Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity explained

Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity
Location:	720 Fowler Street Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates:	33.7743°N -84.3941°W
Added:	June 17, 1982
Refnum:	82002419
Built:	1929

The Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity is a historic fraternity house located at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

History

In 1902, the Chi Phi fraternity began to investigate the possibility of a presence at the Georgia School of Technology (now Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. By 1904, there were eight members at Tech and on June 2 of that year, the Omega Chapter at the school was officially chartered.^[1] In 1927, Omega Chapter members began to raise funds for the construction of a new fraternity house, which was constructed between June 1928 and Fall 1929.^[2] On June 17, 1982, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Notable Alumni

• Bob Davis (tackle) Georgia Tech Football Team Captain in 1947, All-American, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee.

See also

• List of Chi Phi chapters
• List of fraternities and sororities at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia
• North American fraternity and sorority housing

Notes and References

1. Book: The Chi Phi Fraternity, Centennial Memorial Volume: Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Princeton Society of Chi Phi to which the Fraternity Owes Its Existence …. Chi Phi. 1924. 992. en.
2. Web site: Building the Omega Chapter House. October 25, 2020. Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity.
3. Book: The National Register of Historic Places 1966–1988. National Park Service. 1989. 978-0-942063-03-5. 127. en. Google Books.