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Who Are We Sigma Alpha is a professional agricultural sorority that promotes scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship among its members. The sorority was founded in 1978 at the Ohio State University by five women who wanted an alternative to the social Greek sorority system. Since that time, Sigma Alpha has become a national organization consisting of more than 50 chapters. Since our founding, more than 2,200 members have been initiated into Sigma Alpha Sorority! We're growing steadily as other women in agriculture learn about us. Sigma Alpha is a member of the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), a national organization of professional fraternities and sororities. Both Sigma Alpha Sorority and the Sigma Alpha Alumni Association are affiliates of American Agri-Women. The founding members of Sigma Alpha, Marilyn Burns, Cindie Davis, Ann Huling Mathews, Amy Mathews, and Jennifer McMillan, wanted an organization that would allow women to establish lifelong friendships with other women who were pursuing similar goals and careers. They came up with the idea of a sorority, but this would not be a typical sorority, it would be comprised of women majoring in agriculture and would develop not only social skills but professional skills. With a little hard work, Sigma Alpha became an officially recognized student organization on January 26, 1978 at the Ohio State University. For the next few years, the sorority thrived locally, then began to spread nationally after the creation of the National Board in 1980. The members of the University of Illinois SID (Sorority-In-Development) worked toward their activation for more than a year, doing numerous service projects and professional development activities. On January 28-30, 2000, the women worked closely with National Board member Jennifer Maurer, and on January 29, 2000, the eighteen women were formally activated as the charter members of the Alpha Mu chapter. Since that time, the members have initiated nine membership classes, and the Alpha Mu chapter now boasts 38 members! Members have completed a large number of activities on campus and are looking forward to making a big impact on campus in the future. If you would like to find out more about Sigma Alpha, e-mail Kayla Ammann @ kaylasammann@gmail.com.