North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Gamma Sigma Delta, North Carolina State University Chapter Records
UA 021.460
Special Collections Research Center
5.0 Linear feet
1952-1990
The records of North Carolina State University chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta include nominations, awards, notices and memoranda, correspondence, membership lists and directories, and financial information, as well as brochures, event programs, organization newsletters, and files on the organization compiled by Dr. J. L. Etchells of the Food Science Department.
Gamma Sigma Delta began in 1905 as a professional agricultural fraternity called Delta Theta Sigma. The name was officially changed in 1913, and in 1915, the organization merged with the Honor Society of Agriculture. Members of the international organization petitioned for recognition of a campus chapter at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1954, which was approved in 1955. After a slow start, the organization grew rapidly and undertook a variety of activities, including honoring achievements of students and faculty, meeting with freshmen during orientation, sponsoring a tutoring program, and participating in the Biennial Conclave. NC State's chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta remains active as of 2008.
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Gamma Sigma Delta. North Carolina State University Chapter.
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2008 April; and Cate Putirskis,
2008 October
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2008 April; and Cate Putirskis,
2008 October
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Historical Note
Gamma Sigma Delta began at the Ohio State University in 1905 as a professional agricultural fraternity called Delta Theta Sigma. The name was officially changed in 1913 at a conclave. In 1915, the organization merged with the Honor Society of Agriculture, and membership was limited to graduating seniors, graduate students, alumni, and faculty. Members of the international organization petitioned for recognition of a campus chapter at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1954, which was approved in 1955. The installation and first initiation banquet in the history of the North Carolina State University chapter was held on April 28, 1955. After a slow start, the organization grew rapidly and undertook a variety of activities, including honoring achievements of students and faculty, meeting with freshmen during orientation, sponsoring a tutoring program, and participating in the Biennial Conclave. NC State's chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta remains active as of 2008.
Scope and Content Note
The records of North Carolina State University chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta include nominations, awards, notices and memoranda, correspondence, membership lists and directories, and financial information, as well as brochures, event programs, organization newsletters, and files on the organization compiled by Dr. J. L. Etchells of the Food Science Department. Materials range in date from 1952 to 1990.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is arranged in four series:
[Topical Files](ref16),
[Chronological Files](ref79),
[Brochures, Programs, Newsletters, Awards](ref95), and
[J. L. Etchells Files](ref122).
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Topical Files
Series 1
1952-1985
Scope and Contents note
This series contains general information on the activities and members of NC State's chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, as well as information on the formation of the chapter, their constition and bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, and other general administrative files.
Activities
7
9
1976-1977
Alumni nominations (1 of 3)
7
10
1959-1977
Alumni nominations (2 of 3)
7
11
1959-1977
Alumni nominations (3 of 3)
7
12
1959-1977
Awards of Merit
1
1
1962-1971
Biennial Conclave
1
2
1958-1968
Campus organization information forms
1
3
1959-1971
Career seminars
1
4
1971-1973
Chapter formation
1
5
1953-1955
Chapter history (by James Fulton Lutz)
8
1
1979
Chapter organization
8
2
1954-1962
Clipping file
1
6
1955-1985
Committee assignments
8
3
1956-1975
Committees
1
7
1956-1969
Committees
8
4
1974-1979
Constitution and bylaws
1
10
1952-1957
Constitution and bylaws
8
5
1955-1969
Constitution and bylaws
1
9
1960-1969
Constitution and bylaws
1
8
1970
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
8
6
1955-1979
Correspondence, College Union and other campus organizations
8
7
1963-1975
Correspondence, miscellaneous
8
8
1967-1977
Correspondence, national officers
8
9
1958-1974
Correspondence with International
1
11
1965-1964
Directories
1
12
1963-1965
Distinguished Service Awards
1
13
1956-1960
Expenses
1
14
1955-1973
Freshman scholarships and sophomore certificates
2
1
1958-1964
Gamma Sigma Delta Tutorial Project
8
10
1975-1976
General notices to members
2
2
1958-1970
History
2
3
1974, 1981
Initiations
2
4
1955-1965
Initiations
2
5
1958-1965
Initiations (alumni)
2
6
1958-1965
Initiations (faculty)
2
7
1956-1965
Initiations (graduate)
2
8
1960-1965, 1969
Initiations (graduate)
2
9
1956-1959
Initiations (undergraduate)
2
10
1963-1965
Initiations (undergraduate)
2
11
1959-1962
Initiations (undergraduate)
2
12
1955-1965
Initiations
3
1
1973
Initiations
3
2
1972
Initiations
3
3
1971
Initiations
3
4
1970
International office
3
5
1971-1976
International office
3
6
1968-1971
International office
3
7
1964-1968
International office
3
8
1957-1972
Meeting minutes
8
11
1977-1983
Membership and officers
8
12
1978-1979
Membership rosters
9
1
1958-1978
Membership roster
7
8
1972-1973
Memoranda
4
1
1963-1974
Minutes
4
2
1955-1965
Nominations
4
3
1972-1974
Nominations
4
4
1969-1971
Nominations
4
5
1963-1967
Nominations
4
6
1956-1962
Newsletter materials and correspondence
4
7
1956-1964
Officers
4
8
1955-1973
Tax exemptions
4
9
1958-1972
Chronological Files
Series 2
1959-1983
Scope and Contents note
This series contains administrative information kept by NC State's chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, including correspondence, financial and meeting information, and other information on events, activities, and members.
Business and correspondence
4
10
1959-1960
Business and correspondence
4
11
1960-1969
Business and correspondence
4
12
1969-1970
Business and correspondence
4
13
1970-1972
Business and correspondence
5
1
1973-1974
Business and correspondence
5
2
1974-1975
Business and correspondence
5
3
1975-1976
Business and correspondence
5
4
1976-1977
Business and correspondence
5
5
1977-1978
Business and correspondence
5
6
1978-1980
Business and correspondence
5
7
1979-1980
Business and correspondence
5
8
1980-1981
Business and correspondence
5
9
1981-1982
Business and correspondence
5
10
1982-1983
Brochures, Programs, Newsletters, Awards
Series 3
1952-1990
Scope and Contents note
This series contains publications and awards issued by NC State's chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, as well as programs from events they hosted and attended.
Annual banquets
6
1
1956-1968
Awards
9
2
1976-1977
Biennial Conclave
9
3
1956-1978
Biennial Conclave
6
2
1960
Biennial Conclave
6
3
1966
Biennial Conclave (1 of 2)
9
4
1966-1979
Biennial Conclave (2 of 2)
9
5
1966-1979
Biennial Conclave
6
4
1968
Biennial Conclave
6
5
1972
Certificate samples and blank forms
6
13
undated
Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award
9
6
1956-1978
Graduating Senior nominations, undergraduate awards
9
7
1962-1973
Information brochures
6
6
1955-1964
Initiation and awards banquets
6
7
1955, 1969-1984
Initiation banquets (1 of 2)
10
1
1959-1989
Initiation banquets (2 of 2)
10
2
1959-1989
Initiation Ceremony/Awards Banquet program
7
7
11 Apr. 1990
Newsletters
6
8
1952-1953, 1955-1959
Newsletters
6
9
1960-1968
Newsletters
6
10
1970-1977, 1980
Nominations, Certificate of Merit
10
3
1976
Scholarship luncheons and recognition program
6
11
1958-1959, 1961-1974, 1976
Scholarship luncheon
10
4
1958-1972
Scholarship Recognition Program: Freshman Scholarship Certificates, Sophomore Scholarship
10
5
1976
Duplicate programs, newsletters, and brochures
6
12
1958-1959, 1961-1974, 1976
J. L. Etchells Files
Series 4
1955-1967
Scope and Contents note
This series contains the files of J. L. Etchells, a member of Gamma Sigma Delta and professor in the Food Science Department at NC State.
J. L. Etchells File
7
1
1964-1967
J. L. Etchells File
7
2
1963
J. L. Etchells File
7
3
1961-1962
J. L. Etchells File
7
4
1960
J. L. Etchells File
7
5
1959
J. L. Etchells File
7
6
1955-1958