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The Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity is a
fraternity A fraternity (from Latin ''frater'': "brother"; whence, "brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men associated together for various religious or secular aims. Fraternity in ...
chapter at
Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the c ...
in
Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated by English settlers as a town under it ...
. Its 1891 building, the Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building, is an architecturally significant example of Romanesque and Jacobethan architecture, and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2009.


Chapter history

The
Psi Upsilon Psi Upsilon (), commonly known as Psi U, is a Fraternities and sororities in North America, North American fraternity,''Psi Upsilon Tablet'' founded at Union College on November 24, 1833. The fraternity reports 50 chapters at colleges and univers ...
fraternity was founded in 1833; its Wesleyan chapter was founded in about 1843. By the late 19th century, the chapter was one of the leading fraternities on the campus: its members were often leaders of the school's sports teams, and won many academic awards.


Building

The Psi Upsilon fraternity house is located on the Fraternity Row on the east side of the central Wesleyan campus, at the southeast corner of High and College Streets. It is a distinctive 2-1/2 story masonry structure, built mainly with load-bearing yellow brick, and trimmed in a variety of materials, including brownstone and terra cotta. There is stuccoed half-timbering in its gable ends. Most window openings have segmented-arch tops, with brick headers and brownstone sills. The building corners are finished in darker stone or brick in quoining patterns. The building interior is largely reflective of a major restyling done in 1916. The building was designed by Colin Wilson, an English architect, who was chosen over competitors including the noted New York firm
Carrère and Hastings Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère ( ; November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Thomas Hastings (March 11, 1860 – October 22, 1929), was one of the outstanding American Beaux-Arts architecture firms. Located in New York City ...
. Wilson, who was then young and relatively unknown, may have been chosen due to an association with a London-based alumnus who funded much of the building's construction cost.


See also

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North American fraternity and sorority housing North American fraternity and sorority housing refers largely to the houses or housing areas in which fraternity and sorority members live and work together. In addition to serving as housing, fraternity and sorority housing may also serve to ...


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* {{National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Connecticut Romanesque Revival architecture in Connecticut Buildings and structures completed in 1891 Middletown, Connecticut Psi Upsilon houses