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About ΣΑΕΠ

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi was founded in 1998 at the University of California, Davis. Several women at Davis noticed that their campus' Jewish community lacked a place for Jewish-interested women to call home, so they decided to create an organization that would fill that very need. With the help of several members of our brother fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and with a very positive response from their campus, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi was formed.

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The "Sigma" is meant to represent "sisters of" in honor of Alpha Epsilon Pi's contributions towards the formation of the sorority. Sigma is also the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet; in Jewish tradition, the number 18 means "chai", which is Hebrew for life.

The six women who founded the sorority—Alycia Seaman, Erin Glick, Leah Dansker, Rachel Rothfarb, Erin Barker, and Dana Miller—are considered the eternal mothers of the sorority.

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Despite being a Jewish sorority there is NO discrimination based on race, creed, ethnicity, or religious beliefs.

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