Greek letter societies

Victor George Atiyeh (1923-) served as Oregon’s 32nd governor from 1979-1987. The collection contains audiovisual materials, awards, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, press clippings, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and other materials relating to both his professional and personal life, particularly regarding his time in public office as State Representative, State Senator, and Governor, as well as his post-gubernatorial international consulting business.

The Delta Chi Delta sorority was founded in 1959 when the charter was presented to the first members by Pacific University. The two items in this collection are an early scrapbook from the 1950s and 1960s belonging to the Delta Chi Delta sorority, and a file folder containing the sorority's constitution, original charter and news clippings about the sorority's formation as well.

The Gamma Sigma Fraternity is one of the oldest college fraternal societies in the Northwest, and is an important part of Pacific's history. This collection belonged to the Gamma Sigma Fraternity, which includes a log book, minutes, pledge manual, a creative pledge sheet, and a copy of the charter from 1873.

The Intercollegiate Knights, a national fraternal society originally known as the "Badger Knights" until 1948, was a service organization on the Pacific campus only available to Freshman and Sophomore boys. This collection includes the Intercollegiate Knight scrapbook from the years of 1957 to 1965 as well as the pamphlets for two dances hosted by the Intercollegiate Knights and the Boxerettes.

Kappa Delta, later known as Alpha Kappa Delta, has been a sorority at Pacific University since 1904. This collection includes three ledger books with meeting minutes and attendance lists involving the sorority from the years of 1947-1965, and a scrapbook that their members created in the late 1960s.

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was a national social fraternity founded in 1898 with the primary goal to advance the cause of music in America. The collection includes three scrapbooks documenting the fraternity's activities on campus, a membership directory, plaques and award certificates, a Phi Mu Alpha handbook, and various issues of The Sinfonian.

The Philomathean Society of Pacific University is a women's Greek Letter organization that was founded in 1871. The collection consists of the minutes of their meetings, 1871-1879, written by hand in a single volume.

Theta Nu Alpha is a Pacific University sorority which was founded in 1921. This collection includes newsletters, photographs, alumni records, a banquet invitation, and other material. Although the material all dates from the late 1940s through the early 1960s, information about earlier members is included in the Alumni Records section.