James McIlvaine Riley

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James McIlvaine Riley

Birth
Death
6 May 1911 (aged 61)
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 51, Lot 437
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One of three founders of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Riley was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute during the Reconstruction. Along with James Frank Hopkins & Greenfield Quarles, they formed the "Legion of Honor." This soon became Sigma Nu Fraternity, the first "honor" fraternity in North America.
One of three founders of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Riley was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute during the Reconstruction. Along with James Frank Hopkins & Greenfield Quarles, they formed the "Legion of Honor." This soon became Sigma Nu Fraternity, the first "honor" fraternity in North America.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger