Alpha Gamma Sigma (fraternity) - Wikipedia

American collegiate agricultural group This article is about the social fraternity. For the honor society, see Alpha Gamma Sigma (honor society).

Alpha Gamma Sigma
ΑΓΣ
Founded	January 28, 1923; 102 years ago (1923-01-28)University of Missouri
Type	Professional
Affiliation	NIC
Status	Active
Emphasis	Agricultural
Scope	National
Motto	"Preparing Men for Life by Coming together as Scholars, Living as Brothers, and Becoming Leaders of Tomorrow"
Colors	Royal Blue and   Silver
Symbol	Plow
Flag
Flower	American Red Rose
Publication	The Rake
Chapters	6
Members	4300+ lifetime
Nickname	AgSig, AGS
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio United States
Website	www.agsig.net

Alpha Gamma Sigma (ΑΓΣ; commonly known as AgSig or AGS) is American collegiate social and professional agricultural fraternity. It was established in 1923 at the University of Missouri and has since chartered eight other chapters. The fraternity is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.

History

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Alpha Gamma Sigma began as a local agricultural fraternity at University of Missouri, on January 28, 1923.[1][2] A similar organization called the National Agriculture Club formed at Ohio State University on October 23, 1922; its name was changed to Tau Gamma Phi fraternity during its first year.[2]

The two organizations met in Columbia, Missouri in March 1931 to develop a plan for merging.[2] The meeting resulted in the establishment of a new national agricultural fraternity, Alpha Gamma Sigma.[3] The meeting's participants also created a new constitution, a National Chapter, and its officers, including Clair E. Jones, president; Wayne Johnson, vice president; Don Rush, treasurer, O. E. Allen, secretary; and Delmer Glenn, historian.[2] With the merger, Tau Gamma Phi became the Alpha chapter and Alpha Gamma Sigma became the Beta chapter.[2][4]

On November 28 and 29, 1931, the fraternity held its second general convention in Columbus, Ohio.[2] There, the fraternity adopted a revised constitution and by-laws, a member's badge and pledge pin, a crest, colors, a flower, a motto, and a ritual.[2] It also appointed a committee to work on the fraternity's songs.[2]

At the November 1951 convention, the fraternity approved expansion to other campuses.[2] A delegation from Beta chapter met with interested students at the University of Nebraska on March 14, 1953.[2] This meeting resulted in the Gamma chapter which was chartered on November 7, 1953.[2] This was followed by the founding of Delta chapter at Tennessee Tech in 1961, the Epsilon chapter at Missouri State University on February 16, 1970, and Zeta chapter at Western Illinois University on April 3, 1971.[2]

Alpha Gamma Sigma joined the National Interfraternity Conference on June 19, 1971.[2] Alpha Gamma Sigma absorbed the local IlliDell Cooperative Fraternity at the University of Illinois as the IlliDell chapter in January 1981; the new chapter's name broke with the fraternity's Greek letter nomenclature to honor the predecessor's history.[2] The Iota chapter at Arkansas Tech University received its charter on November 20, 1999.[2]

As of 2023, Alpha Gamma Sigma has six active chapters and 4,350 initiates. Its headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio.

Symbols

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The fraternity's original motto was "Cultivate that ye may reap" and its publication was The Rake.[5] Its current motto is "Preparing Men for Life by Coming together as Scholars, Living as Brothers, Becoming Leaders of Tomorrow".[6] The fraternities colors are royal blue and silver.[2][6] Its flower is the American red rose and its symbol is the plow.[2][6]

The mission statement of Alpha Gamma Sigma is "Preparing men for life by coming together as scholars, living as brothers, becoming leaders of tomorrow."[7]

Chapter houses

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The Beta chapter leased its first chapter house in the fall of 1923.[8]

In 1953, the newly established Gamma chapter rented a house at 3256 Holdrege Street in Lincoln, Nebraska; this was the first chapter house in the fraternity's history.[9] The chapter resided there until it purchased the former FarmHouse chapter house at 4013 Holdrege Street in 1953.[9] In 1971, the chapter built a new house at 4001 Holdrege Street, moving into this apartment-style dwelling in 1972.[9]

Beta chapter completed the construction of its new house at the University of Missouri in 2016.

Chapters

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Following is a list of the chapters of Alpha Gamma Sigma.[1] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	October 23, 1922	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Active	[2][4][10][a]
Beta	January 28, 1923	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Active	[4][10][b]
Gamma	November 7, 1953	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Active	[2][4][10][c]
Delta	May 29, 1961 – 1973; 19xx ?	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville, Tennessee	Active	[2][4][10]
Epsilon	February 16, 1970 – 2019	Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	Inactive	[2][4][10]
Zeta	April 3, 1971	Western Illinois University	Macomb, Illinois	Active	[2][4][10]
Eta	1975–199x ?	Cornell University	Ithca, New York	Inactive	[4]
IlliDell	January 24, 1981	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	Active	[6][2][4][10][d]
Iota	November 20, 1999 – 201x ?	Arkansas Tech University	Russellville, Arkansas	Inactive	[2][4]

1. ^ Chapter formed from Tau Gamma Phi (local), established as the National Agricultural Club on October 23, 1922. It changed its name during the first year of its existence.
2. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Gamma Sigma (local), established in 1923.
3. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Gamma Club (local), established in 1953.
4. ^ Chapter was formed from the IlliDell Cooperative Fraternity, established in 1949. It was named in part for Warren Goodell, a faculty member who donated $3,000 of the $5,000 needed for the down payment on the fraternity's first house.

See also

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• Professional fraternities and sororities

References

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1. ^ a b Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani Jr., Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. III-14–15. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6. OCLC 25278937.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "History". Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
3. ^ "Alpha Gamma Sigma Banquet Tomorrow". Columbia Missourian. May 20, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (May 1, 2023) "Alpha Gamma Sigma". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed July 9, 2023.
5. ^ Sigma, Alpha Gamma (1942). The Rake of Alpha Gamma Sigma: Agricultural Fraternity. Crestview Press. p. 20 – via Google Books.
6. ^ a b c d "Alpha Gamma Sigma National Agricultural Fraternity | Fraternity & Sorority Affairs". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
7. ^ "About". Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
8. ^ "Will Have Chapter House: Alpha Gamma Sigma Agricultural Fraternity, to Lease House". Columbia Missourian. August 8, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ a b c "Gamma Chapter Beginnings: History and Charter Members: Alumni: AGS Fraternity". www.agsunl.org. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
10. ^ a b c d e f g "Chapters". Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

External links

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• Alpha Gamma Sigma - 100th Anniversary Event Recap

v t e North American Interfraternity Conference
Currently active members of the NIC	Acacia ΑΓΡ ΑΓΣ ΑΔΓ ΑΔΦ ΑΕΠ ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΑ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΡ ΒΣΨ ΒΘΠ ΒΧΘ ΒΥΧ ΔΚΕ ΔΛΦ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ FarmHouse ΖΒΤ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΙΝΔ ΙΦΘ ΚΑ Society ΚΑΨ ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΛΧΑ ΛΘΦ ΛΣΥ ΛΦΕ ΝΑΚ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΑΜ ΣΒΡ ΣΛΒ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΧ ΤΔΦ ΤΕΦ ΤΦΣ Triangle ΦΒΣ ΦΓΔ(FIJI) ΦΙΑ ΦΚΘ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΔ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ ΩΔΦ
Active former members of the NIC	ΔΕΨ ΔΨ ΚΑ Order ΚΣ ΦΔΘ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΤΚΕ ΘΧ
Defunct former members of the NIC	ΑΚΠ ΑΛΤ ΒΚ ΒΣΡ ΔΑΠ ΔΣΛ ΘΚΝ ΘΚΦ ΘΥΩ ΚΝ ΟΑΤ ΣΔΡ ΣΛΠ ΣΜΣ ΣΤΦ ΦΑ ΦΒΔ ΦΕΠ ΦΗΨ ΦΚ ΦΛΘ ΦΠΦ ΦΣΔ ΦΣΕ

v t e Fraternities and sororities
Active academic fraternities originating from North America
General	Colony North American fraternity and sorority housing Stepping U.S. racism Hazing in Greek letter organizations U.S. deaths Philippines deaths Mother of Fraternities
History	Fraternities and sororities North America Secret societies High school Professional Service Canada Lists by country/territory France Philippines Puerto Rico
HistoricallyAfrican-American	ΑΚΑ ΑΦΑ ΔΣΘ ΖΦΒ ΗΦΒ ΙΦΘ ΚΑΨ ΣΓΡ ΦΒΣ ΦΡΗ ΩΨΦ WΨΦ
HistoricallyAsian/Pacific Islander-American	ΑΙΟ αΚΔΦ ΑΦΓ ΒΧΘ ΧΔΘ ΔΕΨ ΔΚΔ ΔΣΙ ΔΦΩ ΙΝΔ ΚΦΓ ΚΦΛ ΛΦΕ ΠΑΦ ΠΔΨ ΣΒΡ ΣΟΠ ΣΨΖ ΣΦΩ ΧΡΟ
Christianfraternities and sororities	ΑΔΓ ΑΔΧ ΑΓΩ ΑΛΩ ΒΕΓΓΑΡΣ ΒΣΨ ΒΥΧ ΣΑΩ ΣΘΕ ΣΦΛ ΦΒΧ ΧΑΩ
Historically Jewish	ΑΕΠ ΑΕΦ ΖΒΤ ΣΑΕΠ ΣΑΜ ΣΔΤ ΤΔΦ ΤΕΦ
Multicultural	ΔΞΝ ΔΞΦ ΓΗ ΖΣΧ ΖΦΡ ΖΧΦ ΘΔΣ ΘΝΞ ΛΤΩ ΛΨΔ ΜΣΥ ΣΛΒ ΣΛΓ ΣΘΨ ΤΦΣ ΨΣΦ ΩΔΦ ΩΦΧ Delphic
Historically Scout-affiliated	ΑΦΩ ΕΤΠ ΓΣΣ ΩΦΑ
LGBTQ	ΑΛΖ ΔΛΦ ΓΡΛ ΘΠΣ ΚΘΕ ΟΕΠ ΣΦΒ
Native American	ΑΠΩ ΦΣΝ ΣΟΕ
Latino and Puerto Rican	ΑΒΧ ΑΖ ΑΨΛ ΑΟΣ ΔΤΛ ΓΑΩ ΓΖΑ ΗΓΔ ΚΔΧ ΛΑΥ ΛΠΥ ΛΠΧ ΛΣΥ ΛΘΑ ΛΘΝ ΛΘΦ ΛΥΛ ΜΑΦ ΝΑΚ ΝΣΒ ΣΔΑ ΣΙ ΣΙΑ ΣΛΑ ΣΛΥ ΣΠΑ ΦΔΓ ΦΗΜ ΦΙΑ ΦΛΑ ΦΣΑ ΧΥΣ ΨΑΚ ΩΦΒ
Major specific	ΑΓΡ ΑΓΣ ΑΚΨ ΑΣΚ ΑΩΕ ΔΣΠ ΚΚΨ ΣΑΙ ΤΒΣ ΦΣΓ ΦΣΡ Ceres FarmHouse Triangle
Social sororities	ΑΓΔ ΑΔΠ ΑΕΦ ΑΞΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΣΑ ΑΣΤ ΑΦ ΑΧΩ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΔΦΕ ΖΤΑ ΘΦΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΒΓ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΠΒΦ ΣΔΤ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΣΨ ΦΜ ΦΣΣ ΧΩ Clovia
Social fraternities	ΑΔΦ (Fraternity/Society) ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΑ ΑΧΡ ΒΘΠ ΔΚΕ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ ΔΨ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΘΧ ΚΑ Order ΚΑ Society ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΚΛΨ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ ΟΚΕ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΔΑ ΣΘΠ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΣΧ ΤΚΕ ΦΓΔ ΦΔΘ ΦΔΨ ΦΚΘ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΑ Sinfonia ΦΜΔ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ ΧΓΕ ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ Acacia
See also	Alumni Alumni association Freemasonry Odd Fellows Old Boys Old boy network Gentlemen's club Secret society

v t e Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of theProfessional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members ofthe Professional Fraternity Associationor its predecessors:Professional Panhellenic Associationor Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Delta Kappa (sorority) Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Delta Mu Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle Queens' Guard
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Aleph Yodh He Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Alpha Zeta Gamma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Pi Delta Nu

v t e Agriculture in the United States
History	Rural American history African-American Black land loss Ancient Hawaiian aquaculture Cattle drives Columbian exchange Commercial tobacco Colonial Eastern Agricultural Complex Three Sisters Early history of food regulation in the United States Indentured servitude in British America Virginia Pennsylvania New World crops List of food plants native to the Americas Native American in Virginia Prehistoric agriculture on the Great Plains Prehistoric agriculture in the Southwestern United States Wine Plantation complexes in the Southern United States Range war Sheep wars Slavery Native American Colonial
Industries	Banana Bee Blackcurrant Cannabis Hemp Cherry Christmas tree Corn Cotton Cider Dairy Hop Poultry Rice Spinach Sugar Tea Tobacco Wheat Wine
State, commonwealth, or territory-specific	Alabama tobacco wine Alaska aquaculture cannabis wine Arizona wine cannabis Arkansas rice wine California almonds cannabis peaches strawberry walnuts wine Colorado wine cannabis Connecticut cannabis wine Delaware cannabis wine Florida wine tomato mango Georgia wine Hawaii coffee sugar wine genetically modified food Idaho wine Illinois cannabis wine Indiana wine Iowa wine Kansas wine Kentucky hemp wine Louisiana tobacco wine Maine aquaculture cannabis wine Maryland cannabis wine Massachusetts cannabis wine Michigan cannabis cherries wine Minnesota wine Mississippi wine Missouri cannabis wine Montana cannabis wine Nebraska wine Nevada cannabis wine New Hampshire wine New Jersey cannabis wine New Mexico cannabis chile wine New York cannabis wine North Carolina hemp wine North Dakota wine Ohio wine Oklahoma wine Oregon wine cannabis Pennsylvania wine Rhode Island cannabis wine South Carolina wine South Dakota wine Tennessee wine Texas rice wine Utah wine Vermont cannabis wine Virginia cannabis wine Washington apples cannabis hemp wine West Virginia wine Wisconsin dairy wine Wyoming wine Guam cannabis Northern Mariana Islands cannabis Puerto Rico cannabis coffee Virgin Islands cannabis
By region	Southwestern United States Black Dirt Region Corn Belt Cotton Belt Connecticut shade tobacco Fruit Belt Rice Belt Pacific Northwest oyster industry
Government organizations	United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture 4-H National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Census of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service National FFA Organization
Non-governmental organizations	American Farm Bureau Federation Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma (fraternity) Alpha Tau Alpha Alpha Zeta (professional) Delta Theta Sigma National Grange National Society Descendants of American Farmers
Law andpolitics	Agricultural policy Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 Capper–Volstead Act Children's Act for Responsible Employment Farm bill Food Security Act of 1985 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 Grain Futures Act Packers and Stockyards Act Pure Food and Drug Act Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
Health and environment	Agricultural workers mental health Climate change Farmer suicide Genetically modified food Water supply Ogallala Aquifer
Crime	Adulterated food California nut crimes Cattle raiding
Labor	Bracero Program Convict leasing Farm Labor Organizing Committee H-2A visa Operation Blooming Onion United Farm Workers United Food and Commercial Workers Woman's Land Army of America Labor disputes 1903 Oxnard strike 1933 El Monte berry strike 1933 Funsten Nut strike 1933 Wisconsin milk strike 1933 Yakima Valley strike 1936 Venice celery strike 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike California agricultural strikes of 1933 Cantaloupe strike of 1928 Citrus Strike of 1936 Cotton pickers' strike of 1891 Delano grape strike Hanapepe massacre Hardin County onion pickers strike Hawaiian sugar strike of 1946 Imperial Valley lettuce strike of 1930 Oahu sugar strike of 1920 Salad Bowl strike Santa Clara cherry strike of 1933 Thibodaux massacre Tulare labor camps rent strike Vacaville tree pruners' strike Wheatland hop riot
Other	Corn maze Ranch Cowboy Dude ranch