Alpha Lambda Tau

Alpha Lambda Tau
ΑΛΤ
Founded	1916 Oglethorpe University
Type	Social
Scope	National
Colors	Old gold and      Black
Flower	American Beauty Rose
Publication	The Rose Leaf

Alpha Lambda Tau (ΑΛΤ) was a men's college fraternity founded in 1916 at Oglethorpe University. Alpha Lambda Tau was historically a southern fraternity. The national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved in 1946, and most of its chapters affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon.

History

Alpha Lambda Tau was founded at Oglethorpe University in 1916. Being of southern origin, it was originally decided that the fraternity would not expand north of the Mason–Dixon line. By 1927, the anti-northern expansion policy was met with disapproval at the fraternity's national convention. The policy was dropped in 1927, and a charter was issued to a new chapter at the University of Illinois.^[1]

Merger with ΤΚΕ

In 1946, the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved. Five of the eight chapters that were active in 1946 merged with Tau Kappa Epsilon.^[2]

Chapters

#	Chapter	Institution	Year Chartered	Status	Notes
01	Alpha	Oglethorpe University	1916	Closed
02	Beta	Alabama Polytechnic Institute	1922	became the Beta-Lambda Chapter of ΤΚΕ in July 1947
03	Gamma	Mercer University		Closed
04	Delta	Louisiana Polytechnic Institute	1925	became the Beta-Zeta Chapter of ΤΚΕ in April 1947	originally founded in 1901 as Alpha Omega local fraternity
05	Epsilon	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		Closed
06	Zeta	North Carolina State College	1925	became the Beta-Beta Chapter of ΤΚΕ in January 1947
07	Eta	Howard College		Closed
08	Theta	University of Georgia
09	Iota	Presbyterian College	1927	became the Zeta-Theta Chapter of Sigma Nu in January 1951	originally founded as the Rapier Club of Presbyterian College
10	Kappa	Wofford College		Closed
11	Lambda	University of Illinois	1927	Closed	first chapter north of the Mason–Dixon line
12	Mu	University of Arkansas		Closed
13	Nu	Lyon College	1929		Originally founded as Eta Beta Kappa[3]
14	Xi	University of Chattanooga
15	Omicron	Transylvania University
16	Pi	University of Alabama
17	Rho	Culver-Stockton College
18	Sigma	University of Kentucky
19	Tau	University of Maryland	1934	became the Beta-Delta Chapter of ΤΚΕ in February 1947	originally founded as Iota Mu Delta local fraternity in 1914
23	Psi	Tri-State College	1936	became the Beta-Epsilon Chapter of ΤΚΕ in March 1947. TKE revoked the charter because Tri-State was not accredited, and the chapter affiliated with Kappa Sigma Kappa in 1952.	originally founded as the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Mu Sigma in 1921

References

1. "Fraternity News". The Tri-Angle of Tri-State College. Nov 11, 1946. p4
2. http://www.tke.org/about/history
3. Lyon College, 1872-2002: The Perseverance and Promise of an Arkansas College