The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield,Illinois. The university was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969 as Sangamon State University with a focus on post-graduate education. It became the third member of the University of Illinois system on July 1,1995. The university now also includes a liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. UIS is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the American Council on Education. The campus' main repository,Brookens Library,holds a collection of nearly 800,000 books and serials in addition to accessible resources at the University of Illinois Chicago and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campuses.
North American fraternity and sorority housing refers largely to the houses or housing areas in which fraternity and sorority members live and work together. In addition to serving as housing,fraternity and sorority housing may also serve to host social gatherings,meetings,and functions that benefit the community.
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron,Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution,it focuses on industries such as polymers,advanced materials,and engineering. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Phi Kappa Tau (ΦΚΤ),commonly known as Phi Tau,is a collegiate fraternity located in the United States. The fraternity was founded in 1906. As of January 2024,the fraternity has 161 chartered chapters,81 active chapters,7 associate chapters,and about 3,500 collegiate members. SeriousFun Children's Network,founded by Beta chapter alumnus Paul Newman,is Phi Kappa Tau's National Philanthropy. According to its Constitution,Phi Kappa Tau is one of the few social fraternities that accepts both graduate students and undergraduates.
Thomas Charles Sawyer was an American politician of the Democratic Party. During a career that spanned five decades,he represented his hometown of Akron,Ohio,across multiple levels of government. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983,the Mayor of Akron from 1984 to 1986,a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003,and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016.
The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is an umbrella organization for 26 national and international women's sororities throughout the United States and Canada. Panhellenic refers to the group's members being autonomous social Greek-letter societies of college women and alumnae.
The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a predominantly American,voluntary association that serves a number of functions with respect to national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. ACHS coordinates member organizations,facilitates communications between them,and provides both scholarships and an outlet for publication to members through its member organizations. ACHS member societies undergo periodic audits to validate their adherence to ACHS standards and their qualification for membership and ACHS certification.
Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority,is a co-educational service sorority.
Ray Charles Bliss was one of the important national U.S. Republican Party leaders of the 1960s and served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1965 to 1969. He helped to pull the Republican party back together after Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964 and his work culminated in the election of Richard M. Nixon as president in 1968. He had been Ohio Republican state chair (1949–1965) and was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1952,1956,1960,1964,1972. In his reflections on the Campaign of 1960,then Vice President Richard Nixon,described Ray Bliss as,"one of the best political craftsman of the nation." Nixon attributed his success amongst Democratic and independent voters in Ohio to Bliss' belief in the "simple axiom that it is the responsibility of a party chairman 'not to eliminate but to assimilate.'"
Marietta College (MC) is a private liberal arts college in Marietta,Ohio. It offers more than 50 undergraduate majors across the arts,sciences,and engineering,as well as Physician Assistant,Psychology,Clinical Mental Health Counseling,and Athletic Training graduate programs. Its campus encompasses approximately three city blocks next to downtown Marietta and enrolls 1,200 full-time students.
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity,is a fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. It was founded on November 27,1919,on Thanksgiving Day,at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College,now known as Oklahoma State University,in Stillwater,Oklahoma.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study,and to promote the "unity and democracy of education". It is the fourth academic society in the United States to be organized around recognizing academic excellence,and it is the oldest all-discipline honor society. The society's motto is ΦιλοσοφίαKρατείτωΦωτῶν,which is translated as "Let the love of learning rule humanity",and its mission is "to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." It is a member of the Honor Society Caucus,which is composed of four honor societies:Phi Beta Kappa,Phi Kappa Phi,Sigma Xi,and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Tau Kappa Epsilon (ΤΚΕ),commonly known as ΤΚΕ or Teke,is a social college fraternity founded on January 10,1899,at Illinois Wesleyan University. The organization has chapters throughout the United States and Canada,making the Fraternity an international organization. Since its founding in 1899,Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has never had an exclusionary or discriminatory clause to prevent individuals from joining and has instead admitted members based on their "personal worth and character". As of fall 2023,there are 221 active ΤΚΕchapters and colonies with over 298,000-lifetime members.
The Alpha Kappa Rho International Fraternity and Sorority is a fraternity established in the Philippines in 1973. The fraternity,comprising men and women from different universities,was originally established to promote loyalty,unity and integrity in the fraternity amongst its members. It is registered as an International Humanitarian Service Fraternity and Sorority which encourages members to be involved in humanitarian projects and service but has been noted for a number of controversies including numerous allegations of inter-fraternity violence,violent hazing of prospective members and sexual assault of underage girls.
Phi Delta Gamma (ΦΔΓ) was an American professional fraternity in the field of forensics. It merged into Tau Kappa Alpha in 1935.
John Stuart Ballard was an American politician known for serving as the mayor of Akron,Ohio,for 13 years from 1966 until 1979. He was elected and reelected in 1963,1967,1971,and 1975 to become Akron's longest serving mayor until Don Plusquellic served as mayor from 1987 until 2015.
