Fraternities and Sororities collection, 1931-2001

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. University Archives
Abstract:
This artificial reference collection contains materials from student service and social fraternities and sororities of Trinity College and Duke University from about 1931 to 2001. Types of materials include profiles, handbooks, correspondence, clippings, flyers, newsletters, composite photographs, and miscellaneous writings relating to student life in Greek letter societies at Duke University. General topics include rush, alcohol policies, hazing, critiques of the Greek system, and chapter establishment and governance. English.
Extent:
5.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.01.11.0087
University Archives Record Group:
01 -- General Information and University History
01 -- General Information and University History > 11 -- Reference Collections

Background

Scope and content:

This artificial reference collection contains profiles, handbooks, correspondence, clippings, flyers, newsletters, composite photographs, and miscellaneous writings pertaining to fraternities and sororities at Duke University. Materials range in date from 1931-2001.

Biographical / historical:

Fraternities and sororities have historically been a large part of campus life at Duke University by sponsoring inter-campus events, hosting parties, and performing community service. They are known for providing leadership opportunities and fostering a sense of belonging among a large student body. The first fraternities and sororities on campus were a part of Trinity College (1859-1924), the precursor to Duke University. The earliest fraternity chapter on campus was the Xi Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, chartered in 1872 (at Trinity College, then located in Randolph County, N.C.). The earliest sorority chapter on campus (then Trinity College) was the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi, chartered in 1911.

Fraternities and sororities at Duke are governed by the Interfraternity Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Panhellenic Association. There also exist cultural Greek letter organizations which are not formally governed. The Interfraternity Council at Duke University is the local umbrella organization for national fraternities at Duke University. The National Pan-Hellenic Council serves as the governing body for historically African American fraternities and sororities at Duke University. The Duke Panhellenic Association is the organizing body of the National Panhellenic Council sororities on campus.

Acquisition information:

Compiled files from University Archives collections; 1980 (accession number: 80-83).

Gift; 1980; 80-183.

Transfer; 1988; A88-0053.

Gift; 1989; A89-0047.

Gift; 1991; A91-11.

Gift; 1994; A94-9.

Processing information:

Processed by Emily Glenn

Completed November, 2002.

Encoded by Emily Glenn, March 2003

Updated by Molly Bragg, July 2011

Accession UA2015-0005 added by Tracy M. Jackson, September 2016.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Fraternities and Sororities Collection, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.