Alpha Chi Sigma

Infobox Fraternity
letters = ΑΧΣ
name = Alpha Chi Sigma
motto =
crest =
founded = Birth date and age|1902|12|11
type =Professional
colors= Prussian blue and Chrome yellow
Colorsample|#003153 Colorsample|#FFD700
birthplace = University of Wisconsin-Madison
flower =
symbol =
publication = "Hexagon"
scope = National
chapters = "Collegiate": 50 active; 2 pending
"Professional": 9 chapters; 8 groups | address = 2141 North Franklin Road
city = Indianapolis
state = Indiana
country = USA
homepage = [http://www.alphachisigma.org/ www.alphachisigma.org]
free_label =
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Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) is a professional fraternity specializing in the field of chemistry. It has both collegiate and professional chapters throughout the United States consisting of both men and women and numbering over 59,300 members. The fraternity aims to bring together students and professionals pursuing a wide variety of chemistry-related careers.

History

Founding

The Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity was organized at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in late 1902 by a group of undergraduates who were fellow students in chemistry at that time. Later documents set the date of founding as December 11 1902. The original founders were:
*Raymond Tracy Conger
*Harold Everett Eggers
*Joeseph Gerard Holty
*Alfred Emil Kundert
*Joseph Howard Mathews
*Edward Gustav Mattke
*Bart Eldred McCormick
*Frank Joseph Petura
*James Chisholm Silverthorn

Coat Of Arms

The seven symbols that stretch the length of the coat of arms are the "seven metals of the Ancients": gold, silver, iron, mercury, tin, copper, and lead. These symbols correspond to planets, gods, and days of the week [http://www.alphachisigma.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=295&srcid=211] .

Professional Chapters

External links

* [http://www.alphachisigma.org Alpha Chi Sigma]