Sigma Kappa Upsilon collection, 1925-1991
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Sigma Kappa Sorority. Epsilon Chapter (University of Rochester)
- Extent:
- 7 box(es)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Item title, item date], Sigma Kappa Upsilon Collection, UA286, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Sigma Kappa Upsilon Collection consists primarily of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, and membership lists from the sorority's active years.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sigma Kappa Upsilon, founded in 1923, was active at the University of Rochester for almost fifty years. Like other early sororities, Sigma Kappa Upsilon was a local sorority formed as a social group for female students on the historically male Prince Street Campus. Activities included meetings to discuss a variety of topics regarding the cultural and educational aspects of university life, as well as numerous events that linked together what was an essentially commuter campus.
Sororities at UR reached their peak between 1930 and 1955, when female students had the Prince Street Campus all to themselves. The move to the River Campus in 1955, however, began a period of decline for sororities. By 1970 all including Sigma Kappa Upsilon had disbanded. None of the original sororities have been reinstated, although national sororites rose to take their place beginning in 1978.
- Acquisition information:
- The Sigma Kappa Upsilon Collection was donated in 1991 by SKU alumna Jane Van Atta Brownell (Class of 1939). The photographs of a formal at the Sheraton in 1947 (Box 4) were donated by Arlene Spinell (Class of 1949).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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For access to this collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu) at least two business days prior to your planned visit.
Please note: Some materials may be restricted or require permission for use.
- Terms of access:
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To request reproductions or permission to publish materials from the collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu). Researchers may be responsible for determining any copyright questions.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item title, item date], Sigma Kappa Upsilon Collection, UA286, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
- Location of this collection:
- Contact:
- (585) 275-2121archives@rochester.edu