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52 The Hamilton chapter in 1882 erected the "Samuel Eells Memorial Hall," a stone building, in honor of the founder which has since served as the hall of the chapter. The Miami chapter was established by the personal efforts of Mr. Eells; this chapter died at the suspension of the University in 1873 and has not since been revived. After four years of existence the Urban chapter was withdrawn in 1839 at the request of its own members to avoid the initiation of lower classmen [sic] in opposition to a rival society. The Columbia chapter was the first at that college and grew so strong immediately after its establishment that its prosperity incited the envy of the non-fraternity men and its members surrendered its charter in 1840 to allay the resulting dissensions in the college. In 1881 the chapter was revived, nine other fraternities having meanwhile established chapters there.

The Yale chapter enjoyed a prosperous career down to 1869. It then began to decline, and this, in connection with the opposition to the system in Yale, at that time, by which only the Juniors were eligible to membership in the general fraternities, led to the surrender of its charter in 1873. It was revived in 1888 as a four-year society, but in 1895 yielded to the pressure of local college sentiment and became a “junior” society. Since the abolition of the local sophomore societies in 1903, it, and the other general academic fraternities at Yale have initiated members from the three upper classes. The Amherst chapter was formed from a local society called ΙΠΚ in 1836. During its earliest years, its membership was confined to the upperclassmen. In 1845, in response to a demand that the