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Sororities & FraternitiesAlpha SIGMA PHi CHI PHI KAPPA ALPHA ORDERHistory: Alpha Sigma Phi was foundedin 1933 at West Virginia Wesleyan College.In 1959, it became Phi Sigma Epsilon andin 1988, Phi Sigma Phi. In the late 1990s,the fraternity changed back to Alpha Sig.Nationally, Alpha Sig was founded in 1845at Yale University. Like most of the WVWCfraternities, Alpha Sig brothers have lived ina few different houses, including 102 E. MainStreet from 1959 to 1983, and 83 S. Kanawhafrom 1983 to the present.Colors: Cardinal and StoneSymbol: Phoenix birdMascot: Phoenix birdPhilanthropy: Lance ArmstrongFoundation (previously K9 Companion)Service: Raising money and promotingcancer awareness for the Lance ArmstrongFoundation, and helping with serviceprojects related to the Upshur CountyHead Start program.Alpha Sigma Phi Today: Althoughthere have been many changes during AlphaSig’s time at Wesleyan, they still involvealumni and have the Alpha Sigma AlumniAssociation. There are currently 50 membersof Alpha Sigma Phi at WVWC. Nationally, ithas 70 chapters.History: The Chi Phi fraternity, Delta Xichapter, at West Virginia Wesleyan Collegewas founded in 1965 by 16 Wesleyan men.Nationally, Chi Phi was founded at PrincetonUniversity in 1824, making it the oldest socialfraternity in the United States. The fraternityhas been located at 91 S. Kanawha Street since1978. Prior to that, the fraternity was housedat 67 S. Kanawha.Colors: Scarlet Red and Royal BlueMascot: ChakettService: Car wash to raise money forStockert Youth Center, and Item Drive to raisemoney for local families.Chi Phi Today: Chi Phi maintains activealumni who are quite involved with the localchapter. Chi Phi currently has 27 membersat Wesleyan. Chi Phi has 58 chapters all overthe United States.History: The Beta Chi chapter of KappaAlpha Order was founded at West VirginiaWesleyan on December 18, 1929 by six collegemen. Nationally, Kappa Alpha was foundedon December 21, 1865 at Washington College(now Washington & Lee University). On May4, 2008, Beta Chi was rechartered and becamean active chapter once again at Wesleyan afterbeing dormant for about two years. Sincethe chapter opened in 1929, the Order hashoused three locations at Wesleyan: 66 SouthKanawha Street, 49 South Florida Street, andcurrently resides at 90 College Avenue rightacross from campus.Colors: Crimson and Old GoldMotto: Dieu et les Dames, meaning“For God and the Ladies”Philanthropy: Muscular DystrophyAssociation (MDA)Service: Upshur Parish House food drives,raising money for MDA, Operation CrimsonCross (blood drives), Annual Easter Egg Huntwith the Upshur County Commission, andmultiple events for Head Start and otherlocal charities.Kappa Alpha Order Today: KappaAlpha alumni participate in both the BetaChi Housing Authority and the Kappa AlphaAlumni Advisory Committee. Wesleyanalumnus Stephen E. Foster ’70 currently servesas Province Commander of the HamiltonProvince. Currently, there are 44 activebrothers on Wesleyan’s campus. Nationally,there are over 130 chapters today.1 4 SUNDIAL SUMMER/FALL 2010