Alpha Gamma Rho

Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho
ΑΓΡ
Founded	October 10, 1904; 119 years ago; Ohio State University
Type	Social and Professional
Affiliation	NIC
Status	Active
Emphasis	Agriculture
Scope	United States
Motto	"To Make Better Men"
Pillars	Recruitment, Commitment, Education, and Recognition
Colors	Dark Green and Gold
Symbol	Sickle and Sheaf
Flower	Pink Rose
Chapters	71
Headquarters	1333 NW Vivion Road, Suite 110; Kansas City, Missouri 64118; United States
Website	www.alphagammarho.org

Alpha Gamma Rho (ΑΓΡ; commonly known as AGR) is an American social and professional agriculture-focused fraternity. It was established at Ohio State University in 1904.

History

Alpha Gamma Rho considers the Morrill Act of 1862 to be the instrument of its inception. Having been signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, it provided land and other financial support to establish one institution of higher learning in the agricultural and mechanical sciences within each state. Alpha Gamma Rho, referred to as "AGR", was founded when two local fraternities from Ohio State University (Alpha Gamma Rho, founded on October 10, 1904) and the University of Illinois (Delta Rho Sigma, founded in 1906) met at an International Livestock Competition in Chicago.

Sixteen men signed the fraternity's charter at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis on April 4, 1908. Expansion increased dramatically over the next three decades to almost all land-grant universities in the country. The first chapter at a non-land-grant university was chartered in 1958 at Arizona State University. The first non-state (private) associated chapter (Beta Psi) was at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Symbols

The four pillars of Alpha Gamma Rho are recruitment, commitment, education, and recognition.^[1] Its colors are dark green and gold. Its symbols are the sickle and the sheaf. Its flower is the pink rose. The fraternity's motto is "To Make Better Men".

Chapters

As of 2024, the fraternity has 71 chapters.^[2]

Notable members

Local chapter or member misconduct

In 2018, the chapter at University of Minnesota was suspended after one of its members, Dylan Fulton, was found dead following a night of drinking. After an investigation, it was determined Fulton had died of alcohol poisoning.^[3]

References

^ "History | Alpha Gamma Rho". www.alphagammarho.org. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
^ "Chapters". Alpha Gamma Rho. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
^ Busche, Kelly (October 11, 2018). "UMN responds to alcohol-related fraternity death". mndaily.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.