]> UA-800.013 PI OMEGA PI, BETA ETA CHAPTER RECORDS, (UA-800.013), 1942-1986 Desiree Alexander M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives

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Descriptive Summary Pi Omega Pi, Beta Eta Chapter Records 1942-1986 1.66 cubic ft. M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany, SUNY The Pi Omega Pi Records contain documents pertaining to the National Business Education Teacher Honor Society's Beta Eta chapter at the University at Albany. The materials in the collection are in English. The materials are located onsite in the department. Access

Access to this record group is unrestricted.

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Acquisition Information

Royann Blodgett donated all of the materials in this collection to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives in April 2003.

Biographical Sketch

Pi Omega Pi is the National Business Education Teacher Honor Society, which has the purpose of promoting scholarship and service in the area of business education. The Society was founded in 1923 at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. The University at Albany Beta Eta chapter was chartered in 1942 when the school was named the New York State College for Teachers. Dr. Edward Cooper, professor of business, established the Beta Eta chapter and served as its faculty sponsor for fifteen years. Most of the chapter's activities involved community and social functions, encouraging students in the field of teaching business subjects, as well as contributing to the national organization as a whole.

Scope and Content Information

The Pi Omega Pi, Beta Eta Chapter Records include the 1942 charter for the organization, though the bulk of records document the chapter’s activity from the 1960s through the 1980s. This activity is reflected in administrative documents such as meeting minutes and a treasury book, as well as the organization’s social functions which are documented through banquet and initiation programs and scrapbooks. There also are files about a memorial scholarship established to honor Dr. Edward Cooper at the university. Other records in the collection reflect the society at the national level through the inclusion of such items as a national organizational history, newsletters, constitution and brochures.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:

Series 1 - Administrative, 1942, 1954, 1962-1986, Undated Series 2 - Scrapbooks, 1953-1983

Series 1 is arranged alphabetically while Series 2 is arranged chronologically.

Subject and Genre Headings Pi Omega Pi Pi Omega Pi--Beta Eta Chapter (State University of New York at Albany) State University of New York at Albany Business education--New York (State) Learned instiutions and societies Initiations (into trades, societies, etc.) Albany (N.Y.) Scrapbooks Newsletters Correspondence Photographs Minutes Programs (documents) Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Pi Omega Pi Records, 1942-1986. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Pi Omega Pi Records).

Container List Series 1: Administrative 1942, 1954, 1960-1986, Undated .33 cubic feet

In addition to containing the 1942 Charter for the Beta Eta Chapter, this series also includes documents for governance, financial information and meeting minutes. There are files about the Dr. Edward Cooper scholarship, newsletters and general correspondence as well as materials from social functions, such as an initiation sign-in book and initiation programs.

1 1 Banquet and Initiation Programs 1964-1965 1974-1975 1977-1979 1981-1986 2 1 Biennial Delegates Convention Photograph 1972 1 2 Chapter Evaluation Packet 1983 1 3 Charter 1942 1 4 Edward L. Cooper Scholarship 1963 1973-1974 1 5 Edward L. Cooper Faculty Sponsors 1962-1963 1 6 Financials 1954 1969-1986 1 7 General Correspondence 1977 1979 1981 1986 Undated 1 8 History 1985 1 9 Initation Sign-In Book 1980-1986 1 10 Member Roster 1982-1983 1 11 Minutes of Meetings 1960-April 1969 1 12 Minutes of Meetings November 1969-1979 1 13 Minutes of Meetings 1984-1986 1 14 National Chapter Rankings 1978-1979 1 15 National Constitution (Revised) 1986 1 16 National Society Brochure 1985-1986 1 17 Newsletters 1974 1982 Series 2: Scrapbooks 1953-1983 .74 cubic feet

This series consists of eight scrapbooks, covering select years from 1953 to 1983, the late 1970s and early 1980s most strongly represented. Therefore the overall dates are not inclusive. Most scrapbooks contain photographs, though some include mixed materials and paper ephemera.

1 Scrapbook 1953-1954 1 Scrapbook 1956-1957 1 Scrapbook 1967 2 Scrapbook 1975-1976 2 Scrapbook 1976-1977 3 Scrapbook 1980 3 Scrapbook 1981-1982 3 Scrapbook 1983