Tau Phi Sigma
Tau Phi Sigma is a multicultural service-oriented college fraternity, founded in 1992 at the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
History
Tau Phi Sigma is a multicultural college fraternity, founded on November 11, 1992, at the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.It was established by thirteen students attending the university who were unable to find a fraternity that satisfied their ideals of brotherhood. They intended to create a brotherhood that would encompass all ethnicities and backgrounds and make men of good character, which would manifest itself in attaining a higher education, providing service to the community, and promoting social and cultural awareness.
The founding fathers were:
On May 1, 1993, the first seventeen members of a fraternity they named Sigma Tau Phi emerged.
Another national fraternity had used the same name as early as 1918. As that group had merged into another NIC fraternity and was still known by them as a predecessor group, the new multicultural group at Illinois opted early to change its name from Sigma Tau Phi to Tau Phi Sigma to avoid any confusion.
Since then, the fraternity has expanded to eight collegiate chapters and two alumni chapters in the Midwestern [United States|Midwest]. Its first alumni chapter, the Illinois Alumni chapter, was established on March 1, 2009. Its national headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois.
Symbols
The fraternity's motto is Como Humanos Siempre Unidos, Como Hermanos Jamas Vencidos or "As Humans Always United, As Brothers Never Defeated". Its principles or pillars are Equality, Respect, Unity, Loyalty, and Pride.The fraternity's colors are navy blue and silver. Its mascot is the griffin. Its flower is the Don Juan rose. Its nicknames are Tau Phi’s and G-Men.
Philanthropy
Tau Phi Sigma is a service-oriented fraternity. To further research and development of major diseases such as cancer, diabetes, epilepsy and cardiologic conditions Tau Phi Sigma established the Fight 4 Life Initiative as its national philanthropy to support the following organizations: American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Epilepsy Society, and the American Heart Association,Chapters
In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institutions | Location | Status | |
| Alpha | – 2020 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign and Urbana, Illinois | Inactive | |
| Beta | University of Illinois at Chicago, Dominican University | Chicago, Illinois | Active | ||
| Gamma | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active | ||
| Delta | DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois | Active | ||
| Epsilon | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, Illinois | Inactive | ||
| Eta | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, Indiana | Active | ||
| Zeta colony | Indianapolis Citywide | Indianapolis, Indiana | Inactive | ||
| Theta colony | Chicago State University | Chicago, Illinois | Active | ||
| Omega | Memorial |