Triangle Fraternity

Triangle Fraternity
Founded	April 15, 1907 (1907-04-15) 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 █
Symbol	Engineers' transit
Flower	White chrysanthemum
Publication	Triangle Review
Philanthropy	Habitat for Humanity International
Chapters	29
Members	1,200+ collegiate 24,000+ lifetime
Headquarters	Plainfield, Indiana, United States
Homepage	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 organized at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall of 1906 and was incorporated by the state of Illinois on 15 April 1907, which is celebrated each year as Founders' Day.

There are currently thirty chapters and four colonies of Triangle Fraternity active in the U.S, mostly in the Midwest. The headquarters is located in Plainfield, Indiana in an historic building built as a Carnegie library in 1912.

Because Triangle's focus is on men of mostly similar fields of study, it is thought that 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.

History

The 16 founders of Triangle Fraternity

Triangle Fraternity National Headquarters, Plainfield, Indiana, United States

Triangle's beginnings came from the desire of some congenial college friends to extend their friendship, not only through college, but also for life. In the fall of 1906, sixteen civil engineering juniors at the University of Illinois began the association that became Triangle Fraternity. These founders based their organization on the principles of honor, friendship, character, brotherhood, courage, and ideals. They quickly developed plans and, on 15 April 1907, incorporated Triangle in the State of Illinois. The date of incorporation has been designated as Founders' Day, and Triangle appropriately celebrates it every year at each chapter.

Notable alumni

The following men are all notable alumni of Triangle Fraternity:

• 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
• 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, former president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Frank R. McCabe marq50, gold medal winner at 1952 Olympics as member of US basketball team
• Steven L. Miller ill64, former president and C.E.O. of Shell Oil Company
• Michael Morhaime ucla85, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment
• Ellison Onizuka colo69, Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut

Chapter list

Main article: List of Triangle chapters

External links

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