Inquiry about Cunningham?
 

Didn't Cunningham have a grandson named Richie?

That's what i'm talking about...
 

That's the kinda stuff i'm talking about... :)

Sometime they don't make it so obvious...

But yes, DTD would be a good example of being directly influenced by a Mason...

TRIVIA - who can list the ONLY college based fraternities that are classified as "Masonic Fraternities"... ? Hint: It can be found in old books about the history of fraternities (Cyclopedia of Fraternities and such)... A few were mentioned already...

Acacia is a college based fraternity that is/was classified as a "Masonic Fraternity"

Very good...
 

Very good Whittle! That's one...

A few others were named - which ones are they?

And which other ones (including ones not as active today)?

Its my understanding that dke was an offshoot of skull and bones from yale, not tke. both were founded there and share members.

I have heard that SigEp was founded by 3 masons... I think thats the one?

Nope...
 

Nope... gotta check out old fraternity literature...

[slight hijack]

Alpha Sigma Phi was founded as a sophomore class society at Yale; from its founding in 1845 to its initial demise in 1864 it groomed men for selection to either Deke or Psi Upsilon, both were junior-class societies at the time. (It was not unusual for a Yale man to belong to four different societies which are now national in scope during their college years.)

In 1864, Alpha Sigma Phi was shut down and two rival societies sprang up claiming they were the legitimate successor. Delta Beta Xi was composed of men pledged to Deke their junior year, while Phi Theta Psi claimed men pledged to join Psi Upsilon. Of the two, Delta Beta Xi preserved the ritual and traditions of Alpha Sigma Phi, changing to 'Delta Beta Xi' where Alpha Sigma Phi once was. Delta Beta Xi continued until 1874, when it was shut down by the Yale administration.

In 1860, Alpha Sigma Phi chartered a chapter at Marietta College in Ohio; after Delta Beta Xi closed down at Yale, Delta Chapter at Marietta was the sole remaining chapter, and kept the fraternity alive until 1907, when Delta revived Alpha at Yale.

Wasn't Kappa Sigma founded by masons?

One of the founders of Kappa Sigma was a Master Mason at the time of its founding in 1869.

The site below has some very interesting historical information about fraternities from a Masonic perspective.


A Fraternal History of Marin County California - Greek Letter Fraternities

I had found that sight too while trying to find the answers to this d**n riddle!

nice site...
 

nice site... but it left a few out... ;)

There are some nice references to the old fraternity literature though...

there are some key ones ... both active and inactive...

Good site though ... i have seen that one too...

That site is actually one of the references that I used to get my info on the connection with Zea Psi.

Thanks for posting that. I had an outdated URL for that site -- glad to see it's still around.