Greetings Brothers!
It’s one thing to know that it happened. Its another thing to know what happened. The latter is arguably more instructive. Our beloved Third District was born of the State Conference of Virginia which first convened in May of 1934. The attached article appeared in the Oracle published in June of the same year. In it, Editor-in-Chief of the Oracle, Malcolm S. Dodson, reprinted the happenings at the first State Conference of Virginia originally reported in the Norfolk Journal and Guide. The Conference, because of its substance, would eventually cause a shift in the Fraternity’s organizational framework and lead to what we now understand to be the Third District in form.
Read More – SeminalMoment_June1934Oracle
Make it a great week Brothers. Be smart. Stay healthy. Be Noble!
F.I.E.T.T.S.
3rd District History and Archives Committee
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The Monday Pearl is provided by the Third District History and Archives Committee and is a weekly sharing of fraternity content, commentary, and research of historical value we hope Brothers will enjoy and from which Brothers will draw inspiration. Previous “Pearls” can be found at http://3rddistrictques.org/about-us/overview/monday-pearl/. The Committee encourages your feedback. Should you have reactions, comments, information, anecdotes, documents, and the like, related to any of the content we share, we’d very much like to hear from you. Please send all communication to 3dhistoryandarchives@gmail.com.
