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Sigma Alpha Nu is a professional coed pre-law fraternity established at the University of California, Berkeley. It is Cal's premier pre-law fraternity, and the second pre-law fraternity in the nation. Sigma Alpha Nu encourages the study and practice of law. It educates its members on the various disciplines in law and prepares them through a variety of workshops, professional events, field research, and internships. Members receive instruction on the importance of understanding the economic and business worlds' relationship to the legal field. The fraternity increases networking capabilities by interacting with legal organizations, law schools, Cal Alumni, attorneys, and other professionals in the field of law and business.

Sigma Alpha Nu's Greek letters are "Sigma," which stands for wisdom, "Alpha," which stands for virtue and commitment, "Nu," which signifies the law. The fraternity encourages brotherhood, unity, integrity, service, professional development, and a commitment to leadership, which it strives to achieve by offering greater opportunities for leadership positions than most traditional professional fraternities.

History
Sigma Alpha Nu is the first pre-law fraternity ever founded at the University of California, Berkeley. It is also the second and only other pre-law fraternity in the nation. Often referred to as "SAN," the fraternity was developed during the Fall of 2005 by five Cal students who made up the original board of directors.

SAN held its first official pledge semester in Spring 2006. In the course of the pledging process, members of SAN's Alpha class organized law-related forums, participated in philanthropy events, and staged a mock trial.

Pledges were finally initiated in late April and as members they continued to make the newly established SAN a more familiar name on the UC Berkeley campus. Sigma Alpha Nu also plans to expand to other universities in the future.