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I created this page as Xi Sigma Pi has a chapter at the University of Minnesota, my alma mater, and was one of a couple of honor societies that didn't have a Wikipedia page. I used the historical information available on the web and in my reference books. It should be pretty solid, with the exception that there may be new chartering activity after 1997, and some chapters may indeed have closed. Maybe not; honor societies are less volatile that way.
Please add helpful information, if it is cited externally and does not include new research (WP:NOR), and if it meets the WP:NPV standard. Jax MN (talk) 02:38, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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