Abstract The student organization Inspired Motivational Activists Gearing Towards Education (I.M.A.G.E.) is dedicated to bringing a positive and uplifting atmosphere to the Eastern Michigan University community by showcasing many talents of EMU students while allowing them to be more confident in their area of interest. The I.M.A.G.E. collection is a selection of event posters selected by the organization. There are no founding organizational materials, such as meeting minutes, bylaws and membership...

Abstract The collection of Inactive Student Organizations records follows a detailed history of the various organizations approved and eventually rendered defunct by the Office of Campus Life, the administrative department responsible for all student organizations and Greek societies. Records include both recognition and cancellation letters from university authorities, individual organization constitutions, preambles, regulations/by-laws, detailed charters, various...

Abstract Materials in the Dr. Jose Angel Flores collection were collected by alumni Flores during the protests on the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) organized by the Chicano Student Associaiton (CSA) between November, 1972 and March, 1973 to support the United Farm Worker (UFW) Lettuce Boycotts. Flores was a member of the CSA from 1971-1975 and president of the student organization from 1972-74. Born in North Texas, Flores moved to Michigan in 1955 with his...

Abstract The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. collection documents the activities of the Delta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at Eastern Michigan University. Kappa Alpha Psi was founded in 1911 on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington, Indiana. The Delta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was established in 1955.The collection is arranged alphabetically with the exception of a Kappa Alpha Psi event polo being housed in a separate box. The meeting...

Abstract Electa Jane (Jennie) Pease D'Ooge diaries and letters is an almost daily chronology from 1886-1937 of life in Ypsilanti, Michigan of the D'Ooge family. Electa Jane (Jennie) Pease was married to Benjamin D'Ooge the 25th of June 1885 and the couple moved to Ypsilanti, MI shortly after when Benjamin took a faculty position teaching Latin at the Michigan State Normal School. Chronicled in the diaries are the lives of the couples four children, Ida, Helen, Leonard,...

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The Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity collection documents the activities of the local fraternity founded in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1902. The collection, which documents the social Greek Letter Society, is arranged alphabetically and contains administrative history of the organization, composites, pulicity and outreach as well as an extensive collection of realia from the 1960s. Records date from 1929-2011.

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The Leadership Development Program, coordinated by James Mansfield in 1967, was designed to attract and assist potential campus leaders. The program gives students a chance to observe and discuss different aspects of leadership. The Leadership Development Program records range from 1966 to 1967 and include applications, correspondence, evaluations, final reports, organizational charts and retention information. Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Abstract The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity collection holds materials from the Sigma Kappa Zeta chapter at Eastern Michigan University. It contains alumni newsletters, business and alumni meeting minutes, the banner, certificates, a pin, the constitution, correspondence, incidents, manuals, newspaper clippings, chapter reports, photos, and website information. A colony for the chapter was established in 1973. The charter was signed in January of 1976 and on March 28, 1976, recognition as Sigma Kappa...

Abstract The LGBT organizations collection documents the activities of multiple organizations and programs at Eastern Michigan University, including the what is currently known at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center and the former Equality Resource Center (formerly the Center for Study of Equality and Human Rights). The records in the collection date from 1973-2018 and include news releases, clippings, event flyers and pamphlets, materials...

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The League of Women Voters collection includes materials from the Michigan State Normal College chapter of the national organization from approximately 1925 to 1934.