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unaccredited schools
these days the accreditation agencies have caved in and given the nod to "schools" located in shopping centers, "Universities"
without walls (computer based), and all sorts of means to obtain
a diploma (or what some call erroneously a degree)
In 1947, thru an absorption of Alpha Lambda Tau, a southern fraternity, by TKE, a chapter at Tri-State College, an engineering-
oriented school in Angola, IN, was chartered as Beta Epsilon of TKE. But the NIC, noting that Tri-State was not accredited by a regional agency, demanded that TKE revoke the charter if they wanted to remain in the National Interfraternity Conference.
The subsequent conclave of the fraternity was very emotional and
the Beta Epsilon chapter charter was withdrawn. A poignant occasion. Well, about twenty years later the college gained full accreditation...and the locals all went "national." It is interesting
to note that the old TKE went Kappa Sig. TKE did return the charter to Tri State, but to a different group...
Several non-NIC groups, national in scope, had chapters at non-accredited schools...Kappa Sigma Kappa, Delta Kappa, Alpha Gamma Upsilon...to name some...are all gone now. Some of their
chapters disaffiliated with the "national" and some joined NIC ones (see a Baird's Manual for details). I do not know if any of these exist today...perhaps someone here does...another chapter
of the greek history...today, well, it is a whole new ball game.
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