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Joseph Lorenzo Settles
James Carson McNutt
Clarence Arthur Mayer
Owen Ison Truitt
Charles Roy Atkinson |
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“On the cold night of January 10, 1899…TKE was founded)
504 East Locust St. |
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James J. Love
Edwin A. Palmer
George H. Thorpe |
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| Founders of the Knights of Classic Lore |
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| Wilder Mansion (Former home of President Wilder of Illinois Wesleyan) |
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TKE attempted to join Phi Delts three times
Wallace G. McCauley
“Opportunity Out of Defeat”
“victory out of defeat”
Essentially decided to create their own fraternity
The Teke magazine in 1908
Editor: Clyde M. Leach
Rejected or withdrawn each time
Changed name from Founders of the Knights of Classic Lore to TKE |
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First Prytanis: Lester H. Martin
February 17, 1909
801 North Main St. (Leach’s room)
To elect Grand Officers and appoint a committee to revise the ritual |
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February 11-12, 1910
Same place as First Conclave
Lester was again voted Prytanis |
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Alpha – Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) – Tuesday, January 10, 1899
Beta – Millikin University (Decataur, IL) – Saturday, April 17, 1909
Gamma – University of Illinois – February 3, 1912
(installation held at the Alpha Chapter house in Bloomington |
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| Delta – Knox College (Galesburg, IL) – November 22, 1912 |
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| First chapter outside Illinois |
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| Epsilon – Iowa State College in Ames – May 28, 1915 |
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All colleges became Student’s Army Training Corps
All fraternity activity suspended
Began a trend toward strong central national organization |
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Elected 3 terms as Grand Prytanis
Elected as Grand Grammateus (Executive Secretary) (Served 20 years)
First time a central office of TKE existed |
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13th Conclave in 1921
Central Office created at Frater Flint’s home in Lombard, IL |
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First Grand Prytanis not from Alpha Chapter
2 years
Second year first TKE house constructed at Epsilon Chapter
13th Conclave |
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16th Conclave – “Silver Jubilee Conclave”
25th anniversary of the founding of TKE |
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Many fraternities merged or folded
TKE survived and even grew |
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Lester H. Martin
William Wilson
Wallace G. McCauley
L.W. Tuesburg |
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On Green Street
Second floor office
National Office of TKE for 14 years |
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Many chapters inactive and abandoned
19 TKE chapters and only 2 had houses
No Conclaves to conserve funds
The Teke magazine suspended for cheaper Teke Life newspaper
The Big Decision
Continue using money to keep chapters alive (no)
Or save money and concentrate on after the war was over (yes)
196 Tekes gave their lives
54% Tekes went to war
Rear Admiral R.C. Williams
Grand Prytanis after the war |
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Rapid growth (doubled its size in 10 years)
First International Chapter
Canadian Alpha (Zeta-Iota) – University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) – March 15, 1958
Bruce B. Melchert
Helped establish Canadian chapter
Named TKE’s International Founder |
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First TKE-owned office
5000 East 59th St.
Kansas City, Missouri
August 15, 1956 |
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R.C. Williams
Leland F. Leland
James C. Logan
Frank B. Scott
Bruce B. Melchert |
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Alpha-Delta Chapter
Allenderr’s Calendar with TKE sweethearts in a calendar |
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Reelected in 33rd Conclave
August 31 – September 4, 1965 |
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| Constructed in January 1972 |
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Epsilon-Zeta Chapter
Was head coach for Notre Dame, now college basketball analyst |
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January 9, 1999
Seven Cities
Bloomington
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New Orleans
Boston
Linked via satellite to Bloomington |
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| Rear Admiral John R. Fisher |
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Gamma-Epsilon Chapter
Grand Prytanis in 1993 (first legacy Prytanis – father was a Prytanis) |
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