Type Social Flower American Beauty Rose | Scope National Publication The Rose Leaf | |
 | ||
Founded 1916
Oglethorpe University Colors Old gold and Black | ||
Alpha Lambda Tau (ΑΛΤ) was a men's college fraternity founded in 1916 at Oglethorpe University in the United States. Alpha Lambda Tau was historically a southern fraternity. The national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved in 1946, and most of its chapters affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Contents
History
Alpha Lambda Tau was founded at Oglethorpe University in 1916. Being of southern origin, it was originally decided that the fraternity would not expand north of the Mason–Dixon line. By 1927, the anti-northern expansion policy was met with disapproval at the fraternity's national convention. The policy was dropped in 1927, and a charter was issued to a new chapter at the University of Illinois.
Merger with ΤΚΕ
In 1946, the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved. Five of the eight chapters that were active in 1946 merged with Tau Kappa Epsilon.