algore

[Erik P Conard]

was Algore a greek? Albert A Algore? He invented the internet.

[Firehouse]

Al Gore did not join a fraternity at Harvard (they're there but they're low profile). His freshman room-mate was actor Tommy Lee Jones.
George Bush was a DKE at Yale.
Bill Clinton: non fraternity.
George H.W. Bush: DKE at Yale
Jimmy Carter: non fraternity (Naval Academy)
Ronald Reagan: TKE at Elon
Gerald Ford: DKE at Michigan

[Senusret I]

I know that although nobody specified "General" fraternity, that that was probably the sentiment.....

Nevertheless, please don't say that Bill Clinton isn't a member of a fraternity -- he was an undergraduate initiate of Alpha Phi Omega, Mu Alpha Chapter. So say non-social, but don't say non-fraternity.

Thanks.

Yes, Tom Earp, I know that there is a difference. Please don't go there with me today.

[Rudey]

Have there ever been fraternities at military schools like west point, annapolis, air force academy, and the rest?

-Rudey

[Kevin]

Originally posted by Rudey
Have there ever been fraternities at military schools like west point, annapolis, air force academy, and the rest?

-Rudey

Sigma Nu and alpha tau omega were both founded at the Virginia Military Institute.

Neither is still present on that campus as I believe GLO's were kicked off quite some time ago.

[Optimist Prime]

Originally posted by Rudey
Have there ever been fraternities at military schools like west point, annapolis, air force academy, and the rest?

-Rudey

Theta Chi was founded at Norwich University, which was the army academy before westpoint. They no longer have greek life and I don't think you have to be a cadet to attend and they are now co-ed.

[Erik P Conard]

Ronald Wilson Reagan and his older brother, John Neil Reagan served as Presidents of Iota chapter of TKE at Eureka College,
a church school near Peoria. When Reagan died he left $ to allow
college officials, IFC rep, and TKE reps, to attend his funeral. All
went, most were TKEs. Lambda Chi and Delta Sig, I think, are all
there too. Reagan and then-wife Jane Wyman built the library at
Eureka. He was a life-long friend of the greeks. The stories of his
collegiate visits are legion, and he was likely the best known ever.
Penn Military, now called Widener, in Chester, PA still has NIC chapters. Theta Chi was nurtured at Norwich, and lordy, SAE has
a marvelous military history. See Baird's. I would not be at all surprised to see greeks return to some of them. If we can have
nebulous metro charters, cooking schools, aeronautical ones, textile schools, golly...we have not yet hit cosmetology or auctioneering or chiropractic ones, but who knows.
The once boy scout fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, was hardly an
IFC social when Bill Clinton was a member. But I guess we could
toss them in if'n we're a mind to. Harry Truman was enthusiastic
about Lambda Chi Alpha, and so on...
Greek history is an important arm of higher education, and from
the Phi Psi cabin in the woods sprang a great youth movement.
But, as Kappa Sig says, "not all can wear the pin." But we are
hard working at it. Go Pike at Howard!

[tunatartare]

Originally posted by Rudey
Have there ever been fraternities at military schools like west point, annapolis, air force academy, and the rest?

-Rudey

I know that APO has a chapter at Maine Maritime

[kapsigcub]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
But, as Kappa Sig says, "not all can wear the pin." But we are
hard working at it.

Mr. Conard,
Kappa Sigma does not say "not all can wear the pin.", as you've repeatedly misquoted. Kappa Sigma does have a credo that begins with this line: "The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it..."

Thanks in advance for getting it right next time.

[LPIDelta]

Of the federal military academies, there have never been social fraternities at West Point, the U. S. Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy...and I am fairly certain we could include the Coast Guard Academy as well.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by kapsigcub
Mr. Conard,
Kappa Sigma does not say "not all can wear the pin.", as you've repeatedly misquoted. Kappa Sigma does have a credo that begins with this line: "The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it..."

Thanks in advance for getting it right next time.

Thanks bro, I was just about to post the same thing. I figured I wasn't the only one who noticed it.

[Erik P Conard]

I meant that as a compliment, but sorry to have misquoted it.
In my next reference I shall strive to get it right. At any rate, my
intentions were to point out that the concept was worthy.
Sorry, Erik P Conard

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by kapsigcub
Mr. Conard,
Kappa Sigma does not say "not all can wear the pin.", as you've repeatedly misquoted. Kappa Sigma does have a credo that begins with this line: "The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it..."

Thanks in advance for getting it right next time.

Have you ever tried to tell your Grandpa something like that?? Did it work?? (I don't know how many times people have told my Grandpa that there is no such thing as "colored people", yet he persists.) Honestly, Erik P Conrad isn't going to change what he says, regardless of how false it is, and how many times he's told. Just don't worry about him.

[CanadianZete]

As to the post above you are not fully correct.

Zeta Psi had a chapter at the US Naval Academy, it is listed as deceased since 1874. The chapter was listed as a our Gamma chapter and was only active from January until Oct of the same year.

We also had one at the Georgia Military Institute, listed as deceased since 1861. Three men were initiated, but the Civil War intervened and the destruction of Atlanta destoyed all of our records there.

[Tom Earp]

History of Military Colleges and Greek Orgaizations is very interesting to say the least. I hope I learn something New each day.

But for Military Institutations, I think they want their Students to have one thought only, Military.

Maybe Texas A & M is the exception? Or, is it Tex. Tech.?

Not sure, but did Norwich go to a Two Year School and COED?