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By Processed by Ivan Balles
Collection Overview
Abstract
The collection contains a records related to the Gamma Chi chapter of the national honorary scholastic fraternity Phi Theta Kappa at Pueblo Junior College. .
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection contains ledgers, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a charter certificate focusing on the activities of Pueblo Junior College’s Gamma Chi chapter of the national Phi Theta Kappa fraternity.
Collection Historical Note
Phi Theta Kappa, a national honorary scholastic fraternity, was established in 1910 at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri exclusively in recognition of students at junior colleges throughout the United States. Charter status was granted to a new chapter, Gamma Chi, on 15 March 1939 at the Pueblo Junior College Campus. Gamma Chi had nine student-members at the time of origination and was faculty sponsored by C.K. Fletcher. Junior colleges throughout Colorado also had Phi Theta Kappa student representation. The other Colorado chapters included Gamma Xi (Trinidad State Junior College), Beta Phi, (Mesa State Junior College-Grand Junction), Gamma Alpha (Colorado Women’s College-Denver), Zeta Theta (Sterling Junior College), and Delta Rho (La Junta Junior College). Members of Gamma Chi sponsored and participated in a variety of civic and social events in and around the Pueblo community. Gamma Chi hosted the 1948 Phi Theta Kappa National Convention on April 1 through 3 at the Pueblo Junior College campus on the city’s south side, attracting Phi Theta Kappa members and other visitors from around the country.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Colorado State University-Pueblo Library
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions on this collection
Use Restrictions:
Materials may not be in the public domain—researchers are responsible for complying with public domain and copyright restrictions as applicable. This material may be protected by United States copyright law (Title 17, US Code.) The user assumes full responsibility for observing applicable laws, including but not limited to: copyright, intellectual rights, property rights, and libel.
Acquisition Method:
The material was acquired through internal transfer within the University.
Preferred Citation:
Phi Theta Kappa records, University Archives and Special Collections, Colorado State University-Pueblo Library.
Processing Information:
University Archivist Jay Trask and graduate student Ivan Balles completed minimal processing for the collection in 2009. Due to the small size of the collection, no series were designated. Items were simply arranged chronologically by format. The EAD finding aid was completed by Balles on 13 March 2009.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Chapter Record Book, 1939-1949
- Folder 2: Chapter Record Book, 1949-1964
- Folder 3: National Convention Scrapbook, 1948
- Folder 4: Charter Certificate
- Folder 5: Photographs
- Folder 6: The Golden Key, January 1948
- Folder 7: The Golden Key, March 1948
- Folder 8: Phi Theta Kappa graphic
