Sigma Pi Phi, Beta Psi Boulé :
- Author:
- Sigma Pi Phi. Beta Psi Boulé.
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-333 local
- Abstract:
- The Sigma Pi Phi, Beta Psi Boulé Records document the history of the Capital District's chapter of the nation's oldest Greek-letter organization comprised of college-educated and professional African American men. The collection contains Sigma Pi Phi, Beta Psi charter certificates, administrative records including meeting agendas and minutes, notices, correspondences and financial reports, the Northeast Regional and Grand Boulé conference materials, photographs, subject files, executive committee records, and Sigma Pi Phi's official publication The Boulé Journal. The collection also includes records of Beta Psi community involvement and contributions to the Capital Region, member achievements and recognition, annual events and articles of memorabilia. The collection covers the years of existence of the Beta Psi Boulé, from 1984-2013 with the exception of the years 1991 and 2010.
- Historical Note:
- Sigma Pi Phi, Beta Psi Boulé is the Capital District's chapter of the nation's oldest Greek-letter organization comprised of college-educated and professional African American men. Founded in Philadelphia on May 15, 1904, the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity is referred to as the Boulé which is Greek for a council of noblemen. Its members are called Archons and their wives are Archousia. As of 2012, Sigma Pi Phi had over 5,000 members in 129 "chapters," known as member Boulés, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and the Bahamas. A secret society, Sigma Pi Phi has begun to release information about itself to the public, however, it still holds to confidentiality within the organization. The Beta Psi Boulé of the Capital Region was established on May 5, 1984. It has been active in and supportive of the Capital District community for more than a quarter century hosting annual community events, supporting charitable initiatives for various causes and sponsoring endowments directly from Beta Psi or from the Sigma Pi Phi Foundation. The University at Albany Spellman Achievement Award is a Beta Psi scholarship endowment created in honor of the late Seth Spellman Jr., one of the founders of the Beta Psi Boulé. The members of Beta Psi are high ranking officials in the Capital District community, including faculty and administrators in area Universities, business owners and other professionals with postgraduate educations and titles.
- Physical Description:
- 9.52 cu ft.
- Access Terms:
- Access to this record group is unrestricted with the exception of official meeting minutes of the organization located in Series 1.
- Notes:
- Part of the Archive of Public Affairs and Policy. local
- Subjects:
- African American college graduates New York (State) Albany, African American fraternal organizations, African American Greek letter societies, African Americans Education (Higher), African American college graduates, African American fraternal organizations, African American Greek letter societies, and African Americans Education (Higher)
- Genres/Forms:
- Administrative records. aat, Agendas (administrative records) aat, By-laws (administrative records) aat, Charters. aat, Constitutions. aat, Correspondence. aat, Financial records. aat, Membership lists. aat, Minutes. aat, Newsletters. aat, Photographs. aat, Press releases. aat, Programs (documents) aat, and Ritual objects. aat
- Corporate Names:
- Sigma Pi Phi. Beta Psi Boulé, Sigma Pi Phi, and Sigma Pi Phi
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) Albany
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