Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Records
UA.12.2.25

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.
Title
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity records
ID
UA.12.2.25
Date
1922
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing,Michigan".

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Historical Note

The original name of the local fraternity that became the Tau Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho was Beta Sigma Alpha Fraternity, and had its beginnings on December 5, 1921. Mr. E. B. Hill, Assistant to the Dean of Agriculture at Michigan Agricultural College, and Mr. H. F. Wilson, Field Secretary of the Alpha Gamma Rho, selected seven students of agriculture as a nucleus of a new fraternity. Immediately, this group began laying plans for the organization with the intention of eventually having a MAC chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho established. Guidance in organizing the fraternity was received from two Alpha Gamma Rho alumni at the college: Coach A. M. Barron, Gamma Chapter, and Dr. Paul Harmer, Lambda Chapter. Under their guidance, Beta Sigma Alpha quickly grew to a membership of fifteen students whose aims were directed exclusively toward agricultural pursuits.

The Alpha Gamma Rho social fraternity was established nationally in 1904 and the Tau Chapter at Michigan State University was established in 1922. Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) is a professional-social fraternity for young men pursuing careers in food, fiber, or life sciences industry, any student in the College of Agriculture or Natural Resources, or a related major.

The fraternity house is located at 432 Evergreen Avenue in East Lansing. [Source: Tau Chapter web site]

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Scope and Content

The collection currently consists of the Admission Prospectus for the local Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity to the national Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections November 2007

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2009

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status note

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

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Collection Inventory

Drawer Folder

Admission Prospectus Circa 1922 

F.D. 1

Photographs 

Drawer

MSU. Students. Organizations. Alpha Gamma Rho 

Photos-MSU

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