Wofford founded 1854

Quick Facts

FRATERNITY 

• Founded in 1868 at the University of Virginia
• Nu Chapter founded at Wofford on February 23, 1891 in the West Bell Tower of Old Main
• Current Fraternity House was built in the 1850s has been gradually improved over the years by contributions from each pledge class.
• Composed of 207 chapters and 10 colonies in North America with over 240,000 members
• Governed by International Convention composed of mostly undergraduate chapter delegates
• Guided between conventions by a volunteer board of directors known as the Supreme Council
• Publishes a quarterly magazine, the Shield & Diamond
• Upholds one of the largest average chapter/colony size of any international fraternity
• Has maintained the largest average chapter and pledge class size for most of the past 20 years
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