Sigma Beta Rho

Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. (ΣΒΡ, also SigRho) is an American collegiate and national multicultural fraternity. It was the first national multicultural fraternity in the United States.

History
Sigma Beta Rho was founded on 1996-08-16, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a South Asian interest fraternity. Its founders originally attended three different college campuses and came together to form Sigma Beta Rho. The first eight members of the fraternity's are its National Founding Fathers. The National Founding Fathers are: • Saiful Khandker

• Shoor Kalam

• Russell Abdullah

• Bonit Sharma

• Rajan Dogra

• Neil Datta

• Suman Ghosh

• Anuj Datta.

Beta chapter was chartered at Binghamton University on August 22, 1998. That same year the fraternity was incorporated under the State Department of New York.

In its first few years of existence, Sigma Beta Rho changed its focus from a South-Asian interest fraternity to one with a multicultural mission. It promotes cultural awareness and spreads a positive image of diversity.

Sigma Beta Rho is a charter member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA). Sigma Beta Rho member Akash Kuruvilla co-authored the original constitution of NAPA. The fraternity was also accepted into the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) on April 15, 2007, as its 69th member organization.

Since 1998, Sigma Beta Rho has expanded to over sixty chapters and colonies in the United States; it has a total membership of over 3,000 brothers. It is currently working on establishing an internet-based newsletter, the Seven Star Journal.

Symbols
The colors of Sigma Beta Rho are red, black, and green. Its symbol is the King Cobra. Its motto is "Brotherhood Beyond All Barriers". Its pillars are "Society, Brotherhood, Remembrance". Its nicknames are SBRho and SigRho.

Philanthropy
The fraternity’s national philanthropic focus is on its partnership with SOS Children's Villages. In addition, the Florida International University chapter has raised funds for countries impacted by hurricanes. Other chapter efforts have supported Habitat for Humanity, Read Across America, and Relay for Life.

Organization
The National Executive Board (NEB) is the governing body that presides over the nationwide fraternity, which is divided into eight interim regions. Each region is appointed a regional governor (RG) by the NEB, who acts as the envoy to his respective region on behalf of the NEB. Under each RG, there is also a Regional Advisory Committee (RAC).

Chapters
Following is a list of the chapters, associate chapters, and colonies of Sigma Beta Rho. When referring to all their campus groups, regardless of type, Sigma Beta Rho calls them "entities". Active chapters listed in bold, while inactive chapters are in italics.