Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
LOCAL GArrER
e11dr1A ALPHA Ee1lL OH

1891. and fer many years is home has
been IN the spacious house at 1881 \
street The lower floors lend them
selves admirably. for purposes Of enter
tanning 81 which this hosoitaDIe soc:e.y
eNcels. On the first floor is 9 handsome
paTiof and IA conTodious s ting room. y
billiard room and the popular rathskeller
are situated in lie basem Mt. Two upper
stories are used as living quarters by
the members.
The local chapter AT present has about
twenty members ana is one OF forty-nine
chapters in as many different un!ve-s.-
lies % the country. The majority Of these
are 81 uated in the south, although chap
ters are also t. ne .ound at Leland Stan-
ford and the University Of California.
Largest Local Fraternity.
The largest OF the local fraternities lii
point of membership is the Delta Tau
Delta, which has thirty-cne brothers III
university. Their home is also one of the
most beautiful of all the fraternity houses
and one, ike the Kappa Alpha house. ad-
mirably adapted for entertaining. 1t Is
at 100 18th street, at the corner Of K
street. The two parlors and the dining
room are very spacious, while the upper
stories contain numerous bedrooms. A
billiard room is found on the top floor.
One of the most attractive features Ct this
house is the wide porches On every
story, which make delightful lounging
places in the spring and summer.
Besides the numerous m bership in the
university, this, which is the Gamma Eta
Chapter of the Delta Tau Delta has ever
hundred brothers in the city among
whom are Mr.. George r. Cortelyou nd
several members of Congress They are
frequent visitors at the well apr ointed
home of the society and it is largely due
to their great interest in its affairs that
the society is able to have such a beau
tiful home.
Delta Tau Delta was founded at Beth
any College in 1859. Gamma Eta, the
local chapter dates from l:sB. Thus it
may be seen that the growth Of the So
ciety in this city has been very rapid
The other chapters of the organization are
scattered among fifty colleges and uni
versities throughout the United States
Another strong fraternity is the Kappa
Sigma, when ~ housed at BOB G. street
directly across from the .armer home OF
the Phi Sigma Kappa and OH the same
block with the S. y. =. house. The par
Tors of this house are taStefully deco
rated in the colors OF the fraternity--red
white and green. During the time Of the
occupation of this house by the society the
spacious rooms have served as the set
ting for various entertainments.
Kappa Sigma has five brothers in the
faculty, twenty-five brothers in the uni
1t is second after the Sigma Chi in age
having been established in 1882 The
parent organization has been i'm existence
since 1851. when 1t was founded at the
University of Virginia. 1t is one of the
largest of the national college secret 50
cieties. having branches in no less than
seventy-nine of the most important higher
educational institutions of this country.
1t is not confined to any particular sec
ton. as are some of the other organiza-
tions. but is to be found in almost every
state of the Union.
Chi Deuteron. charge of the Theta
Delta Chi. which completes the roll of
George Washington's national academic
fraternties. has been represented at the
local university ever since 1896. Although
the mother chapter was founded at Union
College as long ago as lS4S. ii has chap
tiers at only twenty-five colleges and the
members point to this fact as an evidence
of its exclusiveness. 1t has fifteen MEM
bers of the local chapter. It's house at
1881 G street. Is Il very coy one. whose
very appearance gives an impression OF
the sociability and good fellowship OF its
members.
The students of the George Washington
University School of Law have their own
the Phi Delta Phi. which is
also national one. having had its incep-
tion at the University of Michigan i'm
1863. The chapters of this legal frater-
nifty are not. like those of the other fra
ternities. designated by Greek letters but
are named after distinguished members
of the bar who have been brothers in the
societies. For instance, the local chapter
was christened the Marshall Chapter upon
its establishment in 1854 Its home is in
a delightful house IT 1ol1 street This
has thirteen brothers in the
faculty. 1t has also twenty-five brothers
in the university, and is. consequently.
able to maintain its home IN splendid
Few if any of the fraternity
houses are fitted up more elegantly than
Is this one.
Other George Washington Frats.
The future doctors. dentists and nhar-