Iota Gamma, Inc

Iota Gamma, Inc. was established under the name of Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma, Inc. on October 22, 2004, at the University of Oklahoma, to support Native men in higher education by setting the academic standard. Our founders came together and set the mission of the organization to develop and increase academic retention, cultural awareness, leadership skills, and personal integrity by providing a fraternal brotherhood for support and encouragement. 

 

With the motto of  “We Set the Standard,” Iota Gamma, Inc. works to set the standard to which Native men are held in our communities and throughout Indian Country. We understand that in many of our cultural societies, the warriors were the protectors of our peoples, and those who were members of those societies gained membership because of their actions and willingness to protect and fight. Today, however, as Native people, we fight for our communities by obtaining an education and using what we have learned to better empower our people. 

 

As of Fall 2019, Iota Gamma, Inc. has been able to maintain a 74% percent retention rate of all members in 4-year public institutions. We currently hold a 66% graduation rate for 4-year degrees, not including those members still enrolled in college, and a 76% graduation rate for 2-year degrees or the equivalent, excluding those members still enrolled in college.

 

Of our alumni, 45% have continued on to complete master's level graduate degrees, while 18% of our alumni are currently working on, or have completed, terminal and professional degrees.

 

With Brothers spanning across the world, Iota Gamma, Inc. strives to support all Native men in their endeavors to strengthen all of Indian Country. Together, “We Set the Standard.”