Triangle Fraternity

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Triangle Fraternity ()
Founded	April 15, 1907 (1907-04-15) (102 years ago) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Type	Social
Emphasis	Engineers, Architects, and Scientists
Scope	National
Mission Statement	To develop balanced men in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, and Science by providing an environment which fosters personal growth and professional success.
Motto	Latin: Veritas Omnia Vincit (Truth Conquers All)
Colors	Old rose █ and gray █[1]
Symbol	Engineers' transit
Flower	White chrysanthemum
Publication	Triangle Review
Philanthropy	Habitat for Humanity International
Chapters	30
Members	250,000+ Members collegiate
Headquarters	120 South Center Street Plainfield, Indiana, USA
Homepage	http://www.triangle.org

Triangle Fraternity is a social fraternity, limiting its recruitment of members to male students majoring in engineering, architecture, and the physical, mathematical, biological, and computer sciences. It is the only member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference to limit its membership recruitment to these majors.

Triangle Fraternity began to organize at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall of 1906 and was incorporated by the state of Illinois on April 15, 1907, which is celebrated each year as Founders' Day.

There are currently 30 chapters and 3 colonies of Triangle Fraternity active in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest. The headquarters is located in Plainfield, Indiana in an historic building that was built as a Carnegie library in 1912 ^[2].

Triangle Fraternity National Headquarters, Plainfield, Indiana

Because Triangle's focus is on men of mostly similar fields of study, members are more likely to be able to help each other succeed in their college studies. This focus also helps with professional networking later in life, particularly as there are alumni groups scattered throughout the world.

Contents 1 Notable Triangle Alumni 2 Chapter List 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Notable Triangle Alumni

The following men are all notable alumni of Triangle Fraternity^[3]:

• Jim Geringer ks64, former governor of the U.S. state of Wyoming
• Kevin Granata os83, biomechanics researcher and professor, killed in the Virginia Tech Massacre ^[4]
• Jay Hammond ps41, former governor of the U.S. state of Alaska
• Joel "Joe" Henry Hinrichs III ok06, victim and suspect in the 2005 University of Oklahoma bombing
• Gerald Jakubowski tol70, current president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Frank R. McCabe marq50, gold medal winner at 1952 Olympics as member of US basketball team
• Michael Morhaime ucla85, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment
• Ellison Onizuka colo69, Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut
• Steven L. Miller ill64, former president and C.E.O. of Shell Oil Company

[edit] Chapter List

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Triangle Fraternity — The Fraternity of Engineers, Architects, and Scientists
• Triangle Education Foundation

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