Appendix B Exam
The Grand Chapter
legislative branch and supreme authority of the Fraternity
Sigma Phi symbol
monogram
Truth definition
yearning for a wider outlook and nobler existence
When was VMI organized?
1839
When was Vaughan elected to the Sigma Nu Hall of Honor?
1976
Lexington Triad
Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, ZY
hazing definition
Any action taken or situation created intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule.
Miami triad
Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi
Mr. Sigma Nu
Brother Richard R. Fletcher - Delta Delta at Penn State, co-author of "The Way of Honor"
Delta Phi symbol
Cross
Who wrote "The Way of Honor" and when?
Dick Vaughan, 1960
Honor definition
Doing what is right, it is a way of life
What does Sigma Nu stand for?
Ethical Leadership
Superintendent of VMI
General Francis H. Smith
"Old Jack"
General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson, professor of VMI
Love definition
God is love, our love for others is through god
Hopkins' towering standard
He sought men who could govern each act by a high sense of honor.
Knight
Initiated member
Union Triad
Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, Delta Phi
Kappa Alpha Society symbol
Key
Members must be
MEN
Gentleman
One who understands what human beings really are and respects them because of their virtues, despite their faults, but works to help them eliminate their faults.
What does Phi Betta Kappa stand for?
Philosophy, the Helmsman of Life = We choose the love of wisdom as the guiding force of our lives."
Why was the Legion of Honor chosen as the badge?
Reminder that ZY is an honor fraternity
The Way of Honor
Shaped in a glorious past, our Fraternity looks always to the future. Each alumnus who refreshes his mind and is inspired anew- Each Collegiate Initiate who receives the lessons of Love, Honor and Truth- Each Candidate standing expectantly at the gates of our shrine- It is for these ZY lives- These for whom The Way of Honor was written.
first Union triad fraternity to expand
Sigma Phi, Hamilton College 1831
Dick Vaughan (1905-1966)
ZY's 36th Regent, initiate of Upsilon Chapter at UT
What did "The Way of Honor" represent?
consistent theme of ethical behavior and practicing democracy
The High Council
policy-making agency of the fraternity between Grand Chapters
Definition of Fraternity
the state or quality of being a brother or brothers