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Title: Alpha Mu Fraternit, Beta Chapter records
Dates: 1902-1915
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1902-1910)
Collection number: MC 6
Creator:
Alpha Mu Fraternity. Beta Chapter.
Collection Size:
.5 linear ft.
(3 archival boxes)
Repository:
Sacramento Public Library. Sacramento Room
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: The Alpha Mu fraternity was a high school fraternity that operated in the Sacramento Area from 1902 to 1910. Their records
are comprised of the fraternity constitution, initiation ceremony, meeting minutes, correspndence, financial documents and
objects used in initiations (1902-1915; bulk 1902-1910).
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Sacramento Room.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Use of the described materials may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], Alpha Mu Fraternity, Beta Chapter records, MC 6, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento,
California.
The Alpha Mu fraternity was a high school fraternity that operated in the Sacramento Area from 1902 to 1910. Students from
Sacramento High School applied for a charter from the Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Mu fraternity in San Francisco, which resulted
in the formation of the Alpha Mu Beta Chapter in Sacramento. The Sacramento City Board of Education passed an order prohibiting
Sacramento High School students from joining fraternities after July 1st, 1904. The fraternity in Sacramento continued to
recruit members and was quite active up until fraternities were completely banned from Sacramento high schools in March of
1909. Beta Chapter continued to convene until its final meeting in June of 1910.
This collection is comprised of the fraternity constitution, initiation ceremony, meeting minutes, and other internal documents
from 1903 to 1910. It also holds the correspondence within the fraternity and with other organizations from 1902 to 1910
and financial information on dues and fraternity expenses from 1904 to 1909. The general material in this collection includes
the blind fold used in initiations and false wills for their members.
This collection is organized into four series:
- Series 1. Administration
- Series 2. Correspondence
- Series 3. Financial
- Series 4. General
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
High school fraternities -- California -- Sacramento
Teen age boys -- California -- Sacramento -- Societies and clubs
Alpha Mu Fraternity. Beta Chapter.
Sacramento Senior High School -- Societies and clubs