Sigma Eta Chi Records 1947-1950

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RG.44.133

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Sigma Eta Chi Records

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  • 1947-1950 (Creation)

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0.02 Cubic feet

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(1) letter file folder

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Abstract

Sigma Eta Chi was a national sorority, affiliated with the Congregational church. The first chapter (Alpha) was organized in 1923 at Ohio State University. The Sigma Eta Chi Records contain records from the national society, including their monthly newsletter, a news clipping and agenda from the national convention, and proposed revisions to the by-laws, dated 1947-1950.

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[identification of item], Sigma Eta Chi Records, RG 44.133, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

Scope and content

The Sigma Eta Chi Records contain records from the national society, including eight issues of the monthly newsletter, The Sparkler, a news clipping and agenda from the national convention, and proposed revisions to the by-laws, dated 1947-1950.

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Materials are arranged in the order received.

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Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room.

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  • English

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    English

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    Accession Number UA.2007.0075: Katie Nash, date unknown

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    Sigma Eta Chi was a national sorority, affiliated with the Congregational church. The first chapter was organized in 1923 at Ohio State University, with 21 members, and was in existence at the University until at least 1943. It became a national organization in 1926, and by 1928, four additional chapters had been established at other universities. Sigma Eta Chi dissolved at the national level sometime in the mid-twentieth century.

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    Finding aid written by: Samantha Thorne, 2018 March

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    Finding aid prepared by Samantha Thorne

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