Q.T.V. is a dormant national fraternity that was founded in at

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, incorporating in . Its last chapter ceased activity in . The Fraternity was noted for many years in the school yearbook.

History

Q.T.V. was the pioneer fraternity on the campus of

, now the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

, founded on . It is one of very few Latin-named fraternities, and the only one to flirt with national aims. References indicate that fraternal inquiries from emerging groups at "state schools" were met with skepticism by the established national fraternities, even those close by. This may have been the impetus for formation of the new organization, it coming just two years after the foundation of the school. Soon after, several other Latin named fraternities, all short lived, would emerge, both on the UMass campus (D.G.K., also in and C.S.C. in ) and at the University of Maine (the E.C. Society in , followed by K.K.F. in and S.I.U. in ). The "Latin moment" fizzled; most of these soon would opt to become chapters of other Greek-named national fraternities before launching themselves beyond local status. Q.T.V. was able to expand nationally over the next two decades, but lost chapters seeking firmer footing as "Greek Named" organizations. Q.T.V. eventually disbanded as a national fraternity in the 20th century, with its four of its six chapters becoming associated with other Greek life organizations. After , only the mother chapter remained, operating as a local fraternity at UMass until , surpassing the century mark in age. Its last mention in the ''Index'' yearbook were in senior bios in the late s.

Symbols

The colors of the fraternity were White and Brown. Its flower was the white carnation. The surviving UMass chapter published ''The QTV Alumni Bulletin'' for many years.Noted in th
1923 UMass ''Index'' yearbook
p. 130, and th
1946 UMass ''Index'' yearbook
p. 118, accessed August 8, 2021.

Chapters

These were the chapters of Q.T.V. The main archive URL i
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage

Notes

References

External links

{{Wikisource, Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1879)/Q. T. V.

Defunct fraternities and sororities University of Massachusetts Amherst 1869 establishments in Massachusetts Student organizations established in 1869