James Frank Hopkins

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Born in Ripley, Mississippi on December 30, 1845. At the out break of the civil war the Hopkins family moved to Arkansas Post near Little Rock. At 15 years old James Frank Hopkins was denied enlistment in the Confederate Army because he was too young. In 1864 he was accepted as a private in a cavalry troop attached Anderson's Battalion of Fagan's Division. His expert horsemanship was put to use as a courier in several battles in the last year of the war. Hopkins entered the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1866 at 21 years old. 1866 also marked the year that Hopkins rebelled against the hazing of freshman at VMI. James Frank Hopkins is the principal founder of Sigma Nu International Fraternity. He served as the Lieutenant commander of the original Alpha Chapter, and the designer of our badge. His dedication to Love, Truth, and Honor continued though his life as he served as the first Vice-Regent and attended Grand Chapters in 1902, 1908, and 1910. On December 15, 1913 James Frank Hopkins entered Chapter Eternal and was laid to rest in the village cemetery at Mablevale, Arkansas.

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