Greek letter societies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Class of 1915 photo album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 260
Scope and Contents
The Class of 1915 photo album (1912-1915; 0.10 cubic feet) documents class activities and Greek events of the Class of 1915, including the Tank Scrap and Greek house parties. Photographs of campus scenery and buildings are included (Fowler Hall, Physics Building). Of particular interest may be the documentation of the 1913 flood in the Lafayette area. Some of the photographs identify class members through hand-written notes on photographs and captions. The album is believed to have been...
Dates:
1912 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1915
Donald and Ruth Fassler papers
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150929
Dates:
circa 1832 - 1961
Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 159
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection documents the history and activities of the fraternities and sororities at Purdue. Contained in the collection are numerous fraternity and sorority newsletters and magazines. There are some records provided by the Dean of Students Office in 1995 and include correspondence and financial information sheets. Among the other material in the collection are petitions for membership, constitutions and by-laws, membership directories and...
Dates:
1885 - 2008; Other: Majority of material found within 1995
Fraternities, Sororities and Cooperative Life records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 172
Overview
Documents, scrapbooks, newsletters documenting Greek life and activities on Purdue's campus
Dates:
1873 - 2010
Lambda Chi Alpha photograph
Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 15, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 282
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two copies of a black and white photograph of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity - Psi Zeta Chapter. According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, one of the photographs might have belonged to Albert R. Sweeny, who is also identified in the front row to the extreme left. Inscription also reveals that photograph was taken in March 1908, thus when the group was still the Aeolian Club. An additional note identifies six other members.
Dates:
ca. 1908
Emery D. Middleton papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 300
Scope and Contents
The Emery D. Middleton Papers (1930-1933; .25 cubic feet), contains personal belongings of Middleton during his time as a student at Purdue. The collection includes grades, printed material, a ticket stub for a 1934 football game between Purdue and Indiana University, and a map of Lafayette and West Lafayette. The collection also includes photos of the Sigma Pi fraternity house, members of the fraternity, and the cook and house mother.
Dates:
1930 - 1934; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/2011
Lynne Ann Phillips scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 343
Scope and Contents
The Lynne Ann Phillips scrapbook was compiled by Lynne Bruce as a student at Purdue University from 1957 to 1962. It contains information related to Purdue Bands, Tau Beta Sigma, cooperative housing, and student activities. Formats of materials include booklets, photographs, news clippings, dance cards, and small artifacts.
Dates:
1958 - 1962
Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 46
Identifier: 20200107
Dates:
1995 - 2004
Rita Colwell papers, addition 06
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20191107.1
Dates:
1961 - 2018
Robert Earl McEachron collection
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-025
Dates:
1939 - 1943
Robert Fulwider Kappa Kappa Psi student pot and pledge board
Unprocessed — Box 01
Identifier: 20160506.1
Dates:
circa 1950s
Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 99
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University documents newspapers produced by students at Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area. It primarily features underground newspapers that reflect the counterculture of the 1960s-1970s. Other newspapers, primarily from the 1990s-2000s, feature varying political perspectives. The collection also includes independent student newspapers that focus on apolitical audiences, such as international students. Some newspaper runs were...
Dates:
1930 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1977