RG/RG12. Student Organizations
Record Group
Identifier: RG/RG12
This Record Group contains materials that pertain to student organizations on campus. There are nearly three hundred groups ranging from the historic and earliest organizations such as Philanthropic and Eumenean Societies to the Ugly Club to fraternities, Black Professional Development Working Group, to Mental Health Ambassadors, and Young Americans for Freedom. Examples of records are constitutions and bylaws, agendas, photographs, and promotional materials.
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Records, 1992
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-26
Scope and Contents
The collection contains printed information from 1992 about the establishment of the fraternity.
Dates:
1992
Found in:
College Archives
Alpha Tau Omega. Records, 1950-1983
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-11
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the original letter granting authority to organize an ATO Club, the petition from the A.T.O. to the national chapter of ATO, copies of by-laws and revisions, and materials related to the 1951 installation. The minutes date from 1950 to 1968, with a gap between 1960 and 1966. The membership records provide biographical data and student activity lists for each member from 1951 to 1959. The Financial materials cover only two years and reflect basic budget activities....
Dates:
1950
Found in:
College Archives
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Records, 1858-1994
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-12
Scope and Contents
The collection contains historical information, including a copy of the fraternity history from the 1897 Quips and Cranks and the manuscript "Milestones Backward Run," a detailed history of the fraternity to 1940. There are copies of the constitution, including a copy of the original constitution written by Robert Hall Morrison Jr. in 1858. This notebook also contains Morrison's notes for Dr. McPhail's "Lectures on Logic" course. There is also a notebook containing the ritual of initiation...
Dates:
1858
Found in:
College Archives
Campus Club. Records, 1948-1952
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-29
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a copy of the constitution of the group, newsletters from 1952, rush publications from 1951, and invitations and programs from 1948-1952. There is also a letter to Davidson College Treasurer Grier Martin about renovating Eumenean Hall and a scrapbook with photographs, programs and newsclippings from 1947 to 1953.
Dates:
1948
Found in:
College Archives
Chi Phi Fraternity. Records, 1908-1954
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-28
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a brief history of the group, plus names of members and a letter to Miss Cornelia Shaw.
Dates:
1908
Found in:
College Archives
Delta Phi Alpha. Records, 1937-1953
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-54
Scope and Contents
The files contain several copies of the Delta Phi Alpha Bulletin from 1937-38, 1952 ,1953, and 1967-68. There also is a copy of the minutes of the fraternity from 1937-38.
Dates:
1937
Found in:
College Archives
Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Records, 1925-1940
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-43
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence. There is also membership information, financial records, minutes, the constitution and by-laws of the society, and printed material. The correspondence is from 1925-1940. The majority of the correspondence (1935-1939) is with Dr. John F. Conn, Grand Visor for the fraternity. There is correspondence (1936-1939) with D.H. Howard, a Davidson professor and also Grand Recorder for the fraternity. There is correspondence with the Davidson...
Dates:
1925
Found in:
College Archives
Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Records, 1880-2001
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-16
Scope and Contents
The collection contains some historical information about the chapter. There are minutes from 1880-1930; these are oversized and are housed separately. There is a report to the national headquarters describing the founding of the chapter and a Kappa Alpha Magazine from 1884 with several mentions of the Davidson chapter's activities. There is correspondence from 1958, 1980-1988. The printed material contains general information about the group, and there are also chapter publications from...
Dates:
1880
Found in:
College Archives
Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Records, 1890-1993
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-15
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a detailed history of the chapter, compiled by Bill Carroll (D.C. 1990). There are minutes from 1890-1955. Some minutes from 1921-1955 are oversize and are housed separately. Correspondence dates from 1918-1993. There is information about the early members of the group, as well as information from 1952, and there are lists of members from the 1988 rechartering efforts. The 1987 Petition runs to over 90 pages with information abou the history and future goals...
Dates:
1890
Found in:
College Archives
Omega Phi Alpha Philosophy Fraternity. Minutes, 1925-1931
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-25
Scope and Contents
The records consist of minutes from 1925-1931.
Dates:
1925
Found in:
College Archives