A History of the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta, 1837-1970 /

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 1960s. The Society was founded in 1837 at Wesleyan, making it one of the oldest college fraternal organizations in the Unit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moody, William B. B.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) > Societies, etc. Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta > History. Greek letter societies > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. The Founding of the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta
2. The 1840s: The First Decade
3. Eclectic in the 1850s
4. The Crisis of the 1860s
5. Eclectic in the 1870s
6. The 1880s: A House of One's Own
7. Eclectic in the 1890s
8. The 1900s: A Temple Grander, Lovelier
9. The 1910s: The Great War
10. Eclectic in the 1920s: The Roaring Decade
11. Eclectic in the 1930s
12. Eclectic in the 1940s: The Crisis of World War II
13. Eclectic in the 1950s
14. Eclectic in the 1960s: 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".