Sigma Beta Rho

Sigma Beta Rho
ΣΒΡ
FoundedAugust 16, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-08-16)
University of Pennsylvania
TypeSocial
Affiliation
StatusActive
EmphasisMulticultural
ScopeNational (US)
Motto"Brotherhood Beyond All Barriers"
PillarsSociety, Brotherhood, Remembrance
Colors  Red,   Black, and   Green
SymbolKing Cobra
Chapters18 active
Colonies10 associate and colonies
Members3,000+ lifetime
NicknameSigRho, SBRho
HeadquartersPO Box 4668 #20910
New York City, New York 10163-4668
United States
Websitesigrho.com

Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. (ΣΒΡ, also SigRho) is an American collegiate and national multicultural fraternity. Founded in 1996, it was the first national multicultural fraternity in the United States.

History

Sigma Beta Rho was founded on August 16, 1996, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a South Asian interest fraternity. Its founders originally attended three different college campuses and came together to form the fraternity. The first eight members of the fraternity's are its national founding fathers: Russell Abdullah, Anuj Datta, Neil Datta, Rajan Dogra, Suman Ghosh, Shoor Kalam, Saiful Khandker, and Bonit Sharma.

Beta chapter was chartered at Binghamton University on August 22, 1998. That same year, the fraternity was incorporated in the State Department of New York. In its first few years of existence, Sigma Beta Rho changed its focus from a South-Asian interest fraternity to one with a multicultural mission. It promotes cultural awareness and spreads a positive image of diversity.

Sigma Beta Rho was a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA). Sigma Beta Rho member Akash Kuruvilla co-authored the original constitution of NAPA. The fraternity was also accepted into the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) on April 15, 2007, as its 69th member organization.

Since 1998, Sigma Beta Rho has initiated over 3,000 members.

Symbols

The colors of Sigma Beta Rho are red, black, and green. Its symbol is the King Cobra. Its motto is "Brotherhood Beyond All Barriers". Its pillars are "Society, Brotherhood, Remembrance". Its nicknames are SBRho and SigRho.

Philanthropy

The fraternity’s national philanthropic focus is on its partnership with SOS Children's Villages. Local chapter efforts have supported Habitat for Humanity, Read Across America, and Relay for Life.

Organization

The national executive board is the governing body that presides over the nationwide fraternity. The fraternity's national headquarters is in New York City, New York.

Chapters

Sigma Beta Rho used the term "entities" for its colonies, associate chapters, and chapters. A colony is a new group, working meeting the requirements to charter as a chapter. A colony becomes an associate chapter after a certain amount of time and after meeting requirements for membership, finances, and community service. Associate chapters are chartered as a chapter after maintaining the requirements for an associate chapter for an established period of time.

In the following list, active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusRef.
AlphaAugust 16, 1996 – 20xx ?University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactive
BetaAugust 22, 1998 – 20xx ?Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, New YorkInactive
GammaAugust 22, 1998 – 20xx ?St. John's UniversityQueens, New YorkInactive
Delta1998–20xx ?Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New YorkInactive
EpsilonSeptember 1, 1999 – 20xx ?Pace UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactive
ZetaFebruary 2, 2000 – July 2020Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New YorkInactive
EtaJune 1, 2002 – 20xx ?Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MassachusettsInactive
ThetaJune 17, 2001Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New JerseyActive
IotaJanuary 18, 2003 – 20xx ?University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonActive
KappaDecember 10, 2002 – 20xx ?University of RochesterRochester, New YorkInactive
LambdaNovember 24, 2002 – 20xx ?Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VirginiaInactive
MuAugust 25, 2001University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActive
NuMay 9, 2004University of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActive
XiApril 27, 2003 – 20xx ?University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandInactive
OmicronDecember 13, 2003 – 20xx ?University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCatonsville, MarylandInactive
PiMay 31, 2002 – 2019University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaInactive
RhoNovember 20, 2004Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactive
SigmaApril 2, 2005Georgia TechAtlanta, GeorgiaActive
TauMarch 4, 2004 – 20xx ?University of HoustonHouston, TexasInactive
UpsilonMarch 30, 2002Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActive
PhiApril 26, 2003 – c. 2022University of the SciencesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactive
Chi Unassigned
PsiNovember 19, 2004 – 20xx ?Embry–Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, FloridaInactive
Omega Unassigned
Alpha AlphaDecember 10, 2005Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaActive
Alpha BetaJuly 9, 2011Northeastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActive
Alpha GammaMay 21, 2005Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonInactive
Alpha Delta2012University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeActive
Alpha EpsilonJuly 20, 2017University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisActive
Alpha Zeta2018 – 202x ?University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactive
Alpha Eta2018University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MassachusettsInactive
Alpha ThetaAugust 17, 2018University of North FloridaJacksonville, FloridaActive
Alpha Iota201x ?New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New JerseyActive
Alpha Kappa201x ?Rutgers University–NewarkNewark, New JerseyActive
Alpha Lambda2019Emory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaActive
Alpha Mu20xx ? – 202x ?Stockton UniversityGalloway, New JerseyInactive
Alpha Nu20xx ?Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New YorkActive
Alpha Xi 2017 Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Active
Boston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsColony
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Associate
Kennesaw State University Cobb County, Georgia Colony
Long Island University Brooklyn, New York Colony
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganColony
University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Colony
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Colony
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Colony
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Associate
  1. ↑ Chapter was suspended and is eligible for reinstatement in 2026.
  2. ↑ Chapter was eligible for reinstatment in 2019.
  3. ↑ Chapter was formed at the University of the Sciences, which merged into Saint Joseph's University on June 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ Started as an associate chapter on April 14, 2007.
  5. ↑ Colony formed in April 23, 2005.
  6. ↑ Associate chapter formed on May 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ Colony formed in 2020.
  8. ↑ Chapter formed on December 1, 2008.
  9. ↑ Colony formed in December 10, 2006.
  10. ↑ Colony formed on April 20, 2012.
  11. ↑ Colony formed on December 7, 2001
  12. ↑ Colony formed on December 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ Associated chapter established on December 13, 2014.

See also

References

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  25. ↑ Cebulko, Ryan. "Alpha Theta Chapter". Sigma Beta Rho. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  26. ↑ Cebulko, Ryan. "About US". Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. - Alpha Lambda Chapter. Retrieved August 6, 2023.