History
of building brotherhood
FarmHouse Fraternity
was founded on April 15, 1905 by seven men from the University
of Missouri, as an Agricultural club. The principal ideas
for the club
came
from discussions at Sunday afternoon Bible meetings, where D. Howard
Doane, Henry Rusk, and Earl Rusk sought to promote fellowship within
members of
the College of Agriculture. Because the primary ideas were from Doane,
he is considered the father of our fraternity.
The founders
realized that often
times in our society, the role of the farmer is looked down upon and
for this reason placed great significance on a hard work ethic
and Christian
values, which are important for rural living. In 1924, FarmHouse was
first recognized as a fraternity. Although part of the Greek
system, FarmHouse
has retained its non-Greek name out of respect of the importance the
founders placed on its Agricultural heritage.
FarmHouse became
a nationally recognized
fraternity when in 1921, the Constitution and By-Laws were approved
by the Missouri, Nebraska, and Illinois chapters- the three
chapters in existence
at the time.
The Kansas State
chapter of FarmHouse was chartered on June 2, 1921 making it the fifth
chapter to be established. The Kansas
State chapter was established
by a group of agricultural students and faculty members who were associated
with
FarmHouse men from other universities. Their intent was to foster good fellowship
and to advance scientific agriculture.
The original chapter
house was located on 1126 Bluemont and was in use from 1922 to 1925.
The second house was at
1031 Moro from 1926-1928 and the third house was located at 1409 Farichild
and was
in use from 1929-1943 and 1946-1955. During World War II, the Kansas State
chapter was inactive and the chapter house was used to house army families.
In 1956,
the chapter moved into its present location at 1830 College Heights.
FarmHouse has now been in existence for one hundred years, becoming an
International fraternity in 1974 with the installation of the FarmHouse
chapter at the
University of Alberta.
The Kansas State Chapter of FarmHouse is composed of men in a wide range
of majors, from a variety of backgrounds. However, it has still maintained
a strong
tie to the agricultural heritage and Christian principles that it was
founded upon.
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