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Finding aid created by: Anna Smallwood
Date: 2016
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| Mar 2025 | Added 3 pins, updated dates to reflect this, made stylistic changes. (AES) |
Summary |
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| Creator: | Zeta Psi Fraternity. |
| Title: | Zeta Psi (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection |
| Dates: | 1912-1969 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Typescripts, memorabilia and publications related to the members and history of the Zeta Psi fraternity at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Zeta Psi is a social college fraternity originally founded in 1847 at New York University. The Gamma Chapter of Zeta Psi was founded at Syracuse University in 1875 and became the fourth fraternity established at the University. The fraternity was originally headquartered at 805 University Avenue but later moved to 727 Comstock Avenue. Syracuse University's chapter of Zeta Psi had recurring periods of inactivity during its history, first from 1887 to 1905, then from 1973 to 1975, and again from 1993 to 1998. The Gamma Chapter of Zeta Psi was closed by the fraternity's national chapter in 2007, and as of 2025 remains dormant at Syracuse University. In 2022, The Syracuse University Association of Zeta Psi sold 727 Comstock Avenue to the University. The building was designated as a locally protected site in 2024 by the Syracuse City Common Council.
The Zeta Psi (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection includes directories, publications, pins, and typescripts detailing the history of the Gamma Chapter.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Additional information about Zeta Psi can be found in the Syracuse University Clipping Files, the Syracuse University Photograph Collection, and the Syracuse University Yearbook Collection.
Names
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Zeta Psi Fraternity.
Subjects
Fraternities.
Greek letter societies.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Alumni directories.
Correspondence.
House organs.
Lapel pins.
Typescripts.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Zeta Psi (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Arlington T. Hardell, Class of 1914, to the Architecture Library at Syracuse University. Transferred from the Architecture Library to the University Archives in 1967. One pin gift of William F. Gaske in 2017. Three additional pins gift of Theresa Garafalo in 2025.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid-free folders in an acid-free box. Pins were placed in bags.
Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Collection
| Collection | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | The circle of Zeta Psi 1912-1914 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Zeta Psi Club of New York 1919 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Zeta Psi Fraternity pocket directory 1922 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Directory of the Zeta Psi Fraternity 1932 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | History from 1874-1902 1946 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Fraternity pins 1969, undated | ||||||||||