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Encyclopedia > Triangle Fraternity
Triangle Fraternity
Founded April 15, 1907 (1907-04-15) (age 100)
University of Illinois
Type Social fraternity with professional emphasis
Motto veritas omnia vincit
Colors Old rose and gray [1]
Symbol Engineers' transit
Flower White chrysanthemum
Headquarters 120 South Center Street
Plainfield, Indiana, USA
Homepage http://www.triangle.org

Triangle Fraternity is a social fraternity, limiting its recruitment of members to male students majoring in engineering, architecture, and the physical, mathematical, biological, and computer/computational sciences. It is the only member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference to limit its membership recruitment to these majors. Image File history File links Tri. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Rose is the colour that is defined in colour theory as being the colour halfway between red and magenta (the web color fuchsia) on the color wheel. ... Gray (Gy) is the derived SI unit for absorbed dose, specific energy and kerma (kinetic energy in matter). ... An optical theodolite, manufactured in the Soviet Union in 1958 and used for topographic surveying. ... Species Chrysanthemum aphrodite Chrysanthemum arcticum Chrysanthemum argyrophyllum Chrysanthemum arisanense Chrysanthemum boreale Chrysanthemum chalchingolicum Chrysanthemum chanetii Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Chrysanthemum crassum Chrysanthemum glabriusculum Chrysanthemum hypargyrum Chrysanthemum indicum Chrysanthemum japonense Chrysanthemum japonicum Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium Chrysanthemum mawii Chrysanthemum maximowiczii Chrysanthemum mongolicum Chrysanthemum morifolium Chrysanthemum morii Chrysanthemum okiense Chrysanthemum oreastrum Chrysanthemum ornatum Chrysanthemum pacificum Chrysanthemum... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... The North-American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC), (formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of collegiate mens fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. ...


Triangle Fraternity began to organize at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1906 and was incorporated by the state of Illinois on April 15, 1907, which is celebrated each year as Founders' Day. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


There are currently 28 chapters and 3 colonies of Triangle Fraternity active in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest. The headquarters is currently located in Plainfield, Indiana in an historic building that was built as a Carnegie library in 1912 [2]. Plainfield is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. ... A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Because Triangle's focus is on men of mostly similar fields of study, members are more likely to be able to help each other succeed in their college studies. This focus also helps with professional networking later in life, particularly as there are alumni groups scattered throughout the world.


Little Sisters of Triangle was created to form relationships between the men of Triangle and other women in their fields of study. In the late 1980s, Triangle phased the organization out. The Little Sister chapter in the University of Minnesota wanted to continue this relationship while keeping the original premise intact. The members chose to form Alpha Sigma Kappa, a sorority with the same goals as Triangle. Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... Alpha Sigma Kappa - Women in Technical Studies (ΑΣΚ - WiTS) is a social sorority for women in the fields of mathematics, architecture, engineering and the sciences. ...

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Notable Triangle Alumni

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Chapter List

A list of the chapters, colonies, and interest groups of Triangle Fraternity [1]. // ^ Chapter Roll. ...

References

  1. ^ Official Colors of Triangle Fraternity. Triangle Fraternity. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  2. ^ About the National Headquarters. Triangle Fraternity. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  3. ^ Triangle Fraternity (2007-04-17). Triangle mourns the loss of an Alumnus at Virginia Tech (Microsoft Word). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.

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External links

  • Triangle Fraternity — The Fraternity of Engineers, Architects, and Scientists

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