fraternity plus 15 honorary members, starting with the
class of 1916 and ending with the class of 1933.
Box 1, Folder 1.1
Constitution and by-laws [original copy]
Folder 1.2
Corporation papers, articles and by-laws
Folder 1.3
History of the organization [original copy]
Folder 1.4
Fraternity house: correspondence, mortgage, mortgage note 1921
Folder 1.5
Agreements, notes, mortgages, leases, etc. 1921-1932
Folder 1.7
Ledger pages 1931-1935; bank books
Folder 1.8
Investigation of meetings 1924; reports 1928-1931
Folder 1.9
Fraternity initiation rites
Folder 1.10
Inter-fraternity council agreement 1928-1931
Folder 1.14
Record book of members in chronological order
Box 2
[combined with box 1]
Correspondence and other material
Folder 2.8
Endowed student loan fund 1985
Folder 2.9
Roster 1965, 1967-1968, 1978, n.d.; songs; photo
Folder 2.10
Fraternity pins [small box]
