- Triangle Fraternity
Infobox Fraternity
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name =Triangle Fraternity
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founded =birth date and age|1907|4|15
birthplace =University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
type =Social
emphasis =Engineers ,Architects , andScientists
scope =National
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vision =
motto = _la. Veritas Omnia Vincit
(Truth Conquers All)
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colors =Old rose █ andgray █cite web |url=http://www.triangle.org/images/stories/gaphics-and-sound/large/OfficialTriColors.png|title=Official Colors of Triangle Fraternity |accessdate=2008-10-08 |publisher=Triangle Fraternity]
symbol =Engineers' transit
flower =Whitechrysanthemum
jewel =
publication ="Triangle Review"
philanthropy =Habitat for Humanity International
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chartercity =
chapters =30
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address =120 South Center Street
city =Plainfield
state =Indiana
country =USA
homepage =http://www.triangle.org
footnotes =Triangle Fraternity is a social fraternity, limiting its recruitment of members to male students majoring in engineering, architecture, and the physical, mathematical, biological, and computer/computational sciences. It is the only member of the
North-American Interfraternity Conference to limit its membership recruitment to these majors.Triangle Fraternity began to organize at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall of 1906 and was incorporated by the state ofIllinois onApril 15 ,1907 , which is celebrated each year as Founders' Day.There are currently 30 chapters and 3 colonies of Triangle Fraternity active in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest. The headquarters is located in
Plainfield, Indiana in an historic building that was built as aCarnegie library in 1912 cite web |url=http://www.triangle.org/index.php/Headquarters/Who-s-Who-at-the-National-Headquarters.html |title=About the National Headquarters |accessdate=2008-10-08 |publisher=Triangle Fraternity] .Because Triangle's focus is on men of mostly similar fields of study, members are more likely to be able to help each other succeed in their college studies. This focus also helps with professional networking later in life, particularly as there are alumni groups scattered throughout the world.
Notable Triangle alumni
The following men are all notable alumni of Triangle Fraternitycite web |url=http://www.triangle.org/index.php/Notable-Alumni/Notable-Alumni.html |title=Notable Alumni |accessdate=2008-10-08 |publisher=Triangle Fraternity] :
*Jim Geringer "ks64", formergovernor of the U.S. state ofWyoming
*Kevin Granata "os83",biomechanics researcher and professor, killed in theVirginia Tech Massacre cite press release | title =Triangle mourns the loss of an Alumnus at Virginia Tech | publisher = Triangle Fraternity| date = 2007-04-17| url = http://www.triangle.org/docs/VT_Press_Release.doc | format = Microsoft Word| accessdate =2007-04-22 ]
*Jay Hammond "ps41", former governor of the U.S. state ofAlaska
*Frank McCabe "marq50", gold medal winner at 1952 Olympics as member of US basketball team
*Michael Morhaime "ucla85", president and co-founder ofBlizzard Entertainment
*Ellison Onizuka "colo69",Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Chapter List
References
External links
* [http://www.triangle.org/index.php Triangle Fraternity — The Fraternity of Engineers, Architects, and Scientists]
* [http://www.triangleef.org/ Triangle Education Foundation]
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