Ceres (women's fraternity)
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Founded | April 15, 1984 Colorado State University |
Type | Social Fraternity |
Emphasis | Agriculture; women's group |
Scope | United States Canada |
Motto | Commitment to Build |
Colors | Violet and Gold |
Flower | Sterling Silver Rose |
Jewel | Amethyst and Pearl |
Publication | The Rose and Scroll |
Chapters | 34 active |
Headquarters | 690 Prisk St Belleville, WI 53508 US |
Website | ceresfraternity |
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Ceres International Women's Fraternity is a social women's fraternity focused on Agriculture founded on August 17, 1984 at the International Conclave of FarmHouse Fraternity. [1]
History[]
The 1980 Conclave passed a proposal that pilot women's FH clubs be formed on select campuses and conducted an extensive survey of FH chapters and associations, with 65 percent in support of the creation a women's agricultural fraternity.[3]
A proposal for the “establishment of an agricultural-related women's sorority formed in the image of FarmHouse” was unanimously approved by delegates at the '84 Conclave.
The women involved and a committee of FH men selected the name Ceres Fraternity for the separate women's fraternity. Ceres is the Roman Goddess of agriculture.
On, October 12, 1985 chartered its first chapter at Colorado State University. The International Office for FarmHouse provided staffing and programming support until 1994, when Ceres had grown to the point that it could hire a part-time executive director to provide support for its chapters and members.[4]
List of chapters[]
The chapters of Ceres include the following. Active chapters in bold, inactive chapters in italics. [1][5][6][7]
Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | Reference |
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Alpha | October 12, 1985–<2010 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | Dormant | [8] | |
Beta | February 15, 1986–19xx, March 2007 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | Active | [9] | |
Gamma | March 1, 1986–<2010 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona, California | Dormant | [10] | |
Delta | November 14, 1987–<2010 | California State University, Fresno | Fresno, California | Dormant | ||
Epsilon | April 15, 1989 | University of Wisconsin–Platteville | Platteville, Wisconsin | Active | ||
Zeta | April 22, 1989–<2010 | Montana State University | Bozeman, Montana | Dormant | ||
Eta | November 23, 1991 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, South Dakota | Active | ||
Theta | March 19, 1994 | North Dakota State University | Fargo, North Dakota | Active | ||
Iota | April 30, 1994 | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Active | ||
Kappa | April 27, 1996–<2010 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Dormant | ||
Lambda | November 23, 1996–<2010 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Dormant | [11] | |
Mu | April 19, 1997 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Active | ||
Nu | April 26, 1997 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Active | [12] | |
Xi | September 16, 2000 | Washington State University | Pullman, Washington | Active | [13] | |
Guelph Colony | >2000 | University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario | Active | ||
SLO Colony | >2000 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, California | Active | ||
OSU Colony | >2000 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Active |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. p. IV-87.
- ^ South Dakota State Ceres History
- ^ FarmHouse history 1975-1984
- ^ FarmHouse history 1985-1994
- ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ Pearls and Rubies Spring 2010
- ^ 2017 Member Manual
- ^ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Women's Club, formed in 1978; the women's fraternity (sorority) began operations in 1985 with the Alpha chapter at CSU.
- ^ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Little Sisters.
- ^ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Little Sisters.
- ^ Western Kentucky University Department of Agriculture Newsletter Spring 1997
- ^ University of Kentucky Ceres
- ^ Washington State University Ceres
External links[]
- FarmHouse
- Student organizations established in 1984
- International student societies
- Student societies in the United States
- 1984 establishments in Colorado