The Wisconsin Chapter of ACACIA Fraternity was founded on May 22, 1906. Since that day over 1150 college men have joined the men of pythagoras. The story of our chapter is best told in two parts: before the rechartering of 1988, and after.
When our alumni board purchased our current chapter facility at 222 Langdon street they compiled the history of the chapter before 1965. Read about it here!
After the current chapter facility was purchased in 1965 we attempted to colonize twice in 1965 and 1979 before an attempt was made in late 1985. Kurt Grutzner and William Woods led the alumni effort to gather interest in the chapter and over the course of the next year 15 young men would come together and activate on October 24, 1986 at the Memorial Union. This group ran the undergraduate chapter for the next 15 months before February 6, 1988, our chartering banquet was held at the historic Edgewater Hotel, on Langdon. It was attended by members of the National Council and at the ceremony, Scott Minor and Kurt Grutzner each received the Order of Pythagoras.
Since then the Wisconsin Chapter of ACACIA has continued to thrive in Madison and after a housing renovation in 2008 the chapter facility is well equipped to hold up to 36 undergraduate brothers. The future is bright and the active chapter looks forward to writing the next chapter in the illustrious history of the fraternity.
