| Kappa Kappa Kappa Society | |
|---|---|
| ΚΚΚ | |
 | |
| Founded | July 13, 1842 Dartmouth College |
| Type | Social |
| Motto | Tui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis |
| Colors | Dartmouth Green |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Headquarters | 1 Webster Avenue Hanover, NH 03755 USA |
| Website | Tri-Kap homepage |
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Kappa Kappa Kappa, known informally as Tri-Kap, is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity was founded in 1842 and is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College.[1]Tri-Kap is the oldest local fraternity in the United States. It is located at 1 Webster Avenue, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Tri-Kap was founded on July 13, 1842, by Harrison Carroll Hobart and two of his closest companions, Stephen Gordon Nash, and John Dudley Philbrick, all Class of 1842.[2][3] The society was based on the principles of democracy, loyalty to Dartmouth, and equality of opportunity. Originally a literary and debate society, Tri-Kap officially became a social society in 1905 and has remained so ever since.
Tri-Kap was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the Hopkins Center for the Arts is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894. Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue, where it resides to this day.
Tri-Kap became an official social society in 1905.
Notable alumni
- Alex M. Azar (1988), Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Henry Moore Baker (1864), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
- John Barrett (1889), U.S. Minister to Siam, the Argentine Republic, Panama, and Colombia
- Charles Henry Bell (1844), U.S. Senator and Governor of New Hampshire
- Henry Eben Burnham (1865), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
- Sherman Everett Burroughs (1894), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
- Channing H. Cox (1901), Governor of Massachusetts
- Irving Webster Drew (1870), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
- Samuel D. Felker (1882), Governor of New Hampshire
- Winfield Scott Hammond (1884), Governor of Minnesota
- Frank A. Haskell (1854), author of famous first-hand account of the Battle of Gettysburg
- Nick Lowery (1978), National Football League player and Three-time Pro Bowl kicker
- Samuel Walker McCall (1874), Governor of Massachusetts
- Nitya Pibulsonggram (1962), Foreign Minister of Thailand and former Thai Ambassador to the United States
- Ambrose A. Ranney (1844), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Peter Robinson (1979), White House speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan
- David Rosenbaum (1963), New York Times journalist
- "Dr. Bob" Smith (1902), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Douglas Walgren (1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Paul Donnelly Paganucci (1953), noted American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, Dartmouth administrator and professor at the Tuck School
Honorary alumni
- Daniel Clark (1834), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
- Rufus Choate (1819), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1842), Governor of Louisiana
- Daniel Webster (1801), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Congressman, Ambassador to France, and Secretary of State
- Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and presidential nominee
- Levi Woodbury (1809), Governor of New Hampshire, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
See also
References
- ^ https://students.dartmouth.edu/greek-life/organizations/greek-chapters-undergraduate-societies-and-senior-societies/greek-chapters
- ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives.
- ^ https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/agents/corporate_entities/863