Kappa Kappa Kappa

Kappa Kappa Kappa (ΚΚΚ), known informally as Tri-Kap, is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity was founded in 1842 and is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College.[1] Tri-Kap is the oldest local fraternity in the United States. It is located at 1 Webster Avenue, Hanover, New Hampshire.

This article is about the Dartmouth fraternity. For the Indiana sorority, see Tri Kappa.
"κκκ" redirects here. For other uses, see KKK (disambiguation).
Kappa Kappa Kappa
ΚΚΚ
FoundedJuly 13, 1842 (1842-07-13)
Dartmouth College
TypeSocial
ScopeLocal
MottoTui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis
ColorsDartmouth Green
Chapters1
Headquarters1 Webster Avenue
Hanover, NH 03755
USA
WebsiteTri-Kap homepage
Tri-Kap, view from front lawn looking west.

History

Tri-Kap was founded on July 13, 1842, by Harrison Carroll Hobart and two of his closest companions, Stephen Gordon Nash, and John Dudley Philbrick, all Class of 1842.[2][3] The society was based on the principles of democracy, loyalty to Dartmouth, and equality of opportunity. Originally a literary and debate society, Tri-Kap officially became a social society in 1905 and has remained so ever since.

Tri-Kap was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the Hopkins Center for the Arts is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894. Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue, where it resides to this day.

Tri-Kap became an official social society in 1905.

In 1992, Kappa Kappa Kappa changed its name to Kappa Chi Kappa (ΚΧΚ). In 1995, the group changed their name back to Kappa Kappa Kappa.[4]

Notable alumni

Honorary alumni
  • Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and presidential nominee
  • Rufus Choate (1819), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
  • Daniel Clark (1834), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
  • Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1842), Governor of Louisiana
  • Daniel Webster (1801), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Congressman, Ambassador to France, and Secretary of State
  • Levi Woodbury (1809), Governor of New Hampshire, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice

See also

References
  1. https://students.dartmouth.edu/greek-life/organizations/greek-chapters-undergraduate-societies-and-senior-societies/greek-chapters
  2. William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  3. https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/agents/corporate_entities/863
  4. Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth - Appendix A
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