Ceres
FoundedApril 15, 1984 (1984-04-15)
Colorado State University
TypeSocial Fraternity
EmphasisAgriculture; women's group
ScopeUnited States
Canada
MottoCommitment to Build
Colors  Violet and   Gold
FlowerSterling Silver Rose
JewelAmethyst and Pearl
PublicationThe Rose and Scroll
Chapters34 active
Headquarters690 Prisk St
Belleville, WI 53508
US
Websiteceresfraternity.com
[1][2]

Ceres International Women's Fraternity is a social women's fraternity focused on Agriculture founded on August 17, 1984 at the International Conclave of FarmHouse fraternity. [1]

History

The 1980 Conclave passed a proposal that pilot women's FH clubs be formed on select campuses and conducted an extensive survey of FH chapters and associations, with 65 percent in support of the creation a women's agricultural fraternity.[3]

A proposal for the “establishment of an agricultural-related women's sorority formed in the image of FarmHouse” was unanimously approved by delegates at the '84 Conclave.

The women involved and a committee of FH men selected the name Ceres Fraternity for the separate women's fraternity. Ceres is the Roman Goddess of agriculture.

On, October 12, 1985 chartered its first chapter at Colorado State University. The International Office for FarmHouse provided staffing and programming support until 1994, when Ceres had grown to the point that it could hire a part-time executive director to provide support for its chapters and members.[4]

List of chapters

The chapters of Ceres include the following. Active chapters in bold, inactive chapters in italics. [1][5][6][7]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha October 12, 1985–<2010 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Dormant [8]
Beta February 15, 1986–19xx, March 2007 University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dormant [9]
Gamma March 1, 1986–<2010 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Dormant [10]
Delta November 14, 1987–<2010 California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Dormant
Epsilon April 15, 1989 University of Wisconsin–Platteville Platteville, Wisconsin Active
Zeta April 22, 1989–<2010 Montana State University Bozeman, Montana Dormant
Eta November 23, 1991 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Active
Theta March 19, 1994 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota Dormant
Iota April 30, 1994 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Dormant
Kappa April 27, 1996–<2010 New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico Dormant
Lambda November 23, 1996–<2010 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Dormant [11]
Mu April 19, 1997 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Dormant
Nu April 26, 1997 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Dormant [12]
Xi September 16, 2000 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Dormant [13]
Guelph Colony >2000 University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada Dormant
SLO Colony >2000 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Dormant
OSU Colony >2000 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Dormant

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. p. IV-87.
  2. ↑ South Dakota State Ceres History
  3. ↑ FarmHouse history 1975-1984
  4. ↑ FarmHouse history 1985-1994
  5. ↑ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  6. ↑ Pearls and Rubies Spring 2010
  7. ↑ 2017 Member Manual
  8. ↑ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Women's Club, formed in 1978; the women's fraternity (sorority) began operations in 1985 with the Alpha chapter at CSU.
  9. ↑ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Little Sisters.
  10. ↑ Predecessor group was the FarmHouse Little Sisters.
  11. ↑ Western Kentucky University Department of Agriculture Newsletter Spring 1997
  12. ↑ University of Kentucky Ceres
  13. ↑ Washington State University Ceres
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