TKE National Fraternity
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When is Founder's Day? What are TKE colours?
January 10 1899/Cherry and Grey
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When is Founder's Day?
October 1st
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What is TKE Flower? What is TKE Bird?
Red Carnation/ Eagle
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What was the original purpose of the Knights of Classic Lore?
To aid college men in mental, moral, and social development
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What is the lifeblood of TKE and why?
"RUSH"=recruitment/ because it allows the chapter to grow with new members as current ones graduate
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What was the original name of Tau Kappa Epsilon? What is the TKE symbol?
The Knights of Classic Lore/Equilateral Triangle
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When did we receive: Colony Status & Charter Status? How many men have been initiated?
April 17 2004/ April 30 2005/ 127
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Who is TKE Patron, and what are they the God of?
Apollo / God of light and Sun
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What are the 3 core values of TKE, and why?
Love - binds our hearts with the sturdy chords of fraternal affection/ Charity - impulsive to see virtues in a brother and sloe to reprove his faults/ Esteem - respectful to the honest convictions of others and that refrains from treading upon that which is sacred to spirit or conscience
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How many Chapters? Of those how many Canadian? How many Members internationally?
291/ 5/ 273 000
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Name the Founders
Joseph Lorenzo Settles/ James Carson McNutt/ Clarence Arthur Mayer/ Owen Ison Truitt/ C Roy Atkinson
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Name Current Officers
Prytanis = Andres Zois/ Epiprytanis = Kirshan Ravidran/ Grammateus = Phil Nicole/ Histor = Brandon Vrooman/ Crysophylos = Bryan Barclay/ Hypophetes = Pascalis Zois/ Pylortes = Jonny Germain/ Hegemon = Ranil Patel/ Chapter Advisor = Daniel Vicente/
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What is the significance of the Delta chapter?
Breaks the equilateral triangle formation. Moves TKE from a local fraternity to a state fraternity
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What is the significance of Epsilon Chapter
It is located outside of Illinois, and this moves TKE from a state fraternity to a National fraternity
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What are the Focus Points of TKE
Character/ Leadership/ Brotherhood/ Service/ Teamwork/ Scholarship/
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Name the National Founders
Lester Martin/ William Wilson/ Wallace McCauley/ L.W. Tuesburg
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Name the Founding 10 with scroll #
Ron Jelenski #1/ Andre Small #2/ Kirk Menga #3/ Ross Obuchi #4/ James Hammond #5/ Bilal Rabah #6/ James Linton #7/ Adam Lipchitz #8/ Noel Perez #9/ Mark Wood #10/
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Name the First 5 Chapters and their founding date?
Alpha - Illinois Wesleyan University - January 10 1899/ Beta - Milikin University - April 17 1909/ Gamma - University of Illinois - February 3 1912/ Delta - Knox College - November 22 1912/ Epsilon - Iowa State University - May 28 1915/
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Name the Greek organizations on campus And how they interact
Tau Kappa Epsilon (fraternity)/ Zeta Psi (fraternity)/ Alpha Gamma Delta (sorority)/ Alpha Sigma Chi (sorority)/ mixers, greek council, fundraisers
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recite the greek alphabet
Aα Alpha Ββ Beta Γγ Gamma Δδ Delta Εε Epsilon Ζζ Zeta Ηη Eta Θθ Theta Ιι Iota Κκ Kappa Λλ Lambda Μμ Mu Νν Nu Ξξ Xi Οο Omicron Ππ Pi Ρρ Rho Σσς Sigma Ττ Tau Υυ Upsilon Φφ Phi Χχ Chi Ψψ Psi Ωω Omega
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Name the 1st Grand Officers
G. Prytanis = Lester Martin/ G. Epiprytanis = William Wilson/ G. Grammateus = Clyde Leighty/ G. Histor = L.W. Tuesburg/ G. Crysophylos = James Love/ G. Hypophetes = Arthur Heinlein/ G. Hegemon = DNE until 1951/
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Name the Past Prytanis' (bonus and scroll #)
Ron Jelenski (1)/ James Linton (7)/ Martin Engineer (20)/ Richard Scrannage (21)/ Adam Lipchitz (8)/ Kirk Menga (3)/ Matt Mesley (55)/ Eric Chappel (81)/
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Who are the current Grand Officer's?
G. Prytanis = Edmund C. Moy/ G. Epiprytanis = Bob Barr/ G. Grammateus = Fritz Jacobi/ G. Histor = Christopher T. Hanson/ G. Crysophylos = Rodney G. Talbot/ G. Hypophetes = Dr. James Hickey/ G. Pylortes = Shawn A. Babine/ G. Hegemon = Robert W. Jefferis
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What are the expectations of a TKE member?
Actively recruit 24/7/ Be willing to advance the interests of your fraternity with earnestness and sincerity/ Meet your fraternity obligations promptly and faithfully/ Conduct yourself as a gentleman at all times/ Participate in college and community activities/ Follow all rules of the chapter/ Become a life loyal TEKE!
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A TEKE will always be recognized as
A man of sterling character/ A man who's honesty is never questioned/ A man who never violates the integrity of his inner self/ A man who is first, last, and always a true patriot/ A man who is always glad to support all TEKE activities/ A man who will always extend a helping hand to a fellow TEKE/ A man who is always a gentleman, kind and considerate of others/ A man who never forgets that Tau Kappa Epsilon is a Fraternity for Life!
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