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Contains 75 Collections and/or Records:

Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations, circa 1880s - 1921

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: circa 1880s - 1921
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album

Front Cover with Phi Kappa Fraternity petition letter attached, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations

Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14, , circa 1880 - 1893

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: circa 1880 - 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations

Petition letter for Sigma Chi Fraternity, circa 1880s

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents (Signed by President James Smart, George Ade, and others.)
Dates: circa 1880s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14,

Resolution allowing freshman and sophomores to join the Delta Delta Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1886

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents (Signed by George Ade and others.)
Dates: 1886
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14,

Petition letter for Kappa Sigma Fraternity, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents (Signed by J.A. Lilly and others.)
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14,

Application to Join Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1886

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1886
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14,

Petition letter for Phi Delta Theta Chapter, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Pages 1 - 14,

Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16, 1893 - 1896

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893 - 1896
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations

Petition letter for Tau Beta Pi Chapter, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16

Letter Regarding the Bylaws of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, 1896

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents (On Debris letterhead.)
Dates: 1896
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16

Petition letter of the Beta Beta Chapter of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16

Petition letter of the proposed chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16

Constitution Forming the Skulls of Thirteen Society, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents (On Debris letterhead.)
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters, Page 15 - 16

Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40., 1893 - 1902

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893 - 1902
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations

Petition letter to Establish a Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents (Signed by President Winthrop Stone, Emma McRae, and O.J. Craig.)
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40.

Petition letter to Establish a Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1893
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40.

Memo from President Stone to Students Regarding Their Request to Organize the Beta Kappa Kappa Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1899

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1899
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40.

Petition letter of the Beta Kappa Kappa to Establish the Indiana Delta Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1901

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1901
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40.

Letter to President Stone Regarding the Disbanding of the Pi Upsilon Society, 1902

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 4, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1902
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters Charters - Pages 27 - 40.

Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters - Pages 41 - 50, 1902 - 1903

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1902 - 1903
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations

Petition letter of the Charter Members of the Lambda Iota Chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 5, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters - Pages 41 - 50

Request by Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity to Include Freshmen Classes, 1902

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 5, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1902
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters - Pages 41 - 50

Request by Members of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity to Include Freshmen Classes, 1902

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 5, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1902
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters - Pages 41 - 50

Request by Members of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity to Include Freshmen Classes, 1902

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 26, Series 1, File 5, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents...
Dates: 1902
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 26, Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album / Petition letters, Agreements, and Constitutions of Purdue Fraternities, Sororities, and Student Organizations / Fraternity, Sorority, Organization Petition Letters - Pages 41 - 50