ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION

Our motto represents the qualities that every member should be able to find in her Sigma chapter.

Our Mission Statement:

The purpose of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi (Sigma, SAEPi) is to promote unity, support, and a Jewish awareness, as well as to provide a Jewish experience for ourselves, our members, and the community as a whole. We are devoted to friendship, motivation, opportunity, leadership, and well-being. 

Sigma was founded October 1st, 1998 at the University of California, Davis. There was a void left on this campus from the early-1990s, when another national Jewish sorority closed its chapter, leaving the Jewish women on campus without a social organization.

In the fall of 1998, with the help of AEPi, the idea of starting a Jewish woman's group, not necessarily a formal sorority, was conceived and executed. Several informational meetings were held at the AEPi's house and at the Hillel House. The response was extremely positive, and thus, Sigma was born with the help of our 6 Eternal Mothers: Erin Barker, Leah Dansker, Erin Glick, Dana Miller, Rachel Rothfarb, and Alycia Seaman.

The "Sigma" in our name is meant to represent "sisters of", making us the sisters of AEPi to honor their contributions in creating this sorority. The letter Sigma is also the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, and in Jewish tradition, the number 18 means chai (life), adding even more meaning to our name. 

Our chapter was founded on April 5, 2014 as the Omicron chapter of SAEPi at Cal Sate University, Northridge. Before becoming SAEPi, we were an independent sorority known as, Gamma Alpha Theta.