Sigma Alpha Lambda

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::summary American collegiate honor society ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox Fraternity"]

Field	Value
name	Sigma Alpha Lambda
letters	ΣΑΛ
crest	Sigma_Alpha_Lambda_badge.png
image_size	180px
founded
birthplace	University of Arizona
emphasis	All-discipline
status	Active
type	Honor
affiliation	Independent
scope	National
chapters	65+
members	145,000
colors	Navy, Black, and Gold
address	67 South Bedford Street, Suite 400W
city	Burlington
state	Massachusetts
ZIP code	34209
country	United States
website
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| name = Sigma Alpha Lambda | letters = ΣΑΛ | crest = Sigma_Alpha_Lambda_badge.png | image_size = 180px | founded = | birthplace = University of Arizona | emphasis = All-discipline | status = Active | type = Honor | affiliation = Independent | scope = National | mission = | motto = | chapters = 65+ | members = 145,000 | lifetime = | member badge = | colors = Navy, Black, and Gold | address = 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 400W | city = Burlington | state = Massachusetts | ZIP code = 34209 | country = United States | website =

Sigma Alpha Lambda (ΣΑΛ) is an American college leadership and honor society. It was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It has chartered around seventy chapters.

History

Sigma Alpha Lambda was founded in 2001 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is a leadership and honor society that seeks to recognize academic achievement, develop its member's leadership skills, and encourage members to participate in service activities.

It was recognized as a nonprofit corporation in 2004. As of 2024, the honor society has more than 65 chapters and 145,000 initiates. Its headquarters are in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Symbols

The society's colors are navy, black, and gold. Graduating members may wear honor cords consisting of the three Sigma Alpha Lambda colors, a blue and gold tassel, or a navy blue stole.

Membership

Membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda by invitation. It is open to all undergraduate students who meet the national requirements of sophomore classification or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Membership is also open to graduate students who meet the GPA requirement for undergraduates.

Activities

Sigma Alpha Lambda offers its members annual scholarships and awards ranging from $100 up to $5,000. Each year, the society's chapters participate in two national initiatives that are coordinated by the national office. In the fall, members volunteer through SAL's Food Fight against Hunger. Each spring, chapters participate in their local Relay for Life and collect donations on behalf of their team. Sigma Alpha Lambda is a National Youth Affiliate of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Chapters

Sigma Alpha Lambda has chapters at universities in the United States. ::data[format=table]

Charter date	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
	Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	Active
	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Active
	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Active
	Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	Active
	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California	Active
	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Inactive
	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Inactive
	Castleton University	Castleton, Vermont	Active
	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Inactive
	Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Active
	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Active
	Dallas College El Centro Campus	Dallas, Texas	Active
	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Active
	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	Active
	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Active
	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	Active
	Emporia State University	Emporia, Kansas	Active
	Florida International University	University Park, Florida	Active
	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Inactive
	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
	Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	Inactive
	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
	Grambling State University	Grambling, Louisiana	Inactive
	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, Michigan	Active
	Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	Active
	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Active
	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive
	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Active
	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive
	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Active
	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Active
	Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	Inactive
	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Inactive
	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, Mississippi	Active
	Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	Inactive
	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active
	Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	Active
	New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Active
	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
	North Dakota State University	Fargo, North Dakota	Inactive
	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Active
	Oakland University	Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan	Inactive
	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Inactive
	Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Active
	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active
	Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	Active
	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Active
	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Inactive
	Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	Inactive
	Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond, Louisiana	Inactive
	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Inactive
	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active
	Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Active
	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Active
	Texas Woman's University	Denton, Texas	Active
	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive
	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Active
	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
2001	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Active
	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock, Arkansas	Inactive
	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Inactive
	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Inactive
	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Inactive
	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Inactive
	University of Central Arkansas	Conway, Arkansas	Active
	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Missouri	Inactive
	University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond, Oklahoma	Active
	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
	University of Colorado Denver	Denver, Colorado	Active
	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Inactive
	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	Active
	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Active
	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive
	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana	Active
	University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Active
	University of Maine	Orono, Maine	Active
	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Catonsville, Maryland	Active
	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
	University of Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee	Active
	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive
	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	Inactive
	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Active
	University of Montevallo	Montevallo, Alabama	Inactive
	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Active
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Active
	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Active
	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	Inactive
	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active
	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	Inactive
	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Active
	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Active
	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
	University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Active
	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Active
	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Active
	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Inactive
	University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Inactive
	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active
	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Inactive
	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
	University of Wisconsin–Whitewater	Whitewater, Wisconsin	Active
	Valdosta State University	Valdosta, Georgia	Active
	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Active
	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Active
	West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Active
	Western Illinois University	Macomb, Illinois	inactive
	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Active
	Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	Inactive
	Youngstown State University	Youngstown, Ohio	Active
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