# Sigma Beta Rho

Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. (ΣΒΡ, also SigRho) is an American collegiate and national multicultural fraternity. 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 Sigma Beta Rho. The first eight members of the fraternity's are its National Founding Fathers. The National Founding Fathers are:
* Saiful Khandker
* Shoor Kalam
* Russell Abdullah
* Bonit Sharma
* Rajan Dogra
* Neil Datta
* Suman Ghosh
* Anuj Datta.
Beta chapter was chartered at Binghamton University on August 22, 1998. That same year the fraternity was incorporated under 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 is a charter 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 expanded to over sixty chapters and colonies in the United States; it has a total membership of over 3,000 brothers. It is currently working on establishing an internet-based newsletter, the Seven Star Journal.

## 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. In addition, the Florida International University chapter has raised funds for countries impacted by hurricanes. Other chapter efforts have supported Habitat for Humanity, Read Across America, and Relay for Life.

## Organization

The National Executive Board (NEB) is the governing body that presides over the nationwide fraternity, which is divided into eight interim regions. Each region is appointed a regional governor (RG) by the NEB, who acts as the envoy to his respective region on behalf of the NEB. Under each RG, there is also a Regional Advisory Committee (RAC).

## Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters, associate chapters, and colonies of Sigma Beta Rho. When referring to all their campus groups, regardless of type, Sigma Beta Rho calls them "entities". Active chapters listed in bold , while inactive chapters are in italics.
| Chapter | Date and range | Institution | City | State | Status |
| Alpha | August 16, 1996 – 20xx ? | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Beta | August 22, 1998 – 20xx ? | Binghamton University | Binghamton | New York | Inactive |
| Gamma | August 22, 1998 – 20xx ? | St. John's University | Queens | New York | Inactive |
| Delta | 1998–20xx ? | Hofstra University | Hempstead | New York | Inactive |
| Epsilon | September 1, 1999 – 20xx ? | Pace University | New York | New York | Inactive |
| Zeta | February 2, 2000 – July 2020 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook | New York | Inactive |
| Eta | June 1, 2002 – 20xx ? | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Massachusetts | Inactive |
| Theta | June 17, 2001 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | New Jersey | Active |
| Iota | January 18, 2003 – 20xx ? | University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | Active |
| Kappa | December 10, 2002 – 20xx ? | University of Rochester | Rochester | New York | Inactive |
| Lambda | November 24, 2002 – 20xx ? | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Virginia | Inactive |
| Mu | August 25, 2001 | University of South Florida | Tampa | Florida | Active |
| Nu | May 9, 2004 | University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia | Active |
| Xi | April 27, 2003 – 20xx ? | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park | Maryland | Inactive |
| Omicron | December 13, 2003 – 20xx ? | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville | Maryland | Inactive |
| Pi | May 31, 2002 – 20xx ? | University of Florida | Gainesville | Florida | Inactive |
| Rho | November 20, 2004 | Temple University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Sigma | April 2, 2005 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | Georgia | Active |
| Tau | March 4, 2004 – 20xx ? | University of Houston | Houston | Texas | Inactive |
| Upsilon | March 30, 2002 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Active |
| Phi | April 26, 2003 | Saint Joseph's University (University of the Sciences) | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Chi | | | | | Unassigned |
| Psi | November 19, 2004 – 20xx ? | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach | Florida | Inactive |
| Omega | | | | | Unassigned |
| Alpha Alpha | December 10, 2005 | Florida State University | Tallahassee | Florida | Active |
| Alpha Beta | July 9, 2011 | Northeastern University | Boston | Massachusetts | Active |
| Alpha Gamma | May 21, 2005 | Oregon State University | Corvallis | Oregon | Inactive |
| Alpha Delta | April 28, 2006 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Tennessee | Active |
| Alpha Epsilon | April 26, 2008 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Urbana and Champaign | Illinois | Active |
| Alpha Zeta | May 31, 2009 – 20xx ? | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Alpha Eta | May 1, 2010 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Massachusetts | Active |
| Alpha Theta | April 10, 2014 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville | Florida | Active |
| Alpha Iota | 2006 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | New Jersey | Active |
| Alpha Kappa | 2006 | Rutgers University–Newark | Newark | New Jersey | Active |
| Alpha Lambda | November 7, 2014 | Emory University | Atlanta | Georgia | Active |
| Alpha Mu | November 14, 2015 | Stockton University | Galloway | New Jersey | Inactive |
| Alpha Nu | May 6, 2006 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | New York | Active |
| Colony | December 7, 2001 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo | New York | Active |
| Colony | April 23, 2005 | Boston University | Boston | Massachusetts | Active |
| Colony | December 10, 2006 | Michigan State University | East Lansing | Michigan | Active |
| Associate chapter | April 20, 2012 | University at Albany | Albany | New York | Active |
| Colony | December 6, 2013 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Active |
| Associate chapter | December 13, 2014 | Wayne State University | Detroit | Michigan | Inactive |
| Associate chapter | April 8, 2017 | Rowan University | Glassboro, New Jersey | New Jersey | Active |
| Colony | April 12, 2019 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Georgia | Inactive |