Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter (University of Wyoming)

Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter (University of Wyoming), 1921-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter (University of Wyoming)
Title: Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter (University of Wyoming)
Dates: 1921-2011 (inclusive)
19212011
Quantity: 8.41 cubic feet (15 boxes)
Collection Number: 300505
Summary: Collection contains reports, by-laws, constitution, correspondence, programs information, minutes of meetings, and other material documenting the society.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Additional Reference Guides: Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Phi Kappa Phi, a national honorary society, was founded at the University of Maine in 1897. Their purpose was to promote scholarship by recognizing achievement. University of Wyoming was granted a charter, the 28th in the nation in December 1921, and held their first initiation on May 21, 1922. Election is based on grades along with the necessity to be in the top forth of the class. Membership is open to all branches and schools of the university, men and women alike.

Shortly after forming the charter the University of Wyoming group, Phos Pherontes were absorbed into the Phi Kappa Phi membership. In 1957, the election of faculty as honorary members began.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes, annual reports, by-laws, constitution, a contribution list, correspondence, cross references of names, inquiries about election policies, fellowship applications, information and programs on initiation, letters to the secretary, meeting notices, extensive membership information and lists, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, officers and officer communications, supply orders, the president's reports, reimbursement requests, report of the secretary, the secretary's record, transmittal check lists, treasure's reports, and material from triennial conventions.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter (University of Wyoming) at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This collection material was received from Ken Beach in September 1996, Phi Kappa Phi in August 2006, and Peter Parolin in June 2020.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Misti Stangel in June 1999, and updated by Beth Kordus in August 2002, by Annie Stratton and Sara Davis in August 2020 and September 2020, and Alexandra Cardin in June 2022.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
14	Activities	1993-1998
1, 14	Annual Reports	1923-2006
14	Anomalies	1993-2005
13	Application for Graduate Fellowship Carla Anne Clote	1985-1986
13	Assorted Notes	1980-1991
14	ASUW (Associated Students of the University of Wyoming) Recognition	2001-2011
11	Attendance List	1986-1997
13	Award Certificates	1980
13, 14	Banquet	1985-1986
14	Book: A Century of Scholarship: A One Hundred-Year History of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi	2001
14	Book: A Year in the Life of a Phi Kappa Phi Chapterby Ronald E. Johnson	1993
14	Book: In Pursuit of Excellence: the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 1897-1971 by Edward Schriver	1971
13, 14	Book: Making Heroes of Scholars: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 1971-1983 by Neal O'Steen	1985
14	BT Material	1993-1998
1, 11, 12, 14	Bylaws	1925-2011
14	Centennial celebration	1997
11	Chapter Contributions	1992-93
11	Chapter Officer Communications	1982-83
11	Chapter Supplies and Miscellaneous Orders	1987-2005
14	Clippings	1987-2000
1	Constitutions	1935-1966
1	Contributions List	1972-1986
1, 2, 14	Correspondence	1921-2011
2	Correspondence: E.C. Auchter	1932-1935
2	Correspondence: R.C. Gibbs	1932-1935
2	Correspondence: C.H. Gordon	1927-1935
2	Cross References	1976-1985
15	Election Records	2000-2005
2	Election Inquiries	1922, 1943
13	Fellowships	1987
3, 13	Fellowship Applications	1932-1944, 1986
13	Fellowships Foundation	1982
14	Forms	2004-2005
11	Information Pamphlets	1979-1999
3, 11, 12, 14	Initiation Ceremony Rules, Ritual, and Programs	1923-2005
3	Inventory	1982-1986
14	Junior Scholarship	1987-2011
3	Letters to the Secretary	1922-1946
12	Marshall-Phi Kappa Phi	1997-1998
3, 13, 14	Meeting Notices and Minutes	1953-1996
11, 13, 14	Member Lists - Miscellaneous and Old	1983-2011
8, 9, 10	Membership Cards	1962-1987
3	Membership Certificates	undated
4	Membership Correspondence	1922-1969
4	Membership Forms	1922-1950, 1952-1972
4	Membership Invitations	1922-1950
4	Membership Lists	1922-1950, 1953-1986
4	Membership Pendants	undated
5,6	Membership Printouts	1972-1988
13	Mid-Triennial Conference	1985
11	Minority Student Leadership Initiative	1997 October
13	Minutes and By-laws	1977-1978
14	Minutes/Attendance Lists	1986-1995
6	Minutes of Meetings	1922-1946, 1953-1986
14	Miscellaneous	1999-2005
11	Miscellaneous Correspondence and Communications	1987-2005
14	National Fellowship	1978-2002
6	Newspaper Clippings	undated
11, 14	Newsletters	1986-2012
13	Northern Region Meeting	1981
12, 13	Notes	1974-1983
6	Officers	1922-1986
11	Officers, Committee Members, and Award Winners	1922-1989
6	Officer Communications	1976-1987
13	Old Schedule Sheets	1981
11	Organizational Schedules, Communications, and Memos	1955-1998
12	Pamphlets and Notes	1983
13	Phi Kappa Phi	1979-1980, 1993
14	Phi Kappa Phi Ribbons	undated
13	Posters	2008
13, 14	President	1982-1984
13	President's Files	1969-1980
6	President’s Report	1931-1935
13	President Warner, Fall	1978
12	Public Relations	1981-1983
13	Publications	1977-1983
6	Report of the Secretary	1935-1937
14	Refusals+ Faculty Invites	1967-1993
11	Regional	1985
13	Robert C. Warner Notes	1978-1979
11	Sample Packets for Juniors, Seniors, and Graduates; Mailing for Honor Students	1993
11	Scholarships	1988-1993
12	Scrapbook Photos	2001, undated
6	Secretary’s Record	1938-1950
12	Selection Lists	1975-1986
13	Spring Member Lists	2007
11	Stationery, Letters, and Forms - Samples	1986-1995
12	Stats Files	1998-2015
7, 14	Transmittal Checklists	1973-2005
7, 14	Treasurer’s Report	1922-2005
7	Triennial Convention	1974, 1977, 1980-1981, 1986
11	Triennal Review	1989-1998
14	University of Wyoming 75th Anniversary Trophy	undated
11, 14	Western Regional Mid-Triennial Conference	1996 June
13	William Pancoe Scholar Award	19801
13	XXX Convention Las Vegas	1977 August1
13	XXXI Triennial Convention Texas A & M	1980 August1
12	XXXII Triennial Conv.	1983

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