Alpha Sigma Nu

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.

Alpha Sigma Nu
ΑΣΝ
Founded	June 4, 1915 (1915-06-04) Marquette University
Type	Honor society
Affiliation	ACHS
Status	Active
Emphasis	Jesuit colleges and universities
Scope	International
Motto	Adelphotes Scholastikon Nikephoron (Company of Honor Students)
Colors	Maroon and   Gold
Symbol	Key and eye of wisdom
Publication	ΑΣΝ Newsletters ΑΣΝ Alpha Sigma Nu magazine
Chapters	32
Members	~90,000 lifetime
Headquarters	707 N. 11th Street #330 P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881 United States
Website	www.alphasigmanu.org

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.

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.

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.

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. These chapters were given charters as follows:

Chapter and institution	Charter date	Location	Status	References
Marquette University	1915	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active
Creighton University	1921	Omaha, Nebraska	Active
Saint Louis University	1923	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
University of Detroit Mercy	1924	Detroit, Michigan	Active
University of San Francisco	1924	San Francisco, California	Active
Loyola University New Orleans	1936	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Spring Hill College	1937	Mobile, Alabama	Active
Loyola University Chicago	1938	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Boston College	1939	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Active
Gonzaga University	1939	Spokane, Washington	Active
John Carroll University	1939	University Heights, Ohio	Active
Loyola Marymount University	1939	Los Angeles, California	Active
Saint Joseph's University	1939	Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Xavier University	1939	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
College of the Holy Cross	1940	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active
Seattle University	1940	Seattle, Washington	Active
Loyola University Maryland	1942	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Santa Clara University	1942	Santa Clara, California	Active
University of Scranton	1943	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Active
Georgetown University	1950	Washington, D.C.	Active
Le Moyne College	1951	DeWitt, New York	Active
Rockhurst University	1953	Kansas City, Missouri	Active
Canisius University	1955	Buffalo, New York	Active
Wheeling University	1959	Wheeling, West Virginia	Inactive
Fairfield University	1961	Fairfield, Connecticut	Active
Regis University	1966	Denver, Colorado	Active
Saint Peter's University	1967	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
Sogang University	1975	Seoul, South Korea	Active
Fordham University	1982	New York City, New York	Active
Jesuit School of Theology	1993–2009	Berkeley, California	Consolidated
Weston Jesuit School of Theology	1993–2008	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Consolidated
Regis College	2000	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Active
Campion College	2005	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Active
Loyola University Andalusia	2015	Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain	Active
Universidad del Pacifico	20xx ?	Lima, Peru	Active

See also

• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Honor society
• List of Jesuit educational institutions

External links

• ΑΣΝ website
• Alpha Sigma Nu at Association of College Honor Societies