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Greek letter societies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Adam Rice collection, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-053
Dates: 1933 - 1982
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Donald and Ruth Fassler papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150929
Dates: circa 1832 - 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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 - 2005
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Herbert S. O'Brien papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 260
Scope and Contents

The Herbert S. O'Brien papers contain materials that were created by, received by, or that are about Herbert O'Brien. Contents include, but are not limited to, a Class of 1915 photo album, photographs of O'brien, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, and various publications.

Dates: circa 1912-1982
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 46
Identifier: 20200107
Dates: 1995 - 2004
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 68
Identifier: 2024-052
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Rita Colwell papers, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20191107.1
Dates: 1961 - 2018
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Robert Earl McEachron collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-025
Dates: 1939 - 1943
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Robert Fulwider Kappa Kappa Psi student pot and pledge board

 Unprocessed Material — Box 01
Identifier: 20160506.1
Dates: circa 1950s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections