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National History:
Triangle's beginnings came from the desire of some congenial
college friends to extend their friendship, not only through
college, but also for life. It was in the fall of 1906 that
sixteen civil engineering juniors at the University of Illinois
began the association that became Triangle Fraternity. These
Founders based their organization on the principles of honor,
friendship, character, brotherhood, courage, and ideals. They
developed their plans quickly, and on April 15, 1907,
incorporated Triangle in the State of Illinois. The date of
incorporation has been designated as Founders' Day, and Triangle
appropriately celebrates it every year at each chapter.
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The Founding Fathers:
Edwin B. Adams
Wilbur G. Burroughs
Stanley G. Cutler
Ruby O. Harder
Theron R. Howser
Robert Emmett Keough
Thomas E. Lowry
Milton H. McCoy
Meryl S. Morgan
Ernest B. Nettleton
Raymond C. Pierce
Franklin N. Ropp
Arthur Schwerin
Charles M. Slaymaker
Charles E. Waterhouse
Emil A. Weber |
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Chapter History:
Triangle was originally brought to Texas A&M in 1988 shortly
after the University approved fraternities to exist on campus.
However, as membership waned over the years, the National
council reluctantly revoked their charter in 1999.
However, this was not the end of Triangle at A&M. In the spring
of 2000, during a visit to Illinois Institute of Technology in
Chicago, Alex Abreu was invited to stay at the Triangle
Fraternity house. Over the course of a few short days he felt at
home in this environment and found that the engineers,
architects, and scientists who composed Triangle Fraternity were
men with whom he had a great deal in common.
Although he decided not to attend IIT in the fall of the next
year, he decided that he would have to find a similar
organization at his respective alma mater.
In the fall of 2001, after searching unsuccessfully for a group
of men with whom he could truly share the bond of brotherhood at
Texas A&M, he decided to embark on an alternative path to bring
Triangle Fraternity to College Station, Texas.
With the help of fellow A&M engineering students, John Petry and
Adrian Franco, Mr. Abreu investigated the possibility of
starting a new chapter at the university. During this
investigation, the group discovered that a
previous chapter of Triangle had existed at their school.
Although it was discouraging to learn that the previous chapter
had not endured, the small group was even more resolute to
accomplish its new mission to bring Triangle back to life.
With this clear goal, the men moved forward and brought in five
new members in the spring of 2002.
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The eight original members:
Alex Abreu
Ryan Archie
Oke Atatah
Adrian Franco
Timothy Pease
John Petry
Zach Reeder
Jonathan Russell |
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