What is Sigma Nu? Video of college fraternity boys dancing to YMCA after Trump's presidential win goes viral
In a recent viral video, Sigma Nu fraternity boys were seen celebrating Republican candidate Donald Trump who won the 2024 presidential election and became the 47th US President. The win sparked a wide range of responses from people all across the country. In the viral video, the boys were seen dancing to the YMCA, celebrating Donald Trump's victory.
Sigma Nu was founded on January 1, 1869, at Virginia Military Institute. A Confederate Army volunteer James Frank Hopkins and two of his classmates were responsible for the foundation of this fraternity. This fraternity house was kept secret when it originally began in October 1868. It was made public in January 1869, which eventually became the accepted birthdate for the house.
The fraternity values could be summarized into the following three factors: love, honor, and truth. According to Sigma Nu's official website, the expansion of the frat house began in 1870 after the founding members graduated. Further talking about its contribution to its members' lives, the website read:
"For more than a century and a half, Sigma Nu chapters have shaped the college student into a man of integrity, providing him a full education in preparation of a life dedicated to honor and service to others."
Highlighting some significant features of frat house, the official website read:
"Sigma Nu will provide opportunities for members to achieve personal and intellectual growth through ethical leadership development and accountability."
Some notable alumni of this fraternity house include actor Paul Rudd, Harrison Ford, Eli Manning, Indian actor and comedian Vir Das, William Daniels, and Tom Poston.
Over the years, the fraternity house has had more than 235,000 members. The frat house is also a part of the Lexington Triad, which is a trio of several national fraternities founded in colleges in Lexington.
Several sororities & fraternities like Sigma Nu had endorsed their favorite candidate in the 2024 Presidential elections
Sigma Nu wasn't the only fraternity that was seen celebrating the win of their seemingly favorable candidate. Many sororities and fraternities had previously endorsed Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
In July 2024, Harris addressed the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, as per reports by BBC News, and said:
"In this moment our nation — as it always has — is counting on you. To energize, to organize, to mobilize. To register folks to vote, to get them to the polls and to continue to fight for the future our nation and her people deserve."
According to the same outlet, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha also extended support to the Democrat Presidential candidate. Meanwhile, in July, several members from UNC fraternities were reportedly enlisted as speakers at the Republican National Convention.
The 2024 Presidential elections ended with Trump winning 295 electoral votes, while Harris secured only 226. Trump has now become the second POTUS to be in office in two non-consecutive terms in the past 132 years, as reported by Business Today.