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Box 25

 Container

Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:

General Fraternities, Sororities and Cooperative Life materials, 1951 - 2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172, Series 1
Scope and Contents The series (1951 - 2010; 3.8 cubic feet) consists of materials regarding Greek Life at and beyond Purdue. The material speaks to a variety of issues and events across the five councils that make up the remainder of the series in this collection, such as expansion, conferences, and information material. The series contains various materials – from the first Purdue Greek scrapbook to photographs and conference keynote addresses. The series has been divided into three sub-series and arranged...
Dates: 1951 - 2010

General Greek Life materials, 1951 - 2010

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents The sub-series consists of general documents regarding Greek Life on and beyond Purdue’s Campus. Correspondence regarding scholarships, memorial fund, financial aid, fraternity rushes, etiquette, drinking, and discrimination are included. The sub-series also includes scholastic indexes as well as handbooks and manuals regarding organized housing (Health and Safety, Fire and Sanitation, Housemothers materials). Greek Life-related publications, such as Fraternity Month and The Greek are also...
Dates: 1951 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1970

Interfraternity Council materials, 1922 - 2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series (1922 – 2007; 6.5 cubic feet) documents the history of more than 40 fraternities governed by the Interfraternity Council. Documents pertain to the foundation and administration of the chapters (e.g. constitution and by-laws, annual reports) as well as rush and pledging materials from various decades. Membership and alumni information can be found in most chapter documents. The majority of the documents are correspondence regarding award applications, event procedures, rushing and...
Dates: 1922 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1950s - 1994

Interfraternity Council Chapters, 1922 - 2007

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents The sub-series consists of materials pertaining to 43 different fraternities governed by the Interfraternity Council, including active and inactive chapters. Most fraternity chapters have between two and five folders detailing their history and activities on Purdue’s campus. Various constitutions and by-laws are included in the folders. Most files in this sub-series contain the following: university memorandums, correspondence, constitutions and by-laws, newspaper clippings, police and...
Dates: 1922 - 2007

Fraternities, Sororities and Cooperative Life records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172
Scope and Contents The Fraternities, Sororities and Cooperative Life records span more than 130 years of Greek Life at Purdue. They document the history and operations of more than 80 fraternities, sororities, and cooperative houses. The material in the collection ranges from chapter award congratulations to chapter suspensions, from alumni news to university violations. Newspaper clippings accompany most chapter histories in the collection, adding a local voice to incidents at the time. This collection may...
Dates: 1873 - 2010