Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter Photos
This collection consists of two photographs of the University of Tennessee chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity dating from 1938 and 1939. The images include the name of each member and his state of origin as well as the Chapter's house mother. The photographs were shot at Seat's Studio in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1938-1939
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of two photographs of the University of Tennessee chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity dating from 1938 and 1939. The images include the name of each member and his state of origin as well as the Chapter's house mother. The photographs were shot at Seat's Studio in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Biographical/Historical Note
Noble Leslie DeVotie, Nathan Elams Cockrell, John Barratt Rudulph, John Webb Kerr, Samuel Marion Dennis, Wade Hiram Hampton Foster, Abner Edwin Patton, and Thomas Chappell Cook founded Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Alabama on 9 March 1856. Only one chapter survived the Civil War, but the fraternity was soon reestablished at the University of Georgia and at the University of Virginia and grew rapidly. Today, the organization boasts 8,200 undergraduate members in 225 chapters in 47 U. S. States and Canada.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was donated to University Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository