Locals that became TKE chapters

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I was wondering if anyone had chapter history stories from before chartering. I know my chapter, Theta Mu at University of New Orleans, started in Sept. 29 1958, 20 days after the founding of the university. The local fraternity was called Theta Phi because the founding fathers had every intention of becoming a TKE chapter, and they assumed that they would become Theta Phi chapter after a charter was granted. As it turned out, we became Theta Mu on May, 5, 1961. We take pride in being the first greek organization on campus as well as the first with national affiliation. Our history is a big part of that although much of it has been lost to time. One of our fraters has been trying to contact the Louisiana attny. general, one of our founding fathers, because many of the symbols and ritual of Theta Phi have been lost. Does anyone have any pre-charter stories they can share. For example, im interested in how Scorpion chapter got that designation.