By Karl McCreary
Title: Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity Records, 1910-1955
Predominant Dates: 1910-1917
ID: MSS KappaSigmaNu
Primary Creator: Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity (Oregon Agricultural College)
Extent: 0.12 cubic feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2014
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity Records consist of a record book, newsletters, informational reports, letters, and a warranty deed documenting the membership and activities of the Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity at Oregon Agricultural College.
The record book contains entries made by KSN members A. Johnson and Lyle Hendricks that describe the fraternity's membership, social events, house guests, athletic contests, relations with other Greek groups, and the membership pledge. The years reflected in the book span the fraternity's founding in 1906 to 1911. A typed transcript of the record book is also part of this collection.
The newsletters are made up of five issues of the Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity Star newsletter. The informational reports date from 1915 to 1917 and contain information on the academic standing of KSN members as well as other details about the fraternity. These reports were prepared to serve as petitions for the establishment of a chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at OAC. The letters reflect interaction with the KSN Alumni Association in Portland.
The warranty deed documents a 1955 property transaction between B.D. and Bessie Lamar and the Kappa Sigma Nu Association.
More Extent Information: 1 box
Statement on Access: Collection open for research.
Acquisition Note: These materials were transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center by Erin Haynes in 2005 and 2014.
Related Materials: Other collections that document the Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity include the Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC); the Alumni Relations Photograph Collection (P 017); the Vane G. Gibson Collection (MSS Gibson); and the Fred Henshaw Photograph Album (P 305). Among the images in P 305 are views of the installation ceremony for the Oregon Agricultural College chapter (Oregon Beta) of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in March 1918, marking the official dissolution of the Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Preferred Citation: Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity Records (MSS KappaSigmaNu), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection was named the Phi Delta Theta - OSU Chapter Records at the time of acquisition and was renamed to the Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity Records when a comprehensive finding aid was prepared in 2021.
Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid replaces information placed online in 2014.
Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity (Oregon Agricultural College)
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Kappa Sigma Nu Fraternity (Oregon Agricultural College)
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Oregon Beta Chapter.
University History
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