Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 22/11/2/18
FarmHouse Fraternity

Iowa Chapter (Iowa State University)
Records, 1921-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

FarmHouse Fraternity. Iowa Chapter (Iowa State University)

title:

Records

dates:

1921-[ongoing]

extent:

24.3 linear feet (1 half-document box, 9 document boxes, 2 records center cartons, and 18 oversized boxes)

collection number:

RS 22/11/2/18

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research; Box 22 is restricted

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

FarmHouse Fraternity, Iowa Chapter (Iowa State University) Records, RS 22/11/2/18, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Iowa Chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity was chartered at Iowa State College (University) January 22, 1927. The fraternity was first established in 1923 as Lanthus Fraternity, a local fraternity for agricultural students dedicated to excellence in scholarship, character, personality, and activities. Throughout its existence, Lanthus, and later the Iowa Chapter of FarmHouse, has consistently received one of the highest grade point averages of all fraternities and sororities at Iowa State.

The official colors of FarmHouse are green, white and gold; the flower is the sunburst rose; and the motto is "Builder of Men". The fraternity house is located at 311 Ash Avenue (Ames, Iowa).

 

Collection description

The collection is comprised of two series: series one contains the general records of the Iowa Chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity and series two consists of scrapbooks compiled by the fraternity. The general records of FarmHouse include the records of Lanthus, annual reports, newsletters, news clippings, and architectural plans of the fraternity house.

 

 

Description of series

Series 1

General Records

1921-[ongoing]

extent:

3.78 linear feet (2 half-document boxes and 8 document boxes)

description:

The series contains annual reports, newsletters, news clippings, handbooks, and scholastic rankings of the fraternities and sororities at Iowa State.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

"Farm House Record" – first annual report of the National Fraternity

1921

1

2

Lanthus – scholastic rankings compared to that of other fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1923-1924

29

1

Meeting Minutes

1923-1933

29

2

Meeting Minutes

1923-1933

1

3

Lanthus – scholastic rankings compared to that of other fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1924-1925

1

4

Lanthus – entry in the Bomb, yearbook of Iowa State College (University)

1925

1

5

Lanthus – scholastic rankings compared to that of other fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1925-1926

23

1

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1925-1929

1

6

Lanthus – scholastic rankings compared to that of other fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1926-1927

1

26

News clippings

1926-1941

1

7

Scholastic ranking comparison of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1927-1928

1

8

Annual report, 1927-1928

1928

1

9

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1928-1929

1

10

Annual report, 1928-1929

1929

1

11

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1929-1930

23

2

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1929-1931

1

12

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1930-1931

1

13

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1931-1932

23

3

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1931-1943

1

14

Annual report, 1931-1932

1932

1

15

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1932-1933

1

16

Annual report, 1932-1933

1933

23

4

Conclave Report

1933

23

5

Yearbook – National FarmHouse Fraternity

1933

1

17

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1933-1934

23

6

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1933-1938

1

18

Annual report, 1933-1934

1934

1

19

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1934-1935

28

6

Meeting Minutes

1934-1946

1

20

Annual report, 1934-1935

1935

23

7

Conclave Report

1935

1

21

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1935-1936

1

22

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1936-1937

28

5

Meeting Minutes

1936-1946

1

23

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1937-1938

1

24

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1938-1939

23

8

Biennium Report

1939

1

25

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1939-1940

23

9

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1939-1940

1

27

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1940-1941

23

10

Biennium Report

1941

23

11

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1941

1

28

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1941-1942

1

29

Annual report, 1942-1943

1943

23

12

Correspondence

1945

1

30

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1945-1946

1

31

Annual report, 1945-1946

1946

23

13

Conclave Report

1946

1

32

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1946-1947

23

14

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1946-1947

27

3

Meeting Minutes

1946-1955

27

4

Meeting Minutes

1946-1955

27

5

Meeting Minutes

1946-1955

1

33

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1947-1948

23

15

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1947-1948

1

34

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa   State

1948-1949

23

16

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1948-1949

1

35

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1949-1950

23

17

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1949-1950

1

36

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1950-1951

23

18

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1950-1951

1

37

Annual report, 1950-1951

1951

1

38

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1951-1952

23

19

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1951-1952

1

39

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1952-1953

1

40

Annual report

1953

1

41

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1953-1954

23

20

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1953-1954

1

42

Handbook

1953-1955

1

43

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1954

1

44

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1954-1955

23

21

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1954-1955

1

45

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1955

2

1

Newsletters – Iowa FH News

1955-1956

2

2

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State

1955-1956

23

22

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1955-1956

24

2

House Minutes

1955-1963

24

3

House Minutes

1955-1963

2

3

 Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1956

2

4

Scholastic rankings of fraternities and sororities at Iowa State, 1931-1955

1956

23

23

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1956-1957

2

5

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1957-1958

23

24

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1957-1958

29

6

Meeting minutes

1957-1959, undated

2

6

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1958-1960

2

7

Reports on programs and achievements

1958-1960

2

8

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1959

22

1

Book of pledges  [RESTRICTED until 2042]

1959-1962

2

9

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1960

29

10

Newspaper articles – house fire

1960

2

10

News clippings

1960-1961

2

11

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1960-1961

29

9

Chapter house dedication

1961

29

8

FarmHouse alumni roster

1961

29

7

Founders’ Day report

1961

2

12

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1961

Map

Case

Floor Plans for 311 Ash Avenue (Ames, Iowa)

1961, undated

2

13

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1961-1962

2

14

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1962

2

15

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1962-1963

2

16

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1963

2

17

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1963-1964

24

4

President’s Records

1963-1971

24

5

President’s Records

1963-1971

2

18

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1964

2

19

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1964-1965

2

20

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1965

23

25

Budget

1965

2

21

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1965-1966

2

22

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1966

26

5

President’s Report: Bill Applegate

1966

2

23

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1966-1967

2

24

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1967

2

25

Newsletters – Iowa FarmHouse Newsletter

1967-1968

24

6

President’s Report: Don Wilson

1968

25

1

President’s Report: Don Wilson

1968

25

2

President’s Report: Bill Bogue

1968

2

26

Newsletters – Pearls and Rubies: National Magazine of FarmHouse Fraternity

1968-1969

25

3

President’s Report: Arnold E. Spangler

1968-1969

25

4

President’s Report: Arnold E. Spangler

1968-1969

25

5

President’s Report: Tom W. Wenstrand

1969

25

6

President’s Report: Tom W. Wenstrand

1969

25

7

President’s Report: Ted Rogue

1969-1970

26

1

President’s Report: Ken Fawcett

1970

26

2

President’s Report: Ken Fawcett

1970

27

6

House Activities

1971-1974

3

1

VEISHEA – float "Mistakes in Fantasy" (19 b/w photographs)

1974

28

1

House Activities

1974-1977

3

2

"Pledge and Membership Handbook of Farmhouse Fraternity"

1975

26

3

President’s Materials: Neil Bock

1976

26

4

President’s Materials: Neil Bock

1976

3

3

News clippings

1977-1978

3

4

History – "A Dream in a Few Men’s Minds: a History of Lanthus Fraternity and the Iowa Chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity," by Dan W. Barrett

1979

23

26

Brochure

1980s

3

5

News clippings

1982

29

3

House Minutes

1982-1983

26

6

Iowa Farmhouse Sisters

1982-1994

27

1

Scrapbook

1983

3

6

Guest book

1983-1985

Map

Case

Oversized FarmHouse Sisters Group Photographs (3 color)

1983-1991

29

4

House Minutes

1984-1986

26

7

House Minutes

1987-1990

27

2

Scrapbook

1989-1990

Map

Case

Oversized FarmHouse Fraternity Group Photographs (13 color)

1990-1997

3

7

Future Farmers of America display booth materials

1990s

23

27

By-Laws

1992

29

11

Group Photographs (17 color)

1992-1997

29

5

House Minutes

1993

23

28

Scholastic Rankings of Fraternities at Iowa State

1995

3

8

Annual meeting report

1995

3

9

Awards – International Chapter Award of Achievement

1995

3

10

Awards – Iowa State University President’s Awards of Fraternal Excellence

1995

3

11

Founders’ Room rules

1995

3

12

Awards – Iowa State University President’s Awards of Fraternal Excellence

1996

3

13

News clippings

1996

28

2

Photos

1996-1998

3

14

Annual meeting report

1997

3

17

Farmhouse Brochure, Homesteader Publishing, Correspondence (Interfraternity Council), etc.

1998-2003

24

1

House Activities

2008

3

16

News Clippings

2008-2011

28

4

Photographs

undated

28

3

Photographs

undated

3

15

Stationery – letterhead

undated

Map

Case

Fraternity house architectural plans

undated

Map

Case

Floor Plans for 311 Ash Avenue (Ames, Iowa)

undated

 

 

Description of series

Series 2

Scrapbooks

1926-[ongoing]

extent:

18.3 linear feet (17 oversized boxes and 1 records center carton)

description:

The series consists of scrapbooks compiled by the members of FarmHouse. The scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, reports, programs

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

4

Oversized

Scrapbook (15 b/w photographs)

1926-1944

4

Oversized

Scrapbook (2 b/w photographs)

1926-1944

5

Oversized

Scrapbook

1946-1950

6

Oversized

Doane Award for Builders of Men scrapbook (33 b/w and 7 color photographs)

1947-1989

6

Oversized

Scrapbook

1951

7

Oversized

Scrapbook (54 b/w photographs)

1952-1958

8

Oversized

Scrapbook (51 b/w photographs)

1956-1958

8

Oversized

Scrapbook (11 b/w photographs)

1958-1960

9

Oversized

Scrapbook (17 b/w photographs)

1960-1962

21

3

Unidentified photographs (15 b/w and 26 color)

1961-1990s

10

Oversized

Scrapbook (2 b/w photographs)

1962-1964

21

1

Kodak Krib Klub scrapbook [photocopy]

1963-1974

21

2

Kodak Krib Klub scrapbook, loose photographs (25 b/w and 5 color photographs)

1963-1974

21

Oversized

Kodak Krib Klub scrapbook (221 b/w and 8 color photographs)

1963-1974

10

Oversized

Scrapbook (41 b/w and 3 color photographs)

1964-1966

11

Oversized

Scrapbook (21 b/w and 2 color photographs)

1966-1968

12

Oversized

Scrapbook (12 b/w and 15 color photographs)

1968-1970

13

Oversized

Scrapbook (14 b/w and 61 color photographs)

1970-1972

14

Oversized

Scrapbook (8 b/w and 53 color photographs)

1972-1974

15

Oversized

Scrapbook (45 color photographs)

1974-1976

16

Oversized

Scrapbook (19 b/w and 71 color photographs)

1976-1978

17

Oversized

Scrapbook (7 b/w and 80 color photographs)

1978-1980

18

Oversized

Scrapbook (1 b/w and 135 color photographs)

1980-1982

19

Oversized

Sisters of Iowa FarmHouse scrapbook (71 color photographs)

1982-1983

19

Oversized

Sisters of Iowa FarmHouse scrapbook (52 color photographs)

1983-1984

21

Oversized

FarmHouse Pledge Class of 1984/1985 (20 color photographs)

1984-1985

20

Oversized

FarmHouse Pledge Class of 1985/1986 (20 color photographs)

1985-1986

30

Oversized

Scrapbooks – Photos

1990-2000

21

Oversized

FarmHouse Pledge Class of 1992 (54 color photographs)

1992-1993

21

Oversized

FarmHouse Pledge Class of 1994 (135 color photographs)

1994-1995