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Excerpt from Residence Directory of the Sigma Chi Fraternity: The Chapter Rolls, Alphabetical and Residence Indices, Together With a Historical Sketch of the Fraternity Since 1890 The Twenty-third Grand Chapter, held at Nashville, Tenn., in August, 1897, authorized the preparation of this volume, and Frank Crozier, Chi, '92, was elected Grand Historian. The question of an appropriation to meet the necessary expenses failed to be considered and little progress could be made by him or his successor, Newman Miller, Alpha Pi, '93, who was elected at Philadelphia in 1899. Only preliminary work therefore was done previous to the election of Ray G. MacDonald, Alpha Pi, '93, who began the compilation of the material for the book, with the cooperation of the chapter historians and interested alumni, early in the fall of 1900, the expectation being that the book would be ready for delivery at the next Grand Chapter. As is generally the case with fraternity publications of this nature many unexpected difficulties were encountered, and notwithstanding the Grand Historian's earnest efforts, the first copy did not go to the printer until May 1, 1901. Grand Historian MacDonald was obliged to discontinue active work on the book about June 1st, the task being continued by the Grand Triumvirs, and at the time of the Grand Chapter, which assembled at Buffalo, New York, on July 24th, about one-half of the chapter rolls were in type with proof slips mailed, and 100 pages printed. This result in actual publication was accomplished largely through the efforts of Grand Quaestor Ralph F. Potter. The work of the present Grand Historian began immediately following this convention. The present volume aims to be a Residence Directory, as distinguished from the biographical catalogue of 1890, the information regarding each man being limited to his full name under his chapter and class, collegiate degrees, present address and occupation, together with any official position held at the time of the return of his proof slip. In addition, when prominence in the work of the Fraternity has taken the form of a delegateship to a Grand Chapter or membership in the Grand Council, mention is made of the same. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.