A history of the eclectic society of Phi Nu Theta, 1837-1970 / William B. B. Moody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moody, William B. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek letter societies--History.

Greek letter societies.

Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta--History.

Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta.

Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Societies, etc.

Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The definitive record of the history, lore, and lost secrets of the Eclectic Society at Wesleyan University from its inception in 1837 through a great period of upheaval in the 1960's. The Society was founded in 1837 at Wesleyan, making it one of the oldest college fraternal organizations in the United States.

Contents:

1. The Founding of the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta

2. The 1840's: The First Decade

3. Eclectic in the 1850's

4. The Crisis of the 1860's

5. Eclectic in the 1870's

6. The 1880's: A House of One's Own

7. Eclectic in the 1890's

8. The 1900's: A Temple Grander, Lovelier

9. The 1910's: The Great War

10. Eclectic in the 1920's: The Roaring Decade

11. Eclectic in the 1930's

12. Eclectic in the 1940's: The Crisis of World War II

13. Eclectic in the 1950's

14. Eclectic in the 1960's: The Coming of the Great Change

Epilogue

Appendix A: Six Selected "Songs of Phi Nu Theta"

Appendix B: Founders' Prize Laureates

Appendix C: Martin Prize Laureates

Appendix D: Rice Prize Laureates

Appendix E: List of Matrons

Appendix F: Professor Burton H. Camp's Address, "Billy Rice"

Appendix G: Professor Burton H. Camp's Address, "Uncle Johnny".

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-32149-1

9786613321497

0-8195-7286-1

OCLC:

763158174