Where Would You Want to See a Sigma Chi Chapter?

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This sounds like it might be part of Temple or Drexel or something.

I tried Goggle and others sites and I can't find a reference to what happened to the school. I recall a listing (history of some sorts) from a while back that seemed to infer that the college was "absorbed" (my words) by the Pennsylvania state system.

Drexel is private while Temple is public - right? Maybe they are now part of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia? But they are private as well?

Anywho, I tried to find the website again, but I haven't had the time to read all the selected entries. So far, the references are part of a bio on someone who attended Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by TSteven

I tried Goggle and others sites and I can't find a reference to what happened to the school. I recall a listing (history of some sorts) from a while back that seemed to infer that the college was "absorbed" (my words) by the Pennsylvania state system.

Drexel is private while Temple is public - right? Maybe they are now part of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia? But they are private as well?

Anywho, I tried to find the website again, but I haven't had the time to read all the selected entries. So far, the references are part of a bio on someone who attended Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania.

I don't know who would have absorbed it as there aren't any State System universities in Philly proper. The closest are East Stroudsburg and West Chester, and I'm not altogether sure either or both were around in 1865.

U of Sciences hasn't had Greek life till recently. So I doubt it's them.

And yes Drexel's private, Temple's public. Temple is "state related" which is completely different than the State System.

[TSteven]

I did find this tidbit on Alfred L. Kennedy that made a reference to the college.

"In 1842 he had established the Philadelphia school of chemistry, and remained at its head until 1853, when it became under a new charter the Polytechnic college of the state of Pennsylvania. He was then chosen its president."

There are some other references to Polytechnic College of the State of Pennsylvania, so perhaps this might be the correct - or formal - name of the college.

For what it is worth, Upsilon was charted in 1865 and I believe closed around/by 1900. I'm not sure if the chapter closed before, or due to, the closure/absorbing of the college.