Alpha Chi Rho Phi Gamma Chapter collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-019

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes materials collected by Robert Lavin ('53) from his time as part of the Phi Gamma Chapter of Alpha Chi Rho at Wesleyan University. Included are photographs of members, mugs, a banner, and fraternity paddles.

Dates

Creation: 1951-1953

Creator

Alpha Chi Rho. Phi Gamma Chapter (Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

The Phi Gamma chapter of Alpha Chi Rho was established at Wesleyan University in 1911. An originally religious fraternity that wished to restrict membership to Christians, in the 1950s, Wesleyan students began to expand membership to include Jewish and African American students. In 1958, all members of the Phi Gamma chapter were suspended from the national organization for their failure to comply with Alpha Chi Rho ritual codes. In 1959, the chapter voted unanimousy to leave Alpha Chi Rho and start a new, inclusive fraternity called Esse Quam Videri (EQV) on campus.