Difference between revisions of "Beta Theta Pi"
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| − | At nine o’clock on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi in the Hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college building (known as “Old Main”). The eight founders in the order in which their names appear in the minutes were: | + | <p>At nine o’clock on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi in the Hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college building (known as “Old Main”). The eight founders in the order in which their names appear in the minutes were:</p> |
| − | John Reily Knox, 1839 | + | <p>John Reily Knox, 1839</p> |
| − | Samuel Taylor Marshall, 1840 | + | <p>Samuel Taylor Marshall, 1840</p> |
| − | David Linton, 1839 | + | <p>David Linton, 1839</p> |
| − | James George Smith, 1840 | + | <p>James George Smith, 1840</p> |
| − | Charles Henry Hardin, 1841 | + | <p>Charles Henry Hardin, 1841</p> |
| − | John Holt Duncan, 1840 | + | <p>John Holt Duncan, 1840</p> |
| − | Michael Clarkson Ryan, 1839 | + | <p>Michael Clarkson Ryan, 1839</p> |
| − | Thomas Boston Gordon, 1840 | + | <p>Thomas Boston Gordon, 1840</p> |
| − | “of ever honored memory” | + | <p>“of ever honored memory”</p> |
| − | The Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is the first fraternity to exist on the Knox College campus, and it is also the first fraternity in Illinois. | + | <p>The Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is the first fraternity to exist on the Knox College campus, and it is also the first fraternity in Illinois.</p> |
Revision as of 14:08, 10 May 2009
The Founding of Beta Theta Pi
At nine o’clock on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi in the Hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college building (known as “Old Main”). The eight founders in the order in which their names appear in the minutes were:
John Reily Knox, 1839
Samuel Taylor Marshall, 1840
David Linton, 1839
James George Smith, 1840
Charles Henry Hardin, 1841
John Holt Duncan, 1840
Michael Clarkson Ryan, 1839
Thomas Boston Gordon, 1840
“of ever honored memory”
The Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is the first fraternity to exist on the Knox College campus, and it is also the first fraternity in Illinois.
