Phi Eta Sigma Archives, 1927-80 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: General correspondence and subject file of national freshman honorary fraternity Phi Eta Sigma Grand Treasurer Ray E. Glos (1936-77), including audit reports, correspondence with Grand Secretary James E. Foy (1950-77), balance sheets, bank statements, tax returns, minutes, publications, order forms for membership certificates and keys, directories, reports, photographs, and correspondence with officers, chapter advisors, deans, scholarship winners, convention delegates, and financial institutions.  Subjects treated include financial investments, constitution, by-laws, ritual, installation of new chapters, Thomas Arkle Clark and Founders Fund Scholarship, production and distribution of the pamphlet Hints on How to study, national conventions, and travel expenses for convention delegates.  Corespondents include L. G. Balfour Co. (manufacturer of membership certificates and keys), Indiana National Bank, G. Herbert Smith, Charles M. Thompson, Fred H. Turner, Scott H. Goodnight, Arno Nowotny, and Paul Trump.  This series also includes correspondence, agendas, and publications of the association of College Honor Societies.