| Scarab | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | February 25, 1909 University of Illinois |
| Type | Professional |
| Affiliation | PFA (former) |
| Emphasis | Architecture |
| Scope | National |
| Publication | Scarab Bulletin The Hieratic |
| Chapters | 16 |
| Headquarters | United States |
Scarab was a professional fraternity in the field of architecture. It was founded in 1909 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the first group of its type for architecture. [1]
Scarab was founded on February 25, 1909, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1] Its members were students of architecture, landscape architecture, or architectural engineering. [2]
Annually, each chapter held an exhibition of its best work. [3] Chapters also issued a bronze or silver medal annually for excellence in architectural design in a competition that was open to any student at it institution. [3] [4] The national fraternity sponsored the annual Scarab National Competition. [2]
The fraternity was governed by a supreme council that met during the annual convention. [2] Its publication was The Hieratic. It also published Scarab Bulletin twice a year. [2]
Archival materials related to Scarab are housed at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives, and the University of Illinois Archives. [5] [6] [7]
It is unknown when most chapters ceased operations; The mother chapter, at Illinois, ceased activity circa 1971.
Scarab's chapters were called temples. [2] A list of its temples follows. [8] [9]
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