Nu Beta Epsilon | |
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ΝΒΕ | |
Founded | 1919 Northwestern University Law School |
Type | Professional |
Emphasis | Law |
Scope | National |
Motto | Nomus Carcilia Esta (Law is king) |
Publication | The Nu Bate |
Chapters | 23 |
Members | 1,750 (as of 1963) lifetime |
Nu Beta Epsilon (ΝΒΕ) was an American professional law fraternity.[1][2]
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History
Nu Beta Epsilon was formed in 1919 at Northwestern University School of Law by Barnet Hodes, with the assistance of Louis Brandeis and Dean Wigmore, as a Greek letter fraternity for Jewish students at accredited law schools.[3][4][5] It expanded to other law schools across the United States.[6] It also established an alumni association.[6]
Alpha Kappa Sigma (ΑΚΣ) was a Jewish law fraternity founded by H. Edwin Siff at University of Maryland Law School in 1918.[4][7][2] Representatives of the two fraternities met at a convention in Columbus, Ohio in 1939 with Hodes as the keynote speaker.[5][8][9] The merger of the two fraternities went into effect in 1940 under the name of the Nu Beta Epsilon group.[9][2] A. D. G. Cohn of Atlanta was elected as its vice grand chancellor.[8]
Nu Beta Epsilon's quarterly newsletter was The Nu Bete.[2] The fraternity presented three awards each year:
- Barnet Hodes Awards to an alumnus performing outstanding service to the fraternity on a national level[2]
- Ben Rubin Endowment to an undergraduate for scholarship, with the trophy going to his chapter[2]
- National Pledge Essay Award for the best legal essay written by a pledge[2]
Symbols and traditions
Nu Beta Epsilon adopted the seal and motto of the former Nu Beta Epsilon fraternity.[2] Its motto was Nomus Carcilia Esta, meaning "Law is king".[2] Its seal or crest included symbols associated with the legal professional.[2]
Governance
The Ground Council of the fraternity's annual national convention governed Nu Beta Epsilon.[2]
Membership
Nu Beta Epsilon was founded as non-sectarian, with no racial membership limitations.[10] Originally male only, its membership became open to women c. 1960.[2] In 1945, it had 850 members.[1] Its membership had grown to 1,750 in 1968.[1]
Chapter List
The chapters of Nu Beta Epsilon were as follows. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
- ^ Chapter named for Louis Brandeis.
- ^ Chapter named for Judah P. Benjamin.
- ^ Chapter named for Earl Warren.
- ^ The San Fernando Valley College of Law merged into the University of West Los Angeles in 2002.
- ^ Chapter named for Roger J. Traynor.
- ^ Chapter named for Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- ^ Chapter is named for Joseph H. Baker, district attorney.
- ^ In 1927, the chapter was renamed in honor of Raymond G. Dooley, a former faculty member.
- ^ Chapter named for Harold Sebring.
Notable members
References
- ^ a b c Sanua, Marianne Rachel (2003). Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945. Wayne State University Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-8143-2857-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manuel of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 547.
- ^ Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira (2012-09-03), "National Jewish Organizations", American Jewish Year Book, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 238, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5204-7_9, ISBN 978-94-007-5203-0, retrieved 2023-08-04. via JSTOR
- ^ a b c "Woman Judge to Address Chapter of Law Fraternity". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 1971-01-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Hodes to Speak as Jewish Law Fraternities merge". Chicago Tribune. 1939-06-24. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Becker Elected as New President of Alumni Law Club". Suburbanite Economist. 1930-12-05. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Massell Will Head Alpha Kappa Sigma Jewish Law Council". The Atlanta Journal. 1936-01-07. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Atlantian Elected by Nu Beta Epsilon". The Atlanta Journal. 1939-06-28. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b York, Kenneth H. (May 1952). "Legal Fraternities". Michigan Law Review. 50 (7): 1048. doi:10.2307/1284939. JSTOR 1284939.
- ^ Marianne Rachel Sanua (2003). Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945. Wayne State University Press. p. 318. ISBN 0-8143-2857-1.
- ^ "Collection: Records of Nu Beta Epsilon, Northwestern University (Brandeis) Chapter | Archival and Manuscript Collections". Northwestern. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Nu Beta Epsilon Fraternity". Chicago-Kent Law Review. 7 (1): 4. October 1928.
- ^ Chicago-Kent Law Review October 1928
- ^ a b c d e f "Law Fraternity Branch Formed at Valley School". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1966-09-08. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chapter of Law Fraternity Receives Charter in Rites". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 1967-09-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local Men New Legal Fraternity Leaders". Anaheim Bulletin. Anaheim, California. 1976-03-01. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fraternity to Gain Chapter". The Los Angeles Times. 1969-01-09. p. 165. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nu Beta Epsilon Nat Law Frat". The Los Angeles Times. 1979-11-21. p. 68. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Law Fraternity Formed at JFK". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1969-09-11. p. 33. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "County District Attorney Lauded". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1971-06-30. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.co.
- ^ "Fellow voters, Joe Baker is the only Experienced, Qualified Candidate". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1974-06-03. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chapter Announces Scholar Fund Drive". The Los Angeles Times. 1972-03-12. p. 299. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Naze-Masi". Tampa Bay Times. Florida. 1969-08-31. p. 67. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honorary Member". The Orlando Sentinel. Florida. 1969-04-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Baruch, Arnall to Be Honored" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Law Fraternity to Meet Here". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 1960-08-22. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland State Senator Paul A. Dorf". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Judge Paul A. Dorf, 86". Baltimore Sun. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "New Members, General Assembly. vol. 74 (1965-1966)". Paul Powell, Secretary of State, State of Illinois. p. 41. hdl:2027/uiug.30112077332515. Retrieved 2023-08-03 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Halstead, Whitney. "The Hodes Collection". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ a b "A. D. G. Cohn Heads Nu Beta Epsilons". The Atlanta Journal. 1941-07-10. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bauman, Mark K. (Fall 1998). "Factionalism and Ethnic Politics in Atlanta: The German Jews from the Civil War through the Progressive Era". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 82 (3): 556. JSTOR 40583948.
- ^ "Former Governor John M. Slaton". The Atlanta Constitution. 1938-03-25. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-08-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Official Congressional Directory, Volume 98 p 52
- ^ "New members, General assembly. v.74 (1965-1966)". Paul Powell, Secretary of State, State of Illinois. p. 92. hdl:2027/uiug.30112077332515. Retrieved 2023-08-03 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ "New members, General assembly. v.74 (1965-1966)". Paul Powell, Secretary of State, State of Illinois. p. 93. Retrieved 2023-08-03 – via Hathi Trust.