West Virginia University, Office of Greek Life, Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Office of Greek Life, Records, A&M 5228, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
8.7 Linear Feet 8 ft. 7 1/2 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 in.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Office of Greek Life, Records, A&M 5228, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the administrative records of the Office of Greek Life of West Virginia University. This office organizes and coordinates the policies and activities of fraternities and sororities at West Virginia University. The collection includes correspondence, reports, grade statistics, membership lists, plaques, and other material. This collection is minimally processed.

Boxes 1-3 contain general administrative files for each fraternity and sorority, including membership lists, annual reports, correspondence and material pertaining to activities.

Boxes 4-7 contain constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, student grade reports, and other material. Box 4 includes a newspaper clipping regarding the exclusion of black students from fraternities, and also several reports of aggregated fraternity grade statistics compiled over multiple years.

Boxes 8-10 contain plaques.

Box 11 contains several issues of the newspaper "The Greek Letter," a publication regarding WVU Greek life (1969-1970).

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard