Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents pertaining to the day to day runnings of a fraternity such as; ledgers, membership books, pamphlets, membership cards, pledge information, alumni information, minutes and etc. Also included are some miscellaneous records about intramural sports events, newspaper articles pertaining to the fraternity and things of that nature.
Dates
- 1879 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access
"The chapter transfers legal title of material to Auburn University, but retains such copyright and literary property rights as it holds. The records shall be closed to all but those designated by the chapter president for one hundred years following the date of the creation of each item. Following the expiration of these restrictions, the documents may be consulted by members of the general public, as well as quoted and duplicated according to fair use standards."
Biographical / Historical
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity was founded in Richmond, Virginia by Otis Allan Glazebrook, a nineteen-year-old former Confederate soldier, on September 11, 1865. His goal was to establish an organization that could aid in reuniting the young men of the entire nation in friendship. Alpha Tau Omega became the twenty-first fraternity founded in the United States. Membership was restricted to white males, elected by ballot and by unanimous vote. The Auburn Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Epsilon, was founded on December 18, 1879 by Ignatius Chandler. It was the seventh chapter of the fraternity, and is the oldest continuous fraternity at Auburn University. The objectives of Alpha Epsilon were to develop a spirit of loyalty to the college and to promote the social, educational, cultural, and spiritual development of its members.
Extent
8 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Accession 90-131 processed by Debbie Fletcher February 28, 1991.
Accession 91-74 processed by David Rosenblatt 7/15/91.
Accession 92-41 processed by Debbie Fletcher April 29, 1992.
Accession 94-120 processed by Kenny B. Moore 5/8/1995.
Finding aid added to ArchivesSpace by Noah Biblis.
- Title
- Guide to the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Records
- Subtitle
- Record Group 881
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
