Acacia (fraternity)

Acacia
FoundedMay 12, 1904; 120 years ago (1904-05-12)
University of Michigan
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC
StatusActive
ScopeNorth America
MottoΩΦΕΛΟΥΝΤΕΣ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥΣ
"Human Service"
PillarsScholarship, Leadership, Brotherhood, Philanthropy.[1]
Colors  Old Gold and   Black
Symbol3-4-5 right triangle of the first quadrant
Flag
FlowerSprig of Acacia in bloom
Chapters26 Active, 3 Associate
MentorPythagoras
Headquarters12721 Meeting House Road
Carmel, Indiana
United States
Websiteacacia.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.

  1. ^ "History of the Acacia Fraternity at Cornell".