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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...records of the original chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society which was located at William and Mary College have been found. This disposes wholly of the tradition that the organization sprang from a society in Oxford University. Chief Justice Marshall belonged to the original society and Elisha Parmelee brought to New England the charters of the Yale and Harvard chapters.- News...
...years ago the first number of the "Harvard Advocate appeared, and, from that time on, it has held a preeminent place among college publications. For seven years it held almost unlimited sway, but in 1873 there appeared a rival, the "Majenta," afterwards called the "Crimson." A friendly rivalry immediately sprang up between these two, and continued until the consolidation of the latter with the college daily in 1883. One of the youngest, and yet probably the best known college publication in existence, the "Harvard Lampoon," was first issued in the spring of 1876. At first the contributions were confined...
...piratical life and the salt of the ocean met together in that year and formed what was then called a "Navy Club." and later earned for itself the title of the "Harvard Navy." For some fourteen years it merely existed, but at the beginning of the century it suddenly sprang into prominance and continued in the full glory of its career until 1851, when it was abolished by the then president of Harvard College. All the members of the senior class who failed to receive commencement parts formed the society and were considered as able seamen before the mast...
...model of the French universities. They are however, so old themselves that the resemblance is now scarcely perceptible and they have an existence, government and manner of life entirely their own. In regard to their history it is sufficient to recall the fact that the colleges or halls sprang into existence about the sixteenth century. Originally they were merely inns for the convenience of those who wished to economize, and could do so better by living in company. A few students, with a graduate of good standing, could start a college, that is, rent a house and make...
...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...