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Old 02-05-2010, 07:20 AM
naraht naraht is offline
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Originally Posted by Gusteau View Post
Benjamin Harrison was also a Delta Chi. He was the president at the time of our founding and was a highly acclaimed lawyer, making him an ideal candidate. He was initiated at a time when we were still a professional law fraternity and we still allowed dual membership.

ETA: To further clarify, Delta Chi does not have "Honorary Initiates" at present. I do not know if this was the case when Harrison was initiated, but I think the policy was the same. Alumnus Initiates are full members of Delta Chi
I'll grant from the poster that he may not count as an "Honorary Initiate", so perhaps the question is better asked in the positive, "Which of these presidents were actively seeking an Associate's or Bachelor's degree during the time at which they became a member of the fraternity?".

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Last edited by naraht; 02-05-2010 at 07:21 AM. Reason: altered question slightly.
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