2 Alpha Theta

Alpha Theta, a coeducationCoeducation is the integrated education of men and women. Before coeducation became predominant, most important institutions of higher education restricted their enrollment to men. Women were educated in all-female schools, if at all. Coeducation in the Ual fraternity, was founded at Dartmouth College in 1952Summary of notable events in 1952 . Events January events January 8 West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada.. Alpha Theta is noteworthy for being both one of the first collegiate fraternities in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in to break from its national organization as a result of civil rights issues, and one of the first all-male fraternities to admit female members.

Early history

Alpha Theta was founded on 3 March 1920 by a group of seven Dartmouth students, and in 1921 became the Alpha Theta chapter of Theta Chi, a national college fraternity. The Theta Chi national constitution contained a clause limiting membership in fraternity to "Caucasians" only.

John Sloan Dickey, later President of the College, joined the fraternity in 1928 and was elected house president only two weeks later, while still a pledge.

Break from the national

In 1951, while Dickey served as President of the College, the student body passed a resolution calling on all fraternities to eliminate racial discrimination from their constitutions. On 24 April 1952, the members of Alpha Theta voted unanimously to stop recognizing the racial clause in Theta Chi's constitution. Upon learning that the Dartmouth delegation to Theta Chi's national convention later that year planned to raise questions about the clause, the Alpha Theta chapter was derecognized by the national organization on 25 July 1952.

In September 1952, the house was reincorporated as a local fraternity and adopted the name Alpha Theta.

Going coeducational

In 1972, Dartmouth admitted the first class of female students and officially became coeducational. Alpha Theta also voted to become coeducational, becoming one of the first formerly-all-male fraternities in the United States to admit female sisters as well as male brothers into the membership.

3 Chi Gamma Epsilon

Chi Gamma Epsilon was founded in 1987, after breaking away from the national fraternity organization Kappa Sigma. Chi Gam, as it is more widely known, split from Kappa Sigma due to a difference over the amount of loans the national organization could offer the fraternity.

For a period Chi Gamma Epsilon was known as Kappa Sigma Gamma, but the national fraternity took offense to the likeness of the names. After a period simply being known by its’ address, 7 Webster Avenue, the fraternity came upon the name it is now known by. The Gamma Epsilon is included as the fraternity was officially the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Kappa Sigma. The Chi is original.

The first president of Chi Gamma Epsilon was David Weiser.

4 Chi Herot

Overview Chi Heorot is a fraternity at Dartmouth College. It sits on Dartmouth's main campus, just opposite the school gym, on East Wheelock Street . It has a brotherhood of approximately 66 Dartmouth students, with a roughly equal distribution of Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Like many of Dartmouth's other fraternitities, Chi Heorot, or Heorot as it is most often called, draws a good deal of its brotherhood from athletic teams. Most well represented at Heorot is the Mens' Hocket Team, while the Men's Cross-Country, Crew, and Skiing teams also make up a good deal of the brotherhood. History Chi Heorot has gone by several names over the years. It was founded in 1897 as Alpha Alpha Omega , and in 1902 it became Chi Phi, the oldest national fraternity in America. It was in 1903 that the fraternity moved to its present location, tearing down the building that had previously stood there and constructing the house that still stands today. By the mid- 1900s, the Dartmouth chapter of Chi Phi was having some issues with its national charter. In 1968, the house finally disbanded from the National because they wished to integrate their house, and official Chi Phi policy was against admitting black members. It was then that the house became Chi Phi Heorot, but after several suspensions in the early eighties, it re-joined the national in 1982. This was short-lived; in 1985, because of damage done to the house that the national refused to pay for, Heorot again disbanded from the national and became school-owned, as it remains today. Its official name is now Chi Heorot, derived from the medieval poem Beowulf, where Heorot is the great hall where warriors converge to tell their stories.

5 Epsilon Kappa Theta

Epsilon Kappa Theta is a local sorority at Dartmouth College. It was founded in 1992, when the Epsilon Kappa colony of the Kappa Alpha Theta national sorority disaffiliated. The founding class of Epsilon Kappa Theta found the strict national rules and the primarily Christian readings and rituals of the organization to be antithetical to the spirit of feminism and inclusivity that the chapter maintained. The national organization was unhappy with the colony's decision to disobey these rules and failure to observe these rituals.

On May 4, 1992, Epsilon Kappa Theta notified Kappa Alpha Theta of its unanimous vote to disaffiliate and become a local sorority. The national organization revoked the charter of Epsilon Kappa.

Since then, Epsilon Kappa Theta has resided in a 108 year old Victorian house at 15 Webster Avenue. Its membership is over 100. The organization maintains communication with both its Epsilon Kappa Theta and Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae.

The Epsilon Kappa colony of Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at Dartmouth College in 1984 as part of the school's Committee to Organize a New Sorority. The Kappa Alpha Theta colony there established was the 100th colony of the national organization. This was the fourth sorority to be founded at the college.

6 Kappa Kappa Gamma

The Epsilon Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a sorority located on 24 East Wheelock Street in Hanover, New Hampshire. This chapter is affiliated with Dartmouth College’s Coed, Fraternity, and Sorority Administration (CFS). Kappa Kappa Gamma is a national women's fraternity with 131 chapters across the United States and Canada.

The Epsilon Chi chapter at Dartmouth presently consists of over 100 female undergraduates. In order to become a sister, women must wait until the winter or spring of their sophomore year to join. They undergo a traditional rush period in order to meet the sisters and learn about what KKG has to offer. Next, the women who are offered a bid and accept this bid spend one term as a pledge. During this time, the pledges interact with the sisters and participate in bonding activities. Each pledge is given a “big sister” who helps to guide them through the pledging process. At the end of the pledge term, each woman is initiated into the sorority.

The sisters of KKG sponsor events for the campus, go on sister retreats, hold barbeques, and have formal and semi-formal dances. They have weekly meetings on Wednesdays in order to communicate news and issues about the house, to catch up on the week’s events, and to spend time with their fellow KKG sisters. Philanthropy is also an important part of the Epsilon Chi chapter’s activities. The sisters cook dinners on a regular basis for David’s House, an institution that supports and houses families of sick children at a local hospital. They also cook dinners and raise money for a teen pregnancy center, Hannah House.

7 Kappa Kappa Kappa

Kappa Kappa Kappa is a fraternal society founded in 1842. It is one of the oldest Greek Houses in the nation and the second fraternal society ever established at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity is local to the college. Tri-Kap was originally founded as a reading society by three men, Philbrick, Hobart, and Nash. The pillars of the society include battling against the shams of aristocracy, promoting the interests of Democracy, and promoting the general interests of the college. Daniel Webster was made an honorary member of the society.

Currently, Kappa Kappa Kappa is best known on Dartmouth's campus as having an incredibly tight-knit and diverse brotherhood. The brothers come from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The symbols of the society are the pillar and shield. The organization has no affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan, which unfortunately shares the same initials, “KKK,” as Tri-Kap. Kappa Kappa Kappa sued the Ku Klux Klan for defamation of name. They lost the case in court because the judge ruled the similarity in initials of the organizations as sheer coincidence. In the mid 90s, Tri-Kap attempted to change its name to Kappa Chi Kappa, but under extreme protest from the alumni, the organization abandoned the idea.

8 Phi Tau

Phi Tau is one of the three coeducational fraternities that can be found at Dartmouth College. What is a coeducational fraternity? Well it is a fraternity whose membership consists of both men and women (and everything in between) living together in a house of sin. Phi Tau's motto is "Unitas in Diversitate" which means Unity in Diversity and we definitely live up to this motto. Our house is full of people from all walks of life and we thrive on our differences. We have members from nearly every race, religion, and political position. We also have the newest house on campus that was built in 2002 which is the envy of every other greek house on campus. We live there, hang out there, play there, cook and/or eat there, and randomly nap on couches. It is more than just a house; it is our second home. I believe that there are 2 kinds of families; the ones you're born into and the ones you create for yourself. That is what Phi Tau is to all the brothers, a family where everyone looks out for each other and a place where you can always find a game of Settlers of Catan.

9 Psi Upsilon

Psi Upsilon Zeta Chapter was founded in 1842 as the first fraternity in Dartmouth College. Whereas Psi Upsilon chapters have faltered in various other Northeast liberal arts schools, the Zeta Chapter has thrived, partly because of its central location and partly because of its reputation as the "keg jumping fraternity," It also holds the reputation for having the school's toughest pledge term, over a grueling 8 weeks in the dead of winter. This is likely to change soon in the face of pressure from the Dartmouth administration and chapter trustees.

The most famous alumnus of Psi Upsilon Zeta Chapter was Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.

10 Sigma Nu

The Sigma Nu chapter at Dartmouth College was formed in 1907. Began in 1903 as the Pukwana Club, as a dissatisfaction of the smug and cliquish nature of fraternities at the time. The eight founders of the Pukwana Club were Harry Chase '04, Reggie Frost '05, "Babe" Haskell '05, Dick Messer '05, John Dunlap '05, Don Gates '05, Charley Goodrich '05 and Leon Smith '05. The club’s concept was based on the love for the traditions of Dartmouth, faithful friendship, and honerable dealings.

In 1907 the Pukwana Club joined the national fraternity system after it received permission to become the Delta Beta chapter of Sigma Nu. The Sigma Nu’s “Way of Honor” principle was reflected in the Pukwana Club’s original charter so it seemed like the natural choice.

In 1911 the first house was purchased and refurbished to serve as the house of the fraternity. Known as the Green Castle it served as headquarters until the current house was built in 1925 at 12 Webster Ave.

In 1961, in response to the National Fraternity’s membership policies the fraternity went local in 1961 becoming Sigma Nu Delta. In 1984 after the policies were changed, the fraternity became National again.

Still going strong, the brothers continue the spirit of “Love, Truth, and Honor” to this day.

11 External links

• Sigma Nu National
• PSIU.org
• Chi Heorot's official website
• KKG National
• Greek Houses at Dartmouth
• Dartmouth's Inter-fraternity Council
• EKT Homepage
• Alumni Directory
• Kappa Kappa Kappa
• Alpha Theta

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