Book Redesign – Process Book by Bradley Brooks

+ BOOK REDESIGN

+ BOOK REDESIGN BRADLEY BROOKS VISC 414 PUBLICATION / EDITORIAL PATRICK DOOLEY SPRING 2012

+ PROJECT ASSIGNMENT Redesign an illustrated book of your choice. The book that is chosen should not be a well designed book. The goal is to create a dynamic piece that is designed specifically for the target audience. There will be a minimum of twelve parts for the book: cover, title page, table of contents, and 8 typical spreads including at least one chapter opening / divider spread, and 6-7 spreads with illustration(s). These spreads must have variety and as a group address all the fundamental problems of the publication. You must also design a special feature not found in the original book and that grows out of your bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subject matter, adding extra value to the book. The design should deal equally well with the various parts of the book. Through its typography, it should help communicate the essential nature of the content of the book while being clear and accessible. The grid should create structure and continuity between the parts. The cover, like a small poster, needs to communicate instantly and convincingly through type and image of the subject matter.

+ DAY-BY-DAY SYNOPSIS 01 / 19 / 12

I chose my book and did an analysis of it. I have an idea of the target audience and direction I want to go.

01 / 24 / 12

I sketched and have some dynamic layouts. I need to work on including all of the text parts.

01 / 26 / 12

After trying both vertical and horizontal layouts, I have decided to go with a vertical orientation.

01 / 31 / 12

Palettes need to be revised. The spreads are starting to involve geometric elements that could go further.

02 / 02 / 12

Go with the cover that involves the multiple photos. The palettes are much more on track. The spreads seem to have a good base, but need to refine further.

02 / 07 / 12

Photographic elements are being involved better. The place setting needs to become friendlier.

02 / 09 / 12

The cover is going somewhere, but needs refining. The yellow in the spreads should go deeper to be more visible. The place setting should still go further.

02 / 14 / 12

The cover is almost there. I need to look at pixelization in the photographic elements in the spreads.

02 / 16 / 12

How can the photographic elements on the cover range from red-tinted to full color? The yellow in the spreads is working much better. Just refine the small elements to make the book complete.

+ BOOK ANALYSIS CONTENT The Delta Chi Cornerstone is describes the history of greeklife and also the roots of Delta Chi as an organization. It provides information that is useful for any gentleman. Specific dates, people, and places that are of importance When I moved into the Kansas chapter of Delta Chi, this was the book that I spent hours on hours reading and learning. In many cases, entrance as a member is decided by the knowledge of the book. The Cornerstone is meant for members to keep for the rest of their lives. There is a certain aspect of the design that seems classy. TEXT PARTS body, head, subheads, sidebars, callouts, captions, lists, timelines ILLUSTRATIVE PARTS photos, symbols, primary, logos AUDIENCE Male, college freshmen that joined a fraternity would be the target audience. The design needs to appeal to this demographic with the goal of creating ease when learning important information. Another thing to consider is the idea that this book is meant to keep for a lifetime. So the ideal audience is still freshmen, but that age increases with time. WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WRONG There is a lot of information in this book. There is important information, and then there is information you only need to read in the copy. What is good about the book attempts to callout

what should be called out, but it seems just like an attempt. It is not visually enticing to the target audience. There is not enough contrast in the different text parts. I mainly do not think that the design is applicable to the intended audience and could be executed more successfully. GENERAL APPROACH Overall, I want to create ease for a learner of the book. I think that a clean design would be more beneficial than anything else because it is a book that should last for a lifetime. I want the most important facts to be easily seen. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to implement rules that are consistent with the different text parts. TO SUGGEST LIST ease: absence of difficulty or effort trendy: very fashionable or up to date in style or influence consistent: unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time classic: judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind attractive: pleasing or appealing to the senses timeless: not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion enduring, unchanging, ageless, modern, stylish, inviting, alluring, simplicity, dynamic

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CORNERSTONE

the Delta Chi fraternity Published by the Fraternity • 2007

Over a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed

“Delta Chi was my

and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didn’t know it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity.

first love, anD it shall be my last.”

SPREADS VERTICAL 1

HISTORY OF THE GreeK movement

“I wIll protect the

health & safety of all human beIngs.”

Unique among the educational institutions of the world, American college fraternities are as old as the nation itself. They arose in response to a need for close

personal

relationships

among students, and they have

events dominated discussion.

provided an opportunity for sup-

It was a trying time for a teen-

plemental education beyond the

age, as most were, having been

formal curriculum of the college.

sent to college by parents to acquire discipline as much as book

In the early days, studies cen-

learning. And a harsh discipline

tered around Greek and Latin.

it was. Dress and deportment

Electives were unknown, and

were

classics rather than current

was difficult. Athletic and social

strictly

defined.

Travel

events were few and far between. It was indeed all work and no play. But students, then as now, found a way when there was a

Each year, thousands of young men join fraternities, looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important to us.

SPREADS VERTICAL 1

“There are no words to quantify or qualify the significance and impact of the Fraternity on its members. In large part, the richness, reward, & challenge of being a Delta Chi is dependent upon each member’s quest to make his place in his fraternity.”

NORTH sir edward cOKe BUSINESS (549) 335-9682

SOUTH sir edward cOKe BUSINESS (549) 335-9682

need. The need was to be able

room of the Raleigh Tavern with

to relax and recuperate, to en-

College of William and Mary

joy the friendships and fun that

classmates.

make life bearable, to learn

Over a bowl of punch, a small

those things that can’t be taught

group of students talked and

in the classroom, to put purpose

laughed and called themselves

and perspective into a personal

the Flat Hat Club. These stu-

way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

dents didn’t know it, but they had

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the

organized the first general col-

way was to gather in an upper

lege fraternity.

MIDWEST sir edward cOKe BUSINESS (549) 335-9682

EAST sir edward cOKe BUSINESS (549) 335-9682

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Over a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity. Over a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity.

institutions of the world, American college fraternities are as old as the nation itself. They arose in response to a need for close

relationships

was. Dress and deportment were

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the

among students, and they have

strictly defined. Travel was dif-

way was to gather in an upper

provided an opportunity for sup-

ficult. Athletic and social events

room of the Raleigh Tavern with

plemental education beyond the

personal

were few and far between.

College of William and Mary

formal curriculum of the college.

classmates. It was indeed all work and no

In the early days, studies cen-

play. But students, then as now,

Over a bowl of punch, a small

tered around Greek and Latin.

found a way when there was a

group of students talked and

Electives were unknown, and

need. The need was to be able

laughed and called themselves

classics rather than current

to relax and recuperate, to en-

the Flat Hat Club. These stu-

events dominated discussion.

joy the friendships and fun that

dents didn’t know it, but they had

It was a trying time for a teen-

make life bearable, to learn

organized the first general college fraternity.

age, as most were, having been

those things that can’t be taught

sent to college by parents to ac-

in the classroom, to put purpose

quire discipline as much as book

and perspective into a personal

learning. And a harsh discipline it

way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

safety of all human beIngs.”

Unique among the educational

“I wIll protect the health &

SPREADS VERTICAL 2

THE

BROTHERHOOD OF A LIFETIME

Each year, thousands of young men join fraternities, looking for

“There are no words to quantify or

that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is impor-

qualify the significance and impact of

tant to us.

the Fraternity on its members.”

SPREADS VERTICAL 2

the Flat Hat Club. These students didn’t know it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity. Unique among the educational institutions of the world, American

learning. And a harsh discipline it

college fraternities are as old as the nation itself. They arose in re-

was. Dress and deportment were

sponse to a need for close personal relationships among students,

strictly defined. Travel was dif-

and they have provided an opportunity for supplemental education

ficult. Athletic and social events

beyond the formal curriculum of the college.

were few and far between.

In the early days, studies centered around Greek and Latin. Electives

It was indeed all work and no

way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

were unknown, and classics rather than current events dominated

play. But students, then as now,

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the

discussion. It was a trying time for a teenage, as most were, having

found a way when there was a

way was to gather in an upper

been sent to college by parents to acquire discipline as much as book

need. The need was to be able

room of the Raleigh Tavern with

to relax and recuperate, to en-

College of William and Mary

joy the friendships and fun that

classmates.

make life bearable, to learn

NORTH SOUTH MIDWEST EAST

SIR EDWARD COKE

those things that can’t be taught

Over a bowl of punch, a small

in the classroom, to put purpose

group of students talked and

and perspective into a personal

laughed and called themselves

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The Delta Chi Fraternity

Published by the Fraternity 2007

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern saw the formation of the Flat Hat Club.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;...John Health took three Greek letters, gathered four friends, and helt the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on December 5th, 1776.â&#x20AC;?

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events dominated discussion. It was a trying time for a teenage, as most were, having been sent to college by parents to acquire disci-

HISTORY

pline as much as book learning. And a harsh discipline it was. Dress and deportment were strictly defined. Travel was difficult. Athletic

OF THE

and social events were few and far between.

GREEK

22 of the present

MOVEMENT

day fraternities

It was indeed all work and no play. But students, then as now, found a way when there was a need. The need was to be able

Unique among the educational

were founded prior

institutions of the world, American college fraternities are as

to relax and recuperate, to enjoy the friendships and fun that

to 1860.

make life bearable, to learn

old as the nation itself. They

those things that can’t be taught

arose in response to a need for

in the classroom, to put purpose and perspective into a personal way-

relationships

of-life, to belong. In Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the way was to

among students, and they have

personal

gather in an upper room of the Raleigh Tavern with College of William

provided an opportunity for sup-

and Mary classmates.

plemental education beyond the

Over a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed

formal curriculum of the college.

and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didn’t know it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity.

In the early days, studies centered around Greek and Latin. Electives were unknown, and classics rather than current

Each year, thousands of young men join fraternities, looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of

“I will protect the healTh & saFeTy of all human beings.”

a Delta Chi is important to us.

became an international fraternity.

On February 13, 1987, Delta Chi

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Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other groups appeared but they were social only to a limited extent. They were only concerned with faculty approval and that meant being more like a literary society – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratorical contest, or en-

gaging in a form of early campus politics with rival groups. The note of the times was sounded in their names: Ciceronian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion. One group, PDA, ejected a student who was a superior Greek scholar. That rejected student, John Health, took three Greek letters, gathered four friends, and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to be. The William and Mary faculty didn’t approve of its students discussing the pressing issues of the day and possibly straying too far form accepted beliefs. So Phi Beta Kappa developed secret signals of challenge and recognition as they met weekly in the Raleigh PROGRESSION OF THE CREST

Tavern’s Apollo Room.

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HISTORY OF THE GREEK MOVEMENT Unique among the educational

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern

institutions of the world, Ameri-

saw the formation of the

can college fraternities are as

Flat Hat Club.

old as the nation itself. They arose in response to a need for close

personal

relationships

among students, and they have provided an opportunity for supplemental education beyond the formal curriculum of the college. It was indeed all work and no play. But

students talked and laughed and called themselves the Flat Hat Club.

In the early days, studies cen-

students, then as now, found a way

These students didn’t know it, but they had organized the first general

tered around Greek and Latin.

when there was a need. The need was

college fraternity.

Electives were unknown, and

to be able to relax and recuperate, to

classics rather than current

enjoy the friendships and fun that make

Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other

events dominated discussion.

life bearable, to learn those things

groups appeared but they were

It was a trying time for a teen-

that can’t be taught in the classroom,

social only to a limited extent.

age, as most were, having been

to put purpose and perspective into a

They were only concerned with

sent to college by parents to ac-

personal way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

faculty approval and that meant

quire discipline as much as book

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the way

being more like a literary soci-

learning. And a harsh discipline

was to gather in an upper room of the

ety – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratori-

it was. Dress and deportment

Raleigh Tavern with College of William

cal contest, or engaging in a form of early campus politics with rival

were

and Mary classmates.

groups. The note of the times was sounded in their names: Cicero-

strictly

defined.

Travel

nian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion.

was difficult. Athletic and social events were few and far between.

Over a bowl of punch, a small group of

22 of the present day fraternities were founded prior to 1860.

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One group, PDA, ejected a student who was a superior Greek scholar. That rejected student, John Health, took three Greek letters, gathered four friends, and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to

remember: it is a

be. The William and Mary faculty didn’t approve of its students

“fraternity” and

discussing the pressing issues of the day and possibly straying

never “frat”.

too far form accepted beliefs. So Phi Beta Kappa developed

secret signals of challenge and recognition as they met weekly in the Raleigh Tavern’s Apollo Room. The secret grip and mottos and ritual, the distinctive badge, the code of laws and the use of Greek letters all were used by Phi Beta Kappa and later adopted by subsequent

Connecticut was planted at Yale,

fraternities. But the important

in 1781, the Alpha of Massachu-

legacies of Phi Beta Kappa are

setts at Harvard, and more fol-

these: high morals, scholastic

lowed. As time went on, Phi Beta

advancement, and the friendship

Kappa became purely intellectu-

of one brother with another.

al in its aims, though the original cardinal principles were “litera-

Phi Beta Kappa felt that other

ture, morality, and friendship.”

campuses should share its good

During the anti-secret society

idea and that higher education

movements in the 1830s, the

give proper consideration to

society voluntarily revealed that

prepare a student for his future

its name meant “Philosophy, the

responsibilities by preparing him

Guide (or Helmsman) of Life.”

socially. In 1780, the Alpha of

Since that time it has become

strictly an honorary organization and today recognizes undergraduate men and women who show superior achievements in academics

...john health tooK three greeK letters, gathered

on more than 270 American campuses.

four friends, and helt the first seCret meeting of Meanwhile, four Phi Beta Kappa men at the University of North Carolina in 1812 organized Kappa Alpha, which expanded in informal fash-

phi beta Kappa, the first greeK-letter soCiety or

ion to more than 20 campuses throughout the South. Unfortunately, it would not survive the Civil War.

fraternity, on

DECEMBER 5TH, 1776.”

To the north, on the campus of Union College, Schenectady, New York, the decline of a military marching club left a void in student life

lexis de Tocqueville, a much-

society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832.

in the fall of 1825. So a group of students, including several members

traveled Frenchman, wrote De-

Fraternities were on the move. A

of Phi Beta Kappa, organized Kappa Alpha Society (not to be confused

mocracy in America following a

year later, Alpha Delta Phi estab-

with either the 1812 Kappa Alpha or the current Kappa Alpha Order)

trip to America in the 1830s, In

lished its second chapter west of

on November 20. 1825. Remaining conservative throughout its exis-

it he commented: “Americans

the Alleghenies at Miami Univer-

tence with only nine chapters and a total of roughly 9,200 alumni as

of all ages, all conditions, and

sity, Oxford, Ohio.

of 2000, Kappa Alpha Society enjoys the distinction of being the first

all dispositions constantly form

Greek-letter general college fraternity with continuous existence to

associations. They are the most

John Reilly Knox had been prom-

date.

fraternal people in the world.”

inent, as a member of a Miami

He was as prophetic as he was

University literacy society, in a

observant.

“rather bitter fight” against Al-

Due to its secrecy, students and faculty alike opposed Kappa Alpha society. But other students admired the concept of the organization

pha Delta Phi. He admired the

and formed Sigma Phi on March 4, 1827, and Delta Phi on November

Sigma Phi later founded a sec-

organization and of the Alpha

17. 1827. Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi formed the

ond chapter at Hamilton College,

Delta Phi members, but imag-

“Union Triad,” and set the pattern for the American fraternity system.

Clinton. New York. Seeking an

ined a society of “good without

Eventually, Union students founded six fraternities, which is why the

alternative to two bitterly fighting

the ingredient of evil” and in 1839

college is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”

literary societies, some Hamilton

founded Beta Theta Pi, the first

students took inspiration from

fraternity founded in the “West”

Some think the college fraternity is uniquely American; certainly

the local Sigma Phi Chapter and

and the first member of what was

such an expanded and developed system exists nowhere else, A

founded another Greek-letter

to become the “Miami Triad.”

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Faculties were still highly suspicious of fraternities, so both Alpha

list as a body to defend the Confederacy. In a few cases, chapters tried

Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi existed in secret, with members not even

to hold together in military units. Afterwards the persistence of bitter

wearing their badges publicly. Then in 1847, members of both orga-

sectional feeling worked to keep open the wounds that needed heal-

nizations were found to have participated in a student revolt against

ing. To promote the healing process was a task particularly suited to

an unpopular Miami University administration. The so-called “snow

fraternities.

rebellion” involved heaping great quantities of snow in the entrances of the College buildings, thus preventing the faculty from entering the

Responding to the urgency of the need was Alpha Tau Omega, the

classrooms for two days. All the members of Alpha Delta Phi and all

First fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865; Kappa Alpha Or-

but two members of Beta Theta Pi were expelled. Both fraternities

der, [865; Kappa Sigma Kappa (merging with Theta Xi in 1962) 1867;

went inactive until 1852. In 1848 Phi Delta Theta was founded to fill

Pi Kappa Alpha. 1868; Sigma Nu, 1869; and Kappa Sigma. 1869: all in

the void, and, in 1855, six men who split from the Delta Kappa Epsilon

Virginia. The nation and its campuses were not to be the same after

Chapter, which had been started in 1852, formed Sigma Chi. The Mi-

the Civil War. One significant challenge was the increased entrance of

ami Triad was complete.

women into higher education. “Aware of the condescending and frequently scornful activities of the male students.” writes one historian,

Sororities had their beginnings at Wesleyan Female College, Macon,

“wanted nothing more than to prove their capabilities and to achieve

Georgia. The Adelphean Society was organized May 15. 1851, and fol-

an equally important position” on their campuses.

lowed a year later by the Philomathean Society. They remained strictly local sororities for more than 50 years before adopting Greek names

Noting the advantages of fraternity group living, I.C. Sorosis (now Pi

and expanding as Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, respectively.

Beta Phi) was founded April 28. 1867, at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois as the first national sorority, and Kappa Alpha Theta

By 1860 the fraternity system was firmly established, with 22 of the

was founded January 27. 1870, at University, Greencastle, Indiana, as

present-day general fraternities having been already founded. The

the first women’s Greekletter Society.

Civil War, pitting brothers against brothers in a familial and fraternal sense, resulted in the closing of many colleges and the temporary in-

In the early days, most educational institutions existed primarily to pre-

terruption in the development of new fraternities. The only fraternity founded during the War was Theta Xi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, the first professional fraternity (later becoming a general fraternity). It was not uncommon for whole fraternity chapters in the South to en-

The college Yard at William and Mary circa 1740.

pare young men for the learned

sible and desirable to provide liv-

rating heights. World War I was fought to ‘”make the world safe for

professions and the clergy. Em-

ing quarters. Soon the fraternity

democracy.” Raccoon coats, rapid fraternity expansion and crazy be-

phasis was placed on the classi-

house became a common sight

havior characterized the 1920s. The Great Depression caused many

cal studies, especially Greek and

in college towns. Those organi-

fraternities to disappear or merge in the 1930s. World War II found

Latin. When fraternities came

zations which li1cked sufficient

most of the chapters closed – entire chapters were drafted or volun-

along, it was natural for them

leadership soon passed out of

teered – and many of their houses used by the government for mili-

to draw on those teachings. Lit-

existence: those that had it ex-

tary housing. The end of the fraternity system was feared by some

eracy exercises were a common

panded at a rapid rate and en-

and predicted by many.

part of all chapter meetings,

couraged the formation of many

where the presentation of es-

new fraternities. Into such an

With peace, men flocked to the campuses to resume their studies

says and debates was custom-

environment Delta Chi was born

and to resume fraternity life as well. Matured by the war, they had a

ary. At first, meetings were held

on October 13. 1890. The corner

serious attitude toward studies, an impatience with juvenile hazing

in rented rooms but soon the

was turned into the 20th Century

practices, and an openness to consider some social changes (within

chapters acquired halls that they

with the realization of the impor-

a decade facing up to and resolving discriminatory inequities). The

furnished as clubrooms. Even-

tance of interfraternity endeav-

growth of the huge, impersonal education complex resulted in an in-

tually, chapter houses became

ors. An intersorority conference

creased need for fraternities and their personal contact and relation-

common. Gradually, more and

(the forerunner of today’s Na-

ships within a smaller group.

more men began to enter col-

tional Panhellenic Conference)

lege. The curriculum expanded.

met in Chicago in 1902 and the

The late 1960s and early 1970s was a period of “Do your own thing.”

Many colleges became univer-

National

Con-

Students challenged all that was traditional. Fraternities, highly vis-

sities. The church relationship

ference {now called the North-

ible and identifiable, were considered to be part of the “establish-

of many schools weakened and,

American Interfraternity Confer-

ment” and not germane to the

in many cases, was dropped al-

ence) first convened in New York

era. The Greek system respond-

together. New institutions and

City in 1909.

ed, after a period of difficulty, by

Interfraternity

the state-supported institutions

reexamining itself, reaffirming

grew to fill the need for mass

It didn’t mean things were all

principles and purposes, and re-

education. Several states in the

“upward

after

aligning priorities and programs. Students responded by recognizing

late 1890s adopted anti-frater-

that. Quite the contrary, it was

fraternities as a means for personal development and achievement.

nity legislation. As the chapters

a roller-coaster ride of bottom-

It has been said, ‘”It is the good in a social institution that causes it

grew larger, they found it pos-

of-the-barrel-depths and exhila-

to persist.”

and

onward”

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“A mystic bond

brotherhood

makes all men one.” – Thomas Carlyle

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Each year, thousands of young men join fraternities. Looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so

delta Chi was

much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important to us.

responsibilities of Delta Chis throughout their lives. Membership in the Fraternity is not limited to the undergraduate years.

Today, as a new associate member of The Delta Chi Fraternity, you feel excitement; you see opportunities: you understand the responsi-

my first love;

bilities and look forward to the challenges of full membership in Delta

a rich heritage and it promising future.

tinue one’s fraternal affiliation is always open. To do so simply

Chi. That exhilaration will carryover to every facet of your life. Being accepted by and becoming a part of Delta Chi gives you the benefit of

The opportunity to grow and con-

requires that each Delta Chi take

and it shall

upon himself a commitment to stand by his oath taken early in his membership. An alumnus

The Cornerstone is a reference manual for Delta Chi’s history, its membership, its purpose and goals, its programs, each individual member’s responsibilities and much more. It addresses the role and

who has given nearly 60 years of

be my last.”

service to the Fraternity recently said to a group of undergradu-

ates. ‘The excitement about Delta Chi you feel today doesn’t begin to compare to the rewards it can offer through a lifetime. Every day the Fraternity means more to me. It has for sixty years.” Forget for a moment all of the material manifestations of fraternities as you see them. What you are left with is a group of college men who wish, by close association, to accomplish certain desired ends that they cannot accomplish individually, During the associate member education program you will be given the opportunity to exhibit initiative and loyalty, to display a vital interest, and to partake in the

on february 13, 1987,

chapter’s progress, This is group responsibility,

delta Chi beCame an

The membership education pro-

international fraternity.

gram is designed to facilitate the assimilation of new members into the chapter. While giving them the necessary skills to function within the chapter, each chapter has an associate member counselor who will supervise your assimilation process into Delta Chi. In addition to reading this manual, each associate member is expected to select a “big brother” from among the membership of the chapter. The big brother is responsible for taking steps to help guide his little brother through the membership education program. He will follow your development closely as you prepare to accept the responsibilities of full membership. It is not necessary for an associate member to memorize everything PROGRESSION OF THE cresT

this manual covers during the brief period of formal member educa-

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peter sChermerhorn johnson writing twenty years after the founding of Delta Chi In the usual course of things I

one thing dear to us that has

should have been forgotten at

survived the going of the years.

graduation. This is the keynote of the Fraternity. The Fraternity

The fellow who leaves should

man never graduates. He re-

never think that his connection

ceives his diploma and leaves

with his fraternity ends with his

his Alma Mater for the larger

graduation. It has only begun.

affairs of the world. But as long

He will come across the mem-

as his Chapter stands, he is as

bers all the years of his life.

much a part and parcel of it as

Some can aid him and some he

in his undergraduate days. His

can aid, but the fact that a man

success is theirs and their suc-

is a member of your own society

cess is his. He belongs to the

will cause you to “sorter snug-

family for life.

gle up to him” wherever you find him. Man is a gregarious animal

Most of us in our undergradu-

and cannot help it. There is one

ate days do not appreciate the

thing about it, whatever your

fact that the fraternity is the one

fraternity brother’s position may

tie that will bind us to the col-

be or what turns the fates may

lege for life. It is only when we

have given him: he is worthy of

come back, when we return as

respect.

strangers to the old campus from which all our acquaintances have long since gone, that we know that our fraternity is the

tion, This is a manual to help you get as much as possible from your total fraternity experience. Read it and use it with that in mind. There are no words to quantify or qualify the Significance and impact of the Fraternity on its members. In large part, the richness, reward and Challenge of being a Delta Chi is dependent upon each member’s quest to make his place in his fraternity. The path to a full and broad personal interpretation of “fraternity” is filled with late night talks, recruitment, officer elections, committee involvement, social functions, alumni relations, exam preparation and service projects. The list includes every function of being a student or concerned alumnus, the tasks are often difficult, and disappointments occur frequently. But strangely enough, those who persevere are those who express the greatest satisfaction. They are the ones who consider the meaning of Brotherhood and eloquently state. “It cannot be defined.” They are the ones who realize that “fraternity” is a collection of intangibles; it cannot be evaluated in mathematical terms or analyzed through objective scientific tests. The appraisal of “fraternity” can only be done in comparative terms in light of one’s personal experience. They are the ones who realize the true joy in the pursuit, who daily rededicate themselves to make the most of that day’s adventure. They are Delta Chis. At this point, you need to ask yourself an important question

i will proteCt the

However, your commitment to-

activities for your class. Work-

day means nothing without your

ing with your associate brothers

health and safety of

commitment to “tomorrow” in

will further your understanding

Delta Chi. How do you build the

of people and the guidelines of

all human beings.

type of commitment necessary

the Fraternity. When you attain

to make Delta Chi a lifetime

full membership, a new vista of

– 3rd basic expectation

brotherhood? Become “involved”

opportunities opens up for you.

to Delta Chi. what can I do for the Fraternity after graduation and

from the beginning. As an as-

Serve as an officer or committee

throughout my life?” Presently, you are beginning your college life

sociate member, serve as an

chairman for your chapter. Visit

and probably have not given thought to the future beyond college.

officer of your class. Organize

nearby chapters to witness how

- “If I’m making a commitment

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is to gain in terms of business, professional and personal friendships, not to mention the personal I satisfaction of knowing you have been an influence in the direction of an organization: your fraternity – Delta Chi. Involvement means financial support as well. Many members, undergraduate and alumni alike, give in a myriad off fashions, from wills and bequests to direct cash donations to The Delta Chi Fraternity or its Educational Foundation. This financial support is vital to the growth of Delta Chi. Without the generosity of our membership. Delta Chi would certainly be in perilous financial straits. Then, there is the legacy of Delta Chi - your son. Imagine the pride of placing the badge of Delta Chi upon the lapel of your son, sharing with him the same opportunities to learn and grow in an environment conducive to sound education and lifetime brotherhood. This, by far, is your greatest gift to Delta Chi. That brings us again to your commitment. There is much you can do in Delta Chi. The Fraternity needs your commitment, not only for they work and the type of people who run them. Attend the Regional

the immediate future, but also for the long term as

Leadership Conferences and the International Conventions, Meeting

well. For Delta Chi to continue to exist and flourish,

and interacting with brothers from across the nation is interesting

we need each new associate member, like your-

and builds friendships cherished for life. Then, as your graduation

self, to use the enthusiasm and energy of today, to-

draws near, you appreciate how much Delta Chi has influenced your

morrow and beyond. You are the lifeblood of Delta

growth. More opportunities become available. You can serve on a

Chi. The commitments of thousands of brothers

chapter’s Alumni Board of Trustees or as “BB” of a chapter. Service

before you have created a great heritage. Your commitment and that

on a number of committees of the general fraternity is possible. Most

of hundreds of other associate members today will shape the future

prestigious and demanding of all is election to serve as “AA”, “CC. or

of Delta Chi. Make your experience in Delta Chi, the Brotherhood of a

“DO” of the general fraternity. The more you “serve,” the more there

Lifetime, a family heritage.

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The essence of Good

Published by the Fraternity 2007

T a s T e 033

hisTorY of The Greek moVemenT nique among the educa-

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern

tional institutions of the

saw the formation of the

world, American college frater-

Flat Hat Club.

nities are as old as the nation itself. They arose in response to a need for close personal relationships among students, and they have provided an opportunity for supplemental education beyond the formal curriculum of the colOver a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed

lege. In the early days, studies cen-

It was indeed all work and no play. But

and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didn’t know

students, then as now, found a way

it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity.

tered around Greek and Latin.

when there was a need. The need was

Electives were unknown, and

to be able to relax and recuperate, to

Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other

classics rather than current

enjoy the friendships and fun that make

groups appeared but they were

events dominated discussion.

life bearable, to learn those things

social only to a limited extent.

It was a trying time for a teen-

that can’t be taught in the classroom,

They were only concerned with

22 of the present day fraternities were founded prior to 1860.

age, as most were, having been

to put purpose and perspective into a

faculty approval and that meant

sent to college by parents to ac-

personal way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

being more like a literary soci-

quire discipline as much as book

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the way

ety – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratori-

learning. And a harsh discipline

was to gather in an upper room of the

cal contest, or engaging in a form of early campus politics with rival

it was. Dress and deportment

Raleigh Tavern with College of William

groups. The note of the times was sounded in their names: Cicero-

were

and Mary classmates.

nian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion.

strictly

defined.

Travel

was difficult. Athletic and social events were few and far between.

One group, PDA, ejected a student who was a superior Greek scholar.

Since that time it has become strictly an honorary organization and

That rejected student, John Health, took three Greek letters, gath-

today recognizes undergraduate men and women who show superior

ered four friends, and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa,

achievements in academics on more than 270 American campuses.

remember: it is a “fraternity” and

...John health took three Greek letters, Gathered four friends, and helt the first secret meetinG of

the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to

Meanwhile, four Phi Beta Kappa men at the University of North Caro-

be. The William and Mary faculty

lina in 1812 organized Kappa Alpha, which expanded in informal fash-

didn’t approve of its students

ion to more than 20 campuses throughout the South. Unfortunately, it

discussing the pressing issues

would not survive the Civil War.

phi beta kappa, the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on DeCember 5Th, 1776.”

of the day and possibly straying

never “frat”.

too far form accepted beliefs. So

To the north, on the campus of Union College, Schenectady, New

Phi Beta Kappa developed secret

York, the decline of a military marching club left a void in student life

lexis de Tocqueville, a much-

Fraternities were on the move. A

signals of challenge and recognition as they met weekly in the Ra-

in the fall of 1825. So a group of students, including several members

traveled Frenchman, wrote De-

year later, Alpha Delta Phi estab-

leigh Tavern’s Apollo Room.

of Phi Beta Kappa, organized Kappa Alpha Society (not to be confused

mocracy in America following a

lished its second chapter west of

with either the 1812 Kappa Alpha or the current Kappa Alpha Order)

trip to America in the 1830s, In

the Alleghenies at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

The secret grip and mottos and

prepare a student for his future

on November 20. 1825. Remaining conservative throughout its exis-

it he commented: “Americans

ritual, the distinctive badge,

responsibilities by preparing him

tence with only nine chapters and a total of roughly 9,200 alumni as of

of all ages, all conditions, and

the code of laws and the use of

socially. In 1780, the Alpha of

2000, Kappa

all dispositions constantly form

Greek letters all were used by

Connecticut was planted at Yale,

Phi Beta Kappa and later ad-

in 1781, the Alpha of Massachu-

opted by subsequent fraternities.

setts at Harvard, and more fol-

But the important legacies of Phi

lowed. As time went on, Phi Beta

Beta Kappa are these: high mor-

Kappa became purely intellectu-

alpHa SoCIeTy enjoyS THe dISTInCTIon oF beIng THe FIRST gReeK-leTTeR geneRal College FRaTeRnITy wITH ConTInuouS exISTenCe To daTe.

John Reilly Knox had been prom-

associations. They are the most

inent, as a member of a Miami

fraternal people in the world.”

University literacy society, in a

He was as prophetic as he was

“rather bitter fight” against Al-

observant.

pha Delta Phi. He admired the

Due to its secrecy, students and faculty alike opposed Kappa Alpha

organization and of the Alpha

advancement,

al in its aims, though the original

society. But other students admired the concept of the organization

Sigma Phi later founded a sec-

Delta Phi members, but imag-

and the friendship of one brother

cardinal principles were “litera-

and formed Sigma Phi on March 4, 1827, and Delta Phi on November

ond chapter at Hamilton College,

ined a society of “good without

als,

scholastic

with another. Phi Beta Kappa felt that other

ture, morality, and friendship.”

17. 1827. Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi formed the

Clinton. New York. Seeking an

the ingredient of evil” and in 1839

During the anti-secret society

“Union Triad,” and set the pattern for the American fraternity system.

alternative to two bitterly fighting

founded Beta Theta Pi, the first

movements in the 1830s, the

Eventually, Union students founded six fraternities, which is why the

literary societies, some Hamilton

fraternity founded in the “West”

college is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”

campuses should share its good

society voluntarily revealed that

idea and that higher education

its name meant “Philosophy, the

give proper consideration to

Guide (or Helmsman) of Life.”

students took inspiration from

and the first member of what

the local Sigma Phi Chapter and

was to become the “Miami Tri-

Some think the college fraternity is uniquely American; certainly

founded another Greek-letter

ad.”

such an expanded and developed system exists nowhere else, A

society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832.

Delta Kappa Epsilon Chapter, which had been started in 1852, formed Sigma Chi. The Miami Triad was complete. sororiTies had Their beGinFaculties were still highly suspi-

ninGs aT WesleYan female

cious of fraternities, so both Al-

colleGe, macon, GeorGia.

pha Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi

The Adelphean Society was orga-

existed in secret, with members

nized May 15. 1851, and followed

not even wearing their badges

a year later by the Philomathean

publicly. Then in 1847, members

Society. They remained strictly

of both organizations were found

local sororities for more than

to have participated in a student

50 years before adopting Greek

revolt against an unpopular Mi-

names and expanding as Alpha

ami University administration.

Delta Pi and Phi Mu, respectively.

tomary. At first, meetings were held in rented rooms but soon

helps prepare its members for life in society.

founded to fill the void, and, in 1855, six men who split from the

delta chi is called a “social fraternity” because it

SPREADS the chapters acquired halls that

delta chi and fraternal sense, resulted in the closing of many

By 1860 the fraternity system

they furnished as clubrooms.

panded at a rapid rate and en-

Eventually, chapter houses be-

couraged the formation of many

came common. Gradually, more

new fraternities. Into such an

and more men began to enter

environment Delta Chi was born

college. The curriculum expand-

on October 13. 1890. The corner

ed. Many colleges became uni-

was turned into the 20th Century

nity (later becoming a general fraternity).

fraternity

versities. The church relation-

with the realization of the impor-

ship of many schools weakened

tance of interfraternity endeav-

It was not uncommon for whole fraternity chapters

to abolish

and, in many cases, was dropped

ors. An intersorority conference

hell Week.

altogether. New institutions and

(the forerunner of today’s Na-

education. Several states in the

National

ly important position” on their campuses.

late 1890s adopted anti-frater-

ference {now called the North-

nity legislation. As the chapters

American Interfraternity Confer-

during the War was Theta Xi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, the first professional frater-

in the South to enlist as a body to defend the Confederacy. In a few cases, chapters tried to hold together in military units. Afterwards the persistence of bitter sectional feeling worked to keep open the wounds that needed healing. To promote the healing process was a task particularly suited to fraternities.

The so-called “snow rebellion” involved heaping great quanti-

was the first

colleges and the temporary interruption in the development of new fraternities. The only fraternity founded

Responding to the urgency of the need was Alpha Tau Omega, the

the state-supported institutions

tional Panhellenic Conference)

grew to fill the need for mass

met in Chicago in 1902 and the Interfraternity

Con-

Noting the advantages of fraternity group living, I.C. Sorosis (now Pi

grew larger, they found it pos-

ence) first convened in New York

Beta Phi) was founded April 28. 1867, at Monmouth College, Mon-

sible and desirable to provide liv-

City in 1909.

ties of snow in the entrances of

was firmly established, with 22 of

First fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865; Kappa Alpha Or-

mouth, Illinois as the first national sorority, and Kappa Alpha Theta

ing quarters. Soon the fraternity

the College buildings, thus pre-

the present-day general frater-

der, [865; Kappa Sigma Kappa (merging with Theta Xi in 1962) 1867;

was founded January 27. 1870, at University, Greencastle, Indiana, as

house became a common sight

It didn’t mean things were all

venting the faculty from entering

nities having been already found-

Pi Kappa Alpha. 1868; Sigma Nu, 1869; and Kappa Sigma. 1869: all in

the first women’s Greekletter Society.

in college towns. Those organi-

“upward

the classrooms for two days. All

ed. The Civil War, pitting broth-

the members of Alpha Delta Phi

ers against brothers in a familial

Virginia. THe naTIon and ITS CampuSeS weRe noT To be THe Same aFTeR THe CIVIl waR.

and

onward”

after

zations which li1cked sufficient

that. Quite the contrary, it was

In the early days, most educational institutions existed primarily to

leadership soon passed out of

a roller-coaster ride of bottom-

and all but two members of Beta

One significant challenge was the increased entrance of women into

prepare young men for the learned professions and the clergy. Em-

existence: those that had it ex-

Theta Pi were expelled. Both fra-

higher education. “Aware of the condescending and frequently scorn-

phasis was placed on the classical studies, especially Greek and Lat-

rating heights. World War I was

ternities went inactive until 1852.

ful activities of the male students.” writes one historian, “wanted

in. When fraternities came along, it was natural for them to draw on

fought to ‘”make the world safe

In 1848 Phi Delta Theta was

nothing more than to prove their capabilities and to achieve an equalThe college yard at

of-the-barrel-depths and exhila-

those teachings. Literacy exercises were a common part of all chap-

for democracy.” Raccoon coats,

ter meetings, where the presentation of essays and debates was cus-

rapid fraternity expansion and

william and mary circa 1740.

“A mystic bond

brotherhood

makes all men one.” – Thomas Carlyle

accepted by and becoming a part

Chi take upon himself a commitment to stand by his oath taken early

of Delta Chi gives you the benefit

in his membership. An alumnus who has given nearly 60 years of ser-

of a rich heritage and it promis-

vice to the Fraternity recently said to a group of undergraduates. ‘The

ing future.

excitement about Delta Chi you feel today doesn’t begin to compare

The Cornerstone is a reference

means more to me. It has for sixty years.”

to the rewards it can offer through a lifetime. Every day the Fraternity

delta chi was leGes fraTerniTY ach year, thousands of young men join fraternities. Looking for

my first love;

that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging

manual for Delta Chi’s history, its membership, its purpose and

Forget for a moment all of the material manifestations of fraternities

goals, its programs, each indi-

as you see them. What you are left with is a group of college men who

vidual member’s responsibilities

wish, by close association, to ac-

and much more. It addresses

complish certain desired ends

the role and responsibilities of

that they cannot accomplish in-

that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important

Delta Chis throughout their lives.

dividually, During the associate

to us.

Membership in the Fraternity is

member education program you

and it shall

Today, as a new associate member of The Delta Chi Fraternity, you feel excitement; you see opportunities: you understand the responsibilities and look forward to the challenges of full membership in Delta Chi. That exhilaration will carryover to every facet of your life. Being

be my last.”

on february 13, 1987, delta chi became an international fraternity.

not limited to the undergraduate

will be given the opportunity to

years. The opportunity to grow

exhibit initiative and loyalty, to

and continue one’s fraternal af-

display a vital interest, and to partake in the chapter’s progress, This

filiation is always open. To do so

is group responsibility,

simply requires that each Delta The membership education program is designed to facilitate the assimilation of new members into the chapter. While giving them the necessary skills to function within the chapter, each chapter has an associate member counselor who will supervise your assimilation process into Delta Chi. In addition to reading this manual, each associate member is expected to select a “big brother” from among the membership of the

THe bIg bRoTHeR IS ReSponSIble FoR TaKIng STepS to help guide his little brother through

chapter. pRogReSSIon oF THe CREST

the membership education program. He will follow your development

SPREADS closely as you prepare to accept the responsibilities of full member-

peTer schermerhorn johnson

ship. It is not necessary for an associate member to memorize everything

writing twenty years after the founding of delta Chi

this manual covers during the brief period of formal member educan the usual course of things

one thing dear to us that has

I should have been forgot-

survived the going of the years.

tion, This is a manual to help you get as much as possible from your total fraternity experience. Read it and use it with that in mind.

ten at graduation. This is the keynote of the Fraternity. The

The fellow who leaves should

Fraternity man never graduates.

never think that his connection

There are no words to quantify or qualify the significance and impact

as long as his Chapter stands,

bers all the years of his life.

of the Fraternity on its members. In laRge paRT, THe RICHneSS, RewaRd and CHallenge oF beIng a delTa CHI IS dependenT upon eaCH membeR’S queST To maKe HIS plaCe In HIS FRaTeRnITy. The path to a full and broad personal

he is as much a part and par-

Some can aid him and some he

interpretation of “fraternity” is filled with late night talks, recruitment,

He receives his diploma and

with his fraternity ends with his

leaves his Alma Mater for the

graduation. It has only begun.

larger affairs of the world. But

He will come across the mem-

cel of it as in his undergraduate

can aid, but the fact that a man

officer elections, committee involvement, social functions, alumni re-

days. His success is theirs and

is a member of your own society

lations, exam preparation and service projects. The list includes ev-

their success is his. He belongs

will cause you to “sorter snug-

ery function of being a student or concerned alumnus, the tasks are

to the family for life.

gle up to him” wherever you find

often difficult, and disappointments occur frequently. But strangely

him. Man is a gregarious animal

enough, those who persevere are those who express the greatest

Most of us in our undergradu-

and cannot help it. There is one

ate days do not appreciate the

thing about it, whatever your

fact that the fraternity is the one

fraternity brother’s position may

tie that will bind us to the col-

be or what turns the fates may

lege for life. It is only when we

have given him: he is worthy of

come back, when we return as

respect.

satisfaction. They are the ones who consider the meaning of BrotherAt this point, you need to ask

today means nothing without

who realize that “fraternity” is a collection of intangibles; it cannot be

yourself an important question -

your commitment to “tomorrow”

evaluated in mathematical terms or analyzed through objective sci-

“If I’m making a commitment to

in Delta Chi. How do you build

entific tests. The appraisal of “fraternity” can

Delta Chi. what can I do for the

the type of commitment neces-

health and safety of

from which all our acquaintances have long since gone, that we

all human beinGs.

know that our fraternity is the

lege. However, your commitment

hood and eloquently state. “It cannot be defined.” They are the ones

i will protect the

strangers to the old campus

only be done in comparative terms in light of

Fraternity after graduation and

sary to make Delta Chi a lifetime

one’s personal experience. They are the ones

throughout my life?” Presently,

brotherhood? Become “involved”

who realize the true joy in the pursuit, who

you are beginning your college

from the beginning. As an asso-

daily rededicate themselves to make the most

life and probably have not given

ciate member, serve as an officer

of that day’s adventure. They are Delta Chis.

thought to the future beyond col-

of your class. Organize activities

– 3rd basic expectation

The more you “serve,” the more

environment conducive to sound

there is to gain in terms of busi-

education and lifetime brother-

ness, professional and personal

hood. This, by far, is your great-

friendships, not to mention the

est gift to Delta Chi.

personal I satisfaction of knowing you have been an influence in

That brings us again to your

the direction of an organization:

commitment. There is much you

your fraternity – Delta Chi.

can do in Delta Chi. The Fraternity needs your commitment, not

financial

only for the immediate future, but

support as well. Many mem-

also for the long term as well. For

Involvement

means

bers, undergraduate and alumni

Delta Chi to continue to exist and

Sir edward Coke is the Spiritual

alike, give in a myriad off fash-

flourish, we need each new as-

Father of delta Chi.

ions, from wills and bequests

sociate member, like yourself, to

for your class. Working with your associate brothers will further your

to direct cash donations to The

use the enthusiasm and energy

Delta Chi Fraternity or its Educa-

of today, tomorrow and beyond.

understanding of people and the guidelines of the Fraternity. When

tional Foundation. This financial

You are the lifeblood of Delta Chi.

you attain full membership, a new vista of opportunities opens up for

support is vital to the growth of

The commitments of thousands

you. Serve as an officer or committee chairman for your chapter. Visit

Delta Chi. Without the generos-

of brothers before you have cre-

nearby chapters to witness how they work and the type of people who

ity of our membership. Delta Chi

ated a great heritage. Your com-

run them. Attend the Regional Leadership Conferences and the In-

would certainly be in perilous fi-

mitment and that of hundreds of

ternational Conventions, Meeting and interacting with brothers from

nancial straits.

across the nation is interesting and builds friendships cherished for

The college Fraternity is the center of the social life of the frater-

other associate members today

nity member. As such it seeks to develop the social graces, the art of

will shape the future of Delta

good living, the development of courtesy and kindness. Good man-

Chi. Make your experience in

ners, good taste and good companionship are it part of the training of

Delta Chi, the Brotherhood of a

every fraternity member.

available. You can serve on a chapter’s Alumni Board of Trustees

of placing the badge of Delta Chi

Lifetime, a family heritage.

upon the lapel of your son, sharing with him the same oppor-

is election to serve as “AA”, “CC. or “DO” of the general fraternity.

tunities to learn and grow in an

inTrodUcTions ntroductions are simple if you know the system. The most important thing to remember about introducing people is to do it, even if you forget names.

shakinG hands

Table manners of every fraternity member.”

or as “BB” of a chapter. Service on a number of committees of the general fraternity is possible. Most prestigious and demanding of all

companionship are it part of the traininG

Then, there is the legacy of Delta Chi - your son. Imagine the pride

Good manners, Good taste and Good

life. Then, as your graduation draws near, you appreciate how much Delta Chi has influenced your growth. More opportunities become

any people feel they can “take

the

measure”

another person by his or her

ecognize that the three

+ place the knife and fork on the edge of the plate while eating and in the cen-

things we eat with today – the knife, fork and spoon - each

ter of the plate when finished.

have a specific use, purpose, and proper way to be handled.

+ Keep your napkin folded in half on your lap throughout the meal except when

Normally, they are placed on the table in order of use, starting

using it to wipe your mouth.

from the outside and working to the plate. A good guideline is to

+ eat noiselessly.

use a fork on a flat plate and a spoon in a bowl. It is important to

+ never speak when your mouth contains food. avoid mention of unpleasant

also hold a knife, fork and spoon properly.

subjects at the table. Tall< only with those seated close to you.

handshake. A good, vigorous

+ Introduce a younger person to an older person.

handshake can be the differ-

+ pass food to your right. pass the salt and pepper together. don’t reach across

+ don’t stack your dishes. don’t assist the waiter unless an unusual situation

ence between a successful first

+ Introduce it member of your fraternity to the member of another fraternity.

impression and an unsuccessful

the table or over another person. ask that the dish be passed to you.

seems to require it.

one. Men stand up when shaking

+ Introduce a nonofficial person to an official person.

hands while women may remain

+ eat fruit cocktail with a spoon. don’t use a fork.

seated.

+ Introduce it lower classman to an upper classman.

+ eat pie – even a la mode – with a fork. don’t use a spoon.

I wIll strIve for

A good handshake is one that:

+ Introduce it fraternity brother to it house guest.

+ Cut one bite of meat or vegetable at a time. don’t cut numerous bites. + Is made with a firm, but not bone crushing or fish-limp, grip. + Keep the salad and bread plates to your left. don’t move them around.

As with most rules, there are exceptions, of which you must be the judge. Example: “Senator Jones. I would like you to meet my date.

+ Is held for about three or four seconds.

academic sUccess

+ never leave a spoon in a bowl, cup, glass, or dessert dish.

Sue Smith.” (Older male of distinction first ... younger female second.) “Grandmother Smith, I would you to meet Senator Jones.” (Older Fe-

This asset will be invaluable to all your relationships and especially

male first...younger male, even though distinguished, second.)

so in recruitment.

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The broTherhood o f a l i f e T i m e 020

The essence of G o o d Ta s T e

033

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern saw the formation of the

hisTorY of The

Flat Hat Club.

Greek moVemenT nique among the educational institutions of the world, American college fraternities are as old as the nation itself. They arose in response to a need for close personal relationships among students, and they have provided an opportunity for supplemental education beyond the formal curriculum of the colOver a bowl of punch, a small group of students talked and laughed

lege. In the early days, studies cen-

It was indeed all work and no play. But

and called themselves the Flat Hat Club. These students didn’t know

students, then as now, found a way

it, but they had organized the first general college fraternity.

tered around Greek and Latin.

when there was a need. The need was

Electives were unknown, and

to be able to relax and recuperate, to

Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other

classics rather than current

enjoy the friendships and fun that make

groups appeared but they were

events dominated discussion.

life bearable, to learn those things

social only to a limited extent.

It was a trying time for a teen-

that can’t be taught in the classroom,

They were only concerned with

22 of the present day fraternities were founded prior to 1860.

age, as most were, having been

to put purpose and perspective into a

faculty approval and that meant

sent to college by parents to ac-

personal way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

being more like a literary soci-

quire discipline as much as book

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the way

ety – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratori-

learning. And a harsh discipline

was to gather in an upper room of the

cal contest, or engaging in a form of early campus politics with rival

it was. Dress and deportment

Raleigh Tavern with College of William

groups. The note of the times was sounded in their names: Cicero-

were

and Mary classmates.

nian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion.

strictly

defined.

Travel

was difficult. Athletic and social events were few and far between.

One group, PDA, ejected a student who was a superior Greek scholar.

Since that time it has become strictly an honorary organization and

That rejected student, John Health, took three Greek letters, gath-

today recognizes undergraduate men and women who show superior

ered four friends, and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa,

achievements in academics on more than 270 American campuses.

rememBer: it is a “fraternity” and

...John heaLth took three greek Letters, gathered four friends, and heLt the first seCret meeting of

the first Greek-letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to

Meanwhile, four Phi Beta Kappa men at the University of North Caro-

be. The William and Mary faculty

lina in 1812 organized Kappa Alpha, which expanded in informal fash-

didn’t approve of its students

ion to more than 20 campuses throughout the South. Unfortunately, it

discussing the pressing issues

would not survive the Civil War.

phi Beta kappa, the first greek-Letter soCiety or fraternity, on deCemBer 5th, 1776.”

of the day and possibly straying

never “frat”.

too far form accepted beliefs. So

To the north, on the campus of Union College, Schenectady, New

Phi Beta Kappa developed secret

York, the decline of a military marching club left a void in student life

Some think the college fraternity

alternative to two bitterly fighting

signals of challenge and recognition as they met weekly in the Ra-

in the fall of 1825. So a group of students, including several members

is uniquely American; certainly

literary societies, some Hamilton

leigh Tavern’s Apollo Room.

1870 KaPPa alPha theta, the first Women’s GreeK-lettered society, Was foUnded at dePaW University

of Phi Beta Kappa, organized Kappa Alpha Society (not to be con-

such an expanded and developed

students took inspiration from

fused with either the 1812 Kappa Alpha or the current Kappa Alpha

system exists nowhere else, A

the local Sigma Phi Chapter and

The secret grip and mottos and

prepare a student for his future

Order) on November 20. 1825. Remaining conservative throughout its

lexis de Tocqueville, a much-

founded another Greek-letter

ritual, the distinctive badge,

responsibilities by preparing him

existence with only nine chapters and a total of roughly 9,200 alumni

traveled Frenchman, wrote De-

society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832.

the code of laws and the use of

socially. In 1780, the Alpha of

as of 2000, Kappa Alpha Society enjoys the distinction of being the

mocracy in America following a

Fraternities were on the move. A

Greek letters all were used by

Connecticut was planted at Yale,

year later, Alpha Delta Phi estab-

in 1781, the Alpha of Massachu-

FIRsT GReeK-leTTeR GeneRal ColleGe FRaTeRnITY wITH ConTInuo us eXIsTenCe To daTe.

trip to America in the 1830s, In

Phi Beta Kappa and later ad-

it he commented: “Americans

lished its second chapter west of

opted by subsequent fraternities.

setts at Harvard, and more fol-

But the important legacies of Phi

lowed. As time went on, Phi Beta

Beta Kappa are these: high mor-

Kappa became purely intellectu-

Due to its secrecy, students and faculty alike opposed Kappa Alpha

of all ages, all conditions, and

the Alleghenies at Miami Univer-

all dispositions constantly form

sity, Oxford, Ohio.

associations. They are the most

advancement,

al in its aims, though the original

society. But other students admired the concept of the organization

fraternal people in the world.”

John Reilly Knox had been prom-

and the friendship of one brother

cardinal principles were “litera-

and formed Sigma Phi on March 4, 1827, and Delta Phi on November

He was as prophetic as he was

inent, as a member of a Miami

observant.

als,

scholastic

with another.

ture, morality, and friendship.”

17. 1827. Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi formed the

During the anti-secret society

“Union Triad,” and set the pattern for the American fraternity system.

movements in the 1830s, the

Eventually, Union students founded six fraternities, which is why the

campuses should share its good

society voluntarily revealed that

college is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”

idea and that higher education

its name meant “Philosophy, the

give proper consideration to

Guide (or Helmsman) of Life.”

Phi Beta Kappa felt that other

University literacy society, in a “rather bitter fight” against Al-

Sigma Phi later founded a sec-

pha Delta Phi. He admired the

ond chapter at Hamilton College,

organization and of the Alpha

Clinton. New York. Seeking an

Delta Phi members, but imagThe college Yard at william

members of the delta Tau delta Fraternity at the university of Texas.

and mary circa 1740.

ami University administration. The so-called “snow rebellion”

founded Beta Theta Pi, the first

involved heaping great quanti-

fraternity founded in the “West”

ties of snow in the entrances of

and the first member of what

the College buildings, thus pre-

was to become the “Miami Tri-

venting the faculty from entering

ad.”

the classrooms for two days. All the members of Alpha Delta Phi

Faculties were still highly suspi-

and all but two members of Beta

cious of fraternities, so both Al-

Theta Pi were expelled. Both fra-

pha Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi

ternities went inactive until 1852.

existed in secret, with members

In 1848 Phi Delta Theta was

not even wearing their badges

founded to fill the void, and, in

publicly. Then in 1847, members

1855, six men who split from the

of both organizations were found

Delta Kappa Epsilon Chapter,

to have participated in a student

which had been started in 1852,

revolt against an unpopular Mi-

formed Sigma Chi. The Miami

heLps prepare its memBers for Life in soCiety.

ined a society of “good without the ingredient of evil” and in 1839

deLta Chi is CaLLed a “soCiaL fraternity” BeCause it

SPREADS

Triad was complete. members of the delta Tau delta Fraternity at the university of Texas.

deLta Chi

grew to fill the need for mass education. Several states in the late 1890s adopted anti-frater-

In the early days, most educa-

nity legislation. As the chapters grew larger, they found it pos-

first

marily to prepare young men for

sible and desirable to provide liv-

the learned professions and the

ing quarters. Soon the fraternity

as Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, respectively.

fraternity

clergy. Emphasis was placed on

house became a common sight

the classical studies, especially

in college towns. Those organi-

By 1860 the fraternity system was firmly established,

to aBoLish

Greek and Latin. When fraterni-

zations which li1cked sufficient

hell Week.

ties came along, it was natural

leadership soon passed out of

a common part of all chapter

couraged the formation of many

rary interruption in the development of new fraterni-

First fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865; Kappa Alpha Or-

meetings, where the presenta-

new fraternities. Into such an

ties. The only fraternity founded during the War was

der, [865; Kappa Sigma Kappa (merging with Theta Xi in 1962) 1867;

tion of essays and debates was

environment Delta Chi was born

They remained strictly local sororities for more than 50 years before adopting Greek names and expanding

with 22 of the present-day general fraternities having been already founded. The Civil War, pitting brothers against brothers in a familial and fraternal sense, resulted in the closing of many colleges and the tempo-

York, the first professional fraternity (later becoming a general fraternity). It was not uncommon for whole fraternity chapters in the South to en-

for them to draw on those teach-

existence: those that had it ex-

ings. Literacy exercises were

panded at a rapid rate and en-

Pi Kappa Alpha. 1868; Sigma Nu, 1869; and Kappa Sigma. 1869:

customary. At first, meetings

on October 13. 1890. The corner

TH e naTI on and IT s Campuses we Re noT To be THe s ame aFTe R THe C IvI l waR. One significant challenge was the increased entrance of

were held in rented rooms but

was turned into the 20th Century

soon the chapters acquired halls

with the realization of the impor-

that they furnished as clubrooms.

tance of interfraternity endeav-

women into higher education. “Aware of the condescending and fre-

Eventually, chapter houses be-

ors. An intersorority conference

all in Virginia.

list as a body to defend the Confederacy. In a few cases, chapters tried

quently scornful activities of the male students.” writes one historian,

came common. Gradually, more

(the forerunner of today’s Na-

to hold together in military units. Afterwards the persistence of bitter

“wanted nothing more than to prove their capabilities and to achieve

and more men began to enter

tional Panhellenic Conference)

sectional feeling worked to keep open the wounds that needed heal-

an equally important position” on their campuses.

ing. To promote the healing process was a task particularly suited to

“A mystic bond

altogether. New institutions and the state-supported institutions

as the first women’s Greekletter Society.

was the

tional institutions existed pri-

Theta Xi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New Sororities had their beginnings

was founded January 27. 1870, at University, Greencastle, Indiana,

at Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Georgia. The Adelphean Society was organized May 15. 1851, and followed a year later by the Philomathean Society.

college. The curriculum expand-

met in Chicago in 1902 and the

ed. Many colleges became uni-

National

versities. The church relation-

ference {now called the North-

Interfraternity

Con-

fraternities.

Noting the advantages of fraternity group living, I.C. Sorosis (now Pi Beta Phi) was founded April 28. 1867, at Monmouth College, Mon-

ship of many schools weakened

American Interfraternity Confer-

Responding to the urgency of the need was Alpha Tau Omega, the

mouth, Illinois as the first national sorority, and Kappa Alpha Theta

and, in many cases, was dropped

ence) first convened in New York

Brotherhood

makes all men one.” – Thomas Carlyle

deLta Chi was

accepted by and becoming a part

Chi take upon himself a commitment to stand by his oath taken early

of Delta Chi gives you the benefit

in his membership. An alumnus who has given nearly 60 years of ser-

of a rich heritage and it promis-

vice to the Fraternity recently said to a group of undergraduates. ‘The

ing future.

excitement about Delta Chi you feel today doesn’t begin to compare

The Cornerstone is a reference

means more to me. It has for sixty years.”

to the rewards it can offer through a lifetime. Every day the Fraternity manual for Delta Chi’s history,

leGes fraTerniTY

my first Love;

ach year, thousands of young men join fraternities. Looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important to us.

and it shaLL

Today, as a new associate member of The Delta Chi Fraternity, you feel excitement; you see opportunities: you understand the responsi-

its membership, its purpose and

Forget for a moment all of the material manifestations of fraternities

goals, its programs, each indi-

as you see them. What you are left with is a group of college men who

vidual member’s responsibilities

wish, by close association, to ac-

and much more. It addresses

complish certain desired ends

the role and responsibilities of

that they cannot accomplish in-

Delta Chis throughout their lives.

dividually, During the associate

Membership in the Fraternity is

member education program you

not limited to the undergraduate

will be given the opportunity to

years. The opportunity to grow

exhibit initiative and loyalty, to

on feBruary 13, 1987, deLta Chi BeCame an internationaL fraternity.

Be my Last.”

and continue one’s fraternal af-

display a vital interest, and to partake in the chapter’s progress, This

bilities and look forward to the challenges of full membership in Delta

filiation is always open. To do so

is group responsibility,

Chi. That exhilaration will carryover to every facet of your life. Being

- peter s. Johnson

THe bIG bRoTHeR Is ResponsIble FoR TaKInG sTeps to help guide his little brother through

chapter. pRoGRessIon oF THe CREST

the membership education program. He will follow your development

SPREADS closely as you prepare to accept the responsibilities of full membership.

peTer schermerhorn johnson

It is not necessary for an associate member to memorize everything

writing twenty years after the founding of delta Chi

this manual covers during the brief period of formal member educan the usual course of things

one thing dear to us that has

I should have been forgot-

survived the going of the years.

tion, This is a manual to help you get as much as possible from your total fraternity experience. Read it and use it with that in mind.

ten at graduation. This is the

1890 “in the hearts and minds of every delta chi, october 13, 1890 is a day to be remembered

keynote of the Fraternity. The

The fellow who leaves should

There are no words to quantify or qualify the significance and impact

Fraternity man never graduates.

never think that his connection

as long as his Chapter stands,

bers all the years of his life.

of the Fraternity on its members. In l aRGe paRT, THe RICHness, RewaRd and CHallenGe oF beInG a delTa CHI Is dependenT upon eaCH membeR’s QuesT To maKe HIs pl aCe In HIs FRaTeRnITY. The path to a full and broad personal

he is as much a part and par-

Some can aid him and some he

interpretation of “fraternity” is filled with late night talks, recruitment,

He receives his diploma and

with his fraternity ends with his

leaves his Alma Mater for the

graduation. It has only begun.

larger affairs of the world. But

He will come across the mem-

cel of it as in his undergraduate

can aid, but the fact that a man

officer elections, committee involvement, social functions, alumni re-

days. His success is theirs and

is a member of your own society

lations, exam preparation and service projects. The list includes every

their success is his. He belongs

will cause you to “sorter snug-

function of being a student or concerned alumnus, the tasks are often

to the family for life.

gle up to him” wherever you find

difficult, and disappointments occur frequently. But strangely enough,

him. Man is a gregarious animal

those who persevere are those who express the greatest satisfaction.

Most of us in our undergradu-

and cannot help it. There is one

They are the ones who consider

ate days do not appreciate the

thing about it, whatever your

the meaning of Brotherhood and

fact that the fraternity is the one

fraternity brother’s position may

eloquently state. “It cannot be

tie that will bind us to the col-

be or what turns the fates may

defined.” They are the ones who

lege for life. It is only when we

have given him: he is worthy of

realize that “fraternity” is a col-

come back, when we return as

respect.

i wiLL proteCt the heaLth and safety of

lection of intangibles; it cannot

aLL human Beings.

strangers to the old campus

be evaluated in mathematical

– 3rd basic expectation

from which all our acquaintanc-

terms or analyzed through ob-

es have long since gone, that we

jective scientific tests. The appraisal of “fraternity” can only be done

know that our fraternity is the

in comparative terms in light of one’s personal experience. They are

sir edward Coke is the spiritual Father of delta Chi. the ones who realize the true joy in the pursuit, who daily rededicate

friendships cherished for life. Then, as your graduation draws near,

themselves to make the most of that day’s adventure. They are Delta

you appreciate how much Delta Chi has influenced your growth. More

Chis.

opportunities become available. You can serve on a chapter’s Alumni Board of Trustees or as “BB” of a chapter. Service on a number of

At this point, you need to ask yourself an important question - “If I’m

committees of the general fraternity is possible. Most prestigious and

making a commitment to Delta Chi. what can I do for the Fraternity

demanding of all is election to serve as “AA”, “CC. or “DO” of the

after graduation and throughout my life?” Presently, you are begin-

general fraternity. The more you “serve,” the more there is to gain

ning your college life and probably have not given thought to

in terms of business, professional and personal friendships,

the future beyond college. However, your commitment

not to mention the personal I satisfaction of knowing you

today means nothing without your commitment to

have been an influence in the direction of an organi-

“tomorrow” in Delta Chi. How do you build the

zation: your fraternity – Delta Chi.

type of commitment necessary to make Delta Chi a lifetime brotherhood? Become “involved”

Involvement means financial support as well.

from the beginning. As an associate member,

Many members, undergraduate and alumni

serve as an officer of your class. Organize ac-

alike, give in a myriad off fashions, from wills

tivities for your class. Working with your asso-

and bequests to direct cash donations to The

ciate brothers will further your understanding

Delta Chi Fraternity or its Educational Foun-

of people and the guidelines of the Fraternity.

dation. This financial support is vital to the

When you attain full membership, a new vista

growth of Delta Chi. Without the generosity of

of opportunities opens up for you. Serve as an of-

our membership. Delta Chi would certainly be in

ficer or committee chairman for your chapter. Visit nearby

“the king himseLf

chapters

to witness how they work and the type of people

shouLd Be under no man, But under god

perilous financial straits. Then, there is the legacy of Delta Chi - your son. Imagine the pride of placing the badge of Delta Chi upon the lapel of your

who run them. Attend the Re-

son, sharing with him the same opportunities to learn and grow in an

gional Leadership Conferences

environment conducive to sound education and lifetime brotherhood.

and the International Conven-

This, by far, is your greatest gift to Delta Chi.

tions, Meeting and interacting That brings us again to your commitment. There is much you can do in Delta Chi. The Fraternity needs your commitment, not only for the

nity member. As such it seeks to develop the social graces, the art of good living, the development of courtesy and kindness. Good manners, good taste and good companionship are it part of the training of every fraternity member.

inTrodUcTions ntroductions are simple if you know the system. The most important thing to remember about introducing people is to do it, even if you forget names.

shakinG hands

Table manners of every fraternity memBer.”

The college Fraternity is the center of the social life of the frater-

Companionship are it part of the training

with brothers from across the nation is interesting and builds

good manners, good taste and good

and the Law. – sir edward Coke

any people feel they can “take

the

measure”

another person by his or her

ecognize that the three

+ place the knife and fork on the edge of the plate while eating and in the cen-

things we eat with today – the knife, fork and spoon - each

ter of the plate when finished.

have a specific use, purpose, and proper way to be handled.

+ Keep your napkin folded in half on your lap throughout the meal except when

Normally, they are placed on the table in order of use, starting

using it to wipe your mouth.

from the outside and working to the plate. A good guideline is to

+ eat noiselessly.

use a fork on a flat plate and a spoon in a bowl. It is important to

+ never speak when your mouth contains food. avoid mention of unpleasant

also hold a knife, fork and spoon properly.

subjects at the table. Tall< only with those seated close to you.

handshake. A good, vigorous

+ Introduce a younger person to an older person.

handshake can be the differ-

+ pass food to your right. pass the salt and pepper together. don’t reach across

+ don’t stack your dishes. don’t assist the waiter unless an unusual situation

ence between a successful first

+ Introduce it member of your fraternity to the member of another fraternity.

impression and an unsuccessful

the table or over another person. ask that the dish be passed to you.

seems to require it.

one. Men stand up when shaking

+ Introduce a nonofficial person to an official person.

hands while women may remain

+ eat fruit cocktail with a spoon. don’t use a fork.

seated.

+ Introduce it lower classman to an upper classman.

+ eat pie – even a la mode – with a fork. don’t use a spoon. A good handshake is one that:

+ Introduce it fraternity brother to it house guest.

+ Cut one bite of meat or vegetable at a time. don’t cut numerous bites. + Is made with a firm, but not bone crushing or fish-limp, grip. + Is held for about three or four seconds. + never leave a spoon in a bowl, cup, glass, or dessert dish.

Sue Smith.” (Older male of distinction first ... younger female second.) “Grandmother Smith, I would you to meet Senator Jones.” (Older Fe-

This asset will be invaluable to all your relationships and especially

male first...younger male, even though distinguished, second.)

so in recruitment.

academic sUccess and practIce academIc IntegrIty.” – 1st basic expectation

+ Keep the salad and bread plates to your left. don’t move them around.

As with most rules, there are exceptions, of which you must be the judge. Example: “Senator Jones. I would like you to meet my date.

I wIll strIve for

dessert spoon

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water goBLet

WesT

napkin

dinner fork saLad fork

serviCe pLate

teaspoon dinner knife

formal place serVice

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fter your time as an active

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The brotherhood you gained has

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gest is the fact that many broth-

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hisTorY of The Greek moVemenT nique among the educa-

events were few and far between.

tional institutions of the

It was indeed all work and no

world, American college frater-

play. But students, then as now,

nities are as old as the nation it-

found a way when there was a

self. They arose in response to a

need. The need was to be able

need for close personal relation-

to relax and recuperate, to en-

ships among students, and they

joy the friendships and fun that

have provided an opportunity for

make life bearable, to learn

supplemental education beyond

those things that can’t be taught

the formal curriculum of the col-

in the classroom, to put purpose

lege.

and perspective into a personal

In the early days, studies cen-

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the

way-of-life, to belong. In Wil-

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern saw the formation of the Flat Hat Club.

tered around Greek and Latin.

way was to gather in an upper

Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other

Electives were unknown, and

room of the Raleigh Tavern with

groups appeared but they were social only to a limited extent. They

classics rather than current

College of William and Mary

were only concerned with faculty approval and that meant being more

events dominated discussion.

classmates.

like a literary society – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratorical contest, or engaging in a form of early campus

It was a trying time for a teenage, as most were, having been

Over a bowl of punch, a small

politics with rival groups. The note of the times was sounded in their

sent to college by parents to ac-

group of students talked and

names: Ciceronian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion.

quire discipline as much as book

laughed and called themselves

learning. And a harsh discipline

the Flat Hat Club. These stu-

One group, PDA, ejected a stu-

it was. Dress and deportment

dents didn’t know it, but they had

dent who was a superior Greek

were

strictly

defined.

Travel

was difficult. Athletic and social

organized the first general col-

scholar. That rejected student,

lege fraternity.

John Health, took three Greek

22 of the present day fraternities were founded prior to 1860.

letters, gathered four friends,

and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-

American campuses.

...John heaLth took three greek Letters, gathered

letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to be. The William and Mary faculty didn’t approve of its

Meanwhile, four Phi Beta Kappa men at the University of North Caro-

students discussing the pressing issues of the day and possibly stray-

lina in 1812 organized Kappa Alpha, which expanded in informal fash-

rememBer: it is a

ing too far form accepted beliefs.

ion to more than 20 campuses throughout the South. Unfortunately, it

So Phi Beta Kappa developed

would not survive the Civil War.

four friends, and heLt the first seCret meeting of phi Beta kappa, the first greek-Letter soCiety or

secret signals of challenge and

“fraternity” and never “frat”.

recognition as they met weekly

To the north, on the campus of Union College, Schenectady, New

in the Raleigh Tavern’s Apollo

York, the decline of a military marching club left a void in student life

Room.

The secret grip and mottos and ritual, the distinctive badge, the code

1870 KAPPA ALPHA THETA, THE FIRST WOMEN’S GREEK-LETTERED SOCIETY, WAS FOUNDED AT DEPAW UNIVERSITY

fraternity, on deCemBer 5th, 1776.”

in the fall of 1825. So a group of students, including several members of Phi Beta Kappa, organized Kappa Alpha Society (not to be con-

lexis de Tocqueville, a much-

students took inspiration from

fused with either the 1812 Kappa Alpha or the current Kappa Alpha

traveled Frenchman, wrote De-

the local Sigma Phi Chapter and

of laws and the use of Greek letters all were used by Phi Beta Kappa

Order) on November 20. 1825. Remaining conservative throughout its

mocracy in America following a

founded another Greek-letter

and later adopted by subsequent fraternities. But the important lega-

existence with only nine chapters and a total of roughly 9,200 alumni

trip to America in the 1830s, In

society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832.

cies of Phi Beta Kappa are these: high morals, scholastic advance-

as of 2000, Kappa Alpha Society enjoys the distinction of being the

it he commented: “Americans

Fraternities were on the move. A

ment, and the friendship of one brother with another.

FIRsT GReeK-leTTeR GeneRal ColleGe FRaTeRnITY with continuous existence to date.

of all ages, all conditions, and

year later, Alpha Delta Phi estab-

all dispositions constantly form

lished its second chapter west of

associations. They are the most

the Alleghenies at Miami Univer-

Due to its secrecy, students and faculty alike opposed Kappa Alpha

fraternal people in the world.”

sity, Oxford, Ohio.

society. But other students admired the concept of the organization

He was as prophetic as he was

the Alpha of Connecticut was planted at Yale, in 1781, the Alpha of

and formed Sigma Phi on March 4, 1827, and Delta Phi on November

observant.

Massachusetts at Harvard, and more followed. As time went on, Phi

17. 1827. Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi formed the

John Reilly Knox had been prominent, as a member of a Miami

Beta Kappa became purely intellectual in its aims, though the origi-

“Union Triad,” and set the pattern for the American fraternity system.

Sigma Phi later founded a sec-

University literacy society, in a

nal cardinal principles were “literature, morality, and friendship.”

Eventually, Union students founded six fraternities, which is why the

ond chapter at Hamilton College,

“rather bitter fight” against Al-

During the anti-secret society movements in the 1830s, the society

college is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”

voluntarily revealed that its name meant “Philosophy, the Guide (or Helmsman) of Life.” Since that time it has become strictly an honor-

Some think the college fraternity is uniquely American; certainly

Clinton. New York. Seeking an

pha Delta Phi. He admired the

alternative to two bitterly fighting

organization and of the Alpha

literary societies, some Hamilton

Delta Phi members, but imag-

ary organization and today recognizes undergraduate men and wom-

such an expanded and developed

ined a society of “good without

en who show superior achievements in academics on more than 270

system exists nowhere else, A

the ingredient of evil” and in 1839 The college Yard at William

members of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at the University of Texas.

and mary circa 1740.

involved heaping great quantities of snow in the entrances of

and the first member of what

the College buildings, thus pre-

was to become the “Miami Tri-

venting the faculty from entering

ad.”

the classrooms for two days. All

Faculties were still highly suspi-

and all but two members of Beta

cious of fraternities, so both Al-

Theta Pi were expelled. Both fra-

the members of Alpha Delta Phi

pha Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi

ternities went inactive until 1852.

existed in secret, with members

In 1848 Phi Delta Theta was

not even wearing their badges

founded to fill the void, and, in

publicly. Then in 1847, members

1855, six men who split from the

of both organizations were found

Delta Kappa Epsilon Chapter,

to have participated in a student

which had been started in 1852,

revolt against an unpopular Mi-

formed Sigma Chi. The Miami

ami University administration.

Triad was complete.

The so-called “snow rebellion”

heLps prepare its memBers for Life in soCiety.

founded Beta Theta Pi, the first fraternity founded in the “West”

deLta Chi is CaLLed a “soCiaL fraternity” BeCause it

SPREADS

Sororities had their beginnings members of the Delta Tau Delta

at Wesleyan Female College,

Fraternity at the University of Texas.

Macon, Georgia. The Adelphean

deLta Chi

was founded January 27. 1870, at

altogether. New institutions and

University, Greencastle, Indiana,

the state-supported institutions

as the first women’s Greekletter

grew to fill the need for mass

Society.

was the

year later by the Philomathean Society. They remained

In the early days, most educa-

nity legislation. As the chapters

tional institutions existed pri-

grew larger, they found it pos-

first

marily to prepare young men for

sible and desirable to provide liv-

the learned professions and the

ing quarters. Soon the fraternity

fraternity

clergy. Emphasis was placed on

house became a common sight

the classical studies, especially

in college towns. Those organi-

to aBoLish

Greek and Latin. When fraterni-

zations which li1cked sufficient

ties came along, it was natural

leadership soon passed out of

strictly local sororities for more than 50 years before adopting Greek names and expanding as Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, respectively. By 1860 the fraternity system was firmly established, with 22 of the present-day general fraternities having been already founded. The Civil War, pitting brothers

hell Week.

against brothers in a familial and fraternal sense, resulted in the closing of many colleges and the temporary interruption in the development of new fraternities. The only fraternity founded during the War was

education. Several states in the late 1890s adopted anti-frater-

Society was organized May 15. 1851, and followed a

14 der, [865; Kappa Sigma Kappa (merging with Theta Xi in 1962) 1867;

Theta Xi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New

for them to draw on those teach-

existence: those that had it ex-

ings. Literacy exercises were

panded at a rapid rate and en-

a common part of all chapter

couraged the formation of many

meetings, where the presenta-

new fraternities. Into such an

tion of essays and debates was

environment Delta Chi was born

Pi Kappa Alpha. 1868; Sigma Nu, 1869; and Kappa Sigma. 1869: all in

customary. At first, meetings

on October 13. 1890. The corner

general fraternity).

Virginia. The nation and its campuses were

noT To be TH e s ame a FTe R THe CIvI l WaR. One significant chal-

were held in rented rooms but

was turned into the 20th Century

soon the chapters acquired halls

with the realization of the impor-

It was not uncommon for whole fraternity chapters in the South to en-

lenge was the increased entrance of women into higher education.

that they furnished as clubrooms.

tance of interfraternity endeav-

list as a body to defend the Confederacy. In a few cases, chapters tried

“Aware of the condescending and frequently scornful activities of the

Eventually, chapter houses be-

ors. An intersorority conference

York, the first professional fraternity (later becoming a

to hold together in military units. Afterwards the persistence of bitter

male students.” writes one historian, “wanted nothing more than to

came common. Gradually, more

(the forerunner of today’s Na-

sectional feeling worked to keep open the wounds that needed heal-

prove their capabilities and to achieve an equally important position”

and more men began to enter

tional Panhellenic Conference)

ing. To promote the healing process was a task particularly suited to

on their campuses.

fraternities. Noting the advantages of fraternity group living, I.C. Sorosis (now Pi

college. The curriculum expand-

met in Chicago in 1902 and the

ed. Many colleges became uni-

National

versities. The church relation-

ference {now called the North-

Interfraternity

Con-

Responding to the urgency of the need was Alpha Tau Omega, the

Beta Phi) was founded April 28. 1867, at Monmouth College, Mon-

ship of many schools weakened

American Interfraternity Confer-

First fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865; Kappa Alpha Or-

mouth, Illinois as the first national sorority, and Kappa Alpha Theta

and, in many cases, was dropped

ence) first convened in New York

“A mystic bond of 16

Brotherhood

makes all men one.” – Thomas Carlyle

accepted by and becoming a part

Chi take upon himself a commitment to stand by his oath taken early

of Delta Chi gives you the benefit

in his membership. An alumnus who has given nearly 60 years of ser-

of a rich heritage and it promis-

vice to the Fraternity recently said to a group of undergraduates. ‘The

ing future.

excitement about Delta Chi you feel today doesn’t begin to compare

The Cornerstone is a reference

means more to me. It has for sixty years.”

to the rewards it can offer through a lifetime. Every day the Fraternity manual for Delta Chi’s history,

leGes fraTerniTY ach year, thousands of young men join fraternities. Looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important

its membership, its purpose and

Forget for a moment all of the material manifestations of fraternities

goals, its programs, each indi-

as you see them. What you are left with is a group of college men who

vidual member’s responsibilities

wish, by close association, to ac-

and much more. It addresses

complish certain desired ends

the role and responsibilities of

that they cannot accomplish in-

Delta Chis throughout their lives.

dividually, During the associate

to us.

deLta Chi was my first

Membership in the Fraternity is

member education program you

not limited to the undergraduate

will be given the opportunity to

Today, as a new associate member of The Delta Chi Fraternity, you

Love; and it shaLL Be my

years. The opportunity to grow

exhibit initiative and loyalty, to

feel excitement; you see opportunities: you understand the responsi-

and continue one’s fraternal af-

bilities and look forward to the challenges of full membership in Delta

Last.”

filiation is always open. To do so

Chi. That exhilaration will carryover to every facet of your life. Being

- Peter s. Johnson

simply requires that each Delta

on feBruary 13, 1987, deLta Chi BeCame an internationaL fraternity.

display a vital interest, and to partake in the chapter’s progress, This is group responsibility, The membership education program is designed to facilitate the assimilation of new members into the chapter. While giving them the necessary skills to function within the chapter, each chapter has an associate member counselor who will supervise your assimilation process into Delta Chi. In addition to reading this manual, each associate member is expected to select a “big brother” from among the membership of the

THe bIG bRoTHeR Is ResPonsIble FoR TaKInG sTePs to help guide his little brother through

chapter. PRoGRessIon oF THe CREST

members of the Delta Chi Fraternity in 1954 at the University of Kansas.

the membership education program. He will follow your development

SPREADS closely as you prepare to accept the responsibilities of full membership.

peTer schermerhorn Johnson

It is not necessary for an associate member to memorize everything

writing twenty years after the founding of Delta Chi

this manual covers during the brief period of formal member educan the usual course of things

one thing dear to us that has

tion, This is a manual to help you get as much as possible from your

I should have been forgot-

survived the going of the years.

total fraternity experience. Read it and use it with that in mind.

ten at graduation. This is the

keynote of the Fraternity. The

The fellow who leaves should

Fraternity man never graduates.

never think that his connection with his fraternity ends with his

reward and Challenge of being a Delta Chi is dependent upon each

graduation. It has only begun.

larger affairs of the world. But

He will come across the mem-

member’s QUesT To maKe HIs Pl aCe In HIs FRaTeRnITY. The path to a full and broad personal interpreta-

as long as his Chapter stands,

bers all the years of his life.

he is as much a part and par-

Some can aid him and some he

cel of it as in his undergraduate

can aid, but the fact that a man

days. His success is theirs and

is a member of your own society

their success is his. He belongs

will cause you to “sorter snug-

to the family for life.

1890 “IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF EVERY DELTA CHI, OCTOBER 13, 1890 IS A DAY TO BE REMEMBERED.”

cate themselves to make the most of that day’s adventure. They are Delta Chis.

There are no words to quantify or qualify the significance and impact of the Fraternity on its members. In large part, the richness,

He receives his diploma and leaves his Alma Mater for the

tion of “fraternity” is filled with late night talks, recruitment, officer elections, committee involvement, social functions, alumni relations, 25

exam preparation and service projects. The list includes every func-

tion of being a student or concerned alumnus, the tasks are often dif-

ficult, and disappointments occur frequently. But strangely enough,

gle up to him” wherever you find

those who persevere are those who express the greatest satisfac-

him. Man is a gregarious animal

tion. They are the ones who consider the meaning of Brotherhood

Most of us in our undergradu-

and cannot help it. There is one

and eloquently state. “It cannot

ate days do not appreciate the

thing about it, whatever your

be defined.” They are the ones

fact that the fraternity is the one

fraternity brother’s position may

who realize that “fraternity” is a

tie that will bind us to the col-

be or what turns the fates may

collection of intangibles; it can-

lege for life. It is only when we

have given him: he is worthy of

not be evaluated in mathemati-

come back, when we return as

respect.

i wiLL proteCt the heaLth and safety of

cal terms or analyzed through

aLL human Beings.

strangers to the old campus

objective scientific tests. The ap-

– 3rd basic expectation

from which all our acquaintanc-

praisal of “fraternity” can only be

es have long since gone, that we

done in comparative terms in light of one’s personal experience. They

know that our fraternity is the

are the ones who realize the true joy in the pursuit, who daily rededi-

tion draws near, you appreciate how much Delta Chi has influenced your growth. More opportunities become available. You can serve on a chapter’s Alumni Board of Trustees or as “BB” of a chapter. Service

At this point, you need to ask yourself an important question - “If

on a number of committees of the general fraternity is possible. Most

I’m making a commitment to Delta Chi. what can I do for the Fra-

prestigious and demanding of all is election to serve as “AA”, “CC. or

ternity after graduation and throughout my life?” Presently, you are

“DO” of the general fraternity. The more you “serve,” the more there

beginning your college life and probably have not given thought to

is to gain in terms of business, professional and personal friend-

the future beyond college. However, your commitment to-

ships, not to mention the personal I satisfaction of knowing

day means nothing without your commitment to “to-

you have been an influence in the direction of an organi-

morrow” in Delta Chi. How do you build the type of

zation: your fraternity – Delta Chi.

commitment necessary to make Delta Chi a lifetime brotherhood? Become “involved” from the

Involvement means financial support as well.

beginning. As an associate member, serve as

Many members, undergraduate and alumni

an officer of your class. Organize activities

alike, give in a myriad off fashions, from wills

for your class. Working with your associate 28

and bequests to direct cash donations to The

brothers will further your understanding of

Delta Chi Fraternity or its Educational Foun-

people and the guidelines of the Fraternity.

dation. This financial support is vital to the

When you attain full membership, a new vista

growth of Delta Chi. Without the generosity of

of opportunities opens up for you. Serve as an

our membership. Delta Chi would certainly be in

officer or committee chairman for your chapter.

perilous financial straits.

Visit nearby chapters to witness how they work and the type of people

“the king himseLf

man, But under god

Then, there is the legacy of Delta Chi - your son. Imag-

who run them. Attend the Regional Leadership

shouLd Be under no

ine the pride of placing the badge of Delta Chi upon the lapel of your son, sharing with him the same opportunities to

Conferences and the Interna-

learn and grow in an environment conducive to sound education and

tional Conventions, Meeting and

lifetime brotherhood. This, by far, is your greatest gift to Delta Chi.

interacting with brothers from across the nation is interesting

That brings us again to your commitment. There is much you can do

and the Law.”

and builds friendships cherished

in Delta Chi. The Fraternity needs your commitment, not only for the

– sir edward Coke

for life. Then, as your gradua-

immediate future, but also for the long term as well. For Delta Chi to

ners, good taste and good companionship are it part of the training of every fraternity member.

inTrodUcTions ntroductions are simple if you know the system. The most important thing to remember about introducing people is to do it, even if you forget names.

shakinG hands

Table manners of every fraternity memBer.”

nity member. As such it seeks to develop the social graces, the art of good living, the development of courtesy and kindness. Good man-

Companionship are it part of the training

The college Fraternity is the center of the social life of the frater-

good manners, good taste and good

sir edward Coke is the spiritual Father of Delta Chi.

ecognize that the three

the

measure”

ter of the plate when finished.

have a specific use, purpose, and proper way to be handled.

+ Keep your napkin folded in half on your lap throughout the meal except when

Normally, they are placed on the table in order of use, starting

using it to wipe your mouth.

from the outside and working to the plate. A good guideline is to

+ eat noiselessly.

use a fork on a flat plate and a

any people feel they can “take

+ Place the knife and fork on the edge of the plate while eating and in the cen-

things we eat with today – the knife, fork and spoon - each

spoon in a bowl. It is important to

+ never speak when your mouth contains food. avoid mention of unpleasant

also hold a knife, fork and spoon

another person by his or her

properly.

subjects at the table. Tall< only with those seated close to you.

handshake. A good, vigorous 32

+ Introduce a younger person to an older person.

handshake can be the differ-

+ Pass food to your right. Pass the salt and pepper together. Don’t reach across

+ Don’t stack your dishes. Don’t assist the waiter unless an unusual situation

ence between a successful first

+ Introduce it member of your fraternity to the member of another fraternity.

impression and an unsuccessful

the table or over another person. ask that the dish be passed to you.

seems to require it.

one. Men stand up when shaking

+ Introduce a nonofficial person to an official person.

hands while women may remain

+ eat fruit cocktail with a spoon. Don’t use a fork.

seated.

+ Introduce it lower classman to an upper classman.

+ eat pie – even a la mode – with a fork. Don’t use a spoon. A good handshake is one that:

+ Introduce it fraternity brother to it house guest.

+ Cut one bite of meat or vegetable at a time. Don’t cut numerous bites. + Is made with a firm, but not bone crushing or fish-limp, grip. + Is held for about three or four seconds. + never leave a spoon in a bowl, cup, glass, or dessert dish.

Sue Smith.” (Older male of distinction first ... younger female second.) “Grandmother Smith, I would you to meet Senator Jones.” (Older Fe-

This asset will be invaluable to all your relationships and especially

male first...younger male, even though distinguished, second.)

so in recruitment.

academic sUccess and practIce academIc IntegrIty.” – 1st basic expectation

+ Keep the salad and bread plates to your left. Don’t move them around.

As with most rules, there are exceptions, of which you must be the judge. Example: “Senator Jones. I would like you to meet my date.

I wIll strIve for

dessert spoon

SPREADS

water goBLet

napkin

dinner fork saLad fork

serviCe pLate

teaspoon dinner knife

CoCktaiL fork soup spoon

Knowing how to set a table, formally, is something that can benefit you for a lifetime.

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1890 This manual is dedicated to the men who are sharing the great experience which caused founder Peter Schermerhorn Johnson to declare, “Delta Chi was my first love; it shall be my last.”

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+ THE ESSENCE OF G O O D TA S T E

HISTORY OF THE GREEK MOVEMENT nique among the educa-

events were few and far between.

tional institutions of the

It was indeed all work and no

world, American college frater-

play. But students, then as now,

nities are as old as the nation it-

found a way when there was a

self. They arose in response to a

need. The need was to be able

need for close personal relation-

to relax and recuperate, to en-

ships among students, and they

joy the friendships and fun that

have provided an opportunity for

make life bearable, to learn

supplemental education beyond

those things that can’t be taught

the formal curriculum of the col-

in the classroom, to put purpose

lege.

and perspective into a personal

In the early days, studies cen-

liamsburg, Virginia, in 1750, the

In 1750, the Raleigh Tavern saw the formation of the Flat Hat Club.

way-of-life, to belong. In Wiltered around Greek and Latin.

way was to gather in an upper

Good things are soon copied, but old habits are hard to break. Other

Electives were unknown, and

room of the Raleigh Tavern with

groups appeared but they were social only to a limited extent. They

classics rather than current

College of William and Mary

were only concerned with faculty approval and that meant being more

events dominated discussion.

classmates.

like a literary society – meeting to deflate or critique compositions, staging an oratorical contest, or engaging in a form of early campus

It was a trying time for a teenage, as most were, having been

Over a bowl of punch, a small

politics with rival groups. The note of the times was sounded in their

sent to college by parents to ac-

group of students talked and

names: Ciceronian, Calliopian, and Philopeuthion.

quire discipline as much as book

laughed and called themselves

learning. And a harsh discipline

the Flat Hat Club. These stu-

One group, PDA, ejected a stu-

it was. Dress and deportment

dents didn’t know it, but they had

dent who was a superior Greek

were

strictly

defined.

Travel

was difficult. Athletic and social

organized the first general col-

scholar. That rejected student,

lege fraternity.

John Health, took three Greek

22 OF THE PRESENT DAY FRATERNITIES WERE FOUNDED PRIOR TO 1860.

letters, gathered four friends,

and held the first secret meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-

American campuses.

...JOHN HEALTH TOOK THREE GREEK LETTERS, GATHERED

letter society or fraternity, on December 5, 1776. It was a secret because it had to be. The William and Mary faculty didn’t approve of its

Meanwhile, four Phi Beta Kappa men at the University of North Caro-

students discussing the pressing issues of the day and possibly stray-

lina in 1812 organized Kappa Alpha, which expanded in informal fash-

REMEMBER: IT IS A

ing too far form accepted beliefs.

ion to more than 20 campuses throughout the South. Unfortunately, it

So Phi Beta Kappa developed

would not survive the Civil War.

FOUR FRIENDS, AND HELT THE FIRST SECRET MEETING OF PHI BETA KAPPA, THE FIRST GREEK-LETTER SOCIETY OR

secret signals of challenge and

“FRATERNITY” AND NEVER “FRAT”.

recognition as they met weekly

To the north, on the campus of Union College, Schenectady, New

in the Raleigh Tavern’s Apollo

York, the decline of a military marching club left a void in student life

Room.

The secret grip and mottos and ritual, the distinctive badge, the code

1870 KAPPA ALPHA THETA, THE FIRST WOMEN’S GREEK-LETTERED SOCIETY, WAS FOUNDED AT DEPAW UNIVERSITY

FRATERNITY, ON DECEMBER 5TH, 1776.”

in the fall of 1825. So a group of students, including several members of Phi Beta Kappa, organized Kappa Alpha Society (not to be con-

system exists nowhere else,

Clinton. New York. Seeking an

fused with either the 1812 Kappa Alpha or the current Kappa Alpha

Alexis de Tocqueville, a much-

alternative to two bitterly fighting

of laws and the use of Greek letters all were used by Phi Beta Kappa

Order) on November 20. 1825. Remaining conservative throughout its

traveled Frenchman, wrote De-

literary societies, some Hamilton

and later adopted by subsequent fraternities. But the important lega-

existence with only nine chapters and a total of roughly 9,200 alumni

mocracy in America following a

students took inspiration from

cies of Phi Beta Kappa are these: high morals, scholastic advance-

as of 2000, Kappa Alpha Society enjoys the distinction of being the

trip to America in the 1830s, In

the local Sigma Phi Chapter and

ment, and the friendship of one brother with another.

FIRST GREEK-LETTER GENERAL COLLEGE FRATERNITY with continuous existence to date.

it he commented: “Americans

founded another Greek-letter

of all ages, all conditions, and

society, Alpha Delta Phi, in 1832.

all dispositions constantly form

Fraternities were on the move. A

Due to its secrecy, students and faculty alike opposed Kappa Alpha

associations. They are the most

year later, Alpha Delta Phi estab-

society. But other students admired the concept of the organization

fraternal people in the world.”

lished its second chapter west of

the Alpha of Connecticut was planted at Yale, in 1781, the Alpha of

and formed Sigma Phi on March 4, 1827, and Delta Phi on November

He was as prophetic as he was

the Alleghenies at Miami Univer-

Massachusetts at Harvard, and more followed. As time went on, Phi

17. 1827. Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi formed the

observant.

sity, Oxford, Ohio. John Reilly Knox had been prom-

Beta Kappa became purely intellectual in its aims, though the origi-

“Union Triad,” and set the pattern for the American fraternity system.

nal cardinal principles were “literature, morality, and friendship.”

Eventually, Union students founded six fraternities, which is why the

Sigma Phi later founded a sec-

During the anti-secret society movements in the 1830s, the society

college is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”

ond chapter at Hamilton College,

voluntarily revealed that its name meant “Philosophy, the Guide (or Helmsman) of Life.” Since that time it has become strictly an honor-

inent, as a member of a Miami University literacy society, in a

Some think the college fraternity

“rather bitter fight” against Al-

ary organization and today recognizes undergraduate men and wom-

is uniquely American; certainly

pha Delta Phi. He admired the

en who show superior achievements in academics on more than 270

such an expanded and developed

organization and of the Alpha The college Yard at William

Members of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at the University of Texas.

and Mary circa 1740.

revolt against an unpopular Miami University administration.

the ingredient of evil” and in 1839

The so-called “snow rebellion”

founded Beta Theta Pi, the first

involved heaping great quanti-

fraternity founded in the “West”

ties of snow in the entrances of

and the first member of what

the College buildings, thus pre-

was to become the “Miami Tri-

venting the faculty from entering

ad.”

the classrooms for two days. All

Faculties were still highly suspi-

and all but two members of Beta

the members of Alpha Delta Phi

cious of fraternities, so both Al-

Theta Pi were expelled. Both fra-

pha Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi

ternities went inactive until 1852.

existed in secret, with members

In 1848 Phi Delta Theta was

not even wearing their badges

founded to fill the void, and, in

publicly. Then in 1847, members

1855, six men who split from the

of both organizations were found

Delta Kappa Epsilon Chapter,

to have participated in a student

which had been started in 1852,

HELPS PREPARE ITS MEMBERS FOR LIFE IN SOCIETY.

Delta Phi members, but imagined a society of “good without

DELTA CHI IS CALLED A “SOCIAL FRATERNITY” BECAUSE IT

SPREADS

formed Sigma Chi. The Miami Members of the Delta Tau Delta

College, Macon, Georgia. The Adelphean Society was

mouth, Illinois as the first na-

ship of many schools weakened

tional sorority, and Kappa Alpha

and, in many cases, was dropped

Theta was founded January 27.

altogether. New institutions and

1870, at University, Greencastle,

the state-supported institutions

Indiana, as the first women’s

grew to fill the need for mass

WAS THE

Greekletter Society.

FIRST

In the early days, most educational institutions existed pri-

grew larger, they found it pos-

FRATERNITY

marily to prepare young men for

sible and desirable to provide liv-

the learned professions and the

ing quarters. Soon the fraternity

TO ABOLISH

clergy. Emphasis was placed on

house became a common sight

the classical studies, especially

the Philomathean Society. They remained strictly lo-

in college towns. Those organi-

cal sororities for more than 50 years before adopting Greek names and expanding as Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, respectively. By 1860 the fraternity system was firmly established,

HELL WEEK.

education. Several states in the late 1890s adopted anti-frater-

organized May 15. 1851, and followed a year later by

14 First fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865; Kappa Alpha Or-

rary interruption in the development of new fraterni-

nity legislation. As the chapters

Greek and Latin. When fraterni-

zations which li1cked sufficient

ties came along, it was natural

leadership soon passed out of

for them to draw on those teach-

existence: those that had it ex-

ings. Literacy exercises were

panded at a rapid rate and en-

a common part of all chapter

couraged the formation of many

ties. The only fraternity founded during the War was

der, [865; Kappa Sigma Kappa (merging with Theta Xi in 1962) 1867;

meetings, where the presenta-

new fraternities. Into such an

Theta Xi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, the first

Pi Kappa Alpha. 1868; Sigma Nu, 1869; and Kappa Sigma. 1869: all in

tion of essays and debates was

environment Delta Chi was born

professional fraternity (later becoming a general fraternity).

Virginia. The nation and its campuses were NOT TO BE THE S AME AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. One significant chal-

customary. At first, meetings

on October 13. 1890. The corner

were held in rented rooms but

was turned into the 20th Century

lenge was the increased entrance of women into higher education.

soon the chapters acquired halls

with the realization of the impor-

Triad was complete.

Fraternity at the University of Texas.

DELTA CHI Sororities had their beginnings at Wesleyan Female

It was not uncommon for whole fraternity chapters in the South to enlist as a body to defend the Confederacy. In a few cases, chapters tried

“Aware of the condescending and frequently scornful activities of the

that they furnished as clubrooms.

tance of interfraternity endeav-

to hold together in military units. Afterwards the persistence of bitter

male students.” writes one historian, “wanted nothing more than to

Eventually, chapter houses be-

ors. An intersorority conference

sectional feeling worked to keep open the wounds that needed heal-

prove their capabilities and to achieve an equally important position”

came common. Gradually, more

(the forerunner of today’s Na-

ing. To promote the healing process was a task particularly suited to

on their campuses.

and more men began to enter

tional Panhellenic Conference)

college. The curriculum expand-

met in Chicago in 1902 and the

fraternities. Responding to the urgency of the need was Alpha Tau Omega, the

Noting the advantages of fraternity group living, I.C. Sorosis (now Pi

ed. Many colleges became uni-

National

Beta Phi) was founded April 28. 1867, at Monmouth College, Mon-

versities. The church relation-

ference {now called the North-

Interfraternity

Con-

“A mystic bond of 16

BROTHERHOOD

makes all men one.” – Thomas Carlyle

accepted by and becoming a part

Chi take upon himself a commitment to stand by his oath taken early

of Delta Chi gives you the benefit

in his membership. An alumnus who has given nearly 60 years of ser-

of a rich heritage and it promis-

vice to the Fraternity recently said to a group of undergraduates. ‘The

ing future.

excitement about Delta Chi you feel today doesn’t begin to compare

The Cornerstone is a reference

means more to me. It has for sixty years.”

to the rewards it can offer through a lifetime. Every day the Fraternity manual for Delta Chi’s history,

LEGES FRATERNITY ach year, thousands of young men join fraternities. Looking for that mystical “bond of brotherhood” and a sense of belonging that has so much to do with why the role of a Delta Chi is important

its membership, its purpose and

Forget for a moment all of the material manifestations of fraternities

goals, its programs, each indi-

as you see them. What you are left with is a group of college men who

vidual member’s responsibilities

wish, by close association, to ac-

and much more. It addresses

complish certain desired ends

the role and responsibilities of

that they cannot accomplish in-

Delta Chis throughout their lives.

dividually, During the associate

to us.

DELTA CHI WAS MY

Membership in the Fraternity is

member education program you

not limited to the undergraduate

will be given the opportunity to

Today, as a new associate member of The Delta Chi Fraternity, you

FIRST LOVE; AND IT

years. The opportunity to grow

exhibit initiative and loyalty, to

feel excitement; you see opportunities: you understand the responsi-

and continue one’s fraternal af-

bilities and look forward to the challenges of full membership in Delta

SHALL BE MY LAST.”

filiation is always open. To do so

Chi. That exhilaration will carryover to every facet of your life. Being

- Peter S. Johnson

simply requires that each Delta

ON FEBRUARY 13, 1987, DELTA CHI BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY.

THE BIG BROTHER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING STEPS to help guide his little brother through

chapter. PROGRESSION OF THE CREST

Members of the Delta Chi Fraternity in 1954 at the University of Kansas.

the membership education program. He will follow your development

SPREADS closely as you prepare to accept the responsibilities of full membership.

PETER SCHERMERHORN JOHNSON

It is not necessary for an associate member to memorize everything

writing twenty years after the founding of Delta Chi

this manual covers during the brief period of formal member educan the usual course of

one thing dear to us that has

tion, This is a manual to help you get as much as possible from your

things I should have been

survived the going of the years.

total fraternity experience. Read it and use it with that in mind.

forgotten at graduation. This is

the keynote of the Fraternity.

The fellow who leaves should

The Fraternity man never grad-

never think that his connection with his fraternity ends with his

reward and Challenge of being a Delta Chi is dependent upon each

graduation. It has only begun.

the larger affairs of the world.

He will come across the mem-

member’s QUEST TO MAKE HIS PL ACE IN HIS FRATERNITY. The path to a full and broad personal interpreta-

But as long as his Chapter

bers all the years of his life.

stands, he is as much a part and

Some can aid him and some he

parcel of it as in his undergrad-

can aid, but the fact that a man

uate days. His success is theirs

is a member of your own society

and their success is his. He be-

will cause you to “sorter snug-

longs to the family for life.

1890 “IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF EVERY DELTA CHI, OCTOBER 13, 1890 IS A DAY TO BE REMEMBERED.”

cate themselves to make the most of that day’s adventure. They are Delta Chis.

There are no words to quantify or qualify the significance and impact of the Fraternity on its members. In large part, the richness,

uates. He receives his diploma and leaves his Alma Mater for

tion of “fraternity” is filled with late night talks, recruitment, officer elections, committee involvement, social functions, alumni relations, 25

exam preparation and service projects. The list includes every func-

tion of being a student or concerned alumnus, the tasks are often dif-

ficult, and disappointments occur frequently. But strangely enough,

gle up to him” wherever you find

those who persevere are those who express the greatest satisfac-

him. Man is a gregarious animal

tion. They are the ones who consider the meaning of Brotherhood

Most of us in our undergradu-

and cannot help it. There is one

and eloquently state. “It cannot

ate days do not appreciate the

thing about it, whatever your

be defined.” They are the ones

fact that the fraternity is the one

fraternity brother’s position may

who realize that “fraternity” is a

tie that will bind us to the col-

be or what turns the fates may

collection of intangibles; it can-

lege for life. It is only when we

have given him: he is worthy of

not be evaluated in mathemati-

come back, when we return as

respect.

I WILL PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF

cal terms or analyzed through

ALL HUMAN BEINGS.