Acacia | |
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Founded | May 12, 1904 University of Michigan |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | NIC |
Status | Active |
Scope | North America |
Motto | ΩΦΕΛΟΥΝΤΕΣ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥΣ "Human Service" |
Pillars | Scholarship, Leadership, Brotherhood, Philanthropy.[1] |
Colors | Old Gold and Black |
Symbol | 3-4-5 right triangle of the first quadrant |
Flag | |
Flower | Sprig of Acacia in bloom |
Chapters | 26 Active, 3 Associate |
Mentor | Pythagoras |
Headquarters | 12721 Meeting House Road Carmel, Indiana United States |
Website | acacia.org |
Acacia Fraternity, Inc. is a social fraternity founded in 1904 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fraternity has 27 active chapters and 3 associate chapters throughout Canada and the United States. The fraternity was founded by undergraduate Freemasons and was originally open only to men who had taken the Masonic obligations, but in 1933 the International Conclave elected to dispense with the Masonic prerequisite. In 1988, at the 45th Conclave, the fraternity elected to use "International" rather than "National" when referring to the fraternity.