
These requirements were met in 1925: Alpha Sigma Tau held its inaugural Convention in Detroit, Michigan the first issue of the Sorority's magazine, The Anchor, was published five active chapters were fulfilled the Sigma chapter at Buffalo State College was installed. To be recognized as a national organization by the Association of Education Sororities (AES), a national organization for sororities at teachers' colleges Alpha Sigma Tau had to meet certain requirements:

Now at more than one institution, Alpha Sigma Tau leaders desired to grow the sorority and become recognized as a national group. The Beta chapter was founded in 1905 at Central Michigan University (formerly Central Michigan Normal College) in Mt. The charter was received the following year, as Edith Silk, Myrtle Oram, Zoe Waldron, Grace Townley, Marie Gedding, Louise Agrell, and Mable Pitts had joined the organization and were the charter members. During the first year of its existence, the sorority did not display marked activity. There were three other sororities at Michigan State Normal College at the time: Pi Kappa Sigma (merged into Sigma Kappa), Sigma Nu Phi (local), and Zeta Phi (local, inactive).Įffie E. Alpha Sigma Tau was initially founded as an educational sorority. The name "Alpha Sigma Tau" was chosen, and emerald green and gold were chosen for the colors. On November 4, 1899, eight women founded Alpha Sigma Tau's first chapter at Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). A member of the National Panhellenic Conference, the sorority has 78 active collegiate chapters at colleges and universities around the U.S.

Michigan State Normal College, ( Ypsilanti, Michigan)Īlpha Sigma Tau (known as ΑΣΤ or Alpha Tau) is a national sorority founded on November 4, 1899, at Eastern Michigan University (formerly Michigan State Normal College). ( July 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement.
