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Alpha Chi Sigma
Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) is a professional fraternity specializing in the fields of the chemical sciences. It has both collegiate and professional chapters throughout the United States consisting of both men and women and numbering more than 78,000 members. The fraternity aims to bring together students and professionals pursuing a wide variety of chemistry-related careers.
The Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity was organized at the University of Wisconsin–Madison by a group of undergraduates who were fellow students in chemistry at that time. Later documents set the date of founding as December 11, 1902. The founders were:
The Three Objects of Alpha Chi Sigma:
The Five Obligations of a Member:
The fraternity's colors are Prussian blue and chrome yellow. The colors were selected because of their history as chemical compounds. Prussian blue consists of iron (III) ferrocyanide and was first created in 1704 by Heinrich Diesbach. Chrome yellow was discovered by Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin in 1797 in the mineral croncoite and consists of lead chromate. The fraternity's flower is the red carnation and its symbolic mascot is the Wyvern.
The fraternity's badge is hexagon-shaped, symbolizing the basic structural symbol for aromatic compounds. It features the Greek letters ΑΧΣ, with shaking hands below and a skull and cross bones and two stars above. There is also a hexagon-shaped pledge pin with the symbol for lead (see the table below). Its professional charm is a slightly larger version of the badge. There is also a recognition pin for professional members that consists of a monogram of the Greek letters ΑΧΣ.
Its coat of arms includes a shield with a Prussian blue background that is bisected by a diagonal chrome yellow bar that features the symbols of the seven metals of the Ancients. Above the bar are three stars arranged in a triangle. Below the bar is a Wyvern, a mythical creature. There is a motto ribbon below the shield in chrome yellow, with the fraternity's name in Prussian blue. There is a lambrequin or mantling drapped on either side of the shield. Above the shield is a torse with six knots in the fraternity colors and the crest which is an alchemical symbol.
The seven metals of the Ancients are gold, silver, iron, mercury, tin, copper, and lead. These symbols correspond to planets, gods, and days of the week.
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Alpha Chi Sigma
Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) is a professional fraternity specializing in the fields of the chemical sciences. It has both collegiate and professional chapters throughout the United States consisting of both men and women and numbering more than 78,000 members. The fraternity aims to bring together students and professionals pursuing a wide variety of chemistry-related careers.
The Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity was organized at the University of Wisconsin–Madison by a group of undergraduates who were fellow students in chemistry at that time. Later documents set the date of founding as December 11, 1902. The founders were:
The Three Objects of Alpha Chi Sigma:
The Five Obligations of a Member:
The fraternity's colors are Prussian blue and chrome yellow. The colors were selected because of their history as chemical compounds. Prussian blue consists of iron (III) ferrocyanide and was first created in 1704 by Heinrich Diesbach. Chrome yellow was discovered by Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin in 1797 in the mineral croncoite and consists of lead chromate. The fraternity's flower is the red carnation and its symbolic mascot is the Wyvern.
The fraternity's badge is hexagon-shaped, symbolizing the basic structural symbol for aromatic compounds. It features the Greek letters ΑΧΣ, with shaking hands below and a skull and cross bones and two stars above. There is also a hexagon-shaped pledge pin with the symbol for lead (see the table below). Its professional charm is a slightly larger version of the badge. There is also a recognition pin for professional members that consists of a monogram of the Greek letters ΑΧΣ.
Its coat of arms includes a shield with a Prussian blue background that is bisected by a diagonal chrome yellow bar that features the symbols of the seven metals of the Ancients. Above the bar are three stars arranged in a triangle. Below the bar is a Wyvern, a mythical creature. There is a motto ribbon below the shield in chrome yellow, with the fraternity's name in Prussian blue. There is a lambrequin or mantling drapped on either side of the shield. Above the shield is a torse with six knots in the fraternity colors and the crest which is an alchemical symbol.
The seven metals of the Ancients are gold, silver, iron, mercury, tin, copper, and lead. These symbols correspond to planets, gods, and days of the week.