Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity

	Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity (2016)
Location	720 Fowler Street; Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	33°46′27.5″N 84°23′38.7″W / 33.774306°N 84.394083°W
Built	1929
NRHP reference No.	82002419
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1982

The Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity is a historic fraternity house located at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

History

In 1902, the Chi Phi fraternity began to investigate the possibility of a presence at the Georgia School of Technology (now Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. By 1904, there were eight members at Tech and on June 2 of that year, the Omega Chapter at the school was officially chartered.^[1] In 1927, Omega Chapter members began to raise funds for the construction of a new fraternity house, which was constructed between June 1928 and Fall 1929.^[2] On June 17, 1982, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Notable Alumni

Bob Davis (tackle) Georgia Tech Football Team Captain in 1947, All-American, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee.

References

^ The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence …. Chi Phi. 1924. p. 992.
^ "Building the Omega Chapter House". Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ The National Register of Historic Places 1966–1988. National Park Service. 1989. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-942063-03-5 – via Google Books.

External links

Official website

[1] The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence …. Chi Phi. 1924. p. 992.

[2] "Building the Omega Chapter House". Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[3] The National Register of Historic Places 1966–1988. National Park Service. 1989. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-942063-03-5 – via Google Books.

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