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Societas Phi Sigma - University of Mississippi
Posted on 3/25/17 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 3/25/17 at 1:02 pm
Found a diploma document belonging to my G grandfather who graduated from Ole Miss in 1881. The diploma, all in Latin, is for "Societas Phi Sigma" at University of Mississippi. The date of the document is the same date as the graduation on the baccalaureate diploma from Ole Miss so it must some honor society? I Googled it but came up with nothing.
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Posted on 3/25/17 at 2:53 pm to webstew
Here's a link to the Phi Sigma Society, it's a biology honors society for American colleges.
Phi Sigma Society
Phi Sigma Society
Posted on 3/25/17 at 3:08 pm to SCLibertarian
Looks like the society isn't doing well lol. We have openings...
Posted on 3/25/17 at 3:08 pm to webstew
It's what the campus Klan chapter gave to its members that made the Dean's List
Posted on 3/25/17 at 3:17 pm to SCLibertarian
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Here's a link to the Phi Sigma Society, it's a biology honors society for American colleges.
Phi Sigma Society
Different Phi Sigma Society, probably. That one wasn't founded until 1915.
Posted on 3/26/17 at 12:43 pm to webstew
Thanks for the replies. I might try to contact this history dept or the archivist at Ole Miss to see if they can help.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Posted on 3/26/17 at 1:56 pm to webstew
Found a little info from the web:
"The Phi Sigma and Hermaean Societies are literary in their character, consisting of students meeting in the forenoon on Saturdays for the purpose of improvement in debate, declamation and composition."
"The Phi Sigma and Hermaean Societies have libraries containing in the aggregate, some twenty-five hundred volumes, which are accessible to the members."
"Each of the Literary Societies, the Hermaean and Phi Sigma, has prizes for excellence in elocution. The prizes consist of gold medals. The day of the prize declamation for Phi Sigma Society is the Saturday before Commencement".
"The Phi Sigma and Hermaean Societies are literary in their character, consisting of students meeting in the forenoon on Saturdays for the purpose of improvement in debate, declamation and composition."
"The Phi Sigma and Hermaean Societies have libraries containing in the aggregate, some twenty-five hundred volumes, which are accessible to the members."
"Each of the Literary Societies, the Hermaean and Phi Sigma, has prizes for excellence in elocution. The prizes consist of gold medals. The day of the prize declamation for Phi Sigma Society is the Saturday before Commencement".
Posted on 3/26/17 at 6:29 pm to webstew
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Pretty interesting. I wonder if you could find other records about him in those archived boxes.
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Document Type: Archival Material All Authors / Contributors: Hermaean Society (University of Mississippi); Phi Sigma Society (University of Mississippi) OCLC Number: 223398745 Language Note: Materials in English. Notes: The material described in this catalog record is located in the collections of the Dept. of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, University of Mississippi. Description: 5 boxes. Abstract: Collection contains society pins, medallions, programs, correspondence, speeches, invitations, minutes, and ledgers related to the Phi Sigma and Hermaean societies. Items were created 1857-1934.
Pretty interesting. I wonder if you could find other records about him in those archived boxes.
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