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...first Greek letter society in America appeared in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, and was called the Phi Beta Kappa. Its origin is a mystery, and it is a disputed question as to whether it was founded by Thomas Jefferson, sprang from a Free Mason's lodge, or was introduced from Europe. - [University Herald...
Several members of the Harvard chapter of the Beta Theta Pi attended the union dinner given in Providence last evening...
There are seven fraternities now represented at Brown, six of these being secret and one open. The Beta Chapter of the Delta Phi fraternity, which has been inactive here for several years, reappeared lately. It has twelve men enrolled from the junior, sophomore and freshmen classes. The Delta Upsilon, (open society,) held a convention here last fall, and is in a flourishing condition. The following list gives the societies in the order of their establishment at Brown, and the number of men in each; Alpa Delta Phi, 22; Delta Phi, 12; Psi Upsilon, 16; Beta Theta Pi, 30; Delta Kappa...
...union dinner of the chapters of the Brown, Harvard and Boston Universities Beta Theta Pifraternity, under the auspices of the Brown chapter, will be given on Friday evening, Jan. 13, at the Hotel Narragansett. Providence. Judge Carpenter of New Hampshire will preside...
...following gentlemen have been elected members of the Phi Beta Kappa from '81 : Jaretzki, Thomsen, Rand, Whitman, Guild, Goddard, Nelson, Roberts, J. N. Johnson, J. R. Howe, Parmenter, Suter, Worcester, Mueller, Seaverns, Melcher, Wade. From '82 the following are the first eight: G. L. Kittredge, Cole, Lane, Beale, Birtwell, Lothrop, Keep, Putnam...