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Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection, 1915-1989View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1920-1962

The Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection documents activities and events sponsored by Greek organizations at Oregon State University as well as various fraternity and sorority houses. Most of the Greek organizations at Oregon State University were established between 1910 and 1930 with over 40 chapters active today.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

ID: P 034
Extent: 0.05 cubic feet
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Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation: Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection (P 034), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the mid-1960s with more materials added through the 1970s and 1980s.
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Container List

Series 1: Fraternities and Sororities Photographs, 1915-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.1: Photographs Add to Shelf
Item P034:01: Delta Psi Kappa honorary stunt, 1923 Add to Shelf
Individuals pictured: unidentified, Lenore Preston, Vida McKern, Ruth Hjertas, Ruth Thayer, Harriet Moore, Alice Strong, Cathryn Barhyte, unidentified, Lois Fendall, Pauline Thompson, and Marie Tonseth. Image is available online.
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:02-P034:03: Delta Delta Delta house, 1921-1922 Add to Shelf
Images are available online: 2, 3.
Extent: 5 prints
Item P034:04: Alpha Xi Delta house, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
Extent: 3 prints
Item P034:05: Si. Delta Mu house, 1921-1922 Add to Shelf
Extent: postcard print
Item P034:06: Alpha Rho house, 1921-1922 Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 postcard prints
Item P034:07: Gamma Phi Beta house, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
Item P034:08: Gamma Iota house, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
Extent: postcard print
Item P034:09: Alpha Chi Omega house, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:10: Sigma Kappa, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
Item P034:11: Beaver Club, 1915-1916 Add to Shelf
Members of the Beaver Club on the steps of their house with a dog. Became Phi Gamma Delta in 1921. Image is available online.
Item P034:12: Interfraternity Council Officers, 1957 Add to Shelf
Individuals pictured include: President Vernon Cook, Vice President James Folston, and Secretary-Treasurer Stanley Hong.
Extent: 3 mounted portrait prints
Item P034:13: Four boys doing yard work at the Presbyterian-Congregational Church during Interfraternity "Help Week" Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:14: Boys doing yard work in front of the Good Samaritan Hospital for Interfraternity "Help Week" Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:15: A fraternity costume dance featured in the Interfraternity Council rush booklet, 1956 Add to Shelf
Item P034:16: Portraits, 1957 Add to Shelf
Individuals pictured: A.L. Strand, Dan Poling, Vernon Cook, Stanley Hong, and James Folston.
Item P034:17: Aerial view of Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, 1957 Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:18: Portraits, 1957 Add to Shelf
Portraits of Dan Poling and A.L. Strand.
Extent: 2 mounted prints
Item P034:19: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity members Add to Shelf
Item P034:20: Sigma Phi Epsilon 40th Anniversary, 1958 Add to Shelf
Five alumni pictured. Image is available online.
Item P034:23: Sigma Nu alumni, circa 1942 Add to Shelf
Item P034:24: Sigma Nu alumni Add to Shelf
Item P034:25: Pi Beta Phi rush, circa 1970 Add to Shelf
Item P034:26: Sigma Kappa, circa 1985 Add to Shelf
Item P034:27: IFC Sing, Delta Gamma and Theta Chi, circa 1970 Add to Shelf
Item P034:28: Delta Delta Delta, circa 1970 Add to Shelf
Item P034:29: Kappa Kappa Gamma, circa 1985 Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 prints
Item P034:30: Acacia Fraternity members in an old Model T, circa 1962 Add to Shelf
Inscription on back reads: "When spring term rolls around, a ride on the old Model T is lots of fun," from Introducing Oregon State Fraternities, 1962. Image is available online.
Extent: print and 4x5 negative
Item P034:31: Sorority big sisters, 1981 Add to Shelf
Reproduced from Sorority Rush Handbook, page 13.
Extent: 4x5 copy negative
Item P034:32: Pi Beta Phi, 1982 Add to Shelf
Reproduced from Sorority Rush Handbook, page 4.
Extent: 4x5 copy negative
Item P034:33: Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1989 Add to Shelf
Reproduced from Sorority Rush Handbook page 8.
Extent: 4x5 copy negative