Theta Kappa Nu (ΘΚΝ) Fraternity was founded on June 9, 1924, at Springfield, MO. Delegates from eleven local fraternities from nine different states united to form the new fraternity. Led by the Four Founders, Theta Kappa Nu became the fastest growing fraternity ever, chartering forty chapters in just over two years.
Most of Theta Kappa Nu’s chapters had been previously established at small, private colleges as local fraternities. The fraternity ...
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Theta Kappa Nu (ΘΚΝ) Fraternity was founded on June 9, 1924, at Springfield, MO. Delegates from eleven local fraternities from nine different states united to form the new fraternity. Led by the Four Founders, Theta Kappa Nu became the fastest growing fraternity ever, chartering forty chapters in just over two years.
Most of Theta Kappa Nu’s chapters had been previously established at small, private colleges as local fraternities. The fraternity placed great emphasis on academics, offering graduate scholarships throughout its history, even during dire financial crises.
The Great Depression hit small colleges, and thus Theta Kappa Nu, very hard. Expansion nearly ceased and chapters began closing in the early 1930s. By the end of the decade fraternity leaders realized that a merger with another fraternity was needed to continue.
Throughout its lifetime, leaders of Theta Kappa Nu had established numerous friendships with those of Lambda Chi Alpha, which had preferred chapters at larger...
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