Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sigma Pi literary society

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:26, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sigma Pi literary society

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Does not strike me as a notable club, and the article is unverified. The internets provide more claims, such as it being the oldest Greek club in the US, but nothing reliable. It's been here for a while so I think it should go through community discussion. Drmies (talk) 18:35, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:12, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:12, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:38, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 11:45, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. GScholar[1] and GBooks[2] produce substantial numbers of hits. There are some interesting GNews results as well.[3] Paywalls obstruct full review. Much of the coverage is in the context of coverage of the unusual persistence of the college literary societies (rather than fraternities) at Illinois College. See e.g.[4][5][6] Although many of the hits seem to be incidental, the cumulative effect is to show at least weak notability. I am dropping the "weak" from my !vote because Wikipedia is better when it has a place for verified, historically significant material like this. An American literary society founded in 1843 and that can claim William Jennings Bryan [7] and John Wesley Powell [8] as members should not be deleted lightly. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:24, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.