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05-18-2009, 05:10 PM
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To end the Henry S. Truman discussion, he was both.
Actually he was part of many fraternities: Alpha Delta Gamma, Beta Sigma Tau, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Alpha Delta, and Sigma Delta Kappa.
That was the order that he was invited to be an honorary member. He was not in a fraternity in college, Meaning unlike some of the other presidents he really wasn't in a fraternity.
QUOTE=Corbin Dallas;4314]I emailed the guy, but as of yet haven't recieved an answer. I know Truman was initiated postgrad into LCA. I don't think he was in a fraternity in college, plus he was fairly old (for a college student) when he did go to college.[/QUOTE]
Truman accepted his invitation at the age of 60, long after he had graduated college.
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05-18-2009, 05:14 PM
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To end the Henry S. Truman discussion, he was both.
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Erm...the "discussion" ended 9 years ago.
Be sure to check posting dates. Welcome to GC.
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05-18-2009, 06:18 PM
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Erm...the "discussion" ended 9 years ago.
Be sure to check posting dates. Welcome to GC.
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LOL. Some of my favorite recruitment threads are from long ago. It is a good idea to check the date before you answer back, however
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05-18-2009, 10:11 PM
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And just in case anyone was curious, presidential candidate George W. Bush Jr. is DKE, not sure if Gore is anything, maybe someone else knows.
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05-19-2009, 08:48 AM
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I recently heard that all but three United States presidents belonged to college fraternities.
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Actually it's all but 3 presidents since 1825 have been in fraternities.
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As long as this ancient thread was bumped, I guess it's worth pointing out for anyone who hasn't been around for previous discussions that both of the above statements are Greek Urban Legend, i.e., not true.
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05-19-2009, 03:24 PM
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OK, since we are delving into ancient threads, DKE has six presidents:
Rutherford Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklyn Roosevelt
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
FDR was initiated by Harvard (Alpha Chapter) while it was 'underground' but he did go through the full regular initiation and was active in his chapter.
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02-07-2010, 05:59 AM
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Harry S Truman is a Lambda Chi Alpha. He is the reason that the Lambda Chi Alpha ritual is the only fraternity whose ritual has been taken out of the Library of Congress.
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02-07-2010, 08:46 AM
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Here we go again...
It's an urban legend. You will not find a Greek ritual book in the Library of Congress.
http://www.phigam.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=348
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02-08-2010, 08:49 AM
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Harry S Truman is a Lambda Chi Alpha. He is the reason that the Lambda Chi Alpha ritual is the only fraternity whose ritual has been taken out of the Library of Congress.
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No, it's Ronald Reagan who kept Teke's ritual out of the LOC.
I kid. ZTAngel is right; it's a Greek urban legend.
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02-09-2010, 12:15 AM
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Harry S Truman is a Lambda Chi Alpha. He is the reason that the Lambda Chi Alpha ritual is the only fraternity whose ritual has been taken out of the Library of Congress.
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03-13-2010, 05:03 AM
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ooh I knew Clinton was Greek but I didn't know he was in APO. he was also made an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma
I'm also laughing at how old this thread is. it was started when I was in sixth grade O_O
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03-13-2010, 08:10 AM
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ooh I knew Clinton was Greek but I didn't know he was in APO. he was also made an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma
I'm also laughing at how old this thread is. it was started when I was in sixth grade O_O
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No social greeks at Georgetown U. Just Alpha Phi Omega and a Foreign Service Professional at least in the 1960s when he was there. Current status of Greeks at G'town is a little more fuzzy.
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