Sigma Alpha Delta

Sigma Alpha Delta (ΣΑΔ) is an honor society at Baruch College in New York City, New York. Established in 1932, it is the oldest honor society at the college.

Sigma Alpha Delta
ΣΑΔ
Sigma Alpha Delta original logo
Founded	1932; 93 years ago (1932) City College School of Business and Civic Administration
Type	Honor
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	General scholarship
Scope	Local
Motto	"Sum of leaders working for a change"
Chapters	1
Members	200+ active 1,000+ lifetime
Headquarters	55 Lexington Avenue New York City, New York 10010 United States

History

Sigma Alpha Honor Society (ΣΑ) was established in 1932 as the first junior honor society at City College School of Business and Civic Administration, now Baruch College.^[1]

Sigma Alpha's constitution (quoted taken from the Lexicon of 1959) stated:^[2]

The purposes of the society are to develop, coordinate and improve the co-curricular life in the College, to foster closer relationships between faculty and students, and to instill in its members a spirit and idealism which will inspire them to lead their fellow students in working for the enhancement of the college.

Sigma Alpha Delta's mission is to recognize academic excellence and to provide service to the college and its community.^[3][2]

In 1959, the society added the Delta chapter for evening students.^[1] Sigma Alpha and the Delta chapter became collectively known as the Sigma Alpha Delta Honor Society.^[1]

The society has more than 200 current members and has initiated more than 1,000 members.^{[citation needed]} Its headquarters is located at 55 Lexington Avenue in New York City.^[4] It is the oldest honor society at the college.^[4] It is not affiliated with a national organization.^[4]

Symbols

The Sigma Alpha Delta motto is "Sum of leaders working for a change."^{[citation needed]}

Memberships

Annually, membership in Sigma Alpha Delta is offered to students with at least 30 credits and a GPA of 3.4.^[1] New members are initiated each semembers.^[3]

Notable members

Traditional

• Abraham J. Brilofff, former professor of accounting at Baruch College^[3]
• Stanley Kaplan, founder of Kaplan, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
• Bert Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell & Titus LLP, the largest minority-held accounting firm in the United States^[3]

Honorary

• Bernard Baruch, financier, statesman, and presidential adviser
• Felix Frankfurter - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Jonas Edward Salk, developer of the polio vaccine