Fortunately, these years were separated by bountiful years, so that the membership stayed fairly constant. Financially difficult times did not endanger the chapter, although early in the 1890s the chapter found it difficult to get the usual number of new members. The chapter weathered the early years, and as the founders graduated, new members took on the responsibilities of the chapter. Every now and then a general meeting and banquet was held in one of the downtown hotels, with spirited toasting and singing preceding the serious business of electing officers for the coming year. Harriman, from Mexico, and Frank Johnson, from Idaho.Īt first, fraternity life centered about weekly business meetings, in the members' rooms, chaired by the first Consul, Winthrop Alexander '83. This can be further gauged by the observation that seven of the founders of the Alpha Theta chapter were from outside the New England States, including two from across the continent: Frederick C. Significantly, the growth of Sigma Chi and the fraternity system at MIT has also paralleled the establishment of MIT's international reputation. From these beginnings, the group has had to run its own affairs and plan its own accommodations, meals, and the like, which no doubt, has been a profoundly educational experience. Partly due to historical accidents and necessity, the fraternities at MIT have been a more formative and responsible influence on student life at MIT. Senior House, the first dorm on the new campus in Cambridge, was founded in 1918. In contrast, a student government was not formed until a decade later, and the student paper and intercollegiate football teams belong to roughly the same area. Athletics such as these, along with the freshman-sophomore "Cane Rush" formed the core of student activities at MIT at the time of the founding of Sigma Chi. The sports at MIT were tug-of-war, track, baseball, fencing, sparring, "hare and hours", and the somewhat trendy and controversial college football. Nevertheless, the early Sigma Chis led the development of student life at the young technical institute at a time when the image of the college man as socialite and athlete was developing nationally. In the 1880s and 1890s, the Boston Tech (founded in 1861), like other technical schools of this era, drew almost all of its students from local communities, and thus, many of the usual aspects of student life developed slowly.
The original members, in pledge order, were: Meyers of the Phi chapter of Sigma Chi (Lafayette College) all the participants were treated to a resplendent first initiation banquet in the Brunswick Hotel. The next day, the chapter, with two additional charter members, was installed by members Orlo D. In February, they petitioned the national fraternity (at Ohio Wesleyan, the old Gamma chapter), and on March 21, 1882, they were granted a charter. From this discussion of fraternities, the eight returned to Boston, more determined than ever to succeed in their work. By a stroke of luck, it subsequently happened that eight of the founders went to New York to a football game, where they met members of Northwestern's Sigma Chi (Omega) chapter. Two of the ten founders had originally attempted to establish a local fraternity in the fall of 1881, but were unsuccessful. Coleman duPont, the illustrious financier, U.S. The MIT Chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity was founded as a social and literary society in March 1882, by ten men, including T. In an attempt to better understand this "Spirit of Sigma Chi" at Alpha Theta, and the effect it has had on all our brothers, a brief history of our chapter has been compiled. Many leaders in industry, education, and national affairs have shared in this lifestyle since 1882.
In reviewing these one hundred and thirty years, one quickly is impressed by the diversity of the Alpha Theta life - the evolving spirit and attitudes of these men. Chapter History A Brief History of Alpha Theta * *High tolerance center to center length (<. * **+ / -.000050 (50 millionths) tolerance on big end housing bore** - Longer bearing life * *Rod Offset* - Center small end to bore center optimizes horsepower * *Thicker Blades* - Minimizes outward bowing at peak combustion pressure
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