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Scarab (fraternity)

Scarab
FoundedFebruary 25, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-02-25)
University of Illinois
TypeProfessional
Former affiliationPFA
StatusDefunct
Defunct datec. 1975
EmphasisArchitecture
ScopeNational
PublicationScarab Bulletin
The Hieratic
Chapters16
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]

History

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 the 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.

Chapter list

Scarab's chapters were called temples.[2] A list of its temples follows.[8][9]

Temple Charter date and range Institution Location Status Reference
Karnak 1909–c. 1971 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana and Champaign, Illinois Inactive [7]
Ipsamboul 1914 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis County, Missouri Inactive
Edfou 1915 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Thebes 1916 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive
Philae 1920 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Luxor 1921–c. 1927 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive [9][2]
Abydos 1921 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive [10][a]
Ammon 1926 George Washington University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Khons 1926 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Isis 1927 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive
Hathor 1928 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Inactive
Osiris 1929 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Horus 1932 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Inactive
Khufu 1932 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Inactive [11][b]
Anubis 1954 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Inactive [c][12]
Amenkotep 1955 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Inactive

Notes

  1. ^ Absorbed Alpha Kappa Chi.
  2. ^ Formerly local Botegha
  3. ^ Cal Poly-Pomona was the southern campus of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo when this chapter was formed.

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Professional Fraternities by Professional Interfraternity Conference - 1950
    - Pencil Points. Reinhold. 1922. p. 40.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. 1927. p. 322.
  3. ^ a b Scarab | The Kansas Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1922. p. 23.
  4. ^ a b Leimkuehler, F. Ray (May 1921). "The Scarab Fraternity". Pencil Points. 2 (5): 33 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Scarab Society (Architectural Professional Fraternity), c1919-1937". Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Scarab (Architecture Honorary Society), 1960 | Guides to Institute Records and Manuscript Collections". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  7. ^ a b "Scarab Records, 1953-71 | University of Illinois Archives". University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  8. ^ William Raimond Baird (1957). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 442.
  9. ^ a b A survey of the national policies of professional fraternities ... Chicago: The Professional Interfraternity Council. April 1934. p. 26.
  10. ^ Organizations | The Kansas Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1921. p. 51.
  11. ^ 1935-03-13 The Auburn Plainsman
  12. ^ El Rodeo yearbook. Associated Students of California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo. 1954. p. 115.
  13. ^ Cody, Catherine; Lauria, Jo; Choi, Don (2021-09-14). Master of the Midcentury: The Architecture of William F. Cody. The Monacelli Press, LLC. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-58093-530-2.
  14. ^ "Raymond Eastwood – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  15. ^ "Raymond Eastwood - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  16. ^ a b "Arthur Silvers | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  17. ^ "Robert A. Kennard | BEYOND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT". BeyondtheBuilt.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  18. ^ "Robert Kennard". www.docomomo-us.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  19. ^ "La Loma Road Mid-Century Modern Built By Noted Architect Robert Langdon Under Consideration as City Landmark – Pasadena Now". www.pasadenanow.com. September 19, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  20. ^ Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (2008-01-26). "Architect fought against discrimination". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  21. ^ Satterfield, W. W. "Gordon Greenfield Wittenberg (1921–2020)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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