Inventory of the Iota Gamma Pi (Duke University) records, 1923-1939

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

University Archives, Duke University

Creator

Iota Gamma Pi (Duke University).

Title

Iota Gamma Pi (Duke University) records, 1923-1939

Language of Material

Material in English

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

500 Items

Abstract

Contains the records of the Iota Gamma Pi undergraduate honor science fraternity at Duke University from 1923-1939.

Types of materials included are: minutes, certificates, correspondence, and initiation rituals. Major topics include: student life at Duke University and Trinity College, science societies, and Iota Gamma Pi.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Iota Gamma Pi (Duke University) records, University Archives, Duke University.

Provenance

The Iota Gamma Pi (Duke University) records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1980.

Processing Information

Processed by Emily Glenn , January 2003

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, January 2008

Accession 80--222 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

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Historical Note

Iota Gamma Pi was established in 1923 at Trinity College (now Duke University). The honorary fraternity was formed by undergraduate students majoring the natural sciences at Trinity College: Biology, Physics-Engineering, or Chemistry. The goal of the fraternity was to promote interest in issues in natural sciences by facilitating discussions. There were 13 charter members; E.C. Markham served as the first chairman. The executive committee was formed by the chairman as Grand Wizard, and one member from each of the three sciences, also known as Wizards. The celebratory banquet for the new order was held early in 1924. Fraternity members, science faculty, Dean William H. Wannamaker, and representatives from the local newspaper and The Chronicle attended the event. Iota Gamma Pi disbanded in 1939 because members thought it had "outlived its usefulness and necessity on the campus".

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Collection Overview

Collection contains minutes, certificates, correspondence, and initiation rituals of the Iota Gamma Pi scientific fraternity at Duke University from 1923-1939.

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Subject Headings

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