Scarab (fraternity) explained

Scarab
Crest:	Scarab_architectural_fraternity_logo,_1927.jpg
Birthplace:	University of Illinois
Status:	Defunct
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Architecture
Scope:	National
Former Affiliation:	PFA
Chapters:	16
Publication:	Scarab Bulletin The Hieratic
Country:	United States

Scarab was a professional fraternity in the field of architecture. It was founded in 1909 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the first group of its type for architecture.

History

Scarab was founded on February 25, 1909, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.^[1] Its members were students of architecture, landscape architecture, or architectural engineering.^[2]

Annually, each chapter held an exhibition of its best work.^[3] Chapters also issued a bronze or silver medal annually for excellence in architectural design in a competition that was open to any student at it institution.^[4] The national fraternity sponsored the annual Scarab National Competition.

The fraternity was governed by a supreme council that met during the annual convention. Its publication was The Hieratic. It also published the Scarab Bulletin twice a year.

Archival materials related to Scarab are housed at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives, and the University of Illinois Archives.^{[5] [6] [7]}

It is unknown when most chapters ceased operations; The mother chapter, at Illinois, ceased activity circa 1971.

Chapter list

Scarab's chapters were called temples. A list of its temples follows.^{[8] [9]}

Temple	Chartered/Range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Karnak	1909–	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	Inactive
Ipsamboul	1914	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis County, Missouri	Inactive
Edfou	1915	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Thebes	1916	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Philae	1920	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Luxor	1921–	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive
Abydos	1921	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive	^[10]
Ammon	1926	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Khons	1926	University of Minnesota		Inactive
Isis	1927	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Hathor	1928	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive
Osiris	1929		Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Horus	1932	Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Inactive
Khufu	1932	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Inactive	^[11]
Anubis	1954	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Inactive	^[12]
name ?	1955	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Inactive

Notes

Notable members

• William Francis Cody, architect^[13]
• Raymond Eastwood, artist^{[14] [15]}
• Robert A. Kennard, African American architect^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Robert E. Langdon Jr., architect^[19]
• Arthur Silvers, African American architect^[20]
• Louis Sullivan, architect
• Gordon Greenfield Wittenberg, architect^[21]

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities

Notes and References

1. http://www.thetatauarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PROFESSIONAL-FRATERNITIES_B_49.pdf Professional Fraternities by Professional Interfraternity Conference - 1950
2. Book: Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . 1927 . G. Banta Company . 322 . en.
3. Book: Scarab The Kansas Engineer . May 1922 . 7 . 6 . 23 . en.
4. Leimkuehler . F. Ray . May 1921 . The Scarab Fraternity . Pencil Points . 2 . 5 . 33 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Scarab Society (Architectural Professional Fraternity), c1919-1937 . February 3, 2023 . Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
6. Web site: Scarab (Architecture Honorary Society), 1960 Guides to Institute Records and Manuscript Collections . 2023-02-03 . Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives.
7. Web site: Scarab Records, 1953-71 University of Illinois Archives . 2023-02-03 . University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database . en.
8. Book: William Raimond Baird . G. Banta Company . 1957 . 442.
9. Book: A survey of the national policies of professional fraternities ... . April 1934 . The Professional Interfraternity Council . Chicago . 26.
10. Book: Organizations The Kansas Engineer . April 1921 . 7 . 1 . 51 . en.
11. https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/501/ 1935-03-13 The Auburn Plainsman
12. Book: El Rodeo yearbook . 1954 . Associated Students of California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo . 115 .
13. Book: Cody . Catherine . Master of the Midcentury: The Architecture of William F. Cody . Lauria . Jo . Choi . Don . 2021-09-14 . The Monacelli Press, LLC . 978-1-58093-530-2 . 276 . en.
14. Web site: Raymond Eastwood – U.S. Department of State . 2023-02-03 . en-US.
15. Web site: Raymond Eastwood - Biography . 2023-02-03 . www.askart.com.
16. Web site: Arthur Silvers Los Angeles Conservancy . 2023-02-03 . www.laconservancy.org.
17. Web site: Robert A. Kennard BEYOND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT . 2023-02-03 . BeyondtheBuilt.com . en.
18. Web site: Robert Kennard . 2023-02-03 . www.docomomo-us.org . en.
19. Web site: September 19, 2022 . La Loma Road Mid-Century Modern Built By Noted Architect Robert Langdon Under Consideration as City Landmark – Pasadena Now . 2023-02-03 . www.pasadenanow.com.
20. Web site: Stewart . Jocelyn Y. . 2008-01-26 . Architect fought against discrimination . 2023-02-03 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
21. Web site: Satterfield . W. W. . Gordon Greenfield Wittenberg (1921–2020) . 2023-02-03 . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . en-US.