Alpha Association of North Dakota, Phi Beta Kappa Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 138
Scope and Contents
The Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Association of North Dakota Records cover the period 1937-1942. They include Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Membership Lists.
Dates
- 1937-1942
Creator
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.
History
Phi Beta Kappa was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The first meeting was held on December 5, 1776. It was the first college society to bear a Greek-letter name. A chapter was organized at Yale in 1780 and Harvard in 1781. Women were accepted as members in 1875 and African-Americans in 1877.
The first Greek organization at North Dakota Agricultural College was Alpha Mu, organized in 1904.
The Alpha Association was formed as a way to coordinate the activities of Phi Beta Kappa chapters throughout North Dakota.
The Alpha Association was formed as a way to coordinate the activities of Phi Beta Kappa chapters throughout North Dakota.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (0.25 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Association of North Dakota Records cover the period 1937-1942. They include Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Membership Lists.
Provenance
Unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Association of North Dakota Records
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu