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100

What year was Acacia founded?

1904

100

What year was Acacia founded at Iowa State?

1909

100

Who was the last living founder?

Charles Sink

100

Which ISU alumni member recently served as the international president?

Jeremy Davis

100

What is the address of the chapter house?

138 Gray Ave

Ames, IA 50014

200

What was the name of Acacia's little sister program?

The Daughters of Pythia

200

What was the name of the group that became Iowa State Acacia?

The Craftsmen Club

200

Who is role #0001 of Iowa State Acacia?

A. B. Storms

200

Which US President was a member of Acacia?

William Howard Taft

200

How many men can live in house?

42

345

Prior to 1933, what was the main prerequisite to becoming an Acacian?

Being a Master Mason

345

On what day was the chapter refounded?

October 20, 2001

345

Which founder designed the badge?

Benjamin DeRoy

345

Who wrote Acacia Fraternity - The First Half Century?

Dr William S Dye, Jr

345

Who is the heritage library named for?

Thomas M. Whitney

400

When was the ritual as it is today adopted?

1910 Conclave

400

Who was the first president of the club that became Acacia?

Charles R. Bush

400

Which founding father's home was the first meeting held?

Edward Gallup

400

Which ISU Acacian was the building formerly known as the Quadrangle renamed for?

Virgil Lagomarcino

400

Who is the second floor large study named for?

Harold D. Zarr Jr.

500

What were the two primary colors on the 1913 crest?

White & Richmond Rose

500

What sorority at ISU in the 1920s and 30s was similar to Acacia, originally requiring its members to be a part of the Order of the Eastern Star and using Hebrew letters for its chapters and on its badge early on.

Achoth / Phi Omega Pi (Merged with Delta Zeta)

500

Which founder was most adamant about not giving Acacia a Greek letter name?

George Malcomn

500

Which Acacian was the second administrator of NASA?

James E. Webb

500

Who is the grandfather clock in the first floor library named for?

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