Summary |
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| Creator: | Omega Pi Alpha. |
| Title: | Omega Pi Alpha Scrapbook |
| Dates: | 2001-2002 |
| Size: | 1 folder |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Omega Pi Alpha's history and members at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
Omega Pi Alpha was a fraternity at Syracuse University from 1949 to 1958. The fraternity had its first meeting in 1946 and was formally recognized by the Syracuse University Interfraternity Council in 1949. The fraternity was started by veterans of World War II when they decided they wanted "a new type of campus organization" that reflected the feelings of brotherhood and reliance on one another they had developed during their military experience. This mutual trust was unrelated to one's social, economic, religious, racial, or ethnic backgrounds, and the fraternity upheld principles of equality for all brothers. Omega Pi Alpha was the only completely integrated fraternity on campus at that time. It gained further recognition on campus when it was awarded the Tolley Cup, an annual award for the best fraternity, in 1952. The fraternity attributed a great part of this accomplishment to its "blend of varied heritages." Due to declining enrollment numbers and rising maintenance costs for the fraternity house, Omega Pi Alpha disbanded at the end of 1958.
Scope and Content Note
The Omega Pi Alpha Scrapbook contains a history of the fraternity, biographies of many of the members, and copies of photographs from a 2001 reunion. The scrapbook was compiled by two Syracuse University alumni and members of Omega Pi Alpha, Lee Balcom and Paul Martin, Jr.
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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.
Related Material
More photographs of the Omega Pi Alpha fraternity can be found in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Omega Pi Alpha Scrapbook,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Susan Wasser in 2020.
Processing Information
Materials were removed from a binder and placed in an acid free folder.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Emily Banach
Date: 2021
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