Vintage Fraternity Paddle Board

[cm2620]

I am trying to identify waht fraternity this is from. 

I think it would read as Beta Kappa Omega Chi,   but Icannot find a fraterity with that name. 

Any help you can give would be appreciated 

Thanks !

[argon38]

You were one letter out:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Chi

[debora_34_]

Beta Kappa would be the chapter.  Let me just check for you...

Debora

[debora_34_]

Yep.  Hamline University.

Debora

[cm2620]

Thank you very much. I am a little confused. does that mean it would be beta kappa theta chi.

I have another response mentioned beta kappa from hamline university. I am not at all familiar with fraternity names, so again, your help is appreciated.

I am trying to figure out if Iist this, what my title would be.

[cm2620]

Hi and thank you for your response.

I am not at all familar with Fraternity/Greek Names. So, the BK would be beta kappa.

Where does the hamline university come in. Another response suggested it was Theta Chi.

I'm not quite sure what I would put in the title if I were to list this. Thank you again for your help.

[pargran3 · Accepted solution]

Beta Kappa chapter of Theta Chi, which would be from Hamline University.

The Theta Chi is the national. The chapter identifies the university.

Radine

[argon38]

I'm confused by this passage in the Wikipedia article:

"With the help of brother Charles Dole, who was serving in the Vermont State Legislature, Theta Chi was formally incorporated under the laws of Vermont on November 22, 1888, and acquired its first chapter house in 1890. There were early efforts to expand Theta Chi but because of the anti-expansion sentiment among members of the Alpha Chapter it remained a single entity for 46 years until the Beta Chapter was installed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on December 13, 1902. A Grand Chapter was organized in 1908 to direct the fraternity and promote its growth. On April 14, 1942, Beta Kappa Fraternity merged with Theta Chi (with the exception of the chapter at Georgia Tech which chose to become a chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha), bringing 16 undergraduate chapters and over 6,000 undergraduate and alumnus members into the ranks. Unlike other Fraternity mergers, Beta Kappa was completely absorbed into Theta Chi with no changes to the name or Ritual."

Does this mean that if the oar is post-1942 then it is from Hamline University, but if it's older then it's from MIT?

[argon38]

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@argon38 wrote:

Does this mean that if the oar is post-1942 then it is from Hamline University, but if it's older then it's from MIT?

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Ah, OK, now I understand. There was a pre-existing fraternity called "Beta Kappa," but this was at Hamline (not MIT). In 1942 it merged with Theta Chi and became the Beta Kappa Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity:

http://thetachibk.org/page.php?pageid=11

[cm2620]

Thank you for helping me to understand!

[cm2620]

Thank you verymuch for your time.

cm

[cm2620]

Thank you for the explanation, its appreciated.

[debora_34_]

From the decals, your paddle appears to date to the 1970s.

Debora