Alpha Lambda Tau () was a men's
college
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fraternity
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founded in 1916 at
Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is a private college in Brookhaven, Georgia. It was chartered in 1835 and named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the Colony of Georgia.
History
Oglethorpe University was chartered in 1834 in Mid ...
. For its first decade Alpha Lambda Tau permitted expansion only within the southern states. At the start of its fourth decade, in , the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved; the majority of its chapters affiliated with
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon (), commonly known as or Teke, is a social college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899, at Illinois Wesleyan University. The organization has chapters throughout the United States and Canada, making the Fraternity an internat ...
.
History
Alpha Lambda Tau was founded at Oglethorpe University, of
Brookhaven, Georgia
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(a northeastern suburb of
Atlanta
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) on .
[''Yamacraw'' (Oglethorpe Yearbook), 1923]
p.103 The organization at Oglethorpe became ''Alpha chapter'' on .
[ Being of southern origin, it was originally decided that the fraternity would not expand north of the ]Mason–Dixon line
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. By , the anti-northern expansion policy was met with disapproval at the fraternity's national convention. The policy was dropped in , and a charter was issued to a new chapter at the University of Illinois
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.
Alpha Lambda Tau became a Junior member of the NIC in .
Merger with ΤΚΕ
In , the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved. Five of the eight chapters that were active in merged with Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon (), commonly known as or Teke, is a social college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899, at Illinois Wesleyan University. The organization has chapters throughout the United States and Canada, making the Fraternity an internat ...
. Several chapters went to other national fraternities.[Noted by Teke in it]
online history
accessed 6 Dec 2019.
Chapters
These were the chapters of Alpha Lambda Tau. Those active at the time of the merger are noted in bold, those inactive are noted in ''italics''. Where chapters affiliated with their status is noted as "Merged"; where they joined other fraternities they are listed as "Withdrawn".[ The main archive URL i]
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage
Alumni chapters existed as of in Chicago, Birmingham and Atlanta.[
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Notes
References
{{North American Interfraternity Conference
Student organizations established in 1916
Student societies in the United States
Defunct former members of the North American Interfraternity Conference
1916 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)