Alpha Sigma Nu
ΑΣΝ
FoundedJune 4, 1915 (1915-06-04)
Marquette University
TypeHonor society
AffiliationACHS
EmphasisJesuit colleges and universities
ScopeInternational
MottoΑδελφοτης Σχολαστικων Νικηφορων
Adelphotes Scholastikon Nikephoron
Company of Honor Students
Colors  Maroon   Gold
SymbolKey and eye of wisdom
PublicationΑΣΝ Newsletters
ΑΣΝ Alpha Sigma Nu magazine
Chapters32
Members~90,000 lifetime
Headquarters707 N. 11th Street #330
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881
United States
WebsiteOfficial website

Alpha Sigma Nu (ΑΣΝ) is the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities. ΑΣΝ is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Founded in 1915 at Marquette University as Alpha Sigma Tau, it adopted the current name in 1930. The society is open to both men and women of every academic discipline in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and other Jesuit higher education institutions worldwide. It is present in 32 Jesuit institutions of higher education, 27 of which are in the United States. Alpha Sigma Nu currently has over 90,000 lifetime members and admits around 2,000 new members each year.[1][2]

History

In 1915, the original society, Alpha Sigma Tau was founded by John Danihy, S.J. He was the dean of journalism at Marquette University, in Wisconsin, United States. He sought to emulate the various honor societies present in the country. Furthermore, Catholic higher education institutes found their students being overlooked in other honor societies at the time.[1]

In 1921, a second chapter was founded in Creighton University in Nebraska, United States. In 1925, a women-only society, Gamma Pi Epsilon, was founded. It had the same purpose as Alpha Sigma Nu, but the two societies remained independent. In 1930, Alpha Sigma Tau became Alpha Sigma Nu. On March 30, 1973, the two, Alpha Sigma Nu and Gamma Pi Epsilon merged.[3][4]

Alpha Sigma Nu joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1975.

Symbols

The Key of the Society bears the three Greek letters (ΑΣΝ) together with the eye of wisdom. Its colors are maroon and gold.

Mission

"Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, recognizes those students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service."

Awards

In 1979, Alpha Sigma Nu created the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Awards. The awards recognize publishing achievements at Jesuit colleges and universities in the categories of the humanities, the sciences, and professional studies.[5]

Chapters

As of 2016, the society has 32 chapters: 27 at Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, two in Canada, and one in South Korea, Spain, and Peru.[3] These chapters were given charters as follows:[6][7]

Chapter and institutionCharter dateLocation Status References
Marquette University1915Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Creighton University1921Omaha, Nebraska Active
Saint Louis University1923St. Louis, Missouri Active
University of Detroit Mercy1924Detroit, Michigan Active
University of San Francisco1924San Francisco, California Active
Loyola University New Orleans1936New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Spring Hill College1937Mobile, Alabama Active
Loyola University Chicago1938Chicago, Illinois Active
Boston College1939Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Active
Gonzaga University1939Spokane, Washington Active
John Carroll University1939University Heights, Ohio Active
Loyola Marymount University1939Los Angeles, California Active
Saint Joseph's University1939Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania Active
Xavier University1939Cincinnati, Ohio Active
College of the Holy Cross1940Worcester, Massachusetts Active
Seattle University1940Seattle, Washington Active
Loyola University Maryland1942Baltimore, Maryland Active
Santa Clara University1942Santa Clara, California Active
University of Scranton1943Scranton, Pennsylvania Active
Georgetown University1950Washington, D.C. Active
Le Moyne College1951DeWitt, New York Active
Rockhurst University1953Kansas City, Missouri Active
Canisius University1955Buffalo, New York Active
Wheeling University1959Wheeling, West Virginia Inactive
Fairfield University1961Fairfield, Connecticut Active
Regis University1966Denver, Colorado Active
Saint Peter's University1967Jersey City, New Jersey Active
Sogang University1975Seoul, South Korea Active
Fordham University1982New York City, New York Active
Jesuit School of Theology 1993–2009 Berkeley, California Consolidated [lower-alpha 1]
Weston Jesuit School of Theology 1993–2008 Cambridge, Massachusetts Consolidated [lower-alpha 2]
Regis College2000Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active
Campion College2005Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Active
Loyola University Andalusia2015Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain Active
Universidad del Pacifico 20xx ? Lima, Peru Active

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Chapter consolidated with the chapter at Santa Clara University in 2009.
  2. ↑ Chapter formed from Boston College. It re-affiliated with Boston College in 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 "History // Alpha Sigma Nu // Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "History of Alpha Sigma Nu". Alpha Sigma Nu, Inc. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "History | Alpha Sigma Nu | Creighton University". www.creighton.edu. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Finding Aid for the Alpha Sigma Nu and Gamma Pi Epsilon Records".
  5. ↑ "BC Sociology Prof Wins 2015 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award". www.bc.edu. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "List of Member Institutions | Alpha Sigma Nu". www.alphasigmanu.org. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ ASN Info Brochure 2014
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