The Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Vol. 13

Excerpt from The Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Vol. 13: May 1, 1916 On December 6, 1905, there was organized at the University of Minnesota, the Bishop Gilbert Society, having as its object the promotion of the spiritual and social life of the Episcopal church men at the University. Monthly meetings of a social nature were held at the homes of the members. In the spring of 1909 a corporation of prominent clergy and laymen of the Episcopal church was organized under the name of The University House, incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota, for the purpose of acquiring property to be used as a center for the activities of the society. It purchased and now owns property near the campus, in which twelve men took up their residence in the fall of 1909. In the school year of 1911-12 realizing the inadequacy of the society's organization, the members took steps to perfect an organization of greater stability and purpose, taking the name of Chi Rho Theta Fraternity. At that time it was planned to form a national fraternity with membership restricted quite largely to the Episcopal Church. After due consideration this policy was found to be too narrow and given up as impractical. The fraternity prospered as a local, choosing for its members men in college activities regardless of church affiliation. Since the reorganization the fraternity has borne all of the expenses of the house. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.