That edition was published against faculty orders, and eight members of the Fraternity involved in its preparation, editing, and printing were expelled from Yale. The publication reverted to an earlier policy of scathing criticism aimed at The Banger, the freshman class, the faculty, and the college in general. In May 1852, The Yale Tomahawk appeared for the last time until 1909. An Alpha alumnus, writing an article for The Tomahawk about the early editions of the magazine, marveled at the literary quality of the early editions of the paper, noting that: 'College editors of those days appear to have been more highly gifted in the art of versification than their college literary descendants of the present generation.' Several subsequent issues of The Yale Tomahawk contained articles and short literary works of notable quality. It usually contained lampoons against other Yale organizations. Such abominable bawdiness, such groveling sentiment, such mawkish nonsense, we never saw before among the writings of the civilized and educated.'Īside from attacking its rival, The Yale Tomahawk always included editorials, articles about Yale life, Fraternity announcements, poems, and others' essays. In the text, the paper attacked Kappa Sigma Theta and The Yale Banger, calling the latter: 'A most shameful outrage upon good breeding, prudence, and common sense. The Yale Tomahawk was printed on a page twelve by eighteen inches and folded to form a four-page, by-12 folio, costing six cents per copy. In response, Alpha Sigma Phi began publishing The Yale Tomahawk in November 1847. Theoretically, The Yale Banger had been the paper of the sophomore class, but in actuality, it was created and controlled by Kappa Sigma Theta and served the sole purpose of voicing the society's propaganda. When sophomores would go out, usually en masse, these bangers would be dragged along the ground as a warning to any freshman in the neighborhood to retreat to a place of hiding or face a beating. The name 'banger' came from the name used at Yale in that era for a club or bludgeon, and Yale sophomores often used bangers to torment freshmen. The rivalry between the sophomore societies spilled over into print, as Kappa Sigma Theta attacked the new society in The Yale Banger. 'Standing alone in the Sophomore Class, guarded by her Patron Saint Minerva, the Kappa Sigma Theta seemed not only to scorn, but to behold with contempt all outside members as hardly worthy of being their classmates.' He did not hide his disdain of Kappa Sigma Theta writing: The boarding house gave Manigault the privacy and freedom to concentrate on planning the creation of Alpha Sigma Phi. For his freshman year, Louis Manigault lived in a college boarding house that sat at the intersection of Temple and Chapel Street, overlooking the green and college buildings on the other side. As a freshman, he had visions of starting a rival sophomore fraternity. Louis Manigault found the attitude of the members of the sole sophomore society, Kappa Sigma Theta, toward their fellow students condescending and obnoxious.

Both Manigault and Rhea arrived to enter the freshman class at Yale in the fall of 1845, and neither of the men chose to join a freshman society. There they joined a local fraternity, the Phi Theta Kappa Society. Rhea was two years older and had already spent a year at St. Paul's College, a preparatory school for boys in Flushing Meadows, New York. I’d like to cover the fees associated with my gift so 100 goes directly to Alpha Sigma Phi Foundation. Each column is sortable.Louis Manigault, Alpha Sigma Phi's principal Founder, and Stephen Ormsby Rhea, one of the co-founders, first met and became friends at St. I am interested in learning more about including Alpha Sigma Phi in my estate or will. Chapter formed from Delta Phi Sigma (local), established in 1923. Chapter formed from Theta Sigma (local), established in 1916. Chapter formed from Synergon (local), established in 1910. Dormant schools are similarly noted in italics. After going dormant, it reformed from Sigma Rho (local), originally formed in 1937. Unless otherwise noted, citations are from the national Phi Mu chapter list or the online Baird's Archive. Where no predecessor is noted the chapter evolved from a colony. In some cases a naming convention appears to utilize a first letter indicative of a state or region, thus many Pennsylvania chapter designations begin with 'Phi' however there are some exceptions to this rule where a name was derived from a predecessor local. Forty-five men were initiated on Octoof which 38 men had been members of Phi Pi Phi. Burns, Ohio Wesleyan 32, was the designated officer in charge of the installation. Active chapters are noted in bold, inactive chapters are noted in italics. Alpha Sigma Phi (1939-Present) The initiation and installation of the Alpha Pi Chapter took place the weekend of October 20-22, 1939. This is the list of chapters and colonies of Phi Mu, a National Panhellenic Conference sorority, in order of formation.

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