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Title |
Washington and Lee University - Fraternity House |
Description |
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college located in Lexington, Virginia. The university was descended from Augusta Academy, which was established in 1749. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall and moved to Lexington in 1780 when it was chartered as Liberty Hall Academy and built its first facility near town in 1782. In 1796 George Washington endowed the Academy with its largest gift ever, $20,000 in stock. In appreciation the trustees renamed the school Washington College. Robert E. Lee was its president after the Civil War until his death in 1870, after which the school was renamed Washington and Lee University. The University is divided into three schools: The College where all undergraduate students begin their studies; the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics; and the School of Law. The school was all male until 1972 when women were admitted into the school of law. It wasn't until 1985 when female undergraduates were admitted, mainly because of the many female colleges offered in the surrounding area. There are fourteen Interfraternity Council (IFC) organizations on campus: Beta Theta Pi, Chi Psi, Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The average IFC fraternity size is 45 students and nearly 80% of male students are in a fraternity. The fourteen IFC chapters have University owned houses near campus. There are two National Pan-Hellenic Conference (NPHC) fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma. |
Object ID |
1998.24.172 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Subjects |
Colleges Universities & colleges University Fraternities & sororities Houses Chimney Chimneys Doors & doorways Windows Snow Evergreens Dormers Sidelights Chairs Columns Porches Porches, wrap around Brickwork |
Search Terms |
Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia |
People |
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) Washington, George |
Collection |
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
013\199824172.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |