Alpha Tau Sigma
| Alpha Tau Sigma | |
|---|---|
| ΑΤΣ | |
 | |
| Founded | 1912 American School of Osteopathy |
| Type | Professional |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Defunct |
| Emphasis | Medicine |
| Scope | Local |
| Motto | Mense Et Manu |
| Publication | The Pyramid [1] |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Headquarters | Kirksville, Missouri United States |
Alpha Tau Sigma (ΑΤΣ) was a professional medical fraternity that ceased operations in 1964. It was founded in 1912 at the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri in the United States.
History[edit]
Alpha Tau Sigma Fraternity was a professional medical fraternity founded in 1912 at the American School of Osteopathy, now the private A.T. Still University, in Kirksville, Missouri.[2]
Its founders were:[2]
- Charles W. Barnes
- W. S. Giddings
- E. E. Loose
- E. E. Ruby
- W. C. Warner
In April 1913, the fraternity rented rooms from the Axis Club in the Heinzeman-Swigert building in Kirksville.[3] By February 1914, it had relocated to the Foster building and moved to the Bondurant building in the fall of 1914.[4][5] For several years, the fraternity occupied a three-story nineteen room house at 701 West Jefferson Street.[6] The house was sold in 1942.[6]
The fraternity was incorporated in 1915, with the intention and members were empowered to expand to other recognized osteopathy colleges.[2] Although the chapter remained successful on its founding campus, it never grew beyond a local entity.[2] However, the grand chapter of Alpha Tau Sigma fraternity was associated with the American Osteopathic Society by 1944.[7][8]
Alpha Tau Sigma ceased operations in 1964.[2] An archived member lists note at least 45 members among one member's network, scattered in the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas, with a few elsewhere.[9]
Symbols[edit]
The fraternity's motto was Mense Et Mansu.[2] Its publication was The Pyramid.[2] Some of its members formed the Alpha Tau Sigma Orchestra.[5]
Activities[edit]
Alpha Tau Sigma hosted medical lectures, musical performances, and social events.[4][5][10][11] Its members also participated in Interfraternity Council baseball, basketball, football, softball, and volleyball tournaments.[12][13][14][15][16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ A 1942 example of The Pyramid, from the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, accessed 6 Sept 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VIII-38. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ "A.S.O. Notes". Kirksville Democrat. 1913-04-08. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Social Events". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1914-02-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Social Event". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1914-09-26. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Former A.T.S. House Now a Nurses Home". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1942-04-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Return from New York". Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat. 1946-07-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Dr. Jolly Elected Fraternity Trustee". Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat. 1944-07-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Noted in an early, but undated mimeographed list of members in the archives of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, accessed 6 Sept 2020.
- ^ "Social Events". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1914-10-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social Events". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1914-11-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.T.S. Wins Fraternity Cage Title". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1940-11-28. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.C.O.S. Notes". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1938-10-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.C.O.S. Notes". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1938-04-17. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.C.O.S. Notes". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1938-03-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.C.O.S. Notes". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. 1936-04-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11.