{{Short description|American collegiate honor society}} {{Infobox Fraternity | name = Sigma Alpha Lambda | letters = {{lang|grc|ΣΑΛ}} | crest = Sigma_Alpha_Lambda_badge.png | image_size = 180px | founded = {{start date and age|2001}} | birthplace = University of Arizona | emphasis = All-discipline | status = Active | type = Honor | affiliation = Independent | scope = National | mission = | motto = | chapters = 65+ | members = 145,000 | lifetime = | member badge = | colors = {{color box|#000080}} Navy, {{color box|#000000}} Black, and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold | address = 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 400W | city = Burlington | state = Massachusetts | ZIP code = 34209 | country = United States | website = {{URL|http://sigmaalphalambda.org}} }}
'''Sigma Alpha Lambda''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΣΑΛ}}''') is an American college leadership and honor society. It was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It has chartered around seventy chapters.
==History== Sigma Alpha Lambda was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is a leadership and honor society that seeks to recognize academic achievement, develop its member's leadership skills, and encourage members to participate in service activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=About Us |url=http://sigmaalphalambda.org/aboutus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316014824/http://sigmaalphalambda.org/aboutus |archive-date=2016-03-16 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |via=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda, Inc. |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/76-0711222 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=GuideStar Profile}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2004-05-26 |title=Baldwin Earns Academic Honors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-baldwin-earns-aca/158085881/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Times and Democrat |place=Orangeburg, South Carolina |page=5 |language=en-US}}</ref>
It was recognized as a nonprofit corporation in 2004.<ref name=":3" /> As of 2024, the honor society has more than 65 chapters and 145,000 initiates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://sigmaalphalambda.org/aboutus/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |language=en-US}}</ref> Its headquarters are in Burlington, Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://sigmaalphalambda.org/contact/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Symbols== The society's colors are navy, black, and gold.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date= |title=Graduation Archive |url=http://sigmaalphalambda.org/category/store/graduation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316201517/http://sigmaalphalambda.org/category/store/graduation/ |archive-date=2016-03-16 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |via=web.archive.org}}</ref> Graduating members may wear honor cords consisting of the three Sigma Alpha Lambda colors, a blue and gold tassel, or a navy blue stole.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Honors Recognition - Commencement |url=https://www.gvsu.edu/commencement/honors-recognition-68.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Grand Valley State University}}</ref>
==Membership== Membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda by invitation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saber |first=Carly |date=March 29, 2016 |title=Honor societies worth the résumé boost |url=https://sonomastatestar.com/33468/business/2016-3-29-honor-societies-worth-the-rsum-boost/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Sonoma State Star}}</ref> It is open to all undergraduate students who meet the national requirements of sophomore classification or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Membership is also open to graduate students who meet the GPA requirement for undergraduates.
==Activities== Sigma Alpha Lambda offers its members annual scholarships and awards ranging from $100 up to $5,000.<ref name=":0" /> Each year, the society's chapters participate in two national initiatives that are coordinated by the national office.<ref name=":0" /> In the fall, members volunteer through SAL's Food Fight against Hunger.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=National Initiatives |url=https://sigmaalphalambda.org/initiatives/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mlynar |first=Bobbi |date=2012-12-14 |title=ESU group wins 'Food Fight' |url=https://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_4bfb35c6-462e-11e2-8b38-0019bb30f31a.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Emporia Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Each spring, chapters participate in their local Relay for Life and collect donations on behalf of their team.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda NMSU chapter wins Relay for Life challenge |url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2018/04/25/sigma-alpha-lambda-nmsu-chapter-wins-relay-life-challenge/550170002/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Las Cruces Sun-News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Autry |first=Catherine |date=April 21, 2013 |title=UGA Relay for Life event draws big crowd |url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2013/04/22/uga-relay-life-event-draws-big-crowd/15574643007/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Online Athens |language=en-US}}</ref> Sigma Alpha Lambda is a National Youth Affiliate of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />
==Chapters== Sigma Alpha Lambda has chapters at universities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://sigmaalphalambda.org/chapters/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Chapters |url=https://sigmaalphalambda.org/chapters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316200647/https://sigmaalphalambda.org/chapters/ |archive-date=2016-03-16 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sigma Alpha Lambda |via=web.archive.org}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Charter date !Institution !Location !Status !Reference |- | |Appalachian State University |Boone, North Carolina |Active | |- | |Arizona State University |Tempe, Arizona |Active | |- | |Arkansas State University |Jonesboro, Arkansas |Active | |- | |Binghamton University |Vestal, New York |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://careertools.binghamton.edu/organizations/sigma-alpha-lambda/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development {{!}} Binghamton University, State University of New York |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Boston University |Boston, Massachusetts |Active | |- | |California State University, Fresno |Fresno, California |Active | |- | |California State University, Fullerton |Fullerton, California |Inactive | |- | |California State University, Long Beach |Long Beach, California |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-03 |title=Local Whittier student recognized by Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2010/07/03/local-whittier-student-recognized-by-sigma-alpha-lambda/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Daily Breeze |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Castleton University |Castleton, Vermont |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Castleton Clubs & Activities |url=https://vermontstate.edu/student-life/clubs-activities/castleton-clubs-activities/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Vermont State University |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Central Michigan University |Mount Pleasant, Michigan |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mericoh Weber recognized by Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2015/02/10/mericoh-weber-recognized-by-sigma/35243794007/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Peoria Journal Star |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Clemson University |Clemson, South Carolina |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-11 |title=COLLEGE NEWS: Norway student named to Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://thetandd.com/news/local/education/college-news-norway-student-named-to-sigma-alpha-lambda/article_7463bdf5-b7eb-57b4-9a83-077af8fa7488.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_Times_and_Democrat |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Times and Democrat |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |- | |Colorado State University |Fort Collins, Colorado |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Societies at Colorado State University |url=https://www.phikappaphi.colostate.edu/honorprograms.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Phi Kappa Phi - CSU Chapter}}</ref> |- | |Dallas College El Centro Campus |Dallas, Texas |Active | |- | |East Carolina University |Greenville, North Carolina |Active | |- | |East Tennessee State University |Johnson City, Tennessee |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-20 |title=Brooks now a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://www.therogersvillereview.com/rogersville/article_7049201d-d0d6-5b90-b459-a56dbeb865cf.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Rogersville Review |language=en}}</ref> |- | |Eastern Michigan University |Ypsilanti, Michigan |Active | |- | |Eastern Washington University |Cheney, Washington |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eagle |first=Bigfork |date=2012-10-17 |title=Egdorf goes Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://bigforkeagle.com/news/2012/oct/17/egdorf-goes-sigma-alpha-lambda-15/?=/&subcategory=10%7CFundraisers |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Bigfork Eagle |language=en}}</ref> |- | |Emporia State University |Emporia, Kansas |Active |<ref name=":5" /> |- | |Florida International University |University Park, Florida |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brizuela |first=Juan |date=2014-07-08 |title=Vanessa Alvarado receives Sigma Lambda Alpha Graduate Travel Grant |url=https://cartanews.fiu.edu/landscape/vanessa-alvarado-receives-sigma-lambda-alpha-graduate-travel-grant/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=CARTA News {{!}} Florida International University |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Florida State University |Tallahassee, Florida |Inactive | |- | |George Washington University |Washington, D.C. |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Inactive Student Organizations |url=https://studentlife.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5141/files/2024-09/Inactive%20Student%20Organizations%20%289.13.2024%29.pdf |url-status= |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=George Washington University}}</ref> |- | |Georgia Southern University |Statesboro, Georgia |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2009 |title=South Effingham grad named to honor society at GSU |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/08/02/south-effingham-grad-named-to/13729019007/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Savannah Morning News |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Georgia Tech |Atlanta, Georgia |Inactive | |- | |Grambling State University |Grambling, Louisiana |Inactive | |- | |Grand Valley State University |Allendale, Michigan |Active |<ref name=":6" /> |- | |Illinois State University |Normal, Illinois |Active | |- | |Indiana State University |Terre Haute, Indiana |Active | |- | |Indiana University Bloomington |Bloomington, Indiana |Inactive | |- | |Indiana University of Pennsylvania |Indiana, Pennsylvania |Active | |- | |Iowa State University |Ames, Iowa |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heyer |first=Saige |title=ISU clubs and organizations |url=https://iowastatedaily.com/104876/special-sections-orientation-guide/isu-clubs-and-organizations/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Iowa State Daily}}</ref> |- | |James Madison University |Harrisonburg, Virginia |Active | |- | |Kansas State University |Manhattan, Kansas |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda to host SALentine's Day |url=https://www.k-state.edu/today/students/announcement/?id=48818 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Kansas State University |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Kent State University |Kent, Ohio |Inactive | |- | |Michigan State University |East Lansing, Michigan |Inactive | |- | |Middle Tennessee State University |Murfreesboro, Tennessee |Inactive | |- | |Mississippi State University |Mississippi State, Mississippi |Active | |- | |Missouri State University |Springfield, Missouri |Inactive | |- | |Montclair State University |Montclair, New Jersey |Active | |- | |Murray State University |Murray, Kentucky |Active | |- | |New Mexico State University |Las Cruces, New Mexico |Active |<ref name=":7" /> |- | |North Carolina State University |Raleigh, North Carolina |Active | |- | |North Dakota State University |Fargo, North Dakota |Inactive | |- | |Northeastern University |Boston, Massachusetts |Inactive | |- | |Northern Arizona University |Flagstaff, Arizona |Active | |- | |Oakland University |Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan |Inactive | |- | |Ohio State University |Columbus, Ohio |Inactive | |- | |Ohio University |Athens, Ohio |Inactive | |- | |Oklahoma State University |Stillwater, Oklahoma |Active | |- | |Old Dominion University |Norfolk, Virginia |Active | |- | |Purdue University |West Lafayette, Indiana |Active | |- | |Rowan University |Glassboro, New Jersey |Active | |- | |San Diego State University |San Diego, California |Active | |- | |San Jose State University |San Jose, California |Inactive | |- | |Sonoma State University |Rohnert Park, California |Inactive | |- | |Southeastern Louisiana University |Hammond, Louisiana |Inactive | |- | |Southern Illinois University Carbondale |Carbondale, Illinois |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honor Societies at SIU {{!}} University Honors Program |url=https://honors.siu.edu/the-honors-experience/honor-societies-at-siu.php |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Southern Illinois University Carbondale |language=en}}</ref> |- | |Texas A&M University |College Station, Texas |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-03 |title=Carthage student named to Sigma Alpha Lambda at Texas A&M |url=https://www.panolawatchman.com/lifestyles/carthage-student-named-to-sigma-alpha-lambda-at-texas-a-m/article_6ac1c502-5567-11e9-aeb6-1796fc395471.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Panola Watchman |language=en}}</ref> |- | |Texas State University |San Marcos, Texas |Active | |- | |Texas Tech University |Lubbock, Texas |Active | |- | |Texas Woman's University |Denton, Texas |Active | |- | |University of Akron |Akron, Ohio |Inactive | |- | |University of Alabama |Tuscaloosa, Alabama |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda {{!}} Honor Societies |url=https://honorsocieties.sa.ua.edu/sigma-alpha-lambda/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=University of Alabama |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |University of Alabama at Birmingham |Birmingham, Alabama |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://honorsocieties.sa.ua.edu/sigma-alpha-lambda/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Honor Societies |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2001 |University of Arizona |Tucson, Arizona |Active | |- | |University of Arkansas at Little Rock |Little Rock, Arkansas |Inactive | |- | |University of California, Berkeley |Berkeley, California |Inactive | |- | |University of California, Davis |Davis, California |Inactive | |- | |University of California, Los Angeles |Los Angeles, California |Inactive | |- | |University of California, Riverside |Riverside, California |Inactive | |- | |University of California, Santa Barbara |Santa Barbara, California |Inactive | |- | |University of Central Arkansas |Conway, Arkansas |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leader |first=Van Alstyne |date=October 30, 2013 |title=Scotland native joins honors society |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2013/10/30/scotland-native-joins-honors-society/24356337007/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Savannah Morning News |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |University of Central Missouri |Warrensburg, Missouri |Inactive | |- | |University of Central Oklahoma |Edmond, Oklahoma |Active | |- | |University of Connecticut |Storrs, Connecticut |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anonymous |date=2015-03-09 |title=Other Greek-letter Organizations {{!}} Center for Fraternity & Sorority Development |url=https://greeklife.uconn.edu/other-organizations/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=University of Connecticut |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |University of Colorado Denver |Denver, Colorado |Active | |- | |University of Colorado Colorado Springs |Colorado Springs, Colorado |Inactive | |- | |University of Georgia |Athens, Georgia |Active |<ref name=":8" /> |- | |University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |Urbana and Champaign, Illinois |Active | |- | |University of Iowa |Iowa City, Iowa |Active | |- | |University of Kansas |Lawrence, Kansas |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2012 |title=Ian Sheppard new member of Sigma Alpha Lambda |url=https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/education/ian-sheppard-new-member-of-sigma-alpha-lambda/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Great Bend Tribune}}</ref> |- | |University of Kentucky |Lexington, Kentucky |Inactive | |- | |University of Louisiana at Lafayette |Lafayette, Louisiana |Active | |- | |University of Louisville |Louisville, Kentucky |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda "SAL Day" |url=https://events.louisville.edu/event/sigma_alpha_lambda_sal_day |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=University of Louisville |language=en}}</ref> |- | |University of Maine |Orono, Maine |Active | |- | |University of Maryland, Baltimore County |Catonsville, Maryland |Active | |- | |University of Maryland, College Park |College Park, Maryland |Active | |- | |University of Memphis |Memphis, Tennessee |Active | |- | |University of Michigan |Ann Arbor, Michigan |Inactive | |- | |University of Minnesota |Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota |Inactive | |- | |University of Mississippi |Oxford, Mississippi |Active | |- | |University of Montevallo |Montevallo, Alabama |Inactive | |- | |University of Nebraska–Lincoln |Lincoln, Nebraska |Active | |- | |University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |Chapel Hill, North Carolina |Active | |- | |University of North Carolina at Charlotte |Charlotte, North Carolina |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honors Societies – Center for Professional & Applied Ethics |url=https://ethics.charlotte.edu/node/241/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=University of North Carolina at Charlotte |language=en}}</ref> |- | |University of North Carolina at Greensboro |Greensboro, North Carolina |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-07 |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda Recognizes Oakboro Resident as Member |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stanly-news-and-press-sigma-alpha-lambda/158085719/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Stanly News and Press |place=Albemarle, North Carolina |page=7 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |University of North Carolina Wilmington |Wilmington, North Carolina |Active | |- | |University of North Florida |Jacksonville, Florida |Inactive | |- | |University of North Texas |Denton, Texas |Active | |- | |University of Northern Colorado |Greeley, Colorado |Inactive | |- | |University of Oklahoma |Norman, Oklahoma |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get Connected |url=https://www.ou.edu/admin/leader/subpage/connect.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=The University of Oklahoma}}</ref> |- | |University of Pittsburgh |Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |Active | |- | |University of South Carolina |Columbia, South Carolina |Active | |- | |University of South Florida |Tampa, Florida |Active | |- | |University of Southern California |Los Angeles, California |Inactive | |- | |University of Southern Mississippi |Hattiesburg, Mississippi |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda, AOP Holding School and Food Supply Drive for Students, Canned Pet Food Drive for North Star Animal Rescue |url=https://www.usm.edu/news/2024/release/food-supply-drive.php |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.usm.edu |language=en}}</ref> |- | |University of Tennessee |Knoxville, Tennessee |Active | |- | |University of Texas at Arlington |Arlington, Texas |Active | |- | |University of Texas at Austin |Austin, Texas |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of the Dean of Students - Student Activities - Student Organization Status |url=https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sa/studentorganizationstatus.php |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=University of Texas at Austin}}</ref> |- | |University of Texas at El Paso |El Paso, Texas |Inactive | |- | |University of Texas at San Antonio |San Antonio, Texas |Inactive | |- | |University of Virginia |Charlottesville, Virginia |Active | |- | |University of Washington |Seattle, Washington |Inactive | |- | |University of Wisconsin–Madison |Madison, Wisconsin |Inactive | |- | |University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |Whitewater, Wisconsin |Active | |- | |Valdosta State University |Valdosta, Georgia |Active | |- | |Virginia Commonwealth University |Richmond, Virginia |Active | |- | |Virginia Tech |Blacksburg, Virginia |Active | |- | |West Virginia University |Morgantown, West Virginia |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Leadership Organizations |url=https://wvstateu.edu/students/student-organizations/student-leadership-organizations/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=West Virginia State University |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |Western Illinois University |Macomb, Illinois |inactive | |- | |Western Michigan University |Kalamazoo, Michigan |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Organization |url=https://wmich.campuslabs.com/engage/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2Fengage%2Forganization%2Fsigmaalphalambda |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Western Michigan University}}</ref> |- | |Wichita State University |Wichita, Kansas |Inactive | |- | |Youngstown State University |Youngstown, Ohio |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dunn initiated into Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society at YSU |url=https://www.salemnews.net/news/neighborhood-news/2016/07/dunn-initiated-into-sigma-alpha-lambda-honor-society-at-ysu/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Salem News |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
==See also==
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://sigmaalphalambda.org}}
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