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Old 04-28-2006, 12:51 PM
SurfinDBeach SurfinDBeach is offline
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TKE

Yeah, Erik beat me to it...

We (TKE) absorbed most of Sigma Mu Sigma... Our chapter at George Washington University is specifically a SMS chapter that TKE took over - Because of our similar origins apparently...

This is from the SIGMA MU SIGMA website (their Epsilon chapter history):
Link: http://www.sigmamusigma.com/index.ph...9&limitstart=9
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"Epsilon Chapter History
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
With a name like George Washington University it is not surprising that Masons played an important role in campus life. A Masonic club was founded in 1911 and over the next twelve years both Acacia and Square and Compass established chapters at GWU. With the creation of Epsilon Chapter in June 1924, Sigma Mu Sigma became the third Masonic fraternity on Campus. Though there was the potential for rivalries, the three worked well together organizing joint smokers. At one of these events in September of 1924 over 100 Masons attended including the university president.
Over the next six years, Sigma Mu Sigma established itself as a positive force on the urban campus even as its role changed. Once they acquired a house at 1414 16th Street SW it took only a few years for Epsilon Chapter to increasingly be seen as a social fraternity. In 1931 they were admitted into the Greek Council. When Sigma Mu Sigma's Nationals were forced to dissolve in the fall of 1934, members of Epsilon saw their acquisition by Tau Kappa Epsilon (a fraternity with Masonic origins) as the best means to preserve their chapter and traditions. Today this chapter remains an active part of both Tau Kappa Epsilon and George Washington University. "
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