Zeta Beta Tau Absorbs 2 Other Fraternities Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, inter- national intercollegiate men's or- ganization, and Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Inc., have announced that the memberships of their re- spective fraternities have agreed to and have approved plans to con- summate a consolidation under the corporate name of "Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity Inc." The consoli- dation is effective on all American and Canadian college campuses where the fraternities maintain chapters and colonies, including those at Wayne State, Michigan State and U. of M. ZBT last year effected a merger with Phi Sigma Delta. The re- sulting merged fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau-Phi Sigma Delta, created an international fraternity repre- sented on more than 100 campuses. The current merger—Zeta Beta Tau. Phi Sigma Delta and Phi Epsilon Pi, united under a com- mon banner—creates an under- graduate men's fraternity repre- sented on more than 155 American and Canadian campuses. With a combined living member- ship of 93,500, the consolidated fraternity is now the eighth larg- est, in terms of living members, of all national collegiate fraternal organizations. In terms of under- graduate units, with more than 155 chapters and colonies it stands as 6th largest. Zeta Beta Tau, rounded Dec. 29, 1898, at the City College of New York, was inspired by the late Prof. Richard J. H. Gott- hell of Columbia University. By 1902 it became a national col- lege fraternity with chapters throughout the New York area. Its growth and development mirrored that of college and universities, and by 1969 it was NOIRTHLANI LOT G eils1 EASTIAND LOT 4 x14:21, 4 "Women Look Tolls for After-5 Gowns" Charge It • Surwin's • Bamkard • Master- Charge • Bank- Americard represented on almost 90 cam- puses. It has long been con- sidered a pioneer in new con- cepts of programming, scholar- ships and loan assistance and the removal of sectarian clauses for membership. Its affiliate or- ganizations include over 100 local House Corporations throughout the US and Canada, the NPEF Corporation (housing fund), the ZBT Foundation, Inc. (scholarship and loan fund) and ZBT Enterprises, Inc. (frater- nity commercial services). second chapter at Columbia in 1905. Its oldest affiliated unit is at the University of Georgia and was founded in 1895. In 1932 Phi Epsilon Pi absorbed Sigma Lamb- da Pi, a small business-college fraternity, and in 1961 merged with Kappa Nu (founded at the University of Rochester in 191L) By 1969 it had undergraduate chapters and colonies at approxi- mately 60 campuses. Its educa- tional and phianthropic arm, the Phi Epsilon Pi Foundation, re- mains separate and intact, but will operate exclusively for the bene- Phi Sigma Delta, founded at fit of the membership of the Columbia University Nov. 10, 1909, merged fraternity. developed into a national frater- The merged organization, Zeta nity in 1912 with the establishment Beta Tau Fraternity, Inc., will be of its second chapter. In 1959 it the corporate structure compris- merged with Phi Alpha Fraternity ing the brotherhoods of all mem- (founded at George Washington bers of Kappa Nu, Phi Alpha, Phi University) and by' 1969 was rep- Epsilon Pi, Phi Sigma Delta, resented on nearly 50 campuses. Sigma Lambda Pi, Zeta Beta Tau. The Phi Sigma Delta Foundation (its educational and philanthropic Send Your Friends 8. Relatives a PASSOVER arm) remains a separate organ- ization, but operates as a sub- GIFT & FRUIT BASKET ordinate unit of the merged frat- Order Direct From ernity. Rodnick Bros. 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