Pi Sigma Gamma
Pi Sigma Gamma was a social sorority which existed from 1919 to 1932. It was a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
| Pi Sigma Gamma | |
|---|---|
| ΠΣΓ | |
 | |
| Founded | November 23, 1919 University of California, Berkeley |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | NPC (former) |
| Scope | National |
| Colors | White, Royal blue, Golden yellow and Rose |
| Symbol | Three books, lamp, crossed swords |
| Publication | Triple Wing |
| Chapters | 4 installed, 3 at merger |
| Members | 439 lifetime |
| Merged with | Beta Sigma Omicron (1939) see Zeta Tau Alpha |
History
Pi Sigma Gamma was founded on November 23, 1919 by two University of California at Berkeley students, Alice H. Cassidy and Kathleen D. Coghlan.[1][2][3]
The UCLA chapter closed in 1930. The remaining chapters affiliated with Beta Sigma Omicron in 1932. With the merger, Beta Sigma Omicron gained a chapter (Alpha Omega) at Washington and a chapter at Hunter (Beta Alpha), while California merged with the Alpha Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Omicron chapter on that campus.[4][5][6][3]
Total membership was 439.
Chapters
The following chapters were chartered by 1930:[7][3]
| Chapter | Installed Date and Range | University | State | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | November 23, 1919-1932 | University of California, Berkeley | California | Merged w/ ΒΣΟ's Alpha Iota chapter | |
| Beta | 1921-1932 | University of Washington | Washington | Became ΒΣΟ's Alpha Omega chapter | |
| Gamma | 1926-1932 | Hunter College | New York | Became ΒΣΟ's Beta Alpha chapter | |
| Delta | 1928-1930 ? | UCLA | California | Disbanded |
Symbols
National conventions were held throughout the 1920s. The sorority had several publications: a song book, a Pledge Manual, a Handbook for Pledges. Its magazine was Triple Wing[7]
the coat-of-arms was "A group of emblems within a shield outline, three book, lamp, and crossed swords are employed in the device." [8]
Colors of the sorority were white, royal blue, golden yellow, and rose.[9]
References
- Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1932. p. 104.
- Francis Wayland Shepardson (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 503., 11th ed.
- William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Pi Sigma Gamma chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- April 1933 The Adelphian, page 37
- The Cross & Crescent. 1933. p. 352.
- Alpha Delta Pi (April 1933). The Adelphean. Vol. 26. p. 37.
- Francis Wayland Shepardson (1930). Baird's Manual, American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 610., 12th ed.
- Butterfield, Emily H. (1931) College Fraternity Heraldry. The Collegiate Press: George Banta Publishing Co, Menasha, WI. p. 45
- Francis Wayland Shepardson (1935). Baird's Manual, American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. George Banta Publishing Company. p. 673., 13th ed.