Bad choices for Fraternity/Sorority names

[BossLadyAKA]

I do. Even now, there are Indiana folks who are VERY proud of their Klan affiliation. I can't imagine it would have been much different in 1901.

(Yes, I'm a Hoosier. No, I didn't go to IU.)

Originally Posted by ChioLu

The Dartmouth fraternity of Tri Kap was founded in 1842, before the Klan started in 1865 (though that would be difficult to list on a resume). But the sorority of Tri Kappa in Indiana was founded in 1901, so I don’t get that.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by BossLadyAKA

I do. Even now, there are Indiana folks who are VERY proud of their Klan affiliation. I can't imagine it would have been much different in 1901.

(Yes, I'm a Hoosier. No, I didn't go to IU.)

There are generally viewed as being three eras for the Klan, the first from founding in the 1870s to the 1890s, the second sparked by the movie Birth of a Nation in the 1920s and the third from the Civil Rights era until today. 1901 would have been a relative nadir for the Klan, so I'll take them at their word. They certainly don't seem oriented that way today.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by naraht

There are generally viewed as being three eras for the Klan, the first from founding in the 1870s to the 1890s, the second sparked by the movie Birth of a Nation in the 1920s and the third from the Civil Rights era until today. 1901 would have been a relative nadir for the Klan, so I'll take them at their word. They certainly don't seem oriented that way today.

huh? what? Please clarify the bolded. Thanks.

I don't know what your sources are for "Klan era". Hopefully not Wikipedia.

Not sure there's ever been a nadir for the KKK. Going underground =/= nadir.