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Transferred by Keramos National Professional Ceramic Engineering Fraternity, North Carolina State University Chapter
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Keramos National Professional Ceramic Engineering Fraternity, North Carolina State University Chapter Records, UA 021.472, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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The Keramos National Professional Ceramic Engineering Fraternity was established in 1902 to promote the interaction between professionals and students in the field of ceramic engineering. A chapter of the Keramos Fraternity was established at North Carolina State in or before 1941, and remained active through at least 1978, though has since disbanded. The Keramos Fraternity is an affiliate of the American Ceramic Society, a student chapter of which was active on the NC State campus for a period coinciding with (though slightly longer than) the activity of the Keramos chapter.
The records of the North Carolina State University Chapter of the Keramos National Professional Ceramic Engineering Fraternity contain their by-laws, annual reports, correspondence, membership rosters, financial information, meeting minutes, and other general information about the chapter and its activities. Also contained in this subgroup are records from the Keramos national office, including member directories, organization history, national constitution, by-laws, and operating procedures, publications, and materials submitted by other chapters and then re-distributed by the national office. Materials range in date from 1941 to 1978.
Materials are arranged in two series, North Carolina State University Chapter,which contains records created and used by the local chapter; and Keramos National Organization, which contains materials created and distributed by the national organization, or by other chapters, who submitted materials to the national office (which then distributed them to all chapters). Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic within each series.
This series contains items created or used by the Keramos chapter at North Carolina State University.
This series contains materials created and distributed by the Keramos national office; or by other chapters, who submitted materials to the national office which were then distributed to all chapters by that office.