Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Auburn, AL
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N 32° 36.390 W 085° 29.570
16S E 641421 N 3608667
Located at the northwest edge just off Auburn University this fraternity was the first one on campus.
Waymark Code: WMKYXK
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2014
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Marker Text:
The Alpha Mu chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded on June 15, 1878 at the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University). John E.D. Shipp came to Auburn as a student determined to organize a chapter at a time when fraternities were forbidden on campus. Working in secrecy with SAE brothers in Georgia, Shipp had two members of Mercer University's chapter, William H. Felton and Frank H. Greaves, travel to Auburn to install the chapter behind Old Main in a cornfield where Samford Hall now stands. The first fraternity on Auburn's campus, Sigma Alpha Epsilon remains a place for "The True Gentleman."
Marker Name: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon History: http://auburnsae.com/history
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2003
Marker Number: Not Listed
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