Gamma Pi Epsilon

Gamma Pi Epsiolon
ΓΠΕ
Founded 1924 (1924)
Marquette University
Type Honor society
Emphasis Scholarship, Loyalty and Service
Scope Jesuit Colleges & Universities
Chartered 1925 (1925) at Marquette University


Gamma Pi Epsilon (ΓΠΕ) was the women's honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities.

History

When Marquette University went co-ed in 1924, there was a desire for a women's honor society alongside the all-male Alpha Sigma Nu which had been created only 9 years prior.. Gamma Pi Epsilon was approved in 1924 and the first chapter chartered in 1925 at Marquette University.[1] It was open to women of every academic discipline in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

On March 30, 1973, the two societies, Alpha Sigma Nu and Gamma Pi Epsilon merged.[2][3]

Chapters

At the time of the merger in 1973, Gamma Pi Epsilon had chartered 14 chapters:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Alpha Sigma NuMission History And Bylaws" (PDF).
  2. "History | Alpha Sigma Nu | Creighton University". www.creighton.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. "Finding Aid for the Alpha Sigma Nu and Gamma Pi Epsilon Records".
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