Alpha Lambda Tau

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Alpha Lambda Tau
ΑΛΤ
The Coat of Arms of Alpha Lambda Tau
Founded1916; 105 years ago (1916)
Oglethorpe University
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC (former)
ScopeNational
Colors  Old gold and   Black
FlowerAmerican Beauty Rose
PublicationAlpha Lambda Tau (Monthly) The Rose Leaf (Quarterly)

Alpha Lambda Tau (ΑΛΤ) was a men's college fraternity founded in 1916 at Oglethorpe University. For its first decade Alpha Lambda Tau permitted expansion only within the southern states. At the start of its fourth decade, in 1946, the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved; most of its chapters affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon.

History[]

Alpha Lambda Tau was founded at Oglethorpe University, of Brookhaven, Georgia (a northeastern suburb of Atlanta) on October 8, 1916.[1] The organization at Oglethorpe became Alpha chapter on March 27, 1921.[1] Being of southern origin, it was originally decided that the fraternity would not expand north of the Mason–Dixon line. By 1927, the anti-northern expansion policy was met with disapproval at the fraternity's national convention. The policy was dropped in 1927, and a charter was issued to a new chapter at the University of Illinois.[2]

Alpha Lambda Tau became a Junior member of the NIC in 1928.

Merger with ΤΚΕ[]

In 1946, the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved. Five of the eight chapters that were active in 1946 merged with Tau Kappa Epsilon.[3]

Chapters[]

# Chapter Institution Chartered Status Notes
01 Alpha Oglethorpe University October 8, 1916 Closed Founded as a local in 1916, then became Alpha Lambda Tau's Alpha chapter March 27, 1921.[4]
02 Beta Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1922 Became the Beta-Lambda chapter of ΤΚΕ in July 1947. [4]
03 Gamma Mercer University October 13, 1923 Closed [5]
04 Delta Louisiana Polytechnic Institute May 31, 1925 Became the Beta-Zeta chapter of ΤΚΕ in April 1947. Founded in 1901 as Alpha Omega, a local fraternity.[6]
05 Epsilon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1925 Closed [4]
06 Zeta North Carolina State College January 22, 1925 Became the Beta-Beta chapter of ΤΚΕ in January 1947. [7]
07 Eta Howard College April 15–17, 1926 Closed Formed in January 1925 as Phi Beta Tau.[8]
08 Theta University of Georgia 1929 [4]
09 Iota Presbyterian College 1927 Became the Zeta-Theta chapter of Sigma Nu in January 1951. Founded as the Rapier Club of Presbyterian College prior to joining Alpha Lambda Tau.
10 Kappa Wofford College January 14, 1928 Closed [9]
11 Lambda University of Illinois 1928 Closed First chapter north of the Mason–Dixon line.
12 Mu University of Arkansas 1928 Closed [4]
13 Nu Lyon College 1929 Inactive in the early 1930s. Founded as Eta Beta Kappa.[10]
14 Xi University of Chattanooga May 5, 1929 Became the Delta Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha in 1947.[11] Originally a local fraternity, Phi Beta Gamma, 1921.[11][12]
15 Omicron Transylvania University 1929 Founded as Alpha Gamma Chi prior to joining Alpha Lambda Tau.[13]
16 Pi University of Alabama 1931 [4]
17 Rho Culver-Stockton College 1931 [4]
18 Sigma University of Kentucky January 30, 1932 [14]
19 Tau University of Maryland December 15, 1934 Became the Beta-Delta chapter of ΤΚΕ in February 1947. Founded as Iota Nu Delta local fraternity in 1914.[15]
20 Upsilon Michigan State 1935 [4]
21 Phi Missouri Mines September 1935 [4][16]
23 Psi Tri-State College June 7, 1936
Reestablished 1989 		Became the Beta-Epsilon chapter of ΤΚΕ in March 1947. However, TKE revoked its charter because Tri-State was not (yet) accredited; the chapter then affiliated with Kappa Sigma Kappa in 1952. In 1966 it would become the Theta-Xi chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity, active today.
ΤΚΕ's Beta-Epsilon chapter was recolonized in 1989 on the Trine campus, where it too is active today. 		Founded as the Alpha chapter of Sigma Mu Sigma in 1921.[17]

Alumni chapters existed as of 1941 in Chicago, Birmingham and Atlanta.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 1923 Yamacraw (Oglethorpe Yearbook) p 103
  2. ^ "Fraternity News". The Tri-Angle of Tri-State College. Nov 11, 1946. p4
  3. ^ http://www.tke.org/about/history
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VIII–2–3. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  5. ^ Noted in the 1924 Cauldron (Mercer College Yearbook),p.173.
  6. ^ Noted in the 1933 Lagniappe (Louisiana Tech Yearbook), p.161
  7. ^ Noted in the 1944 Agromeck (NCSC yearbook), p.142.
  8. ^ Noted in the 1930 Entrenous (Howard College Yearbook) p.158.
  9. ^ Noted in The Bohemian of 1936 (Wofford College Yearbook). p.182
  10. ^ Lyon College, 1872-2002: The Perseverance and Promise of an Arkansas College
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b The Shield and Diamond - Jun 1948, p34
  12. ^ The University of Chattanooga Sixty Years p225
  13. ^ John D. Wright Jr. (13 January 2015). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. University Press of Kentucky. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-8131-4920-2.
  14. ^ The Kentucky Kernel of January 19, 1932, p1, notes this chapter's formation as local Phi Psi Phi on 26 Oct 1930 for the purpose of eventual expansion into Alpha Lambda Tau.
  15. ^ Maryland Alumni News December 1934
  16. ^ 1936 Rollamo (MSM Yearbook) p 81
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b 1941 Modulus (Tri-State College Yearbook) p 78
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