Gamma Nu

Gamma Nu Literary Society (ΓΝ) is a collegiate literary society for male students at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States.

The Gamma Nu Literary Society was founded in the fall of 1897 at Illinois College.^[1][2] At the time, the college's two literary societies had membership limits that excluded many students.^[2] Freshman W. H. Cocking got the idea to start a new literary society from his former high school teacher, Virginia Graves, after he did not get into Sigma Pi or Phi Alpha.^[2] He shared his idea with friends W. P. Duncan, A. D. Duff, Arthur E. Sneeden, and Delbert F. Yocom.^[2]

After consulting the freshman advisor, Professor John M. Clapp, the five founders held an organizational meeting for their fellow freshmen in the old chapel hall of Sturtevant on October 17, 1897.^[2] There was unanimous agreement to form a new literary society.^[2] Cocking was appointed chairman of a committee to draft the society's constitution and bylaws.^[2]

On October 22, 1897, the group met to adopt the constitution and bylaws and to elect officers.^[2] Cocking and fifteen students signed the constitution as the charter members of Gamma Nu:^[2]

Duff was elected president and Sneeden was chosen as secretary.^[2] Cocking, Lucas, and Stacy were asked to find an appropriate name for the society.^[2] Gamma Nu held its first official meeting on November 5, 1897, in Phi Alpha Hall.^[2] The debated issue was "Resolved that Co-Education is Beneficial".^[2]

In February 1898, Gamma Nu began meeting on the second floor of Beecher Hall in a former library room.^[2] However, the two pre-existing literary societies did not include Gamma Nu in their debating schedule.^[2] Gamma Nu went dormant during the 1901-02 academic year when the college's enrollment dwindled.^[3]

أُعيد تنظيم غاما نو في أبريل 1922. ^{[ 4 ]} ومنظمتها الشقيقة هي غاما دلتا. ^{[ 5 ]} ويقع مقرها في قاعة باكستر السفلى في حرم جامعة إلينوي. ^{[ 1 ] [ 6 ]} في أوائل العقد الثاني من القرن الحادي والعشرين، واجهت الجمعية صعوبة في استقطاب الأعضاء والاحتفاظ بهم، حيث انخفض عدد أعضائها النشطين إلى أربعة فقط. ^{[ 6 ]}

شعار جماعة غاما نو هو "اعرف نفسك". ^{[ 1 ] [ 2 ]} ألوانها الأحمر والأبيض. ^{[ 1 ] [ 5 ]} يُطلق على أعضائها اسم "نورز". ^{[ 1 ] [ 6 ]}

تجمع الجمعية بين الأنشطة الأخوية والأدبية والاجتماعية. ^{[ 7 ]} وهي تستضيف عروضًا أدبية وفعاليات اجتماعية وأعمالًا خيرية. ^{[ 5 ] [ 8 ]} وتشمل الأنشطة الأدبية كتابة النصوص، والمناظرات، والمونولوجات الدرامية، والمقالات، والخطابة، والقراءات. ^{[ 7 ] [ 5 ]}

في عام 1995، داهم عميد شؤون الطلاب في كلية إلينوي قاعة غاما نو، وقام بتصوير أعضائها وهم يشربون الجعة ويمارسون طقوس الترهيب على الطلاب الجدد. ^{[ 9 ] [ 10 ]} وقد مُنعت الجمعية من دخول الحرم الجامعي لمدة أربع سنوات. ^{[ 9 ]}

• الجمعيات الأدبية الجامعية
• قائمة الجمعيات الأدبية الجامعية