history sheet 1 - snu

Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) founding year

1869

Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) founding location

Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, VA

Initial meeting location of Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N)

"The Rock" on the VMI parade grounds

Primary reason for founding Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N)

Adamantly opposed to extreme hazing then occurring at VMI

Initial coalition name before adopting Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N)

Legion of Honor

Formation date of the Legion of Honor

October 1868

Duration and end date of the Legion of Honor's secrecy

Remained secret until January 1, 1869

Date Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) became the official name

January 1, 1869

James Frank Hopkins birthplace and birthdate

Ripley, Mississippi on December 30, 1845

James Frank Hopkins military service

Enlisted as a Private in 1864 in Fagan's division of Arkansas troops

James Frank Hopkins fraternity rank

First Lieutenant Commander

James Frank Hopkins death date

December 15, 1913

James Frank Hopkins burial location

Mabelvale, Arkansas

Greenfield Quarles birthplace and birthdate

Christian County, Kentucky on April 1, 1847

Greenfield Quarles military capture

Captured at Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in November 1864

Greenfield Quarles death date

January 14, 1921

Greenfield Quarles burial location

Helena, Arkansas

James McIlvane Riley birthplace and birthdate

St. Louis, Missouri on May 16, 1849

James McIlvane Riley athletic background

2nd Baseman and team captain of VMI's first baseball team (Record: 21-1-1)

James McIlvane Riley military role

First Commander

James McIlvane Riley fraternity role

Sigma Nu's First Regent (1869-1879)

James McIlvane Riley death date

May 6, 1911

James McIlvane Riley burial location

St. Louis, Missouri

Year the founders entered VMI

1866

Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) membership count by 1869 Commencement

51 members

Author of the Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) Creed

Walter James Sears

Publication year and chapter of the Sigma Nu ($\Sigma$N) Creed

1918 (Nu-Kansas)