Kappa Kappa Kappa

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Kappa Kappa Kappa
ΚΚΚ
The Kappa Kappa Kappa Seal
FoundedJuly 13, 1842; 179 years ago (1842-07-13)
Dartmouth College
TypeSocial
ScopeLocal
MottoTui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis
ColorsDartmouth Green
Chapters1
Headquarters1 Webster Avenue
Hanover, NH 03755
USA
WebsiteTri-Kap homepage
Tri-Kap, view from front lawn looking west.

Kappa Kappa Kappa (ΚΚΚ), known informally as Tri-Kap, is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity was founded in 1842 and is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College.[1] Tri-Kap is the oldest local fraternity in the United States.[not verified in body] It is located at 1 Webster Avenue, Hanover, New Hampshire.

History[]

Tri-Kap was founded on July 13, 1842, by Harrison Carroll Hobart and two of his closest companions, Stephen Gordon Nash, and John Dudley Philbrick, all Class of 1842.[2][3] The society was based on the principles of democracy, loyalty to Dartmouth, and equality of opportunity. Originally a literary and debate society, Tri-Kap officially became a social society in 1905 and has remained so ever since.[citation needed]

Tri-Kap was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the Hopkins Center for the Arts is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894.[citation needed] Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue, where it resides to this day.[citation needed]

Tri-Kap became an official social society in 1905.

In 1992, Kappa Kappa Kappa changed its name to Kappa Chi Kappa (ΚΧΚ). In 1995, the group changed their name back to Kappa Kappa Kappa.[4]

Notable alumni[]

Honorary alumni[]

  • Daniel Clark (1834), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
  • Rufus Choate (1819), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
  • Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1842), Governor of Louisiana
  • Daniel Webster (1801), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Congressman, Ambassador to France, and Secretary of State
  • Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and presidential nominee
  • Levi Woodbury (1809), Governor of New Hampshire, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://students.dartmouth.edu/greek-life/organizations/greek-chapters-undergraduate-societies-and-senior-societies/greek-chapters
  2. ^ 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 15 May 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  3. ^ https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/agents/corporate_entities/863
  4. ^ Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth - Appendix A

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