Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Gamma Sigma
- Society of Literary Workers
- Gamma Sigma Literary Society
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Gamma Sigma literary society was originally called the “Society of Literary Workers” and was among the first clubs of the New Jersey State Normal School. The name was changed in 1894 to Gamma Sigma, “the Greek words for its motto - Knowledge is Power” according to the March 1894 Signal. In the society’s earliest years, they were focused on the work of Shakespeare, however by the late 1890s they were known for performing annual or biannual minstrel shows for the school, sometimes under the name “Peachbottom Minstrel Troupe.” In the 1920s the society transitioned into a social sorority, but it never connected to any of the national offices of the sororities now recognized by the National Panhellenic Council. It disbanded in the late 1990s or early 2000s.