Fraternities

Collection

Identifier: RHC-UA-41-##okf

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains material from the Inter-Fraternity Council and twenty-nine fraternities. Inter-Fraternity Council records include minutes of meetings and information on Rush and Greek Week. Records for the fraternities include constitutions, histories and correspondence. In some cases, a local fraternity became affiliated with a national fraternity. Records from both organizations were combined under the name of the national fraternity followed, in parentheses, by the name of the local fraternity. The collection contains records of service and honorary fraternities as well as Greek letter social fraternities.

Dates

created: 1928-2004
Other: Majority of material found in 1954-2004
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1966

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Biographical or Historical Information

Fraternities were first organized at Northern Illinois University at the same time sororities were first being established. This was during President Adams' administration, 1929-1949. The first fraternity on campus was Alpha Phi Omega, organized in 1928 as a service fraternity. Other groups followed and by 1972 there were twenty-two national and local fraternities on campus. The Inter-Fraternity Council was organized in October of 1954. Its purpose was to unite the goals of the many fraternities on campus. It assumed, along with the Panhellenic Council, the responsibilities of mediating disputes between organizations and settling problems concerning rush, housing and hazing. The University, however, maintained final authority with the powers of probation and cancellation of charters. In some instances both powers were exercised and some fraternities had their charters revoked.

Note written by

Extent

10.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The University Archives acquired the Inter-Fraternity Council and fraternity records in several installments between 1966 and 1976. Additional material was added at future dates.