Sigma Alpha Lambda () is an American college leadership and honor society. It was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It has chartered around seventy chapters.
History Sigma Alpha Lambda was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is a leadership and honor society that seeks to recognize academic achievement, develop its member's leadership skills, and encourage members to participate in service activities.
It was recognized as a nonprofit corporation in 2004. As of 2024, the honor society has more than 65 chapters and 145,000 initiates. Its headquarters are in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Symbols The society's colors are navy, black, and gold. Graduating members may wear honor cords consisting of the three Sigma Alpha Lambda colors, a blue and gold tassel, or a navy blue stole.
Membership Membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda by invitation. It is open to all undergraduate students who meet the national requirements of sophomore classification or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Membership is also open to graduate students who meet the GPA requirement for undergraduates.
Activities Sigma Alpha Lambda offers its members annual scholarships and awards ranging from $100 up to $5,000. Each year, the society's chapters participate in two national initiatives that are coordinated by the national office. In the fall, members volunteer through SAL's Food Fight against Hunger. Each spring, chapters participate in their local Relay for Life and collect donations on behalf of their team. Sigma Alpha Lambda is a National Youth Affiliate of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Chapters Sigma Alpha Lambda has chapters at universities in the United States. Charter dateInstitutionLocationStatusReferenceAppalachian State UniversityBoone, North CarolinaActiveArizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaActiveArkansas State UniversityJonesboro, ArkansasActiveBinghamton UniversityVestal, New YorkActiveBoston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveCalifornia State University, FresnoFresno, CaliforniaActiveCalifornia State University, FullertonFullerton, CaliforniaInactiveCalifornia State University, Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaInactiveCastleton UniversityCastleton, VermontActiveCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MichiganInactiveClemson UniversityClemson, South CarolinaActiveColorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoActiveDallas College El Centro CampusDallas, TexasActiveEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North CarolinaActiveEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TennesseeActiveEastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MichiganActiveEastern Washington UniversityCheney, WashingtonActiveEmporia State UniversityEmporia, KansasActiveFlorida International UniversityUniversity Park, FloridaActiveFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaInactiveGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.InactiveGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GeorgiaInactiveGeorgia TechAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveGrambling State UniversityGrambling, LouisianaInactiveGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MichiganActiveIllinois State UniversityNormal, IllinoisActiveIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IndianaActiveIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaInactiveIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PennsylvaniaActiveIowa State UniversityAmes, IowaInactiveJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VirginiaActiveKansas State UniversityManhattan, KansasActiveKent State UniversityKent, OhioInactiveMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactiveMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TennesseeInactiveMississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MississippiActiveMissouri State UniversitySpringfield, MissouriInactiveMontclair State UniversityMontclair, New JerseyActiveMurray State UniversityMurray, KentuckyActiveNew Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, New MexicoActiveNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaActiveNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, North DakotaInactiveNortheastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsInactiveNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, ArizonaActiveOakland UniversityAuburn Hills and Rochester Hills, MichiganInactiveOhio State UniversityColumbus, OhioInactiveOhio UniversityAthens, OhioInactiveOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OklahomaActiveOld Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VirginiaActivePurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActiveRowan UniversityGlassboro, New JerseyActiveSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CaliforniaActiveSan Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CaliforniaInactiveSonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CaliforniaInactiveSoutheastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LouisianaInactiveSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IllinoisInactiveTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TexasActiveTexas State UniversitySan Marcos, TexasActiveTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TexasActiveTexas Woman's UniversityDenton, TexasActiveUniversity of AkronAkron, OhioInactiveUniversity of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaActiveUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaActive2001 University of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaActiveUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, ArkansasInactiveUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of California, DavisDavis, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of California, RiversideRiverside, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of Central ArkansasConway, ArkansasActiveUniversity of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MissouriInactiveUniversity of Central OklahomaEdmond, OklahomaActiveUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, ConnecticutInactiveUniversity of Colorado DenverDenver, ColoradoActiveUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, ColoradoInactiveUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana and Champaign, IllinoisActiveUniversity of IowaIowa City, IowaActiveUniversity of KansasLawrence, KansasInactiveUniversity of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyInactiveUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaActiveUniversity of LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyActiveUniversity of MaineOrono, MaineActiveUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCatonsville, MarylandActiveUniversity of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandActiveUniversity of MemphisMemphis, TennesseeActiveUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganInactiveUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis and Saint Paul, MinnesotaInactiveUniversity of MississippiOxford, MississippiActiveUniversity of MontevalloMontevallo, AlabamaInactiveUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NebraskaActiveUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of North FloridaJacksonville, FloridaInactiveUniversity of North TexasDenton, TexasActiveUniversity of Northern ColoradoGreeley, ColoradoInactiveUniversity of OklahomaNorman, OklahomaActiveUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveUniversity of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaActiveUniversity of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActiveUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MississippiActiveUniversity of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeActiveUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TexasActiveUniversity of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasInactiveUniversity of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TexasInactiveUniversity of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TexasInactiveUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaActiveUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonInactiveUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinInactiveUniversity of Wisconsin–WhitewaterWhitewater, WisconsinActiveValdosta State UniversityValdosta, GeorgiaActiveVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VirginiaActiveVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActiveWest Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West VirginiaActiveWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, IllinoisinactiveWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MichiganActiveWichita State UniversityWichita, KansasInactiveYoungstown State UniversityYoungstown, OhioActive
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Honor cords
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