page_title: Sigma Tau Gamma
section_title: Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation
hierarchical_section_title: Sigma Tau Gamma / Related corporations / Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation
caption_attribution_description: English: Collegiate members of the Gamma Chi chapter at Michigan Technological University stand in front of their chapter house.
context_page_description: Sigma Tau Gamma, commonly known as Sig Tau, is a United States college social fraternity founded on June 28, 1920, at the University of Central Missouri. The fraternity was founded as a result of friendships made while some of the founders fought in World War I in France.
  The fraternity went on to create new chapters on the campuses surrounding teachers' colleges. Since the Fraternity's beginnings in 1920, they have since spread to more than 175 university campuses across the United States.
  Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity is an active member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
context_section_description: Established in 1966, the Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation is its own distinct legal entity, considered a public charity (501c3) by the federal government and is separate from the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. It makes use of tax-deductible charitable gift dollars for the development of chapters of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. The Sigma Tau Gamma foundation started "Books for Kids" which raises money and books for public libraries and school districts.
caption: Brothers of the Gamma Chi chapter at Michigan Technological University stand in front of their Chapter House.
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