Apollo is Tau Kappa Epsilon's mythological ideal. Which of the following statements about Apollo is true?

a. Apollo ruled Mt. Olympus
b. Apollo was the brother of Zeus
c. Apollo held an oracle at Delphi where he saw the future
d. Apollo looks quite a lot like Eric Ratinoff

Is today's answer C?

C is correct!!

WOOHOO!!

Didn't even need any help with that one...guess that mythology class is startin to pay off :)

What was the significance of April 6.1909?

a. alpha chapter purchased their first house
b. The first conclave was held in Bloomington ,Illinois in Clyde Leach's room.
c. Lester H. Martin, Arthur Heinlein, and L.W. Tuesburg, along with a deligation of actives from Alpha chapter, paid a visit to Chi Rho Sigma, a local fraternity at Millikin University in Decatur Illinois.
d. nothing happened

c. Lester H. Martin, Arthur Heinlein, and L.W. Tuesburg, along with a deligation of actives from Alpha chapter, paid a visit to Chi Rho Sigma, a local fraternity at Millikin University in Decatur Illinois.

this established a still standing practice of thoroughly investigating prospective TKE chapters before offering them admission. :D

a?

C is correct!

What was the last prewar (WW2) chapter to be installed?
a. Theta Mu- University of New Orleans
b. Alpha Chi- University of Louisville
c. Alpha Phi- George Washington University
d. Beta Pi- Georgia Tech

George Washington U is Alpha Pi
University of Kansas, Alpha Phi, which was the
last chapter installed prior to WWII

The Golden Book of TKE
 

What is "The Golden Book of TKE"?

Who wrote it?

I bet Frater Eric has a copy!

Oops my mistake. Do you know the answer to the question?

Re: The Golden Book of TKE
 

The Golden Book of Tau Kappa Epsilon, a detailed history of the first 50 years of the fraternity, compiled by Leland F. Leland.

Does TKE IHQ carry any more copies of the Golden Book of TKE? It would be interesting to read. They must have made more than one edition to it. I am not asking for a original. I am sure there are some interesting things in there.

The Golden Book of TKE
 

I had an original , gave it to my home chapter (Omicron Kappa)about 15 years agao - haven't seen it since. (oh, well). There is an original copy in the Archives at HQ, but not sure where you would get another copy except to check University Library. A member of Mu Zeta showed me an original version 2 weeks ago - he found it in the Univ library.

Since it was registered with Library of Congress, they would have a copy, perhaps can review online (microfilm?)

Good idea! Thanks Frater!

Re: The Golden Book of TKE
 

---and it is ERIK...
Pete Leland and Wally Miller wrote it. It was the 50th Anniv.
of TKE. A red book, published by Leland Publishers, TRod,
you signed mine when you were in CO awaiting the platter
of bull fries which we've saved for you. YITB, Erik

Attn: Bull Fries at Denver!
 

Yes, you are right, it is "Erik", not "Eric", and can only plead that I was temporarily SANE at the time. Ergo, please forgive my transgression and I promise not to tell anyone that you have a dead chapter in your back yard that you promised me two years ago would be a colony in 12 months!

Aha!

Love you anyway. (HUG)

Re: Attn: Bull Fries at Denver!
 

You are abolutely right, TRod, I have not yet found that needed
spark plug to help reactivate Gamma Tau, Denver U, and we
have a board + advisor ready to go. Yes, I have not performed
here and not afraid to admit it...but not failed...still working on it!
But we do have an interest group on another campus...and I am
not ready to uncoil that info. yet. TKE's best years in CO are now
While you are at it, dear readers, is there a dead TKE chapter in
your neighborhood? Why not adopt this as a project, stop denying good men a chance to be a Teke. By the way, about 80% of our new charterings are reactivations....going back to a
campus where we'd stubbed our toes...right on, we need to get
more of those orphan chapters back! YITB, Erik of Denver

Who did Grand Prytanis Leland appoint to head the first national leadership conference in 1951?
a. Jim Margolin
b. T. Rod O'neal
c. Howard L. Hibbs
d. Sophus Goth

Hmmmm, Frater Margolin (elected to GC in 1979) had not been born then, I was only 4 years old in 1951, the name Hibbs doesn't ring any bells, so........

D?

D. is wrong so I guess you know the answer then.:D Tisk tisk Erik knew that one. lol

well actually.....
 

we WERE stupid! RLC's not held in Spring of 1999, instead had the Centenial Celebration. RLC's are just returning as of Spring 2002. Some smaller conferences were held in 2000 and 2001, but were not very well attended, nor successful.

Further, it is also suggested than an alternate attend as well. But, what about colonies? Are they required to send a delegate as well? And if so, do they have a vote?

I don't ever remember reading about colonies and conclaves in the Black Book, so I would assume they are not required to send a delegate and they wouldn't have a vote. But hey I could be wrong the last edition of the Black Book I have is from 97.

How much did the first fraternity house purchased by Alpha chapter cost?
a. It was donated
b. $100,000
c.$ 8,500
d.$10,000

First - a colony must attend either RLC or Conclave prior to Chartering.

Second, to my knowledge, they do NOT have a vote.

I'm going to guess C.

I think the first TKE chapter house to be occupied was known as
the Daniel Webster Wilder mansion, the first fraternity house at
Wesleyan. They said it was inadequate and cold; it was leased.
They purchased a house at 416 E. Walnut, I think, for $8,500
from Prof. Zeller, and this was the first owned one, in the spring
of 1910, occupying it until the fall of 1924 according to Tex Flint.
ALSO... I goofed...it was another local Phi alumnus,
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Barr, not Richard Henry Little, who was
the influential Phi Delta Theta attorney, killed when his Pierce
Arrow stalled on the camelback crossing between Bloomington
and Normal. Had he not been killed, we would all likely be Phi
Delts today. Barr further had said he would build us a house and he, being single, would live in it too...'twas not to be.
HEGEMONS--take note, triviologists, too, and know it was BARR
not LITTLE who was killed in the Great Arrow, made by Pierce
Arrow. He was returning from a date, and was hit by an Illinois Central train. Hope he had at least some good luck that night.

C is the correct answer!

Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me guess, as my prize I get to sleep with a virgin? No? A young lady in heat? No? Hmmm, a worn out whore from Atlanta?

Oh, no prize, oh, well, ok.

Somebody is hyper today. lol

The Black book is black. The silver book is silver. What color is the golden book?
a.blue
b.green
c.red
d.gold

Golden Book
 

This was a super question...NOW the rest of the story.
There were TEN golden books done by Pete Leland of the
Leland Publishers, and the rest were red, and commonly
called "Golden Book" to refer to the anniversary, not the color.
Each new TKE chapter would be presented a copy of the
TKE Golden Book to be placed in their college library. So,
if you cannot find one, check your college library.
As to the ten Golden ones, I think the Grand Coucil got some,
and I know Dick Hall got one. Dick had signatures of the
prominent Tekes in his, and since I bought one from HQ, I
did the same, but by the time I got around getting signatures,
Jimmie Love and Wallace Macauley had died. Many of you
have signed my book, which I still have.
Dick Hall got carried away at Zeta Iota "Canadian Alpha" one
night and gave them his gold Golden Book. The chapter is
now gone and so far as I know no one has tried to trace it.
My Golden Book is the only one full of early TKE signatures
I have been asked to donate or will it to the TKE Archives.
What archives? The so-called archives is in such a shambles
that not even Jim Kane would tackle that project. I am not trying
to blame anyone...there was a period when these things were
not important to TKE...in time, they will be.
So, there were gold Golden Books commemorating the Golden
Anniversary of TKE, ten of them, the rest red. YITB, Erik Conard

Re: Golden Book
 

Yes I am sure they will be. I would have always taken care of all that stuff. Set up a TKE museum where all TKE's could go and see all the history they have read and heard about in person. Maybe I will see something like that in my lifetime. My school's library doesn't have the golden book I looked. I wonder why they don't? Maybe it got lost or stolen. Do you know if they still give the golden book to new chapters?

Where was the first central office of TKE located?

a. Masonic Temple in Indianapolis, Indiana
b. Home of Tex Flint in Lombard, Illinois
c. Home of William Wilson in Decatur, Illinois
d. Alpha Chapter in Bloomington, Illinois

TKE office
 

In the residence of Harrold Pierce Flint, Lombard, IL

Correct like always.

I have to know what is up with your chapter at Northern Illinois. Is it a recolonization, or is TKE just getting there for the first time? I don't know any of the guys, but the chapter house is less than impressive.

They are recolonizing. That pobably explains the house. A restart with no cash on hand is lucky to even have a house.