Sigma Rho Delta Chapter

Sigma Rho

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​          The Samplers Club, an organization composed of prominent students at the School of Mines, has recently petitioned and been accepted by Sigma Rho, National Mining Fraternity.  A charter has been granted the local organization as Delta Chapter of the fraternity, and installation will be held near the middle of May.

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          Sigma Rho was started a number of years ago at the Michigan College of Mines (Alpha Chapter), where it existed for some time as a local.  Expansion toward becoming a national organization began when Beta Chapter was started at the University of Minnesota, and more recently a charter was granted to Gamma Chapter, at the University of Kentucky.  The membership at present is near six hundred.  Sigma Rho is a professional fraternity, as only men who are candidates for degrees in Mining, Metallurgy and Geology are admitted to active membership, instructors in mining colleges being admitted as associate members.  Charter members of Delta chapter will be as follows:

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