1848 (May 1) - Minutes of the First Meeting of Phi Gamma Delta
Abstract/Description: | Minutes of Phi Gamma Delta for May 1, 1848. This was the first official meeting of Phi Gamma Delta. A previous meeting of the Immortal Six was held on April 22, 1848 which appointed a committee to establish founding documents for the order. These minutes reflect the approval of the constitution and the Immortal Six signed the document. John Templeton McCarty (Jefferson 1848) chaired this first meeting. The meeting was held at 9:00 pm.
May 1st, 1848 The Association convened according to the adjournment and was organized by calling J. T. McCarty to the chair. The committee appointed to draft a constitution then submitted their report which was received and adopted. The members then respectively signed their names to the Constitution and thus was established the order of Phi Gamma Delta at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania in the year Anno Domini 1848. An election for officers was then entered into which resulted in the choice of S. B. Wilson ***, J. T. McCarty ***, and N. Fletcher ***. On motion the ***** was ordered to purchase a small blank book for the purpose of transcribing the Constitution. On motion a committee of one was appointed to draw up a report in relation to the establishment of foreign chapters. Com. S. B. Wilson. On motion the Chapter adjourned to meet tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock.
J. T. McCarty Chair. |
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Subject(s): | Alpha Greater Phi Gamma Delta Founder Alpha; Washington & Jefferson College |
Title: | 1848 (May 1) - Minutes of the First Meeting of Phi Gamma Delta. |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Document; Black and white | |
Other Date: | May 1, 1848 | |
Abstract/Description: |
Minutes of Phi Gamma Delta for May 1, 1848. This was the first official meeting of Phi Gamma Delta. A previous meeting of the Immortal Six was held on April 22, 1848 which appointed a committee to establish founding documents for the order. These minutes reflect the approval of the constitution and the Immortal Six signed the document. John Templeton McCarty (Jefferson 1848) chaired this first meeting. The meeting was held at 9:00 pm.
May 1st, 1848 The Association convened according to the adjournment and was organized by calling J. T. McCarty to the chair. The committee appointed to draft a constitution then submitted their report which was received and adopted. The members then respectively signed their names to the Constitution and thus was established the order of Phi Gamma Delta at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania in the year Anno Domini 1848. An election for officers was then entered into which resulted in the choice of S. B. Wilson ***, J. T. McCarty ***, and N. Fletcher ***. On motion the ***** was ordered to purchase a small blank book for the purpose of transcribing the Constitution. On motion a committee of one was appointed to draw up a report in relation to the establishment of foreign chapters. Com. S. B. Wilson. On motion the Chapter adjourned to meet tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock.
J. T. McCarty Chair.
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Note(s): |
Minor redactions have been made to the image of the minutes as well as the transcription to remove esoteric references. Both pages of the minutes were cropped from the original minute book to only show the minutes of the May 1 meeting. |
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Subject(s): |
Alpha Greater Phi Gamma Delta Founder Alpha; Washington & Jefferson College |
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Held by: | Phi Gamma Delta Digital Repository | |
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