Dates	Events	Stories, photos, relics & other media submitted	Contributor or Source
January 30, 1889	Idaho Governor Edward Stevenson signs Territorial Legislature's Council Bill No. 20 establishing the University of Idaho.		University of Idaho Timeline: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.htm
July 3, 1890	Idaho is admitted to statehood and UI's status included in the state constitution.		University of Idaho Timeline: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.htm
October 3, 1892	University of Idaho opens for classes	Old Administration Building. Rear view. University of Idaho (n.d.) #93-406	University of Idaho Timeline: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.htm
1898	Kappa Phi Alpha (later Phi Delta Theta) established as first fraternity at UI		University of Idaho Timeline: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.htm
December 17, 1903	Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully conduct the first flight in human history of a powered fixed wing aircraft.		http://www.firstflight.org/wrightbros.cfm
1903	Sigma Delta Alpha (SDA) Society is established at UI by Carroll Smith and his contemporaries.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
Autumn 1904	SDA Society rents a house in Moscow for its members and seeks to affiliate with a national fraternity.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
November 30, 1904	SDA Society petitions Kappa Sigma Fraternity for affiliation.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
December 8, 1904	William Adair, a Kappa Sigma alumnus from Seattle, arrives in Moscow to evaluate SDA for admission to Kappa Sigma.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
December 10, 1904	Adair travels to Spokane to meet with Kappa Sigma alumnus Carroll Smith, which results in Adair submitting a favorable report on SDA to KS District GM Perry.		See William Adair’s report dated December 14, 1904 in the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
1904-05	Perry sends Adair’s report to Mark Sands, WGM of Kappa Sigma who continues to review the SDA Society for admission to Kappa Sigma.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
March 25, 1905	Attorney Jess Hawley of Boise writes a letter to Mark Sands recommending the formation of a chapter of Kappa Sigma at the University of Idaho.		Copy of the original Hawley Letter included in Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology.
September 30, 1905	SDA Society at UI is installed as the Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma.	The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma is the first national fraternity in the State of Idaho.	October 2, 1905 UI Argonaut, and October 8, 1905 Spokane Spokesman Review articles.
1905-1910	Gamma Theta rents a Chapter House at 8^th & Washington in Moscow for 5 years.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
Circa 1907	The first Kappa Sigma House Party takes place in Moscow.	“The Kappa Sigma House Party started some twenty-two years ago as a dinner with the local sorority that afterward became Gamma Phi Beta. From that time on, each year, the week after Thanksgiving, the House Party has taken place at the Chapter House.”	Original December 7, 1929 House Party Schedule of Events included in 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
May 8, 1909	The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma is incorporated in the State of Idaho.		Certificate of Incorporation by the State of Idaho included in the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
1910	Gamma Theta moves to a new house at 107 North Almon Street in Moscow.	Two of Gamma Theta’s three Moscow residences, 107 North Almon Street (now 101 South Almon Street) and 918 Blake, are included in the National Register of Historical Places.	National Register of Historic Places in Idaho for Latah County included in the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
January 2, 1911- January 6, 1913	James H. Hawley Sr is Governor of the State of Idaho.	James H. Hawley, Sr. had four sons: Edgar, Jess Hawley I, James H. Jr., and Harry Hawley. Three of James H. Hawley’s four sons became members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity: Jess Hawley I was initiated at Columbian University, James H. Jr was initiated at The University of Idaho’s Gamma Theta Chapter in 1911, and Harry Hawley was initiated at Gamma Theta in 1916.	2004 Idaho State Government Website and 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD profile. Ron Bush and Matt Bott contributed to the Anthology’s Hawley family historical profile.
February 19, 1912	The Gamma Theta Corporation purchases property to construct a Chapter house from JH and Mattie Frandson for $1,100.	“By 1911, the fraternity had established a building fund at the National Bank in Moscow. The chapter then purchased a lot at the corner of Blake and Sweet streets for $1,100 in February 1912.”	Excerpt from 1996 US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, Kappa Sigma Fraternity House Section # 8 Page 3, and original deed on file at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow included in the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
Winter / Spring 1916	Architectural renderings for a new Chapter House at 918 Blake are drafted. The exterior of the house is classical Georgian architecture which reflects Kappa Sigma’s Southern Heritage.	“A building fund campaign was initiated in 1915, and by January 1916 the men had accumulated $12,000 at which point they hired an architect. In its Chapter literature, the Gamma Theta chapter attributes the architectural design of its residence to well known architect Kirtland K. Cutter. An undated Cutter drawing labeled “fraternity house—Moscow, Idaho” may represent an early version of the Kappa Sigma house. There is no evidence that Cutter designed the actual residence the chapter built in 1916; however, some similarities exist between Cutter’s drawings and the Kappa Sigma House.”	Excerpt from 1996 US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, Kappa Sigma Fraternity House Section # 8 Page 3. Research note from L. Parisot: The 1977 Gamma Theta Education pamphlet identifies Spokane architect Kirtland Cutter as the primary architect of 918 Blake. A 1998 biography, “Kirtland Cutter: Architect in the Land of Promise”, references a “Fraternity House” drawing in Moscow that was never built. The drawings included in the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD appear to be signed by Spokane architect EJ Baum who was a contemporary Kirtland Cutter.
Spring - Fall 1916	Gamma Theta’s new Chapter house is constructed at 918 Blake in Moscow, Idaho.		1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet and 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
April 2, 1917	President Woodrow Wilson requests a declaration of War on Germany.		http://www.worldwar1.com/tlindex.htm
1918	918 Blake is used as a military barracks during World War I.	“During the first world war, all the fraternities there (in Moscow) were shut down. The doors were closed. And so my father and his company were in the Kappa Sigma fraternity house, and that’s where they put the servicemen. The interesting thing to me is that they turned all the fraternity houses into barracks—all of them as far as I know.” He served for only about three months, and plans were that he be shipped out to South Carolina for artillery training when the war ended. But that didn’t happen. “So they discharged him—or mustered him out” Elwood said. “The armistice was signed in November of 1918, and so by December he had been discharged. He was in the army all right, but just didn’t spend much time there.”	Elwood V. Werry of Sandpoint, ID comments on the passing of his father, Elwood Roberts Werry, quoted in the 8/25/2003 issue of The Coeur d’Alene Press.
November 11, 1918	World War I Armistice		http://www.worldwar1.com/tlindex.htm
1921	Two of Gamma Theta’s earliest members, Clarence “Hec” Edmundson and Professor Edward M Hulme, are instrumental in The University of Idaho adopting “Vandals” as its official mascot.		September 24, 2005 UI Vandal football program historical note contributed by Tony Hayes.
1938		“The first major modifications to the chapter house occurred in 1938, when the South Parlor was increased to its present size under the supervision of the Spokane firm of Whitehouse and Price. Also, the floors were refinished, and the kitchen, dining room, and the chapter were improved.”	1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
December 7, 1941	Pearl Harbor is bombed and the US enters WWII.
1947		“In 1947, a storage room was added to the basement by excavation of the area under the front porch. The south side of this room was walled off in 1954 for use as an Upperclassman room.”	1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
1955	The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma celebrates its 50^th Anniversary at the University of Idaho in Moscow.	“When the Idaho chapter of Kappa Sigma celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1955, it paid special tribute to one of its charter members, Clarence (Hec) Edmundson by establishing an annual athletic award in his honor.”	"Beacon For Mountain and Plain" By Rafe Gibbs, 1962
1958		“By 1958, almost 60 people were living in the house, and as the house was designed for only 32 people, remodeling was required to accommodate the growing membership. The architect for this project was Paul Blanton, an alumnus from the chapter. At a cost of $82,000, the second and third floors were modified to the present arrangement of 2 and 3 man rooms, increasing the house capacity to 60 people. Also, the dining room and chapter room were combined into a single, larger dining room.”	1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
1964	Founding Gamma Theta member Thomas Galloway (1905) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1965	Gamma Theta members Clarence “Hec” Edmundson (1906) and Emery Knudson (1919) are inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1966		“In 1966, the present kitchen was added to the back of the house at a cost of $36,000. The old kitchen became a dishwashing room, and the pantry became the game room.”	1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
July 20, 1969	Apollo 11 Commander, Neil Armstrong, becomes the first human in history to walk on the Moon.		http://www.firstflight.org/shrine/moon_men.cfm
August 15-17, 1969	500,000 people gather in Bethel, NY for the original Woodstock Music Festival.
1970		Gamma Theta changes from the “Upperclassman” ruling system of governance. This system allowed for all house leadership issues to be decided by those granted the status of Upperclassman, which was only granted by vote. The UC Room was in basement in Field House, and was limited to UC members only.	Hugh Cooke
1970		The first coin-op laundry machines were installed in the Field House. Prior to this time laundry was taken to The Perch or off-campus laundry areas.	Hugh Cooke
1971		Reintroduction of the position of House Manager, responsible for house upkeep, maintenance and relationships to vendors, contractors and suppliers. David “Trucker” Bergh was first brother in recent years to carry this title.	Hugh Cooke
1973		Pay phones on the second and third floor landings are replaced with local, non-toll phones.	Hugh Cooke
1973		A sauna is installed n the Field House as result of a joint effort between brother Don Tolmie and Mr. Wilton Stokes.	Hugh Cooke
1974		In 1974, the sundeck was renovated, the pillars were painted, and the roofing on the back side of the house was replaced. Also, the bathroom on the second floor was remodeled.	1977 Gamma Theta Pledge Education Pamphlet
May 18, 1980	Mt St Helens erupts in Washington State. Falling ash from the eruption greatly restricts transportation throughout the Inland Northwest for the next week.		http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Sthelens.html
October 17-19 1980	The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma celebrates its 75^th anniversary at The University of Idaho in Moscow.		January 1980 Bull Fest
1983	Gamma Theta member Harry Magnuson (1943) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1987	Gamma Theta member Paul Atwood (1923) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1990	Gamma Theta member Herbert Rees (1944) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1992	Gamma Theta member Robert Furgason (1953) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
1996	Gamma Theta’s residence at 918 Blake is nominated by The Latah County Historical Preservation Commission and is added to the list of "The National Register of Historic Places" by The National Park Service.		September 1996 Moscow Preservation Newspaper and 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.
2000	Gamma Theta member Michael Kirk (1967) is inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame.		University of Idaho Alumni Association Website
September 22-25, 2005	The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Sigma celebrates its 100^th anniversary at The University of Idaho in Moscow.		Gamma Theta Alumni Website at 918blake.org and the 2005 Gamma Theta Centennial Anthology CD.

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