Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Phi Alpha Theta

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Phi Alpha Theta Marker

Inscription. Phi Alpha Theta, the only national honor academic society in history and the largest honor society devoted to a single discipline, was founded at the University of Arkansas. On March 14, 1921, Dr. Andrew Cleven, assistant professor of history, met with students in Old Main to form a university historical society. A month later it was reorganized as a fraternal honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, open to both men and women. Its purpose was to encourage research and the diffusion of historical information “through socialized avenues.” Dr. Cleven founded a second chapter at the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 and Phi Alpha Theta became national in 1924.

Erected 2000 by Arkansas Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1921.

Location. 36° 4.09′ N, 94° 10.292′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from North Campus Walk south of West Maple Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is south of Old Main at the University of Arkansas. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 459 N Campus Walk, Fayetteville AR 72701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); POW/MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Statistical Avian Ecology (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wide Area Bar Code Reader (about 400 feet away); Cotton Stacking (about 400 feet away); Nuclear Chemistry (about 400 feet away); Teacher Education (about 400 feet away); Silas Herbert Hunt (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Phi Alpha Theta Marker

of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Phi Alpha Theta. Wikipedia entry on the honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history, whose motto is "Seek Truth." (Submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.