James Eugene Long was the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance from 1985 through 2009 retiring as the senior Democratic member of the North Carolina Council of State. He was the third-longest-serving statewide elected official in North Carolina history as of 2009.
In the United States,an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow,for example,is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly,the term refers to scholastic honor societies,those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers,often within a specific academic discipline.
While the traditional social fraternity is a well-established mainstay across the United States at institutions of higher learning,alternatives –in the form of social fraternities that require doctrinal and behavioral conformity to the Christian faith –developed in the early 20th century. They continue to grow in size and popularity.
Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ) is an international music fraternity. Formed to "uphold the highest standards of music" and "to further the development of music in America and throughout the world",it continues to provide musical and educational resources to its members and the general public. Sigma Alpha Iota operates its own national philanthropy,Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies,Inc. Sigma Alpha Iota is a member of the National Interfraternity Music Council and the Professional Fraternity Association.
Phi Sigma Epsilon (ΦΣΕ) was a North American social fraternity that operated for 75 years until its merger with the Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣΚ) fraternity. In 1985,the majority of Phi Sigma Epsilon chapters participated in the merger. Phi Sigma Kappa incorporated many of the symbols of Phi Sigma Epsilon into its own,changing its crest,and expanding its Cardinal Principals,symbolism,rituals,and historical canon to embrace the milestones of Phi Sigma Epsilon's development. These changes were soon fully adopted by all chapters of the fraternity which retained the name Phi Sigma 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.
Alpha Kappa Kappa (ΑΚΚ) is a medical school fraternity that was founded in 1888 at Dartmouth Medical School. AKK had over sixty chapters at various medical schools throughout the United States and Canada for approximately eighty years but now operates with two independent,local chapters.
James Allen Graham, was an American teacher and politician who served as the thirteenth North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
Phi Epsilon Pi (ΦΕΠ) fraternity,active between 1904 and 1970 and now dormant,with a predominantly Jewish membership,was founded in New York City and eventually opened at least 48 chapters on college campuses across the United States and one in Canada. After several mergers,it consolidated into Zeta Beta Tau in 1970.
Alpha Lambda Tau (ΑΛΤ) was a men's college fraternity founded in 1916 at Oglethorpe University. For its first decade Alpha Lambda Tau permitted expansion only within the southern states. At the start of its fourth decade,in 1946,the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved;the majority of its chapters affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) was a collegiate social fraternity founded in 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering. In 1946 it merged with Alpha Sigma Phi.
Chi Tau (ΧΤ) was a small national men's fraternity founded on October 3,1920 at Trinity College,the predecessor to Duke University. The majority of its 9 chapters were in North Carolina. It disbanded at the start of the Great Depression,with members and chapters dispersing by 1929. At least two chapters lingered as independent organizations for several years.
Phi Epsilon Kappa (ΦΕΚ) is a national professional fraternity for persons engaged in or pursuing careers in the fields of physical education,health,recreation,dance,human performance,exercise science,sports medicine and sports management.
