Greetings Brothers!
This week the Committee would like to present to some and introduce to others Brother Victor Claude Smith who was initiated at Camp Howard. He was a charter member and the first basileus of Zeta chapter and is credited with writing Zeta chapter’s first oracle entry in 1921. He would leave Union as the valedictorian with a perfect record and matriculate to MIT, where he would go on to earn a second Bachelor of Science degree, a Master of Science degree, and a Doctor of Science degree, distinguishing him as the first Black graduate of MIT with a ScD. Smith is believed to be the first African-American to graduate as a chemical engineer in the United States (https://www.blackhistory.mit.edu/archive/victor-c-smith-1924). Please make time to read the attached articles from the August 1921 and June 1926 Oracles.
Read More – VCSMith_Aug1921Oracle
Read More – VCSmithGammaTuftsJumbo_Jun1926Oracle
Make it a great week Brothers. 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.
