Greek letter societies -- Indiana -- West Lafayette

Alpha Gamma Chapter photographs

Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 38

Identifier: 20191028

Dates: 1981 - 1982

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Burton A. Bertenshaw collection

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSA 377

Scope and Contents

Collection contains one item: a decorative cloth souvenir of Tau Beta Pi.

Dates: undated

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case materials

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSP 37

Scope and Contents The Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case Materials documents the court battle from the inception of President White's matriculation pledge, to the Supreme Court decision and beyond. This collection documents the legal dispute and is sometimes referred to as the Purdue case or Sigma Chi case.Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine articles, reports, documented opinions of Circuit Court Judge P. Vinton and others, and other extraneous materials related to...

Dates: 1879 - 2000

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Ed and Sara Morgan cords and pledge boards

Unprocessed Material — Box 1 box

Identifier: 20151116

Dates: 1965 - 1966

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities album

Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 26, Series 1

Identifier: MSP 26

Scope and Contents 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...

Dates: 1886 - 1921

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Fraternities materials, Purdue University

Collection — Box Communal Collections 48, Placement: 12

Identifier: MSK 5

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous materials relating to Purdue University fraternities and Greek organizations. Includes: "Memoirs of a Pledge" booklet, written and published for the Phi Kappa Tau Pledge Dance (1947); 3 photographs of a Phi Kappa Tau-Kappa Delta Rho fraternity mud fight (circa 1950); a "Mid-semester Report of Unsatisfactory Work" for Howard Art Haberkost (1948); a Purdue University Registrar's Office slip to accompany a transcript; one issue of "The Lambdanite" newsletter of the Purdue Chapter...

Dates: 1947-1950; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2007

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

Lambdanite newsletters

Collection — Box Communal Collections 48, Placement: 13

Identifier: MSK 6

Scope and Contents

Three newsletters, the Lambdanite, published by the Purdue University Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau: Volume 29, No. 3, October 1950 Volume 30, No. 1, November 1951 Volume 31, No. 1, May 1952

Dates: 1952; Other: Date acquired: 02/10/2009

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Esther Poorman '33, B.S.C.E., Theodolite press photograph

Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51

Identifier: 2022-102

Dates: April 22, 1933

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Prater Kelsey scrapbook

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 2022-068

Dates: 1919 - 1921

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Minor Fulcher scrapbook

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 20200221.1

Dates: 1915 - 1917

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Panhellenic Association records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 163

Scope and Contents

The Panhellenic Association records includes materials documenting the activities of both the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, particularly as it relates to their membership. Records include scrapbooks, awards, minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, news articles, RUSH and Fraternity Life guides, and more. Topics of particular interest include alcohol policies, racial issues, community involvement, housing, and black fraternities.

Dates: 1956 - 2002

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 Archives & Special Collections Artifacts collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSR 4

Scope and Contents The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...

Dates: 1880-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1990s

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

Robert Harland Ball scrapbook

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 2024-049

Dates: 1948 - 1952

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Sarah Allenbaugh papers on Pi Beta Phi

Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 62, Folder: 1

Identifier: 2023-139

Dates: 1960 - 1961

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Douglass Shortridge collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 213

Scope and Contents

The Douglass Shortridge collection contains artifacts from Shortridge's student years at Purdue, historical newspapers from the end of World War II, a newspaper obituary of Abram C. Shortridge, and other documents accumulated during Shortridge's career.

Dates: 1919 - 2003

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections